Obituary thread of notable or obscure folk: Tina Turner, 83

[john_b 3,385]

There was a nice story about the wedding in the Times obituary 

 

 

[yesterday 2,022]

4 hours ago, Anna66 said:

 

Ooopps. Yes it is.

Both beautiful

 

You are right.

 

I have always been a James Bond fan.

 

Raquel Welch was "Loana" in one million years B.C, and Ursula Andress was "Honey" in Dr NO.

Got mixed up

 

No problem, this is the kinda thing I would do as well 

[john g. 37,775]

NOt dead. I didn't know that! But in a hospice. Former US President Jimmy Carter.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64691009

[HEM 11,160]

14 hours ago, starkebogen said:

The Brits among our group might remember that Raquel's son was married to Freddie Trueman's daughter.

 

Thw non-Brits among us will wonder who Freddie Trueman was...

[john_b 3,385]

11 hours ago, HEM said:

 

Thw non-Brits among us will wonder who Freddie Trueman was...

 

See my post for clarification...

[BethAnnBitt 2,953]

Apparently Freddy’s daughter, the bride, was not upset by the dress.  😂  https://people.com/parents/all-about-raquel-welch-children/

[HEM 11,160]

2 hours ago, john_b said:

 

See my post for clarification...

 

Being a Yorkshireman I know who FT is/was.

[john_b 3,385]

8 hours ago, HEM said:

 

Being a Yorkshireman I know who FT is/was.

 

Eyup

[skadi 76]

Dickie Davies and his grey bit of hair have gone https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-64700358 

For the non-British, he was a tv sports presenter. 

[Malcolm Spudbury 3,489]

Simone Segouin, French Resistance fighter, dies at 97

[colincostello 193]

John Motson has just died. One of the best commentators of all time. I grew up listening to his commentaries and it was wonderful.

[Malcolm Spudbury 3,489]

18 minutes ago, colincostello said:

John Motson has just died. One of the best commentators of all time. I grew up listening to his commentaries and it was wonderful.

 

Just saw that on the BBC.

 

John Motson: Legendary commentator dies aged 77

[pappnase 2,625]

Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93

First female speaker of the House of Commons was ‘one of a kind’, says Sir Lindsay Hoyle

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/27/betty-boothroyd-dies

[Malcolm Spudbury 3,489]

Pulp bassist Steve Mackey dies aged 56

[Janx Spirit 11,153]

"Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member of US rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 71."

 

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One of the band's founding members, he appeared on all of their albums and co-wrote the 1974 hit Sweet Home Alabama.

He was also one of the survivors of a 1977 plane crash that killed several of his bandmates.

Although he had suffered heart problems in recent years, Rossington had been playing shows as recently as February.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64860924

[Malcolm Spudbury 3,489]

Mystic Meg: Astrologer dies aged 80

 

 

[Janx Spirit 11,153]

2 hours ago, Malcolm Spudbury said:

Mystic Meg: Astrologer dies aged 80

 

 

 

Bet she didn't see that coming...  

[pappnase 2,625]

I know most of the regulars will have seen it already on the past members you miss thread, but @katheliz long term member and mother of the most excellent @sarabyrd

has apparently passed.

I'll miss her.

 

 

[MadAxeMurderer 6,238]

Intel co founder and creator of Moore's law: Gordon Moore.

[Malcolm Spudbury 3,489]

Paul O'Grady: TV presenter and comedian dies aged 67

 

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O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present BBC One game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes.