Obituary thread of notable or obscure folk: David McCallum: NCIS and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. actor dies aged 90

[fuzzytony 4,969]

 

 

 

[Darkknight 2,305]

 

Obituary thread for the demise of notable folk

Currently: Mance Rayder

Let's keep the list focused on real people, not fictional tv characters.

[Gwaptiva 7,116]

 

Feels weird that we are reading The Tin Drum for our next book club meetup.

 

I'm sad that he's passed away; he was scheduled to participate in the Lesen ohne Atomstrom event here in Hamburg next week. (But I'm kind of relieved that I'm not the only one reading Die Blechtrommel just as this happened. Quite a fat book for a book club, isn't it?)

[Guest]

 

Let's keep the list focused on real people, not fictional tv characters.

 

Bugger. This means no murdered soap stars also?

 

I always hit the bottle when one pops em on Eastenders. Is Nick Cotton still alive?

[Guest]

RIP Keith Harris, succumbed to cancer.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706899/I-lost-7m-fortune-I-t-read-Keith-Harris-one-biggest-stars-1980s-dyslexia-robbed-riches-cancer-killed-But-tells-Amy-Oliver-Orville-laughing.html

 

Whatever happened to that old fashioned brand of entertainer like him, Les Dawson, Brucie even, Wogan? Seems they have broken the mould at the Beeb and it will never come round again. All those blokes started out in music halls and mens clubs, which have all disappeared.

 

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[PES 3,977]

Jeremy, prepare for a merge.

[silty1 3,629]

No, no, no! Notable folk belong in the notable folk thread! They have to be hashed together! It's a mass grave!

[Guest]

Pes and silty - I did this on purp to see if our good ship TT has a rudder. I think we are sailing without a keel at the moment! Time will tell!

[fuzzytony 4,969]

Suzanne Crough of The Partridge Family. R.I.P.

 

 

Variety: ‘The Partridge Family’ Actress Suzanne Crough Dies at 52

CBS News: 'Partridge Family' Star Suzanne Crough Dies

 

 

[tor 17,437]

she played the tambourine like nobody else.

[silty1 3,629]

Right up there with Leonard Nimoy in the folk notability department.

[silty1 3,629]

Today: Jean Nidetch, aged 91. Founder of Weight Watchers.

[silty1 3,629]

Ben E King.

 

Stand by Me...

[Uncle Nick 6,245]

That's a shame, I saw him live at Glastonbury about 30 years ago.

[BobUK 4,654]

A sad day

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTqrlR7hkDU

 

RIP Ben E King

[techgirl 1,827]

Actor Bob Hoskins (Hook, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) died today after a long fight with pneumonia. He was 71.

[PES 3,977]

Was he resurrected? He died over a year ago (30. April 2014).

[Gwaptiva 7,116]

Sad to learn of the passing of Errol Brown, whose music was a lot more interesting than the chart topping nothingness he's best known for

[T.O. to go 429]

aaaw...Emma and Brother Louie were my favourite songs of theirs...remember getting his autograph at Brands Hatch

[fuzzytony 4,969]

Oh, man. Very sad.

 

Errol Brown was incredible. I really loved Hot Chocolate's hits.