Obituary thread of notable or obscure folk: katheliz long term member and more important than some astrologer.

[Feierabend 1,136]

Aw, our Cilla! Was very sad to hear she's gone. Great singer and remained an unspoilt personality. 72 is young these days, I hope she wasn't sick for long but know nothing about the circumstances of her death.

[BobUK 4,654]

Actor George Cole has died, aged 90. Probably best known for his role as Arthur Daley in Minder. He also played Flash Harry in the St.Trinians films.

 

RIP Arfur

 

From the BBC

[Uncle Nick 6,245]

Minder was one of my favorite programs.

[nina_glyndwr 4,748]

The world is your lobster, my son.

 

 

I always preferred that version of the saying since the world can be like that - it can give you a sharp nip from time to time.

 

 

[RedMidge 6,638]

Anyone else remember his role as Flavius in Cleopatra???

[White Rose of Yorkshire 1,088]

Stephen Lewis, On the Buses' 'Blakey', dies aged 88.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33914037

[BobUK 4,654]

He also played Smiler in Last of the Summer Wine...

 

RIP Blakey (aka Smiler)

[tor 16,897]

Who didn't have a crush on Batgirl?

 

Yvonne Craig, the actor known as the original Batgirl for her role in the 1960s TV series Batman has died, aged 78

 

[katheliz 17,879]

The curtain has run down for a great actor.

 

EDIT:  Tor has kindly informed me I've been a chump.  Actually, I'm happy he did - I like a world with James Earl Jones in it.

[tor 16,897]

you've been got.

[PES 3,977]

We lost a brilliant mind. Oliver Sacks has left us.

 

nyt:Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and acclaimed author who explored some of the brain’s strangest pathways in best-selling case histories like “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” using his patients’ disorders as starting points for eloquent meditations on consciousness and the human condition, died Sunday at his home in New York City. He was 82.

[Gwaptiva 7,116]

Dr Sacks was a great scientist, communicator and human being. He'll be sadly missed.

[RedMidge 6,638]

"A life well lived"- quote from a recent article by Dr Sacks. It reads as if he is writing his own obituary. An inspiring human being.

[PES 3,977]

 

[fuzzytony 4,969]

Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015)

 

 

 

The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Scream (1996)

 

[kmlcook 475]

Nice and short piece about Wes Craven's works. 

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wes-craven-dead_55e3ac71e4b0aec9f353a177

[timaloy 104]

[kmlcook 475]

Actor Dean Jones died September 1. 

 

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/dean-jones-the-love-bug-star-dies-at-84-1201584259/

[tor 16,897]

 

[HEM 11,079]

Brian Close, Yorkshire & England Cricketer (aged 84)