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beast_gts wrote:
Shane Warne: Australia legend dies aged 52 - BBC

Ouch...

William Hurt, Oscar-Winning Actor for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ Dies at 71 - Variety

Time to dig out Altered States and maybe Dark City for a memorial watch, he was a proper good actor RIP sir

Scott Hall, professional wrestler known for his work as Razor Ramon in WWE and under his own name in WCW, passed away last night at the age of 63. WWE.com as a source.

To quote his Hall of Fame induction speech from 2014...

"Hard work pays off
Dreams come true
Bad times don't last
But bad guys do"

beast_gts wrote:
William Hurt, Oscar-Winning Actor for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ Dies at 71 - Variety

Really sad to hear that, really that is no age these days. Natural causes indeed?

I watched Gorky Park recently, he was a great actor. History of Violence too, he could do characters really well. He had an excellent stage presence.

Godzilla Legend Akira Takarada Dies at 87

beast_gts wrote:
William Hurt, Oscar-Winning Actor for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ Dies at 71 - Variety

He had an incredible voice. I enjoyed him a lot in The Village.

Ex-US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright dies - BBC

She was the keynote speaker at my graduation. I don’t remember anything she said, but I’m sure it had gravitas.

Super weak sauce. Foo Fighter’s drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50 :(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60884259

that's a shirt one to be sure

So weak sauce, it might as well be Lidl’s own brand diet tomato sauce.

Which I imagine to be weaker than a sadly disabled, health challenged and life limited kitten :(

and its most likely labelled Tomato flavoured to avoid those pesky rules regarding actually containing Tomato

Louie Simmons, founder of Westside Barbell died a few days ago.
He was a "controversial" figure in the world of strength sports, but some of his contributions were undoubtedly valuable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Simmons

The Wanted star Tom Parker has died aged 33 after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, the band has announced. - BBC

 Turnip Jedi wrote:
and its most likely labelled Tomato flavoured to avoid those pesky rules regarding actually containing Tomato

Not to derail the thread, but I seem to recall that it's the other way round.

"Tomato flavoured" means the food has been flavoured with, or at least graced with the presence of, an actual tomato.

"Tomato flavour" means that it tastes like someone's idea of tomato.

Back on topic: reaching an age where people are dying in their early 50s - younger than me - is sobering.

Wow.. I know its the drummer and all, but that still seems no age.

I saw FF play so many times at the festival circuit in the UK in the 00s, they were always a great live act.

There needs to be some kind of foundation setup to protect and keep Eddie Vedder alive as the last of the 'Seattle Sound' vocalists (although I guess you would also class Dave Grohl within that) - just so many of them have passed away now.

June Brown, aka the Grand Ole Dame of Albert Square has passed away at the ripe age of 95.

From a few years ago, here is some frankly magnificent footage of Lady Gaga meeting her Living Spirit Totem.

If any of you have your own little girls, they could do a helluva lot worse than follow in June’s footsteps.

Raise a drink to her IDGAF magnificence.




Sure, Eastender’s won’t mean much if anything to other Dakkanauts. I mean in terms of low rent tv it’s already low ranking before you realise it’s a crappy Soap Opera.

How she didn’t win the BAFTA for her solo monologue episode, I’ll never know. It’s a tour de force of acting competence. Maybe the powers that be sneered because “it’s just a soap opera”.

The following link is only a fraction of the episode as I can’t currently find the full episode. But man. Seriously. Just amazing acting chops.




Rest in peace, June Brown. You’ve bloody earned it. You were also on screen with Jeremy “Boba Fett” Bulloch in the 3rd Doctor adventure “The Time Warrior”.

I’m genuinely upset by her passing.

Apparently on April 1, country singer C.W. McCall passed on at the age of 93.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/cw-mccall-convoy-dead-obit-1302155/

He's probably best known for the song "Convoy" from 1975, but he did a bunch of other songs. I have a CD of some of his greatest hits; I'll probably have to put it on and listen to it soon.

Multiple reports that comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, widely known for his unique voice, has passed away at 67

George Perez, Acclaimed Comic Book Artist, Dead at 67

beast_gts wrote:
George Perez, Acclaimed Comic Book Artist, Dead at 67

well thats plop, I knew he had a hand in many big events but until I wiki'd him I was unaware of quite how much, FF, Avengers, Titans, Superman, Wonder Woman, the first Crisis, Infinity Gauntlet and more, one heck of a legacy

Tremors Star Fred Ward Dead at 79 - comicbook com

beast_gts wrote:
Tremors Star Fred Ward Dead at 79 - comicbook com

Just heard about this on a Tremors fan page on Facebook. Really sad. I'll probably need to watch Tremors again now (not that I need an excuse, I love the movie!). Fred Ward was in a lot of other good movies too, including The Right Stuff (where he played the part of Gus Grissom). RIP to him, and my condolences to his family and friends.

Vangelis: Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner composer dies at 79 - BBC

Star Wars spacecraft designer Colin Cantwell dies aged 90 - BBC

My heroes are dead, and my enemies are in power :(

Ray Liotta has passed way in his sleep, aged 67.

Thats a big old bucket of pish and wind. might well dig out my flipper version of Goodfellas (one of the first DVD I done purchased that you have to turn over half way in !), or maybe Cop Land (a criminally under-rated ensemble piece)

And we’ve also lost Alan White of Yes fame, and Andy Fletcher, keyboardist for Depeche Mode.