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Post by teleadm on Nov 26, 2020 10:24:39 GMT
Argentinian football (soccer) legend Diego Maradona has left us at the age of 60, on November 25th. He has been the subject of at least 3 feature long documentary movies, Amando a Maradona 2005, Maradona, la mano di Dio 2007 and Maradona 2008 (poster above). More will probably come. He is remembered in pictures by BBCR.I.P. Diego Maradona
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Post by teleadm on Nov 27, 2020 6:59:32 GMT
American stunt man, actor and director Charles Bail has left us at the age of 85, on November 25th. Among the movies he directed were Black Samson 1974, Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold 1975 and The Gumball Rally 1976. As a stunt man, stunt coordinator, actor and director he was sometimes billed as "Chuck Bail". R.I.P. Charles Bail
No obituary could be found.
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Post by teleadm on Nov 27, 2020 7:13:59 GMT
Italian actress Daria Nicolodi has left us at the age of 70, on November 26th. Perhaps best known internationally for her roles in movies directed by Dario Argento between 1975 and 1987: Deep Red 1975, Inferno 1980, Tenebrae 1982, Phenomena 1985, and Opera 1987. She also acted in Mario Bava's last movie Shock 1977. She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Daria Nicolodi
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Post by snsurone on Nov 29, 2020 10:57:49 GMT
British actor David Prowse, who memorialized the character of Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones) has passed away at age 85 following a brief illness.
RIP, and may the Force be with you.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Nov 29, 2020 14:34:40 GMT
British actor David Prowse, who memorialized the character of Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones) has passed away at age 85 following a brief illness. RIP, and may the Force be with you. David Prowse (1935-2020)
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Post by divtal on Nov 29, 2020 18:50:12 GMT
R.I.P.
I met David Prowse when I was producing an afternoon radio talk show, in the late 70s. He was a guest on summer day, and, because school was out, the station was a mob scene of employees' kids, who were thrilled to meet Darth Vader. He was so nice ... and so patient. He spent a couple of hours after the show talking with them. He had some post cards that pictured him, in costume, that he signed, and he answered a gazillion questions.
In the interview on-air he told a story about an experience that he had during the making of A Clockwork Orange, that I found re-told on the IMDb trivia page:
Before filming the scene where he had to carry Patrick Magee's wheelchair up the stairs, professional bodybuilder David Prowse went up to Stanley Kubrick and asked if he could make sure that (due to the difficulty of the task) he got the scene in as few takes as possible, saying, "You're not exactly known as 'one-take-Kubrick', are you?" The rest of the crew was horrified at such a famous director being talked to like this, but Kubrick just laughed and promised to do his best. The scene was filmed in only six takes, an incredibly small amount for a perfectionist like Kubrick. Even so, Prowse was near exhaustion after the repeated takes of him carrying Frank and his wheelchair down the stairs.
He was a very nice guy.
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Post by teleadm on Nov 30, 2020 6:58:19 GMT
French actor, director and humorist Philippe Clair has left us at the age of 90, on November 28th. He is remembered by En24NewsR.I.P. Philippe Clair
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Post by teleadm on Nov 30, 2020 7:09:02 GMT
Australian actor Sandy Harbutt has left us at the age of 79, on November 21st. Perhaps best known for writing, acting and directing the bikie film Stone 1974. He is remembered by TV Tonight AUR.I.P. Sandy Harbutt
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Post by snsurone on Nov 30, 2020 8:30:02 GMT
American-born Australian actress Betty Bobbitt, who appeared in several "Crocodile Dundee" movies passed away from a stroke at age 81. RIP.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 1, 2020 6:19:12 GMT
American TV-movie producer Dorothea G. Petrie has left us at the age of 95, on November 24th. She won Emmy Awards in 1986 and 1990 for her work on a pair of Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations: Love Is Never Silent, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Mare Winningham, Cloris Leachman and Phyllis Frelich at NBC, and Caroline?, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and George Grizzard at CBS. She was the widow of director Daniel Petrie and mother of Daniel Petrie Jr., Donald Petrie, June Petrie, and Mary Petrie. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Dorothea G. Petrie
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Post by teleadm on Dec 1, 2020 6:32:46 GMT
Mexican actress and singer Flor Silvestre has left us at the age of 90, on November 25th. She acted in over 70 movies and television productions between 1950 and 1991. She is remembered by Los Angeles TimesR.I.P. Flor Silvestre
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Post by teleadm on Dec 1, 2020 6:47:19 GMT
American actress Abby Dalton has left us at the age of 88, on November 23rd. Perhaps best known for her television roles on the sitcoms Hennesey 1959–1962 (Emmy Nomination) and The Joey Bishop Show 1962–1965, and the primetime soap opera Falcon Crest 1981–1986. She acted in nearly 50 movies and television productions between 1957 and 2013. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P Abby Dalton
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Post by snsurone on Dec 1, 2020 21:32:26 GMT
@cynthiagreene:
I just LOVE that clip of Marge and Gower Champion dancing to "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes". I hope I will still be able to see it after New Year's when this thread is closed and a new one opens.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 2, 2020 7:39:49 GMT
American stage and television actress Peg Murray has left us at the age of 96, on November 29th. She won a Tony Award for her performance as the vile "Fräulein Kost" in the original Broadway production of Cabaret 1966. She later worked in daytime television, playing the roles of Carrie Johnson Lovett on Love of Life and modeling agent Olga Swenson on All My Children. R.I.P. Peg Murray
No obituary could be found, but an article about her and her career can be read here: The Suffolk Times
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Post by teleadm on Dec 2, 2020 7:51:23 GMT
New Zealand-born actress Louise Pajo has left us at the age of 80, on November 23rd. She worked in productions not only in her native country, but also in Britain and Australia, starting from 1965 until 1999.After graduating from RADA in 1966 she went on to appear in many popular programs there including The Avengers and is remembered by fans of Doctor Who for her role as Gia Kelly in the 1969 serial The Seeds of Death. Her film roles included Jane Eyre 1970 and Sex and the Other Woman 1972. She subsequently moved to Australia in the 1970's where she continued her acting career, appearing in films such as Dawn! in 1979, and Far East and Norman Loves Rose in 1982. R.I.P. Louise Pajo
No obituary could be found.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 2, 2020 7:59:04 GMT
@cynthiagreene: I just LOVE that clip of Marge and Gower Champion dancing to "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes". I hope I will still be able to see it after New Year's when this thread is closed and a new one opens. You can continue watch that clip even after New Year (or as long as it's on Youtube). After New Year this thread can still be read and commentaries can still be made related to 2020, it will not close down and disappear.
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Post by snsurone on Dec 2, 2020 8:48:32 GMT
Thank you, tele.
Y'know, watching that clip, my eyes are always on Gower. IMHO, he was the most graceful dancer to hit the screen since the great Mr. A. himself.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 3, 2020 6:50:03 GMT
Italian director Franco Giraldi has left us at the age of 89, on December 2nd.(complications from COVID-19) He worked as assistant director of, among others, Gillo Pontecorvo, Giuseppe De Santis, Sergio Corbucci and Sergio Leone. Shortly after his work with Leone in A Fistful of Dollars, he directed his first spaghetti western, Seven Guns for the MacGregors, released in 1966, followed by Sugar Colt 1967, Up the MacGregors 1967, A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die 1968. After four westerns, in which he used the pseudonyms of "Frank Garfield" and "Frank Prestand", in 1968 he directed his first film with his real name, the commedia all'italiana La bambolona. After some other comedies he dedicated himself to literary adaptations. He is remembered by World Today News R.I.P. Franco Giraldi
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Post by teleadm on Dec 3, 2020 7:05:16 GMT
American decathlete and actor Rafer Johnson has left us at the age of 85, on December 2nd. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He was the USA team's flag bearer at the 1960 Olympics and lit the Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Games in 1984. After he retired from athletics, he turned to acting, sportscasting, and public service. His acting career included appearances in The Sins of Rachel Cade 1961, the Elvis Presley film Wild in the Country 1961, Pirates of Tortuga 1961, None but the Brave 1965, two Tarzan films with Mike Henry, The Last Grenade 1970, Soul Soldier 1970, Roots: The Next Generations 1979, the James Bond film Licence to Kill 1989, and Think Big 1990. He is remembered by CNNR.I.P. Rafer Johnson
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Post by teleadm on Dec 3, 2020 7:16:21 GMT
Soviet and Russian film actor Boris Plotnikov has left us at the age of 71, on December 2nd. (complications from COVID-19) His film debut was as Sotnikov in The Ascent, the acclaimed final film of Russian director Larisa Shepitko. He appeared in more than seventy feature films and television series. He is remembered by Newizv RUR.I.P. Boris Plotnikov
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