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Post by teleadm on Dec 21, 2020 7:47:33 GMT
English actress Rosalind Knight has left us at the age of 87, on December 19th. Her career spanned 70 years on stage, screen, and television. Her film appearances include Blue Murder at St Trinian's 1957, Carry On Nurse 1959, Carry On Teacher 1959, Tom Jones 1963, and About a Boy 2002. She played Beryl in the BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme 1999–2001. She played Horrible Grandma in Friday Night Dinner 2012, 2016–2020. She is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Rosalind Knight
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Post by snsurone on Dec 21, 2020 7:49:32 GMT
Chad Stuart, half of the British rock duo of Chad & Jeremy, passed away at age 79 from pneumonia following a fall. The pair was noted for their hit single "Yesterday's Gone", part of the "British Invasion" of the 1960's, as well as appearances on TV sitcoms THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW and THE PATTY DUKE SHOW.
RIP, Chad.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 22, 2020 8:15:18 GMT
American country music singer and songwriter K.T. Oslin has left us at the age of 78, on December 21st. (Parkinson's disease and COVID-19) Perhaps best known for her 1987 top-ten hit country single "80's Ladies", she also had a series of other top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Her music appears on soundtracks. She is remembered by Rolling StoneR.I.P. K.T. Oslin
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Post by teleadm on Dec 22, 2020 8:25:06 GMT
American actor and screenwriter Ned Wynn has left us at the age of 79, on December 20th. (Parkinson's disease) He was the son of actor Keenan Wynn and his grandfather was comedian Ed Wynn. In his celebrated autobiography, "We Will Always Live In Beverly Hills", Ned uniquely chronicles what it was like growing up in the glory days of Hollywood. It details, humorously and candidly, the enormous amount of celebrity contact he's had, and the sometimes sad but more often funny experiences he's had being among the elite of Hollywood. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Ned Wynn
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Post by teleadm on Dec 22, 2020 8:34:10 GMT
American writer and producer David Giler has left us at the age of 77, on December 19th. Known for his work on each film in the “ Alien” franchise. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. David Giler
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Post by jervistetch on Dec 22, 2020 16:15:02 GMT
Chad Stuart, half of the British rock duo of Chad & Jeremy, passed away at age 79 from pneumonia following a fall. I love the music of Chad & Jeremy. Their version of “Willow Weep for Me” is my favorite version. The duo also appeared on TV’s “Batman”. Catwoman tried to steal their voices. Anything was possible in the 60’s.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 22, 2020 19:38:38 GMT
French actor Claude Brasseur has left us at the age of 84, on December 22nd. From the late 1950s until two years before his death, he appeared in overall 150 film and television productions. He was a famous character actor in France. One of his first well-known film roles was as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's Bande à part. He played the title role in the early 1970s historical crime television series The New Adventures of Vidocq. A big commerical success were the comedies La Boum 1980 and La Boum 2 1982, in which he played the father of Sophie Marceau's teenage character. He was the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux and grandson of Jules Brasseur. He was the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur. He is remembered by Le FigaroR.I.P. Claude Brasseur
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Post by teleadm on Dec 23, 2020 22:42:08 GMT
American actress, singer and recording artist Rebecca Luker has left us at the age of 59, on December 23rd. (ALS = Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) She was nominated for Tony awards three times, Show Boat 1995, The Music Man 2000 and Mary Poppins 2007. In movies and television she acted in Not Fade Away 2012, Boardwalk Empire (Sister Agnes) 2012 and NCIS: New Orleans (Rose LaSalle) 2018-2019. She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Rebecca Luker
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Post by teleadm on Dec 29, 2020 18:05:58 GMT
Italian-born naturalised-French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has left us at the age of 98, on December 29th. He is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Pierre Cardin
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 30, 2020 1:21:33 GMT
Screenwriter and television producer William Link passed away on December 27, 2020. He had a long and significant career writing and producing memorable television series like Columbo, Mannix, Murder She Wrote and Ellery Queen.
With his long-time collaborator and producing partner, Richard Levinson, he also wrote several groundbreaking television films in the seventies, including The Execution of Private Slovak, a powerful account of the only soldier executed for desertion during World War II, My Sweet Charlie, about the friendship between a white pregnant runaway and an African American lawyer, and That Certain Summer, one of television’s first sympathetic portrayals of homosexuality, starring Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen. with Richard Levison
Steven Spielberg, who directed the first episode of Columbo in 1971, shared this personal remembrance: “Bill’s truly good nature always inspired me to do good work for a man who, along with Dick Levinson, was a huge part of what became my own personal film school on the Universal lot. Bill was one of my favorite and most patient teachers and, more than anything, I learned so much from him about the true anatomy of a plot. I caught a huge break when Bill and Dick trusted a young, inexperienced director to do the first episode of Columbo. That job helped convince the studio to let me do Duel, and with all that followed I owe Bill so very, very much. My thoughts are with Margery and his entire family.”
R.I.P William Link 1933-2020
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Post by teleadm on Dec 30, 2020 6:15:42 GMT
Italian actor and comedian Corrado Olmi has left us at the age of 94, on December 29th. (complications from COVID-19) He acted in 100 movies and television productions between 1956 and 2003. He is remembered by Corriere AdriaticoR.I.P. Corrado Olmi
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Post by teleadm on Dec 30, 2020 6:32:24 GMT
Mexican actress Josefina Echánove has left us at the age of 92, on December 29th. She acted in over 50 movies and television productions between 1975 and 2010, mostly in Spanish-speaking productions, but also some English-speaking productions that was made in Mexico. She is remembered by We Publish NewsR.I.P. Josefina Echánove
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Post by teleadm on Dec 30, 2020 20:41:22 GMT
American actor, dancer, and choreographer Adolfo Quinones aka Shabba-Doo has left us at the age of 65, on December 30th. He became one of the innovators of the dance style commonly known as "locking". His perhaps best-known movie role was as Ozone in the 1984 hit cult film, Breakin', as well as in its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo also 1984. He has also served as a choreographer to many singers, such as Lionel Richie, Madonna, and Luther Vandross. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Adolfo Quinones
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 30, 2020 20:47:33 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Dec 30, 2020 21:00:21 GMT
American actress Dawn Wells has left us at the age of 82, on December 30th. (complications of COVID-19) A former Miss Nevada of 1959. She became well known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on the CBS sitcom Gilligan's Island 1964 - 1967. In Hollywood, Wells made her debut on ABC's The Roaring 20s 1961 and the movie The New Interns 1964 and was cast in episodes of such television series as The Joey Bishop Show, 77 Sunset Strip, The Cheyenne Show, Maverick, and Bonanza, before landing the role of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island. She reprised her character in the various Gilligan's Island reunion specials, including the reunion cartoon spin-off Gilligan's Planet 1982 and three reunion movies: Rescue from Gilligan's Island 1978, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island 1979, and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island 1981. She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Dawn Wells
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Post by teleadm on Dec 31, 2020 9:48:17 GMT
English television writer Adele Rose has left us at the age of 87, on December 28th. She was the longest-serving scriptwriter for the soap opera Coronation Street, writing 457 scripts over a period of 37 years from 1961, and was the first woman to write for the show. She also originated the series Byker Grove 1989–2006, aimed at teenagers. She is remembered by BBC R.I.P. Adele Rose
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Post by teleadm on Dec 31, 2020 10:09:15 GMT
French composer, jazz pianist and arranger Claude Bolling has left us at the age of 90, on December 29th. He wrote music for over one hundred films, including a 1957 documentary about the Cannes Film Festival, and films such as The Hands of Orlac 1960, World in My Pocket 1961, Me and the Forty Year Old Man 1965, Atlantic Wall 1970, Borsalino 1970, To Catch a Spy 1971, Le Magnifique 1973, Borsalino & Co. 1974, Flic Story 1975, The Passengers 1977, Silver Bears 1978, California Suite 1978, Jigsaw ( L'Homme en colère) 1979, The Awakening 1980, Willie & Phil 1980, Three Men to Kill 1980, The Bay Boy 1984, He Died with His Eyes Open 1985, Try This One for Size 1989 and Chance or Coincidence 1998. He is remembered by Le FigaroR.I.P. Claude Bolling
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Post by teleadm on Dec 31, 2020 16:02:23 GMT
French actor and director Robert Hossein has left us at the age of 93, on December 31st. He directed the 1982 adaptation of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute. His other roles include Michèle Mercier's husband in the Angélique series, a gunfighter in the Spaghetti Western Cemetery Without Crosses (which he also directed and co-wrote) and many others. He acted in over 110 movies and television productions between 1955 and 2020, plus he directed over 20 movies and television productions between 1955 and 2013, in some acted both as actor and director. He is remembered by Le MondeR.I.P. Robert Hossein
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Post by snsurone on Dec 31, 2020 21:28:40 GMT
Today is the last day of this thread. I'm guessing a new one will be started tomorrow.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 31, 2020 23:33:53 GMT
Today is the last day of this thread. I'm guessing a new one will be started tomorrow. Thanks for your contributions over this year. or last year, depending when you read this
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