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Post by teleadm on Jun 22, 2021 5:35:56 GMT
Australian actress Dinah Shearing has left us at the age of 93 or 95, on June 14th.  Mainly active in theatre and television, she appeared in Australia's earliest TV dramas. Her film roles includes The Long Wet 2001, A Spy in the Family 1985, Emmett Stone 1984, and Buddies 1982. She is remembered by Television AUR.I.P. Dinah Shearing |
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Post by teleadm on Jun 22, 2021 5:50:47 GMT
American television executive and producer Norman S. Powell has left us at the age of 86, on June 16th.  He was the son of actress Joan Blondell and cinematographer George Barnes, he was adopted by his mother's second husband, Dick Powell in 1938 under the name Norman Scott Powell. He earned two Emmy nominations for producing the 1977 ABC miniseries Washington Behind Closed Doors and for guiding the second season 2002-03 of the Fox drama 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland. He worked as a production manager starting in the late 1950's on such TV Westerns as Wanted: Dead or Alive, Gunsmoke and The Rifleman. He produced the award-winning documentary Brothers at War 2009 with director/producer Jake Rademacher and executive producers Gary Sinise and David Scantling. He is remembered by Hollywood Reporter R.I.P. Norman S. Porter
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Post by teleadm on Jun 22, 2021 6:09:12 GMT
American actress Joanne Linville has left us at the age of 93, on June 20th.  She acted in over 80 movie and television productions between 1950 and 2016. She and actress Irene Gilbert co-founded the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles in 1985. Among her movie credits are The Goddess 1958, Scorpio 1973, Gable and Lombard 1976, A Star Is Born 1976, The Seduction 1982 and James Dean 2001. Notable among her many TV roles, she played the first female Romulan commander in the Star Trek episode The Enterprise Incident 1968. She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Joanne Linville
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Post by teleadm on Jun 23, 2021 9:02:45 GMT
Belgian-born former singer and actress Tonia Bern has left us at the age of 84, on June 14th.  She acted in a few British movies and TV-episodes, but retired from both singing and acting 1958 when she married land speed world record holder William Campbell. She is remembered by The Mail UKR.I.P. Tonia Bern
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Post by teleadm on Jun 24, 2021 5:05:32 GMT
English actress Jackie Lane has left us at the age of 79, on June 23rd.  Perhaps best known for her role as Dodo Chaplet, a companion of the Doctor, in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She played the part from February to July 1966 alongside William Hartnell as the Doctor, and for the role of Rosemary Gray in the early BBC soap opera Compact in 1963. After leaving Doctor Who, Lane became a theatrical agent, representing Tom Baker, who would play the Fourth Doctor, and Janet Fielding, who would play companion Tegan Jovanka and managed Nicholas Courtney. The agency which she managed was Jackie Lane Ad Voice. She is remembered by Metro UKR.I.P. Jackie Lane
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Post by mikef6 on Jun 24, 2021 14:18:19 GMT
English actress Jackie Lane has left us at the age of 79, on June 23rd. Perhaps best known for her role as Dodo Chaplet, a companion of the Doctor, in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She played the part from February to July 1966 alongside William Hartnell as the Doctor, and for the role of Rosemary Gray in the early BBC soap opera Compact in 1963. After leaving Doctor Who, Lane became a theatrical agent, representing Tom Baker, who would play the Fourth Doctor, and Janet Fielding, who would play companion Tegan Jovanka and managed Nicholas Courtney. The agency which she managed was Jackie Lane Ad Voice. She is remembered by Metro UKR.I.P. Jackie Lane
With the First Doctor William Hartnell. 
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 26, 2021 6:23:42 GMT
Olga Borisovna Barnet ( September 3, 1951 – June 25, 2021) Russian actress has passed away after a serious long illness. Olga Barnet People’s Artist of Russia, played on the stage of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater for 50 years. According to her wishes, there will be no public farewell, Olga Barnet was daughter of famous Soviet director Boris Barnet and actress Alla Kazanskaya, The popular actress starred in many films, notably in her debut as the mother of the protagonist of “Solaris” Andrei Tarkovsky... R.I.P ... Olga Barnet Solaris (1972) 
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Post by teleadm on Jun 30, 2021 8:00:11 GMT
French-Belgian actor Fernand Guiot has left us at the age of 88, on June 26th.  A popular “face” of the cinema, he is maybe best known for his role of a stupid inspector of the Guide Duchemin in L'aile ou la cuisse ( The Wing and the Tigh) 1976 by Claude Zidi. For the big screen, he was recruited by Jean Girault ( Panurge's Sheep), Robert Dhery ( The American Beauty), Louis Malle ( Thief), Marcel Camus ( The Atlantic Wall), Philippe Labro ( The heir) and Coluche ( You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine). He is remembered by News in 24R.I.P. Fernand Guiot
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Post by teleadm on Jun 30, 2021 8:11:46 GMT
Barbados-born British film director, producer, educator, and writer Menelik Shabazz has left us at the age of 67, on June 28th.  He was acknowledged as a pioneer in the development of independent Black British cinema, having been at the forefront of contemporary British filmmaking for more than 30 years. He is best known for the 1981 film Burning an Illusion, his first feature. He was also co-founder in the 1980's of Kuumba film production company and Ceddo Film and Video Workshop, as well as being "founding father of the BFM media project" as the publisher of Black Filmmaker Magazine (BFM) and creator of BFM International Film Festival. He is remembered by The Guardian UKR.I.P. Menelik Shabazz
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Post by teleadm on Jun 30, 2021 8:32:37 GMT
American film and television producer Alison Greenspan has left us at the age of 48, on June 27th. (cancer)  Earlier in her career, she was an executive at Denise Di Novi’s production company and worked on an array of projects, starting with 2002’s A Walk To Remember. She produced many other feature films, including If I Stay 2014, Ramona and Beezus 2010, Monte Carlo 2011, Catwoman 2004 and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2005. She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Alison Greenspan
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Post by teleadm on Jun 30, 2021 8:53:09 GMT
American actor Robert Sacchi has left us at the age of 89, on June 23rd.  Since the 1970's, he was known for his close resemblance to Humphrey Bogart. He appeared in many films ( The Man With Bogart’s Face 1980) and TV shows playing either Bogart or a character who happens to look and sound like him. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Robert Sacchi
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Post by teleadm on Jun 30, 2021 9:05:52 GMT
American actor Stuart Damon has left us at the age 84, on June 28th. (renal failure)  Perhaps best known for his over 30-year portrayal of Alan Quartermaine in the American soap opera General Hospital 1977 - 2013, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1999. Outside the United States, he was better known for the role of Craig Stirling in the British The Champions 1968 - 1969. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Stuart Damon
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Post by teleadm on Jul 1, 2021 9:46:23 GMT
American television and film director John Erman has left us at the age of 85, on June 25th.  He directed several episodes of Roots 1977 (Emmy nominated), its sequel, Roots: The Next Generations 1979, and Alex Haley's Queen 1993, and has helmed numerous television films, including Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn 1977, Green Eyes 1977, Child of Glass 1978, The Scarlett O'Hara War 1980 (Emmy nominated), Who Will Love My Children? 1983 (Emmy winner), A Streetcar Named Desire 1984 (Emmy nominated), The Two Mrs. Grenvilles 1987 (Emmy nominated), Right to Kill? 1985, An Early Frost 1985 (Emmy nominated), The Atlanta Child Murders 1985, The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank 1988 (Emmy nominated), David 1988 (Emmy nominated), Breathing Lessons 1994 (Emmy nominated), Scarlett 1994, The Sunshine Boys 1996, Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke 1999, The Boys Next Door 1996, and Candles on Bay Street 2006 (his last as director), many of which he also produced. His feature film directing credits include Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies 1973 and Stella 1990. He is remembered by Broadway WorldR.I.P. John Erman
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Post by teleadm on Jul 1, 2021 9:59:13 GMT
News about the death of British actor Tony Selby, a popular face in many British sit-coms, has turned out to be another "Tony Selby" , who was an employee at BBC. The actor Tony Selby is still around and kicking at age 83.  |
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Post by jervistetch on Jul 1, 2021 13:36:23 GMT
American actor Stuart Damon has left us at the age 84, on June 28th. (renal failure) This is how I’ll always remember Stuart Damon. R.I.P., Sweet Prince.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 5, 2021 5:45:56 GMT
Australian actor Graham Rouse has left us at the age of 87, on June 29th.  Perhaps best known for Chopper Squad 1977 - 1978 and a string of Aussie dramas. He acted in over 80 movies and television productions between 1964 and 2017. He is remembered by TV Tonight AUR.I.P. Graham Rouse
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Post by teleadm on Jul 6, 2021 5:45:35 GMT
German-American singer and actor Bill Ramsey has left us at the age of 90, on July 2nd.  Due to the Korean War, compulsory military service was again introduced in the USA and Bill Ramsey served with the U.S. Air Force in Germany. Singing in clubs, discovered by AFN (American Forces Network), entertaining the troops, after discharge in 1958, he was contacted by German record companies. He established himself as a popular singer, that lead to appearing in movies, first as a singer and later in acting roles, including Old Shatterhand 1964. :format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4206138-1358548193-9667.jpeg.jpg) He is remembered by PNP DER.I.P. Bill Ramsey
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Post by teleadm on Jul 6, 2021 5:59:30 GMT
Romanian actress Luminita Gheorghiu has left us at the age of 71, on July 4th. (cancer)  She achieved international recognition for her roles in The Death of Mr. Lazarescu 2006 and Child's Pose 2013. Her roles were mostly in Romanian and French, including that in Code Unknown 2000 with Juliette Binoche. She is remembered by A1 RO
R.I.P. Luminiţa Gheorghiu
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Post by teleadm on Jul 6, 2021 6:09:09 GMT
Soviet and Russian actor and film director Vladimir Menshov has left us at the age of 81, on July 5th.  Although he mostly worked as an actor, he is best known for the five films he directed, especially for the 1979 melodrama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.  He is remembered by Moscow TimesR.I.P. Vladimir Menshov
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Post by teleadm on Jul 6, 2021 6:29:42 GMT
American director and producer Richard Donner has left us at the age of 91, on July 5th.   Started directing TV-episodes in 1960 and later made-for-TV movies in the 1970's. After directing the horror film The Omen 1976, he directed the superhero film, Superman 1978, starring Christopher Reeve. He later went on to direct movies such as The Goonies 1985 and Scrooged 1988, while reinvigorating the buddy film genre with the Lethal Weapon film series 1987, 1989, 1992 and 1998. He and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, owned the production company The Donners' Company (formerly Donner/Shuler Donner Productions), best known for producing the Free Willy and X-Men franchises. In 2000, he received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Film historian Michael Barson writes that he was "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters".  He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Richard Donner
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