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posted 7 Jan 2012 19:22 by Daryl Lees
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updated 7 Jan 2012 19:25
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The death has been announced of cult TV quizmaster Bob Holness, who has passed away after a long illness at the age of 83 years old.
He is most famous for hosting the teenage ITV quiz show Blockbusters, which ran from 1983 until 1993, known to many teenagers at that time as 'Uncle Bob'.
He was also part of an urban legend myth... people believing he was the saxophonist in the song Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty... in fact it was someone else entirely, but Bob Holness played along with the myth, never denying it, and never admitting to it either!
He leaves his wife and three children. |
posted 4 Jan 2012 12:21 by Daryl Lees
Steve Jobs: 56 years old: Co-founder of Apple Dame Elizabeth Taylor: 79 years old: Legendary Oscar-winning actress Kim Jung-il: 69 years old: Communist despot dictator of North Korea
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posted 23 Jul 2011 11:04 by Daryl Lees
A talented singer... who wasted her talent.
She had a choice and plenty of chances in life to turn herself around... some of us haven't.
May she rest in peace. |
posted 15 Apr 2011 12:53 by Daryl Lees
The death has been announced of veteran comedian actor Trevor Bannister, who has died at the age of 76 years old, his brother has announced.
Famous for his role as Mr Lucas in the long-running comedy Are You Being Served? - he played the ladies' man against the late John Inman's camp character Mr Humphries.
He had also been a straight actor and appeared in many TV shows throughout the last 50 years, and he recently had a regular role in the longest-running comedy show in history: Last Of The Summer Wine before it finished in 2010.
He is survived by his second wife and three sons. |
posted 23 Mar 2011 15:25 by Daryl Lees
The death has been announced of movie legend Elizabeth Taylor, who has died at the age of 79 years old after many years of illness.
Although she lived in the United States, because she was a British citizen, she was made a Dame by the Queen for her services to show business and charity raising.
She appeared in many films, including the leading roles in Cleopatra, National Velvet and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf. She married numerous times but her famous romance was with that of British film actor Richard Burton, who she married and divorced twice.
She leaves four children, Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Maria Burton-Carson and Liza Todd-Tivey. |
posted 1 Mar 2011 11:12 by Daryl Lees
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updated 1 Mar 2011 11:24
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The death has been announced of legendary film actress Jane Russell at the age of 89 years old, following a respiratory-related illness.
Howard Hughes discovered her in 1943, and cast her in his film, The Outlaw. Her main film role was acting alongside Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953.
She was a pin-up throughout the 1940s and 1950s, but her career started to falter by the time the 1960s came and in the 1970s work dried up altogether for her. She suffered from alcoholism and successfully battled the illness.
She was married three times. |
posted 19 Jan 2011 17:07 by Daryl Lees
The death has been announced of the actress Susannah York, who has died of cancer at the age of 72 yearsold.
She was famous for her roles in Tom Jones and They Shoot Horses Don't They? for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
Another role she took was the appearances as the mother of Superman in the films with the late Christopher Reeves as the super hero.
She is survived by her son and daughter. |
posted 5 Jan 2011 12:58 by Daryl Lees
The death has been announced of singer and songwriter Gerry Rafferty, who has died after a long illness at the age of 63 years old.
His most famous song he wrote and sung was 'Baker Street', a song that has been played over 15 million times on radio since it was released.
In his later years he became addicted to drink, and was suffering from deep depression, and this led to him becoming a recluse in later years.
His daughter was with him at his bedside when he passed away yesterday. |
posted 3 Jan 2011 09:17 by Daryl Lees
The death has been announced of Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite, who has died at the age of 64 years follwing a lengthy illness with cancer.
Described by Steven Spielberg as 'the best actor in the world', Mr Postlethwaite was known for his film roles in 'The Name of the Father', 'Coriolanus' and 'Brassed Off'. it was for 'In the Name of the Father' that he was nominated for an oscar.
He was in a long-term relationship with Julie Walters for many years, and she has described him as 'an exhilarating person and actor'
He leaves behind his wife and two children. |
posted 29 Nov 2010 08:12 by Daryl Lees
The death has been announced of veteran US comedy actor Leslie Nielson, after contracting pneumonia.
Famous for his roles in the Naked Gun film series and also playing the role of Count Dracula, in the spoof comic film Dracula - Dead and Loving it!. His career started him as a straight actor in 1980, but got the role of a doctor in the spoof disaster film Airplane, comedy roles just kept on coming for him. He also starred in the comdey series Police Squad too.
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