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Post by steveinthecity on Jun 30, 2017 13:22:28 GMT -8
Paddington Bear author Michael Bond dies aged 91LinkyMichael Bond, the creator of the beloved children’s character Paddington Bear, has died aged 91. Bond, who published his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, about the marmalade-loving bear from deepest, darkest Peru, in 1958, died at home after a short illness. The author, born in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1926, kept writing until his death. His most recent Paddington story, Paddington’s Finest Hour, was published in April. His daughter, Karen Jankel, told the Guardian “the whole world” was lucky to have had her father, whose legacy would “live on for ever” through his creation. A statement from publisher HarperCollins said: “It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Bond, CBE, the creator of one of Britain’s best-loved children’s characters, Paddington, died at home yesterday aged 91 following a short illness.” Full article at link above
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Post by steveinthecity on Jul 27, 2017 10:11:41 GMT -8
June Foray, voice of 'Bullwinkle Show's' Natasha and Rocky, dead at 99Linky June Foray, the voice of “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show’s” Rocky the Flying Squirrel and his nemesis Natasha Fatale of Boris and Natasha fame in the early 1960s and a key figure in the animation industry, died Thursday. She was 99. Her close friend Dave Nimitz, confirmed her death on Facebook, writing “With a heavy heart again I want to let you all know that we lost our little June today at 99 years old.” Foray was also the voice behind Looney Tunes’ Witch Hazel, Nell from “Dudley Do-Right,” Granny in the “Tweety and Sylvester” cartoons and Cindy Lou Who in Chuck Jones’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” among hundreds of others.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jul 27, 2017 10:17:46 GMT -8
June Foray, voice of 'Bullwinkle Show's' Natasha and Rocky, dead at 99Linky June Foray, the voice of “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show’s” Rocky the Flying Squirrel and his nemesis Natasha Fatale of Boris and Natasha fame in the early 1960s and a key figure in the animation industry, died Thursday. She was 99. Her close friend Dave Nimitz, confirmed her death on Facebook, writing “With a heavy heart again I want to let you all know that we lost our little June today at 99 years old.” Foray was also the voice behind Looney Tunes’ Witch Hazel, Nell from “Dudley Do-Right,” Granny in the “Tweety and Sylvester” cartoons and Cindy Lou Who in Chuck Jones’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” among hundreds of others.
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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 16, 2017 21:12:20 GMT -8
Doctor Who Writer And Actor, Passes Away At 85Bleeding Cool LinkPosted by Dan Wickline August 15, 2017 Comment Doctor Who actor and writer Victor Pemberton has died at the age of 85. The London native first connected with the BBC’s enigmatic Time Lord when he played a non-speaking scientist in the four-episode series, The Moonbase, with the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton. This may be his only acting credit. But it led to him being hired as a script editor for the filming of The Tomb of the Cybermen. He would go on to write the 1968 story Fury from the Deep and do the subsequent novelization. It is one of the lost series from the days when the BBC didn’t archive the show
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Post by steveinthecity on Sept 13, 2019 7:26:29 GMT -8
Eddie Money, iconic 'Take Me Home Tonight' singer known for 80s hits, dead at 70, family saysWMUR.com“The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.” The "Baby Hold On,” “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Shakin'” and “Take Me Home Tonight” singer recently revealed he was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer.
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Post by Bryan on Sept 14, 2019 6:47:03 GMT -8
Don't forget Valerie Harper who died August 30th 2019 at age 80. RIP RHODA!  |
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Post by steveinthecity on Sept 25, 2019 7:11:20 GMT -8
Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead Collaborator and Lyricist, Dead at 78linkyRobert Hunter, the poet and writer who provided the Grateful Dead with many of their vivid and enduring lyrics, died Monday night. He was 78. No cause of death was provided. “It is with great sadness we confirm our beloved Robert passed away yesterday night,” Hunter’s family announced in a statement. “He died peacefully at home in his bed, surrounded by love. His wife Maureen was by his side holding his hand. For his fans that have loved and supported him all these years, take comfort in knowing that his words are all around us, and in that way his is never truly gone. In this time of grief please celebrate him the way you all know how, by being together and listening to the music. Let there be songs to fill the air.” Considered one of rock’s most ambitious and dazzling lyricists, Hunter was the literary counterpoint to the band’s musical experimentation. His lyrics — heard in everything from early Dead classics like “Dark Star” and “China Cat Sunflower” and proceeding through “Uncle John’s Band,” “Box of Rain,” “Scarlet Begonias,” and “Touch of Gray”— were as much a part of the band as Jerry Garcia’s singing and guitar. (Full article at link above)
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