Madeleine Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Sad to hear that Anita Shreve passed away just before Easter, and also Steven Bochco, who wrote two of my all time favourite US cop shows - Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue - also passed away the other day. Quote
muggle not Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin passed away today at the age of 76. One of the greatest (if not the greatest) singers of all time. May she RIP. Quote
Talisman Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 I loved everything about Aretha and her music and she will be very sadly missed. There really was never a voice quite like it. Everyone has their own personal favourite song of hers, but mine will always be Angel. It just gives me goose bumps. Quote
Athena Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 I'm so sorry to hear she passed away . May she rest in peace. Quote
Madeleine Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Albert Finney last week, and also author Rosamund Pilcher, who was the grand age of 94 and of course is best know for the Shell Seekers. Quote
Athena Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 I didn't know about Rosamund Pilcher. May she and also Albert Finney rest in peace . Quote
bobblybear Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 Just read that Andrea Levy passed away today. She wrote Small Island and The Long Song among others. Really saddened to hear this because I enjoyed her books so much. Quote
Madeleine Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 Sad to report several recent demises: Mark Hollis (singer with 80s bank Talk Talk), last week Keith Flint (singer with the Prodigy) - yesterday Luke Perry - Beverly Hills 90210, he was only 52, very tragic, as are the others. Quote
Athena Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 It's so sad several celebreties passed away recently . May they rest in peace . Quote
Raven Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Vonda N. McIntyre Cut my reading teeth on her Star Trek novelisations, and also read a rather lack-lustre Star Wars book she wrote, but I have never read any of her original writings. Quote
Madeleine Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 Sad that Peter Mayhew, who was Chewbacca in the original Star Wars films (and part of The Force Awakens), passed away on Friday, the day before Star Wars Day. Quote
Athena Posted May 6, 2019 Posted May 6, 2019 I heard about that too, it's sad . May he rest in peace. Quote
Raven Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Clive James It has been a long time coming, but I'm sad to hear that Clive James has died (for those who do not know, he was originally diagnosed with a terminal illness 10 years ago). As a presenter during the 80s and 90s he gave us a unique insight into the world he travelled and also through his Clive James on TV program but, for me, his writing - and in particular his autobiography Falling Towards England - was a joyous read. I'm genuinely sad to see him go. Quote
Madeleine Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 Also lost yesterday were chef Gary Rhodes, and theatre director Dr Jonathan Miller. Quote
muggle not Posted May 9, 2020 Posted May 9, 2020 Little Richard, A legend of Rock N Roll died Saturday morning. He was one of the pioneers and stopped performing in his prime to attend a Bible College where he became a Minister. Later, he started performing again off and on. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/09/entertainment/little-richard-dead-obituary-trnd/index.html Quote
muggle not Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 RIP Vera Lynn. What a woman. She will always be remembered. She has passed away at age 103. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11899598/dame-vera-lynn-dies-at-103-in-her-own-words/ Quote
Hayley Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of The Shadow of the Wind has died. I really love those books. He was only 55 Quote
Raven Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 And Ian Holm has gone as well. I had no idea he was 88. Quote
Athena Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Hayley said: Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of The Shadow of the Wind has died. I really love those books. He was only 55 I have 2 of his books on my TBR, I was sad to hear of his passing . And only 55 . 9 hours ago, Raven said: And Ian Holm has gone as well. I had no idea he was 88. Me either! May he rest in peace . Quote
Hayley Posted June 20, 2020 Posted June 20, 2020 16 hours ago, Raven said: And Ian Holm has gone as well. I had no idea he was 88. Aww me either! Quote
Madeleine Posted June 22, 2020 Posted June 22, 2020 I knew Ian Holm had been ill for quite a long time. the original Hobbit! I didn't know about Carlos Ruiz Zafon, that's so tragic, I loved Shadow of the Wind and have a couple of the others in that series still to read. Lots of tributes to Dame Vera, she lived to a wonderful age and luckily kept her faculties too. Quote
Raven Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) Chadwick Boseman I still cannot believe I'm typing that. I only really know him from the Marvel films, but I can understand why he is so important to so many. He bought a quiet strength and dignity to the role of King T'Challa and I suspect he would have been a key player in the next sequence of films. Gone far too soon, but I think he has left a legacy that will inspire many for years to come. Edited September 1, 2020 by Raven Missing "s"! Quote
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