Madeleine Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Incredibly tragic, and so young as well. Quote
Athena Posted September 3, 2020 Posted September 3, 2020 I'm really sorry to hear this . May he rest in peace . Quote
Madeleine Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 Dame Diana Rigg, will be much missed. Quote
Athena Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Madeleine said: Dame Diana Rigg, will be much missed. May she rest in peace . Quote
muggle not Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 R.I.P. Ruth Bader Ginsburg A great woman and Supreme Court Justice. Quote
poppy Posted September 20, 2020 Posted September 20, 2020 16 hours ago, muggle not said: R.I.P. Ruth Bader Ginsburg A great woman and Supreme Court Justice. Huge loss for the American Justice system Quote
Athena Posted September 20, 2020 Posted September 20, 2020 20 hours ago, muggle not said: R.I.P. Ruth Bader Ginsburg A great woman and Supreme Court Justice. May she rest in peace . Quote
Marie H Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 Sad to hear that Charley Pride, who rose to fame in the 1960s, has passed away on Saturday from complications of Covid-19. I listened his music in the 70s, as my Dad loved his music. Quote
Raven Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 I've just seen that John le Carré has died: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55297558 A brilliant writer; I'm only a few books into his works, but I have enjoyed them all. George Smiley is one of my favourite literary characters. Quote
Hayley Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 On 13/12/2020 at 11:43 PM, Raven said: I've just seen that John le Carré has died: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55297558 A brilliant writer; I'm only a few books into his works, but I have enjoyed them all. George Smiley is one of my favourite literary characters. Aww Quote
Raven Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) I am very saddened to read that Babylon 5 actress Mira Furlan has died at the age of 65. Back in the early/mid 90s, when I was in my early 20s, Babylon 5 was must watch science fiction television. What initially looked like a low budget, clunky show quickly engaged me as a viewer and before long I was hooked. This was back in the day when Star Trek and other series were still largely doing episode-of-the-week stories, with very little joined narrative and certainly no on-going story lines. Babylon 5, along with other shows like Buffy, changed that, and help usher in TV series that did tell on-going stories with linked narratives. Babylon 5 was truly ahead of its time; epic in its scope, ambition and with strong writing and story telling, but at the heart of it all was a very talented cast who gave life to some brilliant and wonderful characters. Mira played the part of Delenn, an ambassador from an alien race, who was strong, compassionate and loyal; she played the role with good humour, warmth and conviction that genuinely endeared her character to the viewer. Of course, she did a whole lot more than Babylon 5; others may remember her character from Lost and she was a well known actress in her native Yugoslavia for many years before she moved to America (I once read an article where she was likened to that country's version of Meryl Streep). I went through a phase of drawing portraits in the 90s and once drew a picture of Mira, copied from a magazine, that has hung in my hallway for the last 18 years (and it is of her, she is not in character). I cannot say that it is very good; to be honest I rarely look at it anymore - it's just there - but I think the fact that it still is says something about the impact she had on me as an actress at the time. I am very sorry to hear she has gone. Edited January 22, 2021 by Raven typo... Quote
Chrissy Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 What a lovely post, Raven. I also watched Babylon 5 (although my viewing petered out a little later on). She was my favourite character on the show, and I noticed in the bits and pieces I read about the series, she was always warmly spoken of as a colleague and friend. Quote
Raven Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 10 hours ago, Chrissy said: What a lovely post, Raven. Thank you. I must admit to being more affected by this than I would have previously thought I would be. I'm guessing part of that is due to it being completely unexpected. I'm not really one for the cult of celebrity, but her death has had as big an impact on me as the deaths of Leonard Nimoy, Terry Pratchett, Carrie Fisher and Clive James. All helped to shape who I am today, and I do miss them all. Quote
Madeleine Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 Carrie Fisher was a real shock, especially the day after George Michael - both huge parts of my childhood and popular culture of the time. Author Sharon Kay Penman has also died, not sure when but I just saw it on a historical fiction forum on Facebook. Quote
Virginia Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 Cicely Tyson, age 96. You know that they are "old" and you know that they can't be around forever, but even so, when they transition, it's still an utter shock. She was an AMAZING actress and I believe that had she been British, she would have become a Dame. Quote
Talisman Posted February 3, 2021 Posted February 3, 2021 And of course Major Tom Moore who did so much during his 100 years and died from coronavirus yesterday. Quote
Raven Posted February 5, 2021 Posted February 5, 2021 Just read that Christopher Plummer has died at the age of 91. Quote
Raven Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Very sad to hear that the legendary (and I do not use that word lightly) Formula One commentator Murray Walker has died at the age of 97. It has been heart warming this evening to read the tributes to him on Twitter from so many people that I follow - across a wide range of subjects - who have all universally praised him, and have all mourned his passing. He was very much loved, and will be very much missed. Quote
muggle not Posted August 22, 2021 Posted August 22, 2021 Tom T. Hall, age 85. May he R.I.P. Harper Valley PTA and Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine are some of his songs. Quote
muggle not Posted August 22, 2021 Posted August 22, 2021 R.I.P Don Everly. Don was 84 years old. The Everly Brothers were one of my favorite Duo's. I loved their music and still play it today. They were certainly legends in the world of music. Quote
megustaleer Posted August 22, 2021 Posted August 22, 2021 1 hour ago, muggle not said: The Everly Brothers All their hits take me back to significant times, places - and crushes - of my early/mid teens. Oh the nostalgia! Quote
Madeleine Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 I don't remember the Everlys first time round, but I did like their music as a child. Their mum is still alive at 101. Quote
poppy Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Gary Brooker, the lead singer for Procol Harum, has just died at 76. One of the first records I bought was of them live in concert. Everyone knows A Whiter Shade of Pale, but this is one of my favourites off the Live album. A Salty Dog https://youtu.be/BXRvC70B2wI Edited February 23, 2022 by poppy Quote
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