Category Archives: Film/TVSpeaking to the BBC in January 2009, Norman Collier said he had “no regrets” Comedian Norman Collier, best known for his faulty microphone act, has died at the age of 87, his daughter confirmed. Collier, who had Parkinson’s disease and was living in a nursing home near his hometown of Hull, died on Thursday. A [...]
Sad. According to the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21828965 Watch clips of Frank Thornton in his best known roles Frank Thornton, who played Captain Peacock in BBC comedy Are You Being Served? has died at the age of 92. Thornton died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Barnes, London, on Saturday, his agent David Daly said. [...]
This from Paul Gravett. Hello again Many thanks for spreading the news about Comica Festival’s UK Premiere Screening in London on Wednesday February 13th of a new Australian documentary about the exciting graphic novel scene in Melbourne with guest appearances by Scott McCloud, Shaun Tan and Dylan Horrocks. Introduced by the co-directors over from Australia. [...]
Share this episode I sat and watched the very first episode of Dr. Who in 1963 and each week I got a little more excited as the Doctor William Hartnell) and his companions stumbled from one danger to another. I even recalled the William Hartnell Dr holding up a glass of sherry and wishing the [...]
According to BBC News Online: Dad’s Army actor, dies aged 92 Actor Clive Dunn, best known for his role as Lance Corporal Jack Jones in Dad’s Army, has died aged 92. He was in Portugal and died from complications following an operation. Dunn – whose Dad’s Army catchphrases included “Don’t panic, don’t panic” [...]
According to NDTV.Com: Popular comedian and film director Jaspal Bhatti, who touched a chord with the masses with his humorous take on problems plaguing the common man, died when his car rammed into a tree in the wee hours today. The satirist’s son Jasraj who was driving the car and actress Surilie Gautam, the heroine [...]
According to the BBC: Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who starred in the 1974 erotic French film Emmanuelle, has died aged 60. “She died during the night during her sleep,” her agent, Marieke Verharen, told the AFP news agency. The actress, who had cancer, was admitted to hospital in July after suffering a stroke. Emmanuelle, [...]
More sad news as Herbert Lom dies. A great character actor -fantastic villain, hero and great comedy actor. Lom as he appeared in Curse of the Pink Panther, The Ladykillers, The Seventh Veil, The Human Jungle and I Have Been Here Before Actor Herbert Lom, best known for playing Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther [...]
According to the BBC: David Sillito looks back at Andy Williams’ career Singer Andy Williams has died at his home in Branson, Missouri, after a year-long battle with bladder cancer, aged 84. He was best known for his recording of Moon River, the Oscar-winning song featured in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In 1962 he [...]
TV presenter Terry Nutkins, famous for appearances on BBC nature programmes like Animal Magic and The Really Wild Show, has died at the age of 66. Born in London in 1946, Nutkins helped out at London Zoo as a child and later helped author Gavin Maxwell care for otters on the west coast of [...]
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