So farewell then...

[Mr A]

The poor man is dead 12th man, it's not appropriate to ribbit in with your weak puns.

[nigel-harps1954]

Thats toadally out of line. No need to go hopping in with bad puns like that.

[nigel-harps1954]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/sage-stallone-dead-dies-sylvester-stallone_n_1672669.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&ir=Entertainment&src=sp&comm_ref=false#slide=1121447

Sage Stallone. Son of Sly stallone. Dies aged 36. Probably best known for actually playing Stallones son in Rocky V.

[nigel-harps1954]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409

John Lord, founder member and keyboard player for Deep Purple died today aged 71. Really saddened to hear of this. RIP

[Lionel Ritchie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18864409

John Lord, founder member and keyboard player for Deep Purple died today aged 71. Really saddened to hear of this. RIP

+1. I was (and remain) a huge fan of 'the Purps' for a time in my otherwise punk based teens. A great, great talent. Well done John.

[OwlsFan]

Richard Zanuck, the Oscar-winning film producer who was behind movies from The Sound of Music to Jaws and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has died aged 77.

Jaws, probably my favourite movie of all time although now that I have watched it so often I am bored with it. Sat with my father in law once to watch it and he hadn't seen it before. Funny watching him jump out of his seat on a few occasions.
I am going to try an even scarier one next time and see does that work ;)

[stann]

http://tvpresenters.thetvroomplus.com/images-news/alastair-burnet.jpg
Alastair Burnett (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18922944), journalist and ITV News at Ten newsreader, died at 84 today. Well remembered by many of us of a certain vintage I'm sure, though many on here were probably not even born when he hung up his mic for the last time.

[OwlsFan]

Actor Simon Ward who appeared in such films as Young Winston, Aces High, Zulu Dawn...

1883

[BonnieShels]

Geoffrey Hughes aka Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances died aged 68 from prostate cancer.

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/7/28/184114/default/v1/8525540-1-1-522x293.jpg

http://news.sky.com/story/966261/ex-corrie-star-geoffrey-hughes-dies-aged-68

[Eminence Grise]

Maeve Binchy, following a short illness

www.rte.ie/news/2012/0730/writer-maeve-binchy-dies-aged-72.html

40,000,000 books sold...

[Spudulika]

Posted by Pats people, Con Houlihan passed away at age 86. Quite a funny man, and decent, despite being from Kerry.

[Angus]

Met Con a few times -didn't know him but had a few chats - my favorite was Barca v ManU in 1994 when Barca with Romario and Stoichkov and Bakero gave Roy Keane and Pallister and Bruce a chasing

Con was on the trip and upon landing headed straight for the bar, where he was fed and watered for the day. He wrote his column in long hand sitting at the bar and faxed it off to the Press.

His column the next day was remarkable - he talked about touring the hills, the locals, the natives, the small villages, the local seanchai and the history seeping from the hills outside Barcelone and how captivated by the atmosphere

A legend

[OwlsFan]

I used to love reading Con on the back of the Evening Press I think it was. However, following Jack's first game in charge when we lost at home to Wales he wrote a scathing piece about him and how it was a wrong appointment, which piece I kept because I suspected Jack would be a success having regard to how he turned the fortunes of Sheff Wed around. Following on Italia 90 I wrote to Con reminding him of his article but I never got a reply :)

A truly great sports writer.

[nigel-harps1954]

American composer Marvin Hamlisch died the other day aged 68. Won 3 Oscars and composed some really well known film pieces.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/aug/08/marvin-hamlisch

[SkStu]

Carlo Rambaldi, special effects guru, designer of ET.

[Spudulika]

Sid waddell passed away at a relatively young age of 72. I always thought he was much older.

[nigel-harps1954]

Brought a tear to my eye when I heard it there. An absolute hero. RIP

[Missing Links]

Sad day.RIP Sid.

[Magicme]

Sid waddell passed away at a relatively young age of 72. I always thought he was much older.

I thought he might have been ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHHHTTTYYYYY

[the 12 th man]

I thought he might have been ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHHHTTTYYYYY


In fairness he was a Double Top bloke..

[CraftyToePoke]

Could not bear him, love darts, love to watch darts but that man made me reach for the remote. Anyway RIP Sid, sad to hear of your check out all the same.

[strangeirish]

I thought he might have been ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHHHTTTYYYYY
Dart attack?

[Spudulika]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2012/0814/333508-former-heavyweight-champ-dokes-passes-away/

Last time I remember seeing him was getting flattened by Riddick Bowe, before that he was awful against a tub of lard called Percell Davis.

[the 12 th man]

Singer Scott McKenzie,should be plenty of flowers at this funeral.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/20/san-francisco-singer-scott-mckenzie-dead-at-73

[Spudulika]

Phylis Diller passed away overnight - met the lady in Canada years ago and she was hilarious. She was shooting a movie or tv series (I think it may have been Cole Harbour or maybe a Montgomery adaptation) but she was in a downtown restaurant in Charlottetown and held court. I thought I heard them say she was in her 90's so she'd have at least been in her late-70's then. Really funny voice. I don't know if she worked much recently but I'm sure someone more clever than I can say if she did.

Tony Scott, film director and brother of Cameron, died the day before yesterday in a suicide. Heard an obit on the BBC world news last night, very impressive c.v.

[centre mid]

Apparently he had terminal brain cancer (Tony Scott).

[John83]

Apparently he had terminal brain cancer (Tony Scott).
Denied since by his wife.

[pineapple stu]

Neil Armstrong has taken his last step and gone to another world (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478643-astronaut-neil-armstrong-first-man-to-walk-on-moon-dies-at-age-82).

[bluemovie]

Tony Scott, film director and brother of Cameron, died the day before yesterday in a suicide. Heard an obit on the BBC world news last night, very impressive c.v.

Brother of Ridley!

[Spudulika]

Sergei Ovchinnikov, the coach of the Russian women's volleyball team, committed suicide today. Now he's not a household name even in Russia, but the circumstances surrounding his death seem to be the oddest. One respected media outlet claims he was severely depressed after a poor showing in the Olympics, another that he was about to be outed for dong something wrong, another that he had been given a terminal diagnoses while RT reported that he was under pressure from "criminal elements" over gambling debts. While it might not mean much in the long run, this was a guy who was gregarious, funny and a great interviewee. Only 43 and one of the better sports coaches in the country.

[OwlsFan]

One respected media outlet claims he was severely depressed after a poor showing in the Olympics, another that he was about to be outed for dong something wrong, another that he had been given a terminal diagnoses while RT reported that he was under pressure from "criminal elements" over gambling debts.

Sounds like they haven't a clue and are just making up motives.

[Spudulika]

That's what I was thinking. He was found hung in a hotel room and immediately they blame not becoming Olympic champions on it. Rumours have gotten wilder though none make sense.

[peadar1987]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19409960

Jerry Nelson, the voice of Count von Count.

This makes me a lot sadder than it really should.

[bluemovie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19409960

Jerry Nelson, the voice of Count von Count.

This makes me a lot sadder than it really should.


He 1 the hearts of children everywhere. It's a shame he died 2 soon, but 3 cheers for being such a legend and 4 making counting fun!!

[peadar1987]

He 1 the hearts of children everywhere. It's a shame he died 2 soon, but 3 cheers for being such a legend and 4 making counting fun!!

Bizarrely, that's a very fitting tribute!

[the 12 th man]

Max Bygraves at 89.

[SkStu]

He 1 the hearts of children everywhere. It's a shame he died 2 soon, but 3 cheers for being such a legend and 4 making counting fun!!

Ha ah ah ah ah ah!

[tetsujin1979]

Michael Clarke Duncan, died of a heart attack at 54. RIP

[theworm2345]

Michael Clarke Duncan, died of a heart attack at 54. RIP
A fellow Chicagoan...RIP

[stann]

http://www.gp-world.net/pages/en/features/allianz/random-seasons/doctor/watkins-ii.jpg
Prof Sid Watkins (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9540428/Sid-Watkins-F1s-former-medical-delegate-who-tended-to-Ayrton-Senna-dies-of-heart-attack-aged-84.html), at 84 retired some time now but still sad news for any F1 fan. Saved many lives with his reforms, and several directly, including Rubens Barrichello and almost Ayrton Senna if he'd only have listened.

[horton]

Brian Og Maguire, a Fermanagh GAA player died as a result of an accident at Quinn Cement yesterday.
http://www.setanta.com/ien/Articles/2012/09/13/GAA-mourn-Brian-Og-Maguire/gnid-154260/

[Jofspring]

Very sad news just coming out tonight about the passing of Ulster Rugby's young centre Nevin Spence, his brother and father in a slurry accident in Down. He was a real talent and was going to be a future star of Irish Rugby.

R.I.P.

[Spudulika]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19614688

It was always my greatest fear when I was on relatives farms and you always hear the horror stories about it. Shocking.

[gastric]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19614688

It was always my greatest fear when I was on relatives farms and you always hear the horror stories about it. Shocking.

Horrendous way to die and God help his mother. I hope his sister recovers.So lucky my own family is fit and healthy. Puts my ongoing debate with Charlie Darwin and Ole into perspective.

[OwlsFan]

Brian Woolnough. A sports journalist for the Sun but I only saw him on Sky Sports with a number of other sports journalists on Sunday morning discussing the sporting issues of the week:

1886

[BonnieShels]

Brian Woolnough. A sports journalist for the Sun but I only saw him on Sky Sports with a number of other sports journalists on Sunday morning discussing the sporting issues of the week:

1886

Jeepers!!! RIP!

Had cancer.

[Spudulika]

Corrie Sanders (ex-Heavyweight World Champ) died from gunshot wounds last night in South Africa. He was 47. Anyone who followed boxing from the mid-90's would remember some of his performances. He was always well matched but a hard puncher with brittle hands. Had a reputation as a bit of a wild man, opposite of his countryman and contemporary Pierre Coetzer. He beat Vlad and lost to Vitali Klitschko, I might have that the wrong way, but I think it's right.

[Spudulika]

Andy Williams ("Moon River") died today. Also JOhn Bond, former West Ham player and Man City boss.

[OwlsFan]

Andy Williams ("Moon River") died today. Also JOhn Bond, former West Ham player and Man City boss.

I remember Andy more for BORN FREE which was the movie theme to some tear jerker film about Elsa the lion roaming free

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZHaQ3C3xQo

John Bond I remember as a successful manager of Norwich and a not so successful spell at Manchester City but he did get them to a Cup Final against Spurs. I assume he fell off the planet after that but not sure. His son (Kevin) is still involved on the backroom staff with some team but can't remember which.

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[Spudulika]

Herbert Lom joined Peter Sellars to create mayhem up in heaven. He was 95, born in Prague and was more a serious actor than I thought. He was great in The Ladykillers (the good version).