Slipped under the radar yesterday. George Gaynes, famous for his role as Commandant Lassard in the Police Academy films, died at 98. Honestly thought he was dead years ago.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35594271
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Slipped under the radar yesterday. George Gaynes, famous for his role as Commandant Lassard in the Police Academy films, died at 98. Honestly thought he was dead years ago.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35594271
Egyptian but Christian. Ever see the Ali G interview with him?
Just because you're old doesn't mean you should be dead :)Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I'm not sure where I insinuated that, but okay.
Harper Lee and Umberto Eco
You ageist tosser.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Careful there old man. You'll be looking for the walking stick yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
What was that? Speak up sonny!
I understand you're struggling to catch up with this newfangled technology thing, but it's sort of like the newspaper, it doesn't physically speak to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Joey 'The Lips' Fagan.
http://www.independent.ie/entertainm...-34477857.html
Johnny Murphy aged 71.
Gone to the dark end of the street. Sad news.
on a Suzuki.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Eminence Grise
2016 keeps on taking...
Fr Jack has drunk the entire bottle of Dreamy Sleepy Nightie Snoozy Snooze. Feck.
And on Dermot Morgan's anniversary too.
George Kennedy, appeared in one of the greatest movies Cool Hand Luke.
He appeared in a lot of the Airport movies as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia
Remember him mostly from the Naked Gun films. Great variety to his acting style and could jump from comedy to drama with such ease.
Ray Tomlinson, inventor of e-mail.
Writer of those Fantasy Books and creator of the Beatles among other things including but not limited to the ukelele and the internal combustion engine, George Martin.
http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0309...s-pour-in-for/
Here he is at his best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIA_NVFnXZ8
Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer, among others - suicide after a degenerative disease meant he couldn't play to his usual standards any more.
http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0317...-paul-daniels/
A final disappearing trick by Paul Daniels.
2016 knocking it out of the park again.
Was thinking the same thing. It's doing some clear out... I read somewhere recently that Gerd Muller isn't in the best of health either, another icon of that 1974 World Cup and beyond.
he'll be Cruyff turning in his grave. RIP
Getting a bit silly now,Gary Shandling...
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/garr...ow-1201738601/
What the actual **** is going on? Are we of a generation now where this stuff is more noticeable because these people are our idols and who we grew up with or is it just ****e?
Little did I know. RIP Larry. Your bro will be a great POTUS.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Of all the losses lately this one has floored me. Just on the last disc of the Larry Sanders box set I got with an amazon voucher recently, and only last night was again wondering would he ever go back and do another series. Not now.Quote:
Originally Posted by the 12 th man
RIP Larry. We can feel free to flip.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35934024
2016 is really starting to take the p!ss at this stage.
Ronnie Corbett aged 85.
So it's goodbye from him...
Alas, as you get older, more and more people begin fall off their perch. I might be looking for a set of wings soon...Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Cesare Maldini, aged 85.
Douglas Wilmer, one of the earliest Sherlock Holmes on TV:
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Another kick in the nuts for music lovers in 2016. Merle Haggard at 79.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...1a3_story.html
Interesting life history, including five years in California's San Quentin State Prison for car theft and burglary!Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Mr. Nice, Howard Marks. Aged 70.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...s-dies-aged-70
David Gest aged 62.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36028232
Oh my God - David's dead!
What? No he's not, he's inside.
Oh, wait.
Robbie Brennan, drummer with Skid Row, Phil Lynott and more R.I.P.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Brennan
What a time to be alive!