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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,843MI6 Agent

    Sad to hear of the death of Tito Jackson, aged 70, brother of the late Michael and a member of the Jackson 5 and later the Jacksons.



    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent

    I watched one of the more enjoyable episodes of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) tonight, it had Lois Maxwell in it and a supposedly haunted house - good fun because of course the now late Kenneth Cope played a ghost in the series. In the Times obit, it pointed out that the big joke of the series was that the Randall character was generally quite miserable and downbeat despite being alive while Hopkirk was always quite cheerful and upbeat, though you'd think he'd be upset at being dead.

    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,843MI6 Agent
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff

    Those of us fortunate enough to have enjoyed children's TV in the 60s have lost another piece of childhood. The voice of Parker ("Yes, m'lady"), Brains, Gordon Tracy, and many more including the Daleks has left us at 99.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo

  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 7,204MI6 Agent

    We kids who grew up in the 60’s were truly spoiled - RIP David Graham

    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    edited September 27

    RIP Dame Maggie Smith, at 89.

    Known to youngsters from Downton Abbey or Harry Potter, Dame Maggie had a long and respected career.

  • HarryCanyonHarryCanyon Posts: 355MI6 Agent

    She was awesome. She had that rare ability to be 'smug' (in a performance way) and remain endearing at the same time. Diana Rigg had that too.

    Very fun, very talented actress. She will be missed.

  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent

    Toby Stephens mam. Jean Brodie from The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, was my favourite role. I liked her as the old Dowager in Downton Abbey as well.


    89 is a great innings.

    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

    " I don't listen to hip hop!"
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,330MI6 Agent

    RIP Dame Maggie Smith

  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,596MI6 Agent

    ah, that's very sad, brilliant in THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE. always watchable. wasn't it Olivier who sized down her role as Desdamona in his film version of Othello because she was out-acting him? RIP Dame Maggie...

  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,596MI6 Agent

    Kris Kristofferson passed away. Not my fav singer-songwriter from the era, but revered in C&W circles for his poetic lyrics and brawling n balling reputation, a founder of 'outlaw country' - in the UK virtually ignored. His only chart successes here were as the writer of other people's songs. His one charting album was a duets album with his then wife, Rita Coolidge, so there's a fleeting Bond connection. He is still best known for co-starring in Streisand's A Star Is Born. It's always sad when these old stagers pass on. RIP.

  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff

    A if not the major figure in Scottish politics for decades.

  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,341MI6 Agent

    Baywatch lifeguard dies.....Newman

  • caractacus pottscaractacus potts Orbital communicator, level 10Posts: 4,108MI6 Agent

    RIP Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead

    1940-2024

    originally from a classical background and into free jazz, he only taught himself bass when he joined one of Jerry Garcia's early bands

    Lesh played bass like a second lead instrument and wove countermelodies through the Dead's extended improvisational sections

    Lesh wrote very fews songs, the most famous one he did is Box of Rain, opening track from 1970's American Beauty, on the death of his own father and appropriate today

    whats a good example of his style during one of those long Live Dead jammy sections where he wanders all round and round what Jerry's doing?

    how about Help on the Way> Slipknot > Franklins Tower recorded August 13 1975, one of their more jazz fusion-y toons for those who find the Dead too country rock.


  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff

    RIP Teri Garr, aged 79. Starred in "Tootsie ", "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind", and my favourite of her films "Young Frankenstein".

    On TV, she played Phoebe's mother in "Friends" among other parts. In her later life she suffered from MS.

  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,843MI6 Agent

    Very sad to hear of the death of Quincy Jones. As Jermaine Jackson once said "Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson, that's a winning hand." I enjoyed Jones's work as producer on Michael Jackson's Off the WallThriller and Bad albums. He's definitely one of the people behind the scenes who helped Michael Jackson achieve superstardom.

    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,746Chief of Staff
    edited November 4

    Quincy Jones certainly was a character…he also had a bit of a swipe at the Beatles…but you can’t fault his thoughts on Trump…oh, and he produced a few decent records 👀 RIP.

    YNWA 97
  • SoneroSonero Posts: 103MI6 Agent

    Rest in Peace...Mr. Quincy Jones.

    What an amazing talent.


  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    edited November 4

    And he composed and produced the soundtrack to British caper movie, The Italian Job - the Wiki page talks how the opening of one of the getaway songs borrows from Bach, which almost delights me as much as finding out the opening of Strawberry Switchblade's Since Yesterday is borrowed from Sibelius Symphony No 3 if memory serves.

    The BBC has a fine list of his top songs or production credits - some others you didn't know.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gz3w38dn9o

    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,596MI6 Agent

    Yes, all agreed, RIP Quincy Jones

  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,341MI6 Agent

    TeriGarr,quick-Batman60s-cameo

    We-also-lost-ClockKing....AlanRachins

  • HarryCanyonHarryCanyon Posts: 355MI6 Agent

    Actor Tony Todd, 69. Famous for the FINAL DESTINATION and CANDYMAN films but also a looming presence of many other great genre films and tv shows. Fantastic voice.

  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent

    Surprising to read of the death of actor Timothy West aged 90 - it shouldn't be, but he was known in later years for helping out his famous actor wife Prunella Scales in her condition with Alzheimer's - and on Twitter the phrase Poor Pru is trending.

    An instantly recognisable actor with a presence, though like many of his kind I can't immediately place a defining role. He had a part in The Day of the Jackal, and was in a vintage Tales of the Unexpected episode...

    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,330MI6 Agent

    Personally I remember him best from Great Canal Journeys. RIP

  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,843MI6 Agent
    edited November 13

    I'm also sad to hear of the death of the actor Timothy West, aged 90. He was unforgettable as the beekeeper in the Tales of the Unexpected episode "Royal Jelly" (1980). I'm going to watch that episode again tonight in his memory.

    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,746Chief of Staff

    Timothy West was always good value…he played lots of Shakespeare on stage but I’ll always remember him as Bradley Hardacre in the brilliant Brass - RIP 🍸

    YNWA 97
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff

    RIP Vic Flick, iconic guitarist with the John Barry Seven and on the early James Bond films.

  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,330MI6 Agent

    RIP

  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,746Chief of Staff

    RIP Vic - a true Bond legend 🍸

    YNWA 97
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