Tributes Thread

Hardyboy

A couple of notables: Duke Snider, the Brooklyn/L.A. Dodgers great, has left us at the age of 83; and one of the screen's greatest sex symbols, Jane Russell, departed at the age of 89. I never saw the Duke play, but in my childhood--back in the '70s--I always saw Jane in those commercials for women's underwear. "Hey, full-figured gals. . ." Only later in life did I know what she meant! RIP, both.

Napoleon Plural

Yeah, guess Jane Russell just missed the Oscar tribute montage by a few hours.

Not sure I've seen her movies much, seems one of those famous Hollywood stars like Ava Gardner who don't leave the legacy they might, or am I being unfair. There's that shot of her with Monroe of course. Was she in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

Alex

Opposite Marylyn in GPB, and of course, Howard Hughes' controversial at the time The Outlaw. RIP to the lovely Jane Russell.

Mark Hazard

And my favourite - Paleface and also Son of .., both with Bob Hope.

Pendragon

a personal tribute...

a man who helped raise me, and who was instrumental in my early years has passed on after a nasty battle with cancer.

rest in peace, Garth. I love you :x

Napoleon Plural

Batman's butler has died. No, not Michael Caine.

Michael Gough RIP

Hardyboy

Napoleon Plural wrote:

Batman's butler has died. No, not Michael Caine.

Michael Gough RIP

A terrific actor who deserves to be remembered for much more than Alfred. 94 was a great age--RIP, indeed!

Alex

I just saw this, sad news!

Whenever I think of Michael Gough, I think of all those terrific genre performances with Hammer, Amicus, the Herman Cohen cheapies and much more. It's really not Batman's butler which comes to mind at all!

Pendragon

my little doggie had to be put to sleep this morning. she's free of that awful pain now.

rest in peace, Whoopi. we love you :x

Alex

Sorry to hear about your pet, Pen, I recently went through the same experience. It's sad.

Loeffelholz

Pendragon wrote:

my little doggie had to be put to sleep this morning. she's free of that awful pain now.

rest in peace, Whoopi. we love you :x

So sorry, Pen Been there and done that. Keep your chin up.

Pendragon

thanks, guys. I'm at peace with the whole thing now, but that doesn't mean it's not hard anymore.

Napoleon Plural

Elizabeth Taylor has died

Not wholly unexpected, but she's had so many near misses, you'd think she'd go on forever. Only 79, not too old.

Alex

Rest in peace, Liz. I hope you see Monty once more, in A Place In The Sun.

Napoleon Plural

Here's a young Liz with a young actor we're all familiar with, in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).

Hardyboy

Say what you will about Liz, she was the definition of a Movie Star. Bye, Liz.

Loeffelholz

Hardyboy wrote:

Say what you will about Liz, she was the definition of a Movie Star. Bye, Liz.

I won't say much about her---except that she was an exceptionally fine actress, and one of the most beautiful women in film. A true Star.

ke02eww

Hardyboy wrote:

Say what you will about Liz, she was the definition of a Movie Star. Bye, Liz.

Nothing like a Dame.....
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Hardyboy

We lost one of the all-time great film directors, Sidney Lumet. Look at his list of credits, and you'll see something you know and love. He also did a lot of work with Sean Connery. Farewell, Sid!

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/lumet-12-angry-men-and-network-director-dies-ap?nc

Willie Garvin

First Lil,now Lomet.We losind the great the great ones.

Tilly Masterson 007

Former 'Angel of Death' Angela Scoular died yesterday.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1376148/Police-investigating-Leslie-Phillipss-Bond-girl-wife-Angela-Scoular-dies.html

Napoleon Plural

Good lord, she was Ruby Bartlett?

Awful picture of her and Leslie there, guess it was the best the photographer could do but really...

Hardyboy

Tilly Masterson 007 wrote:

Former 'Angel of Death' Angela Scoular died yesterday.

She was a real cutie and quite funny, too. RIP.

Sir Miles

I'm sad to hear the news of Angela's passing - RIP.

Napoleon Plural

Trevor Bannister, the original cheekie chappie in Are You Being Served? has died, aged 76. He played Mr Lucas, who would often wind up Mrs Slocombe, or Miss Brahms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13098312

Sir Miles

RIP the 96 - YNWA.

Napoleon Plural

Dr Who assistant Sarah Jane aka Elizabeth Sladen has died.

Sarah Jane dies

Tracy

Now she was a classy lady and one of my favorite classic Who companions - RIP, Elizabeth Sladen

Sir Miles

I didn't even know she was ill....and she managed to record a new series of "The Sarah Jane Adventures..." for broadcast later this year...RIP.

Hardyboy

She actually had quite an American following. . .her picture was on AOL today and even the newspaper to which I subscribe mentioned her passing. Good night, lady.