RIPs

[ThryllSeekyr]

John Steed himself, Patrick Macnee, has died at the grand age of 93

He was great

I was watching Battlestar Galactica just the other day (the 1970s version, otherwise I wouldn't be mentioning it now)...

Watched the a show The Avengers when it was brought back to television late 1980's during school holidays. Never liked the remake and sad to see a classic fella go.

[Something Fishy]

With all the problems he had , MacNee sure had a good long innings. RIP.

[HdE]

I've just spotted several reports that Chris Squire of Yes has died.

I'm doing that horrible thing of clicking through articles and hoping against hop that it's a hoax. But it appears not.

It was recently announced that he was receiving treatment for leukemia. Even so, this comes as a terrible shock. He was one of my favourite bass players of all time.

[Hawkmumbler]

God dammit. Yes is one of my all time favourite bands and Squire was a killer bass player.

[CrazyFoxMachine]

Worst news back from the festival. Squire was a king - utterly horrible news.

[sheridan]

Sir Nicholas Winton, MBE (the knighthood and MBE were given for completely different, and entirely laudable reasons).

Saved the lives of nearly 700 children through organising the Kindertransport from Czechoslavakia.  A further 250 were on a train which left Prague on the day the Second World War broke out.  The train never arrived at Liverpool Street, and the children were never seen again.

BBC News

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Irish Crooner Val Doonican, Singer,artist dies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33363938

[Dandontdare]

I'm afraid that's another addition to the "didn't know he was still alive" file. My mum was always a big fan and she's 84.

[Grugz]

my dad has a huge val doonican collection to go with his troggs records!

[von Boom]

The brilliant Omar Sharif, 83, has passed. RIP.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/10/omar-sharif-dies-at-the-age-of-83

[Tiplodocus]

Hopefully he just quickly disappeared into the shadows.

[ZenArcade]

Omar Sharia. God rest him. A part of the ultimate cinematic moment. The intro to Lawrence of Arabia. David Lean at his genius apogee. Z

[Dandontdare]

Omar Sharia.

I hope that was autocorrect...

[ZenArcade]

Too damn right. Apologies Z

[Something Fishy]

Nintendo CE Satoru Iwata has died aged 55.  A huge part of the videogames industry for years.   RIP.