RIPs

TordelBack · 16 October, 2014, 04:38:29 PM

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 15 October, 2014, 08:20:45 AM
Jack Potter aged 93

He was a letterer who amongst other things, worked on the prog on a lot of the early top thrills!

QuoteAlways uncredited, his name only became known to a wider audience through his work in 2000AD, although much of his initial work on "Invasion", "Flesh" and "Dan Dare" predated the arrival of credit boxes. He was also an early letterer on "Judge Dredd", notably the "Robot Wars" and "The Day the Law Died" storylines.

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Missed this until now. Another of the founding ~~fathers~~ parents gone. RIP Jack.

HdE · 16 October, 2014, 05:06:52 PM

I see the actress Elizabeth Pena has passed away - at 55. No age. No age at all.

Frank · 16 October, 2014, 05:23:48 PM

Quote from: HdE on 16 October, 2014, 05:06:52 PM
I see the actress Elizabeth Pena has passed away - at 55. No age. No age at all.

She was great in Lone Star.

HdE · 20 October, 2014, 07:30:49 AM

Also brilliant in Rush Hour, Jacob's ladder and - yes, it was her - The Incredibles.

She didn't crop up very often in movies,it seems, but she was always reliable. A real loss.

ZenArcade · 20 October, 2014, 07:38:49 AM

RIP Jack. Z

COMMANDO FORCES · 20 October, 2014, 08:47:13 AM

Lynda Bellingham aged 66 from cancer

Grugz · 20 October, 2014, 09:43:04 AM

bugger, she didnt even get her last wish to spend xmas with her family.

ZenArcade · 20 October, 2014, 10:48:25 AM

Saw her on breakfast news on BBC recently, she demonstrated grace and courage in equal measure. She was determined to face death on her own terms. God rest her. Z

TordelBack · 20 October, 2014, 01:16:33 PM

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 20 October, 2014, 08:47:13 AM
Lynda Bellingham aged 66 from cancer

Christ that's rough. Always seemed a lovely lady, even on Loose Women where such people are few and far between, and young me was very appreciative of her early career.

Proudhuff · 22 October, 2014, 07:03:48 PM

WILCO not out

Former Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson has said he has been "cured" of the terminal pancreatic cancer with which he was diagnosed in 2012.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29727632

von Boom · 22 October, 2014, 09:08:54 PM

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 20 October, 2014, 08:47:13 AM
Lynda Bellingham aged 66 from cancer

Just so sad.

Dandontdare · 23 October, 2014, 10:16:20 AM

Ben Bradlee, one of the last great newspapermen.

JamesC · 23 October, 2014, 11:26:25 AM

Alvin Stardust.

I'm a bit sad about this one - he always struck me as a top bloke. Love his road safety advert too!

Goaty · 23 October, 2014, 11:31:17 AM

Quote from: JamesC on 23 October, 2014, 11:26:25 AM
Alvin Stardust.

I'm a bit sad about this one - he always struck me as a top bloke. Love his road safety advert too!

Damn, remember his Road Safety adverts at schools.

Ghost MacRoth · 23 October, 2014, 11:37:10 AM

Awww....

You know why the black gloves became a trademark? I heard that it was cause he was dying his hair in a rush before one of his early gigs, and dyed his hands in the process! The manager had a pair of black gloves, said 'bung these on kid', and that was that! Loved his tunes as a kid.