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Sunny_01

07-02-2007, 05:07 PM

If anyone has announcements to make regarding deaths could you please pop them all in this thread :pat:

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Sticks

08-02-2007, 06:31 AM

Can we not have a special section like we have now for serious debates, because people may want to discuss the lives of the various people covered in the death announcements.

If it is in just one thread that kind of gets lost.

Red Moon

08-02-2007, 10:12 AM

It is a "topped topic" in that it will always be at the top the General Chat Forum so people can find it. Lets see how it works. If the people that have died cause a lot of debate then your suggestion is something we will seriously look at.

Sunny_01

08-02-2007, 10:54 AM

I reitierate what Red has said - we did the serious debates thing in general chat for a while to see how things went.

Sticks

08-02-2007, 03:58 PM

As reported on the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6341663.stm)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42547000/jpg/_42547971_brian_williams_neath203.jpg
Former Wales and Neath prop Brian Williams has died suddenly at the age of 46.

Penffordd-born Williams made his Wales debut in 1990 against Scotland and went on to win five caps for his country.

:sad: A sad day for rugby.

He was just 6 years older than me :shocked:

Red Moon

08-02-2007, 04:29 PM

Thanks for that Sticks, I'm sure a lot of people will remember him fondly.

My thoughts go to the family and those who know him that he has left behind.

Lauren

08-02-2007, 09:00 PM

Didn't put this in obituaries cos it's breaking news. (I take that back)

She's collapsed and died. :shocked::shocked:

Dan_

08-02-2007, 09:02 PM

I just saw that on channel 5 news, very shocking.

RIP.

Lauren

08-02-2007, 09:03 PM

"On February 8, 2007, Smith was found unresponsive in a room of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. She was rushed to hospital. A witness told local media that paramedics were pumping her chest when they took her out of the hotel. She was later pronounced dead by doctors. Howard Stern, lawyer and unofficial husband, is suspected of murder."

From Wiki

Chrizzle

08-02-2007, 09:03 PM

Omfg. That is unbelievable.

RIP

Diablo

08-02-2007, 09:04 PM

Murder??!! OMG :shocked:

MarkWaldorf

08-02-2007, 09:05 PM

That's so random... :|

Chrizzle

08-02-2007, 09:08 PM

I remember she had signed up for CBB4- but couldnt go through with it, or something.

Im really shocked.

Lauren

08-02-2007, 09:10 PM

Her son just died recently too :sad: There was suspected drug abuse/murder in that too.

Bells

08-02-2007, 09:15 PM

That's really shocking!

I don't know what to say... RIP.

Red Moon

08-02-2007, 09:18 PM

Slightly longer story

Anna Nicole Smith dead at 39
Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel and being being rushed to the hospital, one of her lawyers said.

Smith collapsed in her room at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., and was rushed to a hospital on Thursday. A Hollywood, Fla., fire department spokesman told MSNBC TV that the actress was unresponsive when the rescue unit arrived on the scene and had been intubated. Smith was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital shortly after 2 p.m. EST and attorney Ron Rail confirmed that she had died nearly an hour later.

On Tuesday, Smith and the diet products company TrimSpa Inc., for which she is a spokeswoman, were sued in a class-action lawsuit alleging their marketing of a weight loss pill is false or misleading.

Smith also was order by a judge to have baby daughter undergo paternity testing. The test is being sought by Smith's former boyfriend Larry Birkhead, who claims he is the father of Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern. She was born Sept. 7 in the Bahamas.

Less than a week after the birth of her daughter, Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died in her hospital room while visiting Smith after the birth. An coroner's report ruled the death was caused by an overdose of anti-depressants and methadone.

Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994, when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year.

She then feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate before he died in June at the age of 67.

In the long-running dispute, Smith had won a $474 million judgment, which was later cut to about $89 million and eventually reduced to zero. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Smith could continue to pursue the fortune in federal courts in California despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was the sole heir.

Source: WMC TV (http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=6059510)

Red Moon

08-02-2007, 09:28 PM

A bit more in this story on her life

Anna Nicole Smith Dies
Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy playmate whose bizarre life careened from marrying an octogenarian billionaire to the untimely death of her son, died Thursday after collapsing at a South Florida hotel, one of her lawyers said.

Smith, 39, collapsed and was unresponsive while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino, said the attorney, Ron Rale. She was rushed to a hospital.

"She checked in Monday at 8 p.m. as a guest. She was due to check out tomorrow," said Danielle Giordaano, a spokeswoman for the hotel.

Smith had been a tabloid staple even before she became Playboy's playmate of the year in 1993. Readers were fascinated by her bombshell good looks, her marriage to an elderly billionaire and subsequent court fight over his estate, her weight fluctuations, and last year, the sudden death of her 20-year-old son, Daniel Smith.

A former topless dancer, she made her name squeezing into Guess jeans. She resembled the late actress Marilyn Monroe, a similarity played up in her Guess magazine ads, billboards and department store displays.

In 1994, she married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II, the head of oil-based Koch Industries, which is part of a family fortune worth at least $400 million.

He died in 1995, setting off a feud with her former stepson, E. Pierce Marshall, over whether she had a right to his estate.

A federal court in California awarded Smith $474 million in a complicated legal twist that began after she declared bankruptcy. That was later overturned.

But in May, the U.S. Supreme Court revived her case, ruling that she deserved another day in court in her battle with her former stepson.

The justices said only that federal courts in California could deal with her case despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall was the sole heir to the estate.
Then, the stepson died June 20 at age 67. But the family said the court fight would continue.

Daniel Smith died Sept. 10 in his mother's hospital room in the Bahamas, just days after she gave birth to a daughter.

An American medical examiner hired by the family, Cyril Wecht, said he had methadone and two antidepressants in his system when he died. Low levels of the three drugs interacted to cause an accidental death, Wecht said.

Meanwhile, the paternity of her now 5-month-old daughter remained a matter of dispute.

She was born Vickie Lynn Hogan on Nov. 28, 1967, in Houston, one of six children of Donald Eugene and Virgie Hart Hogan.

She married Bill Smith in 1985, giving birth to Daniel before divorcing two years later.

Source:SFGate.com (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/02/08/entertainment/e130351S81.DTL)

Princess

08-02-2007, 09:40 PM

Oh my god. This is unreal. She was just a new mum!

RIP

Noopie

08-02-2007, 10:04 PM

That's absolutely terrible! :sad:

easypeasy

08-02-2007, 11:22 PM

drugs overdose......quelle surprise....

Lauren

08-02-2007, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by easypeasy
drugs overdose......quelle surprise....

Looks like she went the same way as her son. Sad.

RIP

bonnie43uk

08-02-2007, 11:44 PM

As someone already mentioned, .. she was one of the celebs being touted for CBB5 .. Can you imagine the uproar if she went in, then had a blazing row with Jade, and dropped down dead!!!!!

still a shock to hear she's no longer with us though.

.. i bet it was a cocaine overdose.

Rory

08-02-2007, 11:46 PM

According to numerous posts on the internet, she's died at age 39!

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Anna Nicole Smith, the pneumatic blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloid tale - Playboy centerfold, jeans model, bride of an octogenarian oil tycoon, reality-show subject, tragic mother - died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39.
LINK (http://home.bellsouth.net/s/editorial.dll?pnum=1&bfromind=632&eeid=5124959&_sitecat=1479&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=0&ck=&ch=ne&s=en&rg=blsadstrgt&_lid=332&_lnm=todays+guide+news+entertainment&ck=)

Her freak at the American Music Awards (I think...I saw it on TV at the time it happened, but not sure which awards show I was watching) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=V8gngovc46Q)

and she was in Kanye West's Workout Plan video.

Sticks

09-02-2007, 07:49 AM

But if someone wanted to discuss more of the life of say Brian Williams, it would now seem out of place amongst the discussion of Anna Nicole Smith. PLus if there is an announcement of the death of someone else, how would we know it was that and not more discussion about the people already mentioned?

This is why it is better to have separate threads for different obituries and possibly in it's own section like the serious debates. Is there a bandwifth issue over having more than one thread?

Red Moon

09-02-2007, 10:21 AM

I see you point Sticks, but having lots of topics with one or two replies that get lost in general chat doesn't work either. It might not be as bad now as the topics don't move so fast but while the show is on it's hard to spot the announcements of peoples passing. At least by having just the one thread they are all contained in one place in General Chat in a topic that is at the top of the forum.

I have edited the the topic this morning and added subjects to all the posts. I'm shortly going to add a rule to Sunny's first post stating that members should include the name of the person they are talking about in the subject line and how to do it and I will repeat this after this post. This way as you read through the topic and you will know who people are talking about. In addition to this I will check the topic to make sure the rules are being followed and make edits accordingly and I'm sure other moderators will do the same.

Yes there was confusion about where to post the Anna Nicole Smith but that is understandable since so many death announcements have appeared in General Chat recently. But the announcement was quickly moved to the right place by myself as was the second topic that started on her death.

It's going to take time for people to get use to the new system, but like everything that is new there will be problems to start with but let us not give up on the idea of a single thread yet.

Red Moon

09-02-2007, 10:23 AM

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Red Moon

09-02-2007, 10:33 AM

According to press reports this morning coming out the United States the autopsy of Anna Nicole Smith will be carried out later today to determine the cause of death. The results of the autopsy would probably be announced quickly if her death was from natural causes however any definitive results could take weeks.

bonnie43uk

09-02-2007, 02:19 PM

Just been reported on Sky news .. The actor Ian Richardson has died.
Had the leading role in the BBC series House of cards.

RIP.

GiRTh

09-02-2007, 02:23 PM

Matty.....Daddy!!!!

Quality programme quality actor. Sad Day.

Red Moon

09-02-2007, 02:32 PM

A sad day for British Theatre. He will be missed by many.

Actor Ian Richardson dead at 72
Actor Ian Richardson, best remembered as the Machiavellian chief whip Francis Urquhart in landmark BBC drama House Of Cards, died today at the age of 72.

Richardson died in his sleep at his London home in the early hours of this morning.

His death came as a shock as he had not been ill and was due to begin filming his next role in TV show Midsomer Murders next week, his agent said.

His TV performances included the mole Bill Haydon in John Le Carre spy thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Sir Godber Evans in Porterhouse Blue and Sherlock Holmes in The Hound Of The Baskervilles.

But his most defining role was as the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House Of Cards in 1990, based on the novel by Michael Dobbs. His character's famous one-liner - "You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment" - passed into political parlance.

The performance won him a best actor Bafta in 1991. He reprised the role in To Play The King (1993) and The Final Cut (1995), with Uruquhart scheming his way into the role of Prime Minister.

Richardson based the character on Richard III, the last role he played for the RSC.

In 2005, he said: "I have done 15 years of Shakespeare but without doubt Francis Urquhart has been the best opportunity for my reputation. The only trouble is getting rid of it. So many people seem to think that I am like him.

"I'm grateful for the part as it put me on the map. I was just an actor on television before House Of Cards came along but Francis has been rather difficult to escape from."

Michael Dobbs, author of House of Cards, said: "I am desperately sad. He is a man I admired immensely. He changed my life. He made a dream of mine a reality. And he did it in a way which transfixed millions of viewers.

"House of Cards was Ian Richardson. He made the character and brought the whole series to life.

"Even John Major's leadership campaign in 1990 came to a halt at 9pm on a Sunday night so that the whole campaign team could sit down and see what was happening.

"Urquhart was a wicked character but Richardson portrayed him in such a way that everybody loved it. In anybody else's hands, that role could have fallen flat on his face.

"I owe him a huge debt."

Richardson was last seen on TV at Christmas as the narrator - the Voice Of Death -in Sky One's Hogfather, which starred Sir David Jason.

The actor was awarded the CBE in the Queen's 1989 New Year's Honours. He is survived by his wife, Maroussia, and two sons.

Source: The Daily Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/09/nrichardson109.xml)

Sticks

09-02-2007, 05:32 PM

How the BBC reported this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/6346301.stm)

I remembered him from the Micheal Dobbs trilogy in which he was excellent as Francis Urquhart. He was a founding member of the Royal Shakespere company

We shall not see his likes again :sad:

Sticks

09-02-2007, 05:37 PM

Sorry if this infracts the rules of this thread, but if like me you are interested in the lives of the greats, BBC Radio Four has a programme called Last Word which has a number of these obituaries every Friday at 4PM and the programme remains available on their website for a week

Website for the programme (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/lastword.shtml)

tinkerbell

09-02-2007, 06:16 PM

Its so sad! the news were all over the newspaper today!!

:sad:

Chrizzle

09-02-2007, 07:27 PM

Anna Nicole Smith

Just saw some stuff on C4 news. She went through some really pretty stages where she looked healthy and happy, and its such a sad, shcoking death.

~Kizwiz~

09-02-2007, 07:31 PM

It such sad news about her. I'm afraid to say that my first thought is that her death was an overdose. She struggled with addiction and lost her son recently. Such a turbulent life... RIP Vicki Lynn Hogan

Chrizzle

09-02-2007, 07:48 PM

Went on hr website yesterday and it was all up and running now it just says 1967-2007. Its tragic.

Red Moon

09-02-2007, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by Sticks
Sorry if this infracts the rules of this thread, but if like me you are interested in the lives of the greats, BBC Radio Four has a programme called Last Word which has a number of these obituaries every Friday at 4PM and the programme remains available on their website for a week

Website for the programme (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/lastword.shtml)

I think it fits in perfectly Sticks

Thank you fro the information :thumbs:

bonnie43uk

09-02-2007, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by Chrizzle
Went on hr website yesterday and it was all up and running now it just says 1967-2007. Its tragic.

they just showed her very last interview that she did last week , my god, she seemed as if she was on anther planet .. totally zonked out on heavy medication. If someone wrote a story about her life it would seem unbelievably far fetched.

this story will run and run!!!

zachary

09-02-2007, 09:10 PM

I am so sad to hear this news. My friend told me last night at the pub and I was so shocked...I feel so sad when someone dies even if I don't know them.

All the best to her currently fatherless daughter.

Ruth*Star

10-02-2007, 09:52 AM

What a shame that anna has passed away. poor Daniel-Lynn, only 5 months old and lost her mother already, i hope the babys okay and i hope she rests in peace :sad:

Red Moon

10-02-2007, 10:24 AM

Model's death remains a mystery
An initial autopsy has failed to find the cause of former top model Anna Nicole Smith's death.

But medical examiner Joseph Perper said he had not ruled out an overdose as a cause, and was waiting for the results of chemical analysis.

Ms Smith, 39, who fought a long battle for the estate of her late oil tycoon husband, died on Thursday.

Attention is now focusing on a battle between three men over the paternity of her five-month-old daughter Dannielynn.

'Medical puzzle'

Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger told journalists that there was "no evidence" to suggest that Ms Smith's death was the result of a crime.

But he said the investigation would remain open until Dr Perper, the Broward County medical examiner, completed his investigation.

Dr Perper said that could take from three to five weeks.

"It is a medical puzzle which we have to resolve to get a comprehensive picture of what happened," he said.

He said DNA samples had been taken from the fomer Playboy model.

"In every case in America, the examiner's office takes samples," he said.

Custody battle

Ms Smith died only five months after the birth of her daughter.

Three men are now claiming to be the father of the child, who is potentially heir to a multi-million-dollar fortune.

Ms Smith married Texas oil billionaire J Howard Marshall II in 1994, not long after being named Playboy's Playmate of the Year. She was 26 and he was 89.

He died 14 months later, setting the stage for a battle over his estate that pitted Ms Smith against Marshall's son.

The case has not yet been resolved, even though Marshall's son died last year.

Ms Smith's own son Daniel died in September, leaving her daughter as her only surviving offspring.

Both Ms Smith's lawyer and partner, Howard K Stern, and her ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead say they are the father of the baby.

Ms Smith said Mr Stern was the father, but Mr Birkhead was demanding DNA testing even before Ms Smith died.

The husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor, Prince Frederick von Anhalt, also says he may be the father.

A judge has ordered that Ms Smith's body be preserved until a paternity hearing later this month.

Source: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6348635.stm)

lily.

10-02-2007, 10:38 AM

It's tragic. So young, and she leaves a baby behind as well. :sad:

She might have lived a jaded life, but it's still tragic when a young woman dies.

Sophii3x

10-02-2007, 03:07 PM

I saw on Teletext Entertainment news that three men are fighting over the baby. They are all claining to be the father:shocked:

GiRTh

10-02-2007, 03:12 PM

So young and such a tragic life.

Red Moon

10-02-2007, 03:16 PM

Sticks

12-02-2007, 05:00 PM

As reported on the BBC News site (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6350293.stm)

The writer and broadcaster Benedict Kiely has died, aged 87, the Arts Council of Ireland has announced.

Born in County Tyrone, he spent most of his working life in Dublin, where he passed away on Friday.

He wrote more than a dozen novels, including Land Without Stars (1946) and Nothing Happens in Carmincross (1985).

:sad:

Ruth*Star

12-02-2007, 08:49 PM

R.I.P To Him.

Sticks

13-02-2007, 06:48 PM

From BBC Sport on-line (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6353201.stm)

Former Welsh Rugby Union secretary Bill Clement has died at the age of 91.

Ex-Llanelli captain Clement made six appearances for Wales between 1937-8 and toured with the Lions in South Africa in 1938, playing six matches.

He was WRU secretary 1956-81, and will be remembered with treasurer Ken Harris for helping to oversee the rebuilding of the old Cardiff Arms Park.

:sad:

bonnie43uk

13-02-2007, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by Sticks
From BBC Sport on-line (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6353201.stm)

Former Welsh Rugby Union secretary Bill Clement has died at the age of 91.

Ex-Llanelli captain Clement made six appearances for Wales between 1937-8 and toured with the Lions in South Africa in 1938, playing six matches.

He was WRU secretary 1956-81, and will be remembered with treasurer Ken Harris for helping to oversee the rebuilding of the old Cardiff Arms Park.

:sad:

Bill Clement .. No Way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .. i am numb!! ... what a devestating loss to the world of Rugby. i hope they cancel all 6 nations fixtures this weekend in his memory.

15-02-2007, 05:01 PM

Anna Nicole Smith

I'm wondering, but would people here not agree she was maybe trying to uhh.. emulate (?!) Marilyn Monroe?

Just seems odd to me that she listed Marilyn as one of her idols...

Diablo

15-02-2007, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by Ziola
Anna Nicole Smith

I'm wondering, but would people here not agree she was maybe trying to uhh.. emulate (?!) Marilyn Monroe?

Just seems odd to me that she listed Marilyn as one of her idols...

Thats what my friend says.. she is convinced of it...

Siouxsie

16-02-2007, 11:47 PM

can i add my friends dad here ?

MarkWaldorf

16-02-2007, 11:52 PM

Aww Sue. :sad: Go ahead.

andybigbro

17-02-2007, 02:32 AM

i was shocked when i found out she died

R.I.P :sad:

Red Moon

17-02-2007, 10:02 AM

Robert Adler who invented couch potato's dream device, the TV remote control, has died at the age of 93.

News Story Here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6370831.stm)

With out knowing it he also partly responsible for the all the fights over the remote controls and the hours spent looking for them.

If you read his story he seems to have been a very interesting man.

More about his work here (http://www.geocities.com/neveyaakov/electro_science/adler.html)

Sticks

17-02-2007, 10:53 AM

As reported on the BBC website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6370765.stm)

Broadcaster and theatre critic Sheridan Morley has died in his sleep, aged 65.

He was also an author, director and actor, and was known for presenting BBC Radio 4's Kaleidoscope, plus Radio 2's Arts Programme and Melodies for You.

"He just devoured everything with an insatiable curiosity," said Nicholas Kenyon, controller of the BBC Proms.

:sad:

andybigbro

17-02-2007, 04:29 PM

RIP
Sheridan :sad:

Sticks

19-02-2007, 06:49 PM

From BBC News Online (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6370925.stm)

Oscar-winning songwriter Ray Evans, known for a 60-year musical partnership with Jay Livingston, has died aged 92.

The pair produced themes to TV shows Bonanza and Mr Ed, and created songs for dozens of films, such as Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera).

Dan_

19-02-2007, 10:30 PM

Mike Alfonso, better known as Mike Awesome, was found dead on Saturday morning in the Tampa area according to those close to the family. He was 41.

More details should be forthcoming today.

Mike Awesome was one of the top foreign stars in FMW in Japan, who as a high-flying big man was made ECW champion on two occasions in 1999 and 2000. As champion, he signed with WCW, creating a situation that many feel ended up killing the title as Tazz from WWF was brought back to ECW to win the title, yet at the same time the title was jobbed in WWF.

He worked for a few months with WWF after the collapse of WCW, as well as with All Japan, but had not wrestled in some time.

It's thought to have been suicide.

RIP.

Sophii3x

20-02-2007, 11:26 AM

My rabbit died three years ago today:bawling:
He was a very cute rabbit with black fur.

Ruth*Star

20-02-2007, 03:15 PM

R.I.P and sorry about your rabbit sophie

BigSister

20-02-2007, 03:24 PM

R.I.P sophies rabbit:bawling:

Sophii3x

20-02-2007, 03:36 PM

Aww thanks guys, Cutie will be very grateful. He died 3 years ago.. He was lovley, and he was a tiny little thing.

I renember crying for a week after he died

Lauren

20-02-2007, 03:38 PM

:angel: RIP cutie. Always remembered.

Lauren

22-02-2007, 03:06 PM

It's the one year anniversary of my dog (Sam) dying. He was put down cos of old age and he'd been with me since I was about 3.
:love:

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l19/LaurenFah/SamBanner.png

Sophii3x

22-02-2007, 03:11 PM

RIP Sam:sad:

Sticks

22-02-2007, 04:24 PM

As reported on the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6385119.stm)

Actor Derek Waring, who found fame as Detective Inspector Goss in BBC drama Z-Cars, has died of cancer aged 79.

The versatile performer had a string of film, TV and theatre credits, also appearing in The Professionals, Dixon of Dock Green and The New Avengers

:sad:

Sticks

23-02-2007, 04:25 PM

As reported on the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6388567.stm)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42604000/jpg/_42604415_rademakers203afp.jpg

Oscar-winning Dutch film director Fons Rademakers has died, aged 86.

He died of emphysema in a Geneva hospital after doctors turned off life-support machines at his request.

Rademakers won an Oscar in 1987 for best foreign-language film with De Aanslag, or The Attack, the high point of career in which he made 11 features.

:sad:

Siouxsie

24-02-2007, 06:52 PM

My friends dad The ould fella (as we used to call him)
RIP :flowers:

MarkWaldorf

24-02-2007, 06:53 PM

Omg. :sad: RIP.

Siouxsie

24-02-2007, 06:56 PM

ooo this is so sad

Red Moon

25-02-2007, 11:36 AM

When posting on this thread please remember the topic rules and post accordingly.

TOPIC RULES

When entering a post a post on this topic it is important to follow the following posting rules.

1. Do not use the quick reply option at the bottom of the page. Use the new reply button which is just above the quick reply option and on the right hand side of the page.

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3. Remember this is a topic for people that have died. Please be respectful and considerate when posting and avoid swearing at all costs. You never know if one of the dead persons relatives could be reading the topic.

Red

Sticks

01-03-2007, 06:40 AM

From BBC News Online (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6403767.stm)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42623000/jpg/_42623513_lordforte250.jpg
The hotel and catering magnate, Lord Forte, has died at his home in London at the age of 98.

A company spokeswoman said: "Lord Forte passed away peacefully in his sleep at 7am at his home in London."

Charles Forte started his career as the owner of a London milk bar and went on to become the head of a worldwide empire of hotels and restaurants.

It included 800 hotels from the top end to budget, and roadside restaurants Little Chef and Happy Eater.

:sad:

Red Moon

05-03-2007, 09:40 AM

Journalist Wooldridge dies at 75

Acclaimed sports journalist Ian Wooldridge has died in hospital aged 75, the Daily Mail has said.

Mr Wooldridge, who won a host of awards for his sports coverage, died peacefully after battling with cancer.

He was widely regarded as one of the greatest sportswriters of his generation and continued writing his Daily Mail column until his death.

Source and more information can be found here: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6418435.stm)

Red Moon

08-03-2007, 08:54 AM

Comedy actor Inman dies aged 71

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Actor John Inman, most famous for the comedy Are You Being Served?, has died in London aged 71, his spokesman said.

Inman made his name in the 1970s show as Mr Humphries, whose catchphrase "I'm free!" entered popular culture.

In recent years he was a pantomime regular, most often taking the role of the dame. He also made appearances in BBC comedy show Revolver in 2004.

He died in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, after being ill for some time, his manager Phil Dale said.

Source and more information can be found here: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6429425.stm)

Ella

08-03-2007, 02:21 PM

Liam McLaughlin
I was at the same School as him, and my sister was a close friend of his :sad: And he is one of my friends Brothers

Lance Bombardier Liam 'Paddy' McLaughlin, 21, of the 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, died with his good friend and colleague Lance Bombardier Ross Clark, during a rocket attack in the Sangin area of Helmand province on Saturday.

Liam McLaughlin with friend and colleague Lance BombardierRoss Clark.

Liam, who was a pupil at Ripley St Thomas School in Lancaster and whose family lived near Aldcliffe until moving back to Ireland a few years ago, served all over the UK and abroad.

Deployed to Afghanistan in September 2006, Liam proved himself a versatile and highly effective soldier.

Speaking on behalf of the Regiment, his Commanding Officer, Lt Col Neil Wilson RA, said: "Paddy was a real character, that rare combination of natural verve and determined professionalism that is an absolute pleasure to be around.

"He was an extremely popular young soldier, and undoubtedly had a bright future ahead of him. He leaves a void that will be felt by the entire regiment, who are deeply shocked to a man.

"That he should be lost alongside team-member and friend, Lance Bombardier Ross Clark, is particularly saddening, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends."

Defence Secretary Des Browne said: "I was greatly saddened to hear about the deaths of L/Bdr Ross Clark and L/Bdr Paddy McLaughlin in Afghanistan on Saturday.

"By all accounts, they were clearly very professional, capable soldiers who were greatly respected by those who worked with them."

Liam's family did not wish to comment.

Headteacher of Ripley High School, Liz Nicholls, said staff at the school remember Liam with great affection and send their love and prayers to his family.

Pupils have been signing a book of remembrance and leaving floral tributes to Liam.

Sticks

08-03-2007, 04:47 PM

I once saw a John Inman perform in a play at the Tyneside Theatre just down the road from my flat

After the play he spoke to the audience about how things were. There was a leaky roof there and he went and got a bucket or some other container.

He will be sadly missed.

:sad:

cc100

10-03-2007, 03:57 PM

Originally posted by Sticks

After the play he spoke to the audience about how things were.

:laugh2:

Sticks

14-03-2007, 04:09 PM

As reported on the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6449881.stm)

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Actor Gareth Hunt, star of The New Avengers, has died of pancreatic cancer aged 65, his agent has announced.

Hunt played the role of Mike Gambit in the TV series, alongside Joanna Lumley's Purdey and Patrick McNee as John Steed.

Lumley paid tribute to her "dear friend" who she said was "loved by everyone who knew him".

In later years Hunt became well known as the face of Nescafe with a trademark handshake to reveal coffee beans.

MarkWaldorf

15-03-2007, 09:31 PM

That death is everywhere. RIP. :sad:

Sunny_01

17-03-2007, 01:26 PM

The solicitor falsely accused and imprisoned for the murder of her two sons. She was later found not guilty.

Suicide is not being ruled out out the minute - such a shame the poor woman went through so much

Red Moon

18-03-2007, 09:07 PM

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer has died after being discovered in his Jamaica hotel room on Sunday morning.

The 58-year-old former South Africa coach, who played for England between 1975 and 1981, was found unconscious at the Pegasus Hotel at 1045 local time.

He was taken to the emergency ward of the nearby University hospital but did not regain consciousness.

Source: BBC Sport (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/6464831.stm)

Bells

19-03-2007, 08:30 PM

RIP Bob Woolmer. :sad:

And RIP Sally Clark as well - poor her, she really did go through so much. :sad:

Sticks

20-03-2007, 04:36 PM

From BBC News Online (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6467997.stm)

Stuart Rosenberg, who directed the Paul Newman film classic Cool Hand Luke and haunted house hit The Amityville Horror, has died at the age of 79.

He suffered a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills on Thursday, his son told the Associated Press news agency.

Cool Hand Luke, the 1967 drama starring Newman as a chain gang inmate who defied sadistic guards, was Rosenberg's first feature film.

Red Moon

22-03-2007, 11:43 PM

Breaking news.

Bob Woolmer was murdered.

The Police think he was strangled and is looking for his killer.

Red Moon

23-03-2007, 12:20 AM

STATEMENT FROM COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE
MR. LUCIUS THOMAS
RE-DEATH ROBERT ANDREW WOOLMER

THURSDAY, March 22, 2007

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the local and international media.

Consistent with our approach from the time Pakistani Cricket Coach, Mr. Robert Woolmer was found in his hotel room on Sunday, March 18, the Jamaica Constabulary Force has updated the media on all developments concerning our investigations of this case.

The Jamaican Police are in a position to inform that it is now in possession of the official post mortem report from the Government pathologist who conducted the autopsy on the late Mr. Woolmer.

The pathologist report is now available and states that Mr. Woolmer’s death was due to asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation. In these circumstances, the matter of Mr. Robert Woolmer’s death is now being treated by the Jamaica Police as a case of murder.

Steps are being taken to conclude these investigations which include collecting statements from all persons who in the opinion of the Police can be of assistance to these investigations.

In due course further announcements will be made as to the progress our investigations of Mr. Woolmer’s murder.

The JCF is making an appeal to anyone who may have information that would help us to identify Bob Woolmer’s killer or killers to come forward in order that his wife, Gill and his family can begin the process of healing.

It is our belief that those associated with or having access to Mr. Woolmer may have vital information that would assist this inquiry. We appeal to these individuals to come forward now to assist us with our investigation.

Our condolences go out to Gill, Bob’s widow and their sons, friends and members of the Pakistan team.

This statement is now on the website of the Jamaica Police. The website is www.jamaicapolice.org.jm. I thank you.

Source: Jamaica Constabulary Force (http://www.jamaicapolice.org.jm)

Sticks

04-04-2007, 11:41 AM

From BBC News Online (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6525185.stm)

British author Michael Dibdin, known for his Italian detective Aurelio Zen, has died aged 60, his publisher says.

The Wolverhampton-born novelist published his first book, The Last Sherlock Holmes Story, in 1978.

His first Zen novel, Ratking, was inspired by four years spent teaching English in Italy. It won the Gold Dagger award for crime fiction in 1988.

He is survived by third wife, Katherine Beck, a daughter from each of his first two marriages and three stepchildren.