RIP thread - Page 323

**patwynnfan** · December 18th, 2014, 12:46 PM

Italian actress Virna Lisi, who played opposite Hollywood stars including Frank Sinatra in the 1960s and later established herself an acclaimed character actress, has died at the age of 78.

Italian media quoted her son as saying that Lisi had passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, a month after being diagnosed with an incurable illness.

Born in Ancona in 1936, she was an established cinema and theatre actress before Hollywood producers looking for a new Marilyn Monroe came calling in the mid-1960s.

With Jack Lemmon she made "How to Murder Your Wife" in 1965 and followed up by starring alongside Tony Curtis in "Not with my Wife, You Don't" and with Sinatra in "Assault on a Queen" the following year.

Reluctant to be restricted to love-interest roles based on her looks, she turned down the sexy part taken by Jane Fonda in Roger Vadim's "Barbarella" (1968) and moved back to Europe after only three years of a seven-year contract with Paramount studios.

While in Hollywood, she maintained a parallel career in European cinema, notably playing a lead role in "The Birds, the Bees and the Italians," which shared the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes film festival in 1966.

After taking a break from acting in the early 1970s, Lisi successfully reinvented herself as a character actress with a broad range.

Her portrayal of Catherine de' Medici in "La Reine Margot" (1994) saw her pick up both a French Cesar and the best actress award at Cannes.

She also worked extensively in television and made the last of her nearly 80 films, "Il Piu Bel Giorno Della Mia Vita," in 2002.

She is survived by her son Corrado Pesci and three grandchildren. Her husband of 53 years, the architect Franco Pesci, died in 2013.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30536718

**Oswald** · December 18th, 2014, 05:40 PM

British actor Tom Adams has died aged 76. His highest known role was in the 1965 film 'The Great Escape'. He also appeared in ITV's 'General Hospital'. Later on he was a prolific voice-over artist.

Obit here:

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...c/14/tom-adams

**patwynnfan** · December 19th, 2014, 08:34 AM

Mandy Rice-Davies, a key figure in the Profumo sex scandal that rocked the British Establishment in the 1960s, has died.

A spokesman for publicist Hackford Jones said the 70-year-old had died after a short battle with cancer.

Along with her friend Christine Keeler, the model and showgirl achieved notoriety in 1963 for her involvement in a sex and espionage scandal which led to the resignation of War Minister John Profumo and seriously discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan.

Rice-Davies was also famous for her comment in court when told that a member of the House of Lords denied he had ever met her. To laughter in the court, she quipped: "He would, wouldn't he?"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30547066

**patwynnfan** · December 22nd, 2014, 06:19 AM

Ernie Terrell, whose brief reign as heavyweight champion ended with a punishing loss to Muhammad Ali in a 1967 grudge match, has died. He was 75.

The son of Mississippi sharecroppers and long-time Chicago resident worked as fight promoter after his boxing career ended and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004. Terrell also twice ran unsuccessfully for alderman of his far South Side neighborhood and built a janitorial company that eventually employed 100 people. He died Tuesday in Chicago of complications from Alzheimer's disease, according to his wife Maxine.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6356582.html

**patwynnfan** · December 22nd, 2014, 06:22 AM

Acclaimed actress Billie Whitelaw, famous for her roles on stage and screen, has died at the age of 82.

The Coventry-born star, who was made a CBE in 1991, worked in close collaboration with playwright Samuel Beckett, who described her as a perfect actress.

She died in the early hours of Sunday at a nursing home in London, her son Matthew Muller said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29445982

**patwynnfan** · December 22nd, 2014, 07:08 AM

Udo Juergens, one of the best-known pop composers and singers in the German-speaking world, has died at the age of 80.

The Austrian-born artist died of heart failure in Switzerland just two weeks after his last concert.

In a career spanning five decades, Juergens sold more than 100m records.

In 1966, he won the Eurovision song contest with Merci Cherie. His hits touched on love and longing but also social issues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30571366

**patwynnfan** · December 22nd, 2014, 07:35 AM

Photographer Jane Bown, known for her portraits of famous people including the Queen, the Beatles and Samuel Beckett, has died aged 89.

Bown joined the Observer in 1949 and continued to appear in the office every week for more than half a century.

Her other subjects included ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and artist Francis Bacon. Several of her pictures are in the National Portrait Gallery.

Observer editor John Mulholland called her "part of the Observer's DNA".

Bown last appeared in the Observer offices in August, although by then she was too frail to take photographs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30570570

**patwynnfan** · December 22nd, 2014, 07:37 AM

The diplomat and journalist John Freeman has died at the age of 99.

In a varied career, Mr Freeman was perhaps best known for his interviews for BBC television series Face to Face.

He was also a decorated soldier, editor of the New Statesman magazine, Labour MP, UK high commissioner to India, Britain's ambassador in Washington and chairman of London Weekend Television.

His interviewees for Face to Face included Martin Luther King, Bertrand Russell and Stirling Moss.

Mr Freeman was MP for Watford from 1945-55, and made his first speech in the House of Commons on August 16, 1945. He had served in World War Two, and Parliamentary records show Major Freeman wore his military uniform.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30565798

**patwynnfan** · December 22nd, 2014, 11:29 PM

Blues and rock legend Joe Cocker, best known for his gritty voice and great vocals, has died at the age of 70.

The English-born singer-songwriter died on Sunday in Colorado, where he has lived for the past two decades. He had lung cancer.

His death was confirmed by agent Barrie Marshall, who called Cocker "without doubt the greatest rock-soul voice ever to come out of Britain".

Cocker, from Sheffield, had a career spanning decades and recorded some 40 albums, his raspy voice known to and loved by generations of blues lovers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30582761

**gedly** · December 23rd, 2014, 11:25 PM

'Allo 'Allo! comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies at the age of 84

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30591740

December 18th, 2014, 12:46 PM	#3221
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Italian actress Virna Lisi dead at 78 Italian actress Virna Lisi, who played opposite Hollywood stars including Frank Sinatra in the 1960s and later established herself an acclaimed character actress, has died at the age of 78. Italian media quoted her son as saying that Lisi had passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, a month after being diagnosed with an incurable illness. Born in Ancona in 1936, she was an established cinema and theatre actress before Hollywood producers looking for a new Marilyn Monroe came calling in the mid-1960s. With Jack Lemmon she made "How to Murder Your Wife" in 1965 and followed up by starring alongside Tony Curtis in "Not with my Wife, You Don't" and with Sinatra in "Assault on a Queen" the following year. Reluctant to be restricted to love-interest roles based on her looks, she turned down the sexy part taken by Jane Fonda in Roger Vadim's "Barbarella" (1968) and moved back to Europe after only three years of a seven-year contract with Paramount studios. While in Hollywood, she maintained a parallel career in European cinema, notably playing a lead role in "The Birds, the Bees and the Italians," which shared the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes film festival in 1966. After taking a break from acting in the early 1970s, Lisi successfully reinvented herself as a character actress with a broad range. Her portrayal of Catherine de' Medici in "La Reine Margot" (1994) saw her pick up both a French Cesar and the best actress award at Cannes. She also worked extensively in television and made the last of her nearly 80 films, "Il Piu Bel Giorno Della Mia Vita," in 2002. She is survived by her son Corrado Pesci and three grandchildren. Her husband of 53 years, the architect Franco Pesci, died in 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30536718 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by patwynnfan; December 18th, 2014 at 02:29 PM..

December 19th, 2014, 08:34 AM	#3223
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Mandy Rice-Davies has died aged 70 Mandy Rice-Davies, a key figure in the Profumo sex scandal that rocked the British Establishment in the 1960s, has died. A spokesman for publicist Hackford Jones said the 70-year-old had died after a short battle with cancer. Along with her friend Christine Keeler, the model and showgirl achieved notoriety in 1963 for her involvement in a sex and espionage scandal which led to the resignation of War Minister John Profumo and seriously discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. Rice-Davies was also famous for her comment in court when told that a member of the House of Lords denied he had ever met her. To laughter in the court, she quipped: "He would, wouldn't he?" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30547066 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by patwynnfan; December 19th, 2014 at 10:09 AM..

December 22nd, 2014, 06:19 AM	#3224
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Ernie Terrell RIP Ernie Terrell, whose brief reign as heavyweight champion ended with a punishing loss to Muhammad Ali in a 1967 grudge match, has died. He was 75. The son of Mississippi sharecroppers and long-time Chicago resident worked as fight promoter after his boxing career ended and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004. Terrell also twice ran unsuccessfully for alderman of his far South Side neighborhood and built a janitorial company that eventually employed 100 people. He died Tuesday in Chicago of complications from Alzheimer's disease, according to his wife Maxine. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/1...n_6356582.html __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by patwynnfan; December 22nd, 2014 at 06:44 AM..

December 22nd, 2014, 06:22 AM	#3225
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Billie Whitelaw RIP Acclaimed actress Billie Whitelaw, famous for her roles on stage and screen, has died at the age of 82. The Coventry-born star, who was made a CBE in 1991, worked in close collaboration with playwright Samuel Beckett, who described her as a perfect actress. She died in the early hours of Sunday at a nursing home in London, her son Matthew Muller said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29445982 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by patwynnfan; December 22nd, 2014 at 06:40 AM..

December 22nd, 2014, 07:08 AM	#3226
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Austrian crooner Udo Juergens dies at age of 80 Udo Juergens, one of the best-known pop composers and singers in the German-speaking world, has died at the age of 80. The Austrian-born artist died of heart failure in Switzerland just two weeks after his last concert. In a career spanning five decades, Juergens sold more than 100m records. In 1966, he won the Eurovision song contest with Merci Cherie. His hits touched on love and longing but also social issues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30571366 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

December 18th, 2014, 05:40 PM	#3222
Oswald Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,115 Thanks: 51,076 Thanked 282,674 Times in 13,805 Posts	British actor Tom Adams has died aged 76. His highest known role was in the 1965 film 'The Great Escape'. He also appeared in ITV's 'General Hospital'. Later on he was a prolific voice-over artist. Obit here: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...c/14/tom-adams

December 22nd, 2014, 07:35 AM	#3227
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Observer newspaper photographer Jane Bown dies aged 89 Photographer Jane Bown, known for her portraits of famous people including the Queen, the Beatles and Samuel Beckett, has died aged 89. Bown joined the Observer in 1949 and continued to appear in the office every week for more than half a century. Her other subjects included ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and artist Francis Bacon. Several of her pictures are in the National Portrait Gallery. Observer editor John Mulholland called her "part of the Observer's DNA". Bown last appeared in the Observer offices in August, although by then she was too frail to take photographs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30570570 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

December 22nd, 2014, 07:37 AM	#3228
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Journalist John Freeman dies at 99 The diplomat and journalist John Freeman has died at the age of 99. In a varied career, Mr Freeman was perhaps best known for his interviews for BBC television series Face to Face. He was also a decorated soldier, editor of the New Statesman magazine, Labour MP, UK high commissioner to India, Britain's ambassador in Washington and chairman of London Weekend Television. His interviewees for Face to Face included Martin Luther King, Bertrand Russell and Stirling Moss. Mr Freeman was MP for Watford from 1945-55, and made his first speech in the House of Commons on August 16, 1945. He had served in World War Two, and Parliamentary records show Major Freeman wore his military uniform. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30565798 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

December 22nd, 2014, 11:29 PM	#3229
patwynnfan Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 420 Thanks: 25,994 Thanked 11,827 Times in 416 Posts	Singer Joe Cocker Dies At 70 Blues and rock legend Joe Cocker, best known for his gritty voice and great vocals, has died at the age of 70. The English-born singer-songwriter died on Sunday in Colorado, where he has lived for the past two decades. He had lung cancer. His death was confirmed by agent Barrie Marshall, who called Cocker "without doubt the greatest rock-soul voice ever to come out of Britain". Cocker, from Sheffield, had a career spanning decades and recorded some 40 albums, his raspy voice known to and loved by generations of blues lovers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30582761 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you like the post please hit the Thanks button, a little appreciation goes a long way To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

December 23rd, 2014, 11:25 PM	#3230
gedly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,236 Thanks: 19,909 Thanked 69,352 Times in 3,173 Posts	'Allo 'Allo! comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd dies at the age of 84 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30591740