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Originally Posted by Iceman123
Back in 1979-80 I was taking guitar lessons from Bob Spencer who had been in Skyhooks (Red Symons replacement). One day I turned up for a lesson at his place and there was no answer at the door. His next door neighbour told me that he had pissed off to Sydney because Jon English had called him up to be in his band.
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'Dr. Strangelove,' James Bond production designer Ken Adam dies at 95
BY JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
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Ken Adam, the British production designer who gave “Dr. Strangelove” its cavernous War Room and James Bond supervillains their futuristic lairs, has died. He was 95.
Adam’s biographer, Christopher Frayling, said Adam passed away in his sleep Thursday at his home in London. Frayling called Adam “the greatest production designer for film, ever.”
MGM Studios and Eon Productions mourned the death of “our beloved friend” in a statement on the official James Bond Twitter account, hailing Adam as the person “who was so responsible for the visual style of the James Bond films.”
The Berlin-born Adam won two Academy Awards in a career that lasted into his 70s and spanned more than 70 films. He was revered for his indelible set artistry, including that for seven Bond movies. Adam was behind the Fort Knox vaults of “Goldfinger,” the iconic volcano hideaway of “You Only Live Twice” and Bond’s gadget-filled Aston Martin.
“One critic asked, ‘How did you ever get inside the volcano?’ ” Adam told the Los Angeles Times last year. “I didn’t get inside the volcano! I think that is the function of a film designer, to create something which the audience has never seen.”
In the art of production design, Adam’s work on Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 classic is widely considered among the craft’s highest achievements. His enormous, expressionistic set evoked a bomb shelter with a circular, lamp-lit table in the middle, designed to suggest a poker table. It was here where Peter Sellers famously chastised a tussling Air Force general and Russian ambassador: “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the War Room!”
Adam was knighted in 2003, a first for a production designer.
Born Klaus Hugo Adam in 1921, Adam’s Jewish family fled Nazi Germany in 1934. They settled in London, where Adam became enraptured by German Expressionist films like “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” He studied architecture, a background that would later prove useful for production design.
He volunteered during World War II and was one of only a handful of German-born pilots to fly for the Royal Air Force. Later, his flying experience would inspire the ejector seat of 007’s Aston Martin.
After the war, he was hired to assist veteran designer William Cameron Menzies (“Gone With the Wind”) on the Oscar-winning 1956 film “Around the World in 80 Days.” Adam caught the eye of producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli who, after hiring him for “The Trials of Oscar Wilde,” enlisted a reluctant Adam for 1962’s “Dr. No,” the first Bond film.
Sets created by Adam – like the interior of the British Secret Service headquarters and Dr. No’s base – created a template for the franchise that would follow. He continued to be instrumental in crafting the iconic backdrops, props and torture devices that helped define the Bond world in “Goldfinger,” “Thunderball,” “You Only Live Twice,” “Diamonds Are Forever” and “Moonraker.”
While Adam’s production design on Bond allowed his fantastical imagination to roam free, working with Kubrick was a more strained process.
After “Dr. Strangelove,” Adam turned Kubrick down for “2001: A Space Odyssey,” but he later reunited with the notoriously perfectionist director on “Barry Lyndon.” During shooting in Ireland, Adam was hospitalized because of the stress.
“I was incredibly close with him,” Adam told the BBC in 2013. “It was almost like an unhealthy love affair between us. And I had a breakdown eventually.”
Still, Adam won his first Oscar in 1976 for “Barry Lyndon,” which he shared with Vernon Dixon and Roy Walker. His second came in 1995 for “The Madness of King George,” which he shared with Carolyn Scott.
Other memorable inventions included the winged automobile of 1968’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” the gothic home of 1993’s “Addams Family Values” and the Cold War atmosphere of 1965’s “The Ipcress File.”
Adam is survived by his wife Maria Letizia, whom he married in 1952.
'Dr. Strangelove,' James Bond production designer Ken Adam dies at 95 | The Kansas City Star
Just seen an announcement on FB that Arnie is dead.....
Somehow I think it's another hoax ......
^ Arnie the pig from Green Acres?...
There is only one Arnie.... thankfully
Arnold Schwarzenegger Death Hoax Dismissed Since Actor Is ‘Alive And Well’...
Well, I suppose the above statement is as good a reason as any...
Arnie, Bob Dylan.... which forgotten celeb will arrange his own hoax for publicity?
Shame, I'd have stomached a run of his films to guarantee there would be no more....
Ja, Ja. No doubt 'He'll be baaaack'Quote:
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Keith Emerson ,founder of Emerson lake and Palmer dies at 71...RIP
Progressive rock legend Emerson dies
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Keith Emerson, the co-founder and keyboardist of progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died aged 71, according to his former bandmates.
"We regret to announce that Keith Emerson died last night at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles," read a statement on the band's Facebook page.
Emerson was considered one of the top keyboard players of the prog rock era.
He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Santa Monica police confirmed to the BBC.
His death was being investigated as a suicide, police added.
A police spokesman said Emerson's body was found in the early hours of Friday morning by his girlfriend Mari Kawaguchi at their flat in the Californian city.
Former bandmate Carl Palmer said: "I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my good friend and brother-in-music, Keith Emerson.
"Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for his performance as a keyboard player will remain unmatched for many years to come."
Inspired by Jimi Hendrix's theatrics with the electric guitar, Emerson was famous for his showmanship and outlandish on-stage performance style.
"That part of the act was something that just felt natural to do; something that allowed me be more expressive," he told Counterculture magazine.
ELP achieved an international following and were particularly popular in Britain and Japan. Several of the group's albums, including Tarkus, Trilogy, and Brain Salad Surgery entered the top five on the British chart.
Tarkus, released in 1971, featured an opening track lasting more than 20 minutes, inspired by the fictional Tarkus character - a half-tank, half-armadillo creature that would appear on stage at gigs.
Before ELP, Emerson was a member of The Nice, which formed in 1967 but disbanded three years later.
In later life he pursued a solo career and remained active in the music business. He was forced to call off a tour in 2010 due to abnormal growth in his colon, but had a tour of Japan scheduled for next month.
His last concert took place in July 2015 at the Barbican in London, where he performed alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra in a tribute to Robert Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.
He was born in Yorkshire in 1944.
Progressive rock legend Emerson dies - BBC News
Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac author, dies at 87
BY WILL ROBINSON • @WILL_ROBINSON_
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Anita Brookner, the award-winning British author and historian, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, according to The Times. She was 87 years old.
The former professor took to writing late in her life, beginning in her fifties. In 1984, her third novel Hotel du Lac won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. And in 1990, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Brookner was born on July 16, 1928 in London and was the only child of Newson Bruckner (a Polish immigrant who fought in World War I) and Maude Schiska (a former singer). She earned a B.A. at London’s King’s College and received her doctorate in art history from Courtauld Institute of Art, a decision her mother disapproved of. “She thought I wouldn’t get married, and that would be her disappointment,” she told The Telegraph in 2009. She never did marry, a decision she made to not ever “be taken over” by a man, she said. She also had no children — a fact she regarded with sadness, she told The Telegraph. “That’s why I write,” she said. “Because I have no children.”
Brookner made history in 1967 by becoming the first woman to hold the Slade Professorship of Fine Art at Cambridge University. She later returned to Courtauld to teach from 1977 until her retirement in 1988.
Hotel du Lac was Brookner’s breakthrough novel (even if she felt her later work Latecomers should have won the big award instead, as she told The Telegraph). The drama centers on romance novelist Edith Hope, whose life starts mimicking her works. Her escape to the titular hotel doesn’t give her the reprieve she seeks.
Brookner went on to write more than 20 novels — her most recent book, At The Hairdressers, was released in 2011 as an ebook — but claimed she never found satisfaction in her accomplishments.
“It is actually quite a dynamic process, and very absorbing when you’re doing it. But when you’ve done it, you’re rather disgusted,” she told The Telegraph. “Because it’s all over, and you must do it all over again. … When it’s over, it’s over. I mean, I can’t remember my books. I can’t even remember the names. They’re so finished. … If I felt satisfaction I would question it. Because it would be temporary. And illusory. Clutching at something that has very little validity.”
Anita Brookner dead: Hotel du Lac author dies at 87 | EW.com
That is such an insightful and well written or spoken comment on her work as a novelist. The reason it's so meaningful to me is because of its universality. If most people were honest and read those words, my bet is it expresses the mentality of 90% of the workers in those better paying jobs everybody wants. What an expose of worker dissatisfaction.Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
RIP Anita. Well done.
Duh Duh-Duh Duuuhhhhhhh. Duh Duh Duh. Duh. Duh Duh-Duh Duh Duh Duhhhhhhhhhh.
Sylvia Anderson, voice of Thunderbirds' Lady Penelope, dies at 88
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Thunderbirds co-creator Sylvia Anderson, best known for voicing Lady Penelope in the hit TV show, has died aged 88.
A producer and writer, Ms Anderson created the Supermarionation puppet series with husband Gerry.
She died at her home in Bray, Berkshire, following a short illness, her daughter Dee Anderson confirmed.
"Sylvia was a mother and a legend - her intelligence was phenomenal but her creativity and tenacity unchallenged," her daughter said.
"She was a force in every way, and will be sadly missed."
Gerry Anderson died in 2012 aged 83 after suffering with Alzheimer's disease.
As well as voicing Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds from its debut in 1965 until 1968, Sylvia also worked on Joe 90, Captain Scarlet and Stingray.
Born in south London to a boxing champion and a dressmaker, she went on to have a career in television spanning five decades.
She recently worked as head of programming for HBO in the UK and had been writing a show with her daughter entitled The Last Station.
Ms Anderson said her mother "would always find time to take care of people who were suffering or in need of support".
The pair had planned a charity ball for Breast Cancer Care, which will now go ahead in May in her memory.
She is survived by her daughter, who is a singer-songwriter, son Gerry Anderson Junior, an anaesthetist, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Speaking last September, Mrs Anderson said she had had "fun" playing a great aunt to her original character, voiced by Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike, in ITV reboot Thunderbirds Are Go.
She had a "creativity and genuine love for her characters" that touched fans around the world, her daughter said.
Behind the camera, she took on many roles for Thunderbirds, including character development and costume design.
When asked if she saw herself as a pioneer for women in television during the 1960s, Mrs Anderson was modest.
"I never waved the flag or anything about being a woman, but I was a woman with a group of men. Now and again I would get a director and I would go on set, one in particular, no names of course, and he was very, very huffy because I was a woman giving him notes on what he had shot the previous day, and I tried to do it very carefully," she said.
Sylvia Anderson, voice of Thunderbirds' Lady Penelope, dies at 88 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
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the 71 yr old has a 'girlfriend'. :) any pics.Quote:
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Keith Emerson and Mari Kawaguchi pictured in 2014
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Very cute girl.Quote:
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He looks pretty good for 71, wonder why he did it?
Have you heard ELP????? Fuck! if that was my legacy I'd have done it....
Girlfriend of Emerson, Lake and Palmer keyboardist says health conditions affecting his live performances had ‘made him depressed, nervous and anxious’
Prog rock musician Keith Emerson's death was suicide, rules coroner | Music | The Guardian
One of the first albums I bought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobcock
I didn't love them but nothing to commit suicide over.
I suppose he thought that was his life and if he couldn't do it anymore what's the point.
Pretty stupid IMO. Everyone must get to that point sooner or later.
And she is 56 years old, will be 57 next month. I wonder what that pair have been putting in their cornflakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by CujoVery cute girl.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
He looks pretty good for 71, wonder why he did it?
Cliff Michelmore: BBC radio and TV broadcaster dies aged 96
BBC radio and TV broadcaster Cliff Michelmore has died in hospital aged 96, it has been reported.
By HELEN KELLY
PUBLISHED: 06:25, Thu, Mar 17, 2016 | UPDATED: 06:48, Thu, Mar 17, 2016
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Cliff anchored coverage of events including the Apollo moon landings and two general elections during his career spanning 60 years.
He was best known for fronting the BBC's groundbreaking current affairs programme Tonight, which included the first television appearance of David Bowie, aged 17, in 1954.
Born on the Isle of Wight in 1919, he served in the RAF during the second world war before beginning his career in broadcasting.
His son Guy told the BBC his father died at Petersfield Hospital on Hampshire after being admitted last week.
Antony Jay, who was a trainee when Tonight was first broadcast in 1957, wrote in the Guardian in 2009 that Cliff was the first Tv celebrity who came across as "one of us".
He added: "He rapidly became a national figure, but he was much more than a television celebrity.
"There was no pretence, no feeling of “performance” about him, in spite of the consummate professional and technical skill he brought to the programme.
"He was just Cliff, take him or leave him. And of course the audience took him, in their millions.
Paying tribute, BBC director general Tony Hall said he was an "outstanding broadcaster".
He said: "It's impossible to overestimate just how important a national figure he was at a time when there were just two channels.
"I still remember as a boy watching Cliff Michelmore presenting Tonight live five times a week in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
"He was natural, warm, engaging - he was utterly himself and showed he was one of us. His personal approach recast the role of the TV presenter at the BBC and he was loved by audiences for it."
Cliff Michelmore - BBC radio and TV broadcaster dies aged 96 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Daily Express
Not sure if he qualifies, but singer Frank Sinatra, Jr. croaked - heart attack at 72 while on tour.
17 March 2016 at 8:49am
Paul Daniels dies aged 77 after being diagnosed with brain tumour
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Television magician Paul Daniels died today aged 77 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, his publicist has said.
Last updated Thu 17 Mar 2016
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Television magician Paul Daniels died today aged 77 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, his publicist has said.
The entertainer's family announced he had been diagnosed with a serious brain tumour in late February.
They reported at the time that they did not know how long Paul had to live.
The 77-year-old is understood to have spent his last few days surrounded by his family.
Daniels (77), discovered magic at the age of 11 and went on to perform at working men's clubs and seaside shows.
He made his television debut on the talent series Opportunity Knocks, coming second. From 1979 to 1994, he hosted The Paul Daniels Magic Show on BBC television.
He said he came up with his catchphrase "You'll like this . . . not a lot, but you'll like it" at a club in Bradford as a way to deal with a heckler.
Daniels married his first wife, Jacqueline, in 1960 and they had three sons.
After 18 years as a divorcee, during which he claimed, in his 2000 memoir Under No Illusion he slept with 300 women, he married his on-stage assistant Debbie McGee.
In later years, the couple, who live in Berkshire, participated in TV shows including Channel 4's Celebrity Wife Swap, in which he tried living with Vanessa Feltz. In 2010, he took part in Strictly Come Dancing.
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^That's magic...... I mean tragic.
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RIP PD
never heard of him.Quote:
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Dawg?...
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Frank Sinatra Jr, who has died aged 72, did not make things easy for himself when he decided to forge a career as a singer, performing in the style of the most famous entertainer of the 20th century, who happened to be his father. Although the name opened many doors, the comparison could never be in his favour.
Frank Sinatra Jr obituary | Music | The Guardian
knew he had a son by mia farrow, never knew of another.
Sad day combover Cliff and Paul Daniels away with the fairies
R I P to these classic Englishmen
Here are some of Paul Daniels' best clips. Worth watching.
Paul Daniels' best clips, from the Iron Maiden to disappearing elephants | Media | The Guardian
Combover?Quote:
Originally Posted by Conche
Daniels, like Wogan, was an unabashed wearer of some truly appalling rugs.
18 March 2016 at 4:48am
LA Law actor Larry Drake dies aged 66
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“Larry Drake, the actor best known for his award-winning role on ‘L.A. Law,’ died Thursday in his Los Angeles home, according to his manager Steven Siebert,” reports Entertainment Weekly.
Drake, who won two Emmys for playing Benny Stulwicz on the legal drama, was 66. No cause of death has been released. His death was first reported by TMZ.
“’He was a great person,’ screenwriter and friend Charles Pogue tells EW, ‘genuine sweet, smart, gentle man. A very loyal, good friend.’”
The EW story continues, “He began his professional acting career in 1971, playing bit parts in movies and TV. Drake landed a role on the former NBC drama ‘L.A. Law’ as Benny Stulwicz, the developmentally disabled office messenger. Benny evolved as a recurring character in season 2 to a series regular through the rest of the show’s eight-season run. His performance garnered back-to-back Emmys for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1988 and 1989.”
Writes USA Today, “In addition, he also starred in movies including ‘Bean’ (with Rowan Atkinson), ‘The Journey of August King’ (with Jason Patric), ‘Darkman’ (with Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand), and ‘Darkman II: The Return of Durant.’
“Whitney Smith, who worked in Drake’s management office, said that the actor had struggled with weight issues. Drake used to joke about how it affected his lack of roles.
“‘(Larry) was aware that overweight people are under-represented in Hollywood,’ said Smith. ‘He would say that people in casting calls acted as if they might catch the fat from him.’”
He Was, Arguably, the Most Beloved Supporting Player on a Drama in the Late 1980s?Early 1990s. Two-Time Emmy Winner Larry Drake ? Benny on ?L.A. Law? ? Dies at 66 | TVWeek
Cujo, I've never heard of The Thunderbirds as referred to in this post https://teakdoor.com/famous-threads/2...ml#post3229809
'Rockford Files' regular Joe Santos dies at 84
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Joe Santos, who played Lt. Dennis Becker on "The Rockford Files," has died at 84.
Santos died Friday in Santa Monica after a heart attack earlier in the week, according to his agent, Alicia Beekman.
Santos' career spanned more than four decades, from a guest shot on "Naked City" in the early 1960s through a recurring role on "The Sopranos."
But he was best known as Dennis Becker, the pal and grudging helpmate of Los Angeles private eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) on NBC's "The Rockford Files," which aired from 1974 to 1980 and scored him an Emmy nomination.
The New York-born actor also had guest roles on such series as "Magnum, P.I.," ''Miami Vice" and "Hardcastle & McCormick."
Santos most recently was seen in the 2015 film "Chronic."
'Rockford Files' regular Joe Santos dies at 84 - LA Times
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Maybe you have also not heard of U.F.O. ? IMDb gives that a 8.1 rating!
God whatever next the tea lady at the BBC dead?