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Found 989 results

  1. Grim Reaper

    Peter O'toole

    Hard-living actor announced his retirement from acting in 2012 at the age of 79...
  2. Guest

    Joan Fontaine

    Could she be one that allmost got by? Birth name Joan De Beauvoir De Havilland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mini biography Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (aka Joan Fontaine) was born on October 22, 1917 in Tokyo, Japan in what was known as the International Settlement. Her father was a British patent attorney with a lucrative practice in Japan, but due to Joan and her older sister's ( Olivia de Havilland ) recurring ailments the family moved to California with the hopes of improving their health. Mrs. de Havilland and the two girls settled in Saratoga while their father went back to his practice in Japan. Joan's parents did not get along well and a divorce soon followed. Mrs. de Havilland had a desire to be an actress but her dream was curtailed when she married. Now she hoped to pass on her dream to Olivia and Joan. While Olivia pursued a stage career, Joan went back to Tokyo where she attended the American School. In 1934, Joan came back to California where her sister was already making a name for herself on the stage. Joan likewise joined a theater group in San Jose. However, San Jose was not exactly an acting mecca so she went to Los Angeles to try her luck there. After moving to LA Joan adopted the name of Joan Burfield because she didn't want to infringe upon Olivia who was using the family surname. She tested at MGM for a small role in NO MORE LADIES in 1935. She was scarcely noticed. After that production, Joan was idle for a year and a half. During this time she roomed with Olivia who was having much more success in films. By 1937, this time using Joan Fontaine, she took a better role as Trudy Olson in YOU CAN'T BEAT LOVE. Later that year she took an uncredited part in QUALITY STREET. Although the next two years saw her in better roles Joan still yearned for something better. In 1940, she garnered her first Academy Award nomination in REBECCA. Although she thought she should have won, (she lost out to Ginger Rogers in KITTY FOYLE), she was now an established member of the Hollywood set. However, she would again be nominated for her role as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth in SUSPICION (1941). This time she won the coveted award. She was making one film a year but Joan was choosing her roles well. In 1942, she starred in the well-received THIS ABOVE ALL. The following year she appeared in THE CONSTANT NYMPH. Once again she was nominated for the Oscar only losing out to Jennifer Jones in THE SONG OF BERNADETTE. By now, it was safe to say she was now more famous than her older sister. More fine films followed. In 1948, Joan was forced to accept second billing in THE EMPEROR WALTZ with Bing Crosby. Joan took the year off in 1949 before coming back in 1950 with SEPTEMBER AFFAIR and BORN TO BE BAD. In 1951 she starred in Paramount's DARLING, HOW COULD YOU! which turned out badly for her and the studio as it wasn't the hit they imagined it to be. More weak productions followed. Joan slowed down on the big screen for a while taking part in television programs and dinner theaters. Joan also starred in many well produced Broadway plays such as FORTY CARATS and LION IN WINTER. Her last appearance on the big screen was THE DEVIL'S OWN in 1966. Her last public appearance in the electronic medium was GOOD KING WENCESLAS which was a made for TV film. Joan, today, still appears on the stage and lecture circuit while traveling and writing in her spare time. She is, without a doubt, a lasting movie icon.
  3. Death Watch Beatle

    Patty Andrews

    The Andrews Sisters cropped-up today in a job I was doing at work. A quick flick through the internet and Hey-Presto - Patty is still going, aged 86. Trouble is, I can't seem to get any info on her health. Can anyone help out? DWB
  4. Grim_Rita

    Steve Prescott

    Anybody got a d.o.b for this guy?
  5. Guest

    Vo Nguyen Giap

    He's in Vietnam which isn't the most industrialized country and is going to be 93 this year. Could he be a possibility for 2006?
  6. Worthing Paul

    Brian Clough

    I recenlty had the great pleasure of meeting Brian Clough (he's an ex football player and manager for those of you the other side of the pond). Oh dear, he really is not a well bunny...
  7. Banshees Scream

    Ronald Coase For 2008?

    Ronald Coase who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1991, will turn 97 in a few days. I've recognized that Deathlist is out of Economists and if Coase makes the 2008 list - for some reason I think we will be in the same situation again soon.
  8. Banshees Scream

    Johannes Heesters

    Johannes Heesters (born December 5, 1903) is a Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer who can look back on an 83-year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world. As of 2004, Heesters holds the record of being the oldest performer worldwide who is still active, both on the stage and on television.
  9. Grim Reaper

    Ravi Shankar

    This is the place to discuss Ravi Shankar
  10. Moosey

    Pete Mccarthy

    Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of McCarthy's bar, When I put out to sea. Pete McCarthy, writer, broadcaster and humorist, loses 8-month battle with cancer aged 51. Which is shame, because I liked his books & he was on his way to writing another one. Did anyone even know that he was ill? (Apart from him, his doctor, his wife & kids, etc, etc. Obviously.)
  11. Guest

    Anna Wing

    90 in october. one to consider?
  12. Stayin Alive

    Mel Smith

    Check out Celebrity Mastermind on your iplayer... http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/674919-Is-Mel-Smith-ill
  13. Guest

    Gordon Hinckley

    Up in his 09s now. Should be a definite possibility for 2006.
  14. TAFKAG

    Iain Banks

    Iain Banks has terminal cancer.
  15. WonderingAboutDeath

    Sir Harold Wilson

    Sir Harold Wilson, the Labour politician who served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976 is 96. How many people think he'll live until 100? Can we get a health update because I haven't heard what he's doing in a while? He's had Alzheimers since the late 1980's so he can't be that well off.
  16. eejit

    Anne Bancroft Dies

    Dies of cancer aged 73.
  17. Vaagheid

    Jack Vance

    edit: removed
  18. Grim_Rita

    Richard Thorp

    Is there a thread on the guy who played Alan Turner in Emmerdale as the search function on here doesnt work, as usual! I know he was very ill a few years ago but I can't remember what with or when! If anybody could enlighten me I would be most pleased!
  19. InquilineKea

    Robert G. Edwards, 85

    People with dementia can go on for years. But maybe we'll learn more in the coming days?
  20. Phantom

    Roger Ebert

    If he makes it to the end of the year, movie critic Roger Ebert would be a good pick. He's just had emergency surgery and is in a serious condition. Fingers crossed he can last out the year
  21. Paul Bearer

    Richard Griffiths

    Breaking news. Harry Potter and Withnail & I actor Richard Griffiths has died after complications after heart surgery. BBC link Didn't recognise the name, but knew the face as soon as I saw it.
  22. Grim Reaper

    Frank Thornton

    The Frank Thornton thread
  23. Grim Reaper

    Bob Godfrey

    The Bob Godfrey thread Roobard and Custard Intro
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