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Former child actor Anthony Sydes, who appeared in Miracle On 34th Street, dead at 74.

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anthony-sydes-dead-child-actor-804919?utm_source=twitter

"He also starred in 1948’s Sitting Pretty, a film about a married couple (Robert Young and Maureen O’Hara) with three sons who hire an eccentric babysitter, played by Oscar nominee Clifton Webb."

 

There it is. Maureen O'Hara's name slipping into the mix very quietly.... It could happen!

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Bart Williams, character actor, 65. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bart-williams-dead-character-actor-806724

 

Appeared in, amongst others, Hello, Dolly!,Tunnel Vision, An Enemy of the People and Weird Science (TV Series). He wrote, co-directed and produced The Last First Comic, a feature documentary about Irv Benson, who is 101 and has outlived Williams.

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I had a look at Stella Stevens' IMDb page, and it seems that she's in bad shape. A few users claimed that she might have Alzheimer's and that she is living in the Motion Picture Home (which basically is a retirement home for old actors/showbiz people). This was her previous home.

 

Famous for her role in The Nutty Professor (NOT the Eddie Murphy version, mind you), Stella is born on October 1, 1938. This means that she would be worth 7 whole points should she demise before 2018. I don't think anyone picked her for this years' DDP.

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A new interview with DDP favorite, centenarian actor Norman Lloyd:

 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/19/meet-hollywood-s-oldest-working-actor.html

 

He's still doing ok, and has a role in the new comedy Trainwreck. Though he also likes to talk about how everything used to be better in the past.

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Madeleine LeBeau could be a good possibility for next year the last surviving credited cast member from Casablanca

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Brock Winkless, puppeteer/FX-guy, most important in the Chucky movies, but also had credits in movies like Terminator II and Alien 3, has died at 56 to some neurological disease:

 

http://www.hitfix.com/the-dartboard/the-man-who-brought-chucky-to-life-has-died-rip-n-brock-winkless

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Former DDP entrant Coleen Gray has died at 92, according to author Tom Weaver. http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/60156/Coleen-Gray?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#.VcAT6UPbLre

 

Couldn't find a film noir thread, so put it here. Was in Kubrick's The Killing, though Listers will probably know more about her.

 

Edit: If you scroll down, David Schecter's post makes reference to 97 year old Marsha Hunt visiting Coleen. Marsha's still going and is on the DDP this year!

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Would have been funnier if he got AIDS from being bumraped by an escaped serial killer.

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NYET to animals!!!!

Oh HELLLLLLLLLLLL no we ain't allowin dat vermin here.

 

Posted quite properly in Animal Antics tyvm

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Actually, I believe that I started an animal thread, when I joined.

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Actually, I believe that I started an animal thread, when I joined.

 

I tried looking for that thread yesterday to post details of Uggie the dog's demise, but couldn't find it.

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