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Thomas Bond from the "Little Rascals" has died at age 79..

 

http://channels.netscape.com/celebrity/sto...170.htm&sc=1401

Gordon Lee, "Porky" in "THe Little Rascals", has also died. He was 71.

The deaths of Thomas Bond and Gordon Lee makes it two members from Little Rascals cast that have died within a 2 day period. I wonder how many similar cases like that have occurred with other sitcoms.

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George Michael Gill, film maker; Director and producer of Kenneth Clarks classic documentary series "Civilisation".

He made more than 150 films for TV and cinema, winning 40+ awards in total.

Died aged 81.

 

TV Critic A.A. Gill's father by the way...

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Guest iain

seems i was just pipped to the post there!

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One for the Antipodean members.

 

Veteran Aussie actor Frank Wilson, has died aged 81. Shortly after receiving a Best Actor award.

Maybe he's only pretending to be dead....

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Wolf Rilla,writer, film and television maker. He directed the 1962 film "The Village of the Damned".

Died aged 85.

its wierd that cos Ive just finished watching the remake of Village of the Damned.Quite spooky

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Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr.

 

Who he? "Ho, ho, ho!" - the voice of the Jolly Green Giant

 

(Yes, I can see he has a thread, but thought he ought to be mentioned here too)

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Dick Tracy writer dies

Michael Kilian, an award-winning US reporter and columnist for the Chicago Tribune who wrote the Dick Tracy comic strip during a long and colourful career, has died after a long illness aged 66.

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