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[msc 18,397]

On 02/03/2020 at 20:27, Perhaps said:

A close source of mine told me that Warwick Davis was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. He’s been in hospital for a couple of days now.

 

Watching some of the new episodes taped second half of 2020 and imo this is correct. He's certainly got the post-stroke look and sound to him like Andrew Marr when he returned to TV.

[Ulitzer95 12,431]

On 02/03/2020 at 20:27, Perhaps said:

A close source of mine told me that Warwick Davis was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. He’s been in hospital for a couple of days now.

Warwick Davis not presenting Tenable on itv tonight. It’s some nobody from Corrie.

 

Rumours on Twitter range from poor health to simply working on another project/timetable conflicts.

[arghton 6,639]

Filipino comedienne, actress and vlogger Noemi "Mahal" Tesorero dead aged 46 from covid, a gastro-illness and other diseases:

https://www.pep.ph/news/local/160445/mahal-dies-a734-20210831

Appeared with other comedian with dwarfism Dagul (1958-) in Mr. Suave in 2003. Noemi's father died on the 5th of August.

 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,683]

On 19/04/2021 at 15:37, Ulitzer95 said:

Warwick Davis not presenting Tenable on itv tonight. It’s some nobody from Corrie.

 

Rumours on Twitter range from poor health to simply working on another project/timetable conflicts.

 

He'll be back. Shortly.

[Ulitzer95 12,431]

Mary Ellen St. Aubin dead at 101.

Widow of Wizard of Oz munchkin actor Parnell St. Aubin (1922–1987).

Became a regular at Oz events. Also had minor acting credits in Hollywood during the 1940s.

101 is an incredible age for a dwarf.

 

[alt obits guy 3,365]

Donny Davis, a Las Vegas entertainer and impersonator who performed with artists like Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, has died. He was 43. Davis was said to have been partying shortly before his body was discovered. No cause of death has been released.

 

https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-donny-davis-impersonator-donny-davis-dead-20220223-k2l25jex7jhtxpl3j53wi7wcm4-story.html

[arghton 6,639]

On 10/08/2017 at 20:42, Sir Creep said:

It was a day for a big celebration in Strongsville Sunday, as a local Guiness Book of World Records holder added another candle onto her birthday cake.  Winifred Ann Kelley, who is the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living person in the world with dwarfism, marked her 94th birthday.  

I take it munchkins are strictly midgets then....cuz obviously Jerry Maren is 96.

SC

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/winnie-kelly-worlds-oldest-living-little-person-turns-98-years-old

Winifred Ann Kelley is still alive at 98, by the way. Will be 99 in July. 

She's been quite frail for the last four years. Here's a video of her at 95:

3'8, 111cm

[alt obits guy 3,365]

Gary Friedkin, who had a sporadic acting career between 1981 and 2016, with roles in the Chevy Chase film 'Under the Rainbow' and as Clarence the cook in three episodes of Happy Days, has died. He was 70.

 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mahoningmatters/name/gary-friedkin-obituary?id=38312964

[chel 376]

Regina Ivanova, volunteer and head of the Iman Nury Mosque charity in Kazan, died at the age of 32.
In 2018, she won the Pearl of Tatarstan beauty pageant. After winning the competition, she parachuted down. 

tatar-inform.ru tnv.ru

https://youtu.be/GqVpiRbkdiU

https://youtu.be/SROP1FwFiSE

[alt obits guy 3,365]

Matt Gogin, an actor and Little Person advocate, has died. He was 40.

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gogin-actor-and-little-person-advocate-dead-of-covid-at-40?utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=owned_social&via=twitter_page

[arghton 6,639]

Winifred Ann Kelley mentioned here multiple times apparently died on Christmas Day at the age of 99:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/winifred-kelley-obituary?id=38501622

[YoungWillz 20,919]

Report of the death of Paul Grant, actor who played an Ewok in Return Of The Jedi and a Goblin in Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, aged 56: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/21777602/paul-grant-dead-star-wars-ewok-actor/

 

Blew his earnings on drink and drugs.

[Grim Up North 3,717]

13 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Report of the death of Paul Grant, actor who played an Ewok in Return Of The Jedi and a Goblin in Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, aged 56: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/21777602/paul-grant-dead-star-wars-ewok-actor/

 

 

Dwarves never seem to get the really big roles

[En Passant 3,731]

28 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

 

Dwarves never seem to get the really big roles

 

As a pun I'm with you. 

As a statement of fact I'd think Peter Dinklage might have grounds to disagree. But him aside...yeah.

[Spade_Cooley 9,474]

The man responsible for one of the all-time vibiest "my spiral into drug hell" tabloid pics:

 

[Whitehouse 871]

Bit of cheater but she was one of the munchkins in the 1939 Wizzard of Oz.

[Youth in Asia 1,082]

12 hours ago, Whitehouse said:

Bit of cheater but she was one of the munchkins in the 1939 Wizzard of Oz.

Why was she uncredited?

[Sir Creep 7,069]

18 hours ago, Youth in Asia said:

Why was she uncredited?

Don’t believe that nonsense.  Maren was the last.  

[Youth in Asia 1,082]

Well Maren was the last of the adult actors with dwarfism, but there are still 3 child actors alive apparently, all in their 90s

[DaDeathGuy 202]

On 01/08/2023 at 21:33, Sir Creep said:

Don’t believe that nonsense.  Maren was the last.  

If you don't believe the child actors, Caren Marsh Doll technically appeared in the movie as Dorothy's stunt double.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,180]

On 19/04/2021 at 15:37, Ulitzer95 said:

Warwick Davis not presenting Tenable on itv tonight. It’s some nobody from Corrie.

 

Rumours on Twitter range from poor health to simply working on another project/timetable conflicts.

 

Warwick Davis' wife, Sammy, who was also an actress herself, has died, aged just 53.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68839035

 

EDIT She was also the daughter of another dwarf actor, Peter Burroughs.

[The Old Crem 3,576]

8 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

Warwick Davis' wife, Sammy, who was also an actress herself, has died, aged just 53.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68839035

She was also a guest panelist on a few episodes of Loose Women. Very sad news. 

[YoungWillz 20,919]

14 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

Warwick Davis' wife, Sammy, who was also an actress herself, has died, aged just 53.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68839035

 

EDIT She was also the daughter of another dwarf actor, Peter Burroughs.

Sammy Davis?

 

Oh - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013356/

 

[Ulitzer95 12,431]

18 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

Warwick Davis' wife, Sammy, who was also an actress herself, has died, aged just 53.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68839035

 

EDIT She was also the daughter of another dwarf actor, Peter Burroughs.

Sad. His wife was really lovely. Warwick in real life is a bit of a cunt – plays up well to the cameras (never meet your heroes kids).

[The Old Crem 3,576]

32 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Sad. His wife was really lovely. Warwick in real life is a bit of a cunt – plays up well to the cameras (never meet your heroes kids).

I agree with that. My parents saw Julie Andrews stick her fingers up to a group of people which has many fans of her in it.