Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted July 29, 2007 Mike Reid dead - that's an unexpected one. I didn't see that coming. Neither did he Edit: If you're quick, you can buy this video for about 25p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted July 29, 2007 Mike Reid dead - that's an unexpected one. I didn't see that coming. Neither did he Edit: If you're quick, you can buy this video for about 25p A unique pick no less for Johnny Foreskin and The Pullbacks on the DDP. I guess that's hard cheese for the rest of us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted July 29, 2007 Mike Reid (aka Frank Butcher, although he sticks in my mind more as the presenter of 70s kids' show Runaround) has died. (props to Welshman for breaking this story with his ter-riff-ic text) NO!!! NO!! DEAR GOD WHY OH WHY.. why is Les Dennis still alive? Here's the intro to for those feeling nostalgic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 29, 2007 Mike Reid (aka Frank Butcher, although he sticks in my mind more as the presenter of 70s kids' show Runaround) has died. (props to Welshman for breaking this story with his ter-riff-ic text) NO!!! NO!! DEAR GOD WHY OH WHY.. why is Les Dennis still alive? Here's the intro to for those feeling nostalgic Agreed re Les bloody Dennis. A real shame though, Frank Butcher was one of the better characters in Eastenders - why couldn't it have been Stacey Slater instead, moaning tart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted July 30, 2007 The Great Director has yelled 'Cut' for actor Michel Serrault, who was quite a fromage grand in the French film world and who won several Cesars, including one for La Cage aux Folles in the late 1970s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 30, 2007 David Shaw, TV and film writer whose biggest hit was "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium", has died aged 90: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/c...2&cset=true He was the younger brother of the playwright Irwin Shaw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted July 30, 2007 David Shaw, TV and film writer whose biggest hit was "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium", has died aged 90: Possibly one of the worst films it has been my misfortune to watch. Leather-faced lothario Lovejoy, getting into all sorts of stereotypical euro-scrapes. Bag of dog-cock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theyiddo 0 Posted July 30, 2007 Mike Reid dead - that's an unexpected one. I didn't see that coming. Sweetheart Attack? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted July 30, 2007 RUNINTOTHEGROUND! WALLOP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted July 30, 2007 US talk show host etc. and smoker of a kajillion cigarettes, Tom Snyder, has died. James Bond was wrong, Tomorrow does too Die Don't suppose he has much, if any, of a profile in the UK, but pretty well known in the US. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 30, 2007 I have posted it in the "Phil Drabble" thread also, but Phil Drabble has died aged 93: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6922526.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted July 30, 2007 Scottish gangster Tam 'the Licensee' McGraw has been revoked. Who can forget the Ice Cream Wars of 1984? Apart from me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted July 30, 2007 Ayatollah Ali Meshkini has finally died. Well done to all the teams who picked him on the DDP and the Poolofdeath Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted July 30, 2007 Don't think anyone has posted this yet - Bill Walsh dies http://www.kcra.com/sports/13782572/detail.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted July 30, 2007 Bloody hell, what a day! It's like the Gods have decided that we'll kill off all the DDP candidates in one day. Just a flipping shame not one of the 6 (I believe) were picked by yours truly. May I also add Marvin Zindler, who was mentioned in the I & P thread, who lost his fight against pancreatic cancer. and also Newspaper editor Richard Stott, who also died from pancreatic cancer, aged 63. So that's Meshkini, Walsh, Snyder, Bergman, McGraw, Drabble, Reid, Serrault, Stott & Zindler all gone in the last 24 hours. I can't ever recall 10 deaths in a day (or certainly not of people I've heard of) Well... at least my 2008 shortlist is much shorter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted July 30, 2007 Couple more worthy of mention:- Profilic TV & stage actor John Normington has also succumbed to pancreatic disease, at the age of 70. Odile Crick, widow of Sir Francis & the person who drew the "Double Helix" has also died, aged 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted July 30, 2007 Don't think anyone has posted this yet - Bill Walsh dies http://www.kcra.com/sports/13782572/detail.html And he now has a BBC obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 31, 2007 Profilic TV & stage actor John Normington has also succumbed to pancreatic disease, at the age of 70. Goodness me! I was just watching him in "Midsomer Murders" this weekend and trying to recall what I had seen him in previously. I think it was his performance in an episode of "Yes, Prime Minister", as I remember noting that John Nettleton was in that also. That's John Nettleton, born 1929 by the way, just in case anyone's interested (although he still appears to be quite active). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted July 31, 2007 The carnage continues. Michelangelo Antonioni has just died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted July 31, 2007 Bloody hell, what a day! So that's Meshkini, Walsh, Snyder, Bergman, McGraw, Drabble, Reid, Serrault, Stott & Zindler all gone in the last 24 hours. I can't ever recall 10 deaths in a day (or certainly not of people I've heard of) Well... at least my 2008 shortlist is much shorter. [in honour of absent friends] 30 July 2007 was a day when celebrity death reached a pinnacle. Or summit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted July 31, 2007 Bloody hell, what a day! So that's Meshkini, Walsh, Snyder, Bergman, McGraw, Drabble, Reid, Serrault, Stott & Zindler all gone in the last 24 hours. I can't ever recall 10 deaths in a day (or certainly not of people I've heard of) Well... at least my 2008 shortlist is much shorter. [in honour of absent friends] 30 July 2007 was a day when celebrity death reached a pinnacle. Or summit. Summer 07 is turning out like summer 97 in terms of celebrity deaths. I wonder which of the Royal family will cark it at the end of August. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted July 31, 2007 Sheesh, well I have a lot less number of people to select from for next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olveres 8 Posted July 31, 2007 Summer 07 is turning out like summer 97 in terms of celebrity deaths. I wonder which of the Royal family will cark it at the end of August. Hopefully all of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted July 31, 2007 The hell with aged nonentities now we've got a serious death. Fopp Records. Loved them shops I did, and the prices. Looks like Fopp's done a Drabble. * (* read Drabble thread for confusing explanation). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted July 31, 2007 Bloody hell, what a day! So that's Meshkini, Walsh, Snyder, Bergman, McGraw, Drabble, Reid, Serrault, Stott & Zindler all gone in the last 24 hours. I can't ever recall 10 deaths in a day (or certainly not of people I've heard of) Well... at least my 2008 shortlist is much shorter. [in honour of absent friends] 30 July 2007 was a day when celebrity death reached a pinnacle. Or summit. Summer 07 is turning out like summer 97 in terms of celebrity deaths. I wonder which of the Royal family will cark it at the end of August. I could almost see you licking your lips in anticipation as you typed that! The quiet, thoughtful and fragrant 'H' has a very wicked streak.... dont you! I like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
