the_engineer 1,415 Posted March 7, 2012 Well this deserves a mention the greastest film director ever to live IMO died 13 years ago today Stanley kurbrick Think I will watch one of his movie's today in his honour . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 7, 2012 Divine died today in 1988. By the end of his career he actively hated the world of drag queens and considered himself a character actor who sometimes played the part of one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 9, 2012 15 years ago today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 586 Posted March 14, 2012 Actress Susan Hayward lost her battle against brain cancer on this day in 1975. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 586 Posted March 15, 2012 Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis died on this day in 1975 aged 69. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted March 15, 2012 Horror author, H. P. Lovecraft, died 75 years ago today at the age of 46 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted March 15, 2012 Julius Caesar died on this day 44BC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted March 20, 2012 Today in 2004 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands died, aged 94. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 20, 2012 The under-rated oft-overlooked Peter Houseman, killed in a car crash aged 31, 35 years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 20, 2012 The under-rated oft-overlooked Peter Houseman, killed in a car crash aged 31, 35 years ago. So that's what happened to him.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 586 Posted March 23, 2012 1 year ago today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted March 27, 2012 Today in 1972 Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher died, aged 73. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted March 28, 2012 Today in 1881, Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky, best known for his piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition, died, aged 42. regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 29, 2012 One hundred years ago, the final act of that most-heroic of failures saw the deaths of Lieutenant Henry Bowers (rear left), Robert Falcon Scott (rear centre) and Edward Adrian Wilson (rear right). Of the other two, Evans perished in February; the fate of Oates is well-known. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted April 4, 2012 17 years ago today saw the departure of Kenny Everett "All in the best possible taste!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 586 Posted April 5, 2012 Actress Molly Picon died 20 years ago today, aged 94. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted April 9, 2012 Clough Williams-Ellis, designer of Portmeirion, (as seen in 'The Prisoner'), died 9 april 1978 aged 94. His ashes were made into a rocket, used in a New Year's Eve firework display 20 years after his death (according to wikipedia). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 9, 2012 Clough Williams-Ellis, designer of Portmeirion, (as seen in 'The Prisoner'), died 9 april 1978 aged 94. His ashes were made into a rocket, used in a New Year's Eve firework display 20 years after his death (according to wikipedia). Bloody hell do he request that ? seems like a strange request , or were his ashes made into a rocket by accident ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 9, 2012 Clough Williams-Ellis, designer of Portmeirion, (as seen in 'The Prisoner'), died 9 april 1978 aged 94. His ashes were made into a rocket, used in a New Year's Eve firework display 20 years after his death (according to wikipedia). I'll be visiting Portmeirion tomorrow. Just thought I'd mention it like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted April 11, 2012 Twenty-One Years since the departure of glass harmonica virtuoso Bruno Hoffmann Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted April 19, 2012 1 year ago, Elisabeth Sladen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 19, 2012 1 year ago, Elisabeth Sladen. Still can't get my head round that one... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 20, 2012 Today in 1912 Irish author Bram Stoker died, allegedly from syphilis, aged 64. regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 25, 2012 Cant be arsed trolling for pics, but 25th April seems to be a popular day for singers/ententainers to croak. Brian 'too loud' Macleod 1992 Lisa 'left eye' Lopez 2002 Bobby 'Boris' Picket 2007 Humphrey Littleton 2008 Poly Styrene 2010 Just thought I'd mention it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites