Death Anniversary Thread

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On this day 10 years ago, former French Prime Minister (from 1981 to 1984) Pierre Mauroy died aged 85.

 

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Christopher Lee died on this day 8 years ago, aged 93.

- One of Lee's great-grandparents was the opera singer Marie Carandini.

- Lee's first film role came in 1948's Corridor of Mirrors as Charles- the character had only one spoken line.

- Lee's breakout roles came when he became a mainstay of Hammer Films' horror movies, starring in The Curse of Frankenstein, The Mummy, and seven Dracula films, all as the leading monsters.

- Lee soon became fearful of being typecast, so in the 1970s he starred in the James Bond film The Man With the Golden Gun as Francisco Scaramanga, and also made an appearance in Airport '77. Lee also provided his voice to 1982's The Last Unicorn as the villainous King Haggard.

- Lee's career had a renaissance in the early 2000s, and many of his best known roles come from this period- for example, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings films and Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (a role he reprised for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV show):

- Lee would also often collaborate with Tim Burton during this time, having roles in his films like Sweeney Todd, Corpse Bride, the live-action Alice in Wonderland remake, and the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

- Lee would be knighted during the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2009.

- Lee made three appearances on the DeathList; in 2009, 2014 and 2015, where he was the fifth death of the fourteen that year.

- Lee died 11 days after his 93rd birthday; his wife delayed the public announcement of his death until four days after it happened.

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6 hours ago, Drewsky1211 said:

Christopher Lee died on this day 8 years ago, aged 93.

- One of Lee's great-grandparents was the opera singer Marie Carandini.

- Lee's first film role came in 1948's Corridor of Mirrors as Charles- the character had only one spoken line.

- Lee's breakout roles came when he became a mainstay of Hammer Films' horror movies, starring in The Curse of Frankenstein, The Mummy, and seven Dracula films, all as the leading monsters.

- Lee soon became fearful of being typecast, so in the 1970s he starred in the James Bond film The Man With the Golden Gun as Francisco Scaramanga, and also made an appearance in Airport '77. Lee also provided his voice to 1982's The Last Unicorn as the villainous King Haggard.

- Lee's career had a renaissance in the early 2000s, and many of his best known roles come from this period- for example, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings films and Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (a role he reprised for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV show):

- Lee would also often collaborate with Tim Burton during this time, having roles in his films like Sweeney Todd, Corpse Bride, the live-action Alice in Wonderland remake, and the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

- Lee would be knighted during the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2009.

- Lee made three appearances on the DeathList; in 2009, 2014 and 2015, where he was the fifth death of the fourteen that year.

- Lee died 11 days after his 93rd birthday; his wife delayed the public announcement of his death until four days after it happened.

Lets not forget his role as Lord Summerisle in cult favourite The Wicker Man (1973).

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Its 25 years since the death of songwriter Jerry Capehart, manager of and collaborator with Eddie Cochran and co-writer of two of his biggest hits, Summertime Blues and C'Mon Everybody.

He died aged 69, from brain cancer.

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Dražen Petrović died 30 years ago, was born in Šibenik, Croatia and died in Denkendorf, Germany at the age of 28, played basketball in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers and New Jersey Nets, where his number 3 retired in 1993, played in the Olympics for Croatia in 92, died in a traffic accident

Trevor Goddard died 20 years ago at age 40, was born in Croydon (ING) and died in Los Angeles, played Kano in Mortal Kombat in 1995,He was found dead at his home, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, on the morning of June 7, 2003. The autopsy revealed that Goddard died of an overdose of heroin, cocaine, temazepam and SPAM, with police ruling out accidental death and considered an apparent suicide by drug ingestion (although Goddard left no letter to confirm the hypothesis)

 

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English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist Alan Turing died on this day 69 years ago, aged 41. During the Second World War, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre that produced Ultra intelligence. For a time he led Hut 8, the section that was responsible for German naval cryptanalyst. Here, he devised a number of techniques for speeding the breaking of German ciphers, including improvements to the pre-war Polish bomba method, an electromechanical machine that could find settings for the Enigma machine. Turing played a crucial role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Axis powers in many crucial engagements, including the Battle of the Atlantic. After the war, Turing worked at the National Physical Laboratory, where he designed the Automatic Computing Engine, one of the first designs for a stored-program computer. Turing was prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts. He appears on the current Bank of England £50 note, which was released on 23 June 2021, to coincide with his birthday.

 

 

American actress Jean Harlow died on this day 86 years ago, aged 26. Harlow was first signed by business magnate Howard Hughes, who directed her first major role in Hell's Angels (1930). After a series of critically failed films, and Hughes' loss of interest in her career, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought out Harlow's contract in 1932 and cast her in leading roles in a string of hits built on her comedic talent: Red-Headed Woman (1932), Red Dust (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935) and Suzy (1936). Harlow's popularity rivaled and then surpassed that of MGM's top leading ladies Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer. She died of Kidney Failure while filming Saratoga. MGM completed the film with the use of body doubles and released it less than two months after her death; it became MGM's most successful film of 1937, as well as the highest-grossing film of her career.

 

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Andrew Jackson died on this day 178 years ago, aged 78.

- Jackson was fatherless- Andrew Sr. died three weeks before his birth in a logging accident.

- When he was 13 years old, Jackson served in the American Revolution with his brothers Hugh and Robert, and he was a courier and scout. Andrew and Robert were captured by British troops in 1781; he famously refused to polish a British officer's boots, leading to him striking him with a sword and leaving scars on his hand and face.

- Jackson was also well known for his service in the War of 1812 (particularly as the commanding American general at the Battle of New Orleans) and the Creek War.

- Jackson also survived at least 13 duels- historians suggest that all the bullets lodged in his body made Jackson rattle when he walked.

- Jackson won the electoral and popular vote in the 1824 election, but since he did not receive 50% of the votes, the House of Representatives voted to elect John Quincy Adams. Jackson would defeat him in a rematch in 1828.

- Jackson is considered the founder of the modern Democratic Party, alongside Martin Van Buren (who would serve as his Vice President from 1833 to 1837, and who he handpicked as his successor).

- In 1835, Jackson became the only US president to pay off the US's national debt, a task which is virtually impossible almost 200 years later (31 trillion dollars and counting).

- Jackson was the first US president to have had an assassination attempt made against them: in 1835, a man named Richard Lawrence tried to shoot Jackson twice, but both of his pistols backfired. Jackson then beat Lawrence with his cane.

- In his post-presidency, Jackson advocated for the admission of Texas to the union, arguing that the British could use it as a base to threaten the US.

- Jackson's death was caused by a combination of heart failure, tuberculosis, and edema. His deathbed regrets were that he didn't kill Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun (the latter being his first VP from 1829 to 1832). His pet parrot, Poll, would be brought to his funeral, but had to be removed because she wouldn't stop swearing (a habit she took from him).

- Jackson first appeared on the $20 bill in 1928 (with its current variant being made in 2003). In recent years, there have been calls to have him removed due to him being a slaveowner and his cruel treatment towards Native Americans (particularly during the Indian Wars and his initiation of the Trail of Tears). Harriet Tubman is expected to replace him on the bill by 2030 at the earliest, although he is expected to remain on the reverse side.

[One shot Paddy 1,206]

12 years since the death of actor Roy Skelton, mainly known for his voice work including Cybermen and Daleks he was best known for being the voices of George and Zippy for 30 years.

 

 

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American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentation who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition Anthony Bourdain died on this day 5 years ago, aged 61. He first became known for his bestselling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (2000). Bourdain's first food and world-travel television show A Cook's Tour ran for 35 episodes on the Food Network in 2002 and 2003. In 2005, he began hosting the Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure programs Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005-2012) and The Layover (2011-2013). In 2013, he began a three-season run as a judge on The Taste and consequently switched his travelogue programming to CNN to host Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Bourdain died while on location in France, filming for Parts Unknown, of an apparent suicide by hanging.

 

 

American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball Satchel Paige died on this day 41 years ago, aged 75. Paige first played for the semi-professional Mobile Tigers from 1924 to 1926. He began his professional baseball career in 1926 with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League and became one of the most famous and successful players from the Negro leagues. On town tours across the United States, Paige would sometimes have his infielders sit down behind him and then routinely strike out the side. At age 42 in 1948, Paige made his debut got the Cleveland Indians; to this day, this makes him the oldest debutant in the National League or American League history. Additionally, Paige was 59 years old when he played his last major league game, which is also a record that stands to this day. Paige died of heart attack after a power failure at his home in Kansas City.

 

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Adam West died on this day 6 years ago, aged 88.

- West's real name was William West Anderson; he took his stage name in 1959.

- Early in his TV career, West would star in Westerns, particularly as sidekicks- Lawman, Sugarfoot, Colt .45, Laramie, and Maverick.

- West was cast as Batman in 1966 after he starred in a Nesquik commercial, and would often voice the character after the show ended in 1968- his last time reprising him was in the direct-to-DVD Batman vs. Two-Face, released a few months after his death:

- West would then often be typecast into cameo roles, with well-known roles of his being two episodes of The Simpsons, Catman in The Fairly OddParents, and most notably the mayor of Quahog, Rhode Island in 118 episodes of Family Guy- Adam We:

Other Batman expies he voiced included Captain Blasto in Rugrats, the Fearless Ferret in Kim Possible, Spruce Wayne in Animaniacs, and a young Mermaid Man in SpongeBob.

- In the mid-2000s, West provided voice work for a few Disney films- a fictionalized version of the titular character of Chicken Little at the end of the film, and Uncle Art in Meet the Robinsons.

- After West's death, Bat-Signals were shined in his home of Los Angeles and his birthplace of Walla Walla, Washington:

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On 08/06/2023 at 12:18, One shot Paddy said:

12 years since the death of actor Roy Skelton, mainly known for his voice work including Cybermen and Daleks he was best known for being the voices of George and Zippy for 30 years.

 

 

I did not know this.

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8 hours ago, Drewsky1211 said:

Adam West died on this day 6 years ago, aged 88.

- West's real name was William West Anderson; he took his stage name in 1959.

- Early in his TV career, West would star in Westerns, particularly as sidekicks- Lawman, Sugarfoot, Colt .45, Laramie, and Maverick.

- West was cast as Batman in 1966 after he starred in a Nesquik commercial, and would often voice the character after the show ended in 1968- his last time reprising him was in the direct-to-DVD Batman vs. Two-Face, released a few months after his death:

- West would then often be typecast into cameo roles, with well-known roles of his being two episodes of The Simpsons, Catman in The Fairly OddParents, and most notably the mayor of Quahog, Rhode Island in 118 episodes of Family Guy- Adam We:

Other Batman expies he voiced included Captain Blasto in Rugrats, the Fearless Ferret in Kim Possible, Spruce Wayne in Animaniacs, and a young Mermaid Man in SpongeBob.

- In the mid-2000s, West provided voice work for a few Disney films- a fictionalized version of the titular character of Chicken Little at the end of the film, and Uncle Art in Meet the Robinsons.

- After West's death, Bat-Signals were shined in his home of Los Angeles and his birthplace of Walla Walla, Washington:

Adam West's phone book listing...

 

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English writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era Charles Dickens died on this day 153 years ago, aged 58. Dickens' literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers, a publishing phenomenon – thanks largely to the introduction of the character Sam Weller in the fourth episode – that sparked Pickwick merchandise and spin-offs. Within a few years Dickens had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most of them published in monthly or weekly installments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. His 1843 novella A Christmas Carol remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London.

 

 

Canadian-born American actress and singer Alexis Smith died on this day 30 years ago, aged 72. Smith co starred opposite Errol Flynn in Gentleman Jim (1942), one of the most popular movies of the year. Her lead appearance in The Constance Nymph (1943) was well-received and led to bigger parts. After a cameo in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) Smith appeared opposite Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944), and starred alongside Ann Sheridan in The Doughgirls (1944). She had another cameo in Hollywood Canteen (1944) and co starred with Jack Benny in The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945). Smith appeared on the cover of the May 3, 1971 issue of Time as the result of the critical acclaim for her singing and dancing role in Hal Prince's Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which marked her long-awaited Broadway debut. In 1972, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.

 

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Les Dawson died on this day 30 years ago, aged 62.

- Initially, Dawson was a piano player- he entered comedy when he began joking to his audience when he played the wrong keys.

- Dawson would appear on the talent show Opportunity Knocks in 1967, cementing him in British comedy. He would end up becoming the host of the show during its final season in 1990.

- Opportunity Knocks wasn't the only show he hosted- he presented Blankety Blank from 1984 until its initial cancellation, also in 1990.

- Among his most notable comedic routines were a drag performance as the elderly Ada Shufflebotham (in which he would be the vulgar foil to Roy Barraclough's Cissie Braithwaite), playing a song correctly before soon playing the wrong notes (in a similar vein to Victor Borge), and making a myriad of funny faces (credited to him breaking his jaw in a boxing match):

- Dawson would be the star of several comedy shows, including Sez Les, Listen to Les, and The Les Dawson Show.

- Dawson was known to drink a bottle of whiskey and smoke 50 cigarettes daily. This lifestyle led to his prostate failing in 1985, and he nearly died from the resulting sepsis. He had a heart attack in 1988, and died from a second one five years later.

- Dawson was one of the inaugural DeathList names (#13 on the 1987 list). He would appear again in 1990 and 1993, being the fourth out of five deaths that year

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Alexander the Great died in 323 BC. Born in Pella in 356 BC, the young prince succeeded his father, King Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty.

Louis-Paul Mfédé was born in died in Yaoundé (Cameroon), the footballer played in the 90 and 94 cups and died of a lung infection, played for Rennes (FRA)

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Liu Bei, who was a Chinese warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty and who later became the founding emperor of Shu Han, one of the Three Kingdoms of China, died exactly 1800 years ago today (61).

 

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Canadian professional ice hockey player Gordie Howe died on this day 7 years ago, aged 88. Howe made his NHL debut with the Red Wings in 1946. He won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the league in points each year from 1950-51 to 1953-54, then again in 1956-57 and 1962-63, for a total of six times, which is the second most in NHL history. He ranked among the top ten in NHL scoring for 21 consecutive years and set an NHL record for points in a season (95) in 1953, a record which was broken six years later. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings four times and won six Hart Trophies as the NHL's most valuable player. He also led the NHL in playoff points six times. Howe is often considered the most complete player to ever play the game and one of the greatest of all time.

 

 

American singer, songwriter and pianist Ray Charles died on this day 19 years ago, aged 73. Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records. Charles' 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. His 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country And Western Music became his first album to top the Billboard 200. Charles had multiple singles reach the Top 40 on various Billboard charts: 44 on the US R&B singles chart, 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart, 2 on the Hot Country singles charts. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history. Charles was blind during his childhood.

 

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6 minutes ago, Hell said:

Canadian professional ice hockey player Gordie Howe died on this day 7 years ago, aged 88. Howe made his NHL debut with the Red Wings in 1946. He won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the league in points each year from 1950-51 to 1953-54, then again in 1956-57 and 1962-63, for a total of six times, which is the second most in NHL history. He ranked among the top ten in NHL scoring for 21 consecutive years and set an NHL record for points in a season (95) in 1953, a record which was broken six years later. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings four times and won six Hart Trophies as the NHL's most valuable player. He also led the NHL in playoff points six times. Howe is often considered the most complete player to ever play the game and one of the greatest of all time.

 

 

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Timothy McVeigh died on this day 22 years ago, aged 33.

- McVeigh was a Gulf War veteran who became dissatisfied with the US government due to taxes and gun regulation. He was a member of the NRA, but quit, believing it was too weak on gun rights.

- McVeigh would drive to Waco during the Branch Davidian siege, showing his support for the cult. He would soon tour gun shows with the address of FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi (also involved in the Ruby Ridge standoff) in hopes that an attendee would assassinate him.

- McVeigh continued to veer into anti-government sentiment, and in 1994, decided to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, with the help of his army friend Terry Nichols. On April 19, 1995 (the two-year anniversary of the Waco siege), they detonated a truck bomb, murdering 168 people- including 19 children (the building also hosted a daycare).

- The same day, McVeigh would be arrested on I-35 for driving without license plates and possession of an illegal firearm. He would be identified as the suspect three days later.

- After trial, McVeigh was found guilty and sentenced to death; Nichols would be sentenced to 161 life sentences. He was incarcerated at the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado- among the inmates he befriended were Ted Kaczynski (who has just joined him in Hell) and World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef (who tried to convert him to Islam multiple times).

- McVeigh was never remorseful for his actions, and his face at his execution was described by one of the attendees as "a totally expressionless, blank stare. He had a look of defiance and that if he could, he'd do it all over again."

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Its 30 years since the death of actor & comedian Bernard Bresslaw. Best known as a member of the Carry On... team, he was also a stage actor with The Old Vic, The Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, and appeared numerous other Radio, TV and Film productions. At 6'7" he was briefly considered to play the creature in The Curse of Frankenstein (a part which went to Chrispopher Lee) but did play Varga, in the Doctor Who story The Ice Warriors (1967). In addition he also had a Top 10 chart hit in 1958, Mad Passionate Love, thus proving that some people will buy anything. Another of his songs, You Need Feet (a parody of Max Bygraves' You Need Hands, featured in The Rutles mockumentary. 

 

He was also a performer in several TV commercials, including Findus Fish Fingers and BT (with Miriam Margolyes & Maureen Lipman)

He died of a sudden heart attack, aged 59, in his dressing room at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre, where he was playing Grumio in The Taming of The Shrew

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American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially through his starring roles in Western and war movies John Wayne died on this day 44 years ago, aged 72. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's Western The Big Trail (1930), an early widescreen film epic that was a box-office failure. He played leading roles in numerous B movies during the 1930s, most of them also Westerns. John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) made Wayne a mainstream star. Wayne's other roles in Westerns include a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in True Grit (1969), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), with Maureen O'Hara, Rio Bravo (1959) with Dean Martin, and The Longest Day (1962).

 

 

Canadian-born American actress in film, radio, and television Ann Rutherford died on this day 11 years ago, aged 94. In 1935, Rutherford began her Hollywood film career in the starring role of Joan O'Brien in the dramatic film Waterfront Lady for Mascot Pictures, later to be Republic Pictures. Rutherford soon established herself as a popular leading lady of Western films at Republic, co-starring with actors Gene Autry and John Wayne. In 1937, Rutherford left Republic and signed a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. In 1938, MGM loaned Rutherford to Selznick International Pictures to appear as Carreen O'Hara, a sister of Scarlett O'Hara, in the film Gone with the Wind (1939). From 1937 until 1942, Rutherford portrayed Polly Benedict in the MGM Andy Hardy youth comedy film series with actor Mickey Rooney. Her first film in this series was You're Only Young Once (1937).

 

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Henry the Young King died 840 years ago aged 28, born in London, died at Chateau de Martel, Lot, France, died in 1183 of dysentery contracted in the military camp of an army raised against his father

Bérenger de Frédol the Elder died 700 years ago at the age of 78, he was a French cardinal, Major Penitentiary and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. was born in Lavérune, died in Avignon

 

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9 hours ago, diego said:

Henry the Young King died 840 years ago aged 28, born in London, died at Chateau de Martel, Lot, France, died in 1183 of dysentery contracted in the military camp of an army raised against his father

His father was Henry II, king of England from 1154 to 1189. His brothers were kings : Richard I « Lionheart » from 1189 to 1199 and John « Lackland » from 1199 to 1216

Edited June 12, 2023 by Sinbabad

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Æthelflæd, the first woman who was an ass-kicking and who led Mercia to greatness, died 1105 years ago (48).

 

 

 

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Gregory Peck died on this day 20 years ago, aged 87.

- Gregory was his middle name- his first name was Eldred.

- When Peck moved to New York City, he was broke, and he occasionally slept in Central Park.

- Before his acting career, Peck worked as a barker at the 1939 World's Fair, a tour guide at Rockefeller Center, and a model.

- Peck's stage career began in 1941, and his film career three years later. His second film, The Keys of the Kingdom, got him the nomination for Best Actor at the 1945 Oscars, and is considered his breakout role. Peck would continue to see success by starring in Spellbound, The Yearling, Gentleman's Agreement, and Twelve O'Clock High; the latter two got him Best Actor nominations. Some of his successful films in the '50s included David and Bathsheba, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Roman Holiday, and The Big Country.

- Perhaps Peck's most well-known role was as Atticus Finch in 1962's To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.

- Peck would turn to TV in the 1980s, portraying Abraham Lincoln in the 1982 miniseries The Blue and the Gray.

- Some of Peck's last roles were as cameos in remakes of films he starred in previously. In the 1991 version of Cape Fear, he played the lawyer of Robert De Niro's Max Cady (Nick Nolte took his role as Sam Bowden), and in the 1998 Moby Dick miniseries, he was cast as Father Mapple, with Patrick Stewart taking his role as Captain Ahab. The latter was his final performance, and he won a Golden Globe Award for it.

- Tim Burton had offered Peck the role of Grandpa Joe for the 2005 version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but he died before he could accept it. The role ended up going to David Kelly.

- Peck appeared on the DeathList in 1997 and 2003, and was the fourth death of the (then-record) fourteen of the year. His obituary contained titles of films he had starred in (Hardy Amies had a similar obit that year with clothing puns, as well as Johnny Cash with his song titles).