time 8,599 Posted April 10, 2021 A couple of notables from 21 years ago, Peter Jones (The Book, not the Dragon), who died aged 79 & Larry Linville (Major Burns, not any other one ), who died aged 60. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 10, 2021 Actress Natalie Schafer died on this day 30 years ago, aged 90. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 11, 2021 American circus ringmaster James Anthony Bailey died on this day 115 years ago, aged 58. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 12, 2021 Australian amateur actor & speech therapist Lionel Logue died aged 73, today in 1953. Best remembered as the man who helped the Duke of York, later King George VI, to control his stammer. He was portrayed by Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 12, 2021 End of the fight for Joe Louis on this day 40 years ago, aged 66. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 12, 2021 A hat-trick of deaths this day last year, seemingly announced within minutes of each other... Peter Bonetti, aged 78 Tim Brooke-Taylor OBE, aged 79 Sir Stirling Moss, aged 90. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 13, 2021 Scottish author Muriel Spark died on this day 15 years ago, aged 88. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 14, 2021 Simone de Beauvoir died on this day 35 years ago, aged 78. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,194 Posted April 15, 2021 Greta Garbo, the legendary, talented and mysterious Swedish actress of the 20s and 30s, died on this date in 1990. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 15, 2021 Its 28 years since Leslie Charteris, author, best known for The Saint, died aged 85. Reason enough to post this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 15, 2021 Quite a deadly day in UK history, today 1912: RMS Titanic sank c1500 lost 1941: Deadliest raid of the Belfast Blitz c900 casulaties 1989: Hillsborough disaster. 96 killed. Other notables 1982 Arthur Lowe 1984 Tommy Cooper 1988 Kenneth Williams 1993 Leslie Charteris 2009 Clement Freud 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoneySavingExpt 43 Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Phantom said: I don't know how to tell yoyu this, but that's Howard Stern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 15, 2021 French novelist, Jean Genet, died on this day 35 years ago, aged 75. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 16, 2021 Thirty years ago today, Oscar winning director Sir David Lean died aged 83 Famous for such epics as Dr. Zhivago, Bridge on the River Kwai & Lawrence of Arabia, he won Best Director Oscars for the latter two, and was nominated a further 5 times. Lean was married 6 times & divorced 5, the second of each was to actress Kay Walsh (from 1940-49), who died 16 years ago today, exactly 14 years after ex-husband Lean, aged 93. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 16, 2021 Actress Lucille Bremer died on this day 25 years ago, aged 79. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 17, 2021 George Jennings, inventor of the flushing public toilet, died 139 years ago, aged 71. He;s responsible for the ornate underground toilets that used to be almost ubiquitous, but were closed down to save money/prevent cottaging. He's also responsible for the phrase 'spend a penny' becoming a euphemism for our toilet visits - he designed the toilets for The Great Exhibition in 1851, for which a charge of one penny was levied. At the close of the exhibition, he persuaded the authorities to leave the toilets open. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 17, 2021 South African writer Bessie Head died on this day 35 years ago, aged 48. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 18, 2021 English footballer and manager John Lyall died on this day 15 years ago, aged 66. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 19, 2021 Its 10 years since the death of Elisabeth Sladen 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 19, 2021 4 hours ago, time said: Its 10 years since the death of Elisabeth Sladen One of my first childhood crushes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 19, 2021 American naval officer and test pilot, Albert Scott Crossfield, died on this day 15 years ago, aged 84. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 20, 2021 Steve Marriott died on this day 30 years ago, aged 44. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,356 Posted April 21, 2021 John Maynard Keynes died on this day 75 years ago, aged 62. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 21, 2021 On 20/04/2021 at 13:42, The Ashes Urn said: Steve Marriott died on this day 30 years ago, aged 44. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
