time 8,580 Posted June 20 Aussie children's TV presenter (including Play School, 1966) Dawn Kenyon has died aged 91. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 18 Ron Barge, a fixture on television in Calgary, Alberta from 1967 to 1997 and known under the name Buck Shot, has died. He was 87. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/rip-buck-shot-and-thank-you-calgary-tv-legend-ron-barge-dies-multiple-reports-indicate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,006 Posted September 2 On 25/10/2019 at 17:12, Bibliogryphon said: I have restocked my list with a few other names including the one suggested by @Wee Jum 1. Gudrun Ure - Supergran (b.1926) 2. Margaret Stuart-Barry – Simon & the Witch (writer) (b.1927) 3. Bernard Cribbins – The Wombles (b.1928) 4. Denise Bryer – Terrahawkes (b.1928) 5. K M Peyton – Flambards (writer) (b.1929) 6. John Woodvine – Knights of God (b.1929) 7. Joy Whitby – Catweazle (producer) (b.1930) 8. Rolf Harris – Cartoon Time (b.1931) 9. Brian Trueman – Dangermouse (b.1932) 10. Carmen Munroe – Playschool (b.1932) 11. Quentin Blake – Jackanory (b.1932) 12. Biddy Baxter – Blue Peter (b.1933) 13. Michael Aspel – Ask Aspel (b.1933) 14. Raymond Briggs – The Snowman (b.1934) 15. Tom Baker – The Book Tower (b.1934) 16. Alan Garner – The Owl Service (writer) (b.1934) 17. James Bolam – Grandpa in my Pocket (b.1935) 18. David McKee – Mr Benn (b.1935) 19. Anne Wood - Teletubbies (b.1937) 20. Leila Williams – Blue Peter (b.1937) Brian Trueman reportedly dead: Jamie & The Magic Torch, Chorlton & The Wheelies and Count Duckula spring to mind. RIP Brian, we loved ya! DDP pick. 5 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 2 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Brian Trueman reportedly dead: Jamie & The Magic Torch, Chorlton & The Wheelies and Count Duckula spring to mind. RIP Brian, we loved ya! DDP pick. Brian Trueman obit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13805931/Brian-Trueman-dies-aged-92-Tributes-paid-writer-kids-cartoons-Danger-Mouse-Count-Duckula-gave-voice-beloved-characters.html 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,561 Posted September 3 5 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Brian Trueman obit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13805931/Brian-Trueman-dies-aged-92-Tributes-paid-writer-kids-cartoons-Danger-Mouse-Count-Duckula-gave-voice-beloved-characters.html A unique pick for my Unusual Suspects DDP team 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,006 Posted September 3 Brian Trueman reportedly died Sunday 1 September: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy54265n257o 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 293 Posted September 3 11 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Brian Trueman obit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13805931/Brian-Trueman-dies-aged-92-Tributes-paid-writer-kids-cartoons-Danger-Mouse-Count-Duckula-gave-voice-beloved-characters.html Some of the greatest kids shows going. Chorlton and the wheelies is terribly underrated 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted September 3 11 hours ago, Leon Brittan said: Some of the greatest kids shows going. Chorlton and the wheelies is terribly underrated Spookily, was listening to this while reading this thread and Brian Trueman was mentioned just as I read about him. This is from 2 years ago, so not an obit. The Haunted Generation's Shows | Mixcloud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 29 On 27/09/2018 at 18:18, alt obits guy said: Looking at this thread reminds me many years ago I compiled a list of all Muppet Show guests (original series only) and whether they were still among the living or had passed. Every now and then I update it when a guest dies. I believe this is now an accurate listing The list is in order of appearance: MUPPET GUESTS GUEST STATUS Juliet Prowse dead Connie Stevens alive Joel Grey alive Ruth Buzzi alive Rita Moreno alive Jim Nabors dead Florence Henderson dead Paul Williams alive Charles Aznavour alive dead Harvey Korman dead Peter Ustinov dead Bruce Forsyth dead Sandy Duncan alive Candice Bergen alive Avery Schreiber dead Ben Vereen alive Phyllis Diller dead Vincent Price dead Valerie Harper alive dead Twiggy alive Ethel Merman dead Kaye Ballard alive dead Mummenschanz alive (all except Andres Bossard) Don Knotts dead Zero Mostel dead Milton Berle dead Rich Little alive Judy Collins alive Nancy Walker dead Edger Bergen / Teresa Brewer dead (both) Steve Martin alive Madeline Kahn dead George Burns dead Dom DeLuise dead Bernadette Peters alive Rudolf Nureyev dead Elton John alive Lou Rawls dead Cleo Laine alive Julie Andrews alive Jaye P. Morgan alive Peter Sellers dead Petula Clark alive Bob Hope dead John Cleese alive Cloris Leachman alive dead Rita Coolidge / Kris Kristofferson alive--(both) alive/dead Leo Sayer alive Roy Clark alive dead Gilda Radner dead Pearl Bailey dead Jean Stapleton dead Alice Cooper alive Loretta Lynn alive dead Liberace dead Marisa Berenson alive Raquel Welch alive dead James Coco dead Helen Reddy alive dead Harry Belafonte alive dead Lesley Ann Warren alive Danny Kaye dead Spike Milligan dead Leslie Uggams alive Elke Sommer alive Sylvester Stallone alive Roger Miller dead Dale Evans / Roy Rogers dead (both) Lynn Redgrave dead Cheryl Ladd alive John Denver dead Crystal Gayle alive Shields & Yarnell alive / dead Dyan Cannon alive Victor Borge dead Linda Lavin alive Dudley Moore dead Arlo Guthrie alive Beverly Sills dead Kenny Rogers alive dead Lola Falana alive Phyllis George alive dead Dizzy Gillespie dead Liza Minnelli alive Anne Murray alive Jonathan Winters / Star Wars actors dead /alive (all except Peter Mayhew) Christopher Reeve dead Lynda Carter alive Alan Arkin / Carol Channing alive (both) (dead (both)) Doug Henning dead Andy Williams dead Diana Ross alive Gene Kelly dead Loretta Swit alive Joan Baez alive Shirley Bassey alive James Coburn dead Brooke Shields alive Glenda Jackson alive dead Senor Wences dead Deborah Harry alive Paul Simon alive Melissa Manchester alive Tony Randall dead Mac Davis alive dead Carol Burnett alive Gladys Knight alive Hal Linden alive Marty Feldman dead Chris Langham alive Wally Boag dead Johnny Cash dead Buddy Rich dead Linda Ronstadt alive Roger Moore dead Jean-Pierre Rampal dead Updated to acknowledge the death of Kris Kristofferson. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
