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58 minutes ago, msc said:

Man, Spade wasn't kidding!

Neither was I...:lol:

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Novella Nelson (IMDb), an American actress who had minor roles in a wide variety of films and TV shows, has died aged 77. She appeared in films including The Devil's AdvocateAntwone Fisher and It's Kind of a Funny Story, as well as TV programmes such as Law and OrderSex and the City, The West Wing and 30 Rock.

 

Elizabeth Kemp (IMDb), an American actress who appeared in the slasher film He Knows You're Alone alongside Tom Hanks on his feature film debut, has died aged 65. As well as other minor roles in TV programmes including L.A Law and Law and Order, she was also a well respected acting mentor (featured here in a CNN profile) to stars including Bradley Cooper.

 

Edit: BBC obituary.

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1 minute ago, Drewsky1211 said:

:clivedunn::clivedunn:

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1 hour ago, Joey Russ said:

:clivedunn::clivedunn:

 

Not on this thread.

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Could this Tina Wakerell http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-varriet-wakerell-tina&pid=186595702 be this Tina Wakerell, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906859/ TV director of Z Cars, Softly Softly, an episode of Adam Ant Lives!, etc.?

 

Age would be about right, unusual for someone dying at Monklands to get a Times death notice, The House On The Hill was about Glesca...

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Amos Abplanalp, father of Evie Clair, a contestant on Season 12 of America's Got Talent, dead after a long battle with cancer. :skull:

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3 hours ago, The Unknown Man said:

Amos Abplanalp, father of Evie Clair, a contestant on Season 12 of America's Got Talent, dead after a long battle with cancer. :skull:

don't think this type of death is suited for this thread, may want to see the Fringes of Fame thread....

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Political scientist Frank Aaerobrot is dead at 70. Another one for the list of the missed.

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Len Wein (IMDb), an American comic book writer and editor, has died aged 69. He was co-creator of DC's Swamp Thing and Marvel's Wolverine. He worked extensively for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics, including publications such as The Justice LeagueThe Human TargetX-MenThe Incredible HulkThe Amazing Spider-Man, ThorIron Man, The Fantastic Four and Wonder Woman. A quick look on his Twitter shows you he has been in and out of hospital pretty much non-stop for over a year.

 

Edit: Daily Express, Daily MailGuardian, The Times obituaries.

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Mike Hodge (IMDb), an American actor who had minor roles in movies such as Striking Distance, The Confession and Adam as well as recurring roles in TV series including Law & Order and As The World Turns, has died aged 70. He was also a unionist and President of the New York SAG-AFTRA local.

 

Don Ohlmeyer (IMDb), an Emmy award winning TV producer and executive, has died aged 72. He served as President of NBC's West Coast Division, and was director and producer for various televised sporting events such as the Olympics. He is perhaps best known for firing Norm Macdonald on Saturday Night Live due to jokes he made about O.J. Simpson.

 

Edit: Daily Mail obituary.

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Stephen Begley , journeyman boofhead dead at 42.

 

Keeled over attempting a Triathlon out in Singapore.

 

Never quite made it at International level for Scotland.

 

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/triathlete-dies-in-swim-leg-of-relay

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French theologian René Laurentin dies a month before his 100th birthday.

Couldn't get a link, because the one on Wikipedia leads to a 404 error. 

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