Notable Obituaries.

Mottie · 29 Jun 2024

fillyboy said:
Were they partially sighted mate?

I’ve also been mistaken for Richard Gere.

fillyboy · 29 Jun 2024

Mottie said:
I’ve also been mistaken for Richard Gere.

I can see that, you're more like him than Donald. Some old girl was convinced I was Steve Martin.

Mottie · 29 Jun 2024

fillyboy said:
I can see that, you're more like him than Donald. Some old girl was convinced I was Steve Martin.

Give me a minute to find a pic…..

Mottie · 29 Jun 2024

fillyboy said:
I can see that, you're more like him than Donald. Some old girl was convinced I was Steve Martin.

Here you go. Someone likened me to Leslie Neilsen.

crystal ball · 29 Jun 2024

Frank Duckworth read in his obit that as a student in Liverpool he lodged at John Lennons Aunt Mimis house

Duckworth-Lewis co-creator Frank Duckworth dies aged 84

Frank Duckworth, one half of the team who pioneered the Duckworth-Lewis method, has died at the age of 84

www.theguardian.com

Mottie · 3 Jul 2024

Robert Towne. Screenwriter. You’ve probably seen some of his films.

Robert Towne: Tributes to Chinatown and Mission: Impossible writer

The Oscar-winning writer penned the scripts for films like Chinatown and Mission: Impossible.

www.bbc.com

Mottie · 7 Jul 2024

John Landau.

Jon Landau: Titanic and Avatar producer dies aged 63

Working with director James Cameron, he produced some of the highest-grossing films of all time.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ihavenojob · 9 Jul 2024

Joe Egan (Stealers Wheel)

MSN

I won one of his albums on Capital radio's "beat the intro" phone in competition.

securespark · 9 Jul 2024

Steve Wright died from a ruptured stomach ulcer.

I didn't think that was something that could be lethal....

Odds · 9 Jul 2024

securespark said:
Steve Wright died from a ruptured stomach ulcer.

I didn't think that was something that could be lethal....

I can tell you from personal experience it can be...one of 'em damn nigh did for me. A 16 pint blood transfusion and a harrowing week in intensive care kept me alive but the priest called in to give me Last Rites still took the credit. I was 'lucky' it happened at a time when i was fitter than a butcher's dog but for someone over fifty the odds are against them.