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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby Roy Hunter » Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:56 pm

black bart wrote:Actor Richard Briers aged 79...he only recently made Cockneys v Zombies.

I shall always remember him for Roobarb and Custard:

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Hot on the heels of Richard Briers, animator Bob Godfrey, 91.

He made Roobarb & Custard, Noah and Nelly, and won an Oscar for a film called Great about Brunel. He also (if memory serves) created Buzby, the bird that advertised British Telecom for years.
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Postby Nef Yoo BlackBeard » Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:53 pm

JESUS!

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not reely...
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Postby Roy Hunter » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:19 pm

Raymond Cusick, the man who designed The Daleks. Heart Failure, 84.

EDIT: BBC story.
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby black bart » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:48 am

Bob Godfrey and Raymond Cusick will be sadly missed.

Someone from Bob Godrey's studio came round to help me with my animation skills once...he did his best! You can see the influence in my Dalek made from a cracker animation. :cry:
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby Helium Hands » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:00 pm

C. Everett Koop died today.
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby black bart » Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:48 pm

Kevin Ayers, founder member of Soft Machine, aged 68.
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Postby Roy Hunter » Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:38 pm

black bart wrote:Kevin Ayers, founder member of Soft Machine, aged 68.

On 20th Feb, Roy Hunter wrote:Singer-songwriter Kevin Ayers, originally of Soft Machine. He was 68, it was probably the mileage more than the age that did for him.

Listened to a lot of his solo stuff back in my 'herbalism' days. One of my favourites (and a bit of a party piece when they pass the guitar around) was Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes.
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby Helium Hands » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:56 pm

Van Cliburn has died. :cry:
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Postby ET, the Extra Terrestrial » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:11 pm

Helium Hands wrote:Van Cliburn has died. :cry:

I saw that on CNN today. One of the great ones is gone. :cry:
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby Helium Hands » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:37 pm

ET, the Extra Terrestrial wrote:I saw that on CNN today. One of the great ones is gone. :cry:


I am quite upset.
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby black bart » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:45 am

I'm more upset about Kevin Ayers dying twice!
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby black bart » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:10 am

Bruce Reynolds, the man who planned the £2.6m Great Train Robbery in 1963, has died aged 81.
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby Helium Hands » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:52 pm

Bonnie Franklin, star of "One Day at a Time" has died.
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Re: Did you hear who died?

Postby Nef Yoo BlackBeard » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:24 am

Helium Hands wrote:C. Everett Koop died today.



:cry: :cry: :cry:
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