Hazel Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Briony McRoberts died after being hit by a tube train. I remember her from Eastenders, but apparently she is more know now for being married to a guy from Downton Abbey. Take the High Road!! That's where I knew her from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxminnie Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Take the High Road!! That's where I knew her from!Oh my goodness, it is Sam. I didn't realise. The circumstances of her death sound very tragic.Reading about this online, I see that Lesley Fitzsimmons also died recently - Sheila in TTHR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaKiwi Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Take the High Road!! That's where I knew her from! Oh my goodness, it is Sam. I didn't realise. The circumstances of her death sound very tragic. Reading about this online, I see that Lesley Fitzsimmons also died recently - Sheila in TTHR. I didn't place her until reading this thread. i used to love watching Take The High Road and spent a day walking around Luss when I lived in Scotland a few years ago. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 I think Mel Smith would have delighted in a bit of irreverence at his passing, so it's in that spirit that I post one of my favourite Smith and Jones sketches, carried by Smith's reactions. As a note of interest, I believe this was the first televised sketch written by Paul Merton. [media][/url] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgTNx50ehFY[/media] That was a cracker ! Thank you David. Even brought tears to the eyes of the younger generation. What a talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solace91z Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I was sad to learn hat Dennis Farina has passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaKiwi Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I was sad to learn hat Dennis Farina has passed away. From Crime Story? Oh no! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binker Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 John Graves, age 92, a writer I don't expect any of you to have heard of. His best-known work is called Goodbye to a River and I just started reading it last weekend (I'm reading 2 books at once--bad idea for me). http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/books/20130731-beloved-texas-writer-john-graves-author-of-brazos-trilogy-dies-at-92.ece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted August 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 An old Rangers Football Club player, Colin McAdam, has passed away at 61. I worked with him for 4 years at a Behavioural school in Glasgow and he was a really funny guy, popular with all the boys. It's very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Elmore Leonard - who wrote so many crime stories and gave ten sensible rules for writing http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/elmore-leonards-ten-rules-for-writing-fiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyb Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) I think Mel Smith would have delighted in a bit of irreverence at his passing, so it's in that spirit that I post one of my favourite Smith and Jones sketches, carried by Smith's reactions. As a note of interest, I believe this was the first televised sketch written by Paul Merton. [media] [/media] Never seen that before and it made me laugh. I'd much prefer to be remembered with a smile than a tear - I'd like to think Mel Smith was the same. Edited August 21, 2013 by lucyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Sadly, Elmore Leonard has passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammath Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Sadly, Elmore Leonard has passed away. You beat me to it, H. I was sorry to hear this on the radio on my way home from work yesterday. I've read several of his books down the years - Get Shorty and Maximum Bob were favourites. He's the epitome of a certain type of American crime writing; Hiaasen is funnier, Ellroy darker, but Leonard was cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I've never read any Leonard - but I absolutely adore Justified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) Seamus Heaney RIP http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tributes-paid-to-keeper-of-language-seamus-heaney-1.1510607 A sad day, I love his work. Edited August 30, 2013 by Cassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waawo Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Speaking of giants in their field... Sir David Frost has died, aged 74. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/01/david-frost-dies-74-heart-attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megustaleer Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 We switched the radio on in the car this afternoon in the middle of a trail for a memorial programme this evening . Mr meg had just asked me "Who's that for?" when the announcer went on to say "Sir David Frost". We were both quite shocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 And now broadcaster David Jacobs has checked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megustaleer Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 All the famous names from my youth are disappearing in rapid succession! (we missed out Cliff Morgan on Aug 29th) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 I didn't know about Cliff Morgan! Being an avid sports reader / listener can't believe his passing escaped my notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binker Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Tom Clancy has died at 66. I devoured his first four books (The Hunt for the Red October, Red Storm Rising, Patriot Games, and The Cardinal of the Kremlin), but really didn't like Clear and Present Danger and so "went off" Tom Clancy books. Some of his later ones might have been fine and his death makes me think maybe I should re-read those first four, particularly the first 2. I read them when I was still in school and so my memory of reading them all takes place on planes. They were such engrossing page-turners that the flights flew past (ha ha) and I was sorry when I got to my destination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momac Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yes, that's sad - I liked his earlier books and the movies made from them when it was Jack Ryan Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagesmann Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 I am a fan of Clancy. His books are page-turners and designed for pure enjoyment, nothing more. I haven't been disappointed by any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted October 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Lou Reed has died. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuntzy Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lou Reed has died. RIP. They even played his 'Walk on the Wild Side' on Radio Three this morning as a tribute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Doris Lessing has died - http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/17/doris-lessing-dies-94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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