The "which famous person died today" thread

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Well I, for one maybe, am very sad to see Alan Yentob go. He was great, and was talented amd innovative and had an eye for good stuff and for the most talented people. Made some great tv under his watch. And he had that dry Jewish humour that it you dont get it I suppose you wouldnt like, but I do cos I am. He made some quality TV happen to all of our benefit and was a good man. Watch the documentary if you can find it of when he out to meet Mel Brooks and Rob Reiner in New York.

He did a great documentary on Ray Davies/The Kinks about 15 years ago. A very talented interviewer. RIP Alan.

 

[paulchapo]

Well known in Manchester for sure, Arthur Donnelly the brother of Jimmy the weed.

Tributes pour in as 'Manchester's number one legend' Arthur Donnelly dies

He has been hailed an "absolute legend" and "one in a billion" in an outpouring of grief

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[PinkFinal]

Grammy-winning 70s rock guitarist Rick Derringer dies aged 77

He made his name in The McCoys.

metro.co.uk

 

[peter.evans]

Grammy-winning 70s rock guitarist Rick Derringer dies aged 77

He made his name in The McCoys.

metro.co.uk

Surely the greatest ever slide guitar performance on Show Biz Kids !?

 

[blue for life]

Grammy-winning 70s rock guitarist Rick Derringer dies aged 77

He made his name in The McCoys.

metro.co.uk

Remember him but only from reading about him in the music press RIP

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Loretta Swit - Major Margaret Hotlips Houlihan in Mash, aged 87.

 

[blue for life]

Loretta Swit - Major Margaret Hotlips Houlihan in Mash, aged 87.

RIP. Loved Mash

 

[KS55]

A great series and Houlihan’s battles with Hawkeye were legendary.
RIP Loretta Swit.

 

[mexico1970]

Hot Lips has left the building...RIP iconic actress.

 

[bavarian blue]

She was always so sweet.

 

[i kne albert davy]

She was always so sweet.

Bit of a stunner as well.

 

[manclad]

Loretta Swit - Major Margaret Hotlips Houlihan in Mash, aged 87.

Was she in the pilot programme of Cagney and Lacey(as Christine Cagney), before she was eventually replaced by Sharon Gless in the TV series ??

 

[i kne albert davy]

Was she in the pilot programme of Cagney and Lacey, before she was eventually replaced by Sharon Gless in the TV series ??

Think she was that's some memory you've got.

 

[manclad]

Think she was that's some memory you've got.

Thanks for that pal. A lot of my family and friends remark on my memory, particularly my long term memory.
Although sometimes I can't remember what I had for yesterday's tea.
The human mind eh !!

 

[bluethrunthru]

sad news but inevitable given her age it gets to us all in the end - Hot Lips was a great character - very moral but with with frailties that she played so well. RIP Loretta - thanks for the memories

 

[peter.evans]

Used to love MASH as a kid, Sunday evenings bbc 2 in the 70s ? Great characters and hot lips and Frank Burns were good together.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I was watching a few of series one earlier this week on one of the minor stations (Great TV) it's still a good watch.

RIP Hot Lips.

 

[PinkFinal]

Loretta Swit was in one of my favourite films, Race With the Devil with Warren Oates and Peter Fonda

RIP

 

[eric pode of croydon]

Used to watch M*A*S*H with mum and dad back in the day. Great characters, always liked Radar. R.I.P Loretta.

 

[KS55]

always liked Radar.

I knew you were going to say that.