Celebrity deaths

I've never heard of him but we must have some boxing fans here.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/news/errol-christie-dead-british-boxing-legend-loses-long-fight-with-lung-cancer-aged-53/ar-BBCwVWB?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I read about that last night. I vaguely remember the name but didn't know much about him.

RIP.

Don't panic - he isn't really dead (or is he?) - I just thought I'd put this conspiracy theory here. This started long before the Internet so you can't blame that for all conspiracy theories.

Just three of many links about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/paul_mccartney_death_myths

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/i-buried-paul-your-guide-to-the-convoluted-conspiracy-that-paul-mccartney-died-in-1966

I've not heard of this chap myself.

Great innings though.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4610464/British-actor-Sam-Beazley-dies-aged-101.html

Andrew wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4619096/Play-School-presenter-Brian-dies-83.html

Sad to hear Brian Cant has died. Remember Play School so well, watched every episode with my son. Big Ted, Little Ted, Humpty and Jemima and going through the round window was so gentle and appropriate for little children. At the time Brian seemed to be the mainstay to me, probably because of his voice and smile. Goodness I'm surprised I remember it so well... RIP Brian.

Those of us of a certain age will remember this wild child of the 1960s, Anita Pallenberg.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/keith-richards-looked-after-old-10640434

Talking of Paddington Bear - no cheating! - the mother of which TV personality started up the business making the bears?

No idea. I've not actually heard the name of Michael Bond before, RIP.

The only Bond I've heard of is James.

Freedom wrote:Talking of Paddington Bear - no cheating! - the mother of which TV personality started up the business making the bears?

Must be someone quite old as Paddington has been around for a long time. A guess; Richard Wilson.

I think the manufacture of the famous booted bears started in the early 1970s when the celebrity was a child so he is younger than Richard Wilson.

I tried to cheat and still couldn't find the answer.

I cheated and found the answer but I won't spoil it for anyone else

Benedict Cumberbatch?

No. Petrol heads in particular will know who this is.

Freedom wrote:No. Petrol heads in particular will know who this is.

Clarkson.

Yay!

Lovely photo (!) of him as a child here.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2573790/Jeremy-Clarksons-idyllic-childhood-country-home-sale-595-000-But-Top-Gear-fans-beware-theres-ONE-garage.html

That's a cracking haircut he had back in the day

No idea, but some of you might recognise the name (RIP)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ruth-pearson-dead-pans-people-10706175

I presume that you know of Pan's People though, Andrew - the reason why so many dads in the 1970s watched Top of The Pops!

I remember them well, everyone tried to copy their dancing. Now when you look at the videos it all looks so tame, so rubbishy.

So sad, 3 of the ladies have now sadly died, 2 in their early 60's and this latest lady at 70. So half the group have sadly died. It is just these sort of ladies that I would have said would have reached a ripe old age, all being so fit, dancing, eating well to keep slim and fit. Very sad.

Don't know if many remember 'Grotbags'



Death of Grotbags actress Carol Lee Scott sparks outpouring of nostalgic tributes by fans



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/06/needs-pic-death-grotbags-actress-carol-lee-scott-sparks-outpouring/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40627982

Martin Landau - 1928 to 2017.

My son used to watch this programme in the 1980s.