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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    edited May 2020 Posts: 9,028
    Peter Thomas, at least one of a very limited number of Germany's top film composers, died two days ago at the age of 94. Thomas was an accomplished jazz musician who created a large number of movie soundtracks for German productions, most notably a series of films based on the works of Edgar Wallace, but also for TV productions such as "Der Kommissar", "Derrick" and "Der Alte". One outstanding work and maybe his most well-known is his music for the miniseries "Raumpatrouille" (Space Patrol), which dealt with the adventures of the crew of the space ship "Orion" and was probably the first science-fiction show on German TV. It was a huge success, and if German TV were commercially-oriented (there was no private TV station in Germany then) it would have continued...instead of re-running the original six episodes for 20 times so far. People tend to think of it being a bit of a rip-off of Star Trek...but the first episode aired a mere nine days after Star Trek's debut, and all the episodes had been completed by then.
  • GerardGerard
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  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    French movie legend Michel Piccoli has passed away, aged 94.

    https://www.france24.com/en/breaking/20200518-french-screen-legend-michel-piccoli-dies-aged-94-source-family

    RIP Monsieur Piccoli. Great actor in films such as Le mépris and Belle de jour.
  • TracyTracy
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    Peter Thomas also composed first Bruce Lee movie : Big Boss

    Very sad , he sgd some items for me and even drew musical notes on it :(

    Its was unheard of then for a kf movie to have its own soundtrack
  • GerardGerard
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    Indeed : I remember seeing The New One-Armed Swordsman and being surprised to hear themes from OHMSS. And it would not be the last time.
  • GerardGerard
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    Guinean singer Mory Kanté passed away today, aged 70.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-mory-kante-dead-african-22070676

    You might know him for that song :

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Look at that kora!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Guinean singer Mory Kanté passed away today, aged 70.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-mory-kante-dead-african-22070676

    You might know him for that song :


    I was familiar with Kante, but never heard this one. That was really swinging.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Guinean singer Mory Kanté passed away today, aged 70.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-mory-kante-dead-african-22070676

    You might know him for that song :


    I love that song!
    RIP Mr. Kanté :(
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Jimmy Cobb, a jazz drummer and the last surviving member of the ensemble sextet of Miles Davis’ iconic album Kind of Blue has passed away at the age of 91. RIP to a legend.

    https://deadline.com/2020/05/jimmy-cobb-dies-legendary-jazz-drummer-91-1202942858/
  • GerardGerard
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    French humorist and actor Guy Bedos has passed away, aged 85 :

    http://www.tellerreport.com/life/2020-05-28-france--comedian-and-actor-guy-bedos-dies.Bk7iG7FaoI.html
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Character actor Richard Herd sadly passed away on May 26 aged 87.
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378800/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

    Been in so many movies and tv shows over his long career. I'll always remember him as Mr. Wilhelm on Seinfeld. RIP.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    I recall first seeing Richard Herd in Trancers in my youth, gives me a good excuse to rewatch it today. Later of course he was in Seaquest, though he must have appeared in every show around the era.
    R. I. P.
  • ringfire211ringfire211
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
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    I recall first seeing Richard Herd in Trancers in my youth, gives me a good excuse to rewatch it today. Later of course he was in Seaquest, though he must have appeared in every show around the era.
    R. I. P.
    Looks like Karl Malden but I’ll always remember him as Heather Locklear’s dad on T.J. HOOKER, playing Captain Dennis Sheridan!

  • ringfire211ringfire211
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    Richard Herd was also in a very good episode of MATLOCK titled “The Captain” where he played a murderous police captain, an old friend of Matlock’s.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited May 2020 Posts: 7,021
    Actor Anthony James has passed away aged 77.

    He appeared in In the Heat of the Night, Unforgiven and The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, among others. He was also in Prescription: Murder, a TV movie which featured Peter Falk's first performance as Columbo.

    Here's his hilarious appearance in The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (that's a title I won't ever get tired of typing). James plays murderer Hector Savage.



    Rest in peace, Anthony James.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Anthony James was very underrated across multiple genres. RIP.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Actor Anthony James has passed away aged 77.

    He appeared in In the Heat of the Night, Unforgiven and The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, among others. He was also in Prescription: Murder, a TV movie which featured Peter Falk's first performance as Columbo.

    Here's his hilarious appearance in The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (that's a title I won't ever get tired of typing). James plays murderer Hector Savage.



    Rest in peace, Anthony James.

    He was great in that.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-england-merseyside-52867159

    RIP Michael, thank you for helping keep Thomas the Tank Engine alive!
  • GerardGerard
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    A "two for one" : first, french opera singer Mady Mesplée, who sang on stage from the 50s to the 80s, passed away saturday aged 89

    https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2020/5/News/Mady_Mespl%C3%A9,_89,_One_of_French_Opera_s_Most_Important_Post-War_Stars,_has_Died.html

    And then, artist Christo, who wrapped, among others, the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf in Paris, has passed away, aged 84 :

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/may/31/christo-artist-who-wrapped-the-reichstag-dies-aged-84
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Very sad to hear that Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sister has passed away:

    https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/08/bonnie-pointer-sisters-dead-dies/
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited June 2020 Posts: 25,095
    Memorable soundtrack that I still listen to, R.I.P. Bonnie Pointer

    The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance - Beverly Hills Cop
    Got my earphones on and listening to this great track now.
  • GerardGerard
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    The legendary comic book writer Denny O'Neil, who in the 60s had, with Neal Adams, revigorated Batman and put Green Lantern and Green Arrow on a road trip to remember, has passed away, aged 81.

    https://www.cbr.com/denny-oneil-dies-at-81/

    There's not a comic book collection that is complete without one of his works. Myself, I have his complete run on The Question in mine.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Damn. Denny O Neil was a household name. His collaborations with Adams, as mentioned above by @Gerard, was one of the peaks in superhero comics.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    edited June 2020 Posts: 3,566
    I remember the way Denny O'Neil (with Julius Schwartz and Neal Adams) revamped the Batman titles after the Adam West TV show went off the air and the "Camp" direction was no longer popular with the comics reading public. His work with Neal Adams on GL/GA was also a highlight of comics storytelling -- and let's not forget that he also did a fair amount of work for Marvel, both as a writer and an editor. Denny is clearly one of the most important writers in the history of comics. Condolences to his family, friends, and co-workers.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    RIP Denny! Half of my Batman comics collection is stuff he made. This is a sad moment for me... :( Great guy! I loved listening to him. Kev Smith did a wonderful podcast with him a few years ago. So sad.
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
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    Neal Adams and Denny O'Neill were the guys who brought back the adult themes to superhero comic books after the unforgivable meddling of Dr. Fredric Wertham. That alone makes them deserving of a place in the comic Olympus.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    bigladiesman wrote: »
    Neal Adams and Denny O'Neill were the guys who brought back the adult themes to superhero comic books after the unforgivable meddling of Dr. Fredric Wertham. That alone makes them deserving of a place in the comic Olympus.

    If Fredric Wertham was the farao, Denny and Neil were Mozes. They set us free.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    RIP Richard Herd. Always remember him in particular for his part in the TV show "V"
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Bob the Street-cat has died, aged 14.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/street-cat-named-bob-death-cause-james-bowen-tributes-a9569611.html
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