Notable Passings and other milestones

[Andy_Ross]

He made made his screen debut at 8 as a school boy in the film thriller The Yellow Balloon in 1953.

Richard O’Sullivan obituary

Sitcom star of the 1970s and 80s who appeared in Man About the House, Robin’s Nest, and Me and My Girl

www.theguardian.com

 

[arthwollipot]

Yes, everyone remembers Paula Wilcox.

Who?

 

[Armitage72]

Who?

The Chrissy character on the British show that inspired Threes Company. More recently she was on Coronation Street.

 

[arthwollipot]

The Chrissy character on the British show that inspired Threes Company. More recently she was on Coronation Street.

I've got no idea who you're talking about.

 

[PitPat]

The Chrissy character on the British show that inspired Threes Company. More recently she was on Coronation Street.

In case there's a "who?" Chrissy was the blonde bombshell character on the American version, Three's Company.

 

[arthwollipot]

In case there's a "who?" Chrissy was the blonde bombshell character on the American version, Three's Company.

Never seen it.

 

[PitPat]

Consider yourself lucky.

 

[Jim_MDP]

Oh man, this just came across my yt feed, Graham Greene died a few days ago.

ETA: Eh, tried to paste a link to a Red Green clip with Graham but it's blocked from posting to other platforms. Alas, it's pretty funny.

 

[Andy_Ross]

The Chrissy character on the British show that inspired Threes Company. More recently she was on Coronation Street.

First starring role was in the 60s Sitcom The Lovers with Richard Beckinsale.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Who?

Not you, your foreign.
You get an exemption from having to know old UK TV comedy stars.

 

[arthwollipot]

Not you, your foreign.
You get an exemption from having to know old UK TV comedy stars.

When I was growing up there was actually a lot of UK comedy on the telly. Upstairs Downstairs, Are You Being Served, that one with Felicity Kendall. Sometime in the 90s the balance switched from a more or less equal mix of British and American comedy to being almost exclusively American.

 

[EHocking]

Oh man, this just came across my yt feed, Graham Greene died a few days ago.

ETA: Eh, tried to paste a link to a Red Green clip with Graham but it's blocked from posting to other platforms. Alas, it's pretty funny.

A few days ago . . . Last year?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after attending brother King Harald's funeral.

Princess Astrid of Norway, the sister of the late King Harald V, has died at the age of 94, two days after attending his funeral, the country's royal palace has announced.

Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after attending brother King Harald's funeral

Princess Astrid "represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner", the new king, Haakon VIII, said in a tribute to his aunt.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Jim_MDP]

A few days ago . . . Last year?
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Thanks, I missed it then or forgot in the recent spate of celeb deaths.
Must have been someone reposting the news after a year and I just didn't look at the date.

 

[EHocking]

Thanks, I missed it then or forgot in the recent spate of celeb deaths.
Must have been someone reposting the news after a year and I just didn't look at the date.

Yeah, I didn’t mean to come off snide.
Was looking for clips and wasn’t paying attention to my posting here.

There is the red green tribute show online, but I could only find it on Facebook so didn’t post here.

 

[William Parcher]

Bob Mackie has died at 87.

Bob Mackie: Legendary costume designer dies aged 87

The "Sultan of Sequins" created iconic and dazzling costumes for stars including Cher, Tina Turner and Elton John.

www.bbc.com

 

[William Parcher]

The artist Peter Max has died.