Vivean Gray, who has died aged 92, was a British-born actress who became familiar to television viewers of the 1970s and 1980s for her roles in a series of Australian television soap operas, including as Edna Pearson in Prisoner Cell Block H, as Ida Jessop in The Sullivans (which earned her a Logie Award in 1978 for Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role), and later, and most famously, as the loathsome busy-body Mrs (Nell) Mangel in Neighbours.
Elliot Tiber, an artist, gay rights activist, screenplay writer and interior designer best known as a businessman who helped enable the staging of the landmark 1969 Woodstock music festival, died Aug. 3 at a hospice center in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 81.
Joe Powell, who has died aged 94, was known as the “daddy of British stuntmen” for the gut-wrenchingly high-risk feats he performed in classic adventure films such as Where Eagles Dare and The Guns of Navarone.
The great Russian stage actress Zinaida Sharko has died in St. Petersburg at the age of 87. Sharko was a committed member of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre who later became a mesmerising character star in cinema. Her performances in Kira Muratova's controversial study of alienation 'A Long Goodbye' (1971), and Ilya Averbakh's harrowing drama 'Other Peoples Letters' (1975), rank among the greatest in European cinema of the 20th century. Among her television credits she counted the musical 'Dog On The Hay' (1978), an immensely popular period piece with entertaining songs. Sharko was also popular among the underground science-fiction communities of Russia and Ukraine, lending her voice to some experimental electronica.
Lisa Gaye, the auburn-haired actress and dancer who starred in the 1956 musical films Rock Around the Clock and Shake Rattle & Rock!, died Thursday in Houston, her family announced. She was 81.
The great French painter Bernard Dufour has died. He's an important figure in French culture, not just for his drawings and paintings, but also because of his connections to different filmmakers, including those who worked for the film publication Cahiers Du Cinema in the late 1950s. Dufour is referenced in the writings of Alain-Robbe Grillet. Dufour's hand appears in Jacques Rivette's art epic 'La Belle Noiseuse'.
Seamon Glass, a rugged character actor who appeared on television on Star Trek and in such films as Deliverance, Sleeper and The Rose, has died. He was 90.
RICHARD THOMPSON, the “Cul de Sac” cartoonist who is widely considered one of the greatest comic-strip creators and illustrators of his generation, died Wednesday in Northern Virginia, family friends confirm. He was 58.
Tazer
Originally posted by Andrew NDB
Geoff Johns should have a 10 mile restraining order from comic books, let alone films.
Vivean Gray, who has died aged 92, was a British-born actress who became familiar to television viewers of the 1970s and 1980s for her roles in a series of Australian television soap operas, including as Edna Pearson in Prisoner Cell Block H, as Ida Jessop in The Sullivans (which earned her a Logie Award in 1978 for Best Sustained Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role), and later, and most famously, as the loathsome busy-body Mrs (Nell) Mangel in Neighbours.
Elliot Tiber, an artist, gay rights activist, screenplay writer and interior designer best known as a businessman who helped enable the staging of the landmark 1969 Woodstock music festival, died Aug. 3 at a hospice center in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 81.
Tazer
Originally posted by Andrew NDB
Geoff Johns should have a 10 mile restraining order from comic books, let alone films.
Joe Powell, who has died aged 94, was known as the “daddy of British stuntmen” for the gut-wrenchingly high-risk feats he performed in classic adventure films such as Where Eagles Dare and The Guns of Navarone.
The great Russian stage actress Zinaida Sharko has died in St. Petersburg at the age of 87. Sharko was a committed member of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre who later became a mesmerising character star in cinema. Her performances in Kira Muratova's controversial study of alienation 'A Long Goodbye' (1971), and Ilya Averbakh's harrowing drama 'Other Peoples Letters' (1975), rank among the greatest in European cinema of the 20th century. Among her television credits she counted the musical 'Dog On The Hay' (1978), an immensely popular period piece with entertaining songs. Sharko was also popular among the underground science-fiction communities of Russia and Ukraine, lending her voice to some experimental electronica.
As confirmed by Deadline, veteran TV actor Barry Jenner—probably best known for his work as Admiral Ross on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—has died. He was 75.
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