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Sad news-she'll certainly be missed........RIP Maggie

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We say farewell to another great star of the screen, Richard Todd who passed away yesterday, aged 90.

He made many brilliant war films including The Dam Busters and The Longest Day and was among one of my favourite early actors.

RIP Richard...

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Not only a star of war films but an actual participant in the D-Day action, apparently.
90 is not a bad age is it - I hope his end was gentle

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That's correct DM, he served with distinction as a para in WW2, . . as you say, he had a good innings at 90.

this is his own words.

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I just heard about Richard Todd .... aged 90. When he escaped from those black and white war films, he proved to be quite a good actor ..... always a pleasant man.

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We have lost another of our great British actresses, Jean Simmons who passed away yesterday, aged 80.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8476400.stm

One of Hollywood greats ......

RIP

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She was a wonderful actress. I remember her most for her role as Fee McCleary in The Thornbirds. R.I.P.

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Yes, another great has left us, . . I saw most of her films, she played Varinia in Spartacus which I thought she did very well.

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Yesterday saw the loss of another fine English actor, Ian Carmichael who died at the age of 89.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8502006.stm

RIP

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Just seen that on the news Mags, . . I loved his films, . . he and Terry Thomas were great together in the 60's, . . not a bad innings at 89 though.