Dead Celebrities Thread

[DoctorStrangelove]

Would it be unkind to say that he was an unpleasant man who will not be missed? Because I'm happy to do so if nobody else wants to

Gowon.
Gowon.
Gowon.
Gowon.
Gowon.
Gowon.

The only question being: Was the fugging Egyptian grocer more or less unpleasant than Tiny Rowland?

[NickFitz]

Businessman Mohamed Al Fayed dies aged 94

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66690623

Would it be unkind to say that he was an unpleasant man who will not be missed? Because I'm happy to do so if nobody else wants to

[SimonMac]

Businessman Mohamed Al Fayed dies aged 94

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66690623

[Mordac]

There was a lovely P-reg Austin Allegro estate that I passed on my way to see Mum this morning.

Quite possibly the worst car ever built by BL, and probably the one which made the biggest contribution to killing off BL. Your Datsun is almost a Bentley by comparison, even without an MOT...

[ladymuck]

Harris Mann, 85.

Who he? The chap who designed the Austin Allegro, the Triumph TR7, and the Austin Princess.

From the latter, it would appear he liked wedges.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/harris-man...162730392.html

There was a lovely P-reg Austin Allegro estate that I passed on my way to see Mum this morning.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Harris Mann, 85.

Who he? The chap who designed the Austin Allegro, the Triumph TR7, and the Austin Princess.

From the latter, it would appear he liked wedges.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/harris-man...162730392.html

[wattaj]

Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604

Oh dear, there goes another little bit of civility from the world.

[SimonMac]

Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604

[NickFitz]

Robbie Robertson Dead: The Band Guitarist and Singer Was 80 - Variety

[NickFitz]

I don't believe it! Doreen Mantle: One Foot In The Grave actress dies aged 97