Dead Celebrities Thread

[Flashman]

Re the George Michael thing - I'm actually shocked and saddened by this one.

Wham! we're never really my thing but they provided the (sometimes unwelcome) soundtrack to a very fun part of my life.

And, on retrospect, some of his stuff was very good.

Terrible shame. Whenever I hear Club Tropicana I'm always immediately whisked back to Oscars at Longleat on a Saturday night circa 1983.

RIP.

Not shocked at all here. But is a shame . 53.

[DaveB]

At last a piece of good news...


Breaking: Rolling Stones Guitarist Keith Richards Found Still Alive

[SueEllen]

Re the George Michael thing - I'm actually shocked and saddened by this one.

Wham! we're never really my thing but they provided the (sometimes unwelcome) soundtrack to a very fun part of my life.

And, on retrospect, some of his stuff was very good.

He was apparently very generous as well. linky

Terrible shame. Whenever I hear Club Tropicana I'm always immediately whisked back to Oscars at Longleat on a Saturday night circa 1983.

RIP.

I use to go to club nights as a student called "Club Tropicana". It started over a decade after the song came out and is still going. The last track of the night played was Club Tropicana.

[v8gaz]

You can tick off Richard Adams.

[kaiser78]

You can tick off Richard Adams.

Yep, Watership Down author. An iconic film when I was a kid.

[Major Hassle]

Olivia DeHavilland is the only one left of the 2016 Death Watch top 5

Come in no. 9

[SueEllen]

You can tick off Richard Adams.

linky

The guy who really loved rabbits -

"If I saw a rabbit in my garden I'd shoot it

[stek]

Carrie Fisher now I believe...

[greenlake]

linky

The guy who really loved rabbits -

"If I saw a rabbit in my garden I'd shoot it

[SueEllen]

Carrie Fisher now I believe...

Yep the Press Association are tweeting that her daughter says she has kicked the bucket. linky

Now reported in the beeb - linky