Omar Sharif died :(

[xoggoth]

Every time I see a CUK thread about death of a celebrity I think "Gordon Bennet, surely the other CUKers can't be as ancient as me?"

[unixman]

I worked with a chap who was born in Alexandria. He was a top, top bloke. Leaves me with a good impression of people born in Alex.

[darmstadt]

he was a good bridge player.

My godmother used to partner him in Bridge quite often many years ago

[Gumbo Robot]

By the time he turned 80 in 2012, he had quit his 100-a-day cigarette habit

[Bacchus]

Contract or Auction?

Contract.

I used to drink with the finance director of Perpetual (now Invesco) who was a keen bridge player, so keen that he used to play in tournaments (alongside the likes of Sharif) where the purse to play was fifty large... winner takes all

[stek]

he was a good bridge player.

Contract or Auction?

[Bacchus]

he was a good bridge player.

[stek]

He was good in 'The Parole Officer' with Steve Coogan....

[SpontaneousOrder]