RIP thread - Page 922

**johnbear** · May 27th, 2019, 12:27 AM

Was a British actor of radio film stage and television. He played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the RSC in Stratford and London including a tour to Russia. He worked extensively in radio with over 2000 broadcasts for the BBC including Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series by Peter Tinniswood. His television credits included Z-Cars, Crossroads, and Doctor Who. In Doctor Who he played three major villains (Omega, Azal, and Eldrad), as well as an Ogron. On radio he appeared as Aslan in The Magicians Nephew, as Treebeard in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and also in their adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! in which he portrayed Fred Colon (and also Death). He was also renowned for audio book narration. He also played the character of Lionheart in The Scarifyers following Nicholas Courtney's death. Other television work included Death of an Expert Witness, David Copperfield, and Last of the Summer Wine. He voiced Aslan in the animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He reprised the character on the BBC radio adaptation of the same name. He gave many poetry readings on radio, television, and tape and in venues from Westminster Abbey to various pubs. He recorded over 300 unabridged audiobooks including children's stories which earned critical acclaim in both the UK and the US. Awards included a Talkies Award 1996 for Enigma by Robert Harris and several Golden Earphones Awards from Audiofile Magazine he died age 84.
http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2019/05...1935-2019.html

**Navvet** · May 27th, 2019, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by beemerider500

I remember the Super Bowl #1 win. It was a cold winter day in that open air stadium, in upper Wisconsin. Toward the end of the game, the Packers were on the one (or two) yard line and tried 3 times (3 downs) to get across the goal line. With icy fingers and frozen hands they made it to become the first Super Bowl champions.

You're confused, beemerider500.
The game you're describing was the 1967 NFL championship game, played on 31 December 1967. It was the Green Bay Packers vs. the Dallas Cowboys. Game-time temperature at Lambeau Field was about −15 °F (−26 °C), with an average wind chill around −48 °F (−44 °C).

The winning team (Packers) went on to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl, in Los Angeles, CA two weeks later.

wolf902 · May 27th, 2019, 02:37 PM

Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who named quarks, dies at 89

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...st-quarks-dies

**jomama** · May 27th, 2019, 06:58 PM

Rest in peace Bart Starr, Murray Gell-Mann, Bill Yoast, Andrew Hall, Stephen Thorne

**Ennath** · May 27th, 2019, 08:19 PM

Bill Buckner has passed away, He had over 2700 hits in a 22-year MLB career, but will always be best remembered for the ground ball that went past him in game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
https://www.mlb.com/news/bill-buckner-dies

**Adam West** · May 28th, 2019, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ennath

Bill Buckner has passed away, He had over 2700 hits in a 22-year MLB career, but will always be best remembered for the ground ball that went past him in game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
https://www.mlb.com/news/bill-buckner-dies

As a Dodgers and Buckner fan, being remembered for the ball going through his legs always kind of pissed me off.

I get it, but it irritated me because he was the National League batting champion in 1980 with the Chicago Cubs, and like Ennath said, had 2700 hits and was an All-Star player, who gave his all.

But just as Fred Merkle was remembered for his base-running boner in the 1908 and Jim Marshall for running the wrong way for a safety after recovering a fumble, Buckner will be the guy that cost Boston the World Series in 1986.

I think the fact it happened on live, national TV had a lot to do with that.

RIP Billy Buck. You were way better than that error.

**jaydogbones** · May 28th, 2019, 02:21 AM

Writer Herman Wouk died in his sleep today at the age of 103. What a life! RIP

**ball7** · May 28th, 2019, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jaydogbones

Writer Herman Wouk died in his sleep today at the age of 103. What a life! RIP

Again...…
He first left this world on the 17th, so I have a hard time seeing him passing away again.

**jaydogbones** · May 29th, 2019, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ball7

Again...…
He first left this world on the 17th, so I have a hard time seeing him passing away again.

Apparently he got better for a bit

**Dr Pepper** · May 29th, 2019, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jaydogbones

Apparently he got better for a bit

Andre Previn went to heaven
A little bit too soon...
St Peter said "You're not quite dead-
Come back this afternoon..."

Spike Milligan

May 27th, 2019, 12:27 AM	#9211
johnbear Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Playing Golf with Paige Posts: 88,262 Thanks: 168,677 Thanked 1,756,049 Times in 92,022 Posts	R.I.P. Stephen Thorne (1935-2019). Was a British actor of radio film stage and television. He played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the RSC in Stratford and London including a tour to Russia. He worked extensively in radio with over 2000 broadcasts for the BBC including Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series by Peter Tinniswood. His television credits included Z-Cars, Crossroads, and Doctor Who. In Doctor Who he played three major villains (Omega, Azal, and Eldrad), as well as an Ogron. On radio he appeared as Aslan in The Magicians Nephew, as Treebeard in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and also in their adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! in which he portrayed Fred Colon (and also Death). He was also renowned for audio book narration. He also played the character of Lionheart in The Scarifyers following Nicholas Courtney's death. Other television work included Death of an Expert Witness, David Copperfield, and Last of the Summer Wine. He voiced Aslan in the animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He reprised the character on the BBC radio adaptation of the same name. He gave many poetry readings on radio, television, and tape and in venues from Westminster Abbey to various pubs. He recorded over 300 unabridged audiobooks including children's stories which earned critical acclaim in both the UK and the US. Awards included a Talkies Award 1996 for Enigma by Robert Harris and several Golden Earphones Awards from Audiofile Magazine he died age 84. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2019/05...1935-2019.html __________________ Johnbear Give's Credit to Original Posters. Still Re-Up Dead Images When Found.

May 27th, 2019, 02:37 PM	#9213
wolf902 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 109 Thanks: 2,039 Thanked 2,836 Times in 105 Posts	Murray Gell-Mann Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who named quarks, dies at 89 https://www.theguardian.com/science/...st-quarks-dies

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jomama Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Living in Silliness Posts: 29,738 Thanks: 3,492,584 Thanked 344,072 Times in 29,852 Posts	Rest in peace Bart Starr, Murray Gell-Mann, Bill Yoast, Andrew Hall, Stephen Thorne __________________ all the credit goes to original posters Avatar is Smeagol My Precious with Toilet Paper

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May 27th, 2019, 08:19 PM	#9215
Ennath Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 6,813 Thanks: 26,898 Thanked 80,767 Times in 6,812 Posts	Bill Buckner has passed away, He had over 2700 hits in a 22-year MLB career, but will always be best remembered for the ground ball that went past him in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. https://www.mlb.com/news/bill-buckner-dies

May 28th, 2019, 02:21 AM	#9217
jaydogbones Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Singapore-Tokyo-LA Posts: 1,914 Thanks: 17,735 Thanked 31,380 Times in 1,869 Posts	Writer Herman Wouk died in his sleep today at the age of 103. What a life! RIP