Death announcements for persons of note

[pjknibbs]

Max von Sydow has died aged 90:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51803195

For some reason the first thing that comes to mind when I think of him is his performance as Ming the Merciless in the 1980s Flash Gordon movie. I don't know if he'd *want* to be particularly remembered for that, but it was certainly a memorable performance!

[felter]

Kenny Rogers has passed away aged 81

R.I.P. Kenny

[Len5]

Albert Uderzo has died. Made it to 92 years. I was recently thinking about reading the Astérix series again.

[Ronald Sandoval]

Eddie Large best known for comedy duo Little and Large dies of the coronavirus he was 78 years old https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... s-son-says

[Gavrushka]

Eddie Large best known for comedy duo Little and Large dies of the coronavirus he was 78 years old https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... s-son-says

Yeah, saw that. - He had pretty bad heart failure and, as his family said, his 'heart couldn't take it.' - He came towards the end of the era of televised comedy double acts and, although not my favourite pairing, they certainly raised a few laughs.

RIP

[felter]

Alexander George Thynne, Lord Bath, the 7th Marquess of Bath better known as the owner of Longleat house and wildlife park has died from the Coronavirus aged 87.

I always liked the guy he was maybe an aristocrat with a title but he wasn't like any of the other snobs out there with his art and flamboyant way he dressed he was a hippy in every way. I suspect it would have been a pretty large funeral but due to the times we are living in there is only a max of 10 people allowed at a funeral.

R.I.P. Lord Bath

[Terre]

Sir Stirling Moss has died aged 90.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52260896

[pjknibbs]

Sir Stirling Moss has died aged 90.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52260896

The greatest driver to never win an F1 world championship--and on one occasion he failed to win because he'd insisted that the disqualification handed down for his rival Mike Hawthorn be removed. Fantastic driver, fantastic sportsman, he will be missed.

[RegisterMe]

Tim Brooke-Taylor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490

[Redvers Ganderpoke]

Tim Brooke-Taylor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490

Part of my childhood in the Goodies.

[pjknibbs]

Part of my childhood in the Goodies.

Ditto. This is not going to be a great beginning to the year, is it?

[Rug]

And the inventor of the game of life (you'll know if you're old enough) has died.

RIP John Conway

Rug

[Ronald Sandoval]

god help us RIP tim and thank you for laughs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4sNRQOSCVI

[red assassin]

And the inventor of the game of life (you'll know if you're old enough) has died.

RIP John Conway

Rug

I thought xkcd's Conway tribute was rather touching:

[Rug]

@RedAssassin, the tribute from SMBC was touching too...

Rug

[Rug]

Not from corvid19, but another legend Joe Brown has died after a long illness.

Anyone here who climbs will surely know the name. Legend is not too strong a word I think.

Rug

[Terre]

The founder of Radio Caroline, Ronan O'Rahilly has died aged 79; first pirate radio station off the UK coast in 1964.

[Ronald Sandoval]

Former tv and BBC Watchdog presenter Lynn Faulds Wood died last night from stroke age 72 RIP https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52410491

[berth]

Dave Greenfield, keyboard player from The Stranglers, has died, aged 71: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52537293

Always a very distinctive sound. RIP.

[berth]

Another musician: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52564281 Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk dies at 73.
I was never a fan but I think one cannot deny their influence.