Shirley Douglas, former wife of Donald Sutherland, and mother of Keifer, died a couple of days back. She was an actor herself, playing, among other roles, a piano teacher in the 1962 version of Lolita, and a gossipy old society dame in Dead Ringers.
Most notable in Canada, however, as the daughter of Tommy Douglas, the iconic left-wing leader and Father Of Medicare. Shirley campaigned prominently to keep his legacy alive.
(No link, as I have not figured out how to do that on a cell phone.)
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Any Western fans? The Virginian, James Drury, has galloped off into the sunset.
I hadn't heard that! Any available link? I've been watching rather a lot of Westerns these days, including The Virginian, because a lot of "classic TV" channels carry them (in the 50s and 60s, there were dozens of Western shows on).
Sobering to note the first Covid-19 death on this thread, March 25 ( Manu Dibango), and the acceleration of references since then. Sorry to be reflective on a more black humour thread ... just having a Moment™, I guess, when I was actually looking for something else. Don't let me derail .. I'll head off to the Styx
No worries, Zappa - I'd been thinking similar thoughts over the last wee while. I've lost two RL acquaintances (both elderly ladies, one over 100) in the last few days; I don't know whether they had Covid-19, but it was the first thought that came to my mind.
RIP Stirling. He was definately on my list of possibilities. Such a loss - a real promoted of the sport, to make it safer (and thereby make all of our driving safer).
Dave Greenfield - keyboard player with The Stranglers has died.
He wrote Golden Brown, and his keyboard work is an important part of of the Stranglers sound. A sad loss - I doubt we will have keyboarders like him again.
TANGENT: I have seen Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Fats Domino share a bill. Chuck Berry thanked Mary Whitehouse from the stage, without whose help he would never have had a UK number one single.
TANGENT: I have seen Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Fats Domino share a bill. Chuck Berry thanked Mary Whitehouse from the stage, without whose help he would never have had a UK number one single.
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Most notable in Canada, however, as the daughter of Tommy Douglas, the iconic left-wing leader and Father Of Medicare. Shirley campaigned prominently to keep his legacy alive.
(No link, as I have not figured out how to do that on a cell phone.)
RIP Cathy Gale, Pussy Galore et al
The British PM is in danger.
Link.
It's a sobering time altogether.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/52260896
10 points for me, sadly.
1 Spike 27 2 0
2 Priscilla 23 1 0
2 Schroedingers Cat 23 1 0
2 Simon Toad 23 1 0
2 Sipech 23 1 0
6 Leorning Cniht 19 2 0
7 Wet Kipper 10 1 0
8 la vie en rouge 9 1 0
9 Eigon 4 1 0
9 Phantom_Flan_Flinger 4 1 0
11 McMaverick -3 1 1
RIP Mr. Brooke-Taylor.
BBC News - Goodies star Brooke-Taylor dies with coronavirus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490
He was really important in software development (and so in all the stuff you see around you). RIP John.
He wrote Golden Brown, and his keyboard work is an important part of of the Stranglers sound. A sad loss - I doubt we will have keyboarders like him again.
I really want to hear that duet.
I hadn't realised he was still alive. RIP. An important influence.
TANGENT: I have seen Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Fats Domino share a bill. Chuck Berry thanked Mary Whitehouse from the stage, without whose help he would never have had a UK number one single.