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« Reply #154 on: October 21, 2020, 10:34:59 pm » |
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I just learned the the famed magician and skeptic James "The Amazing" Randy passed away yesterday, October 20th. I know from a time that I mentioned him on this forum in the past that he is not universally popular, but he was a major figure in the skeptics community.
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« Reply #155 on: October 31, 2020, 01:38:01 pm » |
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020), Scottish actor and producer; the original first cinematic James Bond.
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« Reply #157 on: November 01, 2020, 01:23:22 am » |
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A man of many talents - who else could master roles as a Russian (Hunt for Red October), an Englishman (countless, but especially Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) or an Italian (Highlander) with a Scottish accent (and of course his early Irish role in Darby O’Gill and the Little People).
I did like his singing talents, especially in the Muppet Show (he was Dr Doolittle, singing "Talk to the animals", trying not to be Bond - can't find a video)
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« Reply #158 on: November 01, 2020, 02:36:39 am » |
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His Memorable (to me) films that carry his memory onwards ....
Time Bandits
Robin and Marian
The Man Who Would Be King !!!
The Wind and the Lion !!!!
The Name of The Rose !!!
The Molly Maguires ( very sad story of the coal mine opressions)
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« Reply #159 on: November 01, 2020, 03:32:40 am » |
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One quibble. He wasn't the original James Bond. That was Barrry Nelson ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Nelson). Maybe not quite the Bond everyone expects, and was for a tv production, but it was an adaption of Casino Royale written by Fleming. |
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« Reply #160 on: November 01, 2020, 05:22:12 am » |
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A man of many talents - who else could master roles as a Russian (Hunt for Red October), an Englishman (countless, but especially Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) or an Italian (Highlander) with a Scottish accent (and of course his early Irish role in Darby O’Gill and the Little People).
I did like his singing talents, especially in the Muppet Show (he was Dr Doolittle, singing "Talk to the animals", trying not to be Bond - can't find a video)
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In Highlander he played "Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez," an immortal Egyptian with an assumed Spanish identity...with a Scottish accent  |
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« Reply #161 on: November 01, 2020, 06:00:23 am » |
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Thank you for the correction. I have only seen Highlander once and have always (falsely it seems) remembered him as Italian. Either way, as you agree, he does it brilliantly regardless of the accent which he refused to remove.
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« Reply #163 on: November 04, 2020, 02:43:39 am » |
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One quibble. He wasn't the original James Bond. That was Barrry Nelson ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Nelson). Maybe not quite the Bond everyone expects, and was for a tv production, but it was an adaption of Casino Royale written by Fleming. I stand corrected, and have amended my post. |
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« Reply #164 on: November 04, 2020, 03:03:42 am » |
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A man of many talents - who else could master roles as a Russian (Hunt for Red October), an Englishman (countless, but especially Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) or an Italian (Highlander) with a Scottish accent (and of course his early Irish role in Darby O’Gill and the Little People).
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Sorontar I forgot all about the Darby O'Gill appearance, probably because I was so young when I saw it. Will have to look watch that again, if only to see The Man. |
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« Reply #165 on: November 08, 2020, 06:53:20 pm » |
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Alex Trebeck OC (July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020), game-show host, actor, former CBC broadcaster, and Officer of the Order of Canada.
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« Reply #166 on: November 09, 2020, 12:42:35 am » |
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Every notable character in the Saturday Night Live Jeopardy sketch is now dead.
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« Reply #168 on: November 25, 2020, 08:31:06 pm » |
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Argentine (Soccer) Football legend Diego Maradona dies at age 60.
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« Reply #169 on: November 26, 2020, 06:43:37 am » |
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Arecibo Telescope (1960-2020), cosmic observer, planetary defender and star of such movies as GoldenEye (1995) and Contact (1997). As of November 19, 2020, the big dish is to be decommissioned and demolished, hopefully in that order.
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« Reply #170 on: November 26, 2020, 08:56:49 pm » |
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Yes, very sad news. Rest In Pieces Which makes me wonder... if they sold pieces of it (to movie fans, astronomy fans, geeks of all types) as they demolished it, I wonder how far it would fund them to rebuild it. Better. Stronger. Faster. I would hope at least 6 million.  Too soon? |
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« Reply #172 on: November 29, 2020, 07:07:17 pm » |
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He may not have been the voice but he was certainly the presence of Darth Vader - and the Green Cross Man too.
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« Reply #173 on: November 29, 2020, 09:15:32 pm » |
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My business partner used to rep a few Star Wars actors on the convention circuit. He didn't rep David, but we saw him at shows all the time, and had dinner with him once. The Green Cross Man was unknown in the United States, but my partner found out about it and managed to find a Green Cross pin for sale online and had David sign it. He really was a fixture at conventions and will be missed.
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« Reply #174 on: December 02, 2020, 06:56:10 am » |
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Ben Bova (November 8, 1932 – November 29, 2020), science fact and fiction writer and six-time Hugo award winner, of Covid-19-related complications.
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