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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 12, 2020 11:29:37 GMT -5
I'm seeing it reported around Twitter and in one place online that Denny O'Neil has passed away at age 81. For all that I've become less enamored of his work in recent years he was a huge figure in comics.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 12, 2020 19:29:14 GMT -5
Yeah it's on the major news sites.
Loved his Batman work of the late 60s and 70s, and admired what he tried to do with GL/GA, but not always the execution of it. My favorite work of his was The Question; just a great series that was off on its own corner of the DC universe, mixing philosophy and violence as only comics can.
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Post by Calidore on Jun 12, 2020 19:42:21 GMT -5
Yeah it's on the major news sites. Loved his Batman work of the late 60s and 70s, and admired what he tried to do with GL/GA, but not always the execution of it. My favorite work of his was The Question; just a great series that was off on its own corner of the DC universe, mixing philosophy and violence as only comics can. Agree wholeheartedly. I still have my complete run of The Question, which is long overdue for a reread.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 19, 2020 8:13:05 GMT -5
It is being reported that Sir Ian Holm has passed away at age 88. Ian Holm Has PassedI'll be honest, the only things I knew him from were Alien, Fifth Element, and LotR/Hobbit. I had ZERO idea that he was such a prolific actor and so well-regarded in the field.
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Post by foxley on Jun 19, 2020 8:47:42 GMT -5
A great a versatile actor. On reading The Captain's post, I went to IMDB to look over his filmography and refresh myself on his oeuvre. I saw so many movies that I love, even if I didn't remember him specifically from it. He was King John in Robin and Marian, a personal favorite of mine. He was Napoleon in Time Bandits. He was Phillippe D'Arnot in Greystoke: The Legend of Trazan (not my favorite Tarzan movie by a long chalk, but it deserves credit for attempting to present something closer to Burroughs vision than most Hollywood efforts); Kurtzman in Brazil; and Skinner in Ratatouille. Then there are his roles in acknowledged cinematic masterpieces, like Shout at the Devil, Chariots of Fire, Henry V, The Madness of King George, etc. And those films with a lot of geek cred: The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Alien, The Fifth Element, etc. A great talent who will be sadly missed.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 19, 2020 9:08:14 GMT -5
Sir Ian, a truly great and versatile actor whom many may not recognize the name but instantly remember the face & the talent from so many wonderful movies. You will be with us always Bilbo...
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 19, 2020 12:37:13 GMT -5
Damn! Ian Holm was so good in everything I ever saw him in, including LOTR, in which he scared the elf-juice out of me in that one scene when he was lying in bed. For me, though, his highlights will always be his King Lear (1992), in which he defied convention and played Lear as a virile middle-aged king and not as a dodderer approaching his last days; and perhaps even better, his portrayal of the Welsh captain Fluellen in Henry V (1989). I don't think that part could be played any more powerfully or sensitively than Holm played it. Can't believe he was 88. Holm at his best at the start and finish of this segment...
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 19, 2020 20:10:07 GMT -5
First I would have seen him would probably be The Man in the Iron Mask, because I didn't see Robin and Marian until I was in high school. Loved him as Napoleon, in Time Bandits, and Mr Kurtzman (named for Harvey) in Brazil. I do recall him as Himmler, in the mini-series Holocaust. He played the role well (often working with David Warner, as Heydrich and Michael Moriarty). Funny enough, he played Goebbels in Inside the Third Reich. Kind of surprised he never tackled Hitler (he was a bit too small for Goering).
Always a tremendous actor, no matter how big the part.
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Post by Confessor on Jun 19, 2020 21:49:50 GMT -5
Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces' Sweetheart of World War II, sadly died a couple of days ago on the 18th June. She was 103 years of age, so she definitely had a good innings, but nonetheless, she was regarded with such tremendous affection by the British public as a hero of our "finest hour" that her passing is a tough one for the nation to swallow. Her singing brought comfort and solace to millions of people during the darkest days of World War II, with her song's tapping into the hopes and fears of those at home or abroad, and helping to rally their morale. She is so indelibly linked to the "Blitz spirit" of keep clam and carry on that, only a few months ago, the Queen referenced the title of one of Lynn's most beloved wartime songs, when she told the country, separated from families and friends during the coronavirus lockdown, that "we'll meet again." I'm not sure how well know Lynn is in the U.S. these days, but her records and radio broadcasts would've meant an awful lot to Americans serving in the European theatre of war back then. Just as they did for British servicemen and their families. Along with her wartime records and radio broadcasts in Britain, Lynn also travelled to Egypt, India, and Bruma -- at great risk to herself -- to sing for British soldiers stationed in these countries. As well as her signature tune "We'll Meet Again", she was fondly remembered by the wartime generation for other songs such as "The White Cliffs Of Dover", "There'll Always Be An England", "I'll Be Seeing You", "Wishing", and "If Only I Had Wings", all of which raised British spirits during the Blitz. These songs resonated with servicemen and servicewomen because they reminded them and their families of what they were really fighting for, away from politics, propaganda or ideologies. Little surprise then that Lynn's Greatest Hits re-entered the British charts again for the umpteenth time as a result of the recent 75th Anniversary of VE Day celebrations. In the years since the war, she has worked tirelessly for her own charitable foundations. It's genuinely sad to have to say goodbye to a woman who is so closely linked to, and representative of, the wartime generation and the British bulldog spirit. She was a great singer, the Forces' Sweetheart, and a genuine British icon. She'll be missed. BBC article here... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856
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Post by foxley on Jun 20, 2020 0:33:28 GMT -5
An extremely brave woman. When she went to entertain the troops, she asked to be sent somewhere were the men were in real danger and most in need of entertainment and a morale boost. So she was sent to Burma. She was (belatedly) awarded the Burma Star in 1985 for her work there, and perhaps even more so than the rest of British services, those who saw service in Burma regarded Vera Lynn as 'one of them'.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 20, 2020 19:12:40 GMT -5
She is known here and I saw it on NPR's website. I'm sure the generation that was there in England, during the war, remembered her just as fondly as Bob Hope and other entertainers with the USO and Special Services. Nothing endears you more to a servicemember than giving them a little piece of home, while they are away.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 20, 2020 20:10:37 GMT -5
When Doris Day died last year, I asked here if anyone else was left who first became famous as a big-band singer. The answer was Vera Lynn. She was the last of her kind.
RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 12:56:09 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 22, 2020 19:16:01 GMT -5
Fine director when he was near anything that didn't have "bat" in the title.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 25, 2020 10:20:52 GMT -5
Walt Simonson is reporting on Facebook that Joltin' Joe Sinnott has passed away. I have no reason to think that Walt wouldn't be right about this and I've followed Sinnott on Facebook for a number of years and know he's been in ill-health and slowed way down lately. (edit) It's been confirmed by his grandson on Twitter as well.
I always thought Sinnott was the best inker to maintain the pure Kirby look (I loved Wally Wood inking Kirby but that was a different beast). Sinnott was a true link to the Marvel Age. And beyond being a great artist he served in the Seebees's during World War II.
R. I. P. Joltin' Joe.
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