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Read a bit about her and she seemed genuinely lovely.
John Travolta lost a son and now his wife. So sad for his tremendous loss.
RIP.
Funny, we were just discussing Peter Green a few days ago - now he's joined the great gig in the sky....
Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green dies aged 73
Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died aged 73.
Solicitors acting on behalf of his family said in a statement: "It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep.
"A further statement will be provided in the coming days."
Blues rock guitarist Green, from Bethnal Green in east London, formed Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood in 1967.
Green left the band after a last performance in 1970, as he struggled with his mental health. He was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent time in hospital in the mid-70s.
He was among the eight members of the band - along with Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie, Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer - who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Image captionAn early line-up of Fleetwood Mac (L-R): Peter Green, John McVie, Jeremy Spencer, Mick Fleetwood and Danny Kirwan
In February this year, artists including Fleetwood, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and guitarists Jonny Lang and Andy Fairweather Low performed at the London Palladium in a gig celebrating the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder, Green.
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Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died aged 73.
Solicitors acting on behalf of his family said in a statement: "It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep.
"A further statement will be provided in the coming days."
Blues rock guitarist Green, from Bethnal Green in east London, formed Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood in 1967.
Green left the band after a last performance in 1970, as he struggled with his mental health. He was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent time in hospital in the mid-70s.
He was among the eight members of the band - along with Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie, Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer - who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
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In February this year, artists including Fleetwood, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and guitarists Jonny Lang and Andy Fairweather Low performed at the London Palladium in a gig celebrating the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder, Green.
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RIP Peter. One of the best ever blues guitarists. Been listening to him a lot lately.
RIP Peter Green
Weird that - only a few weeks ago I was listening to his music after a very long time of not playing anything of his. Reminded me of how good a guitar player he was - and right up there with Clapton (if not better). Rest well PG.
Weird that - only a few weeks ago I was listening to his music after a very long time of not playing anything of his. Reminded me of how good a guitar player he was - and right up there with Clapton (if not better). Rest well PG.
IMO Peter Green was the best of the 60s British Blues guitarists, the feel and tone of his music was unsurpassed and his work with John Mayall and then Fleetwood Mac is some of the best of that and any era. This is a fitting finale the hauntingly beautiful 'Supernatural'. RIP...
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John Saxon RIP. Saxon (left) in Enter the Dragon
RIP
Actor John Saxon Dies at Age 83
The prolific performer was best known for Enter the Dragon and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
By Jordan Hoffman
July 26, 2020
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John Saxon, the teen idol who later starred in martial arts and horror films, died Saturday at the age of 83. The cause was pneumonia, according to his widow.
Saxon was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn in 1936. Talent agent Henry Wilson, who also discovered Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter, saw his photo on the cover of a magazine and convinced the 17-year-old to change his name. Early projects from the 1950s include The Unguarded Moment, opposite Esther Williams, and Running Wild, opposite Mamie Van Doren.
He soon graduated to higher echelon films, working with notable directors like Blake Edwards opposite Debbie Reynolds in This Happy Feeling, Vincent Minnelli opposite Sandra Dee in The Reluctant Debutante, Frank Borzage in sandal epic The Big Fisherman, and John Huston in The Unforgiven. In 1966 he was nominated for a best supporting actor Golden Globe for his portrayal of Mexican bandit Chuy Medena in The Appaloosa opposite Marlon Brando.
In 1973, Saxon starred with Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon, one of the most profitable movies ever made. This was Lee’s first starring role in a Hollywood film, and the last that he completed.
The 1970s and early 1980s included saw Saxon quite busy, appearing on mainstream television shows like The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-0, Vega$, Quincy M.E., Magnum P. I., and Fantasy Island, plus a slew of lower budget feature films. (There’s some gold in that run, like Bob Clark’s Black Christmas, David Cronenberg’s Fast Company, and the John Sayles-penned Star Wars “homage” for Roger Corman, Battle Beyond the Stars.)
In 1983, however, he starred in what turned out to be not just another horror picture, but the launch of a major pop culture phenomenon, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Saxon’s Lt. Thompson returned in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.
Also in the 1980s, Saxon had a recurring role on Dynasty as a Middle Eastern oil tycoon named Rashid Ahmed who wooed Joan Collins, and as Lorenzo Lamas’s father on Falcon Crest. In 1996 he appeared as an FBI agent in the Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino collaboration From Dusk Til Dawn, and he had one writer-director credit, an action-horror picture from 1988 called Death House.
Actor John Saxon Dies at Age 83
The prolific performer was best known for Enter the Dragon and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
By Jordan Hoffman
July 26, 2020
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By Kobal/Shutterstock
Save this story for later.
John Saxon, the teen idol who later starred in martial arts and horror films, died Saturday at the age of 83. The cause was pneumonia, according to his widow.
Saxon was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn in 1936. Talent agent Henry Wilson, who also discovered Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter, saw his photo on the cover of a magazine and convinced the 17-year-old to change his name. Early projects from the 1950s include The Unguarded Moment, opposite Esther Williams, and Running Wild, opposite Mamie Van Doren.
He soon graduated to higher echelon films, working with notable directors like Blake Edwards opposite Debbie Reynolds in This Happy Feeling, Vincent Minnelli opposite Sandra Dee in The Reluctant Debutante, Frank Borzage in sandal epic The Big Fisherman, and John Huston in The Unforgiven. In 1966 he was nominated for a best supporting actor Golden Globe for his portrayal of Mexican bandit Chuy Medena in The Appaloosa opposite Marlon Brando.
In 1973, Saxon starred with Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon, one of the most profitable movies ever made. This was Lee’s first starring role in a Hollywood film, and the last that he completed.
The 1970s and early 1980s included saw Saxon quite busy, appearing on mainstream television shows like The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-0, Vega$, Quincy M.E., Magnum P. I., and Fantasy Island, plus a slew of lower budget feature films. (There’s some gold in that run, like Bob Clark’s Black Christmas, David Cronenberg’s Fast Company, and the John Sayles-penned Star Wars “homage” for Roger Corman, Battle Beyond the Stars.)
In 1983, however, he starred in what turned out to be not just another horror picture, but the launch of a major pop culture phenomenon, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Saxon’s Lt. Thompson returned in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.
Also in the 1980s, Saxon had a recurring role on Dynasty as a Middle Eastern oil tycoon named Rashid Ahmed who wooed Joan Collins, and as Lorenzo Lamas’s father on Falcon Crest. In 1996 he appeared as an FBI agent in the Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino collaboration From Dusk Til Dawn, and he had one writer-director credit, an action-horror picture from 1988 called Death House.
COME ON THEN
WHO KNEW SHE WAS STILE ALIVE
Olivia de Havilland, Golden Age of Hollywood star, dies at 104
Image caption Olivia de Havilland in 1940, a year after one of her career-defining roles in Gone with the Wind
Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 104.
De Havilland's career spanned more than 50 years and almost 50 feature films, and she was the last surviving star from Gone with the Wind (1939).
The film earned her one of her five Oscar nominations.
De Havilland, who had lived in Paris since 1960, was central in taking down Hollywood's studio system, giving actors better contracts.
She also had a tempestuous relationship with her sister, fellow Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine.
At the time of her death, De Havilland was the oldest living performer to have won an Oscar. She died of natural causes at her home in the French capital, her publicist said.
Olivia Mary de Havilland was born in Tokyo in 1916 and soon moved to California with her family.
She made her breakthrough in Captain Blood, opposite Errol Flynn, and the pair developed an immediate chemistry.
Image caption De Havilland with Errol Flynn in Dodge City (1939). The pair had a strong on-screen chemistry
De Havilland was then cast in the role of Melanie in David O Selznick's epic adaptation of the Margaret Mitchell novel, Gone with the Wind.
She lost the best supporting actress Oscar to Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy in the film.
But she did win a Best Actress Oscar in 1946 for her role in To Each His Own, and then a second for The Heiress in 1949.
De Havilland also famously turned down the role of Blanche DuBois in the 1951 adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien Leigh won an Oscar for the role.
De Havilland continued to act until the late 1980s, winning a Golden Globe in 1986 for Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna.
'De Havilland Law'
Off screen, she took on the studios at a time when they had complete control over their stars.
Backed by the Screen Actors Guild, she took Warner Brothers to court in 1943 when it added time to her original contract as a penalty for turning down roles.
The California Supreme Court ruled in her favour in what became known as the De Havilland Law, which loosened the grip studios had on their actors.
Much has been made of her feud with her sister. The pair reportedly had a difficult relationship from childhood. It was exacerbated by them both being nominated for Best Actress in 1942, with Fontaine winning out.
Image caption Olivia de Havilland (left) with her sister, Joan Fontaine, circa 1945
De Havilland was also reportedly angered by Fontaine's comments about her new husband, Marcus Goodrich, whom de Havilland married in 1946. And there was also disagreement over medical treatment for their mother in 1975. Fontaine died in 2013.
De Havilland was created a Dame in the 2017 Birthday Honours list, within weeks of her 101st birthday,
WHO KNEW SHE WAS STILE ALIVE
Olivia de Havilland, Golden Age of Hollywood star, dies at 104
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Olivia de Havilland in 1940, a year after one of her career-defining roles in Gone with the Wind
Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 104.
De Havilland's career spanned more than 50 years and almost 50 feature films, and she was the last surviving star from Gone with the Wind (1939).
The film earned her one of her five Oscar nominations.
De Havilland, who had lived in Paris since 1960, was central in taking down Hollywood's studio system, giving actors better contracts.
She also had a tempestuous relationship with her sister, fellow Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine.
At the time of her death, De Havilland was the oldest living performer to have won an Oscar. She died of natural causes at her home in the French capital, her publicist said.
Olivia Mary de Havilland was born in Tokyo in 1916 and soon moved to California with her family.
She made her breakthrough in Captain Blood, opposite Errol Flynn, and the pair developed an immediate chemistry.
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption De Havilland with Errol Flynn in Dodge City (1939). The pair had a strong on-screen chemistry
De Havilland was then cast in the role of Melanie in David O Selznick's epic adaptation of the Margaret Mitchell novel, Gone with the Wind.
She lost the best supporting actress Oscar to Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy in the film.
But she did win a Best Actress Oscar in 1946 for her role in To Each His Own, and then a second for The Heiress in 1949.
De Havilland also famously turned down the role of Blanche DuBois in the 1951 adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien Leigh won an Oscar for the role.
De Havilland continued to act until the late 1980s, winning a Golden Globe in 1986 for Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna.
'De Havilland Law'
Off screen, she took on the studios at a time when they had complete control over their stars.
Backed by the Screen Actors Guild, she took Warner Brothers to court in 1943 when it added time to her original contract as a penalty for turning down roles.
The California Supreme Court ruled in her favour in what became known as the De Havilland Law, which loosened the grip studios had on their actors.
Much has been made of her feud with her sister. The pair reportedly had a difficult relationship from childhood. It was exacerbated by them both being nominated for Best Actress in 1942, with Fontaine winning out.
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Olivia de Havilland (left) with her sister, Joan Fontaine, circa 1945
De Havilland was also reportedly angered by Fontaine's comments about her new husband, Marcus Goodrich, whom de Havilland married in 1946. And there was also disagreement over medical treatment for their mother in 1975. Fontaine died in 2013.
De Havilland was created a Dame in the 2017 Birthday Honours list, within weeks of her 101st birthday,
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104 - that's a good innings!
RIP
RIP
I did! Only because there was a picture of her last week riding a tricycle at104, what a lady. RIP...
RIP Gordon Macey, our own Historian. His books are a great source of information, that I sorely miss when it got boxed off to my cellar storeroom by mistake.
Cracking voice - RIP
Tributes paid to much-loved Manchester musician and Primal Scream singer Denise Johnson
Ian Brown, New Order's Stephen Morris, 808 State and more have paid tribute to a Manchester music legend
ByPatrick Clarke
27th July 2020
Denise Johnson, a Manchester music legend who was one of the vocalists on Primal Scream‘s ‘Screamadelica’, has died aged 53.
Johnson’s other credits include contributions to Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner’s supergroup Electronic, a number of collaborations with A Certain Ratio, and work on releases by New Order and I Am Kloot among many others.
Johnson was preparing to release her debut acoustic solo album ‘Where Does It Go’ on September 25. The album consists of covers of Manchester bands including The Smiths‘ ‘Well I Wonder’ and New Order’s ‘True Faith’ as well as a number of her own original tracks.
Tributes paid to much-loved Manchester musician and Primal Scream singer Denise Johnson
Ian Brown, New Order's Stephen Morris, 808 State and more have paid tribute to a Manchester music legend
ByPatrick Clarke
27th July 2020
Denise Johnson, a Manchester music legend who was one of the vocalists on Primal Scream‘s ‘Screamadelica’, has died aged 53.
Johnson’s other credits include contributions to Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner’s supergroup Electronic, a number of collaborations with A Certain Ratio, and work on releases by New Order and I Am Kloot among many others.
Johnson was preparing to release her debut acoustic solo album ‘Where Does It Go’ on September 25. The album consists of covers of Manchester bands including The Smiths‘ ‘Well I Wonder’ and New Order’s ‘True Faith’ as well as a number of her own original tracks.
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RIP John Hume.
He was a big player when I lived in Belfast in the early 90s, and was instrumental in bringing about the IRA ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement - earning himself a Noble Peace Prize alongside David Trimble.
He was a big player when I lived in Belfast in the early 90s, and was instrumental in bringing about the IRA ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement - earning himself a Noble Peace Prize alongside David Trimble.
John Hume,a brave and courageous politician. Sacrificed his own political party for the greater good.
RIP John
RIP John