Deaths in 2024

[fsn]

Bob Newhart aged 93.

I loved his deadpan monologues.

And he was terrific in Catch 22 as the wonderfully named Major Major Major.

[Techno 3]

A great shame. I remember him most for his role in an episode of NCIS where he played a former NCIS medical examiner, suffering from Alzheimer's.

Absolutely brilliant acting.

[Gwydion]

My Dad had a record of his monologues- loved the tobacco one above (Nutty Walt) and the Driving Instructor. Shame he's gone but 93 is a good innings.

[Steve J]

Like Guy, the tobacco and driving instructor are just superb pieces of comedy. A great innings and what a legacy!

[Peterem]

Ray Reardon, proud Welshman, ex-miner and six-time World Snooker Champion - nicknamed Dracula but an all-round nice guy. 91 - All in all a pretty good break...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

The Green Biaze Vampire.
What a kegend

[Techno 3]

According to one Beeb announcer yesterday, he helped make snooker popular on the TV through his appearances on the programme 'Pot Luck' (Shome mishtake, shoorley) 

[pierre the shy]

A sad loss and a great player.

I remember going to see him play at the local working mens club in the early 1970's - Pot Black was a very popular TV programme in NZ back then and they came here to play a series of games around the country.

Mind you there was only one TV channel back then anyway....in glorious black and white    

[Techno 3]

John Mayall, aged 90.

[Elliesdad]

Mind you there was only one TV channel back then anyway....in glorious black and white  

One of the classic snooker Colemanballs was Ted Lowe's line "and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green."

 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

John Mayall, aged 90.

And still playing 4 yrs ago

[flamingpig0]

Martin Phillips - NZ Indie artist

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/founder-of-dunedin-band-the-chills-martin-phillipps-dies-unexpectedly/3BGAAJ7HCREULPLJO3MQOSJJBE/

[Gwydion]

Edna O'Brien, Irish author, although that doesn't really cover it!
Her books were banned and burned in her native Ireland at first. She broke the censorship barriers so successfully she was later awarded the highest Irish accolade for creative work of Saoi, alongside Heaney and Beckett.
Aged 93.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Not my type of fiction but still a sad loss

[Steve J]

Sir Kenneth Grange, one of Britain's most influential designers, of such things as the Kenwood Chef food mixer, and the InterCity 125 train.