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Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove and many others, has died at 84. RIP
Legend
Larry McMurtry obituary
American novelist who wrote Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove and the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain
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Northern Soul legend Dean Parrish aged 78. Also known (real name) as Phil Anastasia.
A native New Yorker, he was apparently unaware of his cult status in the UK with songs like this
Also worked as a session muso with Hendrix, Santana and Bob Marley in the early 70s.
Was recording still right up to last year for Acid Jazz
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He’ll be squealing like a pig in heaven.
RIP
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He’ll be squealing like a pig in heaven.
RIP
Legend
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@jc sorry to reply to an older post but yes
I think it is also easy to forget how little comedy/political satire there was in those days..
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@nostrildamus said in RIP 2021:
John Clarke is/was the best you motherf....s!!
He was no Billy T...
Holy Shit no, he was a real one trick pony compared to BTJ
Clarke had a truly distinctive singing voice.
I’ve forgotten who we were talking about sorry.
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John McAfee
John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
The McAfee antivirus software creator, 75, was found dead in a prison cell in Barcelona hours after a court had authorised his extradition to the US.
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@antipodean said in RIP 2021:
John McAfee
The McAfee antivirus software creator, 75, was found dead in a prison cell in Barcelona hours after a court had authorised his extradition to the US.
WTF!!! I had completely forgotten he was on the run.
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@antipodean Hmmm... I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.
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Superman, Lethal Weapon, The Omen, etc Director Richard Donner
Richard Donner, master of macho blockbusters with a human touch
Superman, Lethal Weapon, The Omen, Scrooged – the movie director’s CV tracked Hollywood’s most bankable genres from the 80s onwards
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Wow, I always thought Stephen Spielberg directed the Goonies.
Nevertheless that’s a pretty solid body of work, as @Virgil says it was an absolutely Golden era and he was a huge part of that.
Speilberg was often Executive Producer, pretty much he either directed or was EP with alot of the better movies in the 80's.
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Wow, I always thought Stephen Spielberg directed the Goonies.
Nevertheless that’s a pretty solid body of work, as @Virgil says it was an absolutely Golden era and he was a huge part of that.
Speilberg was often Executive Producer, pretty much he either directed or was EP with alot of the better movies in the 80's.
They had his style, Gremlins was another.Yep, hence my confusion.
To add to your earlier point it was a brilliant era of movies, back when ideas were new and fresh. What do we have now ? Star Wars material of inconsistent quality, Neeson, Willis, Travolta and Cage cashing cheques for any old shit, Fast and Furious NINE ?!?! ( I’ve never seen any of these ) and Harrison Ford about to make a FIFTH Indiana Jones which I’m sure will be dire……..
I’m really, REALLY pinning a lot of hope on Dune being awesome.
I should cut and paste this for the GOM thread.
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Co starred with Clint and Arnie back in the day. Massive presence on screen. RIP
RIP 2021
AK03:As good as the bloody original - NZ Herald
William Smith, 'Rich Man, Poor Man' and cult film star, dead at 88