Whose death or retirement would be the end of an era in showbiz

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  • rioniarionia Posts: 1,657
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    Robert Vaughn (80)
    David McCallum (79) (from 1958 classic Titanic film A Night to Remember to Ducky in NCIS, via The Great Escape, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Man From Uncle, Colditz, Sapphire & Steel)
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    Jon Ross wrote: »
    Last of the great American singers? Bruce Springsteen fans might have something to say about that. ;) Last of the old school easy listening singers might be a better way of putting it.

    And I'd be one of those Boss fans. Bruce is a true all time great, a titan.
  • Walter NeffWalter Neff Posts: 9,148
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    Sir David's older brother Lord Richard will also be sadly missed, a big name in the British cinema since the 1940's. He will be 90 in August and now lives in an Actors Rest Home.
  • Jon RossJon Ross Posts: 3,322
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    Sir David's older brother Lord Richard will also be sadly missed, a big name in the British cinema since the 1940's. He will be 90 in August and now lives in an Actors Rest Home.

    An incredibly talented family really. And I've never heard a bad thing said about either of them.
  • DavonatorDavonator Posts: 4,406
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    Christopher Lee

    The last great classic Horror icon. For me personally when I think classic horror I think

    Bela Lugosi
    Boris Karloff
    Vincent Price
    Peter Cushing
    Christopher Lee (the only one still alive)
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    Brian Matthew.
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    Christopher Lee
  • daisiesfandaisiesfan Posts: 2,722
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    Gonna be gutted when Joan Rivers dies. Who will take over Fashion Police?
  • Jon RossJon Ross Posts: 3,322
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    Davonator wrote: »
    Christopher Lee

    The last great classic Horror icon. For me personally when I think classic horror I think

    Bela Lugosi
    Boris Karloff
    Vincent Price
    Peter Cushing
    Christopher Lee (the only one still alive)

    I know what you mean. The trouble is, people don't find those kind of movies scary anymore. They're almost family films now.
  • barrowgirlbarrowgirl Posts: 1,941
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    Ronnie Corbett
    Barbara Windsor
    Joan Collins
    Ralph Waite - the Waltons
    Roger Moore
  • Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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    Bruce Foreskchin.
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Sean Connery
  • rioniarionia Posts: 1,657
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    Tom Baker
  • linnyloulinnylou Posts: 18,770
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    Doris Day
    Dame Vera Lynn
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    David Jason
  • Joey BoswellJoey Boswell Posts: 25,141
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    retroguy wrote: »
    A good example of this would be Bruce Forsyth he,s one of the last titans of old school and it will truly be the end of an era

    Yeah I would have said Brucie, and David Jason.
  • AdelaideGirlAdelaideGirl Posts: 3,498
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    I know she's retired and in incredibly poor health but the passing of ZaZa Gabor will mark the end of an era.
  • FMKKFMKK Posts: 32,074
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    I know she's retired and in incredibly poor health but the passing of ZaZa Gabor will mark the end of an era.

    What era would that be? Not as if she was a major actress.

    Now Lauren Bacall is a different story. :cool:
  • DiamondDollDiamondDoll Posts: 21,460
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    I know she's retired and in incredibly poor health but the passing of ZaZa Gabor will mark the end of an era.

    I know I've mentioned this before but its now two and a half years since my husband died, We were in the car with the radio on one day, months before he died, and Zsa-Zsa was mentioned. My husband remarked............Jeez is she not deed yet.

    .......and she's still hangin on in there.:eek:
  • AdelaideGirlAdelaideGirl Posts: 3,498
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    FMKK wrote: »
    What era would that be? Not as if she was a major actress.

    Now Lauren Bacall is a different story. :cool:

    The era of the Hollywood glamorous face. I'm thinking more of the reaction rather than actual impact.
  • boddismboddism Posts: 16,436
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    Madonna

    When she goes it'll be MASSIVE.

    Hopefully wont be for a looooong time!
  • boddismboddism Posts: 16,436
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    Big celeb deaths that'll be before Madonnas:

    Vera Lynn
    David Attenborough
    Maggie Thatcher

    There'll be wall to wall coverage when these people die

    It'll be interesting what its like when the Queen goes, as most of us on DS will never have witnessed the death of and coronation of a monarch.

    I can imagine that all television will be a BORE for 2-3 days as wall to wall TV mourning mode will be activated.
  • John DoughJohn Dough Posts: 146,269
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    Jon Ross wrote: »
    When Attenborough dies the BBC will make an even bigger deal of it than they did with Jimmy Savile.

    Let's hope they don't end up regretting it very soon afterwards in the same way...........:o
  • Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,305
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    Bruce Forsyth.
    Ken Dodd.
    Cliff Richard (both the polite official tributes and all the stuff hitting the fan, I shouldn't wonder.....;))
  • cliffy91cliffy91 Posts: 1,462
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    OK........I'll give you that one.:p
    He does sound good there...........and hes even wearing a school uniform.:D

    I'm someone who will always defend Cliff but something went wrong badly at the Jubilee concert & I honestly thought he was getting 'past' it...but having read the reviews for his new tour down under he is getting staggering reviews on how great he sounds so I'm not quiet sure what the hell went wrong at the Jubilee :confused:

    Now as far as this thread goes

    Sir Cliff Richard will be the one that upsets me most having been a fan since I was about 3

    Ronnie Corbett will as well as I believe the two Ronnies are the finest double act this country has ever had so will be sad when he goes

    Robert De Niro will be another as he has had some of the most iconic roles in film history
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