RHETT BARTLETT
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Rhett Bartlett
Born and bred in Melbourne, Australia, Rhett Bartlett has written obituaries for The Hollywood Reporter since 2017. Before that, he studied film, published two books and was the resident film reviewer...
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Hollywood Reporter obituarist here.
Will be tweeting any breaking news about film/culture deaths.
My body of work is here:
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Will be tweeting any breaking news about film/culture deaths.
My body of work is here:
www.hollywoodreporter.com/author/rhett...
#RIP William Rataczak, 86.
He was the co-pilot on the infamous rainy afternoon in November 24, 1971 when 'D B Cooper' hijacked the plane and parachuted into complete disappearance.
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He was the co-pilot on the infamous rainy afternoon in November 24, 1971 when 'D B Cooper' hijacked the plane and parachuted into complete disappearance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86
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November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#RIP William Rataczak, 86.
He was the co-pilot on the infamous rainy afternoon in November 24, 1971 when 'D B Cooper' hijacked the plane and parachuted into complete disappearance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
He was the co-pilot on the infamous rainy afternoon in November 24, 1971 when 'D B Cooper' hijacked the plane and parachuted into complete disappearance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
#RIP Dan McGrath, 61.
Wrote 4 classic episodes of The Simpsons in its glory days: "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood", "Bart of Darkness", "Time and Punishment", "The Devil and Homer Simpson."
Wrote 4 classic episodes of The Simpsons in its glory days: "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood", "Bart of Darkness", "Time and Punishment", "The Devil and Homer Simpson."
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#RIP Dan McGrath, 61.
Wrote 4 classic episodes of The Simpsons in its glory days: "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood", "Bart of Darkness", "Time and Punishment", "The Devil and Homer Simpson."
Wrote 4 classic episodes of The Simpsons in its glory days: "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood", "Bart of Darkness", "Time and Punishment", "The Devil and Homer Simpson."
#RIP John Russell Taylor, 90
Gained the trust of Alfred Hitchcock over the course of months, mainly due to Licorice Allsorts, and eventually wrote the only authorised biography of him.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Gained the trust of Alfred Hitchcock over the course of months, mainly due to Licorice Allsorts, and eventually wrote the only authorised biography of him.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
#RIP John Russell Taylor, 90
Gained the trust of Alfred Hitchcock over the course of months, mainly due to Licorice Allsorts, and eventually wrote the only authorised biography of him.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Gained the trust of Alfred Hitchcock over the course of months, mainly due to Licorice Allsorts, and eventually wrote the only authorised biography of him.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
#RIP Ralph Senensky, 102.
Directed some classic Star Trek episodes, and the emotional return of Ellen Corby on 'The Waltons' from a stroke. She says 'goodnight, everyone' to end the episode.
An honor to write his @thr.com obit.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/r...
Directed some classic Star Trek episodes, and the emotional return of Ellen Corby on 'The Waltons' from a stroke. She says 'goodnight, everyone' to end the episode.
An honor to write his @thr.com obit.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/r...
Ralph Senensky, Director on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Waltons,’ Dies at 102
He helmed memorable episodes spotlighting Leonard Nimoy and Ellen Corby on those shows, plus the three-part pilot for 'Dynasty.'
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November 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#RIP Ralph Senensky, 102.
Directed some classic Star Trek episodes, and the emotional return of Ellen Corby on 'The Waltons' from a stroke. She says 'goodnight, everyone' to end the episode.
An honor to write his @thr.com obit.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/r...
Directed some classic Star Trek episodes, and the emotional return of Ellen Corby on 'The Waltons' from a stroke. She says 'goodnight, everyone' to end the episode.
An honor to write his @thr.com obit.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/r...
#RIP John Cleary, 74.
As a 19-year-old he was shot during the Kent State massacre in 1970. He made the cover of Life magazine at the time as he lay wounded.
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As a 19-year-old he was shot during the Kent State massacre in 1970. He made the cover of Life magazine at the time as he lay wounded.
kentstater.com/133946/top-s...
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
#RIP John Cleary, 74.
As a 19-year-old he was shot during the Kent State massacre in 1970. He made the cover of Life magazine at the time as he lay wounded.
kentstater.com/133946/top-s...
As a 19-year-old he was shot during the Kent State massacre in 1970. He made the cover of Life magazine at the time as he lay wounded.
kentstater.com/133946/top-s...
#RIP Floyd Roger Myers Jr., 42
Played younger versions of Will Smith and Marlon Jackson, respectively, on episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jacksons: An American Dream.
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Played younger versions of Will Smith and Marlon Jackson, respectively, on episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jacksons: An American Dream.
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Floyd Roger Myers Jr., ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Actor, Dies at 42
He also portrayed a young Marlon Jackson on the ABC miniseries ‘The Jacksons: An American Dream.’
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November 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
#RIP Floyd Roger Myers Jr., 42
Played younger versions of Will Smith and Marlon Jackson, respectively, on episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jacksons: An American Dream.
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Played younger versions of Will Smith and Marlon Jackson, respectively, on episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jacksons: An American Dream.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/f...
#RIP Maria Riva, 100
Actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Played Catherine the Great as a child — Dietrich portrayed the Russian monarch as an adult — in Josef von Sternberg’s The Scarlet Empress (1934).
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Actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Played Catherine the Great as a child — Dietrich portrayed the Russian monarch as an adult — in Josef von Sternberg’s The Scarlet Empress (1934).
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Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100
She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#RIP Maria Riva, 100
Actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Played Catherine the Great as a child — Dietrich portrayed the Russian monarch as an adult — in Josef von Sternberg’s The Scarlet Empress (1934).
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Played Catherine the Great as a child — Dietrich portrayed the Russian monarch as an adult — in Josef von Sternberg’s The Scarlet Empress (1934).
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
#RIP Prunella Scales, 93.
Truly amazing as Sybil in 'Fawlty Towers.'
Her laugh “always reminds me of somebody machine-gunning a seal," Basil says in the show.
She modeled her Sybil after a lady she met as a child at a seaside hotel.
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Truly amazing as Sybil in 'Fawlty Towers.'
Her laugh “always reminds me of somebody machine-gunning a seal," Basil says in the show.
She modeled her Sybil after a lady she met as a child at a seaside hotel.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/p...
Prunella Scales, Actress in ‘Fawlty Towers,’ Dies at 93
The petite TV veteran also starred on 'Marriage Lines,' 'Mapp & Lucia,' and 'After Henry' and traveled with her late husband on 'Great Canal Journeys.'
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October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#RIP Prunella Scales, 93.
Truly amazing as Sybil in 'Fawlty Towers.'
Her laugh “always reminds me of somebody machine-gunning a seal," Basil says in the show.
She modeled her Sybil after a lady she met as a child at a seaside hotel.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/p...
Truly amazing as Sybil in 'Fawlty Towers.'
Her laugh “always reminds me of somebody machine-gunning a seal," Basil says in the show.
She modeled her Sybil after a lady she met as a child at a seaside hotel.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/p...
#RIP Björn Andrésen, 70.
The film that made him famous was the one that gave him the most hurt.
Unforgettable as the eros-like Tadzio in DEATH IN VENICE.
"You must never smile like that. You must never smile like that at anyone"
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The film that made him famous was the one that gave him the most hurt.
Unforgettable as the eros-like Tadzio in DEATH IN VENICE.
"You must never smile like that. You must never smile like that at anyone"
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Björn Andrésen, Teen Actor in 1971’s ‘Death in Venice,’ Dies at 70
He was the subject of the 2021 documentary 'The Most Beautiful Boy in the World,' a quote about him from Luchino Visconti, his Italian director on the film.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#RIP Björn Andrésen, 70.
The film that made him famous was the one that gave him the most hurt.
Unforgettable as the eros-like Tadzio in DEATH IN VENICE.
"You must never smile like that. You must never smile like that at anyone"
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
The film that made him famous was the one that gave him the most hurt.
Unforgettable as the eros-like Tadzio in DEATH IN VENICE.
"You must never smile like that. You must never smile like that at anyone"
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
#RIP Barbara Gips, 89
She came up with “In space no one can hear you scream” tagline for ALIEN ... while washing dishes.
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She came up with “In space no one can hear you scream” tagline for ALIEN ... while washing dishes.
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Barbara Gips, Who Wrote the Iconic Tagline for ‘Alien,’ Dies at 89
She came up with “In space no one can hear you scream” while washing dishes, and it was used on the film's poster co-designed by her husband.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#RIP Barbara Gips, 89
She came up with “In space no one can hear you scream” tagline for ALIEN ... while washing dishes.
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She came up with “In space no one can hear you scream” tagline for ALIEN ... while washing dishes.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
#RIP Ed Williams, 98
Absolutely glorious in NAKED GUN, and POLICE SQUAD as the lab scientist with the awkward interactions with youngsters.
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Absolutely glorious in NAKED GUN, and POLICE SQUAD as the lab scientist with the awkward interactions with youngsters.
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Ed Williams, ‘Police Squad!’ and ‘Naked Gun’ Actor, Dies at 98
He taught broadcasting for years, then played the lab scientist Ted Olson opposite Leslie Nielsen on the small and big screen.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#RIP Ed Williams, 98
Absolutely glorious in NAKED GUN, and POLICE SQUAD as the lab scientist with the awkward interactions with youngsters.
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Absolutely glorious in NAKED GUN, and POLICE SQUAD as the lab scientist with the awkward interactions with youngsters.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Rescued from being thrown out. It's 3UZ studio footage of John Blackman and Ian Cover breakfast program. Dec 7 1988
youtu.be/jyB1TFBPlQc
youtu.be/jyB1TFBPlQc
B-Roll footage December 7 1988 - 3UZ John Blackman and Ian Cover.
YouTube video by Rhettrospective
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October 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Rescued from being thrown out. It's 3UZ studio footage of John Blackman and Ian Cover breakfast program. Dec 7 1988
youtu.be/jyB1TFBPlQc
youtu.be/jyB1TFBPlQc
New upload now online.
From 2006 - Debbie Reynolds makes her first appearance in Australia in 25 years!
youtu.be/E75qq6AT760
From 2006 - Debbie Reynolds makes her first appearance in Australia in 25 years!
youtu.be/E75qq6AT760
Debbie Reynolds surprise appearance on Bert's Family Feud July 28th 2006
YouTube video by Rhettrospective
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October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
New upload now online.
From 2006 - Debbie Reynolds makes her first appearance in Australia in 25 years!
youtu.be/E75qq6AT760
From 2006 - Debbie Reynolds makes her first appearance in Australia in 25 years!
youtu.be/E75qq6AT760
#RIP Penelope Milford, 77
Oscar nominated for Hal Ashby's COMING HOME. Portrayed a silent film star in VALENTINO.
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Oscar nominated for Hal Ashby's COMING HOME. Portrayed a silent film star in VALENTINO.
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Penelope Milford, Oscar-Nominated Actress in ‘Coming Home,’ Dies at 77
Her credits included two turns on Broadway and the films ‘Valentino,’ ‘Endless Love’ and ‘Heathers.’
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October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
#RIP Penelope Milford, 77
Oscar nominated for Hal Ashby's COMING HOME. Portrayed a silent film star in VALENTINO.
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Oscar nominated for Hal Ashby's COMING HOME. Portrayed a silent film star in VALENTINO.
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#RIP Drew Struzan, 78
Movie Poster artist who designed the iconic "Back to the Future", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "The Thing", "The Goonies", "Star Wars (prequel trilogy)", and Blade Runner (re-release) imagery.
Movie Poster artist who designed the iconic "Back to the Future", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "The Thing", "The Goonies", "Star Wars (prequel trilogy)", and Blade Runner (re-release) imagery.
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#RIP Drew Struzan, 78
Movie Poster artist who designed the iconic "Back to the Future", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "The Thing", "The Goonies", "Star Wars (prequel trilogy)", and Blade Runner (re-release) imagery.
Movie Poster artist who designed the iconic "Back to the Future", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "The Thing", "The Goonies", "Star Wars (prequel trilogy)", and Blade Runner (re-release) imagery.
#RIP Richard Ireson, 76.
On #DoctorWho he was a clockwork soldier in season 6 "The Mind Robber", and councillor Axus in season 6 "The Krotons".
Decades later he tried to help Poirot solve the murder in "Death in the Clouds".
On #DoctorWho he was a clockwork soldier in season 6 "The Mind Robber", and councillor Axus in season 6 "The Krotons".
Decades later he tried to help Poirot solve the murder in "Death in the Clouds".
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#RIP Richard Ireson, 76.
On #DoctorWho he was a clockwork soldier in season 6 "The Mind Robber", and councillor Axus in season 6 "The Krotons".
Decades later he tried to help Poirot solve the murder in "Death in the Clouds".
On #DoctorWho he was a clockwork soldier in season 6 "The Mind Robber", and councillor Axus in season 6 "The Krotons".
Decades later he tried to help Poirot solve the murder in "Death in the Clouds".
#RIP Alfa-Betty Olsen, 88.
The casting director for Mel Brooks 'The Producers'.
Collaborated with Marshall Efron on 'The Great American Dream Machine'.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...
The casting director for Mel Brooks 'The Producers'.
Collaborated with Marshall Efron on 'The Great American Dream Machine'.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...
Alfa-Betty Olsen, Behind-the-Scenes ‘Comic Conspirator,’ Dies at 88
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#RIP Alfa-Betty Olsen, 88.
The casting director for Mel Brooks 'The Producers'.
Collaborated with Marshall Efron on 'The Great American Dream Machine'.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...
The casting director for Mel Brooks 'The Producers'.
Collaborated with Marshall Efron on 'The Great American Dream Machine'.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...
#RIP Toby Talbot, 96
Across the decades with her husband Don, they ran the New York Theater, Cinema Studio, the Metro Theater, and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/m...
Across the decades with her husband Don, they ran the New York Theater, Cinema Studio, the Metro Theater, and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/m...
Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
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October 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#RIP Toby Talbot, 96
Across the decades with her husband Don, they ran the New York Theater, Cinema Studio, the Metro Theater, and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/m...
Across the decades with her husband Don, they ran the New York Theater, Cinema Studio, the Metro Theater, and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/m...
#RIP D'Angelo, 51
The R&B icon who was uncomfortable with the sex symbol tag thrown on him after a stunning, shirtless music video for 'Untitled (How Does it Feel)'.
Entered gaming immortality with his son 'Unshaken' that plays in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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The R&B icon who was uncomfortable with the sex symbol tag thrown on him after a stunning, shirtless music video for 'Untitled (How Does it Feel)'.
Entered gaming immortality with his son 'Unshaken' that plays in Red Dead Redemption 2.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
D’Angelo, Grammy-Winning R&B Icon, Dies at 51
"The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life," his family said.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#RIP D'Angelo, 51
The R&B icon who was uncomfortable with the sex symbol tag thrown on him after a stunning, shirtless music video for 'Untitled (How Does it Feel)'.
Entered gaming immortality with his son 'Unshaken' that plays in Red Dead Redemption 2.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
The R&B icon who was uncomfortable with the sex symbol tag thrown on him after a stunning, shirtless music video for 'Untitled (How Does it Feel)'.
Entered gaming immortality with his son 'Unshaken' that plays in Red Dead Redemption 2.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
It always feels a bit icky to be when outlets report the death of someone as an
'exclusive'.
Happy for the obit to read "<insert persons name> told <insert name of outlet>", but tagging the whole thing as exclusive just feels wrong.
(I don't think any of the obits Ive written have had that label)
'exclusive'.
Happy for the obit to read "<insert persons name> told <insert name of outlet>", but tagging the whole thing as exclusive just feels wrong.
(I don't think any of the obits Ive written have had that label)
October 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It always feels a bit icky to be when outlets report the death of someone as an
'exclusive'.
Happy for the obit to read "<insert persons name> told <insert name of outlet>", but tagging the whole thing as exclusive just feels wrong.
(I don't think any of the obits Ive written have had that label)
'exclusive'.
Happy for the obit to read "<insert persons name> told <insert name of outlet>", but tagging the whole thing as exclusive just feels wrong.
(I don't think any of the obits Ive written have had that label)
#RIP Charlie Jenkins, 84.
Special effects director for The Beatles Yellow Submarine film.
His rotoscope work can be spotted at the start of Eleanor Rigby, the time and space montage, and Only a Northern Song's animation.
Plus he directed Cat Stevens 'Moonshadow' short film.
Special effects director for The Beatles Yellow Submarine film.
His rotoscope work can be spotted at the start of Eleanor Rigby, the time and space montage, and Only a Northern Song's animation.
Plus he directed Cat Stevens 'Moonshadow' short film.
October 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#RIP Charlie Jenkins, 84.
Special effects director for The Beatles Yellow Submarine film.
His rotoscope work can be spotted at the start of Eleanor Rigby, the time and space montage, and Only a Northern Song's animation.
Plus he directed Cat Stevens 'Moonshadow' short film.
Special effects director for The Beatles Yellow Submarine film.
His rotoscope work can be spotted at the start of Eleanor Rigby, the time and space montage, and Only a Northern Song's animation.
Plus he directed Cat Stevens 'Moonshadow' short film.
#RIP Remo Girone, 76
The Italian actor who starred as the mob boss in Ben Affleck's "Live by Night", and as Enzo Ferrari in James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari".
The Italian actor who starred as the mob boss in Ben Affleck's "Live by Night", and as Enzo Ferrari in James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari".
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#RIP Remo Girone, 76
The Italian actor who starred as the mob boss in Ben Affleck's "Live by Night", and as Enzo Ferrari in James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari".
The Italian actor who starred as the mob boss in Ben Affleck's "Live by Night", and as Enzo Ferrari in James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari".
"Bucket residence, the lady of the house speaking."
#RIP Patricia Routledge, 96.
Such a wonderful character on screen, beloved by all (especially my late grandmother Laura).
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#RIP Patricia Routledge, 96.
Such a wonderful character on screen, beloved by all (especially my late grandmother Laura).
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96
The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Bucket residence, the lady of the house speaking."
#RIP Patricia Routledge, 96.
Such a wonderful character on screen, beloved by all (especially my late grandmother Laura).
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
#RIP Patricia Routledge, 96.
Such a wonderful character on screen, beloved by all (especially my late grandmother Laura).
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
#RIP Geoff Ayling, 85
Jingle-maker extraordinaire who, with his wife, gave Aussie's their advertising songs.
'Go on ya mum, tip top's the one' and 'Berocca Gives You Back Your B-B-Bounce.'
He also wrote the themesong to Mr Squiggle - 'the man in the moon'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Jingle-maker extraordinaire who, with his wife, gave Aussie's their advertising songs.
'Go on ya mum, tip top's the one' and 'Berocca Gives You Back Your B-B-Bounce.'
He also wrote the themesong to Mr Squiggle - 'the man in the moon'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Mr Squiggle theme songwriter and composer of thousands of jingles dies
The man who wrote the music for many well-known advertising jingles, including Good on You Mum, Tip Top bread and Take Me Away, P&O, is being remembered for his musical skill.
www.abc.net.au
September 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#RIP Geoff Ayling, 85
Jingle-maker extraordinaire who, with his wife, gave Aussie's their advertising songs.
'Go on ya mum, tip top's the one' and 'Berocca Gives You Back Your B-B-Bounce.'
He also wrote the themesong to Mr Squiggle - 'the man in the moon'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Jingle-maker extraordinaire who, with his wife, gave Aussie's their advertising songs.
'Go on ya mum, tip top's the one' and 'Berocca Gives You Back Your B-B-Bounce.'
He also wrote the themesong to Mr Squiggle - 'the man in the moon'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
FLASH:
Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving 'Munchkins' from "The Wizard of Oz" has died aged 94.
Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving 'Munchkins' from "The Wizard of Oz" has died aged 94.
September 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
FLASH:
Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving 'Munchkins' from "The Wizard of Oz" has died aged 94.
Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving 'Munchkins' from "The Wizard of Oz" has died aged 94.