OBITUARIES

[Feinberg]

David McCallum

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/david- ... 235734772/

I like to think that David McCallum is having a wee dram now with Gordon Jackson at Scott's Bar in Piccadilly.
Tallyho Ashley-Pitt.

[Dargo]

David McCallum

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/david- ... 235734772/

I like to think that David McCallum is having a wee dram now with Gordon Jackson at Scott's Bar in Piccadilly.
Tallyho Ashley-Pitt.

Yep, he was probably the very last of 'The Great Escape' cast I would think, and probably even among the uncredited in the cast.

(...would you know for sure, Feinberg?)

[scsu1975]

David McCallum

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/david- ... 235734772/

I like to think that David McCallum is having a wee dram now with Gordon Jackson at Scott's Bar in Piccadilly.
Tallyho Ashley-Pitt.

Yep, he was probably the very last of 'The Great Escape' cast I would think, and probably even among the uncredited in the cast.

(...would you know for sure, Feinberg?)

I think John Leyton is still alive.

[Dargo]

I like to think that David McCallum is having a wee dram now with Gordon Jackson at Scott's Bar in Piccadilly.
Tallyho Ashley-Pitt.

Yep, he was probably the very last of 'The Great Escape' cast I would think, and probably even among the uncredited in the cast.

(...would you know for sure, Feinberg?)

I think John Leyton is still alive.

Thanks, Rich.

Yep, it appears he is, and according to his Wiki page is presently 87 years of age.

[Feinberg]

I like to think that David McCallum is having a wee dram now with Gordon Jackson at Scott's Bar in Piccadilly.
Tallyho Ashley-Pitt.

Yep, he was probably the very last of 'The Great Escape' cast I would think, and probably even among the uncredited in the cast.

(...would you know for sure, Feinberg?)

I think John Leyton is still alive.

Yes. A few years ago in London I attended what they called a "live" screening of The Great Escape commemorating the anniversary of the actual event. After the film they live streamed interviews with David McCallum and John Leyton.

[txfilmfan]

Terry Kirkman, The Association member and writer of perhaps their biggest hit, "Cherish" has passed away, at 83.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-a ... ion-singer

[Swithin]

So sorry to report that Sir Michael Gambon (1940-2023) has died. I've seen him on stage so many times and have also enjoyed his performances in film and television miniseries.





https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/ ... es-aged-82

[Swithin]

The last time I saw Michael Gambon on stage was in 2005, when he played Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV at London's National Theatre.

[ziggy6708a]

[Swithin]

I think the first time I saw Michael Gambon on stage was in 1983, in Christopher Hampton's Tales from Hollywood. He played Odon von Horvath.

[Swithin]

Terence Davies (1945-2023). I am very sad to report that one of my favorite directors has left us. My favorite among his films are The Long Day Closes and Of Time and the City, a documentary about his native Liverpool. RIP.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/o ... dies-at-77

[skimpole]

TCM has shown The Long Day Closes, but now would be a very good time for the TCM premiere of Distant Voices, Still Lives.

[Swithin]

I forgot that maybe now Benediction (2021) is my favorite Terence Davies movie.




The Charleston scene

[Lily Garland]

Yes, it's very sad about Terence Davies. A wonderful film maker. He was also a great fan of classic cinema.

[CinemaInternational]

I would say maybe House of Mirth is his best film....