Dead Celebrity (Part 1)

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This is sad. I remember when he announced he only had a year to live, he made it another seven. He also had an amazing wife who cared for him to the end

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I lived in Woodland Hills for 20 years and never knew that she resided there also. :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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Lots of one time actors including Paul Fix before being replaced by DeForest Kelley.

And of course Sally Kellerman

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UK internet pioneer Cliff Stanford has died

British internet pioneer Cliff Stanford, founder of Demon Internet, died last week.

Stanford also set up Redbus Investments, which put money into a number of projects including co-location and data centre facilities (Redbus Interhouse) and an early online film service (Redbus Films), and was a well-known chess enthusiast and supporter of the sport. He was also involved in the London Internet Exchange, and the Internet Watch Foundation. However, it is as the founder of Demon Internet that he found fame and fortune, as the many Britons who once had an email address which ended in “demon.co.uk” will attest.

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Another backroom internet hero gone…

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:frowning: [I should add that this gif is the official QEII "fuck cancer " gif. Couldn’t find the one with the text quickly.]

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Struggling to believe this - only 52.

And some context for the non-cricket fans.

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Impressive!

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While we are mourning cricket greats…

Also, the Wiki graphic in @Immutable_Mike’ s post above does not do justice to the actual delivery. The ball did not go in a straight line until it hit the ground and spun to the off stump - it started out straight and then about halfway it started to curve outwards beyond the leg stump before hitting the ground and then changing direction. @anon87143080’s video shows this much better.

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Bookman!

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Trivia: Johnny Brown was the first “Huggy Bear” in The Rookies (Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard), before Antonio Vargas took up the mantle in Starsky and Hutch.

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Shane Warne’s last tweet was about how Rod Marsh was a legend and inspiration

:cry:

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Not exactly a celebrity, but seems to have been an all-around good guy.

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Haven’t had one of their chocolate covered donuts since the heart attack.

Gonna have to get one in his memory.

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I’m very late here but I have to post The Duckworth Lewis Method’s Jiggery Pokery

I’m not really a cricket person but I played this song to my dad who never saw a sportsball he didn’t like and he explained it to me.

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