Important People Who Died Recently

[mullokintyre]

Ooops. .... Byrds, Yardbirds.

sigh, is it dementia or just plain ignorance?
Mick

 

[wayneL]

I nearly cracked the Dom, alas just someone with a crystal ball

 

[StockyGuy]

Writer of iconic hit You're the Voice dies aged 76

Legendary songwriter Keith Reid has died, aged 76.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SirRumpole]

Aviation pioneer Max Hazleton has died in Orange aged 95.

He founded Hazleton airlines in the 1950s which went on to become Rex airlines, the largest regional carrier outside of Qantas.

RIP Max.

Australian aviator Max Hazelton remembered as 'one of the last great pioneers' after death in Orange

Max Hazelton is remembered for creating Hazelton Airlines, a precursor to today's Rex, and surviving 1954 plane crash in rugged bush.

www.abc.net.au

 

[mullokintyre]

Aviation pioneer Max Hazleton has died in Orange aged 95.

He founded Hazleton airlines in the 1950s which went on to become Rex airlines, the largest regional carrier outside of Qantas.

RIP Max.

Australian aviator Max Hazelton remembered as 'one of the last great pioneers' after death in Orange

Max Hazelton is remembered for creating Hazelton Airlines, a precursor to today's Rex, and surviving 1954 plane crash in rugged bush.

www.abc.net.au

First Jim, now Max. Two great aviator pioneers.
Mark Nelson wrote a great book, called Born to Fly about the Hazeltons.
Well worth a read.
mick

 

[noirua]

Ben Ferencz - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor[1] for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 Subsequent Nuremberg trials held by US authorities at Nuremberg, Germany.

 

[Knobby22]

Fr Bob. part Billy Connolly, part Mother Theresa, part angry Old Testament prophet.
Bit of a legend in Melbourne.

'People's priest' Father Bob Maguire dies aged 88

Father Bob Maguire was the parish priest at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in South Melbourne for nearly 40 years. He was known for his tireless charity work and for reaching younger audiences through his media appearances.

www.abc.net.au

 

[SirRumpole]

The indescribable Barry Humphries , Australia's most famous entertainer I would venture, dies at 89.

We won't be the same without him and his creations.

Actor and satirist Barry Humphries dies aged 89

The Melbourne-born comic who found international acclaim is best known for his alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, but also appeared in more than 20 films and authored numerous books and plays.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Knobby22]

The indescribable Barry Humphries , Australia's most famous entertainer I would venture, dies at 89.

We won't be the same without him and his creations.

Actor and satirist Barry Humphries dies aged 89

The Melbourne-born comic who found international acclaim is best known for his alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, but also appeared in more than 20 films and authored numerous books and plays.

www.abc.net.au

I thought he was a bit sick from the op but was OK. I have nothing but the greatest admiration for him. A comic of the highest order. I saw him do his Sandy Stone character and it was intellectually incredible as well as funny. Dame Edna on TV was just so good.

He had a retrospective a few years ago and at it he said that he was having it because the worms that would consume him when he died had already hatched.
He could always hit the mark.
Vale, a genius has left this world. ?

 

[Knobby22]

Just to add.
In his presence, I felt his genius and, consequently, my ordinariness. He was amazing. Saddened he is gone.

 

[farmerge]

Just to add.
In his presence, I felt his genius and, consequently, my ordinariness. He was amazing. Saddened he is gone.

Most definitely a one-off top class comdeian.
Loved his Sir Les Patterson, hit the mark every time with this outlandish character.

 

[wayneL]

Most definitely a one-off top class comdeian.
Loved his Sir Les Patterson, hit the mark every time with this outlandish character.

Sir Les was my favourite.

 

[Knobby22]

 

[Dona Ferentes]

Sir Les was my favourite.

But what about Madge? You couldn't invent her

 

[Knobby22]

Sylvio Burlisconi.
Whatever you think about him, he was one out of the box. An amazing person.

 

[wayneL]

Sylvio Burlisconi.
Whatever you think about him, he was one out of the box. An amazing person.

The Italian God Emperor

 

[SirRumpole]

Any friend of Putin is an enemy of freedom.

 

[farmerge]

Any friend of Putin is an enemy of freedom.

Putrid the great destroyer

 

[farmerge]

Sylvio Burlisconi.
Whatever you think about him, he was one out of the box. An amazing person.

Hmm wasn't he as bent as a dog's hind leg.
If put on a rack of yesteryear would have been some trouble getting him straightened.

 

[Knobby22]

Hmm wasn't he as bent as a dog's hind leg.
If put on a rack of yesteryear would have been some trouble getting him straightened.

Yea, and the bunga parties etc. But if you look at his zest for life and what he achieved he was incredible. Some things he changed needed to happen. Plenty of bad stuff too, obviously.