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  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    Geoffrey Bayldon best known as Catweazle (and several times considered Doctor Who) has sadly died at the grand old age of 93...RIP
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Geoffrey Bayldon best known as Catweazle (and several times considered Doctor Who) has sadly died at the grand old age of 93...RIP
    Didn't he also play q in cr 67? I remember him in wurzel gummidge as the scary one.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Yes, he was Q in CR67. Great actor, usually played older than his real age.
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Sad to hear of the death of Geoffrey Bayldon, Q in CR '67.

    I also liked him in Tales of the Unexpected episode 'Fat Chance' as Dr Applegate.

    Looking at him, he'd also have been a perfect Doctor Who and it's interesting to read that he turned that very role down twice!
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  • Red IndianRed Indian BostonPosts: 427MI6 Agent
    Sad to hear of Powers Boothe passing. SO many great movies over a LONG career. He was a native Texan - I always thought he would have been a great Felix Leiter!
  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,341MI6 Agent
    RIP Powers Boothe, a really talented actor who's passing sadly almost went by unnoticed...
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Sadened to hear that Chris Cornell has passed at the age of 52.

    I've just watched CR yesterday and enjoyed YKMN :(
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    Sad news indeed about Chris Cornell - 52 is no age :#
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    Wow - very sad. RIP
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    RIP Chris Cornell ! Very sad, 52 is incredibly young. YKMN is one of my favourite Bond Themes.
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Very sad, also one of my favourite bond themes. RIP
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  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,118MI6 Agent
    Such sad news. A great bond theme.
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  • drum007drum007 New York, NYPosts: 684MI6 Agent
    Heartbreaking. Incredible voice and talent. Here's a live version of "You Know My Name." Looks like SNL, probably in 2006 right after CR came out.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-Ec_3qiOE
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,882Chief of Staff
    The rock 'n' roll lifestyle has claimed another victim*. . .

    *Pending autopsy. RIP, Chris.
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  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    Very sad about Chris Cornell, not only a great singer but a mentor to other Seattle-area musicians (most notably Eddie Vedder) in the early 1990s.
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  • Lady RoseLady Rose London,UKPosts: 2,667MI6 Agent
    Hardyboy wrote:
    The rock 'n' roll lifestyle has claimed another victim*. . .

    *Pending autopsy. RIP, Chris.

    It's being investigated as a possible suicide according to the BBC.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39960066
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    I was hoping the grim reaper would take a rest after being so busy last year, sadly it seems not :#
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  • The Wicker ManThe Wicker Man EnglandPosts: 434MI6 Agent
    Sad news. One of the best Bond theme tunes. RIP.
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    What's very weird in this digital age is his tweet from 20 hrs ago is still just up there, he sounded happy to be in detroit ahead of a soundgarten gig, and now he's dead by suicide it seems.
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  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    Chriscoop wrote:
    What's very weird in this digital age is his tweet from 20 hrs ago is still just up there, he sounded happy to be in detroit ahead of a soundgarten gig, and now he's dead by suicide it seems.

    It seems contradictory, but people often seem happy and upbeat prior to committing suicide. They believe their problems will soon be over. People who are in the deepest pits of depression are less likely to kill themselves because they are too lethargic to make a decision and take action. It's as they come out of depression that they get enough energy to take their own lives. In fact, many anti-depressants come with warnings about increased risk of suicide.

    Sorry if I strayed a bit from the main topic, but I lost my best friend to suicide and have a close family member who battles depression, so this is sort of a big issue for me. Incidentally, the last time I saw my friend before he killed himself he seemed very happy and positive. Two weeks later he was dead.
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Sad news. One of the best Bond theme tunes. RIP.

    I agree 100%. One of the very best themes. RIP Chris Cornell.
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Very sad to hear of Chris Cornell's death, especially the tragic circumstances surrounding it. I loved his Bond song. It remains my favourite Bond song of the Craig Bond era in fact.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • welshguy34welshguy34 Posts: 219MI6 Agent
    Very sad news about Chris Cornell. Much too young. RIP.
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    Batgirl Yvonne Craig would've been 80.........
  • welshguy34welshguy34 Posts: 219MI6 Agent
    RIP to former MotoGp champion Nicky Hayden who has died aged just 35 after a cycling accident.
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Thoughts go out to the victims of the Manchester terror attack. There would have been a lot of children at that concert.
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Shocked to hear about the terror attack in Manchester. Our thoughts are with our brothers and sisters in the UK.

    No matter what these bastards will not see us surrendering in the face of their stupid and aggressive ideology!
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  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    This is horrific.
    I hate this thread, I really do. Every time its at the top of the forum, at best, someone has retired. Usually someone famous, often much loved has died. And then there is the unspeakable horror of this.

    Once again here we are where innocent people including children, - children!! Have been targetted by some sadistic psycho. My heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims of this atrocity.
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    The fact that children and teenagers have been specifically targeted is appalling. This is the kind of thing which leads to reprisals in the community. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. My thoughts are with the victims and their families too.
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