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RIP Brian Aldiss

Revered British SF writer Brian Aldiss has died aged 92. Aldiss passed away on August 18, his 92nd birthday, 18th August. He enjoyed a most illustrious career in the science fiction genre […]

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RIP Victor Pemberton

Victor Pemberton – who acted, script-edited and wrote for the classic series of Doctor Who – has died aged 85. Pemberton appeared in the Patrick Troughton story The Moonbase, script-edited the […]

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RIP Robert Hardy

Veteran British character actor Robert Hardy has died aged 91. Hardy studied at university under C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien before becoming a classical actor. Although best known for his […]

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RIP Rosemary Anne Sisson

Prolific British author and screenwriter Rosemary Anne Sisson has died at the age of 93. Sisson wrote dozens of teleplays including 11 episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs, and worked on Disney […]

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RIP Martin Landau

Mission: Impossible, Space: 1999, Ed Wood and X-Files star Martin Landau died on July 15, aged 89. One of his first key roles was in Hitchcock’s North by Northwest and he […]

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RIP George A. Romero

George A. Romero, regarded by many as the “father” of the modern zombie film, has died aged 77. Romero passed away on July 16 “listening to the score of The […]

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RIP Stephen Furst

Stephen Furst, aka Babylon 5’s Vir Cotto, has died aged 63 from complications from diabetes. The news was posted to his Facebook page by his sons: Steve has a long […]

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RIP Adam West

Adam West, who played Batman for over 50 years, has died aged 88. According to a statement, he passed away from leukemia. “A true American icon and beloved father and […]

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RIP Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis, the voice of Wallace in the Aardman Animation films, has died aged 96. The veteran actor was probably best known for being the only original cast member to […]

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RIP Sir Roger Moore

Roger Moore – aka Simon Templar, Lord Brett Sinclair and James Bond 007 – has died aged 89. “With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that […]

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RIP Eric Pringle

Doctor Who writer Eric Pringle has died aged 82. Pringle wrote the 1984 Peter Davison Season 21 story The Awakening, which featured the Malus. He had originally pitched the story to […]

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RIP Powers Boothe

Renowned American actor Powers Boothe has died aged 68. Boothe was best known for playing villains – both real life ones such as Jim Jones, for which he received an […]

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RIP Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon, who played Catweazle and the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge as well as numerous other fantasy roles, has passed away aged 93. “It is with deep sadness and a heavy […]

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RIP Bernie Wrightson

Legendary artist Bernie Wrightson has died. The news was posted by his wife Liz on social media. “Legendary comic book artist and illustrator Bernie Wrightson has lost his long battle […]

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RIP Bill Paxton

Aliens and Titanic star Bill Paxton has died aged 61. “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,” […]