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Actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69
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| 01/14/2016
| Staff
Posted on 01/14/2016 4:51:34 AM PST by Abathar
Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69.
The star was suffering from cancer, his family said. His agent confirmed the news to BBC News.
He was known by film fans for roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, Hans Gruber in Die Hard and the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
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KEYWORDS: alanrickman; hollywood; obituary; rickman
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To: Impy
Never saw a Harry Potter.
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01/14/2016 12:55:45 PM PST
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GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: Impy
They’ll pick a deviant of some type.
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01/14/2016 12:59:14 PM PST
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GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: Impy; GOPsterinMA; sickoflibs; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; ...
Dalton Trumbo was a proven Communist, and Hollywood loves commies, so good luck : )
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01/14/2016 1:34:05 PM PST
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stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: stephenjohnbanker
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01/14/2016 1:42:00 PM PST
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GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: Impy; GOPsterinMA; Clintonfatigued; BillyBoy
RIP to one of our era’s great screen villains.
To: proust
Won’t be able to officially declare yes or no to that declaration until early November.
To: shibumi
By Grabthar’s Hammer...What a Savings! lol
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01/14/2016 4:07:17 PM PST
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Fledermaus
(To hell with the Republican Party. I'm done with them. If I want a Lib Dem I'd vote for one.)
To: patriotUSA
Some Diehard trivia - the director purposefully pulled the plank that Hans Gruber was standing on 2 seconds beforehand, meaning that the surprised look on Gruber’s face is REAL.
To: Impy
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01/14/2016 8:19:09 PM PST
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GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: PLMerite
Lemmy managed 4 days into his 70th year.
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01/14/2016 9:47:35 PM PST
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Krosan
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Any scuttle on whether Rickman forgave the director for that little stunt or not?
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01/15/2016 7:21:38 AM PST
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Fantasywriter
(Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
To: GOPsterinMA
WTH is going in with all the âthat guyâ types dying off in droves? You can add Dan Haggerty of Grizzly Adams fame to the list.
To: dfwgator
¡WHOA! What the Hell?????????
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01/15/2016 8:18:28 AM PST
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GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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