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R2-D2 is dead: 3ft 8in actor Kenny Baker...has passed away
Daily Mail ^
| Aug. 13, 2016
| Victoria Finan
Posted on 08/13/2016 11:04:24 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Kenny Baker, the 3ft 8in actor most famous for immortalising robot R2-D2 in Star Wars, has died at the age of 81.
The Birmingham-born actor passed away today according to family members.
He had suffered problems with his lungs and had been ill for some time, his niece Abigail Shield said.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: hollywood; obituary; starwars
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To: Catmom
I’ve been hoping to find a step-on can (kitchen trash can with a pedal to open) that looks like R2D2 for years now.
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posted on
08/13/2016 2:17:19 PM PDT
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: Sybeck1
If he had punched Daniels in the knee, would it have been gay bashing?
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posted on
08/13/2016 2:19:34 PM PDT
by
Rastus
(#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
To: Sybeck1
Looks like AD is married to a woman. I never thought Threepio was “gay”—prissy upper class British servant was the role model—but most seem to.
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posted on
08/13/2016 2:22:04 PM PDT
by
Rastus
(#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
To: Rastus
You know the saying, “He’s not gay, he’s just British.”
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posted on
08/13/2016 2:22:49 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Riley
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posted on
08/13/2016 2:25:23 PM PDT
by
real saxophonist
( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
To: rickmichaels
Kenny Baker, the 3ft 8in actor most famous for immortalising robot R2-D2 in Star Wars, has died at the age of 81.When told of his death, Mrs BE commented "well, they should have picked a younger guy".
Hehe.
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posted on
08/13/2016 2:53:30 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
To: real saxophonist
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posted on
08/13/2016 3:16:21 PM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: real saxophonist
Oh for goodness sake. Thinkgeek is only a few miles away, too.
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posted on
08/13/2016 6:31:39 PM PDT
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Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: real saxophonist
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posted on
08/13/2016 6:34:36 PM PDT
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Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: rickmichaels
He was typecast. Never go the big parts.
RIP
To: rickmichaels
He made alot of children happy, and wanting a droid like R2, Rest in peace Sir.
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posted on
08/13/2016 6:46:14 PM PDT
by
Shadowstrike
(Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: Rastus
To: rickmichaels
Come to R2 D2 for.....Cookies!
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posted on
08/13/2016 6:52:05 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: Riley
To: rickmichaels
He was a great fiddler.....
To: rickmichaels; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; Bender2; Clintonfatigued; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; ...
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08/13/2016 10:47:00 PM PDT
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Impy
(Never Shillery, Never Schumer, Never Pelosi)
To: Impy; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; SevenofNine; Cletus.D.Yokel; Rummyfan; Liberty Valance; Perdogg; ...
While I still say, "Kill...
All Humans--
So, though he was a human inside a robot's body, I can... sympathize--
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08/14/2016 4:41:16 AM PDT
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Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: Impy; rickmichaels; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; Bender2; Clintonfatigued; stephenjohnbanker
RE “...the age of 81...”
Damn... sad to hear it.
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08/14/2016 10:35:01 AM PDT
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NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
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posted on
08/14/2016 6:36:30 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(I shot a man in Falcon Heights, just to watch him die)
To: NFHale
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posted on
08/15/2016 10:57:54 AM PDT
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stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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