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Actor Christopher Lee dies aged 93...

Postby omitchell » Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:49 am

Acting giant Christopher Lee has passed away aged 93. Most famously known as Scaramanga in James Bond, Count Duku in Star Wars and here in New Zealand as the dark wizard Saruman in Lord of the Rings, he passed away in hospital of heart failure after being admitted for heart and repository problems. A great loss to stage and screen...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live.html
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Re: Actor Christopher Lee dies aged 93...

Postby Fozzer » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:13 am

Its always sad when this happens.

Its like a big part of our life also goes with them!

Lots of screen memories.

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Re: Actor Christopher Lee dies aged 93...

Postby Ian Warren » Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:44 am

Good to know I got another forty years then , I always associated him with the Count Dracula :twisted:
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Re: Actor Christopher Lee dies aged 93...

Postby Splitpin » Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:49 pm

Fozzer wrote:Its always sad when this happens.

Its like a big part of our life also goes with them!

Lots of screen memories.

Paul.


Very true Paul.
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Re: Actor Christopher Lee dies aged 93...

Postby toprob » Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:03 pm

I always picture him with fangs -- very iconic. I used to sneak out to go to the midnight horrors in New Brighton, back in the Hammer days.
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