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Oddly, wikipedia has Todd Bridges from Diff'rent Strokes listed as dying today, but I don't think he has. Maybe they pre-empt "risky" celebrities with a default setting and edit it if it happens?
 
Another 2016, last friday

Tyrus Wong, ‘Bambi’ Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106


By MARGALIT FOXDEC. 30, 2016



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Tyrus Wong was one of the most celebrated Chinese-American artists of the 20th century, but he passed much of his career unknown to the general public. CreditSara Jane Boyers
When Walt Disney’s “Bambi” opened in 1942, critics praised its spare, haunting visual style, vastly different from anything Disney had done before.

But what they did not know was that the film’s striking appearance had been created by a Chinese immigrant artist, who took as his inspiration the landscape paintings of the Song dynasty. The extent of his contribution to “Bambi,” which remains a high-water mark for film animation, would not be widely known for decades.
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......he endured poverty, discrimination and chronic lack of recognition, not only for his work at Disney but also for his fine art, before finding acclaim in his 90s.

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Mr. Wong died on Friday at 106. A Hollywood studio artist, painter, printmaker, calligrapher, greeting-card illustrator and, in later years, maker of fantastical kites, he was one of the most celebrated Chinese-American artists of the 20th century.
 
Oh, the lovely War Doctor Who, he was wonderful, such a talented actor with a beautiful voice

Hollywood legend John Hurt dead: Two-time Oscar nominee and Elephant Man actor passes away aged 77 after battling cancer and suffering intestinal complaint
  • The Elephant Man star had a career which spanned more than six decades
  • He is survived by his wife of 12 years Anwen Rees-Myers
  • Hurt had recently starred in the Oscar nominated biopic, Jackie
  • The actor's website, Facebook and Twitter accounts have all been closed down
SIR JOHN HURT'S GOLDEN CAREER
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Sir John Hurt was a multi-award winning actor in an illustrious six-decade career

Sir John Hurt was a multi-award winning actor in an illustrious six-decade career.

He won a Golden Globe and four BAFTA Awards and was also nominated for two Oscars.

The Academy Awards nominations were for Best Actor in a Leading Role in The Elephant Man in 1981 and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Midnight Express in 1979.

He won a Golden Globe in the same category for Midnight Express, where he played the character Max.

His acting talents in The Elephant Man, where he plays Londoner John Merrick, saw him nominated for a Golden Globe in the US in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama category.

At the BAFTAs, he won Best Actor in 1976 and 1981 for The Naked Civil Servant and The Elephant Man.

He also earned Best Supporting Actor for Midnight Express in 1979 and Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in 2012.

Hurt was nominated for Best Actor in 2010 for An Englishman in New York and Best Supporting Actor in 10 Rillington Place in 1972 and Alien in 1979.



 
kxk said:
Oh, the lovely War Doctor Who, he was wonderful, such a talented actor with a beautiful voice

Hollywood legend John Hurt dead: Two-time Oscar nominee and Elephant Man actor passes away aged 77 after battling cancer and suffering intestinal complaint
  • The Elephant Man star had a career which spanned more than six decades
  • He is survived by his wife of 12 years Anwen Rees-Myers
  • Hurt had recently starred in the Oscar nominated biopic, Jackie
  • The actor's website, Facebook and Twitter accounts have all been closed down
SIR JOHN HURT'S GOLDEN CAREER
3C94EE7B00000578-4166046-image-m-33_1485569068813.jpg



+10
Sir John Hurt was a multi-award winning actor in an illustrious six-decade career

Sir John Hurt was a multi-award winning actor in an illustrious six-decade career.

He won a Golden Globe and four BAFTA Awards and was also nominated for two Oscars.

The Academy Awards nominations were for Best Actor in a Leading Role in The Elephant Man in 1981 and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Midnight Express in 1979.

He won a Golden Globe in the same category for Midnight Express, where he played the character Max.

His acting talents in The Elephant Man, where he plays Londoner John Merrick, saw him nominated for a Golden Globe in the US in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama category.

At the BAFTAs, he won Best Actor in 1976 and 1981 for The Naked Civil Servant and The Elephant Man.

He also earned Best Supporting Actor for Midnight Express in 1979 and Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in 2012.

Hurt was nominated for Best Actor in 2010 for An Englishman in New York and Best Supporting Actor in 10 Rillington Place in 1972 and Alien in 1979.
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Goodbye War Doctor you shall be missed
 
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