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Barry Humphries, 89.

He did die, then

I knew he'd been poorly (did he have a fall or something?) but had seemingly been in good spirits, I believe

became a trans dart board in latter years, but that never bothered me and I always liked him. A very smart, thinking comedian

As a teenager, I made the mistake of telling my grandmother that Dame Edna was a man........ I never lived it down.... "of course she isn't....you stupid boy!"

Never really appreciated Barry when I was younger, but find him funny and witty in later years. One of us has changed.

Arthur Crabtree wrote: One of us has changed.

presumably that didn't go as far as any gender re-assignment, Arthur

I always liked Les Patterson, cultural attache

and that old woman Dame Edna used as a side kick

he died following complications from his hip surgery in March after suffering a fall in February

it occurs to me that if he'd been over here when he had that fall he might still be alive, because he would still have had another 18 month wait for that hip surgery and the subsequent complications. It was his own fault for living in a backward country who still think it's a good idea to do surgery as soon as it's needed rather than making people wait until they've had a chance to die of other causes to save money. Basic schoolboy error

Too much?

He'll have paid for his operation, so he could have done that just as easily over here.

Sad. No longer a national living treasure - which I assume that he was.

I am not one for going back decades to find fault in things that modern culture would not tolerate, and in this specific example, I am not even sure you would get much of a consensus on what "right" is between various advocates of different classes of people - nevertheless, I think Humphries volunteered to involve himself in a debate where his views were undoubtably offensive, and at that point, his career history becomes relevant. I find it difficult to understand someone who cross-dressed for most of their professional career, feeling the need to insult or offend people who also want to change their gender identity or play with the boundaries of gender expression. His position and career gave him a platform in the debate to have maybe had a positive influence - he instead, chose to use that platform to offend people ... his legacy has to bare that stain.

Len Goodman - 78

77 would have been more appropriate!

RIP Len

just been reading this. Cancer, I think

just been reading this. Cancer, I think

I liked your rise and fall.... you went up and down like a brides nightie

Singer/actor/producer/activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96.

Best known to me for classic noir Odds Against Tomorrow, and cult sci-fi, The World, the Flesh and the Devil.

Not as good a film, but Island in the Sun (1957) was significant in Hollywood for its interracial relationship between Belafonte and Joan Fontaine

Harry Belafonte, 96

Congestive heart failure RIP

Too shrill, man

Too piercing

Blimey, Andy Rourke (of the Smiths) has died at 59. Cancer.

How did we get so old.