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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 4,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | SourceOscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64, a spokesman has announced. Journalist and friend Andrew Richardson said Postlethwaite, who was made an OBE in 2004, died peacefully in hospital in Shropshire after a lengthy illness. In 1994, he was nominated for an Oscar for In The Name of the Father. Actor Bill Nighy, who performed with Postlethwaite at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre in the 1970s, paid tribute to "a rare and remarkable man". "I was honoured by his friendship - he is irreplaceable," Nighy added. Broadcaster Stephen Fry, meanwhile, wrote on Twitter: "The loss of the great Pete Postlethwaite is a very sad way to begin a year." Mr Richardson said the actor, who also starred in films including The Usual Suspects and Brassed Off, had carried on working in recent months despite receiving treatment for cancer. He is survived by his wife and two children. | | | | Registered: July 7 2000 |
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| Registered: May 10, 2007 |  Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | A sad day indeed. Great actor! Rest in peace, Pete!  | | | Berak
It's better to burn out than to fade away!
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Seen this on Sky News this morning. Shame his career never took off till rather late.
His last film Killing Bono is out this year | | | | Last edited: by ShinyDiscGuy |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | He was a fine actor and will be greatly missed. RIP Pete  . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,685 |
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| | Posted: | | | | | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 24, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,044 |
| | Posted: | | | | This is a very sad way to start off the new year. RIP, Pete. Rory | | | DVD Profiler for iOS as of 3/5/2013
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | This is unexpected and sad as hell (I hadn't heard he was sick at all and just saw Inception over the weekend). Great actor gone way too young. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Zwollenaar: Quote:
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Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64, a spokesman has announced.
I hope this is not impious, but what's your source again? | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
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Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64, a spokesman has announced.
I hope this is not impious, but what's your source again? He's dead it was on Sky News. Unless you think Sky News is not a good source. |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Saw it mentioned on Dutch newspapers' websites as well.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,506 |
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Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64, a spokesman has announced.
I hope this is not impious, but what's your source again? Sorry, something went wrong, here You can find it. | | | | Registered: July 7 2000 | | | | Last edited: by Zwollenaar |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,652 |
| | Posted: | | | | What a great actor! he will be missed! RIP | | | <---------Mithrandir, Laverne and Shirley
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