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MEL SMITH

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Linda

Linda Report 20 Jul 2013 14:55

Actor and Comedian Mel Smith has died of a heart attack aged 60 at his home.



RIP

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 20 Jul 2013 15:03

How sad. And so young. He was brilliant.

I have to say I was not shocked. His health has appeared to be frail for several years:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1104136/Mel-Smiths-frail-anxious-appearance-quiz-sparks-fears-comic-legends-health.html

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 20 Jul 2013 15:12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok_42shL_5E

<3

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 20 Jul 2013 15:19

How very sad, he was such a funny and nice man.

And for me frightening, I am same age.

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 20 Jul 2013 15:38

Thanks for clip, Rollo. It made me laugh (a rare thing these days :-(). I used to wonder how he and Griff got their heads so close together - have never been that close to OH even. :-) :-)

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 20 Jul 2013 17:14

So sorry, really loved Smith & Jones. Thanks for all the laughs Mel :-D, you will be sadly missed

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 20 Jul 2013 17:34

How very sad.

:-(

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Persephone

Persephone Report 20 Jul 2013 18:18

Thanks for the memories Mel Smith, some of your jokes live on and are still told in this household.

Persie

Researching:
The latest tree member our Grandson, Stellan born 09/12/14

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 20 Jul 2013 20:49

HE WAS FUNNY AND A GOOD ACTOR
HE WILL BE MISSED

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

Sue

Sue Report 21 Jul 2013 11:09

A brilliant and funny man, will be a sad loss to many

Sue

Researching:
Honey and all Jack Russells

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 21 Jul 2013 18:59

Think I saw last night that Mel had played part of Dame Margaret Rutherford. I can imagine that - same lugubrio...., lugrub....., legub..... - same sad and droopy face. :-)

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021