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Author:  Rumpole [ Thu May 01, 2014 4:01 pm ]
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Bob Hoskins dead at 71: Actor dies following battle with pneumonia

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The actor Bob Hoskins has died at the age of 71, his agent has confirmed.

The star - best known for his roles in films including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Long Good Friday and Hook - had been battling pneumonia.

Hoskins was brought up in north London and was well-known for playing Cockney and East End gangster characters.

He was nominated for an Oscar and won a BAFTA and Golden Globe for his performance in the 1986 film Mona Lisa.

...more at link
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bo ... or-3478353
Author:  Rumpole [ Thu May 01, 2014 4:09 pm ]
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Bob Hoskins best known to me for his role in BBC TV series "Pennies from Heaven"

I was and am a huge fan. That was a unique piece of Drama and Music. A quantum leap in TV Drama I think, something that used the medium in a unique way

Pennies From Heaven is a 1978 BBC musical drama serial written by Dennis Potter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennies_fr ... _series%29

It was my first experience of Dennis Potter's writing.... he went on to write other great TV Drama before his death (for example "The Singing Detective")

It also awakened my love of music from the 1930's etc.

There was a US film version starring starring Steve Martin, but it was not as good (did not have the impact on me) as the original TV series.
Author:  Rumpole [ Thu May 01, 2014 4:11 pm ]
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Dennis Potter's "Pennies From Heaven" (1978) Al Bowlly and Lew Stone - "You Couldn't Be Cuter"
Author:  Rumpole [ Thu May 01, 2014 4:30 pm ]
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Dennis Potter's 'Pennies From Heaven' - 'My Woman'
Author:  Rumpole [ Thu May 01, 2014 4:35 pm ]
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Dennis Potter's 'Pennies From Heaven' - 'Okay Toots'

Author:  Maltese Mama [ Thu May 01, 2014 6:02 pm ]
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Oh how sad. I really enjoyed his films. I recently saw him in the excellent 2010 film "Made in Dagenham".

R.I.P. :rose
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