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Peter O’Toole

The last of the great hell-raising Celtic rebel actors died over the weekend. Peter O’Toole died at the age of 81 after suffering from an unspecified disease. Peter O”Toole  belonged to the post-war cadre of actors who grew up loving the British theatre but made it big in Hollywood. He stood alongside Richard Burton, Richard Harris and others. They […]

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Fast And Furious Paul Walker

It is becoming clear that Paul Walker did die in a race and in his death life really did imitate art. The ultimate petrolhead film franchise Fast and Furious has its very own James Dean or even Brandon Lee. An actor in death has captured his time and zeitgeist. When your life is defined by […]

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Kenneth Norton Dies

Former heavyweight champion and film actor Ken Norton died after suffering numerous strokes and poor health. One of the few people to have beaten Sportsman of The Century Muhammed Ali, Ken Norton also made a name for himself as an actor, TV announcer and by his own admission the best title in the world ‘Dad […]

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Elmore Leonard 10 Rules Of Writing

We are working on a new project called Penny Novel and it is an attempt to bring back the rollicking pot boiler we have all read and loved. The sort of story which reflected the authors experience and prejudices that could be seen from a kilometre away. Some say that Blogging has taken over from […]

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Lee Thompson Young Dies

The sad news that Lee Thompson Young committed suicide at 29 by gun shot, brings to an end a life which promised so much and who’s acting made people smile. According to his agent Lee Thompson Young shot himself in the head while he was in his own house. There was no mention of suicide note or […]

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