Donald Twain
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looks like he was starring in Final Destination 6 !
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Ralph Stanley, gone at 89. Mountain man, mountain music. Listening to Ralph's high lonesome is like sipping a peaty scotch neat.
Here's to you, Ralph. R.I.P.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Gordon Murray, creator of Trumpton, Chorley and Camberwick Green has gone to the great windmill in the sky, aged 95.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/30/trumpton-creator-gordon-murray-has-died-aged-95/
Trumpton creator Gordon Murray has died, aged 95
Trumpton creator Gordon Murray has died, aged 95
Gordon Murray with his puppets Credit: Rex
Gordon Murray, the creator of some of the best-loved children’s TV series of all time, including Trumpton, has died at the age of 95.
In the Sixties, Murray created the Trumptonshire Trilogy, comprising Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley, charming stop-animation series which worked as a sort of gentle pastiche of English village life. Characters such as Windy Miller and the brigade of trusty firemen – “Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub” – became firm favourites with children and have remained a cultural institution.
Justin Johnson, children’s programmer at the British Film Institute described Murray as “a true hero of children’s TV and someone who touched the hearts and minds of many generations of children.”
He added: “The Trumptonshire Trilogy was a beautifully observed picture of everyday middle England. Ordinary, everyday people doing everyday tasks. It worked because the scripts were always well constructed with believable characters. Every week, Lord Belborough on his train, the Trumptonshire clock or the Fire Engine being called out.”
Murray, who was born in 1921 in Wandsworth, south London, worked as a sub editor and then, during the Second World War, served as a lieutenant in the Royal Signals. After he was demobbed, he turned to acting and then formed his own professional puppet company, Murray Marionettes, which brought him to the attention of Freda Lingstrom, then head of BBC children’s television. He was to pull the strings for Spotty Dog in The Woodentops and later worked on such fondly remembered shows as Bill and Ben and Captain Pugwash.
The influence of Murray’s creations has extended beyond the world of TV. In 1986, cult Birkenhead rock band Half Man Half Biscuit topped the Indie Charts when they parodied his uniform world with their song Trumpton Riots. Earlier this year, the band Radiohead upset Murray’s family when they used Trumpton-like figures for their single Burn the Witch which bore more than a little resemblance to The Wicker Man. Murray’s son-in-law William Mollett described it as “a tarnishing of the brand”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/30/trumpton-creator-gordon-murray-has-died-aged-95/
Trumpton creator Gordon Murray has died, aged 95
Trumpton creator Gordon Murray has died, aged 95
Gordon Murray with his puppets Credit: Rex
Gordon Murray, the creator of some of the best-loved children’s TV series of all time, including Trumpton, has died at the age of 95.
In the Sixties, Murray created the Trumptonshire Trilogy, comprising Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley, charming stop-animation series which worked as a sort of gentle pastiche of English village life. Characters such as Windy Miller and the brigade of trusty firemen – “Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub” – became firm favourites with children and have remained a cultural institution.
Justin Johnson, children’s programmer at the British Film Institute described Murray as “a true hero of children’s TV and someone who touched the hearts and minds of many generations of children.”
He added: “The Trumptonshire Trilogy was a beautifully observed picture of everyday middle England. Ordinary, everyday people doing everyday tasks. It worked because the scripts were always well constructed with believable characters. Every week, Lord Belborough on his train, the Trumptonshire clock or the Fire Engine being called out.”
Murray, who was born in 1921 in Wandsworth, south London, worked as a sub editor and then, during the Second World War, served as a lieutenant in the Royal Signals. After he was demobbed, he turned to acting and then formed his own professional puppet company, Murray Marionettes, which brought him to the attention of Freda Lingstrom, then head of BBC children’s television. He was to pull the strings for Spotty Dog in The Woodentops and later worked on such fondly remembered shows as Bill and Ben and Captain Pugwash.
The influence of Murray’s creations has extended beyond the world of TV. In 1986, cult Birkenhead rock band Half Man Half Biscuit topped the Indie Charts when they parodied his uniform world with their song Trumpton Riots. Earlier this year, the band Radiohead upset Murray’s family when they used Trumpton-like figures for their single Burn the Witch which bore more than a little resemblance to The Wicker Man. Murray’s son-in-law William Mollett described it as “a tarnishing of the brand”.
silent bob
What a guy.
Another part of my childhood dies.Gordon Murray, creator of Trumpton, Chorley and Camberwick Green has gone to the great windmill in the sky, aged 95.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/06/30/trumpton-creator-gordon-murray-has-died-aged-95/
Trumpton creator Gordon Murray has died, aged 95
Trumpton creator Gordon Murray has died, aged 95
Gordon Murray with his puppets Credit: Rex
Gordon Murray, the creator of some of the best-loved children’s TV series of all time, including Trumpton, has died at the age of 95.
In the Sixties, Murray created the Trumptonshire Trilogy, comprising Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley, charming stop-animation series which worked as a sort of gentle pastiche of English village life. Characters such as Windy Miller and the brigade of trusty firemen – “Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub” – became firm favourites with children and have remained a cultural institution.
Justin Johnson, children’s programmer at the British Film Institute described Murray as “a true hero of children’s TV and someone who touched the hearts and minds of many generations of children.”
He added: “The Trumptonshire Trilogy was a beautifully observed picture of everyday middle England. Ordinary, everyday people doing everyday tasks. It worked because the scripts were always well constructed with believable characters. Every week, Lord Belborough on his train, the Trumptonshire clock or the Fire Engine being called out.”
Murray, who was born in 1921 in Wandsworth, south London, worked as a sub editor and then, during the Second World War, served as a lieutenant in the Royal Signals. After he was demobbed, he turned to acting and then formed his own professional puppet company, Murray Marionettes, which brought him to the attention of Freda Lingstrom, then head of BBC children’s television. He was to pull the strings for Spotty Dog in The Woodentops and later worked on such fondly remembered shows as Bill and Ben and Captain Pugwash.
The influence of Murray’s creations has extended beyond the world of TV. In 1986, cult Birkenhead rock band Half Man Half Biscuit topped the Indie Charts when they parodied his uniform world with their song Trumpton Riots. Earlier this year, the band Radiohead upset Murray’s family when they used Trumpton-like figures for their single Burn the Witch which bore more than a little resemblance to The Wicker Man. Murray’s son-in-law William Mollett described it as “a tarnishing of the brand”.
Donald Twain
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Robin Hardy director of the Whicker man snuffed it, announced today .
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Donald Twain
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He's dead. Can't complain, had his chance and in modern parlance, blew it.
Donald Twain
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Suck me sausage .
Caroline Ahern (Mrs Merton, Royle Family etc) is dead
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Donald Twain
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Throat cancer apparently.
Donald Twain
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Every time I saw her she was sat on a couch smoking watching the telly, no way to live your life that.
