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I was saddened to read this today -
Are You Being Served? actor Frank Thornton dies aged 92
In Pictures: The career of Frank Thornton
I love the series “Are You Being Served?” and I always try to catch it on PBS - it really makes me laugh! Captain Peacock was a great character and Frank Thornton will be missed. RIP, good sir.
It’s sort of weird that I was just introduced to Are You Being Served and Grace and Favor. We had actually just looked him up on Wikipedia a few weeks ago to see how old he was and if he was still alive.
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Henry Brommell: career highlights (in pictures)
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-henry-brommell-career-highlights-pictures,0,1651193.photogallery?index=lat-producer2013-la0007476021-20111030
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Alan Earle O'Day (October 3, 1940 – May 17, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for writing and singing "Undercover Angel," a million-selling Gold-certified American #1 hit in 1977. He also wrote songs for several other notable performers, such as 1974's Helen Reddy #1 hit "Angie Baby" and the Righteous Brothers' #3 Gold hit "Rock and Roll Heaven". In the 1980s he moved from pop music to television, co-writing over 100 songs for the Saturday morning Muppet Babies series, and O'D...
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http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178600-Helen-Hanft-Brassy-Actress-of-Early-Off-Off-Broadway-Scene-Dies-at-79
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