Harry Potter Fans With No Life

Saddest day in a long time. I just can´t believe it.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35313604

Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69.

The star was suffering from cancer, his family said.

He became one of Britain's best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber in Die Hard.

He also won a Bafta for playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

A family statement said: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends."

He will be missed.

(It seemed odd last year when he and Rima married after so long, 'guess now we know why. At least this should help keep her out of legal problems.)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU5ejL8KWo0

OMG - No....
Rickman and Bowie within days of each other, both of cancer, both the same age
unbelievable!

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WoW... Terrible indeed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
I didn't even know he was ill.



A quote from Mr. Rickman:
"When I'm 80 years old, I'll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to me, "After all this time?" And I will say, "Always".

Ah we all wish he had said that but he didn´t. Someone made it up, he said in an interview.

I just can´t believe he´s gone. Dan wrote (or someone from his stuff, but I am sure he did it, British actor are very different from others) about Alan´s passing in his Google+ page. Such candid words.

"Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with. He is also one of the loyalest and most supportive people I’ve ever met in the film industry. He was so encouraging of me both on set and in the years post-Potter. I’m pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in London and New York. He didn’t have to do that. I know other people who’ve been friends with him for much much longer than I have and they all say, “If you call Alan, it doesn’t matter where in the world he is or how busy he is with what he’s doing, he’ll get back to you within a day.”

People create perceptions of actors based on the parts they played, so it might surprise some people to learn that contrary to some of the sterner (or downright scary) characters he played, Alan was extremely kind, generous, self-deprecating and funny. And certain things obviously became even funnier when delivered in his unmistakable double-bass.

As an actor he was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me like a peer rather than a child. Working with him at such a formative age was incredibly important, and I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life and career. Film sets and theater stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man".

I vote to cancel 2016. I am sobbing now about this news, it hurts, he could have done so many more things.

Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron!
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2016/ ... -refugees/

The Man on The Role ~

Nifty You Tube video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i16NigDQ2HA

other than the word 'vulnerable', that was a fabulous clip
a victim of circumstances of his own making, yes, but vulnerable, no. jmo

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New Yorker cartoon ~


“Here’s to the best damned antagonist a guy could ask for.”



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