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Ian Holm, Alien and Lord of the Rings Star, Passes Away at 88

“I think I’m… quite ready for another adventure!” -Bilbo Baggins Ian Holm, esteemed knighted British actor and standout of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Alien, is dead at the age of 88, having succumbed to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Holm passed away in a London hospital peacefully near his family and caregiver, as his agent confirmed to The Guardian, referring to the late actor as “charming, kind and ferociously talented,” and that “we will miss him hugely.” Holm stood as a peer amongst other knighted legends like Ian McKellen and Laurence Olivier, but he never saw himself as…
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Goldfinger Bond Woman Honor Blackman Passes at 94

Honor Blackman, the British actress who rose to prominence as the original star of the TV series The Avengers and became a pop culture icon with her role in Goldfinger, has passed away at 94. According to Deadline, Blackman’s family issued a statement saying that Blackman died of natural causes unrelated to the current COVID-19 pandemic at her home in Sussex, England. She is survived by a children Barnaby and Lottie, as well as four grandchildren. Her second husband, Maurice Kaufman, died in 1975. Blackman, born on August 22, 1925, began acting lessons at 15 and made her film debut…
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