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November 29th, 2020, 05:20 PM
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Snowball, My Angel Baby
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Somewhere across the heavens... aka Pittsburgh, PA
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David Prowse passed away
Sad news to report -- David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in Episodes IV, V, and VI, passed away yesterday, November 28, 2020, at the age of 85. Cause of death was undisclosed.
Check the link for additional details --
David Prowse
Rest In Peace
David Prowse
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Your sweet and weary head
The night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now
And dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across the distant shore .
Children are a message that we send
to a time that we will never see.
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November 30th, 2020, 10:06 AM
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Also Present
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Newcastle, UK
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Re: David Prowse passed away
Sad news...I met him once...
The (British newspaper) Daily Mail is reporting the cause of death was Covid-19.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...owse-dies.html |
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December 1st, 2020, 11:33 AM
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Battlestar Callisto
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: USA
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Re: David Prowse passed away
Yes, I also met him once at a Con here in the States.
We will begin losing more and more of the OT stars soon...
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January 13th, 2021, 07:40 AM
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Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Texas
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Re: David Prowse passed away
Yes, unfortunately as the years continue to go by, and "Hollywood" continues to re-invent older franchises (re-imagining, re-booting, you get the picture) rather than doing reunion movie one-offs or sequels, we see, even with our beloved Galactica, that the original stars continue to pass away. Just last week Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island passed away. Unfortunately too, for the collector or fan, she was so very nice and approachable.
I met David Prowse many years ago at a local sci-fi/comic show. For the most part he was friendly and a good signer. Not as chatty as some other stars from the original Star Wars saga, but still nice nonetheless.
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Jayworld
Galactica fan since 1978
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January 13th, 2021, 08:17 AM
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Battlestar Callisto
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: USA
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Re: David Prowse passed away
I still can't believe we lost Richard Hatch! I still think he's out there trying to get a revival of BSG going...sad that that never really happened the way we wanted it to...
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January 13th, 2021, 10:17 AM
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Squadron Leader
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Morristown, NJ
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Re: David Prowse passed away
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jayworld
Yes, unfortunately as the years continue to go by, and "Hollywood" continues to re-invent older franchises (re-imagining, re-booting, you get the picture) rather than doing reunion movie one-offs or sequels, we see, even with our beloved Galactica, that the original stars continue to pass away.
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This is why, if you haven't already gotten it, the "Saga of a Fugitive Fleet" audio drama is a must-buy because it's the closest thing we'll ever have to the reunion/continuation we dreamed of.
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