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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 2d

It always feels a bit icky to be when outlets report the death of someone as an
'exclusive'.
Happy for the obit to read "<insert persons name> told <insert name of outlet>", but tagging the whole thing as exclusive just feels wrong.

(I don't think any of the obits Ive written have had that label)

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 6d

#RIP Charlie Jenkins, 84.
Special effects director for The Beatles Yellow Submarine film.
His rotoscope work can be spotted at the start of Eleanor Rigby, the time and space montage, and Only a Northern Song's animation.
Plus he directed Cat Stevens 'Moonshadow' short film.

Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 10d

#RIP Remo Girone, 76
The Italian actor who starred as the mob boss in Ben Affleck's "Live by Night", and as Enzo Ferrari in James Mangold's "Ford v Ferrari".

Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 11d

"Bucket residence, the lady of the house speaking."
#RIP Patricia Routledge, 96.
Such a wonderful character on screen, beloved by all (especially my late grandmother Laura).
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96

The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

www.theguardian.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 11d

Dangerous, and if not reined in, deadly.

Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 18d

#RIP Geoff Ayling, 85
Jingle-maker extraordinaire who, with his wife, gave Aussie's their advertising songs.
'Go on ya mum, tip top's the one' and 'Berocca Gives You Back Your B-B-Bounce.'
He also wrote the themesong to Mr Squiggle - 'the man in the moon'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Mr Squiggle theme songwriter and composer of thousands of jingles dies

The man who wrote the music for many well-known advertising jingles, including Good on You Mum, Tip Top bread and Take Me Away, P&O, is being remembered for his musical skill.

www.abc.net.au

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 22d

FLASH:

Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving 'Munchkins' from "The Wizard of Oz" has died aged 94.

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 22d

FLASH:

Marjorie Latzko, a member of The Chordettes, the vocal quartet who sang the 1954 No.1 hit "Mr Sandman", has died aged 96.

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

Disney's unreleased 1985 film 'Swabbies' has surfaced online.
youtu.be/bh8p1KVGcyc?...

Swabbies (Unreleased Disney Featurette, 1985)

YouTube video by Derps

youtu.be

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

#RIP Marilyn Knowlden, 99
The busy child actress of the 1930s and ’40s who appeared in "Little Women" with Katharine Hepburn, "Imitation of Life" with Claudette Colbert, "Les Misérables" with Fredric March and in three other Oscar best picture nominees.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Marilyn Knowlden, Famed Child Actress in Six Best Picture Nominees, Dies at 99

She was in 'Little Women,' 'Imitation of Life,' 'Les Misérables,' 'David Copperfield,' 'Anthony Adverse' and 'All This, and Heaven Too.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

#RIP Trax Colton, 96
Starred opposite Jayne Mansfield in "It Happened in Athens" after being discovered (and renamed) by the same talent agent who did the same for Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter and others.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Trax Colton, Jayne Mansfield’s Co-Star in ‘It Happened in Athens,’ Dies at 96

Like Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter and Troy Donahue, he was discovered (and given a studly stage name) by talent agent Henry Willson.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

#RIP Paula Shaw, 84
The veteran character actress who portrayed Jason’s mother in the horror crossover film "Freddy vs. Jason" and appeared in a string of heartwarming Hallmark Channel holiday movies.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Paula Shaw, Actress in ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ and Hallmark Holiday Telefilms, Dies at 84

A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, she also appeared as the mother of Andie MacDowell’s character on ‘Cedar Cove.’

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

A few lost snippets of Gold Diggers of Broadway has been found.
youtu.be/FrqEqbfUmf0?...

Lost Film - Gold Diggers of Broadway - More Footage Recovered!

YouTube video by Old Films and Stuff

youtu.be

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

Disney's unreleased 1985 film 'Swabbies' has surfaced online.
youtu.be/bh8p1KVGcyc?...

Swabbies (Unreleased Disney Featurette, 1985)

YouTube video by Derps

youtu.be

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

#RIP Marilyn Knowlden, 99
The busy child actress of the 1930s and ’40s who appeared in "Little Women" with Katharine Hepburn, "Imitation of Life" with Claudette Colbert, "Les Misérables" with Fredric March and in three other Oscar best picture nominees.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Marilyn Knowlden, Famed Child Actress in Six Best Picture Nominees, Dies at 99

She was in 'Little Women,' 'Imitation of Life,' 'Les Misérables,' 'David Copperfield,' 'Anthony Adverse' and 'All This, and Heaven Too.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

#RIP Trax Colton, 96
Starred opposite Jayne Mansfield in "It Happened in Athens" after being discovered (and renamed) by the same talent agent who did the same for Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter and others.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Trax Colton, Jayne Mansfield’s Co-Star in ‘It Happened in Athens,’ Dies at 96

Like Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter and Troy Donahue, he was discovered (and given a studly stage name) by talent agent Henry Willson.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

#RIP Paula Shaw, 84
The veteran character actress who portrayed Jason’s mother in the horror crossover film "Freddy vs. Jason" and appeared in a string of heartwarming Hallmark Channel holiday movies.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Paula Shaw, Actress in ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ and Hallmark Holiday Telefilms, Dies at 84

A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, she also appeared as the mother of Andie MacDowell’s character on ‘Cedar Cove.’

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 27d

A few lost snippets of Gold Diggers of Broadway has been found.
youtu.be/FrqEqbfUmf0?...

Lost Film - Gold Diggers of Broadway - More Footage Recovered!

YouTube video by Old Films and Stuff

youtu.be

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 28d

#RIP Robert Redford, 89
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Robert Redford, Golden Boy of Hollywood, Dies at 89

The Oscar winner and Sundance founder died Sept. 16 at his home in Utah.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · 29d

#RIP Rexford L Metz, 88.
Second Unit cameraman on BULLITT, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, BLACK SUNDAY, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, INDIANA JONES...

But his most famous shot occurred in the swimming pool of JAWS editor Verna Fields.
One of the greatest jump scares ever
theasc.com/news/in-memo...

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · Sep 10

All 114 Tom and Jerry short films from 1940-1958 will be released, uncut and remastered.
screen-connections.com/2025/09/09/t...

Tom And Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958); Arrives On Blu-ray & DVD December 2, 2025 From Warner Archive - Warner Bros | Screen-Connections

'Tom and Jerry The Golden Era Anthology' (1940-1958) Blu-ray, DVD, Release Date, Details and Artwork

screen-connections.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · Sep 7

#RIP Stephen Mendillo, 84
Portrayed Jim Ahern in SLAP SHOT.
"That man traveled 15 hours by bus to say that?"
Even had a minor role in the Oscar winning The Artist.

Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · Sep 5

#RIP Patrick Hemingway, 97
The last surviving child of novellist Ernest.
"I would rather fish with you and shoot with you than anybody that I have ever known since I was a boy" the famed novellist once wrote to his son.
www.post-gazette.com/news/obituar...

Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's last surviving child, dies at 97

NEW YORK — Patrick Hemingway, the last surviving child of Ernest Hemingway who was inspired by his father to spend years in Africa and later oversaw...

www.post-gazette.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · Sep 5

#RIP Ruth Paine, 92
An unwitting figure in the JFK Assassination.
Oswald wife and kid had being staying at her house, and Oswald retrieved his rifle from the garage on the morning of the shooting.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Ruth Paine, who opened her Texas home to Lee Harvey Oswald and shooed away conspiracies, dead at 92

Ruth Paine, whose kindness to Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife as a young mother near Dallas would leave her inexorably linked to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, has died

abcnews.go.com

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Rhett @dialmformovies.bsky.social · Sep 2

#RIP Vivian Ayers Allen 102.
Pulitzer-nominated poet, who was the mother of choreographer Debbie Allen, and actress Phylicia Rashad.
www.vibe.com/news/enterta...

Debbie Allen And Phylicia Rashad’s Mom, Vivian Ayers, Dead At 102

Debbie Allen has announced that her and Phylicia Rashad's mom, Vivian Ayers, has passed away at age 102.

www.vibe.com

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