Rogues & Vagabonds

theatre, film & tv past and present 2001-2008 & 2013…

John Shrapnel obituary

Richly variegated and utterly plausible, with a distinctively weak “r”, the voice of the actor John Shrapnel, who has died aged 77 after suffering from cancer, was instantly recognisable on … Continue reading

04/02/2020

John Hurt dead: Elephant Man, Alien and Harry Potter actor dies aged 77 – Mirror Online

The actor, whose career spanned over six decades, had battled with both cancer and an intestinal complaint in recent years. Source: John Hurt dead: Elephant Man, Alien and Harry Potter … Continue reading

01/28/2017 · 12 Comments

Caroline Aherne: Royle Family writer and actress dies aged 52 – BBC News

Comedian and TV writer Caroline Aherne has died aged 52, having had cancer, her publicist says. Source: Caroline Aherne: Royle Family writer and actress dies aged 52 – BBC News

07/02/2016 · 6 Comments

Victoria Wood kept her cancer secret, says friend

Dinnerladies co-star Duncan Preston says comedian had been ill for six months as tributes continue to pour in after her death… Source: Victoria Wood kept her cancer secret, says friend

04/21/2016 · 2 Comments

Lynda Bellingham dead: Loose Women presenter dies after cancer battle – People – News – The Independent

The Loose Women presenter passed away on Sunday “in her husband’s arms”, according to her agent Sue Latimer. Bellingham revealed last month that she planned to end her chemotherapy for … Continue reading

10/20/2014 · 2 Comments

LYNDA BELLINGHAM: ‘Oxo Mum’ only weeks to live

British television actress Lynda Bellingham, famed for playing the matriarch of a Sunday roast-loving family in the Oxo advertisements of the 1980s to the 1990s, has revealed that she is suffering from terminal cancer and has only a…

09/28/2014 · 2 Comments