Tommy Peoples (1948 – 4 August 2018) was an Irish fiddler. He played in the Donegal fiddle tradition. Peoples was born near St. Johnston, County Donegal, in Ireland. In July 2015, he launched a self-published book "Ó Am go hAm - From Time to Time". He was member of well-known traditional Irish music groups, including 1691 and The Bothy Band.
Peoples died on 4 August 2018, aged 70.
Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski
Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski (10 March 1917 – 3 August 2018) was a Polish brigadier general and aviator. He was a participant of the Warsaw Uprising during the World War II. He was a Polish Air Force officer.
Ścibor-Rylski retired with the rank of brigadier general in the Polish Land Forces. He was rewarded several Polish awards and decorations, including "Virtuti Militari". He was Chairman of the Association of Warsaw Insurgents.
Scotty Bowers
George Albert "Scotty" Bowers (July 1, 1923 – October 13, 2019) was an American prostitute pimp and Marine. From the 1940s to the 1980s, a Hollywood pimp. His life was the purpose of the "Hollywood Babylon". Bowers finally decided to talk publicly about his life when most of the people involved were dead and, in his words, "The truth can’t hurt them anymore."
Bowers died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 96, on October 13, 2019. The cause of death was kidney failure.
Lorrie Collins
Lawrencine May "Lorrie" Collins (May 7, 1942 – August 4, 2018) was an American country, rockabilly and rock and roll singer and guitarist. In the mid-1950s, she and her brother, Larry Collins, performed as the Collins Kids. She was born in Creek County, Oklahoma, near Sapulpa.
Collins died on August 4, 2018 in Reno, Nevada from complications of a fall at the age of 76.
Ricky Nelson
Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American rock and roll musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. Nelson starred alongside his family in the radio and television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". He was added into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987. In 1996 Nelson was ranked #49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. He starred in "Rio Bravo" (1959). He placed 53 songs on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and its predecessors, between 1957 and 1973, including "Poor Little Fool" in 1958.
Nelson and Sharon Kristin Harmon were married on April 20, 1963, and divorced in December 1982. They had four children: Tracy Kristine, twin sons Gunnar Eric and Matthew Gray, and Sam Hilliard.
Nelson was killed in a plane crash near De Kalb, Texas on December 31, 1985 at the age of 45.
De Kalb, Texas
De Kalb ( ) is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas – Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chuckle Brothers
The Chuckle Brothers were an English children's entertainment comedy double act, comprising Barry David Elliott (24 December 1944 – 5 August 2018) and Paul Harman Elliott (born 18 October 1947). They were known for their work on their BBC show "ChuckleVision". The comedy of the Chuckle Brothers usually were slapstick and other visual gags, and their catchphrases included "To me, to you" and "Oh dear, oh dear".
Their older brothers, Jimmy and Brian, were the comedy duo Patton Brothers.
On 5 August 2018, Barry died after a long battle with bone cancer, aged 73.
Ellen Joyce Loo
Ellen Joyce Loo (27 March 1986 – 5 August 2018) was a Canadian-born Hong Kong singer-songwriter. She was a founding member of the electrofolk and cantopop musical group at17. Loo was born in Toronto.
Loo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2013. She died after falling from her apartment building in Hong Kong on 5 August 2018, at the age of 32.
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron (born 14 March 1938) is an English actress and an author. She is best known for her roles as Ahme in "Help!" and Miss Minchin in "A Little Princess" (1995).
Alan Rabinowitz
Alan Robert Rabinowitz (December 31, 1953 – August 5, 2018) was an American zoologist. He was the chief scientist at Panthera Corporation, a nonprofit conservation organization devoted to protecting the world's 40 wild cat species. He was called the "Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection" by "Time". He studied jaguars, clouded leopards, Asiatic leopards, tigers, Sumatran rhinos, bears, leopard cats, raccoons, and civets.
On August 5, 2018, Rabinowitz died from leukemia in Manhattan, aged 64.
Piotr Szulkin
Piotr Szulkin (; 26 April 1950 – 5 August 2018) was a Polish movie director and screenwriter. He directed over thirty movies, both Polish and international productions. He was a recipient of "Best Science Fiction Film Director" at Eurocon in 1984. He was also a professor at the National Film School in Łódź. His best known movies are "" and "".
Szulkin died in Łódź on 5 August 2018, aged 68.
David Pasquesi
David Pasquesi (born December 23, 1960) is an American comedian and actor. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His best known roles are in "Groundhog Day", "Strangers with Candy", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Return to Me", "The Ice Harvest", and "Veep".
Pasquesi mainly works on stage in Chicago where he lives.
Trebetherick
Trebetherick is a village on the north coast of Cornwall, England. It is on the east side of the River Camel estuary. It is about six miles (10 kilometres) north of Wadebridge and half a mile (800 yards) south of Polzeath.
Szeged
Szeged is a city in Hungary. It is the fourth largest city of the country by population.
Szeged and surrounding area has been inhabited since ancient time. The University of Szeged is one of the most renowned universities in Hungary.
Pécs
Pécs is a city in Hungary. It is the fifth largest city of the country by population. The city is located on the slopes of Mecsek mountains.
Mull
Mull (, ) is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides (after Skye). It lies off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute.
It has an area of . Mull is the fourth largest Scottish island and the fourth largest island surrounding Great Britain (excluding Ireland).
In the 2011 census the usual population of Mull was 2,800. In the summer there are also many tourists. Much of the population lives in Tobermory, the only burgh on the island until 1973, and its capital.
Tobermory is also home to Mull's only single malt Scotch whisky distillery: Tobermory distillery (formerly Ledaig).
Kecskemét
Kecskemét is a city in Hungary. It is located in the central part of the country. It is the eighth largest city of Hungary by population. The name of the city is derived from the word "kecske" which means "goat" in Hungarian language.
Alan Garner
Alan Garner OBE (born 17 October 1934) is an English author who writes children's fantasy novels.
Garner was born in Congleton in the front room of his grandfather's house. He grew up in a town called Alderley Edge. His family told stories about the local area involving kings, knights and wizards. He played with his friends in the cliffs and forests around the town. He later used these experiences to give him ideas for his books. In 1953 he went to Oxford University but left after a few years because he wanted to concentrate on writing.
Garner worked as a labourer until his first book The Weirdstone of Brisingamen was published in 1960. It is set in the Alderley Edge mines and the story is about wizards and knights underground, just like in the stories Garner's family would tell. After the book was published, Garner gave up his job and started working as a television reporter instead. He made very little money. At this time, he started to work on a second book called The Moon of Gomrath. In 1965, Elidor was published, telling the story of four children who enter a fantasy world.
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