Marty Feldman

I just heard that Danny La Rue died, aged 81. See my previous post about the time I met him. I would say it is sad to hear he has passed - but instead I would much rather celebrate his extraordinary life. Let's be happy for what he gave us as an entertainer. Here's a (short) obituary for him from Lurgan (he was an Irishman): http://www.lurganmail.co.uk/latest-irish-news/Death-of-entertainer-Danny-La.5321976.jp I'm sure we will hear more about the 'comic in a frock' as the news pick up on the story and the researchers put together all the wealth of material they have about him. He was in the ... Read Full Story

You Say Igor and I Say Igor His bulging eyes were from a thyroid condition known as Graves Disease. He smoked up to six packs of cigarettes a day (!)He had his own television show on the BBC called Marty . His wife proposed to him. He died of a sudden heart attack. He directed and starred in The Last Remake of Beau Geste . He wrote some of the sketches for At Last The 1948 Show as well as Monty Python's Flying Circus . He was Marty Feldman Marty Feldman was co-author, with John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor, of the "Four ... Read Full Story

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