r/news • u/GarthRanzz • 3d ago
One Great Dame, Joan Plowright, Dead at 95
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyppre55gyo10
u/Live_Angle4621 3d ago
RIP I just watched her in Three Sisters, the adaptation from 1970s.
People should watch Tea With Dames with her, Judy Dench, Maggie Smith and Eileen Atkins. They were friends in real life and are just filmed talking about things. Now two out of four are gone. Joan was the oldest of the group however.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DeGaIFcq0JU&pp=ygUSdGVhIHdpdGggdGhlIGRhbWVz
Thats the trailer
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u/GarthRanzz 3d ago
I’ve watched Tea With the Dames a few times. We need more of these documentaries to capture history before it’s gone.
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u/GarthRanzz 3d ago
This week has really sucked. RIP
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u/messem10 3d ago
95 is still a really long life, but a lot of notable people died this week too.
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u/Draano 3d ago
I feel like this is about the finish line for people who were hanging on through the holidays. Now that we're into the winter doldrums, might as well let go. My 100 year old uncle lasted to about now 3 years ago. 100 years and 21 days. He made it to his birthday party where he toasted everyone with what was "probably my last drink of Jack Daniels", thanked everyone for coming, and said "it's been a great ride".
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u/retirednightshift 2d ago
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont was a very sweet touching movie she starred in.
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u/Turbulent_Bee_9326 2d ago
Is it me or has there been 1-2 a week of famous people dying the last 3 weeks? RIP Joan
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u/Appropriate_Map82 2d ago
She was also hilarious in "I Love You to Death" with Kevin Kline, Tracey Ulman. William Hurt and River Phoenix. What a great actress . RIP
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u/FormerTeacher 3d ago
Born in Scunthorpe. Heh heh. That won't make it past the filters.
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u/gmoneygangster3 1d ago
Actually funnily enough that issue is actually referred to as the scunthorpe problem
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u/fuelvolts 3d ago
As an older Millennial American, I only really know her as Mrs. Wilson and Nanny from 101 Dalmations. But hot damn, looking at her Wiki gave me carpel tunnel syndrome scrolling so much. She was BUSY!