In Memoriam

[Sylvia]

Thank you @Kruss for posting the link to Law's obituary in The Guardian - she had a distinguished acting career herself:

Phyllida Law, actress and mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson, died 27 July 2026.

Coping with her mother’s dementia, Law was fond of quoting the Irish novelist and playwright John McGahern: “The best of life is life lived quietly where nothing happens but our calm journey through the day, where change is imperceptible and the precious life is everything.”

Actress Phyllida Law talks about caring for her mother - Alzheimer's Research UK (Dec. 2015):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCM_VqRcpz4

"It is with great sadness we have to announce that Phyllida Law died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family, on Monday 27th July," her manager Jacky Leggo said in a statement to BBC News.
"We had worked together for over fifty years and she was a beautiful person inside and out."

Phyllida Law: Actress who starred with daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson dies

Law appeared in films alongside both of her daughters, Dame Emma and Sophie, including 1996's Emma.

www.bbc.com

Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, initially to become a stage designer but ended up studying acting instead "by happy accident".
She married fellow actor Eric Thompson - best known for The Magic Roundabout - in 1957.
The couple were together until he died of a heart attack aged 53, in 1982.
Throughout a career spanning eight decades, Law would go on to appear in numerous TV shows including Dixon of Dock Green and Rumpole of the Bailey before Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Doc Martin and New Tricks.
She was also known for her work on the big screen in films such as Anna Karenina, Saving Grace and Miss Potter.
On stage, Law appeared alongside Alec Guinness in John Mortimer's A Voyage Round My Father in London's West End in 1971, and in Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus at the Oxford Playhouse in 1973, which then transferred to the capital.
She also played Jacqueline in the original London cast of La Cage Aux Folles at the London Palladium in 1986.
The prolific character actress starred alongside John Hurt in a short film entitled Love at First Sight which was shortlisted for an Oscar in 2012.
Law received an OBE in 2014 for services to drama and for charitable services.

Speaking about her daughters to the Telegraph in 2017, Law said: "They are both my colleagues in a way. They didn't follow in our footsteps, they rushed past us, trampling on us."
The family acting dynasty has continued with Dame Emma's daughter Gaia, who posted on Instagram about her grandmother: "Rest well my queen."
Speaking of her love of the arts to the same newspaper, Law joked: "I've got to have my funeral in the afternoon, curtain up 2.30pm, so people can get to the theatre afterwards."

 

[Cachoo]

Thank you @Kruss for posting the link to Law's obituary in The Guardian - she had a distinguished acting career herself:


Actress Phyllida Law talks about caring for her mother - Alzheimer's Research UK (Dec. 2015):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCM_VqRcpz4

"It is with great sadness we have to announce that Phyllida Law died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family, on Monday 27th July," her manager Jacky Leggo said in a statement to BBC News.
"We had worked together for over fifty years and she was a beautiful person inside and out."

Phyllida Law: Actress who starred with daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson dies

Law appeared in films alongside both of her daughters, Dame Emma and Sophie, including 1996's Emma.

www.bbc.com

Good lord I never figured out that Sophie and Emma are sisters. What a talented family. RIP to their wonderful mother.

 

[vgerdes]

Also, too many of them end up being the breadwinner and their family members blow through a lot of the money. I believe Hayden was struggling financially when she decided to do a memoir. I don’t think she was getting a lot of work after Nashville ended. But where did all that $$$$$ she made go?

The two issues are related. When their family blows through their Hollywood-made fortune like it's water, the child feels obligated to continue going back to the well for more money. Problem is, for most of them, the well dries up when they reach adulthood and are no longer the cute kids audiences fell in love with. There are a lot of self-esteem issues tied up in that as well. It's no wonder so many of them buckle under the pressure.

 

[attyfan]

FWIW, in California, there is the "Jackie Coogan law" mandating that a portion of a child star's earnings go into a trust fund for the child. This applies to child athletes as well as actors, singers, etc.

 

[vgerdes]

FWIW, in California, there is the "Jackie Coogan law" mandating that a portion of a child star's earnings go into a trust fund for the child. This applies to child athletes as well as actors, singers, etc.

I did hear something about that. But that's just for the child. If they're the main breadwinner for the family, they would still need to keep working to support them.

 

[Debrah]

In loving memory of Sylvain Guibord (Canadian judge), on this his heavenly birthday - Aug 22, gone far too soon! Sly forever in my heart and hearts of your family, and many friends.

 

[Ananas Astra]

There are movies and songs that stay with you long after you’ve grown up. Ice Princess and this song are still ones I think about when things get hard, when I’m questioning what I’m doing, or wondering why I keep going. I’m still figuring life out, but somehow this little piece of my childhood still reminds me why I started and why I love skating
Rest in peace Hayden

Amanda Hsu 徐詩妍 on Instagram: "There are movies and songs that stay with you long after you’ve grown up. Ice Princess and this song are still ones I think about when things get hard, when I’m questioning what I’m doing, or wondering why I keep going.

amandask8hsu on August 17, 2026: "There are movies and songs that stay with you long after you’ve grown up. Ice Princess and this song are still ones I think about when things get hard, when I’m questioning what I’m doing, or wondering why I keep going. I’m still figuring life out, but somehow...

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(Amanda Hsu (who competed for TPE) is one of the main actors in the Viktori short film - more info in this TV Alerts thread:
https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...bout-ambition-identity-figure-skating.114016/)

Bustle on Instagram: "Rest in peace Hayden Panettiere & Michelle Trachtenberg. Forever our ice princesses. 🤍 Photo: Getty/#IcePrincess/bbydrewblue & lovecarpenter on X"

324K likes, 1,282 comments - bustle on August 16, 2026: "Rest in peace Hayden Panettiere & Michelle Trachtenberg. Forever our ice princesses. 🤍 Photo: Getty/#IcePrincess/bbydrewblue & lovecarpenter on X".

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I actually watched "Ice Princess" for the very first time yesterday and I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would.
Hayden and Michelle did a great job on this flick. It might become a go-to "feelgood movie" for me.

That being said, it's a tragedy that both of them aren't with us anymore. May they rest in peace.

 

[Cachoo]

For many years I had a subscription to Rolling Stone magazine and had a great deal of admiration for many journalists who wrote for that publication. Dave Marsh was one of them and he wrote the feature when Bruce Springsteen was on the cover (not his first cover) in 1978 and it was such a good article. He wrote so many good features but that particular cover story , written when I was a teen, brought me to that magazine. Rest in peace Dave.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/music/dave-marsh-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7lA.zWok.h9ryYUT2T31g&smid=url-share

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Dolly Parton has passed away at age 80

 

[Finnice]

Just read that Dolly Parton has died.

 

[SHARPIE]

Just read that Dolly Parton has died.

I just had a news alert too.

 

[skipaway]

RIP Dolly Parton

 

[Badams]

NO!!! Not Dolly!!!

 

[Miezekatze]

 

[Kruss]

I'm so sad about Dolly!!

 

[Karen-W]

Oh no. Terrible to hear that Dolly has passed away. Such a genius with a genuine heart.

 

[Sylvia]

Thanks to @Cachoo for the separate thread to remember Dolly, what an American treasure:

Thread 'Remembering Dolly Parton'

Aug 25, 2026

If all she ever did was her Imagination Library I would be forever grateful but she was so much more. RIP Dolly

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.iP2B.Hus1Zo0abmaA&smid=url-share

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[Habs]

Devastating news.
Such an icon - gifted, genius, and generous beyond measure. What a treasure she was.

 

[canbelto]

Wow that's sad. Dolly was such a bright light and genuine soul.

 

[paskatefan]

May Dolly's memory be for a blessing

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

TMZ is reporting that Tim Curry has died at age 80. Can we do a time warp and bring both him and Dolly back?

 

[Cachoo]

TMZ is reporting that Tim Curry has died at age 80. Can we do a time warp and bring both him and Dolly back?

He is iconic for that role and had a fine career following it. Damn! RIP

 

[genevieve]

For reals right now??
Tim Curry

 

[vgerdes]

God, what a horrible week. Two of my icons gone in the space of 24 hours.

 

[allezfred]

The wrong people from Home Alone 2 keep dying…..

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

And no one else from John Huston's "Annie" or from "Clue".

 

[vgerdes]

The wrong people from Home Alone 2 keep dying…..

If I weren't so sad right now, I might have chuckled at this.

 

[katmari]

RIP Dolly Parton

RIP Tim Curry

When I heard about Tim, this ad came to mind:

 

[Habs]

Tim Curry!
This week feels so cruel.

 

[ilovepaydays]

The wrong people from Home Alone 2 keep dying…..

If I weren't so sad right now, I might have chuckled at this.

I just realized that there’s now three actors from that film who have passed away this year. Not to mention John Hughes (writer) and John Heard (Kevin’s father) who have already passed away.

Who’s left, besides Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Chris Columbus (director), and John Williams (composer)?