The news was shared by former colleagues on social media, prompting an outpouring of tributes from colleagues, friends, and players.
Jay North, who played Dennis Mitchell in the original 1959 “Dennis the Menace” TV series, died Sunday after a battle with cancer, his long-time friend Laurie Jacobson confirmed in a social media p...ost.Show more
Painter and illustrator Robert E. McGinnis, who created sexy posters for the James Bond franchise as well as numerous other films, magazine illustrations and book covers, died March 10 in Old Greenwic...h, ConnShow more
Robert Trebor, who portrayed the serial killer known as the Son of Sam in a CBS telefilm and the scheming merchant Salmoneus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister series, Xena: Warrior Pr...incess, has died. He was 71.Show more
He was memorable as Iceman in 'Top Gun,' Jim Morrison in 'The Doors,' Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone' and the Caped Crusader in 'Batman Forever.'
Gordon Dobson, who ran the Toytown toyshop in Leamington Spa, has passed away at age 94. Gordon Dobson became the manager of Toytown in 1966 and in 1977 became the managing director.
Recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, earned two Tony nominations and appeared in a pair of Billy Wilder films.
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our dear colleague and friend, Lori Rubin, a cherished member of the Adventure Media & Events family who served as our Controller for more than a d...ecade.Show more
The owner of beloved independent toy store Howley’s Toymaster passed away after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Phil started work on Weymouth beach when he was 14, staying with extended family be...fore his parents moved to the south coast.Show more
Zoe Bamsey was born on July 27, 1971 and passed away on January 29, 2025 at the age of 53. Most recently, Zoe was the head of animation development at BBC Studios Kids and Family, but she began her ca...reer 30 years ago as a programming director at Disney Channel in the UK. She spent 13 years there before moving to Coolabi Group as director of development. There, she was involved with the reboot of the classic kids' series Clangers. Zoe continued working on Clangers when she moved to animation prodco Factory in 2017 as chief content officer, and a few years later in 2021, she joined BBC Studios Kids and Family.Show more