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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Hope on March 17, 2016, 04:15:37 PM

Title: Cliff Michelmore - RIP
Post by: Hope on March 17, 2016, 04:15:37 PM
I think I was more stunned by this morning's death of Cliff Michelmore at the age of 96 than I was at that of Paul Daniels.  Perhaps the recent news of PD's terminal illness took a bit of the edge off that news, but yet again Cliff Michelmore was one of those who was a shining light as I grew up.  My commiserations go out to his family.
Title: Re: Cliff Michelmore - RIP
Post by: floo on March 17, 2016, 04:16:34 PM
Quote from: Hope on March 17, 2016, 04:15:37 PM
I think I was more stunned by this morning's death of Cliff Michelmore at the age of 96 than I was at that of Paul Daniels.  Perhaps the recent news of PD's terminal illness took a bit of the edge off that news, but yet again Cliff Michelmore was one of those who was a shining light as I grew up.  My commiserations go out to his family.

I remember him so well from my youth.
Title: Re: Cliff Michelmore - RIP
Post by: Shaker on March 17, 2016, 05:43:24 PM
Mine too. Hell of a good age though.
Title: Re: Cliff Michelmore - RIP
Post by: Brownie on March 17, 2016, 07:34:15 PM
He did well to live so long.  I enjoyed his programmes when I was younger, and young.   There was one on the radio at weekends, I think it was called, ''Family Favourites'', and he hosted it with his wife, Jean Metcalf; I remember listening to that with my parents, we were always sitting around the table when it was on so it was probably lunch time.  Then there was a 'Tea time' programme on TV, similar I suppose to 'The One Show', which featured Cy Grant, a musical theatre star who always did a calypso rounding the programme off (he lived to 90!).  Cliff Michelmore was quite an engaging character, very popular.
Title: Re: Cliff Michelmore - RIP
Post by: Hope on March 17, 2016, 07:38:06 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 17, 2016, 07:34:15 PM
Cliff Michelmore was quite an engaging character, very popular.
He also had a very dry wit - some of the things he said - on and 'off'-air when things went wrong would often require a double-take to fully appreciate.
Title: Re: Cliff Michelmore - RIP
Post by: Sassy on March 18, 2016, 04:33:11 AM
One of those whose face you never forget. What a wonderful innings. RIP.