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Farewell Catherine O’Hara : you made the world such a richer and wonderfully funny place.
Queerguru wants to add to the avalanche of outpouring of love and condolences on the passing of the multi-award-winning actress, writer, and comedian Catherine O’Hara. This talented Canadian/American, who died this week, aged 71, after a short illness, had a remarkable, prolific body of work which started with the sketch comedy series Second City Television (1976–1984) for…
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VALENTINO : The Last Emperor of Fashion dies aged 93
The world of haute couture fashion has just lost one of its most talented exponents and leaders with the death of VALENTINO GARAVANI aged 93. He was one of the few men in the world simply by his first name VALENTINO and this flamboyant designer was noted for his glamorous retro pieces and his celebrity…
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ANTONY PRICE one of the very first (and the best) to meld fashion and rock together has died aged 80
Antony Price, who has just died at the age of 80, was orignally an ‘up and coming’ fashion designer in 1974 he opened a store in London’s King Road around the corner from Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s shop. His raisin d’etre was “Clothes for Studs and Starlets’’ and the space was described by Vogue…
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Stanley Baxter one of the original (and best) Female Impersonators you’ve probably never heard of, has died aged 99
The Scottish Comedian and Female Impersonator Stanley Baxter, who died yesterday aged 99, was one of the biggest stars in British TV in the 1960s and 1970s and 1980’s. And although one would have never dared say it to his face, he was also one of the country’s first real drag stars. With his pitch-perfect…
