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[As well as appearing on the West End stage,
Lord Rix campaigned for decades for people with learning disabilities. ] ![]() [He had been ill for some time. Recently, he wrote to the Speaker of the House of Lords, Baroness D'Souza, appealing for a change in the law to legalise assisted dying. He said such a change would allow him to "slip away peacefully". Lord Rix was born in Cottingham, East Yorkshire in 1924 and was the youngest of four children. He became a professional actor at the age of 18 and appeared on the West End stage - notably in Whitehall farces - in movies and in numerous productions for the BBC.] http://news.sky.com/story/actor-and-...ed-92-10544966 Last edited by arista; 20-08-2016 at 03:54 PM. |
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He was a good actor in his day, his sister played Annie Sugden in Emmerdale for yeas.
R.I.P. Brian. |
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Remembering Kerry
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A brave man and this is sad news.
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R.I.P Brian Rix
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