The Guardian: Alan Rickman, giant of British film and theatre, dies at 69

[CBHagman]

Here in the States he appeared on Broadway, but of course he was best known (and loved) for his film work.

Too soon. Much too soon.

[url]http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69[/url]

Alan Rickman, one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors of the past 30 years, has died in London aged 69. His death was confirmed on Thursday by his family who said that he died “surrounded by family and friends”. Rickman had been suffering from cancer.

A star whose arch features and languid diction were recognisable across the generations, Rickman found a fresh legion of fans with his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films. But the actor had been a big-screen staple since first shooting to global acclaim in 1988, when he starred as Hans Gruber, Bruce Willis’s sardonic, dastardly adversary in Die Hard – a part he was offered two days after arriving in Los Angeles, aged 41.

[Silent_Greene]

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*He's the second brilliant 69-year-old Brit we've lost this week. Godspeed, Alan and David.