Robin Williams dies

• Guest 653

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  12 August 2014     08:10270548
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  The great actor, comedian and all-round good guy, has died - he was 63.
  
  Apparantly he was suffering from deep depression, strange that many comedians suffer from this.
  
  President Barack Obama led the nation in tribute, relaasing a statement which said: "He was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien - but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry.
  
  "He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most - from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalised on our own streets."
  
  Pam Dawber, Williams' co-star in Mork and Mindy, the television show that catapulted him to fame, said: "I am completely and totally devastated."
  
  John Travolta, his co-star in the film Old Dogs, said: "I've never known a sweeter, brighter, more considerate person than Robin. Robin's commitment as an artist to lifting our mood and making us happy is compared to none. He loved us all and we loved him back."
  
  
  RIP Robin - and Thank You.
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 767

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  12 August 2014     09:08270550
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  Well said Roger, he was really one of a kind, I am sure that many of us will miss him.
  Phil Wyborn - Brown at www.wybornphotography.co.uk
• howard mcsweeney1

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  12 August 2014     09:21270552
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  As Roger said there seems to be many comedians that have suffered from depression - Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams and Spike Milligan spring to mind.
• Guest 656

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  12 August 2014     10:58270554
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  So sad to hear this news, Robin Williams has given such joy to so many despite his own personal problems with depression. We must all have our own favourite Robin William's film, mine being Mrs Doubtfire which I have watched many times over the years. I remember when my daughters were younger they watched it incessantly, you could hear their laughter from down the road.
  
  His family must be devastated, RIP Robin Williams.
• Guest 641

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  12 August 2014     12:40270556
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  A Great Actor, Comedian and voice over specialist, Sad News
  
  For me it was Good Morning Vietnam! and The Fisher King, another sad loss to the acting fraternity, my thoughts go out to his friends and family. R.I.P. Robin Williams