Rest In Peace, June Brown

[calliopes_pen]

June Brown has passed away at the age of 95. May she rest in peace.

I presume a lot of people will know her from EastEnders, based on everything that I have read. I have never seen that particular soap opera, so I remember her in the role of Annie Chapman in Murder By Decree (1979). For Doctor Who fans, she was also in the serial The Time Warrior, where she played Lady Eleanor of Wessex.

Looking through her filmography, I believe that I need to track down Gormenghast (2000), which also evidently has Christopher Lee, Ian Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra from Doctor Who). Another which appears to be of particular interest to me would be The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), which also starred Anthony Hopkins, David Suchet, and Derek Jacobi (so two Van Helsings and a Master in one place).

ETA: A few minutes of searching on Youtube later, and I see that Gormenghast is up on Youtube, along with that particular version of Hunchback. If anyone else wants to watch the latter for free, someone evidently uploaded it 14 years ago, cut into 12 parts.

Comments

[sir_guinglain]

June Brown was probably brilliant at every role she played. From the tributes from her younger EastEnders colleagues, they found themselves attendees at the June Brown school of drama.

[sovay]

June Brown has passed away at the age of 95. May she rest in peace.

Her memory for a blessing.

ETA: A few minutes of searching on Youtube later, and I see that Gormenghast is up on Youtube, along with that particular version of Hunchback. If anyone else wants to watch the latter for free, someone evidently uploaded it 14 years ago, cut into 12 parts.

I will have to rewatch it. I saw it when it came out and enjoyed it very much despite its divergences from the books, but I have not seen it since.

[phoenixfire12]

I've never seen East Enders, but I have noticed of late that a lot of veteran actors have lived to a ripe old age as opposed to about 20 years ago when they didn't live more than their late 50's. Advancements in medical tachnology could be one answer. Then again. I'm just theorizing.