Tag: Roger Moore

The glorious and the great who bid au revoir in 2017

It is the inevitable and unavoidable outcome of human existence but still death seems tough to countenance. Even when it beckons those whom we never knew personally or had seen face-to-face but cheered in films, sang along when playing their songs or appreciated or benefited from their contributions across a wide spectrum of activity. This …

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December 30, 2017

Private memorial held for Roger Moore

The life of James Bond star Roger Moore was celebrated with a private memorial in Monte Carlo. Friends and family of Moore, who passed away last month in Switzerland at the age of 89 after a short battle with cancer, gathered at Saint Paul's Church on Saturday, to say their goodbyes, reported Daily Mirror. Moore's …

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June 12, 2017

The unflappably British 007

In the battle of the Bonds, Roger Moore — who died at 89 on Tuesday — was almost always considered to be second best to Sean Connery. In his handmade shirts, fiddling at his cuff links, he was seen as too dapper, too refined. “Moneypenny,” he’d murmur at Lois Maxwell, arching those eyebrows which many …

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May 27, 2017

Sir Roger Moore loses Bond with life at 89

James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore passed away on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. He was 89.  The actor's family members announced on social media that he had died in Switzerland.  "With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all …

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May 23, 2017