Vangelis – Oscar winning composer of scores including ‘Chariots Of Fire’ and ‘Blade Runner’ has died aged 79

Vangelis, whose iconic theme for 1981’s Chariots of Fire won an Oscar, has died, according to published reports. He was 79.

His representatives told The Guardian that he died in a hospital in France where he was being treated for undisclosed causes.

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British actor Ian Holm (Lord of the Rings, Alien) has passed away

We are sad to report that British stage & screen actor Ian Holm has died in London aged 88, his agent confirmed to the Guardian. He has many well-known roles in Film & TV including Ash in Alien, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, Chef Skinner in Ratatouille, and Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series.

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