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Gerry Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' Creator, Dies at 83
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Posted on 12/26/2012 11:43:08 AM PST by Perdogg
Gerry Anderson, puppetry pioneer and British creator of the sci-fi hit "Thunderbirds" TV show, has died. He was 83.
Anderson's son Jamie said his father died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday at a nursing home near Oxfordshire, England, after being diagnosed with mixed dementia two years ago.
His condition had worsened dramatically over the past six months, his son said.
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To: Kirkwood
Made flying cars what they are today!
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jaz.357
(Welcome to hell. Here's your accordion.)
To: Perdogg
The original Team America World Police.
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TADSLOS
(I took extra credit at the School of Hard Knocks)
To: Perdogg
In addition to inspiring a generation of film makers, such as Dave Filoni, who directs
Star Wars:The Clone Wars> , Mr Anderson has also inspired quite a few engineers, including the people who designed and built the Sky Crane that place Curiosity on the Martian Surface.
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("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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