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Monty Norman was a prolific singer-songwriter, best known for composing the iconic theme to the James Bond movie franchise. Norman, who has died aged 94, composed the music for 11 films and contributed to the soundtrack of more than 120, but it is for the memorable Bond signature tune that he will always be remembered.

K.J. Yossman Miriam Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, is lending her voice to a new kids project titled “Badjelly,” Variety can confirm. Based on the Spike Milligan children’s book “Badjelly the Witch: A Fairy Story,” the animated series will bring to life Milligan’s original tale about two siblings who go searching for a lost cow – and stumble upon a cast of magical creatures.

Barry Humphries, the Australian entertainer best known for performing as Dame Edna Everage, has died. A spokesman for the hospital where he was being treated has confirmed that the comic passed away today, Saturday, April 22.

Reports that Australian entertainer Barry Humphries is in an "unresponsive" state at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney have been denied by the hospital. Multiple local media outlets had previously reported on Thursday that Barry had suffered complications following hip surgery and was unresponsive, receiving morphine from doctors.

Annie Nightingale, 82, has opened up about her late pal John Lennon’s love of comedy.She described the Beatles star as an “entertaining” joke teller as she reflected on their friendship. The presenter’s new BBC Radio 4 programme, Annie Nightingale's Age of Irreverence, explores the relationship between comedy and pop music. The show examines these feelings of irreverence in the Goons, the Beatles, Monty Python and other pop culture phenomena.  Annie revealed how she believed the satire boom leads back to 1950s series The Goon Show, from the minds of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine.“As a child I loved its anarchy and weirdness,” she remembered. “It wasn’t mother-in-law jokes and conventional British humour of the time. “They were very uncompromising: if you get it, you get it; if you don’t, you don’t. “What I didn’t realise as a little kid was that there was a whole generation of us listening who were going to be affected by it.

Barry Cryer OBE has died aged 86. The comedian died on Tuesday afternoon (25 January) at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, according to a statement from his family. He died “peacefully” and in “good spirits” surrounded by his family.

Barry Cryer, the much loved British comedian and TV writer, has died at the age of 86.

Captain Sir Tom Moore will be given a "quite spectacular" send-off tomorrow - with churches around the country set to ring their bells at noon.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGoldfinger actress and model Margaret Nolan died on October 5. She was 76.Nolan was known as the gold-painted model in the memorable title sequence for the aforementioned 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger in which she also played Bond’s masseuse Dink.

The American-born folk singer Julie Felix has died at the age of 81 after a short illness, according to her agent.