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November 1995The new James Bond film, "Goldeneye" opened in America. Special effects by the recently deceased Derek Meddings (see below). There is a memorial to him at the end of the credits. October 1995: David Healy passed awayDavid Healy reported died in London. He was a regular contributor to the Gerry Anderson shows. He did several voices from the Supermarionation shows, such as Shane Weston, Deputy director of W.I.N. from Joe 90. He also supplied guest voices for Captain Scarlet and The Secret Service. He appeared in the "Ordeal" episode of UFO, and provided the voice for the witness being protected in the opening episode of Space Precinct. The Internet Movie database has this information on his work. Space Precinct CancelledProduction of Space Precinct has been halted. The US airings of the show did not go down well, due largely to poor air times and lacklustre promotion. The show is now airing in the UK and it is hoped that the show can be re-launched in the US in 1996. September 19th 1995: AuctionPhillips the auction house hosted an auction in London. They sold some of the original puppets and various other unique items. The items sold were ones that belonged to Sylvia Anderson. The date for the auction was Tuesday September 19th 1995 Here's a link to a local version of the article put out by the Electronic Telegraph, complete with a picture of Lady P. 10th September 1995: Derek Meddings passed away.From the fab-1 newsgroup: I am sorry to have to inform everyone that Derek Meddings died on Sunday 10th September. Apparently he had been suffering from bowel cancer for quite some time. I have no more details than this. Derek will be missed and I feel that it is sad that (mainly due to work commitments) more fans did not have a chance to meet him. As well as meeting him at the UFOria convention in 1988, I was able to attend a talk given by him at Wolverhampton in 1992 and to meet him afterwards. He was a very charming man. He will be missed. Katie BleathmanThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Internet Movie Database has this information on his work.
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