June 21, 1954 – January 19, 2015
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Deidre is Dead.
Anne Kirkbride played Deidre Barlow on the British soap opera Coronation Street for 42 years.
She died on the evening of Monday, January 19, 2015 after a “brief illness” in a Manchester hospital.
The cause of death has not been announced.
Anne chain-smoked most of her life, rewarding her with that distinctive, husky voice.
She was 60.
Source BBC News
In 1993 she was treated for non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Anne announced last September (2014) that she was taking a three month break from the show. Her last scene aired on October 8 when she spoke one of the final sentences of her acting career:
Jelly shouldn’t run! It should wobble!”
Back in the late 90s (FREE THE WEATHERFIELD ONE!) I had a chance to visit the Street. Since then they’ve stopped tours, but here are two photos from that visit.
Britain, today I weep for you.
I shall use my Rovers swizzle stick to stir my coffee this week.
RIP
Source: Daily Mail