{"id":19807,"date":"2016-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/british-actor-alan-rickman-dies-aged-69\/"},"modified":"2016-01-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T00:00:00","slug":"british-actor-alan-rickman-dies-aged-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/british-actor-alan-rickman-dies-aged-69\/","title":{"rendered":"British actor Alan Rickman dies, aged 69"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Beloved British actor Alan Rickman, best known for his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series, has sadly passed away from cancer at age 69.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends,\u201d family said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Rickman made headlines last year after he announced he had married his long-term partner in secret &#8211; Rima Horton &#8211; who he has been with since 1977 &#8211; back in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rickman\" title=\"ENTERTAINMENT\" height=\"466\" width=\"700\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/severus_in_his_classroom.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with a German news outlet, he simply said,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are married. Just recently. It was great, because no one was there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the wedding in New York we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and ate lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Professor Snape has been his most stand out role over the last decade, Rickman was also renowned for his role in Love Actually as the dedicated boss with the wandering eye, and also as \u201cthe bad guy\u201d in the original Die Hard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rickman\" title=\"ENTERTAINMENT\" height=\"386\" width=\"580\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stn2414pic1_387528k.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>J.K Rowling tweeted her condolences:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman&#39;s death. He was a magnificent actor &amp; a wonderful man.<\/p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/687642690301890560\">January 14, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#13;\n&#13;\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My thoughts are with Rima and the rest of Alan&#39;s family. We have all lost a great talent. They have lost part of their hearts.<\/p>&mdash; J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/687644178113802240\">January 14, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Rickman was born in London, and worked his way up the acting ranks before hitting the big time in Hollywood.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"alan ricman\" title=\"ENTERTAINMENT\" height=\"594\" width=\"1400\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/die-hard-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rickman scored himself a plethora of awards over his time in show biz &#8211; nominated for several Bafta nominations and winning a Golden Globe for best actor in a mini series or television film for his role in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny.<\/p>\n<h3>Emma Watson posted about her sadness to learn of Rickman&#8217;s death:<\/h3>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlanRickman?src=hash\">#AlanRickman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwMvp0lmiX\">pic.twitter.com\/fwMvp0lmiX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emma Watson (@EmWatson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmWatson\/status\/687685845084729344\">January 14, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/jeff-kennett-launches-all-out-assault-on-afl-commission\">JEFF KENNETT\u2019S ALL-OUT ASSUALT ON AFL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/adelaide-striker-cops-odd-sledge-via-tv-interview-on-debut\">ADELAIDE STRIKER COPS BIZARRE SLEDGE FROM OPPONENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beloved British actor Alan Rickman, best known for his role as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series, has sadly passed away from cancer at age 69. \u201cThe actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. 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