Longest-serving James Bond star Roger Moore dies at 89
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British actor Sir Roger Moore arrived at the Monaco palace, in July 2011, for the religious wedding ceremony of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Princess of Monaco.
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British actor Roger Moore of “The Saint” and James Bond fame. Roger Moore’s family said today that the former James Bond star has died after a short battle with cancer.
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Veteran British actor Roger Moore, posed for a portrait, in the Studio City section of Los Angeles in April 1996. Roger Moore’s family said today that the former James Bond star has died after a short battle with cancer.
LONDON >> Roger Moore, the longest-serving movie star to play iconic British spy James Bond in the famed film series, has died in Switzerland after a brief bout with cancer. He was 89.
A message from his family shared on the actor’s official Twitter account today read: “With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated.”
The statement continued that Moore “has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer.
“The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone.”
