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Nov 3, 2015 · Colin Welland, who won an Oscar for writing Chariots of Fire and a Bafta for acting in Kes, dies aged 81 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
- Colin Welland: Oscar-winning writer and actor dies at 81 - BBC
Colin Welland, who won an Oscar for writing Chariots of Fire...
- Colin Welland: Oscar-winning writer and actor dies at 81 - BBC
Nov 6, 2015 · Colin Welland, who died earlier this week at the age of 81, was a natural storyteller, a quality that won him an Oscar in 1982 for the screenplay of Chariots of Fire.
Death. Welland died in his sleep at a nursing home in Sunbury on Thames on 2 November 2015, at the age of 81. He had suffered from Alzheimer's disease for several years before his death. On his death, Chariots of Fire producer David Puttnam said Welland was "an unswervingly good man; a fine actor, and a seriously gifted screenwriter".
Nov 3, 2015 · Colin Welland, who won an Oscar for writing Chariots of Fire and a Bafta for acting in Kes, dies aged 81 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Nov 3, 2015 · He died on 29 December, aged 47, after suffering a cardiac arrest nine days earlier while jogging in Ostrava.
Nov 4, 2015 · Associated Press. By Sam Roberts. Nov. 3, 2015. Colin Welland, a Liverpudlian screenwriter who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” (1981), the dramatic tale of two Olympian runners who defied...
Nov 3, 2015 · LONDON (AP) — Actor and writer Colin Welland, who famously told Hollywood “the British are coming” when he won an Academy Award for “Chariots of Fire,” has died. He was 81. His family said in a statement Tuesday that Welland, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died peacefully in his sleep late Monday.
