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| Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing British secret agent James Bond, has died at the age of 89. | Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing British secret agent James Bond, has died at the age of 89. |
| News of Moore’s death was shared by his “devastated” children via the actor’s Twitter account on Tuesday. | |
| Described as an actor, UNICEF ambassador and author, Moore passed away in Switzerland “after a short but brave battle with cancer.” | Described as an actor, UNICEF ambassador and author, Moore passed away in Switzerland “after a short but brave battle with cancer.” |
| “Thank you Pops for being you, and for being so very special to so many people,” the statement read, before adding that a private funeral will be held in Monaco “in accordance with our father’s wishes”. | |
| “The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone.” | |
| Moore is the first Bond of the film franchise to pass away. He played the secret agent in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. | Moore is the first Bond of the film franchise to pass away. He played the secret agent in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. |
| “The affection our father felt whenever he walked on to a stage or in front of a camera buoyed him hugely and kept him busy working into his 90th year, through to his last appearance in november 2016 on stage at London’s Royal Festival Hall.” | |
| Moore was knighted in 2003 for his charity work, at the time he said the honor “meant far more to me than if I had got it for acting.” | |
| Born in London on October 14, 1927, Moore is survived by his fourth wife Kristina Tholstrup and his three children Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian. | Born in London on October 14, 1927, Moore is survived by his fourth wife Kristina Tholstrup and his three children Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian. |
| Fans and peers alike took to Twitter to share their condolences and fond memories of the actor, as well as the impact his iconic role played in their lives. |