Attenborough 'stable' after fall

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Attenborough 'stable' after fall



Lord Attenborough is in a stable condition after an accident at home, a hospital spokesman has said.

The 85-year-old actor and director had to pull out of a ceremony in honour of Brief Encounter actress Celia Johnson on Thursday after suffering a fall.

He had been due to unveil an English Heritage blue plaque at her former home in Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, where Lord Attenborough also lives.

He is recovering in St George's Hospital in Tooting, south-west London.

The plaque was being unveiled on the anniversary of Johnson's birth.

But a spokeswoman for the event said Lord Attenborough was unable to attend, having had the accident earlier in the week.

Born in Cambridge in 1923, Richard Attenborough has championed the British film industry for more than 60 years as an actor, Oscar-winning director and prolific movie-maker.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7794195.stm

[silverojo]

1. I hope he didn't break his hip

A lot of older people eventually die after an injury like that.

I wish him all the best.