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Brookside star dies as tribute issued
Actress Miriam Margolyes honored Marian Diamond, highlighting her extensive TV and voice work career, including voicing Galadriel, and their decades-long friendship.
- On a past date, Miriam Margolyes confirmed Marian Diamond died at University College Hospital in London, aged 89.
- Long ago in Edinburgh, Margolyes recalled they first met at the Traverse Theatre and later worked together in radio after joining the BBC Drama Rep Company.
- Diamond's career included voicing Galadriel in the BBC radio The Lord of the Rings and appearing in 14 episodes of Brookside, along with credits on Jackanory and Doctors.
- Colleagues and archivists paid tribute, with Paul Jackson, archivist and stage manager, saying he was deeply saddened and Facebook comments including `Andrea commented`, `So sorry to hear this Miriam, I know she was a great friend x` and `Jacquelyn added`.
- Her cause of death is not known, and although she had battled health issues in recent years, Diamond remained active supporting Play School archiving.
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Marian Diamond dead: Brookside star dies aged 89 as Miriam Margolyes leads tributes to actress
British actress Marian Diamond, celebrated for her work in Brookside and as the voice of Galadriel in the 1981 Lord of the Rings radio adaptation, has died at the age of 89
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