Leading off the New York Times obituary page is the sad news of the passing of George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman novels. I know from the various book threads that pop up on this site that those books have a solid following here.
The obituary mentions his collaboration on the screenplay for Octopussy, but inexplicably omits his adaptation of The Three Musketeers for the two films directed by Richard Lester. Which is a shame, since those are two great movies. Go figure.
My apologies for the short diary. But really, what more is there to say? Except for a heartfelt "thank you."