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Creator Gerry Anderson Dies Aged 83   Gerry Anderson, the
British director and creator of the cult sci-fi animation series
"Thunderbirds", died on Wednesday aged 83, his son announced.
Anderson had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease since 2010
and his health had deteriorated in the past six months, causing
him to be moved into a care home in October, Jamie Anderson
said.  The animator created "Joe 90", "Stingray" and "Captain
Scarlet", but he was best known for "Thunderbirds", which used a
form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation".  The
series, first shown in Britain in 1965, followed the adventures
of a highly secretive organisation whose mission was to help
those in peril using spacecraft and a range of high-tech
vehicles operating from a Pacific Island.  The characters'
catchphrases, such as "Thunderbirds are go!" and "FAB", were
incorporated into the vocabularies of a generation of young
fans.  "I'm very sad to announce the death