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* The last three films that legendary stunt man [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_Robinson:Dar Robinson|Dar Robinson]] worked on before his death (''Cyclone'', ''[[Lethal Weapon (Film)|Lethal Weapon]]'' and ''Million Dollar Mystery'') were all dedicated to his memory.

* ''[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_:Alive (1993_film)1993 film)|Alive]]'' (1993) was dedicated to "the 29 who died on the mountain and the 16 who survived".

** The ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]'' episode "Circuit Unsure" was dedicated in memory of actress [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuy_Trang:Thuy Trang|Thuy Trang]], who played Trini Kwan, [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|the original Yellow Ranger]].

* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'':

** Third Doctor actor Jon Pertwee died between the American and UK broadcasts of [[Doctor Who (TV)/TVM the TV Movie/Recap|the 1996 TV Movie]]. As a result, the UK broadcast had a dedication to Pertwee at the end.

** [[Christmas Episode]] "[[Doctor Who (TV)/2007 CS Voyage of the Damned/Recap|Voyage of the Damned]]" featured a card after the final scene reading "In Memory Of [[Verity Lambert]]", who had died a month or two previously.

** The credits for Series 4 opener "[[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S4 E1 Partners in Crime|Partners in Crime]]" featured the words "In Memory Of Howard Atfield", who was meant to reprise his role as Donnna's father for the series. Unfortunately he was in ill health and died after his scenes in "Partners In Crime" were shot, and his character role was given to the newspaper salesman in "Voyage of the Damned", who became Donna's grandfather.

** "[[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S4 E16 The Waters of Mars|The Waters of Mars]]" has a dedication card reading "In Memory of Barry Letts", an important producer of the show in the 70s who died a month before broadcast, following [["On the Next..."|the trailer]] for "[[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S4 E17 E18 The End of Time|The End of Time]]".

** Series 6 opener "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S32 E1 The Impossible Astronaut|The Impossible Astronaut]]" ''opens'', rather than ends, with a dedication card to Sarah Jane Smith actress [[Elisabeth Sladen]], who died 4 days before the episode's premiere. Opening the episode with the dedication helps in establishing the episode's darker [[Wham! Episode]] tone compared to other season openers.

** Though not a "in memory of" card, the episode "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S32 E13 The Wedding of River Song|The Wedding of River Song]]" weaves, in an subtle but unmistakable way, a nod to the memory of Nicholas Courtney into the episode, and even manages to make it a ''plot point'' of sorts. <ref>The Doctor is on a "farewell tour", trying to postpone his rendevous with his impending death in Utah as much as possible, and so he rings up the nursing home that Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is at, hoping to share a drink or two with his old companion. A nurse tells The Doctor that the Brigadier had always spoken highly of The Doctor and requested that things be always ready of he ever decided to make a surprise visit to see The Brig -- and that he had died a couple of months previous to The Doctor calling. This event is the one that finally spurs The Doctor to stop running and face his fate.</ref>

** The DVD editions of the older stories frequently include tributes to figures related to them who recently died, such as a brief tribute to Anthony Ainley (the 1980s Master) at the end of the main feature of "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S18 E6 The Keeper of Traken|The Keeper of Traken]]" and a lengthy tribute featurette to Barry Letts (producer during the early 1970s) on "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S8 E5 The Daemons|The Daemons]]".

* ''[[As Told By Ginger]]'''s episode "No Hope for Courtney'' became re-written midway production to have {{spoiler|[[The Character Died With Him|Ms. Gordon die in the story's canon]]}}, as a dedication to [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Freeman:Kathleen Freeman|Kathleen Freeman]], who died of cancer during the making of the episode.