Comedic actor-turned-author John Clive has passed away Monday Oct. 15 at the age of 79. Clive was best remembered by music fans as giving a voice to the animated John Lennon character in the 1968 Beatles film classic, ‘Yellow Submarine.’ Clive also appeared in a number of films including ‘The Italian Job,’ ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ and two ‘Pink Panther’ movies.

Later in life he found another passion in writing. He penned the international best seller ‘KG200′ as well as other fiction-based books such as ‘The Last Liberator,’ ‘Barossa,’ and ‘Broken Wings.’

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