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Wow, talk about revelations.

I love her accent. Hey, remember what she told Louis B. Mayer when they were arguing? "You are now 60 and I am 20. When I am 40, the age of a successful actress, you will be dead and I will live."

The Daily Mail source for this story is the National Enquirer; that's about as reliable as the National Enquirer sourcing its stories from the Daily Mail.

Seven ate nine.

Only the fatal ones.

You are absolutely right. But in 2011 Luise Rainer is honoured with a spot on the "Boulevard of Stars" in Berlin; you can call it the tiny German equivalent to the Walk of Fame. Unfortunately she is not well-known in Germany, that's for sure. http://www.thelocal.de/20110826/37155 Hey Book, off-topic question: is Serb-German actress Anica Dobra very well known in Germany? I became a fan of her when they screened a run of her films on television in Australia in the 1990s (Spieler, Wildfire, Roula, Wachtmeister Zumbuhl) but I have asked a few Germans about her and they didn't really know her so I am guessing she isn"t that high profile over there. Back (almost) on topic, is Liselotte Pulver ill or is she just on your list due to old age? I have seen a few of her films too. I like that one about the bloke reminiscing on his youthful trip to the Hungarian vilage (can't remember its name). P.S: Happy Birthday, Predictor! Thanks, I can't believe I'm already 20.

is this an omen of her imminent death? or just a massive cock up by the admin staff? No and no. Her disappearance from the front page was a result of a duplicate entry in the database from which the front page is generated. A cock-up certainly, but hardly a massive one. Anyway, it's solved now. regards, Hein

Cheers Book! Yes, I think Anica is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. She does indeed seem to be carrying her age realy well. (Two other German actresses I find really cute are Alexandra Neldel and Liane Forestieri.) You breed wonderful examples of the female form over there! I can see why you appreciate Lilo's charms, too. Piroshka is a great performance and she is cute - almost Audrey Hepburn-ish.

You are absolutely right. But in 2011 Luise Rainer is honoured with a spot on the "Boulevard of Stars" in Berlin; you can call it the tiny German equivalent to the Walk of Fame. Unfortunately she is not well-known in Germany, that's for sure. http://www.thelocal.de/20110826/37155 Hey Book, off-topic question: is Serb-German actress Anica Dobra very well known in Germany? I became a fan of her when they screened a run of her films on television in Australia in the 1990s (Spieler, Wildfire, Roula, Wachtmeister Zumbuhl) but I have asked a few Germans about her and they didn't really know her so I am guessing she isn"t that high profile over there. Back (almost) on topic, is Liselotte Pulver ill or is she just on your list due to old age? I have seen a few of her films too. I like that one about the bloke reminiscing on his youthful trip to the Hungarian vilage (can't remember its name). Hey Davey, I know Anica Dobra more as a television actress than a movie/cinema actress and I guess most German does. She was very popular in the 90s and 00s and she is honoured with the Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress (in 1990!), a very reputable award by the way. Actually it became a bit quiet about her. She is 50 now, maybe a difficult age for many actresses (altough is is really looking fabolous!). I have chosen Liselotte "Lilo" Pulver (Swiss, by the way) because she was living in a retirement home for a few years. Two or three years ago, at the age of 82, she moved back to her private home at the Lake Geneva. I once saw an interview with her (maybe one and a half years ago), where she was looking a bit over the top: Too much make-up, obviously wearing a wig (with her significant 70s-haircut), a little weak. She's turning 85 in October, so... Another reason for picking her: I love her! I grew up with her as a cast member of the German edition of Sesame Street ("Sesamstraße"). She was (is) so lovely and warmly and her laughter is so joyful! The movie you mentioned is "Ich denke oft an Piroschka" ("I often think of Piroshka") from 1955 and the Hungarian village is called "Hódmezővásárhelykutasipuszta". Try to pronounce I think it's Lilo's greatest performance! P.S: Happy Birthday, Predictor!

You are absolutely right. But in 2011 Luise Rainer is honoured with a spot on the "Boulevard of Stars" in Berlin; you can call it the tiny German equivalent to the Walk of Fame. Unfortunately she is not well-known in Germany, that's for sure. http://www.thelocal.de/20110826/37155 This would be a clip of her induction, by the looks of it:

If only Oscar acceptance speeches were this succinct today: :D Onya, Luise!

My daughter was born in 1998 and at the time you had to register your child as soon as possible into the local primary school, otherwise you'd soon learn that your school of choice, just around the corner, would be over allocated with Eastern Europeans (by the way this is fact, not racism, I am myself 2nd generation British from Ukrainian grandparents, fully integrated!!) Chris Woodhead was driven by the fact that teachers needed to be fully accountable for their salary and inspected annually to keep them on their toes, which I imagine pissed off a lot of primary school teachers when within their class of 33/34 kids, half of them couldn't speak any English & they would have Woodhead with his Civil Service clipboard ticking boxes and taking away their bonuses for not meeting his targets. The 90's, harsh times with Mr Woodhead around!!

Well they're all so quiet and unassuming down under, aren't they? Not in the least bit forthright...

Put this in the ''ideas for 2014'' thread just afore the lock Will drive him barmy, and possibly

Judged by past performance: long, very long. regards, Hein

The ones I don't know, I look up. And I see why they were chosen.

wow, I was thinking of putting him on my list, but I thought he was doing ok, so I decided against it. The same could be said about at least 60% of your list though

Clearly not.

Your parents did

He was the voice of Shaggy in Scooby-doo. He'll piss that obit...

Hey, where is Jaruzelski???!!!!

Peter Falk.

It's the healthy eating that gets you to old age. Winston Churchill, Clifton James and Cyril Smith are some other obvious examples of that.......

Did you find out anything new?

The deathlist is so educational. I didn't have the faintest idea who Abe Vigoda was, so I googled him & found a website with his photo. And now I still don't have a clue who he is.