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Sorry I keep seeing this thread and all I can think of is La de da Gunner Graham.

With the recent deaths of Bejing Mayor Lin Huja and Henan governor Liu Jie there are now only 6 living members of the original Communist Party Central Committee. *Li Rui (1917): Mao Zedong's secretary, has been in hospital since the beginning of April with multiple organ failure. Profiled by BBC before as an important dissident. *Jiao Ruoyu (1915): Former Mayor of Bejing and still serves as a Communist Congressman. *Yuan Baohua (1916): President of Renmin University and defined "The Legend of the Century" by Chinese media. *Wan Haifeng (1920): General of PLA and Deputy. Considered a hero of war, took part to WW2, Chinese civil war and Korean war, as the commander of Chinese troops aligned with North Korea. *Li Lian (1920): Minor name. *Su Yiran (1918): Another secondary name. Plus, though he was not in the original Committee, State Councillor and Politburo member Song Ping (1917) is still alive. Song Ping is responsible for expelling from the party all members who supported Tienanmen protests in 1989. A real dick.

...and roads. And the aqueduct. And it's safe to walk the streets at night.

Could be a good category for a future scavenger hunt. Though at the current rate of progress the might all be dead before we need one.

Education. And the wine. We'd certainly miss that if they left.

David Wolkowsky, who became known as “Mr. Key West,” and who is credited with transforming the island of his birth into the tourist destination it is today, died at age 99. Of most interest: "Up until his death, he owned the southernmost private home in the contiguous United States, where he famously served potato chips and turkey dogs to his prominent guests. In 1974, he purchased Ballast Key, a small rocky island located roughly eight miles from Key West, for $160,000." Sir Creep rarely suggests reading the obituaries, but may I suggest you read this one...this unknown guy has quite an interesting story imho. Also -- if you want some fun, go to your favourite mapping program and look up Ballast Key, FL; and if you can, zoom in and see the house (southernmost in the U.S.) and island setup Wolkowky had. Life's a beach! SC

The considerably far less famous Gord Downie got much the same reaction, and wound up on the list, so you can see why the thread starter thought there was precedent. Also, for the record, Clegg is far more likely to qualify for the Drop 40 bonus in 2019 than being unique.

Another unique on my theme team but obit chances may be dodgy.

While King of Pop Michael Jackson was in his popularity peak in the 80s, a Johnny Clegg show really rubbed him up the wrong way. In 1988, Jackson travelled to the French city of Lyon to perform. He went on to cancel the show at the last minute as Johnny Clegg was performing in the same town and was an even bigger draw. Clegg was, in fact, so big in France that his band Savuka, had an album (Sugarman) that went on to sell 1m copies in France alone. In 2014, Clegg was honoured with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his “unique service to the arts, vulnerable people, children and democracy in South Africa.” In 2012, Clegg was also recognised at home as he received the Order of Ikhamanga, the highest honour a citizen can receive in South Africa, from President Jacob Zuma. Clegg’s love for and determination to learn elements of African music saw him arrested at age 15 for violating Apartheid-era laws that banned people from different races gathering after curfew hours. Clegg was first taught to master the Zulu language and maskandi guitar by Charlie Mzila, a flat cleaner by day and musician by night.

Also produced the first Doobie Brothers album. Great records.

Margaret Stuart Barry (1927) author of the book Simon and The Witch, which was made in to a kids tv show

Looking at this thread reminds me many years ago I compiled a list of all Muppet Show guests (original series only) and whether they were still among the living or had passed. Every now and then I update it when a guest dies. I believe this is now an accurate listing The list is in order of appearance: MUPPET GUESTS GUEST STATUS Juliet Prowse dead Connie Stevens alive Joel Grey alive Ruth Buzzi alive Rita Moreno alive Jim Nabors dead Florence Henderson dead Paul Williams alive Charles Aznavour alive dead Harvey Korman dead Peter Ustinov dead Bruce Forsyth dead Sandy Duncan alive Candice Bergen alive Avery Schreiber dead Ben Vereen alive Phyllis Diller dead Vincent Price dead Valerie Harper alive dead Twiggy alive Ethel Merman dead Kaye Ballard alive dead Mummenschanz alive (all except Andres Bossard) Don Knotts dead Zero Mostel dead Milton Berle dead Rich Little alive Judy Collins alive Nancy Walker dead Edger Bergen / Teresa Brewer dead (both) Steve Martin alive Madeline Kahn dead George Burns dead Dom DeLuise dead Bernadette Peters alive Rudolf Nureyev dead Elton John alive Lou Rawls dead Cleo Laine alive Julie Andrews alive Jaye P. Morgan alive Peter Sellers dead Petula Clark alive Bob Hope dead John Cleese alive Cloris Leachman alive dead Rita Coolidge / Kris Kristofferson alive--(both) alive/dead Leo Sayer alive Roy Clark alive dead Gilda Radner dead Pearl Bailey dead Jean Stapleton dead Alice Cooper alive Loretta Lynn alive dead Liberace dead Marisa Berenson alive Raquel Welch alive dead James Coco dead Helen Reddy alive dead Harry Belafonte alive dead Lesley Ann Warren alive Danny Kaye dead Spike Milligan dead Leslie Uggams alive Elke Sommer alive Sylvester Stallone alive Roger Miller dead Dale Evans / Roy Rogers dead (both) Lynn Redgrave dead Cheryl Ladd alive John Denver dead Crystal Gayle alive Shields & Yarnell alive / dead Dyan Cannon alive Victor Borge dead Linda Lavin alive dead Dudley Moore dead Arlo Guthrie alive Beverly Sills dead Kenny Rogers alive dead Lola Falana alive Phyllis George alive dead Dizzy Gillespie dead Liza Minnelli alive Anne Murray alive Jonathan Winters / Star Wars actors dead /alive (all except Peter Mayhew) Christopher Reeve dead Lynda Carter alive Alan Arkin / Carol Channing alive (both) (dead (both)) Doug Henning dead Andy Williams dead Diana Ross alive Gene Kelly dead Loretta Swit alive Joan Baez alive Shirley Bassey alive James Coburn dead Brooke Shields alive Glenda Jackson alive dead Senor Wences dead Deborah Harry alive Paul Simon alive Melissa Manchester alive Tony Randall dead Mac Davis alive dead Carol Burnett alive Gladys Knight alive Hal Linden alive Marty Feldman dead Chris Langham alive Wally Boag dead Johnny Cash dead Buddy Rich dead Linda Ronstadt alive Roger Moore dead Jean-Pierre Rampal dead

What's he famous for?

2019 deathlist Keep: 1. Kirk Douglas 2. Leah Bracknell 3. Herman Wouk 4. Olivia De Havilland 5. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh 6. Betty White 7. Javier Perez De Cuellar 8. Pierre Cardin 9. Stan Lee 10. Doris Day 11. Bob Dole 12. Bob Barker 13. Jimmy Carter 14. Leslie Phillips 15. Vera Lynn 16. Robert Mugabe 17. George Bush Senior 18. Clive James 19. Jimmy Greaves 20. Olivia Newton-John 21. Sean Connery 22. Valerie Harper 23. Hosni Mubarak 24. Pope Benedict XVI 25. Henry Kissinger Bring back: 1. Nobby Stiles 2. David Prowse 3. Gay Byrne 4. Desmond Tutu 5. Queen Elizabeth II 6. Jacques Chirac 7. Emperor Akhito 8. Ozzy Osbourne 9. Sandy Gall 10. Murray Walker New: 1. Mikhail Gorbachev 2. Willie Nelson 3. Rosalynn Carter 4. Buzz Aldrin 5. Kris Kristoffersen 6. Anne Buydens 7. Roberta Mccain 8. James Earl Jones 9. Gene Hackman 10. Bill Cosby 11. Michael Caine 12. Jackie Stallone 13. Jerry Stiller 14. Val Kilmer 15. Michael Schumacher

^ I hated that fucking song too, tbh! As for... That's better. Also produced one of the best photoshop pisstakes in Doctor Who Magazine - even if only comprehensible to Biblio and Willz...

^ In a case of it being a very small world, I know of Rip Taylor via Silence of the Hams! A few of my own, still breathing then Derek Griffiths (1946) - voice of Super Ted, various other kids TV shows Mike Young (1945) - creator of Super Ted Melvyn Hayes (1945) - Skeleton in Super Ted Bernard Cribbins (1928) - Jackanory, Wombles, Dr Who, etc etc David McKee (1935) - Wrote King Rollo and Mr Benn Mick Inkpen (1952) - Kipper creator Britt Allcroft (1943) - Thomas the Tank engine producer Ringo Starr (1940) - Thomas narrator Christopher Awdry (1940) - the other Thomas author Peter Maddocks (1928) - created Jimbo and the Jet Set and The Family Ness, and I am legit surprised to find out he's still alive Brian Cosgrove (1934) - Founder of Cosgrove Hall, creators of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula David Jason (1940) - Voice of Danger Mouse John Alderton (1940) - Narrator of Fireman Sam. Colin Dann (1943) - Animals of Farthing Wood creator All will get obits, but not for some time, I'd think!

Ta. See, you ask him well after the fact, with crap info, and he still works it out!

I've started reading a horror novel in braille. Something bad is going to happen, I can feel it.

I posted like 4 or 5 obits. My work is insulted. I give you the last March of Dimes poster child, and you give me this? Does it get any bigger?

Never mind Delon, how's his dog doing?

Especially after his long travel:

Think I recall someone elsewhere saying they'd heard Ure was doing well for her age recently, but I can't find it now. Jones and Cribbins are A-list Deathlist front page material, but both would be sad losses. I did hear from (a recognisable cult British actor in private) that Tom Baker is frail now, but I don't know if they mean "by Tom's usual indomitable standards" or actual frail. Hoping the former.

Thankfully, Wikipedia is on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-related_injuries_and_deaths

It's been confirmed that Dawn French has contracted the Ebola flesh-eating disease. Doctors have given her 27 years to live

Alain Delon ready to die, apparently. PS He wants someone to kill his dog too.