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Surprised to see this posted here in this thread. She was an actress in her own right, after all. Anyway, this is very sad. I was definitely a fan of her work. RIP.

The 27 Club requires more qualifications than merely dying at 27.

Best way to find out is a roll call. I'll start. Im here and alive.

Just to keep things in control without actually updating scoreboard - deaths noted on here (there may be others) since last scoreboard update on June 19th for Ian Holm and points outstanding. Bernardino Pinera 21st June - 172 points Everton Weekes 1st July - 182 points Hugh Downs - 1st July - 182 points Ennio Morricone - 6th July - 187 points Judy Dyble 12th July - 193 points I don't think Carl Reiner or Jack Charlton were picks in this pool.

Ah, you say that now... and anyway, how do we know you're really you? I'm not positive I'm me, but I'm going to guess that I am, and that I'm possibly alive. That's the best I can offer right now.

I'm afraid that won't be possible, thanks for the thought though! I was only doing it as a favour, it's not my game and as I'm no longer playing, I'm not invested. I'm sure someone will be along to move this in due course.

I am still here!

Two centenarian artists: Maynard Reece, American wildlife artist known for his pictures of ducks (whatever floats your boat I guess), dead at 100. Vladas Meškėnas, Russian-born Australian artist has died off radar at some point in 2020 at either 103 or 104. This page confirms his death.

We have a Darwin Award thread, man!

Hmmm - I love this pool but I can't really be arsed to beg someone to do something voluntarily. I would suggest it is not beyond the bounds of possibility for the entrants to update the score ourselves as we go along for this year and then maybe someone will launch a Tortoise Dead Pool for next year based on the original idea of the Hare's (giving appropriate credit where it is due for the original idea).

Eleanor Sokoloff prematurely dead at 106.

How have the cast of Fame fared. Seems the most suitable comparison

Mahathir is certainly a giant in the politics of this region, on a par with Marcos, Soeharto (mr. long drawn out death himself), Bhumibol, Lee of Singapore, Hun Sen of Cambodia and I'm sure some others. His wife once sat in my seat on an Air Asia flight in the days they flew to Stansted, and in the days they had premium class with lie flat beds. I got an email from Air Asia the night before saying that my seat had been changed due to a VIP on board. When I boarded Mahathir and his wife were sitting together at the front in the prized seats, while I was left stewing a few rows back, sorely tempted to lob a bread roll at them. They did allow people to come up and do selfies with them during the flight so I got one of those. In terms of death, he seems to have a lot of energy, but after being ousted from power a few months ago I wonder if he will experience a quick downturn. It is really uncommon in this region (SE Asia) to have top politicians reach 95. Lee got to 92, but that's about it that I can think of.

As far as I know, all the co-creators of the DL are alive, if not well

Given the age of the forum, it's very likely some Deathlisters have passed on. But it'll be impossible to know unless someone on the forums knows someone who could inform. I've been lurking for over 5 years but never seen someone mention news on dead DL'ers. But who knows.

The writers/creators of the show etc Ryan Murphy - Pretty sure he blacklisted Dianna Agron from appearing in mainstream TV or films as she only does indies now Zach Woodlee - Choreographer Brad Falchuk Ian Brennan And for those who guest starred on the show include: Neil Patrick Harris Lindsay Lohan Gweneth Paltrow Carol Burnett Helen Mirren Jeff Goldblum Idina Menzel Cheyenne Jackson Billy Dee Williams Demi Lovato - She tried to kill herself last year (has bipolar, history of ED and an alcoholic) Adam Lambert Gloria Estefan Matt Bomer More here. I hate how I know this from the top of my head. Oh and you need to include the people who were part of The Glee Project from S1 and S2 which was a reality show to find the next cast member. It is how Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner came about. Those who you could say have died due to being transgender and don't go by these names anymore: Charice Pempengco - Now known as Jake Zyrus JJ Totah - Now known as Josie Totah

Yes! Big , sizeable and significant! These will not be just any old shits! July will be quite stinky let's put it that way....

Does that mean some big shits are on their way out?

Order – Placing, Name, YES vote, NO vote, Approval Rating SURVIVORS FROM PREVIOUS LISTS 32nd place – James Randi 8-14 -6 James Randi spent his life outing the Acorahs of the world. This forum would rather he stayed out of the DL. 31st place Louis Farrakhan 11-11 0 Farrakhan just snuck into neutral territory with the late batch of voters who went “oh everyone can have a YES except….” but we’ll get to that one. 30th place Ed Asner 12-10 +2 In the US he’s famous for the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Over here, he’s “oh that voice” for things like Toy Story. That disconnect explains his divide in approval, although it was by no means a straight Atlantic divide 29th place Peter Allis 13-9 +4 The cricket legend relied heavily on older voters. 28th place Cleo Laine 14-8 +6 Actor lovers, and the tag team of lovers of old Brits and old notable women (you all know who you are) gave Cleo a far better result than I thought she’d get. Joint 23rd place with 15-7 +8 David Prowse, Sandy Gall, Linda Nolan, Brian Wilson, Barbara Walters A number of folk who struggled at times. Brian Wilson got a lot of straight Nos, which surprised me. Sandy Gall did far better than expected. Barbara Walters was very close to a US/UK split. Joint 21st place with 16-6 +10 Frank Bough and Loretta Lynn Both had some detractors but are clearly quite popular. Just lost in the shuffle behind more popular picks. 20th place Nigel Lawson 17-5 +12 Hurt by non-UK voters not knowing who he was. Joint 18th place with 18-4 +14 Stanley Baxter and Joni Mitchell Solid support for the comic legend and the music legend. Joint 14th place with 19-3 +16 Ian St John, Gazza, June Brown, Larry King Perhaps surprisingly strong showings for 3 of these names given complaints at times. Joint 8th place with 20-2 +18 Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Mel Brooks, Ronnie Woods, Sidney Poitier, Jimmy Greaves I wont embarrass them by telling you the person who thought Sean Connery, the most Scottish man in the universe, was “some American actor”. Vanessa Redgrave did surprising well, which shows you this is about who deserves a DL spot, not necessarily who is best suited for one in 2020. Joint 2nd place with 21-1 +20 Olivia Newton John, Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pope Benedict, Queen Elizabeth II, Tina Turner So what I get from this is you lot love music heroes. Yes, I found remember the days of Benedict and Elizabeth’s duet on War Pigs with Ozzy. All of these will clearly return to the list before long. Top of the Survivors with A Unanimous Approval Rating of 22-0 and +22 Mikhail Gorbachev Shouldn’t have left the list, I agree. All Gorby All the time said the forum. WAS LISTED BUT DIED BEFORE THE DEADLINE (RIP) Carl Reiner had a score of 14-8 and approval of +6. Not bad at all, really, for someone in the shadow of a far more famous friend. And son. THE 39 LIVING PEOPLE ON THE 2020 DL Rock bottom spot - Bill Gates Sr 0-22 -22 It’s heartening to see such unanimity of opinion among the DL forum. No one voted in favour of Bill Gates Sr, not even his son signing in under a sock account. We might have a contender for general consensus worst DL pick ever, even if he snuffs it before January. Joint 37th spot with 11-11, equal, and 0 Alan Greenspan and Tom Smith Greenspan split between those into economics and those going “who is this guy?”. Tom split between those guy “no place on the list “ and those going “cancer plus reasonable notability = get them on the list” and that’s a near even split! 36th place – Bouteflika 12-10 +2 Forum seemed seemingly uninspired by this pick. Joint 33rd place with 13-9 +4 John Edrich, Bob Barker and Ruth Ginsburg Edrich harmed by no one having heard of them, Barker and Ginsburg harmed by the British voters being distinctly uninterested in them. Joint 31st place with 14-8 +6 Alex Trebek and General Musharraf Ditto Trebek but he bounced back late. Joint 29th place with 16-6 +10 Lester Piggott and Shane MacGowan Two “famous enough but not really room” type decisions. Joint 24th place with 17-5 +12 Dick Cheney, Joanne Woodward, Peter Sutcliffe, Leon Spinks, Tony Bennett An odd grouping. Some folk didn’t know who Cheney was. You lucky, lucky people. Ditto oanne Woodward, whose Oscar win has been forgotten, and Sutcliffe seemed to make people wonder if they wanted murderers on the list. But +12 is clearly an outright majority... Joint 21st place with 18-4 +14 Jacques Delors, Harry Belafonte and Akihito Not much to say here. A few dissenters but otherwise big votes. Joint 16th place with 19-3 +16 Prunella Scales, Imelda Marcos, David Crosby, Leslie Philips and Bob Dole Another group of big winners. Curious to see the big support for David Crosby. Dark horse for widespread forum approval. Folk wanted Imelda on the list for years, and Bob Dole is so well known over here even folk who voted no for most of the Americans voted yes to him. Bob Dole likes this. Despite questions over how long Pru has left, there’s no question about the forum’s view of her DL-ness... Joint 12th place with 20-2 +18 Angela Lansbury, Betty White, David Attenborough and Pierre Cardin Thumping big majorities for 4 legends. Well, maybe 3 and Mr Cardin. Lansbury and Attenborough got masse cross Atlantic support, and so nearly got unanimous votes. Betty White had two dissenters to her being a US star, but 20 YES votes from 22 is landslide territory. Joint 4th place with 21-1 +20 Murray Walker, Giscard d’Estaing, Henry Kissinger, Desmond Tutu, Jean Marie le Pen, Dick Van Dyke, Willie Nelson, and Olivia de Havilland Most of these just missed top spot by one person who hadn’t heard of them, or one person probably playing silly buggers in the case of Olivia. Kissinger seemed destined for joint top spot till late on. Surprisingly strong results for Dick van Dyke (might be healthy but his A list status isn’t in doubt), Giscard d’Estaing and Jean Marie le Pen. Also, look at Willie Nelson, only one NO vote in the entire thing. Stunningly strong. Joint 1st place with Unanimous Approval Ratings of 22-0 +22 Prince Philip, Jimmy Carter and Nobby Stiles The trio at the top went without a single negative vote. They are all A-listers, and if Nobby isn’t as famous (he’s not even the most famous England World Cup winner you heard about today), he’s still earned his place in the DL heart with his long survival against seemingly every dreaded illness under the sun. Jimmy Carter would fucking loved this approval rating back in 1980. As for Prince Philip, he just says: “Deathlist? If you all keep shouting at each other no wonder you are deaf!” Anyhow, that's the results. Enjoy. Or not.

The former Malaysian prime minister who served twice: between 1981 and 2003 and then between 2018 and 2020. Tomorrow he will be 95 years old, and in two days his wife Siti Hasmah will be 94. I think it would be time for both of them to debut the 2021 DeathList (if they are alive by then)

Is anyone on here aware of any who have made the ultimate sacrifice? Lots of threads from the mid noughties have been bumped recently with the orignator or other contributors not having posted in ten plus years..........

Yeah apparently he is Katie Price's biggest fan.

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson Mandela, reportedly dead on Twitter:

You realise I'll be changing your name to Iain if you're wrong?

I hope if I am terminally ill I will manage to find time to post something on DL.