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Italian restaurator of Da Vincis's last supper, Guiseppina "Pinin" Brambilla Barcilon has died. https://www.ilmattino.it/cultura/mostre/milano_l_ultima_cena_pinin_brambilla_barcilon_santa_maria_delle_grazie_leonardo_da_vinci-5643156.html

I'm afraid you'll have to guess again.

Macron has it. His geriatric wife better watch out.

The New York Times has provided a suitable obituary for the neutrino supremo physicist Jack Steinberger. This gives three players their second hit in the Nobel Prize category @msc @chilean wayway @Death ImpendsImpends This was the fifth hit for DI and a third hit for the other two @Grim Up North Gets a fifth hit but brings his categories up to three. Thanks to all the eagle eyes death spotters. Scoreboard and Masterlist updated

Tuvalu Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004) has died at 68 https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-mourns-passing-former-tuvalu-prime-minister

@Ulitzer95 Gwendolyn Oliver Wesley Obituary with a helpful date of birth as well as death: https://www.theitem.com/stories/gwendolyn-gardenia-oliver-wesley,355328 Best Disco In Town is just fab.

You keeping getting this wrong, so I will try and explain this thread in the most simple terms possible... You notice on Wikipedia that someone is listed as having died. Does it have a source attached or can you find a reputable report on Google to back it up as true? If YES: Post it in the appropriate thread according to their notability (eg actors, chefs, football etc etc). If NO: Post it in here.

Doctor Who Advent Calendar. December 17 opened.

I am reliably informed that in the interest of fairness, if I am to accept PM entries, I should either post up my own team here or send it to someone so that I cannot be accused of stealing other peoples picks. I'm not sure that stealing picks is of much benefit in this pool, but I like to stick to forum etiquette. So I have sent my team to Deathray via email, and also sent it by PM to Great Uncle Bulgaria.

I would certainly worry if my relatives suddenly started wanting to visit me as they never have before, time to raise the drawbridge, I want to spend all the money that I have left before I go.

For those who haven’t entered yet, this is your timely 185 hour warning. For the 30 brilliant bastards that have, reading this post was a waste of your time and I can only apologise.

Rosemary Harris is a british actor. Most notable for her role as Aunt May in Sam Raimi's Spider-man trilogy (2002-2007) With Tobey Maguire as Spider-man. She is 93 years now and still active yet. Don't know any health problem that I am aware of, but maybe a Deatlist pick in the future sometime if she is famous enough.

Carl Mann has died at the age of 78

The Ritchie Family Wiki American disco vocal trio from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1984, assembled by French disco producer Jacques Morali (1947–1991) who also created Village People, Gwendolyn Oliver was married to Fred Wesley (b. 1943) who was a trombonist in Parliament-Funkadelic (see Funkadelic) and worked with James Brown Theodosia "Dodie" Draher 13 Apr 1948 – Living Ednah Holt 28 Mar 1948 – Living Cheryl Mason Jacks 04 Sep 1948 – Living Gwendolyn Oliver 21 Jul 1949 – 27 Nov 2020 (71) Local obit Jacqui Smith-Lee 05 Aug 19?? – Living Cassandra Ann Wooten 12 Nov 1949 – Living 23/08/1975 Brazil #41 18/09/1976 The Best Disco in Town #10 17/02/1979 American Generation #49 Cheers! Updated.

Thanks Joey for agreeing to run this great competition again. You did a cracking job with it last year, so good to see it is in safe hands again. I've been thinking a bit over the past few weeks about the cup and the difficulties in running it. So without meaning in any way to tell you how to run your own game, I'd like to throw out a few suggestions about how to make life easier on yourself. From my vantage point, the Cup format throws up a few difficulties which you don't tend to find as much in other pools. 1. Players tend to enter teams very close to the deadline as they don't want to miss any last minute announcements. Some inconsiderate bastards (ahem) even have the cheek to send in teams with 10 minutes to go! 2. The nature of the competition means that there are a lot of very obscure names picked. Completely understandable - if there is only a month to get hits, then without the really low-hanging fruit, a lot of ties would end 0-0. However these barrel-scrapers all have to be checked out by the host before the masterlist is put up. This, combined with the last-minute submissions, must put a huge strain on the host on a specific day where they could be otherwise busy. 3. Because of problems 1 and 2, some names are going to squeeze through, which with more time to consider them, probably would not be allowed. This then leads to bitching and moaning (from certain posters) about the job that the host is doing. So, to address these issues I would suggest the following. 1. Bring the deadline for submission of teams forward from 23.59 to 21.00. At least give yourself a few hours to get the teams together and ready to post up at midnight. Realistically, the extra 3 hours makes bugger all difference to anyone's team. I can honestly say that I did not find a single pick in the final few hours that got me a hit this year (and God knows I tried!) 2. Take the vetting of picks out of your hands, and put the bulk of the work back in the hands of the players. This could be done in the following way: All teams must be submitted with 11 players plus 3 subs The host posts up the teams exactly as they are entered. No checking of picks is done at this stage, and no PMs may be sent to the host to clarify whether a pick will be allowed. Once the teams are posted up on the thread, a player has until 23.59 on the 1st of the month to object to one of their opponents picks. The objection is to be posted up on the thread, with reasons for the objections. A player can only object to their direct opponents players, but if the pick is deemed ineligible, that holds for all teams that selected him/her. If your opponent objects to your pick, you have until 23.59 on 2nd of the month to defend your pick on the thread. No further discussion is allowed - 1 post to object, 1 post to defend. No ongoing discussion. At that point, the host makes a judgement as to whether the pick is allowed. If it is not allowed, the first sub comes into play. The hosts decision is final - no further discussion on the decision is allowed. To prevent frivolous objections, each players is allowed 2 objections over the whole of the tournament. As in crickets review system, if your objection is successful you keep your full compliment of objections, if it fails you lose an objection. Likewise, you can replace a disqualified pick twice only in the tournament. If there are any further successful objections, you play with a shortened team. 3. To prevent the constant carping that can blight the competition, introduce the great football offence of "bringing the game into disrepute". Offences could include: Objecting to other players picks (other than those of your direct opponent), or encouraging other players to object to an opponents picks. Continuing an argument on a pick, after the initial objection and reply. Questioning the decision of the host once it has been made. Generally being a moany cunt (The Sir Creep rule). The punishment for bringing the game into disrepute would be: First offence - warning 2nd offence - Entire team in sin-bin for 10 days - no hits allowed, 3rd offence - Chucked out. That's my tuppence worth on the subject. Feel free to use, alter, completely disregard, or openly mock any of the suggestions! And thanks again for hosting - I look forward to defending my crown next year,

According to Google, "Gotthilf Fischer ist tot". I don't speak German but I am going to hazard a wild guess that it means "Gotthilf Fischer is toast" So 345 valuable points for Book, who now moves up to 5th last with 604 points. Only 7 more hits needed in 2 weeks to catch the leader (or 6 with the Joker!)

I’m guessing Carlos Menem, Joanne Woodward and Jean-Louis Trintignant, will be among the first candidates to go. Clint will be the last man standing at the golden age of 103. Hedren, Smith and Rowlands may also surpass the 100 mark.

Estelle Harris could be a good pick for 2021

Starting to look more credible though.I dare say we will have confirmation of his death soon

So Peggy Mitchell did get snubbed in the end, cos at least two others who died after her were included. To be fair to TCM, excellent job as per usual. It's really hard to include everyone. Though they did 81 names this year, 90 last year. I feel that they try to fit it around the chosen song a little too much? They should aim for 90–100. I watched the video then went to this page on Wiki. It's easy to pick out a few notable omissions. Here are the names I feel could have been included: Anna Karina, Bond girls Claudine Auger and Margaret Nolan, composer Jerry Herman, Syd Mead, Edd Byrnes, Robert Conrad, Marge Redmond, Lynn Cohen, Michael Medwin, Boys in the Band screenwriter Mart Crowley, Terrence McNally, Hilary Dwyer, James Drury, Disney animator Ann Sullivan, Sam Lloyd, child actor Jon Whiteley (Oscar winner), Richard Herd, Mary Pat Gleason, screenwriter Lewis John Carlino (Oscar winner), Linda Cristal, Earl Cameron, Zizi Jeanmaire, Out of Africa screenwriter Kurt Luedtke (won an Oscar), The Pianist screenwriter Sir Ronald Harwood (Oscar winner), Maurice Roeves, Barbara Jefford, Helen Reddy, Frank Windsor, Conchata Ferrell, Gandhi costume designer Bhanu Athaiya (the first Indian person to win an Oscar!), Geoffrey Palmer, Warren Berlinger and Barbara Windsor Of those, I think Zizi Jeanmaire is the biggest cock up.

TCM Remembers 2020 is up.

Edmund Bannerman is in the Possibly Living category on Wiki. That needs changed because I found his death: Name: Edmund Alexander Languaye Bannerman Death Date: 27 Jun 1983 Death Place: Accra in Ghana Probate Date: 6 Feb 1984 Probate Registry: London 27 Jun 1983 in Accra, but Probate was registered in London for whatever reason. Ancestry shows that he traveled a lot between the UK and Ghana. I'll have a look for Sowah later.

For every 3 likes I get on this post I will donate one to youth in Asia.

It's in the Express so it must be accurate