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Updated list above, adding the 1924 births from IMDb. They beat me to uncovering the deaths for two of them since drafting up the original list. Another 6 are also dead. 3 in limbo. The rest are all still with us – many of them doing well! Of note – Joyce Randolph is ill. The lists are ordered by views to each profile... didn't realise Mark Miller was so popular(?), up there at 3rd most clicked on. Also updated the 1916 names for Cleary's death. IMDb have been pretty good with me since I started this. They've accepted all of the changes I've submitted to them so far, bar one (which used an Ancestry family tree – if anything, it's good to see they're being more cautious nowadays).

 Cameroon Roman Catholic cardinal, Christian Tumi, passed away today at the age of 90. 

Carla Zampatti death picked up by ABC (Australian broadcaster): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-03/carla-zampatti-dies-aged-78/100047382

Yes, that's better. The point is that a post with only a link in it will not be picked up by someone searching for mentions of Sachin Tendulkar (or whoever the post is about). It's also good practice to mention what it's about in the post, because people are not always able or willing to click on links.

@Octopus of Odstock, I'm going to do 1925 (48 names) and 1926 (73 names) then that's everyone turning 95+ this year covered. I'll finish this in a couple of weeks tops. Do ping me a list of names of footballers or actors you want me to look into and I'll happily report back what I find! @msc, Laurie Webb was a name I had come across before. He didn't appear in the above list because for each Year of Birth I only covered the 500 most clicked on profiles (and then picked out all the ones without death dates), so this project hasn't covered the entire depth of IMDb, but still a fair chunk. Sad to hear about Russell. He has quite a young family too iirc, becoming a father quite late?

Lady Luck is still my girl!

Oddly Wiki references Laurie Webb being born in 1924 but not at the top of the page. He's still alive, here's a picture of him Christmas 2017 when well enough to still provide thoughts for a Dr Who DVD release. As for William Russell, I posted this last year: and I have heard within the last couple of weeks that age has begun to catch up considerably with him, and that he is "not in a good way". Words that are genuinely painful to write as obviously William is very dear to Who fans (and classic British TV fans tbh - Sir Lancelot et all, and I am both!).

British composer Simon Bainbridge reportedly dead aged 68 (played the sax on the Howard's Way theme tune for the hoi polloi):

How far are you going to go with this Ulitzer95? I have many actors that starred in a Jimmy Stewart film that I doubt are alive but on those I wouldn't know where to start. I think I've done as much research as I can on oldest footballers but I'm not on Ancestry. If you ever want another project, I'd appreciate a quality researchers eye over that list.

QO: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/apr/03/carla-zampatti-australian-fashion-designer-dies-age-78-after-serious-fall

No longer an interesting way to die. Something much the same here. These gender reveal parties are lethal. Spoiler Alert: It’s a GIRL https://www.thedailybeast.com/two-killed-after-plane-crashes-during-gender-reveal-over-caribbean-sea

Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, who presided over the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, has died. He was 52. The judge died after battling COVID-19. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-04-02/iraq-judge-who-presided-over-saddams-trial-dies-of-covid-19

Tom Farrell, the former executive board chairman of Dominion Energy, has died the day after he stepped down from his top company role. He was 66. https://richmond.com/business/tom-farrell-dies-at-66-the-day-after-stepping-down-as-leader-of-dominion-energy/article_dc46ce28-2cac-5f8b-a5ef-9e2136d75392.html

Telegraph obit for Anne, Lady Jaffray, aged 101. Part of the team working at Bletchley Park during WWII and later an independent councillor in Hampshire.

Lady Valerie Solti, widow of Sir Georg, has died aged 83. She was originally Valerie Pitts, Play School presenter for four years.

Obituary for U.S. Navy vice admiral Donald L. Custis (wiki), aged 103. Also a WWII veteran.

Actor Chester Clute died on this day 65 years ago, aged 65.

Right, let’s have a look at this R3 clash: The Quim Reaper V deadsox The Quim Reaper Best performance: Quarter Finalist, 2019. Won last round against Wormfarmer, 6-0. Tony Bennett - Unique. Thought he would be. Just a hunch his dementia might be further along than we perhaps thought. James Lovelock - Unique. Legendary scientist, old. Opined that he was in the last % of his life last year, or about 1% of his life ago. Josip Manolic - Unique. I figured that I’m quite good at the Oldest Living State Leaders Deadpool and he’s my current pick in that. That’s as far as my logic got with that. Pat Martino - Unique. A name I threw in because I was most surprised he was still alive. Also picked by Joey and GUN last round so can’t be all that fucking stupid a pick. Tom Parker - Unique. Punted, just incase his slightly shrunken tumour isn’t as good news for him as we think it is. Leslie Phillips - Only me and Bib picked this cadaver. Got to be his time at some point, surely?! Susie Steiner - Am reasonably confident she’s had it, backed up further by Spade and Reptile picking her. Miguel van Damme (JOKER) - Unique. If he dies, I’ll be in a fine position indeed. But the fact that only I picked him probably means I’ve missed some good news about him. He’s probably made a full recovery and is climbing Everest for charity. Frank Williams - It’s been a sad year for motorsport so far - Walker, Schmitz, Dumfries...ah who am I kidding, Sir Frank will be fine. Stupid pick. Notes: I honestly could’ve sworn blind that you couldn’t pick people for consecutive months. In my defence, my last couple of weeks have been utterly manic and exhausting. If I’d have had a firm grasp of the rules, I’d have put Bjelland, Dole, Kasvi, Whale and Ximenez in the places of T Bennett, Lovelock, Manolic, Parker and Williams. Anyway, excuses over - I’m fucked. deadsox Best performance: Champion, 2017. Won last round against theoldlady on a coin toss, 0-0. Kat Bjelland - Yeah, probably minutes from death. Would’ve been my joker had I not made a big throbbing cunt job of understanding the rules. Rob Bolland - Unique. Don’t know who he is or why he’s here, but then I’m an amateur. Lawrence Brooks - Unique. 111, so clearly can’t be written off. Reuven Bulka - A fucking Rabbi from Ottawa who’s shitting cancer. How does one find names like this, please? Bob Dole - Yeah. Geezer has a couple of months, tops. Looked like he was about to die even before the cancer diagnosis. Should’ve featured on my team. Hester Ford - Unique. Oldest living person in the US, at 115. Figures. Jyrki Kasvi (JOKER) - Yet another name I should’ve had. A likely 6-pointer to slap me about the chops with. Prince Philip - Well, I wouldn’t have said so but plenty would. James Whale - Surprised he’s still alive. Also tossed this tosser from my team when I didn’t want to. Notes: A strong looking lineup. Only very bad luck will lose this team the place in the QF, I reckon. Not as many uniques as my team, but definitely more reasonably safe bets. I’d like to wish deadsox all the very best in his draw against either Banana or AOG (for my money, probably the former). Common Picks: Jana Bennett - Staggeringly still alive. Yu Mo-Lin - Or however it’s spelled. Popular.

Congratulations to @deadsox for making it to the 3rd round! Good luck to you during the rest of the game! Thanks Joey for running this game in a timely and excellent manner.

Okay, so I had it in my head that you couldn’t carry over your picks from last round. So basically more than half of the team I submitted wouldn’t have made the cut. Bugger, bollocks and arse.

Not long after the last Watergate burglar died, the chief Plumber has been flushed out. G. Gordon Liddy has died, and his love of the media spotlight (with his own radio show and numerous TV guest spots) stood in stark contrast to the burglars so reclusive they died off radar! No wiretapping required to be informed of my points obtained, which is 30 base points and 12 bonus unique points, for 42 total.

My friends and I religiously watched TOTP every Thursday while getting ready to go out pubbing & clubbing. I well remember the Lena Martell stretch and I think we would have noticed.

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My Hares team entries. Could be useful for deadpools with lower obit requirements: Anand Kumar (b.1973): Indian educator, creator of Super 30. Brain tumour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Kumar Bobby Kimball (b.1947): Toto singer. Dementia, his thoughts aren't always on time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Kimball Coralee O'Rourke (b.19noidea): Aussie politician. Breast cancer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coralee_O'Rourke Craig Hanneman (b.1949): American handegg player and mountain climber with ALS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Hanneman Deborra Hope (b.1955): Canadian newsanchor. Peter Falk's Disease © since 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborra_Hope Doyle Hamm (b.1957): American former deathrow inmate. Lymphatic cancer a few years ago, dunno about now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doyle_Hamm Gary Jackson (b.1950): American politician. Retired in 2020 cuz of health issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Jackson_(politician) Iskandar Jalill (b.1940): Singapore ceramist. Stage 4 prostate cancer since 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar_Jalil James Seward (b.1951): American politician. Bladder cancer in 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Seward_(New_York_politician) Janine Fuller (b. 1958): Canadian writer. Huntingtons for over 10 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Fuller Juan Carlos Unzue (b.1967): Spanish goalie and coach. ALS since 2020. Will become a popular pick in a few years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Unzué Luis Antonio Rivera (b.1930): Puerto Rican entertainer. Stroke in 2020. Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Antonio_Rivera Marcel Sabou (b.1965): Romanian footballer. ALS since 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Sabou Morgan Lavell (b.1985): Canadian curling player. Stage 3 breast cancer in 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Lavell Natalie Kwadrans (b.1973): Canadian snowboarder. Stage 4 breast cancer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Kwadrans Nobel Vega (b.1930): Cuban entertainer. Stroke, heart probs & Peter Falk's Disease © Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Vega. Peter Demeter (b.1933): Hungarian-Canadian wife murderer. History of ill health. Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Demeter Richard Benson (b.1955): English-Italian meme musician. Heart problems in 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Benson_(musician) Robyn Griggs (b.1973): American actress. Stage 4 cervical cancer in 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Griggs Thomas Nilsson (b.1947): Swedish horserider. Bone cancer in 2020. https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nilsson_(travtränare) Tina Weymouth (b.1950): Talking Heads member. Lung issues, which is dangerous in these days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Weymouth Tiong Hiew King (b.1935): Malaysian billionaire. Stroke in 2017. Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiong_Hiew_King Tony White (b.1965): American basketball player. Leukemia in 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_White_(basketball) Uno Loop (b.1930): Estonian entertainer and athlete. Health issues and old age. Love his oxymoronic name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uno_Loop

Here's an example search by YOB page... 1924 – 4069 names!