John Warner, the esteemed Virginia Senator and Liz Taylor's ex-husband, has died at 94:
Former Va Republican US Senator John Warner dies at the age of 94 | News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR (wfirnews.com)
Indian independence activist H. S. Doreswamy (wiki) has died aged 103 from cardiac arrest.
Just 13 days ago he was bragging to every Indian news outlet about how he had just defeated COVID.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/anna-halprin-dead/2021/05/25/272dfeb6-3fc3-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html
according this, she died on may 24
NASA announcing the death of Stuart Ross Taylor (wiki) aged 95.
A planetary scientist who studied the geology of the Moon through lunar samples collected on various NASA missions.
Jeanne Bot at 116 years and 130 days was by far the oldest 4th oldest living person ever.
Previous recordholder was Chiyo Miyako (115 years and 348 days and 4th oldest living person on 15 April 2017 before Morano's death).
Crossposting here with a more national obit, one of Taylor's ex-husbands, long-time Virginia Senator John Warner, dead at 94 (not 93, Daily Beast):
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-warner-virginia-senator-for-three-decades-has-died-at-93-report
I will get a list sent across Saturday at some point, been absolutely flooded with work this week and researching the lung capacities of Pulitzer Prize winners isn't my idea of a relaxing evening.
Sydney Pollack, the Academy Award-winning director of "Out of Africa" who achieved acclaim making popular films such as "Tootsie" or "Yakuza", died of cancer at his home in Pacific Palisades on this date in 2008.
He was 73 years old.
Burgnich being reported dead. Link to follow.
Edit: https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2021-05-26/football/Inter-Italy-defender-Tarcisio-Burgnich-dies-aged-82-6736233792
Anna Halprin, American choreographer and dancer, has died aged 100:
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/25/1000217732/remembering-anna-halprin-a-pioneering-choreographer?t=1622016612364
So, the archive includes a letter from his mum telling Plant to give up the "nonsense" (i.e. being in Led Zeppelin) and points out there's still an accountancy job open for him in Stourport-on-Severn. I think he should put that on his website now!
This is a quite remarkable aspect of Bond that i had never before known about. It seems that she dubbed the voices of almost all the Bond girls in the early years and some of them subsequently hated her for it.
A bit like Julie Andrews' singing being dubbed by Marnie Nixon although that is a much more well-known case.
Dance pioneer Anna Halprin (wiki), dead at 100 according to her family on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/1274100295/posts/10220015370195942/?d=n
A DDP pick.
Jeanne Bot, dead at the age of 116 years and 130 days. Before her death, she was the 4th verified oldest living person.
https://www.lindependant.fr/2021/05/25/perpignan-jeanne-bot-doyenne-des-catalans-et-vice-doyenne-des-francais-sest-eteinte-a-lage-de-116-ans-9564990.php#:~:text=Jeanne Bot avait fêté son,fêté le 14 janvier dernier
Singer John Davis from Milli Vanilli died at 66 years from Covid:
https://www.gala.de/stars/news/john-davis---66---trauer-um-verstorbenen--milli-vanilli--saenger-22449260.html
Indian christian prelate and bishop for 67 years Philipose Mar Chrysostom dead at 104 years:
https://www.asianetnews.com/kerala-news/philipose-mar-chrysostom-passed-away-qslngk
There’s a Led Zeppelin bootleg recording from the Seventies, and the tape machine is near to two people who for some reason are talking about Gordon Haskell, with one of them saying what an asshole he is.
Samuel E Wright, the voice of Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, being reported, yes you guessed: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/samuel-e-wright-voice-of-sebastian-in-the-little-mermaid-dead-at/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942787/
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