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3 points*Who? **Who? ***Who? ****Who? *****Who? ******Who?
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3 pointsNew-Wave-music-journalist and film maker Andreas Barnaski dead: https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/andreas-banaski-ist-tot-nachruf-pop-als-daseinsform-a-6c10a687-710e-45aa-bb63-698851e08333 He was known as "Kid P" when he wrote for the music magazine »Sounds« in the early 1980s. Promoting stars like Blondie, he became a main (and later forgotten) figure of German pop-culture-journalism. Barnaski was 63!
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2 pointshttps://vietbao.com/a308560/cuu-dai-tuong-tran-thien-khiem-qua-doi-tai-california-huong-tho-95-tuoi It was finally his Thiem to go. Kissinger is now the last notable commander on South Vietnam's and USA's side in the Vietnam War.
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2 pointsTamanofuji Shigeru dead.
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2 pointsVince Maldonado, guitarist for Los Infernos, and Vicky Tafoya & The Big Beat passed away yesterday. He was hospitalized a year ago with Covid. Will post more details later.
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1 pointMy thoughts almost exactly, although I did know Edward de Bono wrote a book about lateral thinking.
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1 pointTran Thiem Khiem (wiki) has died in San Jose, California, aged 95. Not picked.
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1 pointConfirmation, if it were still needed, not that Tony Selby
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1 pointhttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmeak.html Paul Mea, the Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru for over 40 years from 1978 to 2020 has died aged 81. The Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru is mainly formed of Kiribati and Nauru.
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1 pointFAKE NEWS, apparently.
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1 pointIsraeli singer Shulamit Livnat has died: https://mkisrael.co.il/culture/2021/06/23/umerla-pevica-shulamit-livnat.html https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/shulamit-livnat-israels-songress-of-the-ungerground-dies-age-91-671828 Born in Vienna in 1929, she was a member of the pre-national underground movement. Her daughter Limor Livnat is member of the Knesset and was Minister for culture and sports from 2009 to 2015.
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1 point"A club legend" with fan appeal...Alan Brazil has the popular touch I hear. Fed the right amount of alcohol daily he might also help them save on heating bills.
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1 pointGerman conductor Hans Drewanz has died: https://www.staatstheater-darmstadt.de/extra/hans-drewanz/ A former assistant of Sir Georg Solti and later professor at the Highschool for music in Saarland. He was 92!
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1 pointBilly Joel, the American singer, pianist and songwriter who has had 33 Top 40 hits and 23 Grammy nominations, is 72 years old this Sunday. Having sold more than 150 million records. Joel, the pint-size kid from Long Island who became a rock icon, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. He said: "If you're not doing what you love, you're wasting your time". Here singing "Piano Man" in Japan:
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1 pointPia Zadora, the unforgettable American candid actress and singer who kept busy in the 60s and 70s in youthful roles on Broadway and in theatrical tours, is 67 years old this Tuesday. Zadora won a Golden Globe Award as Best New Star of the Year for the film "Butterfly" and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for that very same performance. The things of life. Here singing "Maybe this time" in 1987:
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1 pointFrankie Valli, who came to fame for his distinctive falsetto as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is 87 years old this Monday. Valli also released a number of solo albums during the 70s and the title song from the film "Grease".
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1 pointGina Torres, the formidable Cuban-American actress with roles in major shows such as "Firefly" and "Suits" is 52 years old this Sunday. She said: "I never pretended to be anything other than who I am... if people want to project their ideas of what I should be unto me, that's not my problem". Speaking in English: Speaking in Spanish: Happy Birthday, Gina or... Feliz Cumpleaños, Gina.
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1 pointShirley MacLaine, the legendary american actress and dancer known for her deft portrayals of charmingly eccentric characters and for her interest in mysticism and reincarnation and older sister of Warren Beatty is 87 years old this Saturday. Her parents named Shirley after Shirley Temple, and three years later gave birth to Warren. She said: "I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it".
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1 pointThe incredible brilliant actress Claudia Cardinale is 83 years old this Thursday. Happy birthday Claudia, the most beautiful italian woman in Tunisia. Thank you for the many happy hours you have given me through your wonderful acting. Sei tutto per me.
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1 pointThe talented actor Ron Perlman is celebrating his 71st birthday this Tuesday. My best wishes to the great "beast" of screen and hope that you have an amazing day.
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1 pointAmerican actress Jane Withers, film, radio, television, vaudeville, child star of the 30's and 40's and philanthropist, turns 95 this Monday. Happy birthday, wonderful Jane.
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1 pointAustralian bassist and founding member of the hardcore punk band Deez Nuts, Sean Kennedy, who's known for his performances on the albums Word Is Bond and Binge & Purgatory, died at 35 years: https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/former-i-killed-the-prom-queen-deez-nuts-bassist-sean-kennedy-dies-aged-35/ The group has a large social media following with over 230,000 Likes on Facebook alone.
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1 pointRight-handed starter and reliever Juan Pizarri, who was a two-time All-Star with the Chicago White Sox and won a World Series with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957, died at 84 years: https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/notas/fallece-terin-pizarro-legendario-lanzador-puertorriqueno/
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1 pointEmmy-winning TV journalist Katherine Creag, known for her work on Good Day New York and Today in New York, died at 47 years: https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/nbc-new-york-reporter-katherine-creag-dead-at-47/
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1 pointModel and ex girlfriend of soccer player Jerome Boateng, died at 25 years: https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/gntm-model-kasia-25-tot-aufgefunden-75297462.bild.html
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