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Bernard Holley being reported dead by Toby Hadoke: Liked him a lot, sad news. RIP. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390994/

I can see Phil Collins going before David Crosby.

Holley was in 277 episodes, more than any other actor living. Brian Blessed and Jennie Goossens (both turning 86 next year) are now the only living actors who were in more than 100 episodes.

Tiger Kings Jeff Johnson dies by suicide… https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-jeff-johnson-dead-tiger-25514430

Mirror Obit for Bernard Holley: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bernard-holley-dead-doctor-who-25517319 (sidenote, Morris Perry still nowt).

Also, about Crosby, Nelson and MacGowan: Comparing them, Crosby seems to be the only one who actually writes his social media posts. However Crosby had one year to live (according to himself) in 2019. He has used cocaine, heroin and everything, got a liver transplant in 1994 (funded by Phil Collins, who is also quite deathlisty now) has diabetes and his heart is probably going to explode soon. On the other hand he's planning on performing in June 2022 according to ticketmaster. Nelson still performs and releases music but it's now 40 years since his lung collapsed, used to smoke two to three packs of cigarettes a day before that, had pneumonia multiple times decades ago, repeated instances of pneumonia and emphysema in the 2010s. Currently looks like he'll make it to 90 (April 2023) but who knows. Kris Kristofferson is much more quiet than Willie nowadays, which one will ride off into the sunset first? MacGowan is only 63 and his dad is still alive but he's a former heroin addict and has been drinking for decades. In a wheelchair since 2015 and looks very frail, had a serious bout with pneumonia around 2015 or 2016 and was hospitalised around January. Arguably in a much worse condition than most of the people on the list. Could go on for a couple of years but I can't imagine him living to 70, even 65 would be impressive.

I'm pretty sure he will. Edit: He's somewhat regarded as the forefather of the men's rights movement.

Nice to see Trudie Goodwin on today's episode of Doctors.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10228413/Joey-Morgan-actor-best-known-Scouts-Guide-passes-away-just-28-years-age.html 28 year old American actor Joey Morgan Best known for starring in Scouts guide to the Zombie Apocalypse has died.

Obituary for historian Ann Tusa: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ann-tusa-obituary-9bc5g5pzm Death Notice for further information: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/253580/tusa Wife of journalist and presenter John Tusa.

https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000008421078.html Graphic designer Harri Manner dead at 76 from cancer. Most known from creating the logo of Finnish record label Love Records (1966-1979), this masterpiece:

The whole year has been disappointing in terms of celeb deaths. However the list could have had more of unwell ones instead of people like Dick Van Dyke/Akihito. More Kenneth Kaunda, Jiang Zemin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Desmond Tutu etc. And they've been so damn "stable", not a lot of the (living) ones have been hospitalised this year as far as I know (only Liz? Maybe some of the cancer picks, Dole and Bennett)

Joe Exotic, you know, from Tiger King, moved to a FED medical center: https://www.tmz.com/2021/11/19/joe-exotic-prison-tiger-king-cancer-treatment-transfer/

Former star cyclist Filippo Pozzato, now has "severe pneumonia" and recives oxygen, but is not on a ventilator "yet": https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/unvaccinated-filippo-pozzato-calls-himself-an-idiot-after-being-hospitalised-with-covid-19 He waited too long to get his first vaccine shot, he says.

Not a celebrity, but someone taken by surprise a few centuries ago?

90 year old Virginia McKenna on the BBC News Channel right now. Looks and sounds pretty good - but she's 90....

I was actually thinking about this. Now that Sutcliffe and Brady have gone who are the real bogey 'men' of the British Prison system Only Rose West springs to mind as having the cultural impact we would be looking for. Eventually Ian Huntley might get there but at the moment he is just a punt for DDP players who think he might have an 'accident'

Just had an Amazon delivery that fell within the specified time window!

Leon Greene Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/14/leon-greene-obituary

It is being reported that Leon Greene died on 19th June: The report really gives a good summary of his career. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338839/ Awaiting the usual press reports.

Amazing what you find when doing your research for 2020. Geoffrey Kenion, who played PC Roberts in Dixon Of Dock Green and Det Con Fox in Fraud Squad, died way back in July 2020: https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2020/07/17/69791/rip-geoffrey-kenion-passes-aways-mallorca.html As at the time of posting, IMDB still has him alive! Did a search and doesn't seem to have been reported here before. Edit: Just checked Aveleyman too...still alive on there also.

Mirror QO: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-frank-windsor-dead-z-22782870

Dick Churchill's QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6706909/Last-survivor-Great-Escape-dies-aged-99.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10228015/Princess-Christened-son-August-just-days-death-husband-Jacks-father-George-Brooksbank.html George Brooksbank the father in law of Princess Eugenie , has died just days before his grandson Augusts christening.

At dead years old its never too early to start thinking about life insurance.