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The 'last dambuster' George "Johnny" Johnson reaches 100 today.

David Lawson, founder of Imagine Software and co-founder of Psygnosis, UK based companies which started out designing for the ZX Spectrum but after that the Amiga and Atari consoles, reported to have died aged 62 back in August: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-24-remembering-david-lawson-one-of-the-founding-fathers-of-the-uk-games-industry Was there right back at the commencement of the explosion in the British games industry.

Some reminders of possible centenarians for the 2022 DL Marsha Hunt (born 1917, oldest living actor) June Spencer (born 1919) James Lovelock (born 1919) Pierre Soulages (born 1919) Arnold Yarrow (born 1920) Mustafa Ben Halim (born 1921, oldest living former head of state) Francisco Morales-Bermúdez (born 1921) Walter Mirisch (born 1921, oldest living Oscar winner) Luis Echeverria (born 1922) Norman Lear (born 1922) Roland Dumas (born 1922)

I notice that George "Johnny" Johnson is still shown as 'Date and place of birth unknown'; being 100 years old today makes the DoB 25-11-1921. His place of birth is staed as being Hameringham, Lincolnshire (Source: The Last British Dambuster, by George "Johnny" Johnson, Ebury Press, 2014).

I might even change the DDP obit because the Last Word link is less precise. She has received a couple of obits now. It seems we are in total "backlog obit" mode right now. No high-profile deaths in a week or so. I'm surprised we haven't seen a tumbleweed on here lately.

“The physician said routine surveillance was recommended for the finding and that Biden would be due for his next colonoscopy in seven to 10 years.” There is no way this man will be around in 10 years.

I was contacted via letter by the son of François Remetter, the last living player of the French 1954 World Cup team and also part of 1958 team. His son said he is suffering from Alzheimer's.

You get what you need..... Man dies after visiting Covid party! Literally asked for it!!

Give your headache a rest. Have a newspaper obit:

I think the top three might be worthy and some of the others are regulars in the various deadpools but I would be astonished if Arnold Yarrow ever got onto the main list

I can’t imagine any of these ever getting a call up even through several them would fit.

Guardian obit for Etel Adnan.

Abe Schumer, father of Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, dead aged 98.

When in Glennie, Michigan, stop here.

Mr. Goxx, a crypto-currency trading hamster, whose performance beat Warren Buffet has died unexpectedly: https://www.the-sun.com/news/4137453/mr-goxx-dead-crypto-trading-hamster/

League of Legends pro Yoppa, real name Pavle Kostic, dead of COVID at only 23: https://www.dexerto.com/league-of-legends/league-of-legends-pro-yoppa-passes-away-1706437/

Sibghatullah Kadri, the UK's first Muslim QC, died on 2 November from cancer, aged 84. Times obit

Emi Wada, Oscar-winning costume designer for Akira Kurosawa's Ran, has died at 84: https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/14486179 DDP pick for the Japanese theme team.

Revisiting this with a concrete answer. This 2002 book refers to him as "the late E. N. P. Sowah" and this blog post contains a 2010 article copied from the Ghana Mirror which refers to him as "the late Mr. Justice E. N. P. Sowah". Stood down in 1990 so died sometime between then and 2002. Anyway, another name off your Wiki watchlist because he's dead.

Former Director General of MI5, Sir Patrick Walker, Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/10/19/sir-patrick-walker-director-general-mi5-led-way-agency-shifted/

Death Notice for James Higgins, past president of the Film Distributors' Association, aged 98: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/252683/higgins Apparently received an award back in 2012 for outstanding contribution to the film industry - this article also references the films he distributed: https://www.screendaily.com/james-higgins/5047422.article Held a number of Directorships, as of this moment, he is still listed as an active Director of Eon Productions: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/jKB45kj2cMi3A5x_a8YQ4j3lkuQ/appointments

Or maybe this is an utterly pointless thread and very easy indeed to ignore?

Aye, summat Callie Rogers would doubtless agree with...in those moments when she's freed some someone checking she's sincere in her attempts to seek employment. Link: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14458885/lotto-winner-callie-rogers-car-crash-cocaine-benefits/

Good to see that Richard is bringing his Alan Partridge tribute act to the GMB sofa for June, and is favourite for the full-time Piers gig. Too bad I'll never watch it, but I'll keep an eye out for the gaffe headlines. Here's a few of the great man's (Madeley) previous gems: [To John Lydon] “If we could throw a fishing rod into the corridors of time and reel you in, you’d throttle you, wouldn’t you?” [To Bill Clinton] “I know what it’s like to be wronged by the press. I was once accused of shoplifting. Unlike you though, I knew I was innocent.” [While interviewing Keira Knightly] “Can we get some make up please? Get Keira looking like a crack whore… she’d make a good crack whore!” [After a guest struggled with their stammer] “You looked as if your head was going to come off!” [To Faye from Steps and Russell Watson] “I always thought both of your music was a bit crap but this is quite good.” [To a man crying after meeting paramedics who saved his life] “Stop crying! This is supposed to make you happy! Anyway after the break, the biggest dog in the UK. And he really is big. Don’t miss it!” [In his documentary, ‘Madeley Meets the Squatters’] “I have to confess, as someone who is lucky enough to own more than one home, I know nothing about squatting.” “Remember that soup I made last week? Absolutely horrible. Had to throw it in the garden!” “I’ve never met a single woman who’s happy with the way she looks. Except Jordan. Although I’ve never met her.” “He suffers for us. He bears our pain in the most public way possible. He serves a timeless human need, one that goes back long before the time of Christ. Perhaps this has always been Paul Gascoigne’s destiny.” “You look at the beach and you think, ‘ahh, pretty pretty, lovely golden sand, that’s safe.’ Not in certain parts of the country… quicksand!” “There’s not many better things than seeing an older woman skipping.” “Can we put out that interview I did with Patrick Duffy at Glasgow Airport? It’s a tremendous two minutes.” “What do you notice most that has changed during your 18 years in jail? Cars have five gears now, for example.” “So are you telling me elephants are not born evil?!” “I hope when I’m reincarnated I come back black because you age better.” “When me and Judy were trying to conceive, I used to douse my balls in icy water before intercourse.”