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GHW Bush, Bob Dole, and Billy Graham were both definitely WAY worse in their last few years than Carter is now. Carter doesn't seem as horrible now as Strom Thurmond or Bob Hope were in their last year of life.. (okay maybe Carter is frailer than Strom Thurmond but still has fewer *critical* circulatory health problems). I just looked at the PBS interview of him last year - he isn't terrible in it (tho he sounded more terrible earlier that year when he spoke of Hank Aaron's death). Edmund Fischer was less frail in the last month of his life than Carter is now (though he was fatter and may have had other health issues) People can last for years if they're frail but have no progressive/terminal illnesses (Vo Nguyen Giap was in way worse shape for like several years before his death - he was hospitalized for 4 straight years). Prince Phillip was way less frail at 99 but had terminal cardiac issues + surgeries. Carter just... doesn't get sick... (the cancer scare and the falls are different from a progressive illness like what GHW Bush or Bob Dole or Billy Graham). Carter can still make it to 100. FWIW, I currently live with someone whose physical condition seems... similar to Carter's right now. I've seen the recent decline but the person is not on death's door yet... https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/41/6/789/13594

British jazz saxophonist Barbara Thompson reportedly dead after being diagnosed with Parkinsons in the late 90s: https://dmme.net/barbara-thompson-the-grand-dame-of-british-jazz-passed-away Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Thompson_(musician) DDP pick @gcreptile

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-giuliani-heart-hospital-nevada-b2119509.html Trump says Giuliani is in hospital with a heart problem.

What other actors with a cult following born in the 20s remain? Those who spring to mind now are William Daniels (1927), Paul Dooley (1928), Earl Holliman (1928) and James Hong (1929).

Mel Blanc, one of the most famous voice actors of all time, died on this day 33 years ago, aged 81. Blanc began his career by voice acting on radio shows, which included The Jack Benny Show. Blanc joined Schlesinger Productions in 1936, and the following year, replaced Joe Dougherty as the voice of Porky Pig due to their stutter- Blanc would retain Dougherty's stutter as part of Porky's character. Blanc would also voice Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, who would soon become the mascots of the company. During World War II, Blanc would provide the voice of the character Private Snafu, in a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. made exclusively for the Army to help illiterate soldiers, with Snafu embodying everything a soldier should not do. Blanc's exclusive Warner Bros. contract expired in 1960, and he began to lend his voice to other companies' cartoons (while still working for WB). This included Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones as Fred's neighbor Barney and his pet dinosaur Dino, and The Jetsons as George's boss Mr. Spacely. Blanc also turned to commercial work, becoming the first voice of Froot Loops mascot Toucan Sam. Blanc was still active in his final decade, voicing the title character of Heathcliff beginning in 1980, and reprising his roles as Bugs Bunny in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Mr. Spacely in Jetsons: The Movie (released posthumously). Blanc died in 1989, with his last words being "I love you Noel"- directed to his son in Yosemite Sam's voice. Engraved on Blanc's tombstone is the quote his first major character is best known for:

Mavis Staples, American gospel and soul legend who was the lead vocalist of The Staple Singers, is 83 today. She is the last surviving original member of The Staple Singers. Mavis Staples has also released a series of albums as a solo artist. She revealed on later interviews that she received a marriage proposal from Bob Dylan. Mavis Staples was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.

Joseph Goulet, who landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France during D-Day, has died. He was 99. https://apnews.com/article/france-veterans-new-hampshire-massachusetts-34521507f6f2dc7109c793490d557a2d

British singer Jason Orange , former member of the hugely successful pop group Take That, celebrates his 52nd birthday today. American actor William Smithers , best known for playing one of JR Ewings arch rivals Jeremy Wendell in US primetime soap Dallas, celebrates his 95th birthday today.

Thought he had a thread. Looks like he doesn't. Sub headline suggestion " If I was a dead man""

Henry Silvia is another one. You can find more using this list. It's has a lot of old names that can be researched for dl purposes https://m.imdb.com/list/ls023573954/

Good. Kissinger doesn’t need that ego boost because he’s a piece of shit

I’d say the list of living former PMs are good for another decade so it’s a record which will likely be smashed.

A picture of Dame Maggie Smith (with Billie Jean King) at the Wimbledon Ladies' final today. She looks in good shape ! https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/1545769361415208960

Theresa May got a large bump in the polls and called an election and we all know how that turned out. Can’t see a new leader gambling on that again.

Yes, you are right. Five has been the joint record up till now. (More details follow but they can be skipped unless folk are excited by stats) In the 1760s, we had five former Prime Ministers (a combination of the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Bute, George Grenville, Marquess of Rockingham, Pitt the Elder and the Duke of Grafton) but most of them died out during Lord North's long and disastrous reign. We got to 5 again when Pitt the Younger took over due to heavy turnover of office in the years before (Bute, Grafton, North, plus the Earl of Shelburne and the Duke of Portland). But he was PM for about 18 years on his first go. And this, a combination of long reigns (Liverpool), older men (Grenville the younger), assassinations (Spencer Perceval) and people who promptly died the second they got the job (poor old Canning) lowered the number of long surviving PMs. So next time we got to 5 was Robert Peel's second reign in 1841, with Henry Addington, Viscount Goderich, the Duke of Wellington, Earl Grey and Lord Melbourne around. Only for Addington and Grey to pretty much immediately snuff it, and Peel himself died young when he fell off a horse, as you do. Then came the period where Gladstone, Disraeli and Salisbury basically hogged the job for 35 years... (Yes, I know, hogged feels unfair talking about 2 of the greatest PMs the country ever had.) But because of all of that, we didn't get 5 living former PMs again until 1924 when Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour PM. That being the Earl of Rosebery, Arthur Balfour, HH Asquith, David Lloyd George and Stanley Baldwin. We had 5 living former PMs again in 1964 when Harold Wilson became Prime Minister, with Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Sir Anthony Eden, Harold MacMillan and Alec Douglas-Home alive. Then from 1976-95, we had 5 living PMs under 3 consecutive PMs, with the run of Eden (till 1977), MacMillan (till 1986), Douglas-Home (till 1995), Wilson (till 1995), Heath, Callaghan, and Thatcher. Finally we had it under Boris Johnson, so in a few weeks we should have Living Prime Minister plus 6 surviving former Prime Ministers, a new longevity record. Unless Gordon Brown or John Major decide to randomly snuff it in the next month to create a new superstition!

So, old Luis is dead and @ThereWillBeDeaths7 wins the round. Congrats! New round to be started. Also remind we are two guys away from the end of the game. Only Josip Manolic and Francisco Morales Bermudez remain from the original list.

#GoNads!

Oh christ. I was only joking when I suggested her.

Drummer Ian Paice and last remaining original band member of english rock band Deep Purple celebrates his 74th birthday today.

Joan Collins... Genius and figure right up to the grave.

Donald P Bellisario (who?) is 85 today!

Canadian Basketball player Eli Pasquale dies at 59 years: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2019/11/05/eli-pasquale-basketball-canada-dies/ In 2003 he was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.

Norwegian Biathlete and olympic champion (1998,2002 and 2010) Halvard Hanevold dead at 49 years: https://www.vg.no/sport/skiskyting/i/1ndlqQ/halvard-hanevold-49-er-doed

American Violinist Aaron Rosand dead at 92 years. He made history by selling his 270-year-old violin in 2009 for ten million dollars. https://www.thestrad.com/news/american-violinist-aaron-rosand-has-died-aged-92/9211.article

Canadian Wrestler Jacques Rougeau Sr. dead at 89 years: https://www.tvasports.ca/2019/07/02/jacques-rougeau-pere-est-decede