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Saddest of all David Warner dead at 80: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219839

German-born American scientist and Nobel Prize Winner John B. Goodenough (Wiki) turns 100 today

Well, shame that given David Warner's death: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219839 Seemingly always around, obviously from The Omen to Doctor Who, but because he was so wonderful, never out of work. Deservedly worth a mention here.

English actor David Warner, well known for his appearances throughout the Star Trek franchise, died at 80 years: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839 He won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1981 for his role in Masada. He has also had roles in the films The Omen and Tron. He had also supporting role in the classic 1997 film Titanic.

Never shared many beliefs with him politically .I remember some years ago him saying that the Republican Party was the most dangerous organisation in human history which is just ridiculous and mind numbing as are his comments about the US living in a more totalitarian culture than Soviet Russia.

John Astin, Robert Wagner, Buzz Aldrin, George Soros and even Gene Hackman will also be 93 in 2023 and would be much better bets at this stage. Frankly, I expect Eastwood to die in 11 years from now but realistically, his DL induction should probably be made in 2025, I have a feeling he will be included on next year’s list however and be carried on each year for the next 10 years.

I know the face.... I know the face... but from where? Never watched Twin Peaks, maybe Star Trek VI? Maybe Titanic or Avatar? He seems to have been in everything. He was the voice of Jon Irenicus, main villain of RPG Baldur's Gate II. Edit: Also an actor in Time Bandits, but then who wasnt...

Thank God you joined and shared this thought. I'd be lost without such wisdom. What a delight to the community!

It will be an extremely sad day when it is his last rodeo. An idol of mine

This yearbook confirms that Md/ Reazuddin Ahmed (also known as "Bhola Mia") died on 14 February 1997, aged 67/68. That's me done.

Interviewed here in 2011. He is mentioned once or twice in articles from 2021/22, and they seem to talk about him in the present tense.

Dahanayake died prior to 2008 according to this news article.

On this day two years ago in 2020, american actor John Saxon died aged 83. He was skilled in martial arts so a great many of his acting roles in both film and television reflected his strong physiciality and skill. Among his many films in his fifty year acting career include Enter the Dragon (1973) with Bruce Lee, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) , The Unforgiven (1960) with Burt Lancaster, Lillian Gosh and Audrey Hepburn, A Nightmare on Elm Str 3 (1987), Planet Earth (1974) and Queen of Blood (1966) with Dennis Hopper and Basil Rathbone. Numerous roles in many of the big television shows during his careers, mainly guest or short roles include , Burkes Law, Gunsmoke (small one episode stints between 1965-1975), Bonanza, The Virginian, Dr Kildare, Fantasy Island and The Six Million Dollar Man. His biggest and longest television role was as Tony Cumson in Primetime Soap Falcon Crest- his character being the son in law of the shows devious matriarch Angela Channing played by Jane Wyman. He married three times and had one son with Hollywood screenwriter Mary Ann Saxon.

Matt LeBlanc, American actor and comedian widely known for his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the world-famous hit television series "Friends" for ten seasons, is 55 today.

RULES: The competition will start 1 AUGUST 2022 (all lists must be in by 11:59pm (GMT) July 31) and scoring will end July 31, 2023. Submit a list of 26 people. The first name OR last name of the first person must begin with an A. Second person with a B. You get the idea. This game doesn't require you to choose a joker. Please use this format A - Alvin Chipmunk or S - Homer Simpson Qualifying names will be those getting an obit in sources used by the great Windy City Deadpool, which uses the obit sources of the Derby Dead Pool, plus The NY Times, LA Times, CBS News, Fox News, TMZ, and MSN. Also acceptable: CNN, ABC, NBC, the Associate Press (AP) and Time. Due to the large number of names possible, and because the more tenacious of you can find the folk on the very fringes of celebrity, please police your own obits and notify me by PM or a post on this thread. Of course if it's the likes of the Queen or the Pope scoring, just give me time to post it, no need to bring it to my attention.  SCORING: A hit using the first name (all letters except as below) - 1 point A hit using the last name (all letters except as below) - 2 points A hit with the first name . . . (A, E, I, O, U, Y) - 2 points A hit with the last name . . . (A, E, I, O, U, Y) - 3 points A hit with the first OR last name . . . (Q, X, Z) - 4 points A hit with an alliterative name scores the points for both first and last names as specified above (so an alliterative at the A spot would be worth 5 points, the B spot would be worth 3 points, the Q spot would be worth 8 points) NOTE: General titles such as Queen/Pope/Prince, etc. may still be allowed, but will score only 1 point rather than the 4 points you would score with a legitimate name at the Q spot, for example. BONUSES: Whippersnapper Bonus (WS): dies at age 75 or younger = 2 points (if there is substantial ambiguity or birth year is unknown, no bonus will be awarded) Solos = 3 points Duos = 1 point Vowel Movement Bonus (VMB): hit all five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) = 5 points hit any four vowels + the letter Y = 3 points Scoring Example: if someone gets a solo hit with 71 year old Zadora Zephyr, the score would be 8 + 2 (WS) + 3 (solo) = 13 (the best you could do with one hit). TIES: Will be broken by the date the final score is reached. That is, if three folks end up with 48 points, the person that got to 48 on the earliest date will be the winner.  NAMES: I prefer to see real names used (e.g. Richard Penniman instead of Little Richard). But any name that has been previously accepted in any of the prior ABC Deadpools is valid. I will be lenient on submissions, but beware the missing QO for scoring. I have been bitten many times by names I thought would certainly get a QO, but nooooooo . . . . No animals, due to the ease of earning the WS bonus that way. SUBS: Please check in at the start of the game if anyone on your list dies before the game starts. I will allow a sub for that letter, but it can't be someone who is new to the DP radar since the game started. That means no one who is diagnosed with cancer/has an accident on the 30th, say. Enjoy!

Iman, fashion model and the widow of David Bowie, is 67.

Josefine Ollmann is an unique hit for @Great Uncle Bulgaria CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I do expect my public intellectuals to recognize when finally, for once, the USA aren't the evil party in an argument, and that they are a little more nuanced. To be fair though, Chomsky is very old and might not have the mental flexibility anymore. But it does make you wonder if he ever had a nuanced view or whether he's just anti-american on principle or because it's his brand. That I outgrew roughly 15 years ago.

I drink diet dr pepper instead of regular dr pepper

You can die tragically in an accident any day, any moment. I think coming to this realization relieves a lot of stress about death.

I try to stop myself getting angry about things, because apparently stress is the primary cause of cancer.

I keep off crack, meth, opioids and sugar.

Hmmm... School holidays... A lot of great memories. You don't think about getting old when you're young. @Bibliogryphon... you're only a year older than me... How do you feel about getting old? My children look at me and ask... Is Betty White our mother?

A Mugabe joke: A Robert Mugabe joke - Dead Pig Robert Mugabe and his chauffeur were rolling down the highway when suddenly they hit a pig crossing the road. They killed it instantly. Mugabe tells his driver: "Go to da farm over dere and hexplain to da honer of da pig what happen." One hour later, Robert sees his driver coming back from the farm, his clothes all wrinkled, a bottle of wine in one hand and a cigar in the other. "What happen to you?" Robert asks. "Well, the farmer gave me a bottle of wine, his wife, the cigar and their 19 year old daughter made wild passionate love to me." "My God! What did you tell dem?" asked Mugabe. The driver answered: "Good evening, I am Robert Mugabe's chauffeur and I have just killed the pig."