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Isn't this what this Forum can be about? If there is stuff you don't know about, maybe the death of a person will encourage you to watch or listen to their work, read a book by them, or whatever. I, on the other hand, was brought up in a house where our knowledge was extended by our folks' love of stuff dating right back to music hall. We knew what films to appreciate, even if they were dreadful. So I have the opposite problem...a lot of stuff these days passes me by. I'd probably say for at least the past 15 years I would barely know one popular choon from another, never mind identify who sang it...or even talked over a backing track, such is the way of things. And who are these bright young things in Heartstopper, or Waterloo Road, or on the Tikkity Tok or Insta-satisfaction? I just don't know. Do I care to find out? Not really, whenever I try, it's never as good because it is instant fame, it doesn't seem worked for. And it shows in the end product. Imo.

Apparently she also felt appearing on a show revolving around psychiatry went against her Scientologist mores. I had to laugh upon discovering that.

Olivia Newton John was iconic due to Grease and a highly successful singing career.Alley was at the other end of A list.Renowned notable and very recognisable but not iconic by any stretch of the imagination.

She was the main actress on the biggest American sitcom of the eighties. But she never really kept that stardom level, turning down roles due to her Scientology beliefs. She was the only major Cheers star not to make an appearance in Frasier, due to real life heat between her and Kelsey Grammer.

She was in Cheers and quite a few films in the 80s and 90s.

On this day 34 years ago american singer songwriter and musician Roy Orbison , formerly a member of the rock band The Travelling wilburys, died aged 52 from a heart attack. His song you got it became a posthumous number one in the charts in 1989.

Must say, before James Corden became a thing, I considered Russell Grant to have the most punchable face on telly.

From the Ideas thread 2021 above. Anyway, seemingly reputable source reporting that Mills Lane has died:

Ending Dong Looks like the doctor must have popped out of the house for a minute – Leslie Phillips has died at the age of 98, and will have to amend his catchphrases to "goodbye" and "I don't say". Star of multiple Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse (1959), Carry On Columbus (1992), and Carried Off in a Coffin (2022), he's best known to younger, cooler, lither audiences like myself for his part in the Harry Potter series as the Sorting Hat, a crazed old pervert who sits on children's heads and dictates their fates, and occasionally shits out swords – truly his most risque role of all. Only 5 of you thought the long-time resident of the Drop Forty care home would see 99, though all 5 banked a weirdly brave number of points on him – Gryffindors, clearly. The only action in the top 41 is @BuffaloPhil's unlucky swing from 7th to 13th, but the race for last place is a real carry-on, with @chilean way making way for @Neobrakeon and @msc to have a big old ding-dong at the bottom. GAINED TOTAL = 1. YorkshireBanker 20 = 2. Joey Russ 23 = 3. machotrouts 25 = 3. Sean 25 = 5. Sideik 28 = 6. An Fear Beag 31 ▲ 7. gcreptile 33 ▲ 7. LizLemon 33 ▲ 9. ThereWillBeDeaths7 34 ▲ 10. Book 35 ▲ 11. Pedro67 36 ▲ 12. Banana 37 ▼ 13. BuffaloPhil +8 40 ▲ 13. CaptainChorizo 40 = 15. GuyFromFuture 41 = 15. Toast 41 = 17. Philip 42 = 17. theoldlady 42 = 19. Newjack 44 = 20. MortalCaso 46 = 20. MariNisia 46 = 22. Funeralopolis 48 = 22. drol 48 = 24. CastAway 49 = 24. Sir Creep 49 = 26. YoungWillz 51 = 26. wannamaker 51 = 28. Nick 53 = 28. The Old Crem 53 = 30. deadsox 56 = 31. Spade_Cooley 59 = 32. Bibliogryphon 60 = 33. Death Impends 61 = 34. BabyBlue 63 = 35. The Unknown Man 64 = 35. Predictor 64 = 35. Perhaps 64 = 38. Grim Up North 65 = 38. TQR 65 = 40. Great Uncle Bulgaria 66 ▲ 41. Annami 71 = 42. machotrouts' mum +9 79 ▲ 43. Hell 81 ▼ 44. Pedro67's wife +16 82 = 45. Doulton 103 ▲ 46. chilean way 114 ▼ 47. Neobrakeon +19 123 ▼ 48. msc +22 126

Jim Stewart, the co-founder of Stax records, has died. He was 92. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/12/06/jim-stewart-obituary-stax-records-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-memphis-music-history/69702156007/

I saw that the medicine had also had, I must have been very distracted even, I have also subscribed by Wiliam Cecil Campbell, I apologize

Hi Diego Only one person is allowed to pick each laureate First come, first served fashion I have Peter Higgs and I would check the others as well

Quentin Oliver Lee, best known for his role as the Phantom in the US tour of “The Phantom of the Opera” and an off-Broadway role in “Oratorio for Living Things,” has died. He was 34. Lee had battled colon cancer for the past several months. https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/broadway-star-quentin-oliver-lee-dead-at-34/

Okay, big update arriving... ...think we left off with Leslie Phillips, so the next hit turned out to be Irish cancer activist and government toppler Vicky Phelan. Big points for a couple of players. Lasted long enough to get a replacement slot on some teams. Doddie Weir another popular name, didn't see that one coming! Clare Marx and Jiang Zemin, another couple of popular hits. And finally, Julia Reichert just today. Considering it's been almost a month, there weren't many hits, but they were all relatively big. Then, a shout-out to Torva Messor for the unique hit of Ned Rorem, a classical art-piece composer who died at 99. Bernadette Mayer is waiting for an obit. I would assume we'll get the New York Times obit eventually, but it's not exactly a headline grabbing name, so let's see... I think this is it for now....? We're definitely in the final stretch. The new thread will be up on Sunday or so. The scoreboard shows that An Fear Beag's streak of not missing the important names has come to a halt and Banana is back in front with about 2 hits of distance. An Fear Beag could use, say, Jeannette Lee, for example. But maybe for the first time this year, a lead has solidified into ..uhh.. solid territory. A different huge story of this latter half of the year has been the rise of Predictor, who has been the "winner of the update" for 3-4 updates in a row now, and suddenly, he's on third place. There you see that the year has 12 months, and November is just as important as, say, January. Rank Team Score 1 Banana 1500 2 An Fear Beag 1397 3 Predictor 1377 4 msc 1371 5 Salmon Mousse 1317 6 gcreptile 1295 7 Joey Russ 1292 8 Book 1265 9 Cpt. Chorizo 1087 10 Death Impends 1061 11 drol 1007 12 DevonDeathTrip 896 13 MariNisia 895 14 Annami 836 15 Sean 822 16 Toast 793 17 Kenny 786 18 Theoldlady 692 19 Guy From Future 689 19 JohnKey 689 21 Great Uncle Bulgaria 636 22 Wormfarmer 626 23 JoeMoneypenny 589 24 Buffalo Phil 587 25 The old crem 581 26 Torva Messor 571 26 The Daredevil 571 28 The Unknown Man 556 29 YorkshireBanker 531 30 CalebH 508 31 Baby Blue 501 32 Pedro67 432 33 Liz Lemon 428 34 YoungWillz 362 35 markb4 356 36 Bibliogryphon 324 37 chilean way 287 38 Hell 254 39 Captain Hemlock 222 40 keltos31 196 41 Famous6Eva 181 42 Doulton 178 43 Gooseberry Crumble 146 44 The Spinosaurus 127

November-Update 4 hits again, I guess. I will open the new thread for 2023 this weekend and you all will be invited to predict the next DL again As far as I can see, we do have the following hits: Hits so far: 01. Gary Burgess (13.11.1975 – 01.01.2022): Doulton, Joes Russ 02. Sidney Poitier (20.02.1927 – 06.01.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, YoungWillz 03. Robert Durst (12.04.1943 – 10.01.2022): DL 2022, Doulton 04. Hardy Krüger (12.04.1928 – 19.01.2022): The Daredevil 05. Russell Bishop (09.02.1966 – 20.01.2022): Book 06. Barry Cryer (23.03.1935 – 25.01.2022): Bibliogryphon 07. Leonard Fenton (29.04.1926 – 29.01.2022): The Daredevil, TQR 08. Monica Vitti (03.11.1930 – 02.02.2022): 14:22, Buffalo Phil, The Daredevil 09. Shirley Hughes (16.07.1927 – 25.02.2022): Bibliogryphon 10. Vic Elford (10.06.1935 – 13.03.2022): Joey Russ, theoldlady, TQR 11. Tom Parker (04.08.1988 – 30.03.2022): Bibliogryphon, The Old Crem, TQR 12. June Brown (16.02.1927 – 03.04.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Lafaucheuse, msc, RoverAndOut, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, YoungWillz 13. Tom Smith (31.10.1971 – 06.04.2022): chilean way, Great Uncle Bulgaria, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 14. Rae Allen (03.07.1926 – 06.04.2022 ): Doulton 15. Jack Higgins (27.07.1929 – 09.04.2022): The Daredevil 16. Michel Bouquet (06.11.1925 – 13.04.2022): The Daredevil 17. Kane Tanaka (02.01.1903 – 19.04.2022): theoldlady 18. George Pérez (09.06.1954 – 06.05.2022): The Daredevil 19. Lester Piggott (05.11.1935 – 29.05.2022): Annami, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, WEP 20. Billy Bingham (05.08.1931 – 10.06.2022): TQR 21. Jean-Louis Trintignant (11.12.1930 – 17.06.2022): 14:22, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, Doulton, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, The Daredevil, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR 22. Frank Williams (02.07.1931 – 26.06.2022): ThereWillBeDeaths7 23. Peter Brook (21.03.1925 – 02.07.2022): Etushispushingupdaisies 24. Larry Storch (08.01.1923 – 08.07.2022): ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, 25. James Lovelock (26.07.1919 – 26.07.2022): 14:20, Bibliogryphon, Joey Russ, msc, RoverAndOut, TQR 26. Bernard Cribbins (29.12.1928 – 28.07.2022): Doulton, Great Uncle Bulgaria, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, WEP, YoungWillz 27. Nichelle Nichols (28.12.1932 – 30.07.2022): 14:22, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, Lafaucheuse, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, 28. Vin Scully (29.11.1927 – 02.08.2022): 14:22 29. Olivia Newton-John (26.09.1948 – 08.08.2022): Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, chilean way, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Lafaucheuse, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, TomTomTelekom, WEP, YoungWillz 30. Raymond Briggs (18.01.1934 – 09.08.2022): Bibliogryphon, Buffalo Phil 31. Tom Weiskopf (09.11.1942 – 21.08.2022): msc, RoverAndOut 32. Mikhail Gorbachev (02.03.1931 – 30.08.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 33. Bill Turnbull (25.01.1956 – 31.08.2022): Bibliogryphon, Book, DL 2022, gcreptile, Joey Russ, The Old Crem, ThereWillBeDeaths7 34. Marsha Hunt (17.10.1917 – 06.09.2022): Annami 35. Queen Elizabeth II (21.04.1926 – 08.09.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP 36. Jean-Luc Godard (03.12.1930 – 13.09.2022): DL 2022, YoungWillz 37. Irene Papas (03.09.1926 – 14.09.2022): The Daredevil 38. Loretta Lynn (14.04.1932 – 04.10.2022): Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Predictor, The Old Crem, WEP 39. Peter Tobin (27.08.1946 – 08.10.2022): gcreptile, theoldlady 40. Angela Lansbury (16.10.1925 – 11.10.2022): 14:22, Annami, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, WEP, YoungWillz 41. Jerry Lee Lewis (29.09.1935 – 28.10.2022): 14:22, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 42. Bill Treacher (04.06.1930 – 05.11.2022): DL 2022, The Old Crem 43. Leslie Phillips (20.04.2024 – 07.11.2022): 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, chilean way, DL 2022, Doulton, Etushispushingupdaisies, gcreptile, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Lafaucheuse, msc, Predictor, RoverAndOut, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, TQR, WEP, YoungWillz 44. Doddie Weir (04.07.1970 – 26.11.2022): TomTomTelekom, TQR 45. Jiang Zemin (17.08.1926 – 30.11.2022): 14:22, Bibliogryphon, Lafaucheuse, ThereWillBeDeaths7 Standings: 15: Bibliogryphon: Sidney Poitier, Barry Cryer, Shirley Hughes, Tom Parker, June Brown, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Raymond Briggs, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, 15: ThereWillBeDeaths7: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frank Williams, Larry Storch, Bernard Cribbins, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, 14: The Daredevil: Sidney Poitier, Hardy Krüger, Leonard Fenton, Monica Vitti, Jack Higgins, Michel Bouquet, George Pérez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Irene Papas, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 14: theoldlady: Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, June Brown, Tom Smith, Kane Tanaka, Lester Piggott, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Tobin, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 14: TomTomTelekom: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Larry Storch, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Doddie Weir, 14: TQR: Sidney Poitier, Leonard Fenton, Vic Elford, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Billy Bingham, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Doddie Weir, 13: 14:22: Sidney Poitier, Monica Vitti, June Brown, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Vin Scully, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, 13: DL 2022: Sidney Poitier, Robert Durst, Estelle Harris, June Brown, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Jean-Luc Godard, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Bill Treacher, 12: Book: Sidney Poitier, Russell Bishop, June Brown, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 12: Doulton: Gary Burgess, Sidney Poitier, Robert Durst, Rae Allen, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Leslie Phillips, 12: RoverAndOut: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, James Lovelock, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Weiskopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 11: Buffalo Phil: Sidney Poitier, Monica Vitti, June Brown, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 11: gcreptile: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Peter Tobin, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 11: Joey Russ: Gary Burgess, Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, Jean-Louis Trintignant, James Lovelock, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 11: Lafaucheuse: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nichelle Nichols, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Jiang Zemin, 11: The Old Crem: Sidney Poitier, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Turnbull, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 10: Annami: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Lester Piggott, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Marsha Hunt, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Leslie Phillips, 10: chilean way: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 10: WEP: Tom Smith, Lester Piggott, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 9: Etushispushingupdaisies: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Peter Brook, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Leslie Phillips, 9: Great Uncle Bulgaria: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 9: msc: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, James Lovelock, Tom Weiskopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 9: Predictor: Sidney Poitier, Vic Elford, June Brown, Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Elizabeth II, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, 9: YoungWillz: Sidney Poitier, June Brown, Tom Smith, Bernard Cribbins, Olivia Newton-John, Jean-Luc Godard, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leslie Phillips, Please tell me if I missed a hit, especially one of the lesser known or more obscure picks...

Is Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor, Hiroshima) Akiko Takakura 高蔵信子 still alive? Miraculously survived 300 meters away from the hypocenter, interviewed in Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II (2005) Cast excluding the reenactment actors: John Hurt (1940-2017) Narrator Shuntaro Hida (1917-2017) Physician who survived Hiroshima and went on to treat survivors until dying at 100. Kinuko Laskey (1929-2004) Survivor, Nurse, died unexpectedly around 9 months before the docudrama was released. Morio Ozaki (?) Survivor, "Army cadet", can't find much info on him. Teruko Fujii (?) Survivor, "16-year-old tram driver", can't find much info on her. Thomas Takashi Tanemori (1937-) Survivor Akiko Takakura (1925/1928-) City bank clerk, survived the bombing 260-300 meters from the hypocenter Shigeru Terasawa (1926/1927-alive?) Survivor Paul Tibbets (1915-2007) commanding officer and pilot of the Enola Gay. Theodore Van Kirk (1921-2014) Navigator of the aircraft Morris R. Jeppson (1922-2010) weapon test officer Russell Gackenbach (1923-2019) Navigator of the accompanying photographic aircraft Necessary Evil Fred Ashworth (1912-2005) Weaponeer on the B-29 Bockscar George Elsey (1918-2015) interviewed as an eyewitness to the Potsdam Conference

Saalumarada Thimmakka apparently given some awards by the Telangana CM today or yesterday:

US-Rapper Kiing Shooter dies of Corona at age 24: https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nas-and-jungles-artist-kiing-shooter-dies-from-covid-19-report-news.109826.html

Perhaps he should. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6268349/Monty-Pythons-legend-Terry-Jones-struggles-recognise-comedy-troupe-friends.html

I think Billy Graham is oblivious to what's going on at the moment for it to have any affect. Even if he has got the TV on and his face appears on the screen he will probably just think its his obituary being played!

Doug Dillard dead. He was a bluegrass banjo player who formed a short-lived but great mid-late 60s band with one of my musical idols, Gene Clark, as well as being in the more traditional Dillards. Who were also in the Andy Griffith Show, so I expect this news to pop up in that thread in a few hours time.

I think only murdering four people in a fit of psychosexual sadism does put you in the top 10 percent of Bradford inhabitants, tbh.

On this day in 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII was beheaded for committing adultery and treason.

The living ones I could find at first glance, ordered by birth. I'm not going to go in depth, this is just what I saw from the Wiki article for Band of Brothers. Anyone who has more can expand. Frank Perconte (b. March 10 1917) Richard Winters (b. January 21 1918) Joseph A. Lesniewski (b. August 29 1920) Lynn "Buck" Compton (b. December 31, 1921) Donald Malarkey (b. 1921) William Guarnere (b. April 28 1922) Edward Heffron (b. May 16, 1923) Darrell "Shifty" Powers (b. 1923) I do as it happens & it's quite comprehensive, but the likes of Hubert Suerth Jr & co. aren't realistically going to get UK obits. James Alley died last year, John Martin in 2005 & neither got any real press mention. Winters definitely will - Compton probably will for his post-Easy Company career, as well as his war-time links. Guarnere... possible as he's high profile of the veterans. The rest... I doubt it. Some of them are doing extremely well considering they are now all over 85.

General Xiao Ke has died at the age of 102. He was a participant in the Long March. I wouldn't have thought there are too many survivors of that walk left alive.