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Dame Patricia Routledge, the marvellous and phenomenal actress, broadcaster, comedian, and singer, who began her versatile acting career in the early 1950s, who made her Broadway debut in 1966, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for many years, who's probably best known for playing Hyacinth Bucket in "Keeping Up Appearances", who was born in Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, is 94 today. Rene Russo, the experienced American actress and ex-model, who was discovered by John Crosby, a famous manager, at a concert when she was 17, and began her career as a memorable fashion model, appearing on the covers of Cosmopolitan and Vogue, whose filmography includes "In the Line of Fire", "Outbreak", "Tin Cup", "Ransom", "The Thomas Crown Affair", and "Nightcrawler", to name a few, is 69 today.

Simone Edwards (Wiki) reportedly dead from cancer.

Average is that, though in terms of the DDP, Terry Jones's near 5 years is about normal. A relative died of it last year - tbh it's something you don't want them to linger with.

Underestimate Deadsox at your peril. He's beaten many greats in this cup.

Jesus Christ. Someone in Poland is all over social media claiming that she might be Madeleine McCann.

On this day 1 year ago, American Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen, who was nicknamed the Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber", passed away at the age of 101.

Fell out a building so I think we all know what has happened there.

Tim Lobinger, slightly early hit for a few: https://www.spiegel.de/sport/tim-lobinger-ehemaliger-stabhochspringer-im-alter-von-50-jahren-gestorben-a-0917f947-6b5b-47b1-a5b2-0a4cc2b1cdee

He did the dance from the first film in 2019 at the Golden Globes. Better than most of the other dudes on stage might I add. And it appears from last night's footage he hasn't particularly slowed down...

Next hit for our DACH-List, pole vaulter Tim Lobinger died at 50 years: https://www.bild.de/sport/2023/sport/stabhochspringer-hatte-krebs-tim-lobinger-50-tot-82928168.bild.html

Lee Moder, a comic book artist and co-creator of Stargirl, has died. He was 53. https://deadline.com/2023/02/lee-moder-dead-comic-book-artist-stargirl-1235253685/

Hope you had a proud bloody mary!

They're also wrong - Pele only debuted last year on the DL!

Where did you get his height from? And what figure did you find?

Chris Leitch incumbent leader of NZ's Social Credit Party being reported dead from neck cancer. (Source on wikipedia, seems to be region locked)

Crosby down as per his own named thread. Just to keep this tidy.

Statistically based on his height a 2023 or 2024 death seems likely.

Seems not, I looked him up on wiki and it's definitely a pic of that bloke out of The Shawshank Redemption.and Se7en.

By December 31st....that'd be a tragedy!

Almost though... he was one or two places away from making my team, but I figured that he wouldn't get a proper obit... I'll be interested to see if he does... I'll be shocked if The Independent doesn't give him an obituary. It's a paper I buy every day and I'm always amazed at some of the people they give obituaries to e.g. they gave one to ufologist John A. Keel the other day..... Yep, its perfect for lining the Budgie cage with. Soft, strong and very absorbent. A Daily Mail (gutter media) man yourself? Oh no!! Im a Sun reader. Cant you tell? I overestimated you.... At least you can look down your nose at the News of the World/Daily Star readers.... The level of someones intelligence and acumen should never be measured against whether they are Broadsheet or Tabloid. I don't think "Ooooo what's Victoria Beckham been wearing this week?" or "What has Prince Harry done wrong now" qualify as being intellectual Nor me. Does that make me as intelligent as you?

What a palaver.

Crosby i'd say. Oldest i think and the one who has given his health the biggest battering. Fat as well.