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Folk take this far too seriously. The interminable search for an unique. Such in fact that to the extent that people like Jane Birkin and Jimmy Buffett get missed. I play along for a little distraction. I have no access to the resources some seem to have to pick up on those picks that might mean winning or doing well. I like my teams, I like my topics, and I also like learning about folk, even if I have never heard of them I have no interest however in actually picking folk that mean nothing to me except points on a board.. Winning/high scoring is the furthest thing from my mind. I roll with the punches, I live with not getting an unique obit (but I will still complain about it on here - see Philip Latham! who did finally obit) and move on. Some folk are just good at this. If I'm not, my life isn't ruined.

Sir Sam Neill, regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation, was diagnosed with Stage III Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma last year. More recently, his chemo has stopped working and he is on a drug that is also seemingly likely to run out of puff sooner rather than later. A rather real possibility for the DL 2024 at this rate.

I've been here a while. The DDP rule here has been in force all that time, and yet nobody has bitched about it until now. And that was before the "wide open" Yahoo QOs were accepted. A passing reference, a caption on a photo, all these things count provided they are from a qualifying source and they reference the death. True, they are not obits - but the rules that everyone signs up to are clear from the outset. Some may not like them, but they agree to the rules when they submit a team. If you still can't get an obit, either you are incredibly unlucky or you have picked an obscure celeb so bloody obscure to the great unwashed British public that even the numerous sources aren't interested in covering them.

MasterList @Captain Hemlock Alice (TV Series 1976–1985) Polly Holliday b.1937 Linda Lavin b.1937 Diane Ladd b.1935 Subs: Celia Weston b.1951 Victoria Carroll b.1941 @Bibliogryphon Babylon 5 (TV Series 1993–1998) Walter Koenig b.1936 Robert Foxworth b.1941 Jim Norton b.1938 Subs: Peter Jurasik b.1950 Aki Aleong b.1934 @diego Batman (TV Series 1966–1968) Julie Newmar b.1933 Terry Moore b.1929 Hit # 3: Glynis Johns (1923-2024, 100 yrs old, natural causes) Jan. 4th Subs: Leslie Parrish b.1935 Monte Landis b.1933 @gcreptile BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series 1950–1959) Virginia McKenna b.1931 Hit #11: Kenneth Cope (1931-2024, 93 yrs old, old age/COPD) Sept. 11th Hit #12: David Graham (1925-2024, 99 yrs old, old age) Sept. 20th Subs: Joan Plowright b.1929 Roland Curram b.1932 @sodoffbaldrick Blackadder (1983-1989) Brian Blessed b.1936 Rowan Atkinson b.1955 Tony Robinson b.1946 Subs: Tim McInnerny b.1956 Robert East b.1943 @time Boon (TV Series 1986–1992) David Daker b.1935 Tony Caunter b.1937 Hit # 2: Brigit Forsyth (1940-2023, 83 yrs old, natural causes) Dec. 1st Subs: Oliver Smith b.1952 Benny Young b.1949 @YoungWillz Celebrity Big Brother (TV Series 2001 James Whale b.1951 Linda Nolan b.1959 Amanda Barrie b.1935 Subs: Paddy Doherty b.1959 Michael Barrymore b.1952 @TheSpinosaurus Cluedo (TV Series 1990–1993) Richard Wilson b.1936 Stephanie Beacham b.1947 Hit # 4: Michael Jayston (1935-2024, 88 yrs old, "short illness") Feb. 5th Subs Rula Lenska b.1947 Robin Ellis b.1942 @GuyFromFuture Coronation Street (TV Series 1960 Cherylee Houston b.1974 Amanda Barrie b.1935 Prunella Scales b.1991 Subs: Jane Cox b.1952 Stephanie Cole b.1941 @ladyfiona Doctor Who (TV Series 1963–1989) + Doctor Who (TV Series 2005 Tom Baker b.1934 Hit #8: William Russell (1924-2024, 99 yrs old, pneumonia) June 3rd Hit #10: Ysanne Churchman (1925-2024, 99 yrs old, old age) July 4th Subs: Eleanor Bron b.1938 Jean Marsh b.1934 @JoeMoneypenny EastEnders (TV Series 1985 Rudolph Walker b.1939 Pam St. Clement b.1942 Maggie Steed b.1946 Subs: Jamila Massey b.1934 Dalip Tahil b.1952 @Evil Grimace G.I. Joe (TV Series 1985–1986) Michael Bell b.1938 Arthur Burghardt b.1947 Keone Young b.1947 Subs: Kene Holiday b.1949 Robert Remus b.1948 @CaptainChorizo Gilmore Girls (TV Series 2000–2007) Biff Yeager b.1942 Marion Ross b.1928 Sally Struthers b.1947 Subs: Dakin Matthews b.1940 Kelly Bishop b.1944 @Famous6Eva Grace Under Fire (TV Series 1993–1998) Valri Bromfield b.1949 Paul Dooley b.1928 Dave Thomas b.1949 Subs: Brett Butler b.1958 Nick Di Paolo b.1962 @Commtech Sio Bibble Have I Got News for You (TV Series 1990 Brian Blessed b.1936 Tom Baker b.1934 John Prescott b.1938 Subs: Richard Wilson b.1936 David Steel b.1938 @YorkshireBanker Holby City (TV Series 1999–2022) Ram John Holder b.1934 Garry Cooper b.1955 Murray Head b.1946 Subs: Paul Hawkyard b.? Judy Loe b.1947 @Grimgrass Keeping Up Appearances (TV Series 1990–1995) Peter Cellier b.1928 Patricia Routledge b.1929 David Griffin b.1943 Subs: Judy Cornwell b.1940 Anna Dawson b.1937 @wannamaker Knight Rider (TV Series 1982–1986) William Daniels b.1927 Alan Oppenheimer b.1930 Hit # 6: Barbara Rush (1927-2024, 97 yrs old, dementia) March 31st Subs: John Considine b.1935 Michael D. Roberts b.1947 @RoverAndOut Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series 1973–2010) Brian Murphy b.1932 Keith Clifford b.1938 Hit #11: Kenneth Cope (1931-2024, 93 yrs old, old age/COPD) Sept. 11th Subs: Mike Grady b.1946 Philip Jackson b.1948 @Spade_Cooley Neighbours (TV Series 1985 Tom Oliver b.1938 Ian 'Molly' Meldrum b.1943 Hit # 1: Johnny Ruffo (1988-2023, 35 yrs old, brain cancer) Nov. 10th Subs: Kate Keltie b.1986 Tony Bonner b.1943 @markb4 Newhart (TV Series 1982–1990) William Sanderson b.1944 Steven Kampmann b.1947 Hit #9: Bob Newhart (1929-2024, 94 yrs old, undisclosed illnesses) July 18th Subs: Jeff Doucette b.1947 Julia Duffy b.1951 @CalebH Prisoner (TV Series 1979–1986) Elspeth Ballantyne b.1939 Maggie Millar b.1941 Don Barker b.1939 Subs: Lesley Baker b.1944 Janet Andrewartha (1951-2024, 72 yrs old, cancer) July 26th @tracy Recess (TV Series 1997–2001) John Astin b.1930 Ronnie Schell b.1931 Hit #7: Dabney Coleman (1932-2024, 92 yrs old, heart failure) May 16th Subs: Paul Willson b.1945 James Earl Jones (1931-2024, 93 yrs old, old age) Sept. 9th @Perhaps Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series 1967–1973) Ruth Buzzi b.1936 Roddy Maude-Roxby b.1930 Hit #8: Bob Newhart (1929-2024, 94 yrs old, undisclosed illnesses) July 18th Subs: Jo Anne Worley b.1937 Willie Tyler b.1940 @polar duck Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series 1951–1959) Marilyn Erskine b.1926 June Lockhart b.1925 Steven Terrell b.1929 Subs: Angie Dickinson b.1931 Jean Allison (1929-2024, 94 yrs old, unknown) Feb. 28th @justonecornetto Soap (TV Series 1977–1981) Allan Miller b.1929 Ron Rifkin b.1939 Nita Talbot b.1930 Subs: Michael Fairman b.1934 Richard McKenzie (1930-2023, 93 yrs old, unknown) Dec. 1st @Toast The Bill (TV Series 1984–2010) Peter Ellis b.1937 Elizabeth Kelly b.1921 John Woodvine b.1929 Subs: Davyd Harries b.1937 Tony Caunter b.1937 @Handrejka The Darling Buds of May (TV Series 1991–1993) Arthur White b.1933 Hit # 4: Michael Jayston (1935-2024, 88 yrs old, "short illness") Feb. 5th Hit #5: Michael Culver (1938-2024, 85 yrs old, cancer) Feb. 27th Subs: David Jason b.1940 Rachel Bell b.1950 @Lewd_Squirrel WWE Raw (TV Series 1993 Vince McMahon b.1945 Linda McMahon b.1948 Hulk Hogan b.1953 Subs: Jim Duggan b.1954 Robert Remus b.1948 @MariNisia The X-Files (TV Series 1993–2018) Jerry Hardin b.1929 Charles Cioffi b.1935 Robert Ito b.1931 Subs: William B. Davis b.1938 Roy Thinnes b.1938

What about al Fayed? Paul Burrell seems to believe he's dying....

It was last time, we had two unlucky people (definitely wasn't me) who's picks died off the radar. Even if they're not needed, I like being able to see them makes it more interesting to see who was almost picked (especially if they die).

Mohammed Sahil turns 60, the former Moroccan footballer participated in the 86 World Cup Mike Smith was born 50 years ago in Middle River, Maryland, known for his work in the bands Snot, TheStart and Limp Bizkit. He is currently the vocalist and guitarist of the band Evolver Ruslan Ponomariov was born 40 years ago in Gorlovka, Ukraine, and is a chess player. In 1996 he won the European Under-18 Championship, when he was just twelve years old. In 1998, at the age of fourteen, he was awarded the title of grandmaster (grandmaster, a distinction given in the world of chess according to very strict criteria), being at the time the youngest player ever to receive this distinction. On 01/02 he was champion worldwide

Imran Khan is 71 today.

Johann Deisenhofer was born in Zusamaltheim 80 years ago, is a German chemist. Together with Robert Huber and Hartmut Michel, he was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the three-dimensional structure of the photosynthetic reaction center. Marilyn McCoo was born 80 years ago in Jersey City, is an American singer, actress and presenter, also known for being the lead female vocalist of the group The 5th Dimension. She is the wife of singer Billy Davis, Jr., the founder of the group The 5th Dimension, which she married in 1969 Mauricio Manzano was born in San Salvador 80 years ago and was a Salvadoran footballer, he played in the cup of 70 Luís Filipe Andrade de Oliveira turns 50,was a footballer Portuguese,he played in the 1996 Olympics and defended Benfica Andreea Răducan was born 40 years ago in Bârlad, is a former Romanian gymnast, Throughout her four years of senior career, she won medals in all competitions - Olympic Games and World Championships, in all events except the uneven bars, and won also three individual titles in World Championships: on the floor in 1999 and 2001 and on the beam in 2001. Caught for doping in 2000, his return came the following year after the Olympic Games, at the World Championships, where he won five more medals. In 2002, she definitively retired from the sport.

Tim Schenken was born 80 years ago in Sydney, and drove in Formula 1 for 5 consecutive seasons, from 1970 to 1974. Lysette Anthony was born in London 60 years ago, worked on Look Who's Talking Now and Dracula: Dead and Loving It, In October 2017 she revealed that she had been raped by director and producer Harvey Weinstein Leandro Hassum Born 50 years ago in Niterói, Brazilian comedian, worked on Os Caras de Pau. From 2012 onwards, Hassum started to star in several comedy films, reaching over 20 million viewers in his films Dr. Luke was born 50 years ago in Providence, Rhode Island, an American guitarist and producer. In 1997, he began his professional music career on the comedy television show Saturday Night Live and producing remixes for artists such as Bon Jovi and Gravediggaz. He came into the music spotlight in 2004 for the production of Kelly Clarkson's single "Since U Been Gone" along with producer Max Martin Fábio Carille was born 50 years ago in São Paulo, he was a football player and is currently a coach, being Brazilian champion in 2017 managing Corinthians, currently coaching the Japanese team V-Varen Nagasaki Ricardo Quaresma was born in Lisbon 40 years ago, competed in the 2018 World Cup, played for Barcelona, Porto, Chelsea among other teams Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, played college basketball at the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats as the second overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, and 2020 went to the Dallas Mavericks, is currently without a club

George R. R. Martin is 75 today.

Russell M. Nelson is 99 today.

Marcel Vonlanthen born in Lausanne 90 years ago, was part of the squad of the Swiss National Football Team, in the 1962 World Cup Li Ning is 60 years old, he was born in Liuzhou, at the Los Angeles Olympics, he won three golds, two silvers and a bronze, this one in the general contest. In world championships, he holds eleven medals won in four editions, including four golds. In two participations in the Asian Games, he archived ten medals. Alexandros Alexiou turns 60, the former Greek footballer played in the 1994 World Cup Diego Benaglio was born in Zurich and is 40 years old, the former Swiss goalkeeper played in the 2014-2010 and 2006 cups, played for Stuttgart, Wolfsburg and Monaco, among other teams Magdalena Eriksson was born in Stockholm and is 30 years old, she competed in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics and the 2023 Women's Football World Cup

Michael Keaton is 72 today.

American electrical engineer Robert H. Dennard, who was the inventor of the one-transistor dynamic memory cell, is 91 today. Photo Credit: Fred Holland per Creative Commons license

September 25th.

1 . November NB! Remember if a date is already chosen, then chose another date please.

Tough as boots but we’ve all got to go one day - let’s hope he has a good view from his room. Still sounds like he’s mentally there from the article.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/01/mohamed-al-fayed-former-harrods-and-fulham-fc-owner-dies-aged-94 Guardian obit

American actress and singer Zendaya is 27 today. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore per Creative Commons license

American tennis player Vic Seixas is 100 today.

Anthony Lazaro was born in Charleston, South Carolina, started his career in karting, having won some titles in the sport between 1987 and 1992 and competed in the Indy formula between 2001 and 2002

Hideo Kojima, born 60 years ago in Setagaya, is a Japanese video game designer who worked for Konami. He was vice president of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and is the executive director and studio head of Kojima Productions, which was founded in 2005 and renovated in 2015 by him. Hideo is the creator and director of several popular game series, including the Metal Gear series, Snatcher and Policenauts, as well as Zone of the Enders and Boktai. John Bush was born 60 years ago in Los Angeles, California, was the lead singer of the thrash metal band Anthrax and is currently a member of the band Armored Saint. Carmine Giovinazzo was born 50 years ago in New York, he became known for his role on CSI: NY, as Detective Danny Messer Inge de Bruijn was born 50 years ago in Barendrecht, a former Dutch swimmer. He won eight Olympic medals in just two editions of the Games (Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004), four of which were gold. Dave Chappelle was born 50 years ago in Washington DC,. In 2017 and 2021, he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his participation on Saturday Night Live. In 2020, he won 2 Emmy Awards for the comedy special Sticks & Stones, in the categories of Writing in a Variety Special and Variety Special. In 2018, he won the Variety Special (pre-recorded) category for the special Dave Chappelle: Equanimity.

Nahas Angula was born 80 years ago in Onyaanya, served as the third Prime Minister of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 4 December 2012. He was succeeded by Hage Geingob. He subsequently served as Minister of Defense from 2012 to 2015 Paul Ellering, born 70 years ago in Melrose, Minnesota, is a professional wrestling manager, former wrestler, and former American weightlifter and mushing man. He currently works for WWE, Paul was manager of the duo Akam and Rezar, known as The Authors of Pain. He has also managed the Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) on two occasions and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. Tori Amos, born 60 years ago in Newton,North Carolina is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Amos was at the forefront of a group of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s, notably early in her career as one of the few female pop singers and performers to use the piano as her primary instrument. João Batista da Silva was born in João Pessoa and is 60 years old. Specialized in short distance running, he competed in the 200m final and came in 4th place with a time of 20.30 seconds at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States. He won a bronze medal in the 200m at the 1985 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, France Howie Dorough was born in Orlando, 50 years ago, is an American singer, songwriter, actor and model, best known as a member of the group Backstreet Boys. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Back to Me, which reached positions on Japanese music charts, followed by Which One Am I? 2019, aimed at children. Okkert Brits was born 50 years ago in Uitenhage, he was a South African athlete, specialist in pole vaulting. In addition to being world champion in 2003, he was one of the few men to have crossed the six meter barrier when, that same year, in Cologne, he surpassed 6.03 m. Laura Dahlmeier, born 30 years ago in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, is a German biathlete, gold medalist in the women's 7.5 km sprint and 10 km pursuit competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics biathlon, and won bronze in the individual in the same year as well.

Damn right I will!!