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Bill Hayes dead at 98.

Abdullah CD dead at 100!

Xue Ju dead at 101.

Peter Crombie, who played "Crazy" Joe Davola on Seinfeld, dead at 71.

Nice to have a little reminder that he’s dead.

Suggs is 63.

Cause of death revealed to be heart failure. Surprising as that would require Kissinger to have a heart…

Mel Blyth, a FA Cup winner with Southampton in 1976 and long-time Crystal Palace player, has died. https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/saints-mourn-passing-of-mel-blyth

Correct. Ray Anthony and Janis Paige are now the last living individuals born in 1922 with a star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

General Kim Kyong-ok, former member of the central military commission, dead at 93. According to the always reliable South Korean intelligence he was executed in 2014.

One of, if not the only, guest I know of who was interviewed by Jack Parr, Johnny Carson, and Jimmy Fallon (it may be more common than I think, but I'm not so sure). As NBC treats them all as one program, for better or worse, it means his first interview (1958) was nearly 60 years before his last, which in itself is probably a record for the show. He may have appeared with Jack Paar 3 or 5 times, depending on if you believe IMDB vs his grandson, and I can't find how many times he appeared with Johnny Carson.

1924 Khamtai Siphandone / Joyce Randolph 1925 David Graham / Phyllis Dalton 1926 Philip Springer / Gudrun Ure 1927 Arthur Cohn / Geneviève Page 1928 Jim Lovell / Ethel Kennedy 1929 Len Deighton / Joan Plowright 1930 Thomas Patten Stafford / Joanne Woodward 1931 Irwin Winkler / Alice Munro 1932 Tep Vong / Antoinette Bower 1933 Alexander Mitta / Barrie Chase

Maybe having someone else here makes me want to come fix this up faster Or I'm just bored in my long December-January holiday Bill Hayes livingbygrace 1+1 Torva Messor 1+1 Scoreboard Main Deathlist 3/50 jonnythegamemaster 3/50 Steve 3/50 Thatcher 3/50 Imelda 3/50 CaptainChorizo 3/50 Max_bossetti 3/50 The Immortal 3/50 Prophet 2/50 ladyfiona 2/50 Death Duke 2/50 BuffaloPhil 2/50 six feet blunder 2/50 ThereWillBeDeaths7 2/50 MariNisia 2/50 Philip 2/50 The Daredevil 2/50 Grimgrass 2/50 Nick 2/50 Wannamaker 2/50 dimreaper 2/50 The Old Crem 2/50 Perhaps 2/50 DeathBecomesThem 2/50 Book 2/50 gcreptile 2/50 MrShadrak 2/50 Sean 2/50 livingbygrace 2/50 Torva Messor 2/50 markb4 1/50 LWCZ 1/50 LizLemon 1/50 Bibliogryphon 1/50 Brad252 1/50 Earl 1/50 Hell 1/50 TQR 1/50 Morrisey 1/50 Joltin Joe 1/50 polar duck 1/50 Etushispushingupdaisies 1/50 Diego 1/50 Khthonia 1/50 St3ve 1/50 John Key 1/50 theoldlady 1/50 Windsor 1/50 Chalres De Gaulle 1/50 Salmon Mousse 1/50 Superstar 1/50

Bill Hayes actor from Days of Our Lives has died according to Wikipedia.. A hit for me and maybe some others?

Not dead Carlos Alberto Parreira (Brazilian coach in the 94 World Cup) has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma for 4 months, he has been reacting well He is 80 years old Carlos Alberto Parreira está em tratamento de quimioterapia há quatro meses, diz CBF | seleção brasileira | ge (globo.com) Here's a recent photo:

13/Jan/2024 61 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 56 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown +2 50 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 44 The Troggs — Wild Thing +1 35 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 34 Los Bravos — Black Is Black +1 26 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 18 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 14 The Lovin' Spoonful — Daydream 06 The Move — Flowers In The Rain -6

This is exceptionally well done and should give a good few of you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. It was thrilling to me, and I'm nowhere near as familiar with her as some of you lot (I really need to watch more Classic Who, especially now it's on iPlayer!)

Ruth Ashton Taylor (wiki) dead at 101 according to several posts on FB here and here.

Francisca Mangonez Martinez is now the oldest person in Colombia,born on 4 July 1910 in Majagual,Sucre.The oldest man in Colombia now is Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo born on 31 May 1913 in Palermo, Huila

Bill Hayes a hit for Bibliogryphon. Congratulations. 1924: Art Schallock / Polly Allen Mellen 1925: Lester Crown / Martha Firestone Ford 1926: Charles Dolan / Ramona Fradon 1927: Fred Risser / Barbara Dane 1928: Sidney Kimmel / Pilar Pallete 1929: Jerry Adler / Vikki Dougan 1930: Ion Iliescu / Mary Costa 1931: Darryl Hickman / Ann Roth 1932: Joe Engle / Elaine May 1933: Michael Parenti / Cissy Houston

Leela is one of the greatest Doctor Who companions, played by the wonderful Louise Jameson (Tenko, Bergerac, RSC stuff). She was once called the most accomplished actress to play a Dr Who companion and tbh the only real argument is if you count Jean Marsh as a official companion or not imo!

You are all very welcome to the awards ceremony of the 2023 Hare’s Dead pool. About a week later than all other pools, put a few days earlier than usual for this one! A record year for entries (since surpassed by 2024) saw 57 players with a total of 717 picks in play. It was a year high in picks, but low in hits, especially for the more popular selections. After the compilation team of popular picks managed to beat all-comers in 2022 with 15 hits and 3665 points, 2023 saw a mere 7 hits totalling 1421 points. Popular favourites Roberta Flack (28 picks) Jimmy Carter (27), Johnnie Irwin (23), Andy Taylor (22) and Frank Field (17) all made it comfortably through the year, with suggestions that at least one of them might not be nearly as ill as first thought. (Yeah Jimmy, you faker- we’re looking at you!). One vital record, however, was broken this year. In 2018 Death Impends snatched victory with the demise of Don Lusk on December 30th. A record that would surely survive the test of time. Well, it did until 31st December 2023 when US Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson was finally voted out by the Reaper. The 364 points plus 250 Betty Bonus was enough to snatch victory from the trophy-laden hands of gcreptile, and present it to our new champion, the winner of the Hares Deadpool 2023 …. DYING PROBABLY WINNER Dying Probably (2683 points) 11 hits [Betty Boothroyd, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Harry Belafonte, Hazel McCallion*, Henry Kissinger, James L. Buckley, Nigel Lawson, Rosalynn Carter, Sandra Day-O’Connor, Shane MacGowan, Tony Bennett] Despite boasting the lowest winning total since DeathImpends in 2018, and the lowest number of winning hits since Toast in 2015, the 2683 points was comfortably enough to hand victory to Dying Probably. The year started badly – their Hazel McCallion Joker was cashed in on 29th January, giving them the lead in the first leaderboard of the year on February 6th. Everyone knows that is the death knell in this pool, right? More early hits with Boothroyd, Lawson and Belafonte saw them in 2nd on May 7th, not the place you generally want to be. By the beginning of November, they were out of the top 20 and by all conventional wisdom, out of the game. Rosalind Carter’s demise on 19th November sneaked them up into the respectability of the top 20, but still seemingly out of it. However all changed in 3 days – the deaths of Henry Kissinger (November 29th), Shane McGowan (November 30th )and Sandra Day O’Connor (December 1st), suddenly rocketed DP up into second place. Too little, too late? Not a bit of it – they were just biding their time to pounce. The late, late death of Eddie Bernice Johnson was all they were waiting for to take the title in the most dramatic of fashions. Now THAT’S how you play this pool! I therefore award the Deathray memorial cup for 2023 to @Dying Probably. RUNNER-UP Gcreptile (2204 points) 12 hits [Burt Bacharach, Chris Snow, Daniel N Paul, Frederic Forrest, George Alagiah, Grant Turner, Haris Ibrahim, Henry Kissinger, Johnny Ruffo, Menahem Pressler, Roland Griffiths, William Consovoy] What can I say – the most unlucky of runners-up. However, I am sure their vast collection of silverware will give them some comfort for the loss of this one. @gcreptilealmost played this perfectly – took the lead in November with the death of Johnny Ruffo. Lost it briefly, only to regain it with Kissinger’s welcome passing. Held that lead almost to the finish line However, they just couldn’t kill off the opposition, with the lack of a December hit, and an un-scoring Joker ultimately proving fatal. THIRD PLACE The Unknown Man (2047 points) 9 hits [Bob Barker, Bobby Charlton, George Alagiah*, Gianluca Vialli, Giorgio Napolitano, Jacques Delors, Milan Kundera, Rolf Harris, Ted Kaczynski] The only other player to score over 2000 points, a feat managed by 12 players last year. Always there or thereabouts in the second half of the pool. @The Unknown Man took the lead in October with Bobby Charlton’s death. However, that was lost soon after, and despite Jacques Delors giving them a late boost, just couldn’t find that last hit to get them over the line. Ultimately, it is hard to win this pool with only 9 hits. THE “COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY” GROUP Boasting scores that would have been mocked last year, these players all managed to make the top-10 this year. Wannamaker led the pool in October, Thatcher led twice: in July and as late as November. Arghton led in February, Death Impends in July, and Buffalo Phil in May. They all had their opportunity, but just couldn’t take their chances! Diego (1955 points) 9 hits [Felix Sienra, Fusa Tatsumi*, Gianluca Vialli, Giorgio Napolitano, King Constantine, Milan Kundera, Rolf Harris, Shane MacGowan, Wei Wei] Wannamaker (1935 points) 12 hits [Bob Barker, Frank McGarvey, George Alagiah, Giorgio Napolitano, Henry Kissinger, King Constantine, Martti Ahtisaari, Milan Kundera, Pervez Musharraf, Rolf Harris, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Ted Kaczynski] Thatcher (1897 points) 10 hits [Federico Bahamontes, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Gina Lollobrigida, Josh Ackland, Milan Kundera, Rolf Harris*, Rosalynn Carter, Ted Kaczynski, Tony Bennett] Arghton (1788 points) 11 hits [Carmen Sevilla, Daisako Ikeda, Emlain Kabua, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Ivan Silayev*, Maunu Kurkvaara (BB), Otis Taylor, Rafiq Nishonov, Tim Lobinger, Winnie Ewing) Death Impends (1783 points) 10 hits [Bert I Gordon, Billy Graham, Bob Barker, Ed Ames, Francoise Gilot, Jacques Delors, Jimmy Weldon, Lucille Randon, Mervin Shiner, Milan Kundera] LizLemon (1738 points) 7 hits [Burt Bacharach, Frederic Forrest, Henry Kissinger, Norman Lear, Rosalynn Carter, Sandra Day-Connor, Tony Bennett] Buffalo Phil (1674 points) 10 hits [Ady Barkan, Ben Ferencs, Bill Butler, Bob Barker, Gianluca Vialli, Guido Gorgatti, Hazel McCallion, Johnny Ruffo*, Lucille Randon, Tim Keller] THE “RESPECTABLE” GROUP : YoungOne (1620 points) 8 hits [Bobby Charlton, George Alagiah, Henry Kissinger, Jacques Delors, King Constantine, Nigel Lawson, Rolf Harris, Tony Bennett] WEP (1559 points) 8 hits [Augie Nieto, George Alagiah*, Jango Edwards, Mutulu Shakur, Rolf Harris, Ryan Minor, Teresa Taylor, Tim Lobinger] Yorkshire Banker (1536 points) 8 hits [Dick Clarke, Dick Groat, Francoise Gilot, George Alagiah, Giorgio Napolitano, Hsing Yun, Tras Honan, Winnie Ewing] BabyBlue (1512 points) 8 hits [Greta Anderson, Guido Gorgatti, Helene Carrere D’Encausse, Horse-Dieter Hottges, Jacques Delors, Leonard Pietraszak, Martti Ahtisaari, Phyllis Latour] Msc (1436 points) 5 hits [Bob Barker, David Berglas, Henry Kissinger, Jacques Delors, Tony Bennett] MariNisia (1431 points) 7 hits [Bob Barker, Carole Cook, Don January, Harry Belafonte, Jacques Delors, Sandra Day’O’Connor, Stanley Von Nieda] The Spinosaurus (1426 points) 7 hits [Alan Arkin, Bob Barker, King Constantine, Horst-Dieter Hottges*, John Devitt, Michael Parkinson, Tony Bennett] Wormfarmer (1422 points) 8 hits [AL Jaffee*, Ben Ferencs, Bill Butler, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Henry Kissinger, Shane MacGowan, Ted Kaczynski] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (1421 points) 7 hits [Bob Barker, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Henry Kissinger, Johnny Ruffo, Rolf Harris, Tony Bennett] The RadGuy (1405 points) 8 hits [Ady Barkan, Faye Fantarrow, Frank McGarvey, George Alagiah, Jango Edwards, Johnny Ruffo, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Tim Lobinger] Etushispushingupdaisies (1388 points) 7 hits [Bob Barker, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Henry Kissinger, Johnny Ruffo, Rolf Harris, Teresa Taylor] TQR (1373 points) 7 hits [Bobby Charlton, George Alagiah, Harry Belafonte, Michael Parkinson, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Nigel Lawson, Tony Bennett] Nantonian (1359 points) 7 hits [Diane Feinstein, George Alagiah, Henry Kissinger, Nigel Lawson, Rolf Harris, Ted Kaczynski, Winnie Ewing] Tracey (1332 points) 7 hits [Al Jaffee, Al Quie, George Alagiah, Gordon Moore, Miiko Taka, Norman Lear, Ted Lerner] The “MEH” Group Salmon Mousse (1271 points) 10 hits [Chris Snow, Chris Stone, Frank McGarvey, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Denny Crum, Michael Lehrer, Natalie Fornasier, Teresa Taylor, Tim Keller] WhoamI (1268 points) 6 hits [Eric Tweedale, Henry Kissinger, Ken Archer, Norman Lear, Stella Stevens, Ted Kaczynski] Im Not Hades (1232 points) 6 hits [David Crosby, Frank Borman, Harry Belafonte, Mary Quant, Miroslav Blasevic, Ryan O’Neill] The Old Crem (1167 points) 8 hits [Frank McGarvey, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Johnny Ruffo, Mary Quant, Rolf Harris, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Terry Venables] Toast (1150 points) 10 hits [Bobby Charlton, Fay Weldon, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Just Fontaine, King Constantine, Milan Kundera, Rolf Harris, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Winnie Ewing] Drol (1109 points) 7 hits [George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Giorgio Napolitano*, Oomen Chandy, Pervez Musharraf, Rolf Harris, Shimon Baadani] An Fear Beag (1093 points) 9 hits [George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Lucille Randon, Mairin Hughes, Mary Quant, Nick Hitchon, Nigel Lawson, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Tim Keller] DeathBecomesThem (1089 points) 6 hits [Chaim Topol, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Pat Robertson, Rosalynn Carter, Sandra Day-O’Connor] Captain Chorizo (1085 points) 7 hits [Abe Jacobs, Billy Two-Rivers, Johnny Ruffo, Pervez Musharraf, Siiri Ratnanen, Teresa Taylor, Winnie Ewing] Etib80 (1058 points) 4 hits [Bob Barker*, Federico Bahamontes, Gianluca Vialli, Jacques Delors] THE “MUST TRY HARDER” Group The Old Lady (988 points) 8 hits [Betty Boothroyd, Bob Barker, Francoise Gilot, Gianluca Vialli, Mary Quant, Rolf Harris, Ted Kaczynski, Tina Turner] Lady Fiona (964 points) 5 hits [George Alagiah, Kenneth McAlpine, Rolf Harris, Shane MacGowan, Tony Bennett] Pedro69 (962 points) 3 hits [Bobby Charlton, Johnny Ruffo, Mike Nussbaum] Chel (960 points) 6 hits [Jaak Lipso, Nikolai Dupak, Nikolai Dobranravov, Yulia Borisova, Vera Vasilveya, Vyacheslav Zaitsev] CharlesDeGaulle (944 points) 6 hits [Bob Barker, Chaim Topol, Giorgio Napolitano, Rolf Harris, Stella Stevens, Tony Bennett] Famous4Eva (943 points) 3 hits [Angel Wagenstein*, Chris Snow, Johnny Ruffo] JoeMoneypenny (848 points) 5 hits [Hsing Yun, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Shane MacGowan, Wan Haifeng, Wei Wei] CalebH (823 points) 5 hits [Carmen Sevilla, Doreen Mantle, Marga Minco, Mihai Sora*, Sonia Cervanes] Book (790 points) 6 hits [Burt Bacharach, Frances Sternhagen, Gina Lollobrigida, Harry Belafonte, Inga Swenson, Maria Sebaldt] Torva Messor (755 points) 7 hits [Bernard Kalb, Bert I. Gordon*, Carole Cook, Francoise Gilot, Max Morath, Menahem Pressler, Noreen Nash] GrimUpNorth (737 points) 6 hits [Frank McGarvey, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Johnny Ruffo, Rolf Harris, Ryiuchi Sakamoto] Joey Russ (717 points) 6 hits [Bob Barker, David Crosby, Lucille Randon, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Ted Kaczynski, Tony Bennett] Great Uncle Bulgaria (692 points) 5 hits [Bob Barker, Gina Lollobrigida, Henry Kissinger, Lucille Randon, Nigel Lawson] John Key (674 points) 3 hits [George Alagiah, Rolf Harris, Ryan O’Neill] Guy From Future (662 points) 7 hits [George Alagiah, Gordon Pinsent, Hazel McCallion, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Juan Velarde Fuertes, Milan Kundera, Patricia Hamilton] Hell (650 points) 6 hits [Chaim Topol, George Alagiah, Gianluca Vialli, Rolf Harris, Ryiuchi Sakamoto, Ted Kaczynski] THE "YOU’RE ‘AVING A LARF" Group WhenThe (460 points) 3 hits [Albert Ndele, Jim Broyhill, Rosalynn Carter] GooseberryCrumble (438 points) 3 hits [Dick Fosbury, Raquel Welch, Rosalynn Carter] Sean (389 points) 4 hits [Gina Lollobrigida, Gordon McQueen, Harry Belafonte, Nora Forster] Death By Arsenic (322 points) 1 hit [Josh Ackland] ChckenCobra (271 points) 1 hit [Diane Feinstein] Bibliogryphon (228 points) 1 hit [Michael Parkinson] TheKillingTime (170 points) 1 hit [Claude Sarraute] THE "WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?” GROUP Time (81 points) 1 hit [Peter Shelley] Who would have thought it? A team full of apparently healthy 80-year-olds did badly. I tell you – you will win nothing with kids! A few more awards to be presented: THE " NO PRIZES FOR LEADING AT HALF-WAY?" AWARD (formerly held by Arsenal Football Club) THE SPINOSAURUS Led at the end of August after three rapid August hits. Wondered aloud whether they had peaked too early. Was correct. Did not score again after that, ultimately finishing in 17th. AWARD FOR MOST POINTS PER HIT (MIN 5 HITS): MSC takes this award, scoring only 5 hits, but scoring 1436 points to average 287.2 points per hit. Not bad, consider that the Joker did come into play. First hit in July, then 1 in August, 2 in November, and 1 in December. That’s sort-of how you play the game- just a few more needed, Honourable mentions to: LizLemon 1738 points 7 hits 248.3 points per hit Dying Probably: 2683 points 11 hits: 243.9 points per hit Pedro67: Average 320.66 but only 3 hits Famous4Eva: Average 314.33 but only 3 hits. AWARD FOR FEWEST POINTS PER HIT: TIME: 81points 1 hit: 81 points per hit. Yeah – it wasn’t even a good one! Dishonourable mentions go to: Guyfromfuture: 662 points 7 hits: 94.6 points per hit Sean: 389 points 4 hits: 97.25 points per hit. And finally, as couple of quirky notes to end with. 2023 saw one of the odder QOs in dead-pooling history with the YouTube video of Emlain Kabua’s funeral service being accepted as a QO. If you haven’t watched it, I recommend it – its hilarious. Think worst wedding video where all the guests are painfully aware that the camera is on them, but at a solemn funeral. Players should note that the fact it was filmed and released by the Marshall Islands Telecommunications Authority is what convinced me to allow it. So, if one of your really fringe picks does cark it, don’t bother turning up at the funeral service with your iphone, hoping to sneakily bag a QO. 2003 also saw the now annual event of a pick not even managing to scrape the most basic of QO’s needed to score in this pool. Fast-talker Steve Woodmore finally shut up, and it seems that everyone was so relieved that they promptly forgot all about him. Ultimately it mattered little to Gcpetile, and this host breathed a large sigh of relief! Thanks everyone for playing in 2023 and best of luck for 2024.

The Duke of Kent perhaps? He was a nephew to the King, the only one at the time, if I'm correct. But given the very different attitudes to Royal publicity then and now, I'm not sure how many people would've been aware of him as a wee lad.

On Wiki Carlos Rojas "date of death (was) unknown". He actually died in 1963.

Is he still on the line?