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Some of those song titles, though.

Scoreboard #3 - 16 Nov 2020 Banana (26) gcreptile (25) HDS (20) Joey Russ (18) CaptainChorizo (17) Death Impends (17) Etushispushingupdaisies (16) Sir Creep (15) Book (15) WEP (13) The Old Crem (12) msc (11) markb4 (10) Great Uncle Bulgaria (10) The Old Lady (9) Toast (8) DeathByArsenic (8) Yvonne (5) GuyFromFuture (3) Yorkshire Banker (2) Wormfarmer (2) Joe Moneypenny Bibliogryphon

There's usually about 7 or 8 returnees so at a guess: Jerry Lee Lewis - looking quite ghastly in that video from the other week. QE2 - 95 next year and one of those few genuinely too big to miss. Linda Nolan - terminal now. Jimmy Greaves - could go at any time now. Gorbachev - spent most of last few years in hospital, him being dropped this year gave me palpitations so hopefully we dodge the 2020 bullet... Pope Benny - clearly starting to go downhill Sidney Poitier or another Random oldie – Farrakhan/Gall/Mel Brooks - ALways one, you're guess is as good as mine. Sidney or Mel are my preferences. Gazza or Joni Mitchell returning – not Ozzy or Larry King as hoped - The loony return. I'd prefer Ozzy gettng a spot on the list while he's still about.

Prince Philip, Bob Dole, Pope Benedict XVI, Jimmy Carter and Henry Kissinger should be in the top 5 in my opinion. If they all are alive untill 2021.

Turtles guitarist Jim Tucker has died - https://www.theunion.com/news/jim-tucker-rhythm-guitarist-for-the-turtles-and-grass-valley-resident-dies-at-74/

Gary Dee Bradford, a child gospel singer born with thalidomide-like handicaps and a regular on lists of the worst ever album covers, died with little notice in 2019. https://usobit.com/obituaries-2019/04/gary-deebradford-1964-2019/

Wow, this was hard, and what I did find was somewhat limited sadly. Peter J. Hammond was born in 1934 as per BFI. Now, they have been wrong in the past but they're generally reliable on this front. I had a look through the birth index. There are loads of people called Peter Hammond born in 1934. The only one who stands out with a "J" as an initial is a Peter J F Hammond born in Hendon circa September 1934. He married a Shirley Eldridge circa June 1957 in Wood Green. Could be him but I wouldn't bet on it. Writers have a habit of adding/changing middle initials so in reality he could be any of the ones born that year... and that's not even taking into account the year being incorrect! "Cressida" didn't turn up any marriage records, nor could I find a Cressida Hammond on residency records. Henric Hirsch. Nada. There was a HENRICK HIRSCH who married a Sandra R. Geissler in Islington circa December 1977. The only close match. Neither of them appear in any UK records after this date so maybe this is him and the two of them moved to Australia. Now you can search Aussie death records (not on Ancestry but at each state's respective sites) but the family research pages only go up to 1990, so you may have to wait some years and then look again to get an answer. Paul Erickson is a pseudonym. Thankfully his death certificate on Ancestry for 27th October 1991 in Lambeth lists both his pseudonym and his real name, Frederick Redwood Watts. He was born in Cardiff 22 November 1920, so the info on the wider web is correct. Now, Wiki says him and Lesley Scott were married briefly. What does briefly mean? Presumably the two of them wrote The Ark in 1966 shortly before it was released. The reason why I question the language "briefly" is that this appears to be her, and it's from 15 years prior: c. June 1951, Kensington, FREDERICK R WATTS (it also says aka PAUL ERICKSON) + GEMMA SIGHE (it also says aka GEMMA VITALE). I believe Lesley Scott was Gemma Vitale/Sighe. Sadly, here is where the trail ends. I can't find any other trace of where she came from or where she went to!! Now, there is a marriage in Lambeth in 1986 for a Frederick R Watts and a Monica A Baker. He died in Lambeth. Could this have been a later spouse? Yes, the marriage certificate also lists his pseudonym of Paul Erickson. In other words, not much use. But I did try, and at least there's a supposed birth year for Hammond and the proper bio details for Erickson himself, with the likely true identity of "Lesley Scott". Maybe someone a little less amateur than myself can use them and pursue this further.

Here is the results for this round ! 14th of November : Sean 16th of November : WEP 17th of November : Deadpool 18th of November : Joey Russ 19th of November : CoffinLodger 20th of November : book 21st of November : RolandDeschain 22nd of November : redrumours 23rd of November : Bibliogryphon 26th of November : roaming_comrade 27th of November : Chilean way 28th of November : The Daredevil 29th of November : theoldlady 30th of November : Cant Wait 1st of December : The Quim Reaper 2nd of December : Putin 3rd of December : ObakeFilter 4th of December : Perhaps 5th of December : paddyfool 6th of December : Gemineye 7th of December : Arsewipe 11th of December : the engineer 12th of December : The Old Crem 13th of December : Sir Creep 19th of December : Genfærd 25th of December : The Unknown Man January 2021 : msc please @paddyfool and @Marenghi, if you wanna play, chose another date, yours were already taken…

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, Henry Kissinger, Rush Limbaugh, Leslie Phillips and Prince Philip should be in the top 5 in my opinion, if they all make it to 2021.

I'm thinking she's gold for Deathrace/HPDP and one or two others. Deffo 101 by the time they all kick off.

You'd think that getting to 84 would be enough without having to go through the covid crap.

That's some strong work on three difficult cases. When off work later, I'll see if it brings up any new leads, thanks.

John G. Stallings, Jr., the former president of what is now Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank and a regional executive for SunTrust Banks, died Monday after battling cholangiocarcinoma, a relatively rare disease also known as bile duct cancer, since 2018. He was 53. SC

I count 19. LOL Oops 20, Alex is an extra point for the A. Interestingly you were the only person who used Alex Trebek as an A, despite it counting the same as getting a hit on his surname. I'll have to keep that in mind next year lol.

Japanese actor Akira Kubodera dies of a suspected suicide. He was 43. https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/asianbuzz/japanese-actor-akira-kubodera-dies-at-43/ar-BB1b4iH7

John Shimooka, a former world tour surfer-turned-broadcaster, has died. He was 51. https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/16/sport/john-shimooka-death-surfing-spt-intl/index.html

André Maranne deserves a place on the 2021 DL. He will supposedly turn 95 next year and I feel sure he is still alive.

Where the fuck is the Nintendo Switch?

Sold his trophies and other memorabilia for €112,000. Perhaps, he’ll want to stay alive now to use the money. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8934129/Lester-Piggott-sells-trophies-4-493-career-wins-memorabilia-112-000-auction.html

Just recently tested myself for Covid-19. Luckily it was negative.

She has a lot of pain & problems with walking. https://www.survivornet.com/articles/olivia-newton-john-shares-new-updates-on-her-remarkable-battle-with-metastatic-breast-cancer/

I sent my choice on October 31st by PM. I sent the film Marnie (1964) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1. Tippi Hedren 2. Bruce Dern 3. Diane Baker Good luck everyone!

I have updated for the various recent hits. Tom's Chainsaw Massacre has had an incredible run these past days and finds themselves at 6th place now. Sutcliffe and Supernaw today, Trebek two days ago, as a joker, and Nobby Stiles just two weeks ago. Certainly, player of the month of November, with possibly the best november ever.

Knighthoods as a thing are pretty ridiculous but getting one for walking round and round your garden??? He only tried to raise £1,000 it was the social media masses that changed that modest goal into something quite awesome - he was almost a passive bystander to his achievements. I hope the DL doesn't stoop so low to include someone FFWRHG.