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Norman Lloyd's death break the record of Beverly Cleary with 19 picks: @Bibliogryphon, @drol, @Joey Russ, @Perhaps, @Johnnas, @CaptainChorizo, @ThereWillBeDeaths7, @deadsox, @Book, @Kenny, @Dying Probably, @arghton, @theoldlady, @The Daredevil, @Lynchian, @The Old Crem, @Annami, @Yvonne and @MariNisia CONGRATULATIONS ALL!!!

21 entrants (20 quickest off the mark plus your host and - ahem - master, Maryportfuncity). Competition opens on 1 June with the aim of getting a winner by midsummer's day. This is Maryport’s Midsummer Madness Dead Pool 2021 (That’ll be MMMDP to you lot!) Abdulaziz final public duty - presiding as master over the Masterlist! MMMDP 2021 1. Terry Lubbock (Sean) 2. Azam Khan. (Drol) 3. David Battie (Theoldlady) 4. Imelda Marcos (Bibliogryphon) 5. Dr. Georgina Morgan (gcreptile) 6. Bunny Matthews (Captain Chorizo) 7. Henry ‘Nacho’ Laun (perhaps) 8. Vic Elford (Quim Reaper) 9. MC Ren (Spade Cooley) 10. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Joey Russ) 11. Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton (Yorkshire Banker) 12. Mary Quant (Toast) 13. Susie Steiner (msc) 14. David Gulpilil (Death Impends) 15. Alejandro Jodorowsky (Chilean Way) 16. Martti Ahtisaari (arghton) 17. Philipp Mickenbecke (Banana) 18. Donald Zec (Yvonne) 19. Jack Arends (Grim up North) 20. Jimmy Greaves (Great Uncle Bulgaria) 21. Abdulaziz Bouteflika (Maryportfuncity)

I knew I'd got Norman Lloyd somewhere.

Norman Lloyd was picked in many pools, so it seems, also here by Annami, Bibliogryphon, Dying Probably and The Quim Reaper, but not by the Committee.

This obituary also mention his daughter, character actress Josie Lloyd, having died last year: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/norman-lloyd-dead/2021/05/11/0041ec7c-402f-11e4-b03f-de718edeb92f_story.html

Trevor Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, Lib Dem member of the House of Lords, has died. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/09/lord-smith-of-clifton-obituary Was at one point, their Northern Ireland spokesperson in the Lords.

Norman Lloyd has died. Assuming that he really has died, and is not just the figment of the imagination of some kid with a snow globe, here are the points for the Hollywood Squares participant. 40 + 24 = 64 points for Funeralopolis. 30 + 18 = 48 for Dying Probably, markb4, and the_engineer. 25 sub points for Annami and chilean way. And it is this Lloyd-propelled haul that sees a new leader in our latest scoreboard as Funeralopolis overtakes previous leader Book who had narrowly inched past Perhaps after the death of Anne Buydens. An excitingly close game but plenty of months to go... 1. Funeralopolis 229 2. Book 215 3. Perhaps 214 4. Eesti 185 5. Dying Probably 183.19 6. CaptainChorizo 175.32 7. markb4 171 8. Pedro67 165.19 9. An Fear Beag 160 10. maryportfuncity 156 11. msc 155.32 12. Sean 145 =13. Annami 140 =13. En Passant 140 15. gcreptile 135.32 16. drol 122 17. Death Impends 119 18. LizLemon 115 19. chilean way 110 20. Great Uncle Bulgaria 105.19 21. Torva Messor 105 22. The Daredevil 104 23. The Quim Reaper 100 24. Lynchian 90 25. Charles De Gaulle 87 26. theoldlady 85 27. the_engineer 73 =28. Exu 65 =28. The Old Crem 65 30. JoeMoneypenny 60 31. DeathByArsenic 56 32. YoungWillz 50.19 33. GuyFromFuture 50 =34. Joey Russ 45 =34. time 45 =34. YorkshireBanker 45 37. DevonDeathTrip 35 38. The Unknown Man 20 39. Bibliogryphon 3.9 =40. BabyBlue 0 =40. CalebH 0 =40. sheldondinkleberg 0 =40. Toast 0

Norman Lloyd is a hit for a few of us here.

'Notting Hill' star Tony Armatrading has died at the age of 59. The actor – the younger brother of singer Joan Armatrading – passed away on Monday (10.05.21) after a battle with cancer and his friend Tim Bentinck broke the news on social media. Tim wrote on Twitter: "Very sad news. My dearest friend Tony Armatrading died of cancer an hour ago. Tony began his career in theatre and originally worked behind the scenes as a member of the stage crew at the Birmingham Rep. He later made the move to acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He played roles in two notable Hollywood films during the 1990s – as a customs officer in the 1997 flick 'The Saint' and then in Notting Hill as a security guard who allows Will Thacker (Hugh Grant) onto a film set in order to win back Hollywood actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts). SC

Marty Staff, a larger-than-life figure who worked for some of the industry’s biggest names during his 30-year-plus career, has died at the age of 70. Staff was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in December and passed away Tuesday at his farm in Bucks County, Pa. Staff held leadership positions at Bloomingdale’s, Polo Ralph Lauren Corp, Calvin Klein, GFT USA Corp., and Hugo Boss as president and chief executive officer. SC

@markb4 wins his round

https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2021/news/retired-journalist-celebrates-60-years-of-marriage-with-actress/ This article is from January. She doesn't seem ill.

He's not dead, but Disney have given in and are paying Alan Dean Foster his royalties.

Always such a shame when a full life isn't lived. RIP Norman

7/50 hits for me for now Larry King Hal Holbrook Murray Walker Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Walter Mondale Michael Collins Norman Lloyd

*crosses Norman Lloyd off the list of Star Trek alumni*

If the above is true, his famous last words:

U.S. politician Lester Wolff has supposedly died aged 103. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true given this was him last month.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/9edafd37-b61d-436a-a3d1-dc640f8be468 Hemmi Jaara, a Finnish 96-year old WWII veteran has died. An active man in many WWII veteran associations, Jaara was also known for his rare love story: Jaara met his future wife, Eila, in an "senior meeting" in 2016. After talking to each other they found out they were both born on the same day, Seventh of November 1924. They got married the same year and were married until Eila Jaara's death on the 1st of July 2020.

Can't she be lumped in with her gf Betty Boothroyd, or did they hit the skids? I'm not au fait with the OAP rug-munchers scene, I'm afraid.

Karl Günther von Hase is an unique hit for @Book CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dave Mason, songwriter and musician who first found fame with Traffic. is 75 today. As is Graham Gouldman, of 10cc and so is Scottish hippy/folkie Donovan

Yes, Ligachyov is a hit for @gcreptile and @Salmon Mousse Scoreboard Updated CONGRATULATIONS!!!

IKEA is shite dorm room furniture, so I hope you’re not so crass as to own any. Sorry for the aside: This is a brilliant video for anyone who has worked retail, IKEA or otherwise. SC

If Bill Gates father was included on the list, so could definitly Lloyd be on the list