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Well, here is the news Telegraph death notice confirms: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/264193/edmunds Wiki is incomplete so this helps a bit. IMDB has the wrong death date. In full: EDMUNDS Dr John David passed away peacefully on 3rd May 2023, aged 94. Academic, actor, translator, teacher and broadcaster. Much loved and greatly missed uncle, great uncle and brother-in-law. His Funeral will be held on 31st May 2023 at 12.30 p.m. at St Margaret of Antioch, Rottingdean. Flowers welcome c/o Christopher Stringer, 67 High Street, Rottingdean, BN2 7HE.

According to Fox10 Phoenix, Philippine native who later emigrated to the United States, Thomas Mayor, who was reported to be the last living survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March, died just 3 days ago on the 15th of this year, but through thorough research, I found out that he is not the very last as reported, as there are two other Filipino Bataan Death March survivors still alive that i know of, that being Lt. Nino A. Sylmar (1925-) and Lt. George Bach (1926-). https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/world-war-ii-veteran-remembered-mesa-family-honors-life-of-patriarch-who-survived-bataan-death-march https://www.southwesttimes.com/news/local-veteran-recognized-service http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/partner-keeping-stories-of-filipino-world-war-ii-veterans-alive-in-white-sands

Is this a new game of "Spot the Grave"? I'll give it a go. My guess is a bit obvious though - where the ground looks to have been disturbed:

Perhaps not as a Senator, but probably as a living human being. For reference, that friend was Representative Ellen Tauscher of California, who has been dead since 2019.

The New York Times is reporting that, to no surprise, her recent illness was much worse than her office reported: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/feinstein-illness-shingles-senate.html Key points: Her shingles infection spread widely to her face and neck, causing the partial paralysis of her face with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The infection also caused swelling in her brain (encephalitis), making her memory loss even worse. Basically everyone around her has totally given up any hope she will choose to resign. The article suggests that were only two people who could have possibly convinced her otherwise (her husband and a former colleague), but they're both dead. There are still 18 months left in her term.

Alan Young died on this day 7 years ago, aged 96. - Young first started acting on radio, beginning in 1944. In 1950, his own radio show started to be broadcast on television, and he earned two Emmys the following year. - In 1961, Young began to star as the main human character on Mister Ed, as Wilbur, the titular horse's owner and only person able to understand him. - Young was known in later years as the voice of Scrooge McDuck beginning in 1974- this included the entirety of the original DuckTales, which ran from 1987 to 1990. He would continue to voice the character into the 2010s, lending his voice to his appearances in video games such as DuckTales: Remastered and the Kingdom Hearts series. - Young also voiced Mr. Flaversham in The Great Mouse Detective, Farmer Smurf in The Smurfs, and Haggis McHaggis in Ren and Stimpy: - Young's final role was in 2015, providing the voice of Scrooge McDuck in the 2013 Mickey Mouse show. He would be replaced by John Kassir (the Cryptkeeper from Tales from the Crypt) on the show after his death, and David Tennant in the 2017 DuckTales reboot.

She was also able to walk into today's Judiciary Committee hearing, so she's not entirely wheelchair bound.

Fri 19 May 42 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 33 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 33 The Moody Blues – Go Now 30 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud +4 29 The Supremes – Baby Love 28 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 28 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 27 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 26 Tom Jones – It´s Not Unusual 25 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 25 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 24 The Rolling Stones – The Last Time 24 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 23 Roger Miller – King Of The Road 23 The Seekers – I´ll Never Find Another You 23 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 23 Roy Orbison – It´s Over 23 Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe 22 The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man 22 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 22 The Searchers – Needles And Pins 22 The Hollies – I´m Alive 22 The Beatles – A Hard Day´s Night -6 21 Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love 21 Unit 4 + 2 – Concrete and Clay 20 The Righteous Brothers – You´ve Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 20 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good 20 The Searchers – Don´t Throw Your Love Away 20 The Rolling Stones – It´s All Over Now 19 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman 18 The Beatles – Can´t Buy Me Love 17 The Honeycombs – Have I The Right 16 The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over 16 The Rolling Stones – Little Red Rooster 14 The Beatles – Help! 09 The Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself

Times obit for Martin Polden, the lawyer who represented John Lennon and George Harrison at the time of their respective drugs busts in the late 1960s: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/martin-polden-obituary-xh2dzpjl0 Died way back on 5th April according to this write up: https://elflaw.org/news/martin-polden-obe-legacy-environmental-justice/

Pro-life crusader dies anyway. In stead of spending a fortune on the upkeep of his aircraft, he chose to spend $120.000 on a recount on abortion. Guess how he died....

Made the Independent, illustrated with the worst set of photos for someone who was so attractive in their prime: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ap-luchino-visconti-berlin-italian-la-dolce-vita-b2341493.html

Combine this with other reports, and it is clear that she does not have the soundness of mind required to finish out her term... Although she may be physically able to do it. Questionable.

Visited by Italian prime minister Quote from a source that doesn't have a paywall: "Berlusconi is in an excellent mood, is rapidly recovering, and despite the hospitalization he works tirelessly on the main dossiers"

Who said the word "Immortal"?

I couldn't find an appropriate topic for this one, so posting it here. One of the UK's answers to Shirley Temple, Hazel Ascot turns 95 today (assuming she hasn't died off radar) Made the 1st of her 2 films back in 1937.

John Dunmore paid obit: https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/john-dunmore-obituary?id=51781546

It's saying something when she showed more enthusiasm for "pork markets". Or for abolishing the monarchy come to that...

Steve Lawrence, American actor, comedian and singer/songwriter with a successful career as a solo artist and as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, is 87 today. In 1960, the couple won the Grammy Award for best performance by a vocal group. Eydie Gormé died August 10, 2013. In 2019, Steve Lawrence was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Ringo Starr is 82.

Burt Ward, American actor best known for his portrayal of Robin on the classic 1960's TV series "Batman", is 77 today. His audition tape for the role:

Ann Reinking, the Tony Award winning broadway actress, dancer, and choreographer who played Roxie Hart in 1977’s Chicago and starred in other musicals is dead at 71....https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2020/legit/news/ann-reinking-dead-chicago-1234853416/amp/

She’ll get a regular fix then

Mark Gastineau, 60, diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson's.

Veteran radio and television personality Tan Swee Leong died from rectal carcinoma, or rectal cancer, at about 5am yesterday. He was 77. Before the cancer diagnosis, he had suffered two strokes, the first of which was in December last year. SC http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/veteran-radio-tv-presenter-dies-cancer-age-77

I often say I have problems with God, it some of his fan club that scares me. My neighbours are devout Lutherans. Just a couple of years ago when we had the vote to allow same-sex marriage, they were outspoken in their opposition to it. Even to the point of putting up a sign stating "1 man + 1 woman = 1 marriage". Even though I get on well with them, I can't help secretly hoping one of their kids comes out declaring they're gay. Yeah, people who openly oppose gay marriage annoy me. It doesn't affect your life at all, why do you care what other people do?