Gooseberry Crumble

I assume you've received my list in PM Shaun? ☺

Yes I was very surprised that neither Clarissa Eden or Mary Wilson were there but I'm pleased that Doris Day was not included in this year's list as she strikes me as being in fine fettle for her age.

Other old Hollywood stars many but not all from the golden era still alive and maybe worthy of consideration of inclusion on the list are Dick Van Dyke Margaret OBrian Marsha Hunt Marge Champion Rita Moreno Jane Withers Harry Belafonte Lee Grant Joan Plowright Doris Roberts Robert Duvall Carroll Baker Piper Laurie Joel Grey Olympia Dukakis Diane Ladd Sidney Poitier

There's also Jane Powell, Arlene Dahl, Ann Blyth, Tab Hunter, Robert Wagner and Dina Merrill.

I can see her living as long as her mother or even a bit longer say 102-103?

Mohammed Al Fayed of Harrods fame amongst other things is another possibility worth considering.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Grundy Nope Reg Grundy still alive aged 92.☺

Just a few suggestions of my own King Juan Carlos the first of Spain -abdicated last year and lots of rumours of being in ailing health Nancy Sinatra snr Franks first wife aged 98 Hollywood Golden era actress (B lister) Gloria De Haven aged 90 Julie Goodyear -Coronation Street legend -been ill for years with a host of ailments yet by many accounts still smokes like a trooper.In her mid 70s. Reg Grundy - Australian television legend aged 92 and founder of grundy television maker of aussie soap Neighbours etc American billionaire and tv media mogulSummer Redstone aged 92- a quick Google will illustrate his deterioration in health and the court cases sparked by those wishing to "protect him and control of his vast financial assets " Michael Heseltine -UK politician with a known heart condition and a very blood pressure raising European referendum debate likely next year. Silent movie star Mary Carlisle -101-102? Star Trek legend William Shatner worth considering and doesn't look overly healthy. Clarissa Eden -wife of former UK Prime minister Anthony Eden. Turns 96 next year.

I think Shirley Bassey and Imelda Marcos are very good and interesting pics! Big names that if they sadly die will definitely make for a qualifying obituary but not obviously at risk bar getting on in years a bit. There's always "older " big names who seem like they've got a good few years left in them and are a bit of a shock and feel very unexpected when they happen. For me this year that was Cilla Black and Jackie Collins. Shirley and Imelda seem like those kind of names for next year.

I will PM a list later tonight. Thanks for doing this competition

This thread is the wishlist not prediction list! This is for unpleasant people we hope die like notorious murderers and ultra cruel people! I nominate Grace Mugabe who is the wife of dictator Robert and if recent media reports are true is now increasingly powerful behind the scenes of this brutal regime. A power behind the throne as her husband is ailing and losing his grip.

Is this Barry person her brother? You can't pick 2 people with 1 pick No Edna is Barrys alter ego not sibling!

Here's the 20 choices of Gooseberry Crumble and my reserves 1)Nancy Sinatra Senior (Franks first wife) 2)Nancy Reagan 3)Connie Francis 4)Dyan Cannon 5)Wilbur Smith 6)Dries Van Agt (Former Dutch PM) 7)Barry Humphries (Dame Edna Everage) 8)Roger Moore 9)Gene Hackman (JOKER) 10)Empress Michiko -Empress consort of Japan 11)Geoffrey Hinsliff (British actor -Don Brennan in Coronation Street) 12)Barbara Knox 13)Tony Warren (creator of Corrie) 14)Bruce Jones (ex Coronation Street actor) 15)Peter Dean (played Pete Beale in EastEnders 1985-1993) 16)Ivor Danvers (British actor -Howards Way) 17)Peter Stringfellow 18) Julie Goodyear 19) Aline Chretien (wife of former liberal Canadian PM Jean Chretien) 20) Pat Boone My reserves Grace Mugabe Arthur Scargill George Michael Thanks ☺

I think he's had issues in the past. There have been times where he looks bloated and I don't think that's due to putting on weight simply from overeating .. it'll be him having excessive sessions of botox & colonic irrigation. ('Pump up the bottom') Talking of camp hosts & entertainers, Lionel Blair's getting on a bit. Bless him. He looked slightly drunk to say the least on his lottery show earlier this year! Bit off the rails me thinks. I have included Lionel Blair as one of my entrees in one of the "competitions " on here and I do recommend the committee consider Lionel for their list especially considering he has had life threatening health issues in recent years.

Please, please do not start asking if a posting is in the correct thread! The thread police are working hard enough already, they do not need to be further encouraged by connotations that anyone actually cares but them! Don't feed the beast! Duly noted!

http://www.broadwayworld.com/australia-melbourne/article/Australian-Actress-Carol-Burns-Passes-Away-at-68-20151221 Australian actress Carol Burns dies aged 68-played Frankie Doyle in the original Prisoner Cell Block H. Not sure if this correct thread but anyway....

OK here's the Gooseberry Crumble team list!! 1)Gloria De Haven (actress from Hollywoods golden era) 2)Barry Norman (film critic) 3)Baroness Knight of Collingtree (Jill Knight Former tory mp and now tory peer in the Lords) 4)Christina Crawford -Daughter of Joan Crawford and writer of the infamous "Mommie Dearest " 5)Clarissa Eden 6)Diahann Carroll 7) Eilleen Derbyshire 8)Barbara Sinatra 9)Lord Snowden 10)Mikhail Gorbachev 11)Antony Booth 12)The King of Thailand 13)Fenella Fielding (US actress) 14) Galway Kinnell (US poet) 15) Arthur Cohn (US film producer and winner of Guardian zion film award) 16)Gene Wilder 17)Donald T Sterling American business man and former owner of Los Angeles clipper professional basketball franchise) 18) Ali McGraw 19) Billy Graham 20) Dale Winton 21) Mary Higgins Clarke 22) Dorothy Malone 23) James Watson (discoverer of DNA double helix structure) 24) The Duchess of Kent 25) John Turner (ex Canadian liberal PM) 26) Jackie Stallone 27) Judy Blume 28) Fats Domino 29) Barbara Windsor 30) Guy Hamilton (UK film director including of numerous James Bond films like Goldfinger) 31) Britt Ekland 32) Ursula Andress 33) Gordon Lightfoot 34) Vic Damone 35) Loretta Lynn 36) Little Richard 37) Hugh Downs (US news presenter) 38) Dina Merrill 39) Lord Wakeham 40) Roy Clarke (UK sitcom writer Keeping up appearances, last of the summer wine) 41) Roberto Cavalli (Italian fashion designer) 42) Winnie Ewing (SNP royalty and ex mp) 43) Michael Aspel 44) Bernard Ingham 45) Michael J Fox 46) Julian Haviland (former ITN political correspondent) 47) Vivien Gray (Mrs mangel in Oz soap neighbours) 48) Bill Wyman 49) Mel Gibson 50) Daniel Dennett (American philosopher) Reserves 1) Eminem 2) Prince Philip 3) Nancy Reagan 4) Robert Wagner 5) Joe Jackson (Michaels dad) My first time so not sure how well I've approached this -We shall see! PS I edited Donald Merrill to Dina Merrill -the American actress. Autotype oversight!

Will definitely enter this before the deadline once I've sorted my full list!

I feel in terms of potential royal deaths there's naturally because of his age a lot of support for Prince Philip being listed but I'd urge the committee to also consider both The Duke and Duchess of Kent. The duchess infrequent "public " outings have revealed a rather frail doddery lady not in sparkling health and the Duke in recent years has suffered a stroke. Other names worthy of consideration by the committee in my opinion are film director James Ivory, SNP "royalty" Winnie Ewing, Rosemary Harris and Nancy Sinatra senior whose aged 98.

I think Lord Snowdon when you take into account his former hedonistic lifestyle and his age is worthy of consideration for next year's list.

This is my first time entering one of these -still feel a slight ping that I'm transgressing doing this but on balance I think It's all good natured and non malicious so here's my list 1)Dale Winton 2)Billy Graham 3)Antony Booth 4) Barbara Windsor 5)The King of Thailand 6)Eilleen Derbyshire 7)Henrik Prince Consort of Denmark 8)American actor George Kennedy 9)FW de Klerk 10) Barbara Sinatra Franks widow 11) James Watson (one of the scientists who discovered the structure of DNA) 12)John Turner -Former Liberal Prime minister of Canada 13)Jacques Chirac 14)Dorothy Malone 15)Peter Carrington (Lord Carrington) 16)Ivy Bethune (American actress -Back to the future) 17) Lord Snowden (Princess Margarets ex hubby) 18)Mary Higgins Clarke 19) Lionel Blair 20) Clarissa Eden As you can see I have a little tendency to go for guesses that many don't go for, bit less headline obvious, quirky, leftfield etc -We shall see whether or not it "pays " off! Here are my three substitutes 1) Little Richard 2) Ken Kercheval 3)Liz Dawn

I think he's had issues in the past. There have been times where he looks bloated and I don't think that's due to putting on weight simply from overeating Also it seems reading between the lines of what Christopher Biggins said in part that he's fallen out of favour or has ceased to mix in or on the showbiz scene in recent years. Both Dale and Biggins were very close friends with Cilla Black and mixed heavily in the same circles /parties etc yet Biggins says he hasn't seen Dale in years. I know Dale says he had work commitments that prevented him attending Cillas funeral and that could be true -but something tells me there's more going on and he's slipped into a lifestyle that his friends want no part of and shun. Perhaps just my suspicious mind but I think he may have serious issues shall we say.

I think British television presenter and showbiz personality Dale Winton has come across rather unwell in recentish appearances on tv and there's rumours /speculation of a drink or drug issue so I'm gonna flag him up as an outsider possibility.

Oh how very sad and tragically paradoxical given his 90 year old grandfather's successful recovery from cancer.

Thank you Charon