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Death notice for Adele Anggard (nee Alers Hankey), opera, ballet and theatre costume designer, aged 90: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/-ngg-rd-notices_54314 A daughter of Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey. She worked on Peter Brook's film version of King Lear. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0029401/

May Pang, Lennon's interim lover, interview: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12735915/Yoko-asked-sleep-John-fell-love-thats-wanted-one-bizarre-episodes-Beatles-history-Pang-Lennons-lover-18-months-tells-story.html

David Bronner, who produced Rise Like A Phoenix for Conchita Wurst, reportedly dead: https://www-oe24-at.translate.goog/leute/musik/grosse-trauer-im-austropop-conchita-produzent-david-bronner-ist-tot/575155767?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp He also co-wrote Bulgaria's 2011 entry Na Inat, which failed to qualify for the Grand Final:

Spiros Focas reportedly dead: https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/11/10/spiros-focas-passed-away/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283754/ Nice Hollywood career, could see him Qobiting.

Cross posted from the Family/Fringes thread. John Nuttall was a long distance runner who competed for GB in the 5000m at the 1996 Atlanta games. Commonwealth Games medallist.

Johnny Ruffo QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12732821/Home-Away-star-Johnny-Ruffo-dead-age-35-battle-terminal-brain-cancer.html

Frank Borman QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-12732193/Former-U-S-astronaut-Frank-Borman-dies-95.html

Someone has Frank Borman here: https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/frank-borman-who-led-historic-flight-around-the-moon-in-1968-dies-at-age-95-489afa09

Frank Borman reportedly dies: https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/frank-borman-who-led-historic-flight-around-the-moon-in-1968-dies-at-age-95-489afa09

Western Front event: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/08/organiser-of-armistice-day-event-at-cenotaph-hopes-pro-palestine-protest-can-go-ahead At the Cenotaph, so couple of miles away from the protest. Sunak being precious and relying on the fact that most UK citizens are too dumb to research. *Possibility of zombie apocalypse now being considered by Home Office. (*not true...yet).

I'm not really sure what to make of Security Risk Suella this day. Is she arguing that the police should back off from policing right wing protests, or is she suggesting that the cops should ride their horses through Palestinian protesters batonning them until they bleed, a la early 80s miners' strike? I had to laugh though at the police's "operational independence". Some of us remember Thatcher's personal militia, arresting gay men for holding hands, Hillsborough, aforesaid miners' strike etc. Anyway, Security Risk Suella has the full confidence of Number 10. I've heard that so many times before, so I expect her to be booted to the back benches soon. I don't know why, but this popped into my head while hearing about all of this:

Death notice for John Whitney, writer and broadcaster, aged 92: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/whitney-notices_54289 Produced programming for Radio Luxembourg, and at various times became managing director of Capital Radio, Director-General of the IBA and Chairman of The Really Useful Group. He devised the TV series Danger UXB, and wrote for The Avengers. If he doesn't obit, there will be no justice. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926315/

Maggie Rae, widow of Lord Alan Haworth, reportedly dead on holiday, like her hubby: https://alastaircampbell.org/2023/11/maggie-rae-an-obituary/

Ewan Hooper, Scottish born actor known for various things but Camp Controller Alec Foster in Hi-De-Hi and the caretaker in the factory in Kinky Boots stand out, apparently died way back in April: http://www.ashburnhamtriangle.com/2023/05/ewan-hooper.html I briefly toyed with picking him this year, given the lack of an obit, rather glad I didn't! Other film roles include How I Won The War (featuring John Lennon) and Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. TV includes Coronation Street, Hunter's Walk, Boon and Casualty, among others. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393739/

Did i just hear that Sunak, who was fined for breaking the law during COVID and who stood behind a man also a law breaker who lied to Parliament about "let the bodies pile high" and on numerous other occasions call law abiding protesters' plans for a march "disrespectful"? We don't need a sharp suited multi-millionaire talk this way, even less get a monarch to sit on a golden throne tell 300 quid a day peers and 80+k a year politicians about how in ten years he might bring our electricity bills down. Disrespectful? Look in the fucking mirror.

Have at you with a QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12725357/Influencer-mother-two-terminal-lung-cancer-dies.html

Successfuil Scottish ladies golfer Dale Reid reportedly dead from cancer: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/dale-reid-obe-passes-away-after-battle-with-cancer Played for Europe in 4 Solheim Cups and was non-playing captain for a further 2.

Nominative determinism or summat like that!

Report of the death of Igor Judge, Baron Judge, the aptly named former Lord Chief Justice of England And Wales:

Rick Stein takes the Mail's health quiz: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12719723/TV-chef-Rick-Stein-reveals-eats-CHOPSTICKS-names-two-vices-76-year-old-answers-health-quiz.html Probably not in danger for 10 years at least.

Report of the death of Pandora, the "tour guide" in Steven Arnold's Luminous Procuress, counter culture film so beloved of Dali and Warhol: More about the movie here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/08/enigmatic-transgressive-gleefully-queer-the-1970s-cult-film-youve-never-seen

Report from a reputable source that American poet David Ferry has died aged 99: Lauded for his translation of Virgil's Aeneid in his 90s. Various prizes and awards. A pick in the Tic Tac Toe DP.

Report of the death of his widow Anne Hart: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-12716095/Actress-singer-Anne-Hart-widow-comedian-Ronnie-Corbett-dies-aged-90.html Actress and singer in her own right, so if you are minded, post it elsewhere.

I'm afraid we will never know.

Reports coming in that Pat E Johnson, Tang Soo Do practitioner and Hollywood martial arts choreographer, has died: Appearing in The Karate Kid movies as Chief Referee, also worked on Enter The Dragon, Wild Wild West and the Teenage Mutant Teenage Turtles movies. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425944/