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Richard Lynn Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/08/31/richard-lynn-evolutionary-psychologist-eugenics-obituary/

Jamie Christopher, well respected British Assistant Director who worked on all of the Potter movies, reportedly dead aged 52: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jamie-christopher-dead-marvel-harry-potter-assistant-director-1235578498/ Also worked on various MCU productions, Goldeneye, The Da Vinci Code, etc etc and made an appearance as an X-Wing Pilot in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Reuben Sinclair in such good health he's already dead and buried: https://globalnews.ca/news/9926725/canada-oldest-veteran-funeral-reuben-sinclair/

Reports that Jack Sonni, guitarist with Dire Straits during the mid 80s (Brothers In Arms period) and who appeared with them at Live Aid, has died: If I see right, it has been reported by Alan Clark of Dire Straits on FB, but I have no access to that platform.

Arnie reports the death of martial arts practitioner and part time actor Kiyoshi Yamasaki (otherwise Yamazaki): Born 16 August 1940 according to this site - detail missing from IMDB: http://findingkarate.com/wordpress/kiyoshi-yamazaki/ Wiki mention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Karate-Do_Ryobu-Kai Appeared in Conan The Barbarian and Red Sonja and was additional crew on both those films as well as the 1980s Dune and the later Dragonheart.

Reports that Marilyn Lovell has died: Might hasten a certain astronaut's demise, if true.

Watching the coverage of the hurricane hitting Florida. We must all pray for the safety of the meth crocs. Can't help wondering what the late Pat Robertson would make of it. Would it be God's punishment on the 6 week abortion ban? Or the Don't Say Gay bill? Oh no, Pat wouldn't be for all that. Anyhow, all the above is just a little bit of fun. My thoughts and prayers for the safety of everyone are with them. And remember, it's never too soon to talk about climate change, people.

Simon Bates reports that Jamie Crick, broadcaster on Radio 3, Classic FM and Jazz FM, has died:

Well, I remain open minded. Sky have just reported the funeral took place today. Look, if I were to die in a mighty fireball of a plane crash, I don't think anyone would have the genetic material to compare to confirm my death. Now Russia I do not know. Maybe they have some form of genetic register or other medical information kept on all of their citizens? That's the bit that sounds fishy to me. But we will know if Putin suddenly dies before the end of the year.

Don't you very dare! I forgot to add the line I was going to use - You can't make a nob out of a knob!

So true....

Not for this thread anyway. For our non-native readers (and indeed some of our native readers) apply the Floella Benjamin test. What were they before they reached the Lords? A businessperson elevated to the Lords? Businesspersons thread. A TV presenter elevated to the Lords? Presenters thread. A composer or musician elevated to the Lords? Take your pick, plenty of threads out there. Union leader elevated to the Lords? Union People thread. None of these people above go in the Political Frailty thread either. Unless they were a political advisor, a local Council leader, etc etc, these folk are not politicians in the sense of the word - the Lords is not strictly a law making body. Generally for here you are looking for folk in hereditary positions, Papa or Grandpapa or Great Grandpapa-papa was a holder of a title which they have inherited. Maybe even their spouses or siblings might squeeze in. And the vast majority of these folk do not currently sit in the Lords. There's your crib sheet.

Or....definitely alive: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12456817/Prigozhin-alive-plotting-revenge-Putin.html

Maybe you have to step into a chalk drawing on the pavement to view it.

There's IMDB famous and Wiki notable. Must be a cultural thing I'm not seeing.

Doug Kyle, Canadian athlete who represented his country at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in both the 5000m and 10000m, reportedly dead following a car accident, aged 91: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/olympian-and-calgary-marathon-founder-douglas-kyle-remembered-following-crash-1.6538594 Life was not a sprint for this guy.

No idea why he has a Wiki page. Sonny Seiler, a Savannah based former trial attorney who seemed to have owned the line of English bulldog UGA mascots known as Uga reportedly dead: Appeared in a couple of movies, including one where he played the judge in a fictionalised version of a real life trial in which he was the defending attorney. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782608/

Well, he was at some points an MP, so strictly speaking he's a Political Frailty bod, rather than here. Oops, I got my Haworths and Howarths mixed up. Apologies. Nevertheless, not an aristocrat (you know, bloodlines and shit) and should be a political frailty fucker who by sheer patronage got elevated.

For completeness, Sarah Lawson QO: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/28/sarah-lawson-obituary Oh my, the obits are stacking up again @Death Impends.

Sarah Lawson Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/28/sarah-lawson-obituary She was 95. DDP-ed last year, off to check if she was carried over. @gcreptile yep, 2 teams including our very own @time

And this guy says Joe The Plumber is dead:

DDP pick as well. Possible broadsheet obit in 5 weeks?

Matyelok Gibbs Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/27/matyelok-gibbs-obituary She was 91.

@Bibliogryphon mentioned Roger Ordish in Ideas etc for 2023. He reportedly died (yesterday?) so won't make 2024 @msc:

Reports that John Kezdy, constant in Chicago post punk band The Effigies and Pierre's older brother, has died: