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Various reports that Ralph Humphrey, drummer for The Mothers of Invention (1973-1974) has died after recently entering hospice care. Has also worked on many TV shows such as The Simpsons, American Idol and Star Trek: Enterprise. Can't find a proper reliable source though.

This article also references that John Farnham is still in hospital.

Ken Archer reportedly dead: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/ken-archer-dies-australia-test-cricketer-oldest-male-queensland-captain-neil-harvey/2023-04-18

Report of the death of US actress Carol Locatell aged 82 seemingly from cancer, probably best known for her part as Ethel in Friday The Thirteenth: A New Beginning: https://www.horrorgeeklife.com/2023/04/18/carol-locatell-friday-the-13th-part-v-favorite-dies-at-82/ Appeared in Sharky's Machine also. TV roles include M*A*S*H, Streets Of San Francisco, Saved By The Bell, Ally McBeal and NYPD Blue.

This came to a shuddering halt round about 2003 @Spade_Cooley. Can certainly add Mark Sheehan of The Script to the list here.

April Stevens and Nino Tempo topped out at #17 on the UK Chart in December 1963 with Deep Purple:

Ivan Conti aka Mamao, drummer with and one third of the Brazilian trio Azymuth, reportedly dead: Azymuth reached #19 on the UK Chart in February 1980 with Jazz Carnival, so here's Legs & Co with an abridged version:

Maxine Klibingaitis, best known as teen punk Bobbie Mitchell in Prisoner Cell Block H and Terry Inglis an original character who was married to Paul Robinson in Neighbours, reportedly dead aged 58:

Report of the death of Booker Newberry III at the age of 67 apparently back on 5 April: https://www.soultracks.com/story-booker-newberry-iii-dies American soul singer who reached #6 on the UK Charts in June 1983 with Love Town:

Death Notice for Indian (British Empire) born British actress Helen Lindsay (later Helen Pickford), aged 93: https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/15-03-2023-helen-jane-pickford/ Couple of roles in the early Avengers, Upstairs Downstairs, The Pallisers, When The Boat Comes In, and a Poirot appearance in The Mystery Of The Blue Train among many many others.

Sarah Beeny all clear: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11978227/Sarah-Beeny-announces-return-TV-revealing-clear-following-breast-cancer-battle.html

I'm assuming this for Kenneth McAlpine is good enough for here: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/kenneth-mcalpine-oldest-surviving-f1-driver-dies/ Not for much else mind. You're welcome.

Cliff Fish report: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/22056292/cliff-fish-dead-paper-lace-guitarist/ Cancer. That means in the last month alone we have said goodbye to 5 UK Number One hitmakers Cliff Fish Chris King Paul Cattermole Ian Bairnson Mark Sheehan. Yet Jonathan King and Gary Glitter still live.

Whispers, nothing more, that Jamie Foxx But probably attention seekers. Keep your eyes on TMZ for the next 24-48 hours anyway.

He's under the care of the folk looking after Frank Field, I'll wager.

Cordon bleu, Rodney, Cordon bleu.

I really don't know. Helix were really really bad - they'd mostly open on the lads who were already getting it it on, do the biz and fade to black. I'm very much a story person - I like a plot (no matter how thin), the frisson of a meet, a seduction, that kind of thing. Helix have got a little better at story telling more recently, but they ain't no Staxus, or Boyfun. Plus I was a huge fan of mediocre acting - I loved all that 80s/90s stuff where they seemed a little drunk or just not very good, but at least it had a story, a lead in to the main event and very often a lead out to link to the next part of the movie. And shall we say, a little more verbal dialogue during the event! Ha! The OF stuff I've chanced upon has that sort of realism, but it's generally badly filmed or all from one angle. The "professional" actors are all there, paying the bills I guess, but they aren't movie makers. And at least the industry does have standards of safety, testing etc which your OF stuff can't really have, when more than one person is participating. As I say, I'd take a story even half assedly told over an hour and a half than a 30 minute home movie done in someone's kitchen.

Imo one of the many insufferably dull Helix performers who was just pretty. However, nobody should die that young. I'd like a little more detail, but the Tweet is age restricted, and I'm not joining to see it.

John Iacovelli, stage, film and TV art director and production designer best known for his work on Babylon 5 and Honey I Shrunk The Kids, reportedly dead from - as with most Babylon 5 folk - cancer:

Cliff Fish, bassist with Paper Lace, reportedly dead, if true he would have been 73: Billy Don't Be A Hero UK #1 March 1974:

Grant "Jim" Beaumont, father of the Beaumont children, which children disappeared in 1966, reportedly dead: One of Australia's great mysteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_the_Beaumont_children

Bacharach - 28 Vialli - 64 Sakamoto - 52 Lawson - 32 Quant - 30 That makes my total 206 I believe?

Obviously I have to post The Script's UK #1 (September 2012) Hall Of Fame (though I prefer Breakeven):

Mark Sheehan, co-founder of and guitarist with The Script, reported dead by the band:

What I find interesting as an aside is how attitudes have changed in the 30 plus years since. Lauren (then James) wasn't indulged as a child by the general public - they found him odd, quirky and indeed somehow frightening. People tended to laugh at what they didn't understand. Now look today and the recent past where Greta Thunberg and Malala Whatsherface are treated like fucking little goddesses to be listened to and indulged by the highest authorities. That's what I find odd - not a boy who loved his specialist subject who got fucked over by his parents, although Lauren was not necessarily faultless imo in that regard. Anyway, it's all a bit of a shock that surgery has been involved and I wish no harm to her - hopefully we are not in Katie Keltie territory here.