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Philip Baker Hall being pronounced dead by the Twitterati: Literally in everything you've seen on the tellybox at some point. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001311/ I'm going to say without looking he's a DDP Pick. Edit: Apparently he isn't and has never been a DDP Pick. Well, there ya go.

Peter Howe, mainly stage actor who originated the roles of Iago in Aladdin and Michael Wormwood in Matilda, both in the West End, reportedly dead: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/peter-howe-musical-actor-died_56706.html Seems to be this guy on IMDB. Of interest to us sci-fi folk as he was in Doctor Who: Other Lives audio story featuring the Eighth Doctor, playing the part of Maxi alongside McGann and the late Ron Moody of all people.

Jim Tate, the bassist in the Irish Eleanor McEvoy Band, reportedly died according to Eleanor herself: Played on A Woman's Heart, hugely successful Irish album of female folkies. Here's the late Gay Byrne introducing them in 1992:

Bragg has a book out so he's done a very brief and, I warn you, uninteresting interview with The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/11/melvyn-bragg-my-daughter-conducted-my-marriage-service- Here's the last couple of lines though: Melvyn Bragg’s memoir, Back in the Day, is out now: £21.75 at guardianbookshop.com. Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 (UK/Ireland) or email jo@samaritans.org Surely his book isn't THAT bad....

If I have to use the modern term of Disc Jockey, news that Tom Weyer aka Commander Tom, German DJ who had a couple of UK chart entries, reportedly dead: https://www-fazemag-de.translate.goog/90er-jahre-rave-ikone-commander-tom-ist-gestorben/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp Attained #23 in February 2005 with Attention:

John Cannan, suspect but never convicted in the Lamplugh case, receiving end of life palliative care: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/main-suspect-suzy-lamplugh-murder-27214138

Such an obvious Cup pick. So I'm assuming nobody bothered?

Ron Farmer, midfielder for Coventry City mainly but also played for the two Nottinghams, reportedly dead aged 86: https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/news-rip-ronnie-farmer/

No idea, completely different in Scotland. Horrid system by the sounds of it. Estates in Scotland always have to be declared, even if leaving everything to the spouse.

Not beyond the bounds of possibility Wakefield hospital covers his residence at Selby? I don't know, it's all the Yorkshires. We need an Ulitzer type investigation on that date of birth. Or someone who can access an archived version of that birthday story. What might be stretching it is that there is no notice of no will seeking claims and no grant of probate to date if he is not our guy. Not impossible mind you, but it would be surprising to me that there's nothing at all. Of course, if he didn't die in December but another date, I can have another look, but the entries I found are the only ones to date that would fit with Hugmans.

Surprise, I'll spark up a cigarette in her memory.

Right I've check the probate records and there's only one Simpson mentioned who died December 2021 - a Geoffrey William Simpson who died 15 December 2021. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/search-results If I cross check with the no wills found, there's a Geoffrey William Simpson (simply "retired") died 15 December 2021 here, who was resident in Selby: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3996691 Not sure how the English system works, grant of probate on 1 March 2022, but a publication date on the Gazette of February 2022 and claims on the estate date of April 2022. Might this be our body?

Any link to Hugman for William Simpson? I'm baffled, I've no football team, date of birth, full name etc.

Bernd Bransch, captain for East Germany who played at the 1974 Finals, reportedly dead aged 77: https://www-mdr-de.translate.goog/sport/fussball_3l/halle-bernd-bransch-gestorben-100.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Summer Olympics - Bronze Olympic medal in 1972 and Gold in 1976.

West Bromwich Albion "legend" and 7 time Scottish International Bobby Hope reported dead aged 78: https://theathletic.com/news/west-brom-legend-bobby-hope-78-dead/VGef7my36L9w/ Won the FA Cup and League Cup with West Brom in the 1960s.

Bonnie Langford's mother Babette Langford. 92 this year. I assume even her IMDB credit wouldn't necessarily qualify her for the DDP?

All the reports refer to reports and claims... Of course, he probably is dead, but I'd like to see some news source definitively say it out loud. Come along BBC...

Billy Bingham is the first faller from my one round Deathlist Cup team back in February. Maybe the second half of 2022 is going to be crueller to my DDP teams than the first.

Billy Bingham reportedly dead: Should add he's a DDP pick @gcreptile but probably easily already know that.

Now denials, some saying he's on a ventilator, others saying he's ill but home. Hilarious.

Last I heard he was on a ventilator. Lots of Twitterati think he's dead already. Let's see.

Reached #7 in the UK Chart in 1990 with Falling, with a couple of minor hits. Here's Anthea Turner fucking up the Chart position at that time on TOTP:

Death Notice for Sir William Antony John Reardon Smith, 4th Baronet: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/257683/reardon-smith He was 84. All previous successors to the baronetcy had a given name of William, and unsurprisingly the eldest son and heir apparent is William Nicolas Henry Reardon Smith (b. 1963).

Clive Doyle, one of the Waco (everybody say Waco...Waco) massacre survivors who remained devout til the end of his days to Koresh and the Branch Davidian sect, reportedly dead aged 80: Interview with him here from 2018: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/bible-study-david-koreshs-last-followers/ I'll leave it to @arghton to track down any names of still living escapees.

Alan Tracy aka Matt Zimmerman being reported dead, I can't access the FB post: This may mean that David Graham has outlived them all. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956757/