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Jack Carter, American comedian, 93. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-carter-dead-comedian-dies-805852 Edit: Found this with Judy Garland: https://youtu.be/xraSgIqXzmg Edit 2: UK Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3143926/Jack-Carter-brash-comic-dies-93.html Blast, he was on my radar for next year's DDP.

Robert C Broward, US architect and a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, 89. http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2015-06-28/story/architect-robert-c-broward-1926-2015-one-our-regional-treasures Famous buildings include the Jacksonville Art Museum and the Klein/Kelly residence. He was most proud of his design of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville.

Dennis Thwaites, former Birmingham City player, 70, along with his wife Elaine, 69, murdered in Tunisia. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/ex-birmingham-city-player-denis-thwaites-9551698

Dead. http://www.wafb.com/story/29432341/exonerated-death-row-inmate-glenn-ford-dies-of-cancer

So, she's quit smoking then? She certainly hasn't mentioned anything about it to David Crosby....

Ian Allan, publisher of specialist transport magazines and books, former head of Ian Allan Publishing, 93. http://www.railmagazine.com/news/2015/06/29/ian-allan-dies-at-the-age-of-93

Liam Ó Murchú, Irish presenter, broadcaster and author, 86. http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0629/711391-omurchu/

Greta van Langendonck, actress, 71. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fderedactie.be%2Fcm%2Fvrtnieuws%2Fcultuur%252Ben%252Bmedia%2Fmedia%2F1.2379301&edit-text=

Nana Visitor (DS9) has not been well. Underwent surgery within the last week. https://twitter.com/NanaVisitor/status/614762681027964928

Statement posted on official website: "Joni did in fact suffer an aneurysm. However, details that have emerged in the past few days are mostly speculative. The truth is that Joni is speaking, and she's speaking well. She is not walking yet, but she will be in the near future as she is undergoing daily therapies. She is resting comfortably in her own home and she's getting better each day. A full recovery is expected." http://jonimitchell.com/

Ysanne Churchman to return! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3142600/The-return-Grace-Archer-Actress-voiced-Archers-character-died-fire-comes-radio-age-90-mark-episode-s-60th-anniversary.html

Virginia Waite, journalist and who appeared with Cliff Michelmore (yes!) on the BBC's Holiday programme in the late 1960s, 78. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11702140/Virginia-Waite-journalist-obituary.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Shit. He's my music idol, from my favorite band. Is no death sentence, but still. Stay well Chris.SirC [Edit: correct response -- NO!] Geoff Downes reports Chris Squire dead. https://twitter.com/asiageoff Edit: Say Goodbye: https://youtu.be/IxQyut-0vEA

Todor Slavov (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todor_Slavov), Bulgarian rally driver, 31, competition crash. http://www.novinite.com/articles/169507/Rally+Driver+Dies,+Co-Driver+Injured+after+Heavy+Crash+Near+Bulgaria's+Tvarditsa

Gaguik Oganessian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaguik_Oganessian), Armenian chess player and former World Amateur champion, author of 36 books on chess, 68. https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/gaguik-oganessian-rip/

Joe Bennett, lead guitarist with The Sparkletones, 75. http://wspa.com/2015/06/28/lead-guitarist-of-the-sparkletones-dies/ Black Slacks: https://youtu.be/ZQKxketbUDg

Jaap Buys (Buijs), manager of artists of, amongst others, Jan Smit, 69, cancer. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nu.nl%2Fachterklap%2F4077175%2Fartiestenmanager-jaap-buijs-69-overleden.html&edit-text= He'd had to have his stomach removed for an earlier cancer, but it turned up again in his throat later and he had been given a year to live earlier this month.

Alfredo del Monaco, Venezuelan composer, 77. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.venezuelasinfonica.com%2Fnoticias%2Fsinfonico%2Fnos-unimos-al-duelo-que-embarga-al-mundo-musical-por-la-perdida-del-eminente-compositor-alfredo-del-monaco&edit-text= Tupac-Amaru: https://youtu.be/FCMardWYlxU

Shusei Nagaoka, an illustrator best known for making the imaginative, fantasy-based album covers for Earth, Wind & Fire, Electric Light Orchestra and other bands in the 1970s and ’80s, heart attack, 78. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/27/national/nagaoka-illustrator-for-earth-wind-fire-other-bands-dies-at-78/#.VY7BaXnbLrc

Quote from Norman Greenbaum's website (it's in capitals, I've just copied and pasted): "AS MANY OF MY FANS KNOW, I WAS A PASSENGER IN A TERRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT IN MARCH. I AM HOME, FINALLY, AND STARTING THE NEXT PHASE OF MY REHABILITATION. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PRAYERS AND WELL WISHES, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. I KNOW THAT IT HELPED PULL ME THROUGH. I SHALL BE POSTING UPDATES WHEN POSSIBLE. GOD BLESS. NORMAN" http://www.spiritinthesky.com/

Update: She was 77 and suffered from leukaemia. Scotsman: http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-elizabeth-maclennan-actress-and-writer-1-3814224

I never discuss existentialism before the sun is over the yardarm....I'm Ramadan that way.

Looking a better bet now the Supreme Court have sanctioned gay marriage. I predict choking on a stray hair from his shirt by this time tomorrow.

Kaja Saudek, Czech comic illustrator, 80. He had been in a vegetative state for some years. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ceskatelevize.cz%2Fct24%2Fkultura%2F315923-zemrel-kreslir-kaja-saudek%2F&edit-text=

Hmm, I can't stop thinking it'll be the winter for him. That's the best time to burn Kohl.