Deathrace

Ruth Bader Ginsburg lasted a good while with it but agreed. The fact they never announced the type of cancer feels ominous given that pancreatic is known to be the worst type to get.

A very impressive list. One has to say those born in the 1940s and beyond are generally holding up pretty well, so far. Does anyone know if Leonard Preston (who was the main star of one of the more memorable Tales of the Unexpected Episodes) but doesn't appear to be on your list is still alive? He appears to be born in 1954 but very little public information available perhaps due to this https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4425580

Former Labour MP David Marquand dead at 89

I loved his Paddington Bear narrations.

Random fact, MJK Smith is Lord (Seb) Coe's father in law.

Interesting that we now know which newspaper he reads. Of the living Doctors I reckon Davison, McCoy, Eccleston and Capaldi would all be Guardian readers. Smith is more likely to be a Times man. C Baker is known to read the Daily Mail. The youngest ones probably don't read newspapers.

Edward and Sophie appear to be very busy in their Royal duties at the moment.

He looks like Ossie Ardiles

New photos here. She looks ok at the moment to me. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13273381/Shirley-MacLaine-laugh-friends-lunch-Malibu.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

Sorry - my mistake

He certainly looks worse than Player to me.

US Masters Champions 2024 annual photo. Gary Player aged 90 is now the oldest champion but based on this evidence I could see him outliving several of these guys.

Kenneth Colley had a leading role in my favourite Inspector Morse episode of all time, "Second Time Around", alongside Oliver Ford Davies (born in 1939) and Ann Bell (born in 1938) who I correctly thought were still alive but also Pat Heywood (born in 1931) who I assumed to be long gone but appears to still be alive.

As Sting would sing - "I will turn your flesh to alabaster. Then you'll find your servant is your master."

Lord Bernard Donoghue is another one to watch from that era who is mentioned in this article.