The Daredevil

It would be in the DL's best interest to have Leo Beenhakker back.

British spy-fiction author turns 93 today. Hugely popular figure in the UK. Definitely worthy of a thread and of attention by the DL committee, surprised he hasn’t yet been on the DL, he really should be considered for 2023.

A good list of selections for 2025... only problem, a little too good. Eva Marie Saint had better tread carefully (although as she is the only one of the five on my shadowlist, she may see 2025).

Cancelled Tanglewood concerts last June amid illness Withdraws from December Vienna Philharmonic concerts due to acute health problem A good candidate for the 2025 DL?

On days like these, I think about, what might have been for the 2024 DL

Shares update for fans concerned about his health after having MRI Scan of head This one deserves a thread of his own, having been plagued with health issues for years, and would not like to be sharing Hammond's thread. Clarkson battled pneumonia in 2017 (which he nearly died from), suffered from two serious bouts of COVID in recent years, and previously feared he would go at 61 like so many others. There is bound to be a lot more news to put here in the years to come.

Thought it would be an idea to have a thread to discuss and gain insight into some of the more mysterious celebrity deaths. Tragic couple to start with, their deaths have been baffling me: Xavier Saint-Macary (mentioned before) and Isabelle Hô. Macary just randomly dropped dead of a heart attack one day aged 39. His ex-wife, Hô also died aged 39, but from AIDS (she was married to Franck Demules at the time, and how she attained the disease that killed her is unexplained). Anyone have any additional info on these?

81-years-old, nowadays very rarely heard from and has been looking frail in recent years, Hollywood legend to keep a watch on for 2025.

Probably a November death. He may well die one year to the day Rosalynn died (19th November). That would be another fitting final achievement.

Time to give this 50s, 60s and 70s Hollywood icon, fast approaching 90, her own thread. Famous in her own right, too big for Hollywood Possibilities thread. Looking worryingly frail here

Horrible way to go. Mind you, AIDs isn't a gas either. Yes, in a way, Macary had it easy. A quick heart attack, a painless way to go, though not recommended before your 40th birthday. Further mystery concerning Beckley is his age at death. Was he 50 or 52? Reports vary.

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Edward Platt (sorry about that, chief). Death reported originally as a heart attack; later rumours abounded it was actually suicide (some mentions it was pill-related)...

With Frankie Valli in 2022; I'd argue Pesci looked older, and Valli is currently on our watchlists.

Good point, although he was ill months before his death, suffering from coronary artery disease (unknown at the time), and had blackouts, dizzy spells and had been diagnosed with high cholesterol. Could have been a similar scenario to Macary, just probably not as much of a backstory there as Beckinsale was more famous.

Not compared to his athletic, slender "Ma femme s'appelle reviens" co-star Xavier Saint-Macary who died so mysteriously of a heart attack in 1988 aged just 39. Blanc never looked in good health tbh, but Macary? Actually, I cannot even think of another celebrity who one day suddenly dropped dead from a heart attack in their 30s, with no known health issues, and who looked healthy until just before. Can anyone else?

If he cannot read or write, how can he be able to vote?

At this rate, we can expect 1-2 more hits for the rest of the year. In other words, the worst DeathList of the 21st century to date, and worst since 1993. The DeathList 2024 is a major disappointment, so many unnecessary misses (Irwin, Field, Hardy, Doherty, Delon, Earl Jones, Fujimori, Graham) despite a fair number of chosen candidates who are inexplicably still with us (Carter, Starmer-Smith, Chomsky, Woodward etc).

California Suite (1978) was full of actors now around their 90th year, many of them already battling health issues. So who will be first out of these to go? Jane Fonda (diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in September or earlier; admits she will not be around much longer) Alan Alda (has had Parkinson’s since 2015) Michael Caine (has had mobility issues in recent years and is seemingly frail) Maggie Smith (diagnosed with Graves’ disease in 1988 and breast cancer in 2007) Elaine May (no known current health issues, but the oldest cast member here, only one north of 90) Bill Cosby (reported as blind in 2016) My thoughts: Cosby in 2025 Smith in 2025 Alda in 2025 Caine in 2026 May in 2026 Fonda in 2027 In other words I guess Cosby will go first; Fonda last.

Smith was first to go; next will probably be Cosby.

Julie Walters in 2029

About time this 87-year-old Hollywood icon gets his own thread, especially with his consistent absences in public nowadays, sparking speculation about the state of his health. Doubt he'll see 90. One to keep on the DL's radar.

Iconic 80s Hollywood actress, known for starring roles in Body Heat, Romancing the Stone and Prizzi's Honor, among others. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in the early 90s which caused her immense pain and forced her to use drugs which severely altered her body. These recent photos from April show the long lasting effects. Having recently turned 70, I can see her going at 71 like her Body Heat co-star, William Hurt. In any case, time for a specific thread for this once goddess of the screen. Also, last week fell ill during Ogunquit musical, misses final performances

I do not think Obama will live a particularly long life in comparison with other Presidents- his age is already showing. 88-89 sounds about right for him.

Trump will easily see off Clinton, Biden and even Bush IMO. Granted after Carter, Clinton is next, but Biden won't be soon after. Trump could still pass for 68; can see him getting close to 97 in 2043.