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Law could be considered a miss too because, unlike some who were kept, he was known to be terminally ill, even when it was something unpredictable as Alzheimer's. But at the same time, had someone like Eastwood been dropped instead and then died the same way as Carl Reiner did while Law had survived the year people would have gone 'why was Eastwood dropped instead of [random old person who's survived the year]???'.

No dead tag, so she must be still alive. DL 2026 pick?

Congrats, MariNisia! 1925: Alan Bergman / Jacqueline Ceballos 1926: Ed Williams / Betye Saar 1927: Marcel Ophuls / Mirtha Legrand 1928: Franzo Grande Stevens / Bella Davidovich 1929: Dick Button / Claire Maurier 1930: Buzz Aldrin / Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 1931: Kenny Burrell / Corinne Marchand 1932: Valentino / Harriet Andersson 1933: Frits Bolkestein / Eileen Fulton  1934: Don Hastings / Brigitte Bardot

She's interviewed by phone in this video, but denies (link to Variety article) she's cognitively impaired.

It did:

I know we already moved past this subject and determined everyone but a few have died off-radar, but considering has a Wiki page in English (why?): It seems he died some time before/in February 2012. This is the obit of a widow whose husband was named Antolín Santiago Juárez. The obit also mentions a son named José Antonio de Santiago-Juárez López, which must be José Antonio de Santiago-Juárez (English wiki), whom is Antolin de Santiago's son. It's not absolute 100% certainty but names match up. Also, this man has pages in two Wiki languages and both were made long after his death. His Spanish page was made in 2017.

Is this also the first time two siblings are DL hits?

An unusual busy, ominous month when it comes to health updates from our celebrities. Singer Emma Heesters (wiki), who's turned 29 last week, announced her stage I cervical cancer is actually stage III, the above post about Manuela Kemp and now TV presenter Martijn Krabbé (wiki), son of actor Jeroen, announces the 'form of cancer' he went public about last year has actually been terminal lung cancer the whole time.

Tippi Hedren shortly after her 95th birthday (which is in 4 days).

No more Le Pen death hoaxes, no more Linda Nolan attention seeking in the media. End of yet another era.

1925: Alan Bergman / Jacqueline Ceballos 1926: Ed Williams / Betye Saar 1927: Marcel Ophuls / Mirtha Legrand 1928: Franzo Grande Stevens / Bella Davidovich 1929: Dick Button / Claire Maurier 1930: Buzz Aldrin / Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 1931: Kenny Burrell / Corinne Marchand 1932: Valentino / Harriet Andersson 1933: Frits Bolkestein / Eileen Fulton  1934: Don Hastings / Brigitte Bardot

Assuming this is a proper obituary for this game, @MariNisia 'steals' the next hit with Barbara Clegg. Congrats!

Here's one: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/07/peter-yarrow-of-folk-trio-peter-paul-and-mary-dies-aged-86

2/50 Jean-Marie Le Pen Peter Yarrow

From journal de bord to journal de mort.

That's a question you could ask for many picks on the list and the answer to all of them is the DL doesn't care about who takes which spot. Regarding Attenborough, I'm actually surprised he came back. After randomly missing out the last two years, whereas fellow healthy 95+ year olds DVD and Brooks were kept on the list, I thought they just didn't want Attenborough to become a hit.

I apologize for any inconvenience I have caused.

I brought her into this game, but I'm actually not sure she's still alive. She's a former script girl and former 'lover' of Rock Hudson who was interviewed for a 2018 biography about Hudson. She could very well still be alive, but as that interview was many years ago she could also have died off-radar since.

1. Dick Van Dyke 3. Pete Murray 5. Ian Smith - JOKER 6. Esther Rantzen 7. Nigel Starmer-Smith 8. Alan Greenspan 9. Linda Nolan 11. Cleo Laine 12. Stanley Baxter 15. Jean-Marie Le Pen 18. Tippi Hedren 20. Yoko Ono 22. Geoffrey Boycott 26. Prunella Scales 28. Gene Hackman 29. Joanne Woodward 35. Douglas Hurd 40. Buzz Aldrin 49. Asma al-Assad 19/50

Maybe a stupid question, but do we know for sure he still lives in the UK? Or, is there any chance he moved abroad after he was released from prison?

Congratulations, drol! A well deserved victory.

I guess the most famous surviving 1925-born celebrity who isn't already on the list will be on the 2026 list.

Starmer-Smith.

Saint, Hedren AND Novak. That's half of Hitchcock's still living leading ladies on the list. Vera Miles, Shirley MacLaine and Julie Andrews is the other half.

Happy New Year, everyone! And thanks for hosting another year, Biblio! 1925: Alan Bergman / Jacqueline Ceballos 1926: Ed Williams / Betye Saar 1927: Marcel Ophuls / Mirtha Legrand 1928: Franzo Grande Stevens / Bella Davidovich 1929: Dick Button / Claire Maurier 1930: Buzz Aldrin / Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 1931: Kenny Burrell / Corinne Marchand 1932: Valentino / Harriet Andersson 1933: Frits Bolkestein / Eileen Fulton  1934: Don Hastings/ Brigitte Bardot