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Turns out he actually died in October.

https://twitter.com/bambam1729/status/1740775538460107156

Died in France also: https://deces.matchid.io/id/SMEkj2RQtvZB.

The recently deceased Richard Davis (https://www.nme.com/news/music/richard-davis-bassist-van-morrison-astral-weeks-died-3495860) was in hospice care for two years before he died...

My thoughts too, I wonder if those records are publically available somewhere? Pretty sure there was some legislation put into place around 2014 that made them stop updating it.

The better question, I think, is where was the data scraped from? It is getting increasingly harder to find more recent death information now that the SSDI has stopped being updated, and people dying in states like California, New York and Florida often have no obituaries published. Not to mention that it seems that not publishing an obiatuary or announcement seems to be more common nowadays.

Henderson was still alive in 2018 according to his sister's obit: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/ft-collins-co/nancy-fischer-7963121.

This seems to stem from multiple unsourced Wikipedia edits stating that he died on March 6. He is indeed not listed on the Minnesota DOC inmate search anymore, so it seems like it is likely correct. This was his listing (archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20220306011229/https://coms.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/OffenderDetails/Index/100736/Search) and it's blank now: https://coms.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/OffenderDetails/Index/100736/Search 

Likely the case. The son apparently used the surname Chapas in high school, so maybe that is a clue (though no immediate hits). Marriage story: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74157049/pat-parrish-elopement-to-las-vegas-to/

Yes, it is the right person per marriage and birth records as well as a newspaper article on the actress' marriage to William Casey.

Not listed as a survivor in her son's obituary from 2011: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/cary-casey-4723302

Variety source now has this... Clarification: An earlier version of this story included a statement attributed to Jan Crosby that Variety has not been able to independently confirm with others in Crosby’s camp.

Plus, forgoing death notices/obituaries is starting to become more common nowadays.

She is listed as Mrs. Lou Muccuilla (*probably Miccuilla) of Las Vegas in her father's 1979 obituary. Interestingly, her father (b 1909) later married somebody around the same age as his daughter later in life and had two other daughters with her...

Strange indeed, as I just was looking for a recent photo of him yesterday and had thought he looked okay for 95 earlier this year.

Here is the GRO reference for Kathleen Mary Helme, died 30 Dec 2019, appears to likely be the same person. HELME, KATHLEEN MARY 1921 GRO Reference: DOR Q1/2020 in BRIGHTON AND HOVE (452-1A) Entry Number 520084911

Seems to have still been living circa 2010. Appears that she later settled in Nairobi, Kenya, as that is where both of her parents also moved (they died in Mombasa and are buried there). Would not be surprised is she died off the radar sometime in the last two decades, though.

@Ulitzer95 Well, after much frustration I've finally been able to solve Robert Roark, and have confirmed that his birth name was George Isaacs Abt, and perhaps surprisingly, the 19 Oct 1926 date of birth is indeed correct. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Dr. William Leon Abt, an optometrist, and his wife, Cybelle Sachnoff, an opera singer originally from Kiev, Ukraine. This perfectly matches up with a 1954 newspaper clipping from Memphis - see below - which states that the actor Robert Roark was the son of a doctor, though they named him as Dr. William Roark of Chicago. There are also countless newspaper references that state he was from Chicago and attended the Universir of Illinois for a short time as well as Kentucky Military Institute, so this seems to line up. This biographical directory entry of American Jews for Cybelle Abt confirms her sons's stage name (screenshot below), as do census, birth and marriage records, as well as his WWII Draft card. Robert Roark later was the president of a film production company, Brigadier Films, alongside his partner Roger S. (Rick) Markle; his mother, Cybelle Abt was listed as secretary-treasurer here (screenshot below). He married Anita M Guile in 1974; Robert Roark and Anita M Roark seem to have had an address still listed in Beverly Hills, California in the mid-late 2000s, so he could very well still be alive. Definitely one of the tougher ones here! Will keep looking into William Glover. I did find a decent amount of identifying clues (names of his wife and children, approximate timeframes where he lived) as well as activity up to at least 1977, but am still spinning my tires in place.

I sent an e-mail to the LA Times and NY Times obit desks, I've had varying results in the past with some other names, so let's see if they eventually pick it up.

Yeah, I'm sure there are web scrapers and certain algorithms picking up on death-related phrases, so that would make sense. Unfortunately (not blaming anyone in particular here), lots of people fall for it despite the obvious bot-generated titles and articles. If only there was a way to get rid of those sites and accounts.

The amount of bots generated websites, Youtube videos and Twitter accounts decidated to deaths of notable-ish people is astounding. There is just so much crap out there now.

This French Death Record seems to confirm Gorsen's death: Naissance Nom Gaussen Prénom(s) Norah Ethel Sexe Féminin Date 22/11/1931 Commune Portland (99132) Pays Royaume-Uni (GBR) Décès Date 15/04/2020 Age 88 ans Commune Mouans-Sartoux (06084) Département 06 Pays France (FRA) Acte n° 66 Source INSEE fichier 2020, ligne n°173974

Yeah - not definitive, as perhaps her father could have cut off contact later in life and that could be the reason he is/was not mentioned. Though I'd say it strongly suggests it. Per the Ryerson Index an Eric Hampson died at a nursing home in the Hobart, Tasmania area in 2009 - couldn't find an online obit or further details, but could be a possibility. Otherwise, the Queensland Death Index which is available online up to 1991 doesn't have any matches.

This is Hampson's daughter's obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-mail-au/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-vivien-gibson-viv&pid=158712571&fhid=12368. No mention of father, so seems that he was probably deceased by then, as it mentions her in-laws.

And finally, one more. Laura Mason was born as Lillian Romer on 10 Aug 1924 in Santa Cruz, not as Jeanne Lynne Romer. Jeanne Lisa Romer was her twin, who was also an actress, and this person on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0739263/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t19 (later known Lisa Jeanne Clark). Laura Mason married Robert Elliot and was later known as Laura Lynne Romer Elliot, died in California on 30 Dec 2011: https://www.mylife.com/laura-elliot/e201500303262 (also confirmed by a social media post by her son). Her sister died on 13 Dec 2012 - I can message you the source @Ulitzer95. Michael Butler (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125064/) - referred to as Michael Grayson of Los Angeles in his father's 1969 obituary. Died in 1976: Name: Michael Grayson Gender: Male Birth Date: 13 May 1918 Birth Place: North Carolina Death Date: 1 Jan 1976 Death Place: Los Angeles