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Lot of interesting teams indeed. Surprised no one picked Coronation Street or Last of the Summer Wine. Best of luck to everyone playing. My pick Steve Halliwell is born in 1946. His birth date on IMDB is incorrect.

Congrats MariNisia!

Replacing Nichelle with Giorgio Napolitano.

A – Martti Ahtisaari B – Bob Barker C – Keith Clifford D – Jacques Delors E – Taina Elg F – Frank Field G – Mikhail Gorbachev H – Steve Halliwell I – Ion Iliescu J – Jean Marsh K – Kris Kristofferson L – Leslie Phillips M – Marianne Faithfull N – Giorgio Napolitano O – Ozzy Osbourne P – Pervez Musharraf Q – Quincy Jones R – Ray Reardon S – Nigel Starmer-Smith T – Josephine Tewson U – Gudrun Ure V – Frankie Valli W – James Watson X – Xi Xi Y – Yoko Ono Z – Khaleda Zia EDIT: Nichelle Nichols dead, replaced by Giorgio Napolitano.

Napolitano again please.

Congrats Arghton! 1922 – Bernard Kalb / Margia Dean 1923 – Henry Kissinger / Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 1924 – William Russell / Siiri Rantanen 1925 – Jacques Delors / Phyllis Dalton 1926 – Tony Bennett / Helen Gallagher 1927 – Sidney Cooke / Cleo Laine  1928 – Peter Cellier / Ann Blyth 1929 – John Nettleton / Patricia Routledge 1930 – Roy Clarke / Sara Jane Moore 1931 – Don King / Josephine Tewson

Surely Gorby, Pelé and Benedict deserve spots if they survive the year? I think Jean Marsh would be a good addition as well, judging by the opening post of her thread by msc.

Submitted my team. Hopefully no one else will pick the same show, though I have a couple of back-ups just in case.

1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31)  1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32)  1990: Queen Elizabeth II, Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (5/42)  1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40)  1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37)  1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, George Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (4/56) 1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50)  1995: Holly Johnson (1/50)  1996: Mr T (1/50)  1997: (0/50)  1998: (0/50)  1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50)  2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50)  2001: Liza Minnelli (1/50)  2002: (0/50) 2003: (0/50)  2004: Pervez Musharraf (1/50)  2005: Hamed Karzai (1/50) 2006: (0/50)  2007: Tim Johnson, Louis Farrakhan (2/50)  2008: Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (3/50)  2009: (0/50)  2010: Angela Lansbury (1/50)  2011: Ali Khamenei, Dick Cheney, Michael Douglas (3/50)  2012: Nigel Lawson, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (4/50) 2013: Henry Kissinger (1/50)  2014: Wilko Johnson, Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett (3/50)  2015: Leslie Phillips, Henry Kissinger, Jake Roberts (3/50)  2016: Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Leslie Phillips, Sandy Gall, Paul Gascoigne (7/50)  2017: Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Queen Elizabeth ll, Bob Barker, Sandy Gall, Pope Benedict XVI, Emperor Akihito (7/50)  2018: Linda Nolan, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Mel Brooks, Pope Benedict XVI, Louis Farrakhan, Ronnie Wood, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (15/50)  2019: Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Bob Barker, Emperor Akihito, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Harry Belafonte, Vanessa Redgrave, Cleo Laine, Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Prunella Scales, Tina Turner, Shane MacGowan (15/50) 2020: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Angela Lansbury, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte, Prunella Scales, Jacques Delors, Willie Nelson, Shane MacGowan, Dick Cheney, Imelda Marcos, Joanne Woodward, David Crosby, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Pervez Musharraf, David Attenborough (21/50) 2021: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Loretta Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Jacques Delors, Ali Khamenei, David Crosby, Prunella Scales, Tony Bennett, Rosalynn Carter, Dick Cheney, Queen Elizabeth II, Harry Belafonte, Bob Newhart, Barbara Walters, Pope Benedict XVI, Imelda Marcos, Yoko Ono, Linda Nolan, Joanne Woodward, Mel Brooks, Willie Nelson, Betty Boothroyd, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Raul Castro, Burt Bacharach, Stanley Baxter, Bernard Cribbins, Vanessa Redgrave, Shane MacGowan, Shannen Doherty (35/50) Updated for Bernard Cribbins.

Bernard Cribbins is a hit for Summer in Transylvania: https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-28/bernard-cribbins-star-of-the-railway-children-and-doctor-who-dies-aged-93 Congrats! Next round: 1922 – Bernard Kalb / Margia Dean 1923 – Henry Kissinger / Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 1924 – William Russell / Siiri Rantanen 1925 – Jacques Delors / Phyllis Dalton 1926 – Tony Bennett / Helen Gallagher 1927 – Sidney Cooke / Cleo Laine  1928 – Peter Cellier / Ann Blyth 1929 – John Nettleton / Patricia Routledge 1930 – Roy Clarke / Sara Jane Moore 1931 – Don King / Josephine Tewson

As mentioned in the 20/20 + 1 thread, chilean way's pick Bruno Foresti is dead, but no QO yet.

Diana Kennedy is a hit for WEP: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/obituaries/diana-kennedy-dead.html Congrats! Next round: 1922 – Bernard Kalb / Margia Dean 1923 – Henry Kissinger / Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 1924 – William Russell / Siiri Rantanen 1925 – Jacques Delors / Phyllis Dalton 1926 – Tony Bennett / Helen Gallagher 1927 – Sidney Cooke / Cleo Laine  1928 – Peter Cellier / Ann Blyth 1929 – John Nettleton / Patricia Routledge 1930 – Roy Clarke / Sara Jane Moore 1931 – Don King / Josephine Tewson

Napolitano again

Edit: Wrong Ryder, ignore.

Sad to hear this. He was great in The Grump, though the role (and the publicity that followed) must've been quite strenuous for him, as he had the career-ending stroke fairly soon after it premiered.

According to this tweet, Tom Oliver (Lou Carpenter in Neighbours) is quite unwell and might not be able to reprise his role in the Neighbours finale. This was apparently mentioned by Oliver's co-star Ian Smith (Harold Bishop) in a Radio 2 special, but I haven't listened it myself.

Glad to see her looking so well. Probably has still a few years to go at least, though I wouldn't be surprised if she made the front page next year. The discussion above about her KUA co-stars reminds me, when was the last time David Griffin (Emmet) was seen in public? He hasn't had any TV roles after 2005.

Echeverria QO: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/former-mexican-president-luis-echeverria-dies-100-2022-07-09/ Next round: 1922 – Bernard Kalb / Margia Dean 1923 – Henry Kissinger / Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 1924 – William Russell / Siiri Rantanen 1925 – Jacques Delors / Phyllis Dalton 1926 – Tony Bennett / Helen Gallagher 1927 – Sidney Cooke / Cleo Laine  1928 – Peter Cellier / Ann Blyth 1929 – John Nettleton / Patricia Routledge 1930 – Roy Clarke / Sara Jane Moore 1931 – Don King / Josephine Tewson

Luis Echeverria is a quick follow-up hit for me, once a QO appears.

Napolitano again for me.

Palmu turned 78 today. He got some good health news for a change, as his bladder cancer is gone. How is a man who has survived two house fires planning to celebrate his birthday? By smoking a cigar and barbecuing, of course.

And here it is: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/larry-storch-dead-f-troop-1235177225/ Next round: 1922 – Luis Echeverria / Margia Dean 1923 – Henry Kissinger / Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 1924 – William Russell / Siiri Rantanen 1925 – Jacques Delors / Phyllis Dalton 1926 – Tony Bennett / Helen Gallagher 1927 – Sidney Cooke / Cleo Laine  1928 – Peter Cellier / Ann Blyth 1929 – John Nettleton / Patricia Routledge 1930 – Roy Clarke / Sara Jane Moore 1931 – Don King / Josephine Tewson

Cheers! My second hit, once an obit appears.

Sad news. He actually died back on 10 June. Siiri Rantanen is now the last survivor of the original Pro Urheilu (Finnish sports award) recipients.

Congrats MariNisia