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There's Hope for us all yet then!

What about the big one? Poland vs Isle of Man?

William Lyttle The Hackney "Mole Man" who gained notoriety for digging a network of tunnels beneath his house, has died aged 79. The council evicted him and moved him to to a flat (where he apparently carried on out some more idiosyncratic "home improvements"), as well as slapping him with a bill for £350,000 which remained unpaid on his death. It is thought he may have been dead for a few weeks.

Sebastian Horsley "Artist Sebastian Horsley was found dead today from a suspected heroin overdose in his Soho flat" The London artist was "best known for having undergone a voluntary crucifixion. Horsley's writings often revolve around his dysfunctional family, his drug addictions, sex, and his reliance on prostitutes ... Both of his parents were alcoholics" Who could have foreseen this?!

"I 'ate you, Butler!" (yes, ta!)

Got one. http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?...33&hl=opera Yes, but that's in the extra-curricular threads "For off-topic topics". When discussing deaths, by definition a death is not off-topic.

Quite a few deaths of stars of opera reported recently, so maybe it's time for them to have their own thread. I'll start the ball rolling with: Maureen Forrester The celebrated Canadian contralto has died at the age of 79.

Randy Jackson suffers suspected heart attack Is there a doctor in the house? No, not that one!

Ken Brown "A LIVERPOOL musician responsible for bringing the Fab Four together on their way to worldwide fame has died [aged 70]. Former Quarrymen guitarist Ken Brown ... played an integral part in 1959, persuading George Harrison to introduce his two friends Paul McCartney and John Lennon to form a new band. And if history had played out slightly different, Ken himself might have been the bass player for the world-famous Beatles. He played with Harrison, McCartney and Lennon as The Quarrymen, but fell out with the others after hurting his leg."

He liked to play with chips, he liked to eat chips and now he's had his chips!

Marina Semyonova The prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet for two decades has danced the dying swan for the final time at the grand old age of 102.

John Hedgecoe

The Duke of Hamilton Angus Alan Douglas-Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland, hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse and hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland has died aged 71. He had previously held the titles of Earl of Angus and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale.

Still no Doctor Who thread, so noting here the death aged 57 of Jonathan Battersby, retired president of the Life Insurance Association who also had a career as an actor and made 2 "Who" appearances earlier this year, as well as featuring in "Emmerdale" and "Taggart" and narrating the documentary "Churchill's War". Quite an interesting double career!

Brian Duffy The fashion photographer and film producer, who helped document the swinging sixties and was a member of the so called "terrible trio" with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, has died at the age of 76. He was also responsible many album covers, including this iconic one:

Dame Pat Evison The New Zealand-born actress has died aged 85. Her most famous roles were as Jessie Windom in "Prisoner Cell Block H" and Violet Carnegie in "Flying Doctors". She was awarded an OBE in 1980 and made a Dame in 1983.

Cross Art Linkletter off that list!

Anneliese Rothenberger The noted German soprano has died aged 83 (or possibly 85).

U2 pull out of Glastonbury 2010 Surely it will have to be cancelled now?

"Old age had also made it increasingly difficult for him to control his puppet". Is that a euphemism? I remember him for "Titch and Quackers" rather than Lord Charles. R.I.P.

Simon Monjack dead at 39. "The British husband of tragic actress Brittany Murphy has died after suffering a suspected heart attack. Monjack, 39, had previously told of his heart problems, saying in an interview after his wife's death: 'I suffer from seizures. I had a heart attack ­coming back from Puerto Rico last year.' " Nicely thought out pick by Vaagheid on the DDP!

Yvonne Loriod The French pianist and widow of composer Olivier Messiaen has died aged 86. Only obit I can find at the moment is in French, but I'm sure others will follow. A great loss to the musical world, but then again she is a unique pick on the DDP for me AND my joker...

Hank Jones The jazz pianist has died at the age of 91. He played in Billy Eckstine's band and with Coleman Hawkins, and was for a time Ella Fitzgerald's accompanist, and "is the pianist who can be heard faintly on the famous recording of Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday [to President John F Kennedy], striving manfully to keep her in tune"

Fast Joey Brighton a.k.a. Joe Markowski Drummer with "Twisted Sister" between 1981 and 1982 has died aged 57.

Willie Eckerslike The drummer from St Helens-based comedy folk band the "Lancashire Hotpots", whose real name was Tom McGrath, has been found dead at the age of 38. The college lecturer was apparently "on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of inciting children to commit sexual activities".