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Author, journalist, screenwriter, scientist, feminist, academic Elaine Morgan could have gone in any of several threads, but since she seemed a proud Welshwoman she's ended up here, at 92.

A sad day for at least 14 wives but no doubt a good one for lawyers as James Harmston, leader of Mormon splinter faction The True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days dies, unsurprisingly of a heart attack.

Good old New York Magazine, trying to claim it's being artistic showing pictures of Lilo's boobs. It puts the photos in the "fashion" section, and says of the photographer Bert Stern, the same pre-vert who took the Monroe pics 130 years ago, that he "shot the photos on film rather than digitally, and told me he was interested in Lohan because he suspected "she had a lot more depth to her"." Phwoar. Down boy. etc. No more perving for Bert.

Iain Banks has terminal cancer.

Charged over war crimes.

Appears at a mental health tribunal.

Sad news, I think he was the chap who took an engine out of a jet aeroplane and built a car around it, or something like that. Outlived by his brother Walt Afons- who at 90 is ten years older - he too pioneered jet powered cars. I'd say it's pretty remarkable they both reached old age, considering what they were pioneering. Walt has died aged 96.

I heard that a couple of days ago. Couldn't find a link. There's a link in post #412 of this thread, as I'm sure Paul knows.

Morecambe and Wise's principal writer Eddie Braben, 82. He wrote all the right lines, but not necessarily in the right order.

Former Wales international Matthew J Watkins has a 'rare form of cancer in his right pelvis'.

Retires from football.

Director/actor Bryan Forbes, hubby of Nanette and father of Emma, has died.

Former England captain Mike Denness.

Jiro celebrates his 116th by wearing his favourite woolly hat and having a lie-in watching Jeremy Kyle.

"el sitio que predijo la muerte de Thatcher" - from our Argentinian amigos.

Early bass player Neil Smith. He's also the fifth ex-Rose Tattoo member to have died of cancer since 2006 - were they the house band on The Conqueror?

I'm hedging my bets, but this could be the next Squid/Hamster/Bricks thread.

A sad day for Pointless fans everywhere. And, y'know, moralistic fans too.

Once rumoured to be Anubis the Jackal, rock guitar god Alvin Lee has died. Ten Years After; Six Feet Under.

Shelagh McDonald is alive and well and living in Edinburgh according to her Wiki page. http://en.wikipedia....helagh_McDonald I saw the ghost. She's still got it.

The nicest thing I can say about her is that she is still less frightening than anyone on the other side of US politics. She was bullying the Aussie givernment (not hard) when she was out here last month, though, which put her even lower in my estimation than she was before... Anyway, new year and new death list, so we shan't worry about politics today! I think Julia Gillard can stand up for herself. In a fight between her and Hills, I wouldn't want to say who would win. I like Hillary too. I think 'Bitch' is more than a little harsh as a sub-tag/-heading. Gillard is certainly the biggest bitch of the pair. You need only consider what she did to poor Ken Rudd... Bitch, cunt, whatever, the least she deserves is to have her name spelled correctly in the thread title.

Not sure I like Parsons and Day being on the 2023 2013 list, but Presley I agree with.

Multiple world motocross champ and two-time Belgian Sportsman of the Year, Georges Jobe, leukaemia, 51.

One of only two men in the top 50. Grace Jones up to 16th.