The Unknown Man

Bruce Willis Buzz Aldrin Dick Van Dyke Emily Willis Esther Rantzen Frankie Valli Gene Hackman Ian Smith Isabel Peron James Whale Jean-Marie Le Pen Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward Larry Pressler Lee Meriwether Linda Nolan Mahathir Mohamad Michael Tilson Thomas Nigel Starmer-Smith Noam Chomsky Peter Yarrow (Joker) Sophie Kinsella Steve McMichael Ted Turner Tom Brokaw Subs: Sophia Loren Sonny Rollins Vanessa Redgrave Harvey Weinstein Clint Eastwood

Here is my entry for 2025: Buzz Aldrin Dick Van Dyke Emily Willis Esther Rantzen Eva Marie Saint Gene Hackman Ian Smith Isabel Peron Jean-Marie Le Pen Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward Mahathir Mohamad Mel Brooks Noam Chomsky Peter Yarrow Roberta Flack Sophie Kinsella Steve McMichael Tom Brokaw Violeta Chamorro Subs: Linda Nolan Yoko Ono James Whale Sam Neill Bruce Willis

My teams have been entered for 2025. Good luck to everyone playing.

One month to go and still no sixth hit. If no one else on the 2024 list dies before December 7th, the 2024 list will fall behind the 2011 list.

Since DeathList 2024 is very likely to go down in the archives as a major disappointment, here are my suggestions for what DeathList 2025 should look like: Keep: Jimmy Carter Dick Van Dyke Pete Murray Alan Greenspan Cleo Laine Noam Chomsky Mel Brooks Dennis Skinner Nigel Starmer-Smith James Whale Stanley Baxter Joanne Woodward Desmond Morris Gene Hackman Jean-Marie Le Pen Hans Blix Tom Brokaw Linda Nolan Norman Tebbit Esther Rantzen Roberta Flack Raul Castro Imelda Marcos Ted Turner Sonny Rollins Bring back: David Attenborough Rex Williams Brian Wilson Ozzy Osbourne Yoko Ono Douglas Hurd Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Emperor Akihito Angie Dickinson New: Mahathir Mohamad Tippi Hedren Frankie Valli Sophie Kinsella Violetta Chamorro Sophie Kinsella Chris Hoy John Astin Estelle Parsons Eva Marie Saint Steve McMichael Isabel Peron Vera Miles June Lockhart Jack Hanna Harvey Weinstein

Comedian and film and theater director Mike Nichols died on this date 10 years ago, aged 83.

Deathrace Form Guide #13 Emily Willis As a former adult film actress, she may never be able to walk or breathe independently again after going into cardiac arrest early in 2024 and is now in a vegetative state. Assuming if she sees January, she might be worth a good punt.

She may never breathe or walk independently again, according to her doctors. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/emily-willis-condition-examined-doctor-34066468 Drop 40 material for the DDP if she sees 2025.

Might as well jump in for the first time. Here is my team: 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Joanne Woodward 3. Dick Van Dyke 4. Nigel Starmer-Smith 5. Leslie Caron 6. Steve McMichael 7. Noam Chomsky 8. Roberta Flack 9. Esther Rantzen 10. Michael Tilson Thomas 11. Isabel Peron 12. Alan Greenspan 13. Imelda Marcos 14. Raul Castro 15. John Astin 16. Buzz Aldrin 17. Violetta Chamarro 18. Bruce Willis 19. Cleo Laine 20. Jean-Marie Le Pen Subs: 1. Tippi Hedren 2. Tom Brokaw 3. Stanley Baxter

11th hit for me with Ethel Kennedy.

I voted for Jimmy Carter.

Three months left of the year and still no hit since July. If the current barren period continues through November 21st, the 2024 list will fall behind the 1993 list. Although if the list gets a fifth hit this year, I think it's still likely to go down as a big disappointment.

If the committee were to drop 21 names because of the 25 name rule, here's who I think should be kept on for 2025: Jimmy Carter Dick Van Dyke Pete Murray Alan Greenspan Ethel Kennedy Cleo Laine Sandy Gall Noam Chomsky Mel Brooks Dennis Skinner Nigel Starmer-Smith James Whale Stanley Baxter Joanne Woodward Jean-Marie Le Pen Hans Blix Linda Nolan Norman Tebbit Willie Nelson Esther Rantzen Roberta Flack Prunella Scales Raul Castro Imelda Marcos Sonny Rollins

And two days later, my success total gets into double figures with Alberto Fujimori.

9th hit for me with James Earl Jones.