Ulitzer95

Oh you are mad! Welcome to the forum btw. Always great to have conspiracy theorists pop by. Makes me feel relatively sane by comparison.

Gawd. Cancer can affect anyone, but a lot of the time it’s prevalence (and particularly the prevalence of certain cancers) is genetic. There doesn’t appear to be a prevalence of certain types of cancer amongst the Royals BUT many of them have had cancer through the years as this page demonstrates. Amongst them, the Queen Mother (colon, 1966 and breast, 1984), George VI (lung, 1951) then further back many more. Two more things – with the invasive nature of the UK press these days, if any of today’s Royals had or have had cancer, they wouldn’t want it revealed. Likely in the extended family several have had the big C and overcome it or died from it but not made the cause of death public. Then ofc there’s the fact that the Royals, despite some of their less than kind stereotypes, are pretty athletic, keen on the outdoors and have very rich diets. They also drink moderately and with the exception of one or two (eg Camilla), don’t smoke.

He’s publicly retired. Picks and chooses which ones he goes to now. Normally limits them to things like weddings and photo calls of himself and the Queen. He’s probably sat up on the couch watching telly and necking a bottle of the hard stuff. I can picture him saying “Bah carols, no bloody thanks!” Providing that he makes it that far, I think we’ll see some of him during his 100th birthday celebrations in 6 months.

Sir Cunt is just looking for a fight as per usual.

No. 1) He is “only” 81. She’s 91, but both appear to be in good health 2) They’re not notable enough for DL. Known for being the first in something is not the same as being a well known personality.

Above is James Dean, one of the most fuckable men to have ever graced Hollywood. Below is "Danish James Dean". To me the difference is like paying £250 for a designer coat or opting for the £20 ripoff from a backstreet Chinese market, which you may have to deflea when you get home. The Danes can pipe down

Chuck Yeager being reported dead on his official Twitter account. Now that’s a big death! Surprised he doesn’t have his own thread. I mean he was only the first man to break the speed of sound.

Maybe a little premature but thought I'd do a cut and paste job to create a chronological list of all the 50s, 60s and 70s hitmakers who left us this year seeing as that number now stands at 108 (with 9 of them being from COVID-19). If I missed anyone, or if any fellow DLers spot mistakes, or find any of the missing DOBs/DODs, ages etc. please let me know! No doubt there will be others to add later, but here's the summary so far... Bo Winberg of The Spotnicks 27 Mar 1939 – 03 Jan 2020 (80) Obit Neil Peart of Rush 12 Sep 1952 – 07 Jan 2020 (67) Guardian obit Edward Byrnes 30 Jul 1932 – 08 Jan 2020 (87) The Sun obit Demetri Callas of The Four Seasons 07 Jun 1942 – 13 Jan 2020 (77) Obit Barry Mayger of Chicory Tip 01 Jun 1946 – 14 Jan 2020 (73) Local obit Robert Parker 14 Oct 1930 – 19 Jan 2020 (89) Telegraph obit Barry Sargeant of The Marauders 1940 – 20 Jan 2020 (79) Local obit Bob Shane of The Kingston Trio 01 Feb 1934 – 26 Jan 2020 (85) Guardian obit Bob "Reg" Nave of The Lemon Pipers 03 Nov 1944 – 28 Jan 2020 (75) Local obit Andy Gill of Gang of Four 01 Jan 1956 – 01 Feb 2020 (64) Guardian obit Ivan Kral of the Patti Smith Group 12 May 1948 – 02 Feb 2020 (71) Independent obit Lynn Evans of The Chordettes 02 May 1924 – 06 Feb 2020 (95) NY Times obit James Carmichael of Instant Funk 19 Apr 1948 – 12 Feb 2020 (71) Obit Pearl Carr 02 Nov 1921 – 16 Feb 2020 (98) Guardian obit Staiffi and his Mustafas 08 Nov 1927 – 19 Feb 2020 (92) Mention of death Michael Medwin 18 Jul 1923 – 26 Feb 2020 (96) Guardian obit Alex Bruce of Kandidate 1958 – Feb 2020 (61) Mention of death Kenny Rogers 21 Aug 1938 – 20 Mar 2020 (81) Guardian obit Ray Mantilla of The Players Association 22 Jun 1934 – 21 Mar 2020 (85) Obit Julie Felix 14 Jun 1938 – 22 Mar 2020 (81) Guardian obit Eric Weissberg of the 'Deliverance' Soundtrack 16 Aug 1939 – 22 Mar 2020 (80) Telegraph obit Bob Andy of Bob and Marcia 28 Oct 1944 – 27 Mar 2020 (75) Guardian obit Alan Merrill of Arrows 19 Feb 1951 – 29 Mar 2020 (69) Guardian obit Bill Withers 04 Jul 1938 – 30 Mar 2020 (81) Guardian obit Lloyd Phillips of Kandidate n/a – Mar 2020 Mention of death Frank White of Dave Berry and the Cruisers 1944 – Mar 2020 (~75) Local obit Patrick Francfort of Gibson Brothers 23 Feb 1957 – 04 Apr 2020 (63) Obit COVID-19 Carl Dobkins Jr. 13 Jan 1941 – 08 Apr 2020 (79) Mention of death Peter Bonetti of the England World Cup Squad 27 Sep 1941 – 12 Apr 2020 (78) Guardian obit Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies 17 Jul 1940 – 12 Apr 2020 (79) Guardian obit COVID-19 Kenny Young of Fox and Yellow Dog 14 Apr 1941 – 14 Apr 2020 (79) Guardian obit Gary McSpadden of The Imperials Quartet 26 Jan 1943 – 15 Apr 2020 (77) Obit Norman Hunter of the England World Cup Squad and Leeds United F.C. 29 Oct 1943 – 17 Apr 2020 (76) Guardian obit COVID-19 Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk 07 Apr 1947 – 21 Apr 2020 (73) Guardian obit Johnny Gregory (aka Chaquito) 12 Oct 1924 – 23 Apr 2020 (95) Guardian obit Hamilton Bohannon 07 Mar 1942 – 24 Apr 2020 (78) Guardian obit Lynn Easton of The Kingsmen c. 1946 – 24 Apr 2020 (~73) Local obit Harold Reid of The Statler Brothers 21 Aug 1939 – 24 Apr 2020 (80) NY Times obit Ron Frangipane of The Archies 26 Jul 1944 – 25 Apr 2020 (75) USA Today obit COVID-19 Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers 29 Mar 1949 – 03 May 2020 (71) Guardian obit COVID-19 Bob Lander (aka Bo Starander) of The Spotnicks 11 Mar 1942 – 03 May 2020 (78) Obit Millie 06 Oct 1947 – 05 May 2020 (72) BBC obit Little Richard 05 Dec 1932 – 09 May 2020 (87) BBC obit Betty Wright 21 Dec 1953 – 10 May 2020 (66) Guardian obit Takami Asano of Godiego 01 Jun 1951 – 12 May 2020 (68) Obit Wesley “Pike” Hall of B. T. Express 18 Aug 1951 – 14 May 2020 (68) Obit Phil May of The Pretty Things 09 Nov 1944 – 15 May 2020 (75) Guardian obit Chris Stewart of Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance Dec 1946 – 15 May 2020 (73) Local obit Brian Walker of The Wurzels 22 Mar 1926 – 15 May 2020 (94) Local obit Al Rex of Bill Haley and his Comets 13 Jul 1928 – 25 May 2020 (91) Local obit Albert Bailey of Faith, Hope & Charity 15 Mar 1947 – 27 May 2020 (73) Obit Andy "Atlas" Scott of Cockney Rejects 1961 – 29 May 2020 (58) Mention of death Gerry Williams of Eruption n/a – May 2020 Mention of death Rupert Hine of Quantum Jump 21 Sep 1947 – 04 Jun 2020 (72) Guardian obit Steve Priest of The Sweet 23 Feb 1948 – 04 Jun 2020 (72) Guardian obit Ricky Valance 10 Apr 1936 – 12 Jun 2020 (84) BBC obit Frank Thompson of Bar-Kays 28 Jun 1955 – 16 Jun 2020 (64) Obit Vera Lynn 20 Mar 1917 – 18 Jun 2020 (103) BBC obit Tami Lynn 25 Jan 1939 – 26 Jun 2020 (81) Obit Mike Sagar of Mike Sagar and the Cresters 27 Sep 1940 – 29 Jun 2020 (79) Local obit Cleveland Eaton 31 Aug 1939 – 05 Jul 2020 (80) Local obit Charlie Daniels of The Charlie Daniels Band 28 Oct 1936 – 06 Jul 2020 (83) Variety obit Jack Charlton of the England World Cup Squad and Leeds United F.C. 8 May 1935 – 10 Jul 2020 (85) Guardian obit Ed Hill of J. D. Sumner and The Stamps 23 Feb 1935 – 13 Jul 2020 (85) Obit CP Lee of Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias 19 Jan 1950 – 24 Jul 2020 (70) Obit Barry St. John 1943 – 24 Jul 2020 (76) Guardian obit Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac 29 Oct 1946 – 25 Jul 2020 (73) Guardian obit Chuck Botfield of The Rockin' Berries 14 Nov 1943 – 30 Jul 2020 (76) Obit Wayne Fontana of Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders / The Mindbenders 28 Oct 1945 – 06 Aug 2020 (74) NME obit Patrick Fairley of The Marmalade 01 Apr 1944 – 11 Aug 2020 (76) Scotsman obit Trini Lopez 15 May 1937 – 11 Aug 2020 (83) Variety obit COVID-19 Tom Forsyth of The Scotland World Cup Squad ('78) 23 Jan 1949 – 14 Aug 2020 (71) Scotsman obit Pete Way of UFO 07 Aug 1951 – 14 Aug 2020 (69) Guardian obit Webster "Webby Jay" Johnson of Matumbi 1953 – 17 Aug 2020 (66) Obit Alan Taylor of Dave Berry and the Cruisers 29 Jul 1948 – 23 Aug 2020 (72) Mention of death Mike Kirkland of The Brothers Four 23 Dec 1937 – Aug 2020 (82) Mention of death Ian Mitchell of Bay City Rollers 22 Aug 1958 – 01 Sep 2020 (62) Obit Ronald "Khalis" Bell of Kool and the Gang 01 Nov 1951 – 09 Sep 2020 (68) Variety obit Toots Hibbert of The Maytals 08 Dec 1942 – 11 Sep 2020 (77) Guardian obit COVID-19 Roy C 03 Aug 1939 – 16 Sep 2020 (81) Obit Pamela Hutchinson of The Emotions 18 Sep 1958 – 18 Sep 2020 (62) Mirror obit Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons 19 Jun 1928 – 21 Sep 2020 (92) Local obit COVID-19 Roy Head 09 Jan 1941 – 21 Sep 2020 (79) Local obit W. S. Holland of The Tennessee Three 22 Apr 1935 – 23 Sep 2020 (85) Rolling Stone obit Geoff Swettenham (aka Geoff Sweetenham) of Grapefruit 08 Mar 1948 – 24 Sep 2020 (72) Mention of death Jimmy Winston of Small Faces 20 Apr 1945 – 26 Sep 2020 (75) Mention of death Jackie Dennis 08 Oct 1942 – 28 Sep 2020 (77) Times obit Mac Davis 21 Jan 1942 – 29 Sep 2020 (78) BBC obit Helen Reddy 25 Oct 1941 – 29 Sep 2020 (78) Guardian obit Terry Baccino of Our Kid 23 Oct 1960 – Sep 2020 (59) Mention of death Tony Baylis of The Wurzels 25 May 1935 – c. 01 Oct 2020 (85) Local obit Johnny Nash 19 Aug 1940 – 06 Oct 2020 (80) Mirror obit Brian Locking of The Krew Kats and The Shadows 22 Dec 1938 – 08 Oct 2020 (81) Local obit Dyan Birch of Arrival 25 Jan 1949 – 10 Oct 2020 (71) Obit Dave Munden of Brian Poole and The Tremeloes / The Tremeloes 02 Dec 1943 – 15 Oct 2020 (76) Obit Spencer Davis of The Spencer Davis Group 17 Jul 1939 – 19 Oct 2020 (81) Mirror obit Derek Quinn of Freddie and the Dreamers 24 May 1942 – 22 Oct 2020 (78) Mention of death COVID-19 Nobby Stiles of the England World Cup Squad 18 May 1942 – 30 Oct 2020 (78) Guardian obit Len Barry 12 Jun 1942 – 05 Nov 2020 (78) NY Times obit Jim Tucker of The Turtles 17 Oct 1946 – 12 Nov 2020 (74) Obit Des O'Connor 12 Jan 1932 – 14 Nov 2020 (88) Guardian obit Ray Clemence of Liverpool F.C. 05 Aug 1948 – 15 Nov 2020 (72) Telegraph obit Dominic Grant of Guys 'n' Dolls 21 Aug 1949 – 18 Nov 2020 (71) Evening Express obit Gwendolyn Oliver of The Ritchie Family 21 Jul 1949 – 27 Nov 2020 (71) Local obit Alan Drew 25 May 1935 – 28 Nov 2020 (85) Mention of death John Pilgrim of The Vipers Skiffle Group 07 Apr 1933 – 18 Dec 2020 (87) Guardian obit Chad Stuart of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde 10 Dec 1941 – 20 Dec 2020 (79) Mention of death Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters 14 Feb 1931 – 30 Dec 2020 (89) Independent obit Eugene Wright of The Dave Brubeck Quartet 29 May 1923 – 30 Dec 2020 (97) Guardian obit Alto Reed of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 16 May 1948 – 30 Dec 2020 (72) Obit

Updated entry again. Just spotted a tweet from the nephew of guitarist Alan Taylor saying that he died on 23rd August.

Updated entry for the death of Frank White in late March, which I've only come across now. Picked up by the local newspaper, annoyingly they don't give a date or an age! A post on Facebook says he was born in Darnell in Sheffield. There was only one Francis White who was born in Sheffield in the 1930s–40s. FRANCIS M WHITE, birth registered Jan–Mar 1944. Must be him.

Who are the 8 names out of interest?

One from my longlist of centenarians: Robert E. Thacker (wiki), American test pilot and aeromodeling designer, who was a decorated veteran of WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, died November 25th aged 102.

Updated entry for the passing of Dick Yount, who died off radar as a homeless man in Santa Cruz last March, aged 76. Very sad.

There is no logic to the choosing of the List by the Committee. Basically they meet up in the local pub for a piss up, get outrageously drunk and write a bunch of random names on a piece of paper then play "eenie meenie miney mo". True story.

Alive and well aged 81 it seems. Retired in 2014. Made appearances in 2018 and 2019 and there's some videos of him on YouTube. Sad news about Alliss. He was on my long list as well as being a former DL pick. He taught Sean Connery to play golf for the scenes in Goldfinger!

Giving the throne up for Charles would ruin the fun though. She's playing the world's longest game of "keep away" in trolling her own son. He'll be 80 by the time he gets there. In 10 years from now William and Kate will only be 48. IMO they should take over, but ofc that's not how it works. Charles would have to agree that's the best way forward. He'd have to give up his titles and vacate the lineage to the throne (possible but not straight forward) OR take the throne for one day then abdicate in favour of William.

Not him. He’s on Facebook. Friends left birthday messages in late May and he’s been active on there as recently as October.

Bob Dole easily winning, and yet StarTiger suggests he will likely see 2021, as he's still signing and returning autographs as of November. I went with Leslie Phillips.

Assuming Philip goes within the next 2 years (which isn't in itself a certainty), I think QEII will live for at least another decade BUT we should probably start putting her on the List circa 2025. People need to get this nonsense out of their head about Philip dying then the Queen suddenly going down hill afterwards. For much of the year they're separated, and more so lately given Philip's retirement from public life. She did have a life prior to him and she will have one after him, regardless of length of marriage. Her focus has always been on service to her country, hence why I don't believe she will abdicate. She'd rather make Charles "Prince Regent" before doing that, whereby he fulfils all of her duties but she remains monarch in name. One of my friends used to be a butler for the Royals (no it isn't bloody Paul Burrell) and one thing he always stressed to me was the resilience of Her Majesty. She lost her father at a young age, and in the last two decades has watched as those from both the generation above her (the Queen Mother, Auntie Alice etc) and her own generation (friends, cousins, bridesmaids) have all passed away. She's always felt deep sorrow as such but springs back all the same. She's come to expect Philip's death for a long while now. He's been hospitalised on numerous occasions. I sincerely doubt that when he turned 90 she expected him to be around for another decade. She'll be very grateful that he's still by her side but by now she would have also come to terms with the fact that he likely won't be around for a great deal longer. She'll go on and in mid–2024 she'll become the longest reigning sovereign monarch in world history. And if other users are skeptical about my forecast, they only need to go back to April 2018 in this thread, when I said Philip will reach his centenary. That was 32 months ago. He's only got 6 to go. Most on here bet on him being gone ages ago. Never write the Royals off easily. They don't get a cold then suddenly they're dead. It's degeneration that gets them always, and it takes a lot longer than most because they live very active lives and have access to the best healthcare money can buy.

Worth noting that Prince Philip will become the oldest ever British Duke in a week from today (10th December) when he turns 99 years and 6 months. He’ll overtake the 8th Duke of Wellington who died on 31st December 2014 aged 99 years, 5 months, 29 days.

Maybe but that’s because she’s BRITISH... I doubt the tabloids would be interested in reporting on a Croatian lady who survived COVID.

Remind me. Did we already go through the Autumn one?

Italian-born American film and television actor Antony Carbone (wiki) allegedly died in October at 95. Recognisable from the horror film The Pit and the Pendulum and from his appearances in The Twilight Zone, amongst other things. IMDb has his DOB as 1927, so may have been 93. Though they also had a date of death for him listed for years on their site, before finally scrubbing it after realising it wasn't true. Guess the only way we'll find out if he's truly gone this time is if he appears on Equity's next In Memoriam list. Speaking of... anyone got access to the latest issue? Would be good to have a flick through and see who's died off radar!

You do realise that they need to get a British obit in order to score points? What would be the point in playing her? The Guardian are not going to run an article about a 99 year old Croatian woman who once beat COVID but has now died anyway, because IT'S NOT NEWS!