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I'll repeat myself once more seeing as this doesn't seem to be getting through to people – the list above is notability according to the most foreign language Wikipedia pages. I disagree with your point anyway though. Ash, Eden and Atkins are semi-notable persons in Britain. I don't think a women's cricketer, a spouse and a former MP who is really only known for his age are internationally notable whatsoever outside the remit of deadpooling and those with an interest in centenarians. Centenarians like Kirk Douglas, Vera Lynn and Olivia de Havilland were known the world round for their influence PRIOR to living to extreme ages. That in my eyes is true notability.

I note that James Whale‘s interview with Shirley Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church isn’t on YouTube. I have it on my iTunes and really must upload it. It’s the funniest half hour of radio you’ll ever listen to.

I know there were erroneous death reports put out earlier in the year. Do you actually know if she’s ill?

I’ll ping it to IMDb tomorrow so it’s at least recorded somewhere online. Got a little excited there. I don’t think I have any British film directors/producers in their mid to late 90s on my radar anymore. They’ve all kicked the bucket!

Maybe should have whacked it into Ancestry before posing the question. IMDb don’t appear to have picked up on the fact he died in 2014...

I see there were three producers. Louis M. Heyward (1920–2002), Philip Waddilove (1929–2020) and Arnold L. Miller (b. 21 Oct 1922). So Arnold L. Miller still about and away to turn 98 or died off radar?

Account is private sadly so can't see any bio details. I found his marriage certificate from the info about his wife on his own website and that's what got me his real name. I imagine he was born early 50s.

The list was based on those with the most foreign language Wiki pages. Song Ping only has 9.

Borys Paton dead at 101.

Josip Manolic's second wife Mirjana (they married in 2016) died yesterday from lung cancer aged 64. He gave a press statement: "It's very hard for me, she was struggling towards the end. She was suffering from lung cancer. First she was treated at home, then went to the hospital. The only consolation is that she won't suffer anymore. It's awful to watch someone fight for breath".

H (part 5/5) Billy Howard no info available Wiki UK comedian and impressionist from Edgware, London, real name Howard Williams, appeared on the sketch show Who Do You Do? 13/12/1975 King of the Cops #6 Based on King of The Road by Roger Miller Al Hudson and the Soul Partners Wiki American R&B and funk band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1976 and went through several name changes, released their twelfth album in 2019 after a 31 year hiatus, singer Alicia Myers later had a moderately successful solo career John Brooks no info available Teddy Dudley no info available Gregg Green 16 Sep 1961 – 01 Oct 2005 (44) Legacy obit Jack Hall 23 Apr 1952 – Living Cortez Harris n/a – December 2000 or 2002 Mention of death Al Hudson 17 Jun 1950 – Living Leroy Hyter 20 Sep 1958 – Living Kevin McCord 14 Jul 1954 – Living Alicia Myers 20 Nov 1957 – Living Dave Roberson 22 Mar 19?? – Living Brenda Wiley no info available 09/09/1978 Dance, Get Down (Feel the Groove) / How Do You Do #57 15/09/1979 You Can Do it #15 Released as Al Hudson and the Partners 08/12/1979 Music #56 Released as One Way featuring Al Hudson Hudson-Ford Wiki UK rock band (though styled as a duo), formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1977 but later resurfaced as The Monks in 1979, drummer Gerry Conway played with Cat Stevens and was also a member of Jethro Tull and then Fairport Convention Gerry Conway 11 Sep 1947 – 29 Mar 2024 (76) Mention of death John Ford 01 Jul 1948 – Living Richard Hudson 09 May 1948 – Living Mickey Keen 04 Dec 1943 – 08 Nov 2008 (64) Obit Ken Laws 30 Mar 1951 – c. 04 Mar 2007 (55) Obit Chris Parren 1947 – Living 18/08/1973 Pick Up the Pieces #8 16/02/1974 Burn Baby Burn #15 29/06/1974 Floating in the Wind #35 The Hues Corporation Wiki American pop and soul trio from Santa Monica, California, formed in 1969 and disbanded around 1980, with reunions during the 1990s, the circumstances around the death of Fleming Williams are sketchy but it is believed that he committed suicide in February 1998, with long-term drug misuse being a contributing factor Tommy Brown n/a – deceased Mention of death Hubert Ann Kelley 24 Apr 1947 – Living St. Clair Lee 24 Apr 1944 – 08 Mar 2011 (66) Independent obit Fleming Williams 26 Dec 1943 – 15 Feb 1998 (54) FindAGrave memorial 27/07/1974 Rock the Boat #6 19/10/1974 Rockin' Soul #24 NB: Fleming Williams was replaced by Tommy Brown after the first single, but Williams later rejoined the group and in turn replaced Brown. Not clear if Brown recorded on the second single. His Discogs page suggests he didn't. Engelbert Humperdinck 02 May 1936 – Living Wiki UK traditional pop and easy listening signer, born in Madras, British India and raised in Leicester, Leicestershire, real name Arnold Dorsey, has sold more than 140 million records worldwide, frequent headliner in Las Vegas, would later represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, awarded an MBE in 2021 30/05/1970 My Marie #31 12/09/1970 Sweetheart #22 11/09/1971 Another Time Another Place #13 04/03/1972 Too Beautiful to Last #14 20/10/1973 Love is All #44 Marsha Hunt 15 Apr 1946 – Living Wiki American actress, singer and model from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, moved to London and came to prominence as a member of the West End musical Hair, had close relationships with both Marc Bolan and Mick Jagger 02/05/1970 Keep the Customer Satisfied #41 Tommy Hunt 18 Jun 1933 – Living Wiki American soul singer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, real name Charles Hunt, also a member of the R&B group The Flamingos who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 11/10/1975 Crackin' Up #39 21/08/1976 Loving on the Losing Side #28 04/12/1976 One Fine Morning #44 Ian Hunter 03 Jun 1939 – Living Wiki UK singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Oswestry, Shropshire, also lead singer of the rock band Mott The Hoople 03/05/1975 Once Bitten, Twice Shy #14 Phil Hurtt 12 Apr 1942 – Living Wiki American singer-songwriter and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, penned hits for The Detroit Spinners and The Ritchie Family 11/11/1978 Giving it Back #36 Brian Hyland 12 Nov 1943 – Living Wiki American bubblegum pop singer and instrumentalist from Queens, New York City 27/03/1971 Gypsy Woman #42 28/06/1975 Sealed with a Kiss (re-release) #7 Sheila Hylton 13 Aug 1956 – Living Wiki UK reggae singer from London 15/09/1979 Breakfast in Bed #57 Cover of a single by Dusty Springfield

He was regarded as a pretty crap President when he was in the Oval Office. History has been kinder to him and he's done wonders for his own legacy with his humanitarian work. Wasn't built for politics though.

Cancer. https://movieweb.com/ben-cross-dead-actor/ "Reportedly, the performer died after a short illness on Tuesday in Vienna, and there are little other details about his passing. According to the German publication Kurier, he had been in town for treatment after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 72 years old."

Love this. It's a very iconic tune and I'm somewhat surprised it hasn't been resurrected in the charts by an act in recent times. When I was digging out the song for the section above, I learnt that there was a dance which accompanied it upon its original release. A dance so awful that anyone would be forgiven for thinking that Stevie Wonder choreographed it.

Cheers. No need to go through the parent route. Found him in the GRO okay. Born in Christchurch as Daniel G Balkwill, 1949. Also just found Malcolm "Mal" Player in there in 1952. John Jones is on FB. Now goes under Joe Jones and plays with the QED rock band. Says he's from Leicester originally on his profile, now lives in Yetminster. Born 14th April. Can't find him in GRO or Ancestry to get the year. Anyway, pretty happy with that haul of info. Moving on...

Interesting that not only did the British press completely miss this one, nobody on DL picked up on it at the time.

Cheers, added!

H (part 4/5) Holland-Dozier featuring Lamont Dozier Wiki American songwriting and production trio, better known as Holland-Dozier-Holland, as songwriters they coined many of the hits at Motown during the 1960s, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as songwriters in 1990 Lamont Dozier 16 Jun 1941 – 08 Aug 2022 (81) Guardian obit Brian Holland 15 Feb 1941 – Living Eddie Holland 30 Oct 1939 – Living 28/10/1972 Why Can't We Be Lovers #29 The Hollies Wiki UK rock group from Salford, formed in 1962, named after Buddy Holly, known for their their distinctive three-part vocal harmony, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, one of the few groups from the early 1960s still together without ever disbanding Bernie Calvert 16 Sep 1942 – Living Allan Clarke 05 Apr 1942 – Living Bobby Elliott 08 Dec 1941 – Living Tony Hicks 16 Dec 1945 – Living Mikael Rickfors 04 Dec 1948 – Living Terry Sylvester 08 Jan 1947 – Living 18/04/1970 I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top #7 03/10/1970 Gasoline Alley Bred #14 22/05/1971 Hey Willy #22 26/02/1972 The Baby #26 02/09/1972 Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress) #32 13/10/1973 The Day That Curly Bill Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee #24 09/02/1974 The Air That I Breathe #2 Cover of a song by Albert Hammond Eddie Holman 03 Jun 1946 – Living Wiki American R&B, soul and gospel singer from Norfolk, Virginia 19/10/1974 (Hey There) Lonely Girl #4 Reworded cover of the single Hey There Lonely Boy by Ruby and the Romantics John Holt 11 Jul 1947 – 19 Oct 2014 (67) Guardian obit Wiki Jamaican-born UK reggae singer-songwriter from Kingston, a member of ska vocal group The Paragons before going solo 14/12/1974 Help Me Make it Through the Night #6 Cover of a song by Kris Kristofferson Honky Discogs UK disco and funk group from Southampton Malcolm Baggott 1952 – Living Cliff Barks 1950 – Living Trevor Cummins no info available Clark Newton 1952 – Living Ray Othen 16 May 1956 – 03 Apr 2016 (59) Obit Ron Taylor no info available Bob White no info available 04/06/1977 Join the Party #28 NB: Can't find much on the members of this group at all. Any birth info came from the GRO. Baggott, Newton and White appear to be on Facebook and doing okay. Mary Hopkin 03 May 1950 – Living Wiki UK folk singer-songwriter from Pontardawe, Wales, won Opportunity Knocks in 1968 and upon being spotted by model Twiggy she was recommended to Paul McCartney who signed her to the Apple label, also recorded as Mary Visconti (as she was once married to American record producer Tony Visconti), later represented the UK in Eurovision in 1970 31/01/1970 Temma Harbour #6 28/03/1970 Knock Knock Who's There #2 31/10/1970 Think About Your Children #19 31/07/1971 Let My Name Be Sorrow #46 20/03/1976 If You Love Me #32 Hot Blood Discogs German disco studio group Peny Duc 22 Jun 1947 – Living Stefan Klinkhammer 26 Jul 1935 – 30 Mar 2001 (65) Mention of death 09/10/1976 Soul Dracula #32 NB: Seems to be some confusion over whether they were French or German. The Collins Complete UK Hit Singles book says French. Discogs says German, as does this page, so let's go with that. NB2: Not sure who to list as members here. The three songwriters – Stefan Klinkhammer, Peny Duc (aka Lana Sebastian) and her brother May Ambruster (aka Paul Sebastian) are listed as members on Discogs. However, it doesn't appear that Ambruster recorded on the above single. A list of session musicians are given on the Discogs page for the corresponding album but its unclear which ones were on the single, or if they were actual members. Hot Butter Wiki American instrumental band from New York City, New York, formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1978, Bill and Steve Jerome were brothers John Abbott n/a – 2004 Mention of death Stan Free 12 Apr 1922 – 17 Aug 1995 (73) Mention of death Bill Jerome 12 Nov 1944 – Living Steve Jerome 17 Aug 1939 – 05 Aug 2010 (70) Legacy obit Danny Jordan 25 Nov 1939 – Living Dave Mullaney 10 Oct 1931 – 21 Feb 2018 (86) Obit 22/07/1972 Popcorn #5 Hot Chocolate Wiki UK soul and disco band from West Hampstead, London, formed in 1968, had at least one hit every year from 1970 to 1984, vocalist Errol Brown was awarded an MBE in 2003, bass guitarist Tony Wilson was also a member of vocal duo The Soul Brothers during the 1960s, pianist Larry "Jim" Ferguson died in a car accident in June 2015 – just one month after attending the funeral of Errol Brown Errol Brown 12 Nov 1943 – 06 May 2015 (71) Guardian obit Tony Connor 06 Apr 1947 – Living Larry Ferguson 14 Apr 1948 – 04 Jun 2015 (67) Obit Harvey Hinsley 19 Jan 1948 – Living Derek Lewis no info available Patrick Olive 22 Mar 1947 – Living Tony Wilson 08 Oct 1947 – Living 15/08/1970 Love is Life #6 06/03/1971 You Could Have Been a Lady #22 28/08/1971 I Believe (in Love) #8 28/10/1972 You'll Always Be a Friend #23 14/04/1973 Brother Louie #7 18/08/1973 Rumours #44 16/03/1974 Emma #3 30/11/1974 Cheri Babe #31 24/05/1975 Disco Queen #11 09/08/1975 A Child's Prayer #7 08/11/1975 You Sexy Thing #2 20/03/1976 Don't Stop it Now #11 26/06/1976 Man to Man #14 21/08/1976 Heaven is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac #25 18/06/1977 So You Win Again #1 26/11/1977 Put Your Love in Me #10 04/03/1978 Every 1's a Winner #12 02/12/1978 I'll Put You Together Again #13 19/05/1979 Mindless Boogie #46 28/07/1979 Going Through the Motions #53 NB: All of the members listed above definitely recorded on their 70s singles. However, I'm only certain I've covered their lineups from "Disco Queen" onwards. Can't seem to get personnel listings for their earlier hits, mainly because a bulk of them weren't included on any albums! Hotlegs Wiki UK pop rock band from Manchester, formed in 1970 and disbanded in 1971 before being relaunched in 1972 as 10cc, Eric Stewart was previously a member of The Mindbenders, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley later formed the rock duo Godley & Creme Lol Creme 19 Sep 1947 – Living Kevin Godley 07 Oct 1945 – Living Eric Stewart 20 Jan 1945 – Living 04/07/1970 Neanderthal Man #2 The Hotshots Discogs UK ska group from Bournemouth, formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1975, previously called Wild Country and later recorded as Albatross Danny Balkwill 1949 – Living John Jones 14 Apr 19?? – Living Terry Keyworth 1949 – 04 Mar 2019 (69) Mention of death Malc Player 1952 – 21 Jul 2021 (68) Mention of death 02/06/1973 Snoop vs. The Red Baron #4 Cover of a single by The Royal Guardsmen Thelma Houston 07 May 1946 – Living Wiki American R&B and soul singer and actress from Leland, Mississippi, no relation to singer Whitney Houston despite popular belief 05/02/1977 Don't Leave Me This Way #13 Cover of a single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

Obit.

Siphandon please

How many times do you need to be told? You have to wait until drol starts the round.

Francesc Badia Batalla, the last Episcopal Veguer of Andorra (a ceremonial state leader) from 1972 to 1993, dead at 97. Translation of article title: ”The last episcopal vicar, Francesc Badia Batalla, died at the age of 97 He held office from 1972 to 1993, when the Constitution was approved.”

Dead at 97.

Hope he’s got his copy of the Yellow Pages handy for a funeral director.

Are you a betting man? I’d quite like a cheeky £20 when the announcement is made.