themaninblack

Oh balls! I was hoping he'd last out the year as he was in me back pocket for 2011...

Actor Robert Morley died today in 1992...

This has not been my week...

Fixed. Not gonna lie, made the same mistake first time I saw a photo of him. It's been one of those days...

Also has Steve New and Kazuo Ohno too! I'll leave Ohno till next time as she's June...

And there's one directly under it for Rosa Rio so she can come off the List Of The Lost too! Hmmmm...that's 2 more deaths to add the round up for May. I think I might split the email into 2 then...

No. Once the competition passes the end date of 31/12, any obituaries/autopsy reports must be publically aired before then or points will not count.

Right. I'm going to delay the update to DDP by 24 hours to accomodate this. Should get a BBC obit within hours and that'll round off the month neatly.... Well, she's got one from the Guardian anyway... Is this a record month death wise for the DDP? Its certainly one of the biggest hauls in a month, certainly for May at least. 19 in all... The record remains 25 from January 2009.

Right. I'm going to delay the update to DDP by 24 hours to accomodate this. Should get a BBC obit within hours and that'll round off the month neatly....

From the DDP site: I shall award points for the death but no more until it is proven that he died of unnatural causes...

The problem I'm findng with Telegraph obits is that the URL is too long and so doesn't fit in the DDP database... Best thing to do, as I did, is to link to the obit in the emails, but simply link to the obits page as the actual link in the profile. Not perfect, but then at least everyone gets their due obit & points in a way. Think I might be in the top 10 now Hopper's dead? Got my first hit too. Last one was in September with Atkins...

The problem I'm findng with Telegraph obits is that the URL is too long and so doesn't fit in the DDP database...

I thought things were getting too quiet on the Royal Family front...

"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. You're showing yer age there, mate...

My esteemed predecessor Octopus has a hunch that Trudi has snuffed it....

Legendary actor John Gielgud died ten years ago today at the age of 96...

Schimples!

Jon Pertwee died today in 1996...

Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division, hanged himself 30 years ago today...

Rosa Rio can step in for Andor and I'll add Ronnie to the dead too as I haven't penned the emails yet, so more changes to come...

Just to let you all know that the pages have been updated. The email(s) will follow this week. Ronnie will have to wait...

Andy Kaufman - comedian, prankster and Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World, died on this day in 1984 aged just 35.... Some still think that his death was a hoax however...

The chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra, died today in 1998..