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I thought he must be, found he wasn't but then found him under "Jones (Singer), Jack", selected by 2 players.

From a (business) email received this morning -

probably best bet for a QO is yahoo, but she did feature on BBC Newsround a few years ago, so you never know.

Apropos of nothing in particular, here's a picture of Paul Trevillion (90) at a recent book launch (he's the one on the right!)

Around the time of Graham Rawle's Lost Consonants was appearing in the Guardian magazine, a column called Zeitgeist also featured, highlighting weird stories from around the world; the writer of said column Tom Bussmann died recently aged 86.

On the off-chance that he's actually dead this time, LotM, as he was last picked in 2021. QO https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/fethullah-gulen-us-based-cleric-accused-of-turkish-coup-attempt-dies-at-83

Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak, who both played the piano parts and was Adrien Brody's 'hand double' in The Pianist, reported to have died aged 72. He also played Chopin (both the man and the music) in the film The Blue Note.

Eleven years since Felix Dexter died aged 52. He was a cast regular in The Real McCoy, and in the first and second series of Citizen Khan, as well as guest appearances in umerous other TV shows.

Just ignore 'em.

Renowned microbiologist Patricia Taylor died 9th September, aged 95. Outside of academia, she's better known for her role in the "Canadian Caper", as wife of the Canadian Ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, who concealed 6 US diplomats and helped smuggle them to safety (see also ARGO). She was also an accomplished ballet dancer (principal ballet dancer Queensland Ballet Theatre) and violinist (California Symphony orchestra).

I don't think I voted in this previously, but whatever, I've now selected Leslie Caron, for no reason at all.

Yes, the following week. Gaynor's Wikipedia entry also says the second appearance, 16 February 1964.

Ah, now Mitzi McCall was on the Beatles debut Ed Sullivan show - I wonder if someone got the two Mitzis mixed up.

According to her DDP bio, Mitzi Gaynor was the second musical guest on the night The Beatles debuted on the Ed Sullivan Show. I can't find any evidence of this - anyone have any details/link to anything?

I would expect full broadsheet obits to be along shortly. eta: like this one (Guardian, not a broadsheet these days, granted, but not People Magazine either).