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Professor Gunther von Hagens is dying of Parkinson's. He claims 7 years left, so 2012 might be/is almost certainly too early to consider him, but one to bear in mind for the future. He wants to be shrink-wrapped and put on display when he dies. That would seem to be a bit late to start advertising his business though.

I hope not, she's being lined up for role...

With her dead and the recent dead of Leslie Neilsen how many actors of Forbidden Planet are still alive? According to my sources, i.e imdb and wikipedia, of the credited actors, Warren Stevens (b 1919) Richard Anderson (b1926) Earl Holliman (b1928) Robert Dix (b1935) James Drury (b1934) Richard Grant (b1919) are the only ones left. Thank you, Not a lot of very big names it seems, but elderly nontheless. Anderson, Holliman and Drury would be the most likely to get UK obits because of their familiarity to UK audiences via their TV work (Six-Million Dollar Man, Police Woman and The Virginian respectively).

All-clear - from her thyroid cancer. Is she a lesbian?

6 years ago, almost to the day, honez and anubis between them dredged up this on Glenn Miller, which I've just stumbled upon whilst watching our new member US Funeral Director upping his post count by commenting in (seemingly) every single thread.

With her dead and the recent dead of Leslie Neilsen how many actors of Forbidden Planet are still alive? According to my sources, i.e imdb and wikipedia, of the credited actors, Warren Stevens (b 1919) Richard Anderson (b1926) Earl Holliman (b1928) Robert Dix (b1935) James Drury (b1934) Richard Grant (b1919) are the only ones left.

Mafia hitman turned grass George Barone has died (of natural causes) at age 86. He was (according to the Daily Mail) the inspiration for the film West Side Story, having founded the Jets.

Carole King's Mom

A neat twist, so I'm in. (well I will be when it starts, hopefully).

Not necessarily - I was called a w***er!

As some are declaring their attempts at uniques, I will too: Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths Asil Nadir Gerald Harper Dudley Simpson Emile Ford Mansoor Ali Khan Nosher Powell Francis Matthews I reckon my best chances are with Griffiths, Khan and Powell, but as the man said, we'll see.

Well done OoO.

As its past the deadline (and its already posted in the Deathrace thread) I can now reveal my selections: 1 Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths - Sports Minister, Heath Government 2 John Bardon - EastEnder 3 Asil Nadir - Fugitive 4 Sheila Mercier - Emmerdaler 5 Gerald Harper - Adam Adamant (Dies) 6 Dudley Simpson - Composer (Dr Who etc) 7 Peter Wyngarde - Jason King 8 Margaret Thatcher - Spawn of Satan 9 Peter O'Toole - Actor 10 Emile Ford - Singer, with the Checkmates 11 Pete Murray - DJ 12 Tony Book - Footballer, Manchester City Manager 13 Mansoor Ali Khan - Indian Cricket Captain, 9th Nawab of Pataudi 14 Dora Bryan - Actress 15 I M Pei - Architect 16 John Glenn - Astronaut 17 Nosher Powell - Hardman/Stuntman 18 Jimmy Young - DJ 19 Basil D'Oliveira - Cricketer 20 Francis Matthews - Captain Scarlet Sub1 'Ginger' McCain - Racehorse Trainer Sub2 Peter O'Sullevan - Racing Commentator Sub3 Lord 'Dickie' Attenbrough - Film Luvvie This my 'times up team', and I expect a lot more action from them this year. There are 6 survivors from last year. I've also entered a theme team, consisting of 20 Rons, Ronnies or Ronalds, called " ...and its goodnight from him, and him, and him, and him, and him, and him , and him, and him, and him, and him, and him, and him, and him, and her, and him, and him, and him, and him, and him, and him."

Well Happy New Year to everyone. Hope you had a great New Years Eve. I'm just off to see if anyone's in deadchat.

I don't expect to be around at a very convenient time for New Year's chat (unless you happen to live in the Western Atlantic) as I'll be working till quite early in the morning. I'll just wish everyone all the best and see you all next year.

I'm pretty sure my team will do pretty pants this year - not that this years team was a raging success. I was thinking about entering a theme team, but was unsure if there was a specific way of entering. Same method as your regular team, but let TMIB know its a theme team - at least thats what I did!

I've submitted both regular an theme teams this year, both of which I'm convinced will perform better than last year's entry. I've kept 6 survivors from last year, as I don't believe they can perform any worse.

Please tell me you know this guy died like 10 years ago!!! 8 years ago.

In that case, a few well-chosen words to point that out may well have prevented anyone getting shirty. However, there's no need to get shirty over people getting shirty. While I'm here, can I just point out that we're quite well populated for a forum that nobody ever joins. Merry Christmas

I don't think you're alone in your theory. Does anyone else find the dad a bit creepy or is that just me? No, its not just you.

http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?...ic=2487&hl= Silly me, fancy not spotting a thread that hasn't been accessed for 2 years. I did search but with 66quintillion posters quoting RA's list in its entirety, I'm afraid I never got beyond the "Unexpected Deaths of 2010" thread. Sorry n all that.

It must be Christmas, the Von Trapp's are about, all except Agathe, who has died aged 97.

The woman who triggered the Grunwick strike in 1976, in an effort to get the rights of immigrant workers recognised, has died aged 77. Jayaben Desai.

John Warhola, Andy Warhol's older brother has died aged 85.

Temptation. Its the same every year; with Christmas approaching, the supermarkets pile their shelves high with half-price goodies which I swear to ignore, but every time I get home and unpack my shopping, they're in there! Sweets, chocolates, biscuits, crisps, you name it. So far this festive season I've succumbed to 2 boxes of Cadbury's Roses, 2 boxes of Rowntree's fruit pastilles (yes, the big ones), 1 box of Rowntree's pick-n-mix, 1 200g bar of fruit and nut and 2 party size tubs of cheeselets. There's probably more but that's just off the top of my head. To redress the balance, I've also bought some apples today.