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Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon, is 90 today. Born in Rawalpindi, Punjab in British India, he moved with his parents to Britain as an infant, later studying engineering at Birmingham University. He worked for the NCB and Costain, before moving into local government. He's frequently been consulted on race relations issues, advising or serving on bodies including the Commission for Racial Equality, and has represented the Sikh faith & community at many official events, including the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. He was a frequent contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day for 35 years, until an editorial difference of opinion with the BBC. He was made an OBE in 1996 for services to Urban Regeneration, and a CBE in 2009 for services to Inter-Faith and Community Relations. He was made a crossbench life peer in 2011, becoming the first turban-wearing Sikh in the upper house..

Brian Hewson, British athlete who won 1500m European Gold in 1958, as well as two commonwealth silvers, has died aged 89. He was alsoleading in the 1956 1500m final but got passed by four fellow competitors on the final straight. His 1960 Olympic was hampered nby an injury prior to the Games. he's also remembered as one of the earliest runners to break 4 minutes for the mile, though could only finish third; prior to that race only Bannister and Landy had broken 4 minutes.

Based on social media posts I've seen, if they removed everyone from "The Queue" who has ever spelt it as "que", it'd probably be a two-hour queue at most.

I hope he's moving to somewhere that's much bigger than it looks from the outside.

Its 31 years since the death of British actress Carol White. Known as the ‘Battersea Bardot’, her acting career began with a series of uncredited brief appearances in popular films of the late 50s & early 60s, including a couple of ‘Doctor’ film and a couple of minor credited roles, including as a saboteur in Carry On Teacher. She came to greater prominence with her appearance in the BBC Wednesday Play production of Up The Junction, and subsequently the title role in Cathy Come Home which lead to the lead role in Poor Cow. A move to Hollywood saw her appearing alongside major stars such as John Mills & Dean Martin but was ultimately unsuccessful. By this time she was heavily abusing drugs and alcohol. Returning to London, she starred in Steaming, in the West End, but was sacked after persistently turning up late. She also made her final film at this time, 1982’s The Nutcracker. White returned to America, living out the remainder of her life, dying at the age of 48. Some sources claim a drug overdose, while others, chronic liver disease from years of alcohol abuse.

King James VII of Scotland died on this day 321 years ago, aged 67.

This has appeared in our local paper's website (and presumably other Newsquest sites). Incredibly bad taste if you ask me, seeing as the Queen has just died. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/21772564.celebrity-deaths-2022-meat-loaf-barry-cryer-ronnie-spector-among-lost/

You'll probably like this (even more so if you're Welsh)

US film director & screenwriter Ron Shelton is 77 today. He was a minor-league baseball player for four years, notably within the Orioles organisation, and his original scripts are primarily sports-based, most notably his first, Bull Durham, partially based on his own experiences. The film, starring Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner & Tim Robbins, garnered an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay, as well as winning the Writers' Guild of America best screenplay amongst others. His next screenplay was Blaze, based on the book by Huey Perry, starring Paul Newman as the Louisiana Governer who fell in love with a young stripper (Blaze, played by Lolita Davidovich, who would become Shelton's wife). His original (sport-based) screenplays also include the critically acclaimed White Men Can't Jump & Tin Cup.

Not a scientist or techno wizard, and inventor is stretching it a bit, but Rommy Hunt Revson, creator of the scrunchie, has died aged 78.

Former Pakistani test umpire Asad Rauf reported dead aged 66. He was found to have been involved in match fixing and banned for 5 years from 2016.

This Mark Miller? Who's now dead aged 97?

Watergate prosecutor Earl Silbert dies aged 86.

Naresh Kumar, former India Davis Cup captain who featured in the main rounds of Grand Slam events in the 50s, has died aged 93.

Naresh Kumar, former India Davis Cup captain who featured in the main rounds of Grand Slam events in the 50s, has died aged 93.

Its 37 years since the death of actor, director, painter & poet Julian Beck. He began as a painter but its as founder and director of The Living Theatre that he is most famous/notorious. He founded the theatre with his wife, Judith Malina, in 1947, and was director until his death; the experimental theatre was designed to challenge, as well as entertain audiences, with one production of Jack Gelber's The Connection featuring actors playing junkies circulating amongst the audience begging money for their next fix. Beck's experimental philosophy carried over into real-life, with him and Malina being imprisoned (by her count) 12 times across three continents for acts of civil disobebience, including once in New York for failing to participate in a civil defence drill, and once charged with (later acquitted) indecent exposure for a production of Paradise Now. Later he took some cinematic action roles, the most well-known cinema role (and his last on the big screen) was as Reverend Henry Kane in Poltergeist II with his last role being an episode of Miami Vice, which aired posthumously. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1983, he died 2 years later, aged 60. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2004 (as was Malina).

I'm a Stan stan.

Swiss film director Alain Tanner, dead aged 92. This is one of those occurrences where the obit-writer predeceased the subject of the obit.

Roger Bamber reported to have died at the weekend. Did a lot of work round my way, his work appearing frequently in the local rag, as well as the nationals. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/sep/13/acclaimed-photographer-roger-bamber-a-life-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Il est mort https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/13/jean-luc-godard-giant-of-the-french-new-wave-dies-at-91?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

George Lazenby offending fellow Aussies, on a Music of James Bond tour.

Sir Wes Hall is 85 today. Half of the feared Hall/Griffith bowling partnership, he began his cricketing life as a wicketkeeper/batsman, taking up bowling later. He was included in the 1957 WI squad to tour England in 1957 despite only having played one first-class match. He wasn't called upon during that tour, making his test debut the follwoing year, versus India in Bombay, despite initially being left out of that squad (coming in as a late replacement for Frank Worrall). The West Indians won te series 3-0. There immediately followed a three test series v Pakistan, where Hall became the first West Indian bowler to take a test hat-trick. He played three seasons in the Lancashire league, for Accrington CC, taking 100, 106 and 123 wickets. he also played a notable role in the 'tied test' of 1960, entrusted to bowl the final (8-ball) over, with Australia requiring six runs and the West Indians requiring three wickets (after a 134 run 7th wicket stand) , with over going 1 W . 1b 1 2W W, the final 2 wickets being run-outs as the Australians tried for the winning run (the over also included a dropped catch off the fifth ball). In his 48th test, v New Zealand, Hall was injured which prevented him from continuing bowling. and the injury prevented from playing in the following test, and was never selected again. He continued to play for Barbados until 1971, before retiring from playing. After retirement, Hall entered politics becoming the Barbados Sports and Tourism Minister. He later became an ordained minister in the Pentecostal Church. He was knighted for services to sport in 2012.

Former BBC announcer/Radio 4 news reader Brian Perkins is 79 today.

Another excuse to post this...

Its 74 years since the death of Muhammed Ali Jinnah/Mahomedali Jinnahbhai, founder of Pakistan. A Muslim, he advocated for a Muslim state to avoid marginalisation of Muslim in a larger Hindu-dominant independent India, and was the new state of Pakistan's first Governor-General. He lead the country for little over a year before dying of Tuberculosis, at the age of 71.