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  7. Posted

    12 hours ago, Salmon Mousse said:

     35.  Robert Blake

    you may want to check that, unless this is a different Robert Blake from the actor who died last year (in which case, just ignore me)

  8. Posted

    wildstorm's shadow list 2024 (7/50):

    1. Jimmy Carter
    2. Joanne Woodward
    3. Vanessa Redgrave
    4. Shannen Doherty
    5. Roberta Flack
    6. Noam Chomsky
    7. David Soul
    8. Tom Brokaw
    9. Judge Frank Caprio
    10. Dr. James Watson
    11. Linda Nolan
    12. Ethel Kennedy
    13. David Milch
    14. Sonny Rollins
    15. Ray Anthony
    16. Eva Marie Saint
    17. Glynis Johns
    18. Joyce Randolph
    19. Andy Moog
    20. Donald Sterling
    21. Ron Jeremy
    22. Chris Evert
    23. Steven Tyler
    24. Yoko Ono
    25. William Daniels
    26. Ruth Buzzi
    27. Jean Coutu
    28. Ted Turner
    29. Robert Munsch
    30. Joseph Fritzl
    31. Willie O’Ree
    32. Dikembe Mutombo
    33. Quentin Blake
    34. Janis Paige
    35. Alice Munro
    36. Tippi Hedren
    37. Dr. Ruth
    38. Lynne Reid Banks
    39. Tom Stafford
    40. Mark Volman
    41. Sam Neill
    42. Willie Mays
    43. Jesse Jackson
    44. Laurent du Brunhoff
    45. Giorgio Armani
    46. Pope Francis
    47. Toby Keith
    48. Bruce Willis
    49. Raul Castro
    50. Mel Brooks

  13. Posted

    On 01/12/2023 at 10:38, wildstorm said:

    a few names for consideration:

    • Tom Smothers (87) Comedian - stage 2 blood cancer but he claimed in July the prognosis is good (just ignore the fact that he's selling a lot of his possessions, as well as his ranch home, in recent weeks).

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    • Ryan O'Neal (82) Actor - mentioned above already (sorry to repeat), but no one mentioned his decade-long battle with Stage 2 prostate cancer in additional to his other health problems

    welp, that’s two down before the starting line (an annual tradition at this point). also, I see someone made a thread for Dr Ruth two days after my suggestion, so I guess it wasn’t an awful idea.


    alternate recommendation: 

    • Mark Volman (The Turtles) (76) - has Lewy Body Dementia. he still tours (as did Gordon Lightfoot when I suggested him last year), but this condition tends to get bad very quickly.

  14. Posted

    On 20/11/2023 at 15:48, arghton said:

    Lynne Reid Banks (95 next year, maybe a "cult pick" but apparent occasional health problems and didn't even make a birthday appearance this year)

    agreed with this.
    i regretted her inclusion on my 2023 list one month into the year when I learned she released a new book at the beginning of february (posting an accompanying photo of her looking generally well for a 94 year old). but it's been 11-months of radio silence on her social media, which is unusual as she usually posted every couple months at a minimum (if not a personal blog post). I wonder if something's up

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  15. Posted

    a “sad last days” article from msn… sourced from radaronline, so take this with a sizeable grain of salt


    to save you a click, and spare your phones the viruses and spyware, it includes statements like “requires 24-hour care” and “struggles to breath and needs an oxygen tank”, also an unnamed source (“tipster”) indicates she is “extremely weak and frequently delusional”

     

    most-likely trash, but the closest thing to an update I can find

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  18. Posted

    5 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:

    All bets are off now as to whether we equal or even break the record. With 5 hits in less than 20 days and at least one piece of low hanging fruit clinging to the branches there is the possibility of a new record but personally I think it will be 19 hits for the year

     

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    i voted the 'no further deaths' option in "The 19th Death of 2023" poll thread, thereby guaranteeing at least one more hit this year. 

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  21. Posted

    a few names for consideration (the rest of my suggestions have pretty much already been mentioned):

    • Robert Munsch (78) Author - dementia since 2020, former alcoholic and cocaine abuser (daughter has been teasing an epsiode of her podcast with him for over a year but hasn't posted it... i'm probably just reading too much into it, but maybe he's near the end and she's been saving this episode for when he passes?).
    • Tom Smothers (87) Comedian - stage 2 blood cancer but he claimed in July the prognosis is good (just ignore the fact that he's selling a lot of his possessions, as well as his ranch home, in recent weeks).
    • Jean Chrétien (90) Canadian Prime Minister - history of health issues (quadruple bypass surgery, brain surgery, kidney stones), lost his wife in 2020, worth a punt
    • Alice Munro (92) Author - previous health issues (coronary-artery bypass surgery, cancer treatment), too frail to attend her Nobel Prize ceremeony a decade ago, retired from public life (she'll be on my list until she dies).
    • Ryan O'Neal (82) Actor - mentioned above already (sorry to repeat), but no one mentioned his decade-long battle with Stage 2 prostate cancer in additional to his other health problems.
    • David Soul (80) Actor (and singer?) - Hutch (of 'Starsky and Hutch' fame) previous battle with lung cancer (requiring palliative care) and ongoing health issues with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

    less UK-famous and/or less pressing health issues:

    • Josef Fritzl (88) Murderer/Rapist - reportedly suffering from demenita for a few years in prison, doesn't even have his own wiki page though (if that's the minimum fame criteria).
    • George Thorogood (74) Musician/Singer - unnamed 'serious medical condition' earlier this year, finished his tour but hasn't scheduled any more shows since. might be nothing.
    • Paul Henderson (81) Hockey Player - suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia since 2009, was receptive to treatment at first but has since had to switch and has had a few setbacks.
    • Jesse Jackson (82) Civil Rights Activitst, Politician - parkinson's since 2017, hospitalized in recent years (caught COVID and suffered a head injury), retired from his presidential role in the civil rights organization PUSH earlier this year due to health.
    • Dr. Ruth Westheimer (95) Sex Therapist - old and cancelled a few appearances in the last year; hope she sticks around for a while though.
    • Cale Yarborough (85) NASCAR 'Legend' - family says he's in failing health with super rare genetic disorder, no cure and will continue to decline, family is asking for prayers.
    • Laurent de Brunhoff (98) Author and Illustrator "Babar the Elephant" - has been publishing the Babar books since 1946 (continuing his father's legacy), not much health news but he is old af if you hadn't noticed.
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