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I'm not sure if she'd meet the fame criteria, but American feminist academic and author Susan Gubar has been suffering from advanced ovarian cancer since 2008.

Steve Perryman collapsed during the second half of Exeter's game with Sheff Utd this afternoon and was taken to hospital, where he is apparently in a "comfortable" condition. No online news sources have reported this yet, but I witnessed the events take place. He was conscious again when he was taken to the ambulance, so hopefully he'll be OK.

Emmanuelle actress Sylvia Kristel, mentioned many times before on DeathList, is, according to the Dutch press, suffering from esophageal cancer which has spread to her liver.

Giulio Andreotti is in hospital, suffering from heart problems.

Thanks for posting that Bibliogryphon. I remember as a small child having a book about a vintage car, found in a sorry state in a scrapyard and then lovingly restored to it's former glory. Is this Gumdrop? I'd forgotten the title of the book, which is a shame as I wanted to buy it for my own children and to read it again myself.

Julie Newmar has cancer, according to the National Enquirer, which you don't seem to be able to view in the UK:

Singer Bobby Vee's website has been updated - in almost Banshee-esque prose - to announce that he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. More here.

Mariah Carey's sister, Alison Carey Scott, is suffering from HIV and liver cancer....

Chopper Read, contradicting virtually everything written above, now says he has terminal liver cancer, that he might die within a few weeks or could last as long as six years and can't actually have a liver transplant as there is too much scar tissue (the result of a prison stabbing) in the affected area to make successful surgery possible.

William Lawlis Pace, the Guinness World Records holder for living the longest with a bullet in his head, has died at the age of 103. He was accidently shot by his brother in 1917.

The Hong Kong Standard reports that prominent politician's wife Gu Kailai, 50, implicated in the high profile death of the British businessman Neil Heywood, is dying of bone cancer.

Chris Ethridge, bass player with seminal country rockers The Flying Burrito Brothers. A topical tribute; The FBBs cover

Xolile Mngeni appeared in court on Friday and his ongoing poor health was discussed:

Abbul Azizn't. The new heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz, may have a battle on his hands to ever live long enough to get the top job:

Roxy Music's original bassist Graham Simpson, who played on their first album, has died.

Levon Helm has died. .

Dead, from a massive heart attack.

Tomorrow. He's nearly run out of yesterdays.

Deathlist got a mention in today's New York Times, in an excellent article about obituaries and deadpooling: http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/the-science-of-obituaries-dead-pools-obits-in-the-can-and-more/#

One of Buddy Holly's Crickets, bass player Joe B. Mauldin, might be worth keeping an eye on:

Farrah's partner Ryan O'Neal, who has previously beaten leukemia, has announced that he is suffering from stage IV prostate cancer...

No links I'm afraid, but I heard this evening that the slightly obscure folk singer Louisa Jo Killen was diagnosed with lung cancer last August, although I have no information about how she is doing now. She is probably better known (but still not well known enough for a Wikipedia page) as Louis Killen, however she underwent gender re-assignment surgery at the age of 75... I'm sure she'll get a broadsheet obit when she goes.

Posted 03 April 2008 - 11:24 PM An update on Alan Iggelsden, who still seems to be in pretty good shape, after all these years with brain cancer.

Newcastle United's former chief executive Freddie Fletcher is suffering from mesothelioma.

Points please RA