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South African radio veteran Jeremy Mansfield has died from his highly publicized liver cancer: https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-10-31-radio-veteran-jeremy-mansfield-has-died/

Maybe this is the best thread for this? South Korean Halloween party turns tragic after a mass panic. 120 dead...for now: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/29/asia/south-korea-halloween-cardiac-arrest-intl/index.html

Marlene Dietrich's daughter, Maria Riva, is serving as an executive producer for the new TV series based on her book about her mother: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/diane-kruger-marlene-dietrich-tv-show-1235230767/ But how much of a role is it anyway?

Producer of the "Newhart" show, Stephen Grossman, has died at a mere 76: https://deadline.com/2022/10/steve-grossman-dies-veteran-television-producer-newhart-was-76-obituary-1235158123/

Vicky Phelan reacts to Lynsey Bennett's death. A little late because Phelan, not being well herself, was in hospital, too: https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/vicky-phelan-pens-poignant-tribute-28355586

I wish you luck! I wish everybody luck! But oh, if we're all first, then everybody is also last! Some of your people, like Bernadette Chirac, are alive beyond all expectations. Maybe it still works out.

Indeed, we've got some big ones. Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robbie Coltrane, huge A-list names, points for everyone! We've also had Tony Brown, the NBA referee. Scoring for quite a few people, an important name... Then there was Pierre Soulages not picked?? Can't believe it, but okay... Jimmy Millar was a unique hit for drol, well done! As for the scoreboard, the Salmon Mousse / Banana merry-go-round has taken another round. Tony Brown makes a big difference. Rank Team Score 1 Banana 1325 2 Salmon Mousse 1263 3 An Fear Beag 1230 4 msc 1196 5 gcreptile 1120 5 Book 1120 7 Predictor 1108 8 Joey Russ 1055 9 drol 981 10 Cpt. Chorizo 966 11 Death Impends 916 12 DevonDeathTrip 896 13 MariNisia 774 14 Kenny 716 15 Toast 699 16 Guy From Future 689 17 Sean 677 18 JohnKey 639 19 Annami 613 20 Great Uncle Bulgaria 612 21 Theoldlady 593 22 The old crem 527 23 Torva Messor 524 24 The Daredevil 517 25 JoeMoneypenny 509 26 CalebH 508 27 The Unknown Man 506 28 Wormfarmer 490 29 Baby Blue 477 30 Buffalo Phil 463 31 Liz Lemon 428 32 YorkshireBanker 420 33 Pedro67 362 34 YoungWillz 338 35 markb4 332 36 chilean way 263 37 Bibliogryphon 254 38 Hell 230 39 Famous6Eva 181 40 Doulton 178 41 Captain Hemlock 176 42 keltos31 172 43 The Spinosaurus 127 44 Gooseberry Crumble 120

Indeed, already dead for over a week: https://slippedisc.com/2022/10/weve-lost-piano-grandad/ Very surprisingly, he might be a LOTler...

A minor version of Vicky Phelan, Lynsey Bennett, has died from her cancer: https://www.sundayworld.com/news/irish-news/tributes-as-cervical-check-campaigner-lynsey-bennett-34-passes-away-after-cancer-battle/299578755.html Another victim of the Cervical Check scandal in which cancer checks systematically failed to diagnose cervical cancer in women. I think she was a DDP pick at some point, but disqualified since then as not being notable enough. Edit: No, not a DDP pick at least in the years 2019-2022. Well, I had her on my longlist though.

He has discussed his difficult last year when he suffered from multiple broken bones, and is only learning now how to walk again: https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/michael-j-foxs-worrying-health-28337268

MMA bad boy Anthony Johnson is apparently very ill, but it's unclear what exactly it is: https://www.mmanews.com/2022/10/anthony-johnson-health-update-october/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Johnson_(fighter) It's been an ongoing issue since last year. He had been retired from 2017 to 2021, only to immediately drop out again because of his problems.

Just heard that German pop export Kim Petras has reached the no.1 slot on the US charts with the Sam Smith collaboration "Unholy" (not bad...not very good either). I knew of her, but never really listened to her. So I just discovered her 2022 EP "Slut Pop", containing masterpieces like "Treat me like a slut" and "They Wanna Fuck". And of course, "Throat Goat":

Lucianne Goldberg, literary agent who suggested Monica Lewinsky's friend Linda Tripp to tape their conversations, has died at 87: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-10-27/lucianne-goldberg-key-figure-in-clinton-impeachement-dies Also the mother of National Review pundit Jonah Goldberg.

Rieko Kodama, pioneering Japsnese game designer has died at 59, already back in May: https://kotaku.com/sega-rpg-reiko-kodama-died-skies-arcadia-phantasy-star-1849708311 She developed iconic games for Sega, for example, the RPG progenitor Phantasy Star.

Heavy flu at his age, and his lifestyle... he doesn't seem to be able to recover from it. Though for now, it's only been a week. At some point, the body runs out of gas but with flu/pneumonia and so on, it doesn't have to be the end yet. These things can knock you out for a while. But if he's still in bad shape in another week, I'd say that's it.

DJ Mighty Mouse, House DJ of the 2000s dies of a brain aneurism at 48: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mighty-mouse-death-cause-dj-house-music-b2210949.html

Replacing Mike Davis with Hawai'ian princess Abigail Kawananakoa. Edit: Or to be more precise, Mike Davis out, Abigail Kawananakoa in as 3rd sub. Michael Tilson Thomas joins the roster.

10-time national cheerleading champion Eric Ortiz dies suddenly at only 30 years old: https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/24/eric-ortiz-world-champion-cheerleader-university-louisville-dead-ncaa/

Not really Hollywood, but... Jules Bass, producer of Christmas-timey TV specials has died at 87: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jules-bass-dead-frosty-the-snowman-1235248424/

Here's an obit for Marian Fuks: https://tvn24.pl/tvn24-news-in-english/polish-jewish-historian-and-musicologist-prof-marian-fuks-dies-at-108-6177840

Well, Jean Pitt-Lewis apparently died on August 21st at age 97, if I read the Google snippet of the Times list right: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/births-marriages-and-deaths-september-9-2022-ltgxt7vtf My longlist now has one Bletchley girl left, Lady Marion Body.

More random longlist checking from me. Navjot Singh Sidhu, former cricket star-turned-politician, as is custom in India, has been in prison for months for a "road rage incident". Now he's been hospitalised for check-ups after breathing issues: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/on-his-birthday-jailed-congress-leader-navjot-sidhu-taken-to-hospital-for-check-up-443165 He suffered a life-threatening deep vein thrombosis in 2015, and now has a very restricted diet, can't eat a lot of things, suffers from an embolism and a "liver ailment".

Phelps' phather Phred has died: https://swimswam.com/michael-phelps-announces-death-of-father-fred/

It's polish. Your rules say they have to be either english or french.

Oh no! Well... I didnt know he was only 67.