Book

You did, at No. 2. The Duke of Kent jumps in at No. 50.

Yes, no problem. Where should your sub Prunella Scales step in?

Dear Committee, thank you for placing Betty White in first place in the DL 2022. That would have been very well deserved

Her death lifts me to No.5 in the DDP which is my best position ever if this is the end result. I'm not sure if I'm happy about my 5th place or sad that it's because of Betty White...

Oh dear, everyone's No.1 pick Betty White has died Please tell me which position your sub should get and then the rest will move up one spot. Or if the sub should get Betty Whites place...

WHAT? This is really sad.

UNSERE D-A-CH-LISTE 2022: (7/49) rank/previous year/pick 01. (04) Benedict XVI, German Pope Emeritus, *16.04.1927 - 31.12.2022 (95) 02. (---) Fritz Wepper, German actor, *17.08.1941 03. (34) Rolf Schimpf, German actor, *14.11.1924 04. (16) Uwe Seeler, German football player, *05.11.1936 - 21.07.2022 (85) 05. (40) Arthur Cohn, Swiss film producer and multiple Oscar winner, *04.02.1927 06. (09) Traute Lafrenz-Page, German physician, member of resistance group “White Rose”, *03.05.1919 07. (---) Hardy Krüger, German actor, *12.04.1928 - 19.01.2022 (93) 08. (23) Henry Kissinger, German-American politician and diplomat, *27.05.1923 09. (10) Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress, *11.10.1929 10. (01) Rainer Langhans, German writer, filmmaker and activist, *19.06.1940 11. (12) Tony Marshall, German Schlager and opera singer, *03.02.1938 12. (---) Doris Stockhausen, German music pedagogue and former wife of Karlheinz Stockhausen, *28.02.1924 13. (---) Mario Adorf, German-Austrian actor, *08.09.1930 14. (03) Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor, *17.12.1930 15. (---) Dr. Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist, author and talk show host, *04.06.1928 16. (---) Felicitas zu Salm-Horstmar, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Royal, *31.03.1920 17. (49) Trude Unruh, German politician (several parties) and author, *07.03.1925 - 30.11.2021 (96) 18. (---) Oscar Schneider, German politician (CSU), 03.06.1927 19. (07) Fritz Pleitgen, German television journalist and broadcast director, *21.03.1938 - 15.09.2022 (84) 20. (---) Peter Weck, Austrian film director and actor, *12.08.1930 21. (21) Ursula Haverbeck, German author, Holocaust denier, *09.11.1928 22. (25) Michael Schumacher, German racing driver, *03.01.1969 23. (---) Helma Kissner, German Nazi criminal, *23.12.1923 24. (41) Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Austrian photographer and jet set expert, *09.12.1919 25. (---) Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist and poet, *05.01.1931 26. (---) Julia Dingwort-Nusseck, German president of Landeszentralbank Lower Saxony, *06.10.1921 27. (---) Johanna Quaas, German gymnast, oldest gymnast in the world, *20.11.1925 28. (13) Martin Walser, German writer, *24.03.1927 29. (05) Ingrid van Bergen, German actress, *15.06.1931 30. (31) Egidius Braun, German president of the DFB, *27.02.1925 - 16.03.2022 (97) 31. (---) Lothar Blumhagen, German actor and voice actor, *16.07.1927 32. (---) René Weller, German boxer, *21.11.1953 33. (18) Janosch, German children's book author and illustrator, *11.03.1931 34. (---) Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, German cellist and Holocaust survivor, *17.07.1925 35. (11) Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress, *16.03.1929 36. (14) Freddy Quinn, Austrian Schlager singer, *27.09.1931 37. (---) Käthe Menzel-Jordan, German architect and perservationist, *07.09.1916 38. (---) Irmgard Furchner, German Nazi-concentration-camp-secretary, *29.05.1925 39. (---) Sepp Blatter, Swiss football administrator and president of the FIFA, *10.03.1936 40. (15) Klaus von Dohnányi, German politician (SPD), Mayor of Hamburg, *23.06.1928 41. (20) Rolf Eden, German businessman, night club owner and playboy, *06.02.1930 - 11.08.2022 (92) 42. (---) Marianne von Weizsäcker, German former First Lady, *17.05.1932 43. (---) Kiu Eckstein, German journalist and film maker, *13.05.1927 44. (---) Richard Lugner, Austrian real estate entrepreneur and society figure, *11.10.1932 45. (---) Werner Michael Blumenthal, German-American economist and political advisor, *03.01.1926 46. (---) Franz-Josef Antwerpes, German politician (SPD), *27.11.1934 47. (---) Eckart Dux, German film and voice actor, *19.12.1926 48. (---) Hugo Broch, German WW II Luftwaffe flight ace, *06.01.1922 49. (---) Edith Kwoizalla, German senior home resident and first person to be vaccinated against Covid-19, *14.05.1919 50. (---) Margot Eskens, German Schlager singer, *12.08.1936 - 29.07.2022 (85)

Ooops we* did it again: One fine list with 50 German, Austrian or Swiss people, likely to die in 2022! *we are: gcreptile, Prophet, TomTomTelekom, WEP and Book. Our first attempt in 2021 was well received by forum members and also the list was successful in itself: 10 hits, double figues, not so bad at all– that's why we wanted to try a second time. The result will be shown in the next post. Some picks are famous outside the D-A-CH-states, some picks I had to research by myself but hey – they will all receive an official germanspeaking obituary. Keep 'em coming! Viel Erfolg, D-A-CH-Liste!!!

3 teams are in; it's always a little exciting before you send the mail... one last check-up, one last thought about your teams, one last glass of wine... ok, let's go! To the hosts: Thank you all for your great work!!!

Same here. I got 7 rejections yesterday and my 7 subs were ok this morning.

Got your list, thank you!

Oh, didn't get a list from you yet...

Oh dear, I'm sure I had 25 at first but then I deleted the numbers... and the rest is history

01. Boris Pahor 26.08.1913 - 30.05.2022 02. Caren Marsh Doll 03. Carmen Herrera 31.05.1915 - 12.02.2022 04. Colette Maze 05. Elisabeth Waldo 06. Franca Pilla 07. James Lovelock 26.07.1919 - 26.07.2022 08. June Spencer 09. Kane Tanaka 02.02.1903 - 19.04.2022 10. Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn 11. Marsha Hunt 17.10.1917 - 06.09.2022 12. Michael Anthony Epstein 13. Nemesiah Persoff 02.08.1919 - 05.04.2022 14. Stanislaw Kowalski 14.04.1910 - 05.04.2022 15. Traute Lafrenz-Page Subs: Marita Camancho Quirós Norman Spencer Ágnes Keleti

Ágnes Keleti Barry Humphries Bibi Johns C.W. McCall 15.11.1928 - 01.04.2022 Edward, Duke of Kent Frances Sternhagen Gina Lollobrigida Irene Papas 03.09.1926 - 14.09.2022 Iris Apfel Isabel Perón Jimmy Carter Juan Carlos I., King of Spain Leonard Fenton 29.04.1926 - 29.01.2022 Margot Leonard Maria Riva (Wildcard) Maria Sebaldt Monica Vitti 03.11.1931 - 02.02.2022 Peter Weck Ralf Wolter 26.11.1926 - Oct. 2022 Rolf Eden 06.02.1930 - 11.08.2022 Rolf Schimpf Rupert Murdoch Tony Marshall Valentino Garavani Zemin Jiang 17.08.1926 - 30.11.2022 Subs: Estelle Parsons Earl Holliman Christiane F. King Salman of Saudi Arabia

Thanks for joining again - and good luck!

So, I don't give any guidelines on strategy and tactics The task is actually clear: How will the Committee decide? What will the DeathList look like in 2022? The Committee has its own rules and I think it will obey them. In the past I have certainly received predictions where more than 25 or less than 25 were taken over from the previous year. This is the personal decision of the creator and is accepted by me.

What would the Committee do???

Desmond Tutu is a popular pick here by 14:22, Annami, Bibliogryphon, Book, Buffalo Phil, CaptainChorizo, chilean way, Etushispushingupdaisies, msc, Prophet, RoverAndOut, The Old Crem, ThereWillBeDeaths7, TomTomTelekom, Vaagheid and WEP, but wasn't chosen by the Committee. Maybe the last big hit in 2021? With so many (potential) candidates left in 2021 - how will the DL 2022 look like, what do you think? Well, check in for next year's DL Prediction Game!

Oh dear The DL 2022 has lost so many potential candidates (new or returnee) in the last few weeks - Anthony Sher, Ray Illingworth, James Brokenshire, Alan Igglesden, F.W. de Klerk and now Desmond Tutu.

Ah, you also do tell jokes?

One more hit for @chilean way thanks to Lucia Hiriart!

Since she simply does not forfeit her seven lives, Khaleda Zia can celebrate her birthday three times a year: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/khaleda-has-three-birthdays-6-agencies-reports-hc-343741

Unfortunately, they will probably never make the list

Lots of good ideas and suggestions! If you want to predict what the DL will look like, please take part in the DL Prediction Game: