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A bit surprised at this. I thought Johnny would make it to 2018. Has France gone into shutdown and national mourning yet? Repose en paix.

The Fall had to cancel their Bristol gig last night due to Mark E Smith's failing health. Definitely one to seriously consider for 2018 if he makes it that long. EDIT: Ah, already mentioned in 2018 thread. Wotev... EDIT II: Tonight's Koko gig also cancelled.

Actually, I'm not particularly scared of death. But I'm going to miss Jana Novotna so much. I don't think you know how much I adore tennis, and particularly that era of women's tennis.

Not sure he's famous enough in the UK to be honest. If someone like Bob Stanley is a fan he may get an obituary, otherwise he's not someone I'd bet on to obit.

For the fans and the morbidly curious, there will be a live stream of Jana Novotna's funeral tomorrow. It's actually a public funeral. Had I the money to travel or were anywhere near Brno at the moment I'd be going to pay my last respects to one of the true greats . Damn this death has hit me hard.

Actually, I think Jana's death has eclipsed Manson's a bit, especially here in the UK. Manson is more culturally relevant (death of the 60s dream and all that) but he didn't win the hearts of the tennis viewing public by crying on Centre Court, did he? I know it's not the real subject of the thread but I'm leaving it here as I haven't been this upset about the death of someone I didn't know (though saw Jana numerous times at Wimbledon and Eastbourne, plus she once read out my email on Radio 5 so it's fair to say we were like *that*) since Victoria Wood last year. Slightly more on topic, in between the usual Diana/Mother Theresa and Farrah Fawcett/Michael Jackson mentions I'm surprised no-one's offered up... Ian Richardson and Anna Nicole Smith.

Sad but inevitable news. An already rotten week just got that little bit worse. RIP. Was never a fan of his music but, to be unashamedly shallow, he was seriously gorgeous when he was younger.

My favourite along with Martina. Always wonderful to watch, even if it was through fingers at times, Jana made me shout at the television screen even more than the England football team. Absolutely gutted about the sad news. RIP.

Alan Bennett's house in Camden is up for sale. Probably means nothing but he's lived there an awfully long time so maybe something's up.

Really sad news. One of the greatest songwriters ever and a major death. Has it been reported how he died yet? - I'd have thought Malcolm would have died before him.

Who else in Wiltshire dresses like that?

I wish he'd get rid of the beard - he's a good looking chap.

Po Face was great and probably my favourite screw - just the right amount of sarcasm and deadpan. Plus the episode where something nasty happens to her entire family is hilarious* *Well, I thought it was funny. No sympathy - her daughter was a awful whiny brat (possibly even worse than Pippa Bleeding Reynolds) and her husband was the red-nosed bloke from Muriel's Wedding. Great actress - fab in Round The Twist as well - and a sad loss to all of us who grew up watching Aussie soaps. Was it known she was ill?

Sad news about Danielle Darrieux. Great actress, seemed to play Catherine Deneuve's mother in countless films (I make it at least four). RIP.

Oh, I agree, but there'd been little in the way of reported ill health beforehand. His death came out of the blue, unlike for example Prince.

He was at the age where people do just keel over and die. Not everybody born late 40s early 50s will be on the radar, especially as I don't tend to think of them round then being as old as pushing 70. Put Tom Petty up with Robert Palmer and Gary Moore as one no one saw coming. RIP. I now wish I'd gone to the Hyde Park gig. Bah.

My sources 're Jack Good are quite obscure but I trust them. I guess the family haven't released the news to the BBC etc yet. We'll see in time. Mark Wynter and Kim Wilde are both saying he's died and I suspect they (or at least Mark and Kim's dad) would know better than most. I'm still calling it that's he's dead.

No links as yet but it's being reported that pioneering TV producer Jack Good (Oh Boy! Six-Five Special) has died aged 86. I didn't know he was still alive (until now) and thought he was a lot older.

William G Stewart won't be visiting the Deathlist.net forum anymore

I must stress this is *not confirmed* as yet but the ex-Central/Carlton employee group is saying that William G Stewart has died.

The Queen. Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Betty White. Have seen: Duke of Edinburgh, Liz Dawn (she did something at Elland Road at half-time about 16 years ago).

Aww. That's a shame. As well as Husker Du, Nova Mob were also great.

1978 was my first Eurovision. I have no recollection what I thought of the Finnish entry so I probably didn't think much of it. It's no Parlez-Vous Français, is it? Still, sad news. RIP.

RIP. There aren't so many of the 50s singers left. Pearl and Teddy are still with us of course, and Lys Assia seems to be immortal, but the others are dropping off quite regularly now. Margot Hielscher is to blame for gimmicks at Eurovision as she pretended to sing down a telephone for her performance of 'Telefon Telefon'. So next time you despair at a spinning hamster wheel with a vampire inside it you know who to blame.

I didn't know him but he was a friend of a friend. Obviously everyone is devastated. However the family have found out he was already registered with the organ donation scheme so they are taking some comfort that he will help others in death.