Sean

I doubt this story is true like many of Anhalts claims.I find it hard to believe she is mentally capable of giving consent.Maybe the Doctor wants to bend the rules to just put her out of her misery though.I have heard of Doctors taking the law into their own hands by overdosing patients that are in the final stages of life so maybe she really is near the end now.

It'd be a double whammy; he's one of three remaining breathers on my HPDP Who are the other two?I bet Glen CampbellI have forgotten who that is.Was he the guy who played Columbo?Nah. That's Gene Wilder. I think Glen Campbell was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Ah of course.

It'd be a double whammy; he's one of three remaining breathers on my HPDP Who are the other two?I bet Glen Campbell I have forgotten who that is.Was he the guy who played Columbo?

I love the slogan DL have given him !

It'd be a double whammy; he's one of three remaining breathers on my HPDP Who are the other two?

Death Slam Form Guide #40 Ruth Bader Ginsburg The oldest serving supreme court judge in the US is 83 has heart problems and has previously suffered from colon and pancreatic cancer.Could her death this Christmas end a terrible year for American Liberals with Donald Trump replacing her with a staunch right wing judge.

Death Slam Form Guide #39 Reverend Billy Graham Now 98 nearly deaf and blind.On Oxygen and suffering from Parkinsons and has previously had prostate cancer and broken hips as well as many other health issues.Could the poster who picks him on advent avalanche have their prayers answered this December?

I wonder how Dr Zorders has been celebrating?

I never liked him.An interesting guy but a self centred violent dictator!

Liz Smith

Biggest death of 2016?

Finally a hit!Ok obit rules relaxed to include New York Times CNN NBC Fox news Daily Mail Daily Mirror The Sun the Telegraph and the Guardian. 1920:Richard Adams Clarissa Eden 1921:Peter Sallis Carol Channing 1922:Denis Norden Lilianne Bettencourt 1923:Peter Vaughan Glynis Johns 1924:Leslie Phillips Mary Warnock 1925:Hal Holbrook Dorothy Malone 1926:Patrick Jenkin Cloris Leachman 1927:Jim Prior June Brown 1928 Bruce Forsyth Marion Ross 1929 Roger Bannister Betty Boothroyd

That's a great list Shaun! I was trying to remember a particular female author and now you've spared me having to rack my brain -It was Diana Athill. I see I havent been able to persuade you of the merits of 96 year old aristocrat The Dowager Duchess of Grafton..... She did cross my mind but I ran out of spaces. Actually you didn't... Number 41 is still open. I will suggest Peter Skellern then.Peter Sarstedt is an inspired choice.Certainly notable enough and health wise is up shit creek without a paddle.

That's a great list Shaun! I was trying to remember a particular female author and now you've spared me having to rack my brain -It was Diana Athill. I see I havent been able to persuade you of the merits of 96 year old aristocrat The Dowager Duchess of Grafton..... She did cross my mind but I ran out of spaces.

I think Christie and Pomsel would definitely get substantial media coverage when they go.

A list of 50 potential new entries: 1)A A Gill (b 1954) Food critic: Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed over the summer that is in most of his body now. 2)Leah Bracknell (b 1964) Actress:Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in September and has had fluid removed from her heart. 3)Piers Sellers (b 1955) Astronaut and first British man in space :Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosed October 2015.Was given 12-18 months to live this year. 4)Colin Meads (b 1936) Rugby Player:Pancreatic cancer diagnosed in August after several months of ill health and hospitalisations 5)King Michael of Romania (b 1921) Former Romanian King.Has leukemia and the most aggressive form of skin cancer.Diagnosed at the beginning of the year.Too ill to attend his wifes funeral in August. 6)Nobby Stiles (b 1942) Footballer:Suffered minor stroke in 2010 has advanced Alzheimers disease diagnosed in 2012.Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013.Son described him as being "very poorly" in August 7)Sir Peter Hall( b 1930) Theatre Director:Diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2011 and has been in a home since 2015. 8)Jill Gascoine (b 1937) Actress: Diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago.Now in a nursing home and said to be nearing the end according to her husband. 9)Martin Peters (b 1943) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimer`s in 2013.Said to be declining rapidly according to the Sun 10)Joanne Woodward (b 1930) Actress:Allegedly has advanced dementia according to People and other sources. 11)Clare Hollingworth(b 1911) Journalist:Has had numerous strokes heart attacks is completely blind and has dementia. 12)Ray Wilson(b 1934) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004. 13)Brunhilde Pomsel (b 1911) Goebbels secretary:In a nursing home blind and 106 in January. 14)Diana Athill (b 1917) Literary editor.Has hearing problems and seem to remember reading she has a heart condition and kidney cancer.Lives in a home. 15)Lilianne Bettencourt(b 1922)Heiress:Has had Alzheimers and mixed dementia for about a decade.Ruled mentally incompetant in 2011 16)Gerd Muller(b 1945) Footballer:Has had advanced alzheimers for seven years and lives in a nursing home. 17)Tony Booth(b 1931)Actor:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.Suffered stroke in 2010.Diagnosed with emphysema and heart failure in 2014. 18)Roger Bannister(b 1929) Sprinter :Diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2011.Uses a wheelchair 19)Sheila Mercier(b 1919)Actress:Very old and has arthritis. 20)John Glenn (b1921)Astronaut/Politician: Has undergone heart surgery and has failing eyesight and hearing. 21)Glynis Johns(b 1923)Actress:Old 22)Mary Warnock(b 1924) Philosopher:Retired from the Lords last year and has been vocal in her support of assisted suicide. 23)Liz Dawn (b 1939) Actress:Has had emphysema since 2004.Has also had a heart attack and been fitted with a pacemaker 24)John Paul Stevens (b 1920)Former Supreme Court Justice:Old 25)June Spencer (b 1919) Actress:Old 26)Douglas Hurd (b 1930) Politician:Old and suffered a stroke a few years back.Disappeared from public eye 27)Peter Bonetti(b 1941) Footballer:Advanced Alzheimer`s disease. 28)Betty White(b 1922) Golden Girl:Old 29)Jeremy Hutchinson (b 1915) Lawyer:Extremely old. 30)Scott Putesky (b 1968) Musician:Has had stage 4 colon cancer since 2013. 31)David Rockefeller(b 1915) Billionaire:Very old 32)Mary Wilson (b 1916)Poet and Harold`s widow:Old 33)Clarissa Eden (b 1920) Eden`s widow 34)Charles K Kao(b 1933)Nobel Winning Physicist :Has had alzheimers since 2004. 35)June Brown(b 1927) Actress:Chain smoker who has failing eyesight and hearing. 36)Joni Mitchell (b 1943) Singer:Suffered a brain hemorrhage last year and is a lifelong smoker. 37)Jim Prior(b 1927) Politician:Old and out of public eye 38)Lord Edwin Bramall( b 1923):Army officer:Old and recently part of operation midland. 39)Carol Channing (b 1921)Actress:Old 40)Prem Tinsulanonda(b 1920)Thai head of state:Old 42)Malcolm Young(b 1953)Rocker:Heart problems and dementia 43)Tim Healy(b 1952)Actor:Seriously ill this year and previously had blocked arteries in the leg.Chainsmoker 44)Paul O`Grady(b 1955) :Drag Queen:Has had 3 heart attacks in 14 years. 45)Shane MacGowan(b 1957)Singer/Pisshead. Has been an alcoholic most of his life.Survived falling under a train a few years back 46)Kenny Sansom(b 1958)Footballer:Alcoholism 47)Errol Christie(b1963)Boxer:Stage 4 lung cancer. 48)Norman Lloyd (b 1914) Actor:Old 49)Harry Belafonte(b1927)Singer:Old 50)Hugh Hefner(b 1926)Old had a stroke in 1985.Now reclusive and allegedly housebound.

By Deathlist standards could Helen Fawkes and Steve Hewlett be eligible? I mean any BBC figure can expect extensive media obituaries even if their death is unexpected (e.g Komla Dumor in 2014).My point is yes both have terminal cancer but if they dropped dead without warning their death would still be expected to be covered in the UK media?So does that make them eligible?

Please not the lovely Betty White the last of The Golden Girls! Some excellent picks in there although Val Kilmer has denied publicly he has cancer for what it's worth I like Betty and hope she doesn`t die but she is nearly 95 now.Well do you believe Val Kilmer is telling the truth?I don`t! I have no idea what to make of Val Kilmer to be honest with you! His public correcting of Michael Douglas on the cancer claim was definitely put across as giving the impression of being "definite" Listen to his voice when he was saying it.It has a wheezy rattle at the back of the throat.I knew a guy who had throat cancer and it sounded the same noise.If it is not throat cancer what is it?A swollen tongue as he claims it is would not lead to that cackle in the back of the throat.He sounded like Anthony Hicks.Throat cancer has a distinctive sound.

Please not the lovely Betty White the last of The Golden Girls! Some excellent picks in there although Val Kilmer has denied publicly he has cancer for what it's worth I like Betty and hope she doesn`t die but she is nearly 95 now.Well do you believe Val Kilmer is telling the truth?I don`t!

Went for Barbara Windsor

This is a good top ten, however, I don't feel like the top 5 will all be terminally ill. I feel like Zsa Zsa is the new Ronnie Biggs, which is why I think she'll be #1. She could well be number 1 and that would not be a bad call.My argument would be that she is not terminally ill and thus has the capacity to outlive her terminally ill rivals.

I'm glad that so far your not prioritising Olivia De Havilland as I've got a feeling she's going to make it until she's at least 102.Shes in better fettle than Kirk Douglas imo. She would have been in my top 20.

The first ten names on the deathlist 2017 should be: 1)A A Gill 2)Leah Bracknell 3)Colin Meads 4)Piers Sellers 5)King Michael of Romania 6)Zsa Zsa Gabor 7)Billy Graham 8)Tony Booth 9)Kirk Douglas 10)Herman Wouk

Looks well enough but visibly much thinner! Did you rule out medicine at an early age Shaun? What I meant is that he doesnt look particular unwell here.Slightly craggier voice and clearly lost a good stone or two but if I didnt know he was so ill I wouldnt have guessed.I mean he looks better than Robin Gibb did when he was a few months from death. Ah Gibb Vs Megrahi, those were the days.Ah those were the days I was still a lurker!

There's been some discussion over her date and place of birth. Turns out she might have been born in 1924 in Cornwall. Well we will see if an obit comes.Once she has been dead for 3 months feel free to add another name to your list Handrejka!Also if she was born in 1924 and obits you will still need a new name.And that applies to anyone who gets a pick in the wrong generation (including morbidkid)