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I saw a picture of the rubber faced comedian (77) earlier in the week, and boy does he look in a bad way! Just released from hospital, after ballooning to 110Kg from an adverse reaction to SPAM, which he was taking to treat pulmonary fibrosis... A quick background check shows he's been declining in health over the last few of years, suffering from viral meningitis, diabetes, chronic back pain, addiction to painkillers, a heart attack and prostate cancer. If he can keep this performance going for the rest of the year, I think he's a good candidate for the 2005 list.

Rush Limbaugh has announced he has advanced lung cancer. One for the list if he can make it to 2021?

Would there be a call to put Saddam on the list for next year? He may be executed for his past actions?

This is the Ian St John thread.

Yes that loveable rogue may not make beynd the end of 2004 but please don't cry for me Argentina........ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3637933.stm (Was that cheesy enough?)

The captain is walking round his garden in aid of the NHS. Originally to raise a thousand £££'s now stands at over £8m. Only famous in in his own backyard, but will no doubt get a QO when he snuffs it. Will he make it to the ton?

Always a good sign that your time is nearly up is winning a 'Lifetime Achievement Award'. Dave Swarbrick, former violinist with Fairport Convention, received one this week at the BBC Folk Awards. Unfortunately Dave was too ill to receive his award in person! Swarb, rather surprisingly, has already passed the famousness test, by having an obituary written in the Daily Telegraph a couple of years ago. (Oops). His poor health (mainly self-inflicted it has to be said) has included 2 tracheotomies in the last few years, and he is now confined to a wheelchair with oxygen mask (see also Marlon Brando). Keep an eye on him. DWB

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/prince-rushed-hospital-after-private-7766322#wSu71KkhPGfHFXPU.97 Rushed to hospital after private jet forced to land.

She's quadraplegic and she set off today to sail the channel single handed. Can you be 'handed' when nothing below the neck works? Anyway, it's brave to the point of suicidal since she's dependent on blowing through straws to steer herself. There's some damn big ships going up and down that sea lane, it'll be dark part of the time. Etc etc.

Former shipping magnate, theatre impresario and philanthropist, also other half of Susan Hampshire who has been his carer for the last ten years. Suffering from dementia and type 2 diabetes since 2009https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1177151/susan-hampshire-husband-dementia-sir-eddie-kulukundis

Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy has stage IV pancreatic cancer:

The actress Cloris Leachman is ninety-fucking-two, as she would say, and hasn't got a thread like 4 of her Mary Tyler Moore Show chums. She's one of the few people with a truly instantly recognisable name à la Zsa Zsa. Her illustrious career goes back 70 years and has seen her win a whopping 8 Emmys. Her role in The Last Picture Show bagged her an Oscar. Seems deathlisty. That 2015 photo above inspired a "Sad Last Days" article. She had hurt her ankle a few days before the picture was taken, plus the National Enquirer writers have clearly never seen an 89-year-old woman without makeup. This is her at her most recent red carpet event on 2nd March of this year: She is a strict vegetarian and leads an active lifestyle. In the 2010s alone she has made 86 film/TV appearances. One of those is The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, a God-awful POS spawn-of-satan "what moron thought that was a good idea" type of film. It stands as the lowest-grossing film EVER released in >2k theatres. She's back on track now, with films planned for as far ahead as 2020. I believe and hope she'll be around for longer than that, but she should be on people's radar.

For the want of something better to do, I was googling old cricketers. Found out that John Edrich (former Surrey and England batsman) was given 7 years to live back in 2000 and is still batt(l)ing away. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket...mia-712180.html

Político y ex-presidente argentino

I know that last time there was an Alex Higgins thread it turned into a rant fest. So this is more general question, which I suspect will get very few answers-Aren't there a ton of sick and dying snooker players Joe O'Boye, the Francisco's, etc . Suspect this will prove to be a thread to nothing but.......?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43501592 Going back on the road after son died of sepsis at 58. Syd looks like shit, and had I'll health for decade plus He's fucked.

hes aged a lot in the last couple of years..could he be in line for a 2007 listing?

So I am watching "Circus of Books" on Netflix and couldn't help but notice how old Larry Flynt has become. 77 years old now, used to be a frequent drug abuser, paralysed after an assassination attempt, several strokes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Flynt Hugh Hefner 2.0, maybe the committee will eventually agree.

crikey !!!!! http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/steve-...7222051512.html Steve Irwin stung by a stingray

Boxing legend and former heavyweight champ "Smokin" Joe Frazier is suffering from advanced liver cancer.

Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon. Born 1920.

The Leon Spinks thread.

Turns 78 this year according to imdb.

Peter Falk is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

As an inveterate thanatologist I have been enjoying your website for a number of years and this is the best yet! 13! well done - and the year isn't over yet. My money's on the pope..... For next year's list I would like to suggest Margaret Thatcher as I believe she will not last v. long without her precious Denis. She is already looking very frail (good thing you cannot see the smirk on my face as I write this) so I hope she lasts until January at least. Keep up the good work! all the best, Kate