Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 16 8 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said: Original host of TV game show Hollywood Squares Peter Marshall, who presented the show from 1966 to 1981, died at 98 years: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peter-marshall-dead-hollywood-squares-1235975744/ Not sure, which thread would fit, thats how I posted it here. Ridiculously poor miss by the Committee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted August 16 Just now, Sir Creep said: Ridiculously poor miss by the Committee. Yeah, cause we're all on that one - the terrible committee cockup when someone dies that they didn't name. FS Sir Cunto, You're smarter than this - show it for once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted August 16 7 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Ridiculously poor miss by the Committee. Not on the Crowdsourced List Not a major pick in the DDP Not a household name on this side of the Atlantic Not a big miss 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Obit 828 Posted August 16 8 hours ago, En Passant said: Yeah, cause we're all on that one - the terrible committee cockup when someone dies that they didn't name. FS Sir Cunto, You're smarter than this - show it for once. Have you any peer-reviewed evidence for this? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,585 Posted August 16 The Joe Meek Society reporting on Facebook that arranger Charles Blackwell (wiki) has died aged 84. Started working for Meek at 18, then went on to work on some of the biggest hits of the 1960s and 70s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,963 Posted August 16 3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: The Joe Meek Society reporting on Facebook that arranger Charles Blackwell (wiki) has died aged 84. Started working for Meek at 18, then went on to work on some of the biggest hits of the 1960s and 70s. Joe Meek to Engelbert Humperdinck, what a downgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted August 16 From his Wikipedia page: Quote The million selling "Tchin Tchin" by Richard Anthony was also composed by him.[17] Also in 1962 he was musical director for a Jimmy Savile song "Ahab the Arab" which, today (2022), would be regarded as too offensive to broadcast. Yeah, the lyrics would be the only reason it's not on constant radio rotation today. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chel 376 Posted August 17 On the morning of 14 August, Stanislav Pechenkin, a sailor from Irkutsk, died on Lake Baikal while trying to escape from a bear. The man jumped from a cliff and fell to the rocks in Zmeinaya Bay in Buryatia. He was 56 years old. Stanislav Pechenkin has won more than 20 professional awards not only in Russia but also internationally. He has won first, second and third places in regattas in Thailand, Malaysia, Greece, Khakassia and the Caribbean Business Regatta. He has won the Baikal Cup four times and the Irkutsk Mayor's Cup twice. ircity.ru 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,174 Posted August 17 Radio presenter and popular pool pick since his entry into hospice last December Wayne Eddy reportedly dead. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,936 Posted August 18 Today we mourn a man whose beauty was perfect, almost annoying. This was a curse for him, as he seemed destined to remain a handsome vegetable, without the possibility of having a career or develope a personality on his own. Only thanks to his outstanding abilities, he managed to become a global icon and a beloved face everywhere in the world. From humble starts, he rose to the presidency of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1987, and was one of the leading physicists of his generation. We'll miss you, Zhou Guangzhao. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nyark76 20 Posted August 18 French cinema Legend Alain Delon dies at 88 : https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/alain-delon-death-cause-movies-b2597967.html Another huge miss for the list this year 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 18 Former Argentinian President (and 3rd wife of Juan Peron)Isabel Peron worthy of consideration surely. Turned 93 this year . Would assume she'd get QO's from the BBC, Guardian etc... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 326 Posted August 19 Phil Donahue dies 88 years old https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/phil-donahue-talk-show-host-pioneer-dies-rcna129601 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,034 Posted August 26 Scott Thorson reportedly dead: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/scott-thorson-liberace-lover-wonderland-murders-witness-dies-behind-the-candelabra-1236118053/ 5 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted August 26 I mean he was never gonna make it to old bones but still shocking he actually died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted August 26 Great, now I need a new joker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,963 Posted August 26 It feels poetic I get to send off both Superstar Billy AND Thorson. The two dud picks who fooled me my first DDP year. I was actually seriously going to pick him again starting next year, just as a throwaway pick in the really large pools, but still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 697 Posted August 27 https://www.facebook.com/barnesandnoble Former Barnes and Noble ceo, Leonard Riggio is dead at 83. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 326 Posted August 28 Richard Macphail has passed away https://www.genesis-news.com/news-Richard-Macphail-has-passed-away-n971.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,034 Posted August 28 Michael Bawtree, Australian born Canadian writer, librettist, playwright, actor etc etc, reportedly dead aged 86 on 24th August, one day before his 87th birthday: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/maritime-theatre-community-remembers-michael-bawtree-for-his-contribution-to-the-arts-1.7016301 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0062622/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted September 5 On 16/08/2024 at 12:47, Ulitzer95 said: The Joe Meek Society reporting on Facebook that arranger Charles Blackwell (wiki) has died aged 84. Started working for Meek at 18, then went on to work on some of the biggest hits of the 1960s and 70s. On 16/08/2024 at 12:53, Death Impends said: Joe Meek to Engelbert Humperdinck, what a downgrade. On 16/08/2024 at 12:58, Spade_Cooley said: From his Wikipedia page: Yeah, the lyrics would be the only reason it's not on constant radio rotation today. Guardian obit for Charles Blackwell (reveals he died 14th August, if there's any Wikipedia editors watching). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted September 5 Henk Potts, Barclays banker who was one of the British media's go-to guys when they needed a pro-banker talking head in the mid 00s, dead at 50. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 293 Posted September 5 38 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Henk Potts, Barclays banker who was one of the British media's go-to guys when they needed a pro-banker talking head in the mid 00s, dead at 50. I remember him on talk sport during the mid 2000s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odeon 97 Posted September 6 Jimmy carter survived rich homie quan... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted September 6 Cruciverbalist Ann Tait, who spent over 20 years compiling The Telegraph's Wednesday crosswords, has died aged 83 (8th August) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
