Ulitzer95 12,558 Posted October 1 31 minutes ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Jacquelyn Park, former companion to Jack L. Warner and Cary Grant, and who was impregnated by Ronald Reagan in the 1950s, is still alive aged 98, to my knowledge. She has only been mentioned once before (as Jacqueline Park) hereabouts, back in 2006 on the Albert Hofmann thread. From her IMDb bio: "As she got older, she became a 'spankologist' in Manhattan in the 2000s where she'd have for-pay liaisons with men until her death in the 2010s." So dead. But a good way to go if you ask me. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,156 Posted October 1 3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: From her IMDb bio: "As she got older, she became a 'spankologist' in Manhattan in the 2000s where she'd have for-pay liaisons with men until her death in the 2010s." So dead. But a good way to go if you ask me. I'm not quite sure how I missed that, but thanks for rectifying my error. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,740 Posted October 2 8 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said: I'm not quite sure how I missed that, but thanks for rectifying my error. A good rectifying is extra. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted October 4 Jean Lodge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lodge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 352 Posted October 5 Here is the first draft of my DL 2025 : - Jimmy Carter (1924) - Eva Marie Saint (1924) - Dick Van Dyke (1925) - David Attenborough (1926) - Mel Brooks (1926) - Jim Lovell (1928) - Noam Chomsky (1928) - Earl Holliman (1928) - Frank Gehry (1929) - Vera Miles (1929) - Berry Gordy (1929) - Tippi Hedren (1930) - Gene Hackman (1930) - Robert Wagner (1930) - Joanne Woodward (1930) - Clive Revill (1930) - Clint Eastwood (1930) - Sonny Rollins (1930) - Caroll Baker (1931) - Raul Castro (1931) - Angie Dickinson (1931) - John Williams (1932) - Valentino (1932) - Ellen Burstyn (1932) - Petula Clark (1932) - Yoko Ono (1933) - Quincy Jones (1933) - Joan Collins (1933) - Michael Caine (1933) - Akihito of Japan (1933) - Frankie Valli (1934) - Shirley MacLaine (1934) - Giorgio Armani (1934) - Julian Glover (1935) - Tenzyn Gyatso (1935) - Mahmoud Abbas (1935) - Norman Foster (1935) - Robert Redford (1936) - Ursula Andress (1936) - Renzo Piano (1937) - David Hockney (1937) - Vanessa Redgrave (1937) - George Lazemby (1939) - John Cleese (1939) - Denis Law (1940) - Daniel Baremboim (1942) - David Bradley (1942) - Timothy Dalton (1946) - Sam Neill (1947) - Bruce Willis (1955) subs : Abdoulaye Wade (1926) Paul Biya (1933) King Albert 2 of Belgium (1934) Jean Chrétien (1934) Abdou Diouf (1935) King Harald 5 of Norway (1937) King Juan Carlos 1er of Spain (1938) Michael Shumacher (1969) Julie Andrews (1935) Sophia Loren (1934) Judi Dench (1934) 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 634 Posted October 7 Finally saw some photos taken during the annual Medal of Honor recipients convention including the annual group photo. Bruce Crandall, Tom Kelley and not sure who the one on the left is, are in wheelchairs but out of the three Crandall is the only one who truly stands out as frail (in another photo of him on instagram, his watch doesn't even fit his wrist!). Although Crandall is the oldest living recipient to my knowledge at 91, he was very active and going strong up to a year ago so it looks like he's had a sharp decline. Also, the absence of Jose Rodela despite the fact he actually lives in San Antonio where the convention was held, tells me his condition is bad enough that he's most likely unable to leave his home. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 848 Posted October 8 John J. Hopfield (wiki), who has just been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, is 91 years old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted October 9 Celebrity hairdresser Trever Sorbie says he has terminal bowel cancer and may be dead by Christmas... 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,578 Posted October 10 22 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said: Celebrity hairdresser Trever Sorbie says he has terminal bowel cancer and may be dead by Christmas... If he makes it to Jan 2025 he will be on many DDP teams as I would say he is eligible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantomasss 208 Posted October 10 Idea of 25 new names in 2025 1) Georges Soros --> it's time to pay 2) Jose Mujica : if he lives until 2025 3) Mahathir Mohammad : idem 4) Eva Marie Saint : why this legend is not on the list?? 5) Adolflo Perez Esquivel 6) James Dewey Watson 7) Jim Lovell 8) Joan Plowright : end of tea moment for ladies 9) Yayoi Kusama (dementia) 10) Amartya Sen : a big name very frail, and "why no Indians in deathlist"? 11) Liza Minnelli : why to miss this name ? 12) Wanda Jackson 13) Abdoulaye Wade 14) Frédérick Wiseman 15) Leontyne Price 16) Juan Carlos I 17) Tim Curry 18) Valentino Garavani 19) Baddie Winkle (the 1st Instagram star in deathlist? ) 20) Michael Tilson Thomas 21) Jasper Johns 22) Charles III 23) William Shatner 24) Georges Chakiris 25) Michael Caine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 480 Posted October 11 21 hours ago, The Old Crem said: If he makes it to Jan 2025 he will be on many DDP teams as I would say he is eligible. I had never heard of him, but the guy has a Wikipedia page so I'm sure he would obit. And it sounds like he may not make it to '25 but if he does, that's low-hanging fruit. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 11 18 minutes ago, MrWonderful said: I had never heard of him, but the guy has a Wikipedia page so I'm sure he would obit. Cheers for that Comped. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 480 Posted October 11 The committee wouldn't consider this person for next year's DL because she's too obscure, but I think she would obit and would make sense for certain pools: Vivian Ayers-Allen. (My apologies if anyone else has suggested her.) The mother of Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen, Ayers-Allen is 101 years old. She was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in the 1950's for poetry, and she was recently honored back in July by NASA. You can see that Debbie Allen has an Instagram post about this event, although I don't see Ayers-Allen herself in this post. Anyway, at 101, she might make a lot of sense. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 311 Posted October 11 1 hour ago, MrWonderful said: I had never heard of him, but the guy has a Wikipedia page so I'm sure he would obit. And it sounds like he may not make it to '25 but if he does, that's low-hanging fruit. I have never heard of him either. That would make for an easy target for some people for sure. Twisted DL will be starting in Nov. or Dec. Maybe they will hang on till some people can put him on that list to get a hit. I myself never like putting these type of people on my deathlists. Sure they are an easy hit, but the hit would be so pointless and meaningless to me if I do not know them anymore then a stranger who lives 6 miles from me on a milking farm named Frank. When I get a hit from a list I want to at least to know them on some kind of level. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 311 Posted October 11 I tried to search, but could not find if anyone here has ever made a list of who may be still alive that had a guest appearance on the T.V Show Colombo. There seemed to be a lot of them including greats like Dick Van Dyke. Might find a few gems as possible picks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted October 11 Martha Davis of 70s/80s band The Motels battles breast cancer for a 2nd time. Tour cancelled: https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2024/10/beloved-80s-pop-group-cancels-tour-while-singer-battles-cancer.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,112 Posted October 11 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Martha Davis of 70s/80s band The Motels battles breast cancer for a 2nd time. Tour cancelled: https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2024/10/beloved-80s-pop-group-cancels-tour-while-singer-battles-cancer.html Love this song. Always wondered why it wasn't released in the UK. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalePoster 5 Posted October 12 The music man Elton John, popular in english speaking countries talks as if he is in borrowed time in an interview this week. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted October 12 Random news: Economist Claudia Sahm has inflammatory breast cancer. Treatment has a 75% of working, stage 3c: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Sahm https://stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/its-harder-to-find-work-and-thats Former London assembly member Nick Rogers (CON) has bowel cancer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Rogers_(politician) https://x.com/NickRogersLDN/status/1845034195606766058 Canadian historian Shirley Tillotson's stage 2 breast cancer has turned into stage 4 cancer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Tillotson https://x.com/stillots1/status/1844528036084875426 Canadian comedy writer Paul Bellini has bone marrow cancer, just another one in a series of health issues: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bellini https://www.gofundme.com/f/paul-bellini-the-towel-guy-needs-your-help? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,558 Posted October 12 Nick Rogers (wiki), former Tory member of the London Assembly announces he has bowel cancer. Has caught it early (and it hasn't spread) and is only 39, so very much an outsider punt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,558 Posted October 13 @gcreptile, apologies. I did skim read your post earlier but the reason I didn't see him in it was because you didn't space separate him from Claudia Sahm like you did the others, so I thought you just listed 3 individuals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 13 Of moderate note and on the "classy pick" vibe, long-time New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz had a stroke back in February and still hasn't returned to editing duties. He does still make radio appearances though so idk. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,740 Posted October 13 6 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: He does still make radio appearances though How the heck do you do a crossword on the radio? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 887 Posted October 13 6 minutes ago, En Passant said: How the heck do you do a crossword on the radio? I guess the same way they did ventriloquism on the radio, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,156 Posted October 14 Mentioned a couple of times before, musicologist Clive Wearing (Wiki), noted for having had severe amnesia since 1985, will turn 87 next May. He should not only obit, but would also make for an interesting pick (even aside from his amnesia, he worked for the BBC, having chosen the music for Radio 3's coverage of Charles and Diana's Wedding, and featured prominently in his field of classical music), instead of the nineteenth obscure cricketer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites