The Old Crem 3,184 Posted December 30, 2023 I agree. For someone who was 75, not known to be in bad health and while famous not an extremely famous name, he did get detailed and prepared obituaries written very quickly on a quiet Saturday the day before New Years Eve. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 2,744 Posted December 30, 2023 Would wager as has been already suggested that there was an embargo of sorts hence the obits being pretty substantial so quickly 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,974 Posted December 31, 2023 20 hours ago, Thatcher said: Tom Wilkinson, British actor and Academy Award nominee, dead aged 75. Appeared in The Full Monty, Batman Begins, Selma, Rush Hour, In The Bedroom and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel amongst others. Obituaries: The Independent, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Sun, Metro, Daily Mirror and BBC. The signs were there... 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,169 Posted December 31, 2023 Actress Sandra Reaves-Phillips (wiki) dead aged 79. Hollywood Reporter obit. Notable roles in 'Round Midnight and Lean on Me. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,169 Posted January 3 On 06/12/2023 at 14:07, Ulitzer95 said: Peter Berkos, 101, is now the oldest living Oscar winner and the last born in 1922. Peter Berkos (wiki) dead at 101. Was the oldest living Oscar winner and nominee. Oldest nominee is now Glynis Johns, 100, and oldest winner is now Eva Marie Saint, 99. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,663 Posted January 3 55 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Peter Berkos (wiki) dead at 101. Was the oldest living Oscar winner and nominee. Oldest nominee is now Glynis Johns, 100, and oldest winner is now Eva Marie Saint, 99. Still a little disappointed they didn’t put Marie Saint this year. I thought Johns and her were a duo in terms of deadpooling, fame and age. I fear they might have missed some hit there cause not everybody who makes it to 99 reach 100 you know… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoorSlammer 426 Posted January 3 If she (Saint) survives the year, she might get picked. In recent years the DL likes their '100-year old who turns 101 that year' picks after all. Schultz in 2021, Lear in 2023 and Johns in 2024. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,000 Posted January 3 2 hours ago, DoorSlammer said: If she (Saint) survives the year, she might get picked. In recent years the DL likes their '100-year old who turns 101 that year' picks after all. Schultz in 2021, Lear in 2023 and Johns in 2024. Tom Moore in 2021. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoorSlammer 426 Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, Sean said: Tom Moore in 2021. Oh yeah, him too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 119 Posted January 4 Ernst Goldschmidt, cofounder of Orion Picture, dead at 92 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 1,375 Posted January 4 23 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Still a little disappointed they didn’t put Marie Saint this year. I thought Johns and her were a duo in terms of deadpooling, fame and age. I fear they might have missed some hit there cause not everybody who makes it to 99 reach 100 you know… Well.... I think they did the right thing choosing Johns over Marie Saint. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,169 Posted January 4 On 03/01/2024 at 19:00, Ulitzer95 said: Peter Berkos (wiki) dead at 101. Was the oldest living Oscar winner and nominee. Oldest nominee is now Glynis Johns, 100, and oldest winner is now Eva Marie Saint, 99. Well that didn’t bloody last long! 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,104 Posted January 4 Saint should go for a check-up. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,876 Posted January 4 1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said: Well that didn’t bloody last long! EMS better check that will again, these things come in threes ... A top name for TCM Remembers very early on indeed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 2,567 Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Well that didn’t bloody last long! Nooooooooo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,132 Posted January 5 David Soul, actor and singer, dead aged 80. Played Hutch in Starsky and Hutch and appeared in Salem’s Lot amongst others. Had UK #1s with Don’t Give Up On Us and Silver Lady. Obituaries: The Telegraph, Daily Mirror, The Independent, Daily Mail, BBC, The Sun, Metro, Guardian 12 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 2,567 Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, Thatcher said: David Soul dead aged 80. Telegraph obit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 254 Posted January 5 God bless him. I've murdered silver lady on karaoke many times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 336 Posted January 5 Another of those deaths that strike a chord with people of a certain age. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,016 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Leon Brittan said: God bless him. I've murdered silver lady on karaoke many times. Couldn’t have done any worse than the original. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 619 Posted January 5 Yes he was Hutch in Starskey and Hutch and had those big hit singles in the UK but he was great in Jerry Springer: The Musical and as a rather nasty piece of work in that great Dirty Harry sequel Magnum Force. RIP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 798 Posted January 5 28 minutes ago, Sly Ronnie said: Yes he was Hutch in Starskey and Hutch and had those big hit singles in the UK but he was great in Jerry Springer: The Musical and as a rather nasty piece of work in that great Dirty Harry sequel Magnum Force. RIP. I love a '70s shoot 'em up and Magnum Force is good fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dodrade 87 Posted January 5 6 hours ago, Thatcher said: David Soul, actor and singer, dead aged 80. Played Hutch in Starsky and Hutch and appeared in Salem’s Lot amongst others. Had UK #1s with Don’t Give Up On Us and Silver Lady. Obituaries: The Telegraph, Daily Mirror, The Independent, Daily Mail, BBC, The Sun, Metro, Guardian I was thinking the other day it had been quite a while since i'd seen him in anything new, his last film appearance was "Filth" in 2013. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 782 Posted January 5 Christian Oliver, a German-born actor who played roles in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Speed Racer, and Hunters, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday (January 4th). https://consequence.net/2024/01/christian-oliver-dead-plane-crash/ 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,101 Posted January 6 Harry Johnson, who had a 30-year career in Hollywood, from the late 1970s through the late 2000s, with numerous TV movies and episodic appearances, including on the original Battlestar Galactica and Law & Order, has died. He was 81. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/harry-johnson-dead-battlestar-galactica-law-and-order-actor-1235780573/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
