Ideas and possibilities for 2007

[BrunoBrimley 86]

Belfast born actor James Ellis, has suffered a stroke, four years ago he also had a massive heart attack.

 

I think with these ongoing health problems he'd be a good future pick.

Just have to change the dates on the tomb-stone............................................

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[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry

1. Yves Chauvin 2005

2. Richard R. Schrock 2005

3. Robert Grubbs 2005

4. Irwin Rose 2004

5. Avram Hershko 2004

6. Aaron Ciechanover 2004

7. Roderick MacKinnon 2003

8. Peter Agre 2003

9. Koichi Tanaka 2002

10. John Fenn 2002

11. Kurt Wuthrich 2002

12. K. Barry Sharpless 2001

13. Ryoji Noyori 2001

14. William S. Knowles 2001

15. Hideki Shirakawa 2000

16. Alan MacDiarmid 2000

17. Alan J. Heeger 2000

18. Ahmed Zewail 1999

19. Walter Kohn 1998

20. Jens Christian Skou 1997

21. John Walker 1997

22. Paul D. Boyer 1997

23. Harold Kroto 1996

24. Robert Curl 1996

25. Frank Sherwood Rowland 1995

26. Mario Molina 1995

27. Paul Crutzen 1995

28. George Andrew Olah 1994

29. Kary Mullis 1993

30. Rudolph Marcus 1992

31. Richard Ernst 1991

32. Elias Corey 1990

33. Thomas Cech 1989

34. Sidney Altman 1989

35. Hartmut Michel 1988

36. Robert Huber 1988

37. Johann Deisnhofer 1988

38. Jean-Marie Lehn 1987

39. John Charles Polanyi 1986

40. Yuan T. Lee 1986

41. Dudley R. Herschbach 1986

42. Jerome Karle 1985

43. Herbert Hauptman 1985

44. Robert Bruce Merrifield 1984

45. Aaron Klug 1982

46. Roald Hoffmann 1981

47. Frederick Sanger 1980

48. Walter Gilbert 1980

49. Paul Berg 1980

50. Georg Wittig 1979

51. William Lipscomb 1976

52. John Cornforth 1975

53. Ernst Fischer 1973

54. Manfred Eigen 1967

 

 

Well, that's the last of the hard sciences. Only three more categories to go.

 

Too late I've realized that this should be on the other thread. My apologies.

 

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

Re: Nobel Prize winner's in Physics. I've got Lamb and Townes on my DDP list, and Ramsey is basically the same age as Townes. Aage is on my Hartlepool and I've been keeping an eye on Mossbauer. The rest fail either the sickness/age test or the famousness test in my opinion.

 

I've got to disagree. When someone wins an award of this type, they get an automatic international obit. Honestly, I've only heard of a handful of the people that are winners, dead or alive. Honestly, is famous Lauren Hester (I'm not even sure that's her name, I'm talking about the HIV positive Gay activist police officer from New Jersey.) She still apparently got a UK obit, points were awarded.

[M Busby Airlines 7]

Belfast born actor James Ellis, has suffered a stroke, four years ago he also had a massive heart attack.

 

I think with these ongoing health problems he'd be a good future pick.

 

Damn.I looked at him the other day when Doug Ellis came up.

Got to be a contender.

[Canadian Paul 97]

RE: Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners (move this when you move Lb5's post)

 

I've had my eye on Lipscomb recentely, but none of these people really pass the fame test in my eyes. Chemistry isn't what's in these days, it's all about Physics for DL fame.

 

Of course, they'd probably all pass DDP fame...

[Canadian Paul 97]

Re: Nobel Prize winner's in Physics. I've got Lamb and Townes on my DDP list, and Ramsey is basically the same age as Townes. Aage is on my Hartlepool and I've been keeping an eye on Mossbauer. The rest fail either the sickness/age test or the famousness test in my opinion.

 

I've got to disagree. When someone wins an award of this type, they get an automatic international obit. Honestly, I've only heard of a handful of the people that are winners, dead or alive. Honestly, is famous Lauren Hester (I'm not even sure that's her name, I'm talking about the HIV positive Gay activist police officer from New Jersey.) She still apparently got a UK obit, points were awarded.

 

Famous by DDP Standards and famous by DL standards is a completely different thing. DL is allowed to be more subjective on fame, DDP has to have a set way of picking them. Hester only got a UK obit because it was a slow news week and I agree, every last one of them on that list should be considered more famous than her.

 

I'll leave the discussion on DL Famous Test to someone more experience than I however...

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

To paraphrase, "science is either Physics or Stamp collecting."

 

I play the game of DDP standards, to steal a phrase from paleontology, there are some real fossils among the ranks of the Nobel Prize winners. Everyone seems like they're pushing 80.

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

Winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

1. Paul Samuelson 1970

2. Kenneth Arrow 1972

3. Milton Friedman 1976

4. Lawrence Klein 1980

5. James M. Buchanan Jr. 1986

6. Robert Solow 1987

7. Maurice Allais 1988

8. Harry Markowitz 1990

9. William Sharpe 1990

10. Ronald Coase 1991

11. Gary Becker 1992

12. Robert Fogel 1993

13. Douglass North 1993

14. John Nash 1994

15. Reinhard Selten 1994

16. Robert Lucas 1995

17. James Mirrlees 1996

18. Robert Merton 1997

19. Myron Scholes 1997

20. Amartya Sen 1998

21. Robert Mundell 1999

22. James Heckman 2000

23. Daniel McFadden 2000

24. George Akerlof 2001

25. Michael Spence 2001

26. Joseph Stiglitz 2001

27. Daniel Kahneman 2002

28. Vernon Smith 2002

29. Robert Engle 2003

30. Clive Granger 2003

31. Finn Kydland 2004

32. Edward Prescott 2004

33. Robert Aumann 2005

34. Thomas Schelling 2005

 

Well, we're in the right thread this time.

[Cowboy Ronnie 78]

we should keep an eye on Earl Woods, Tiger's dad. According to the article he's had cancer for two years, plus you never see him at any golf tournaments anymore.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/golf...sent/index.html

[Octopus of Odstock 2,187]

The Italian footballer Giuseppe Longoni has died.

Now, before you say wrong thread, whilst I was looking for more details, I found this report. One or two of them are famous enough to warrant a mention in the UK;

 

The Curse of the Fiorentina Team

[Godot 149]

we should keep an eye on Earl Woods, Tiger's dad. According to the article he's had cancer for two years, plus you never see him at any golf tournaments anymore.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/golf...sent/index.html

 

 

Not out of the Woods yet then.

[Canadian Paul 97]

we should keep an eye on Earl Woods, Tiger's dad. According to the article he's had cancer for two years, plus you never see him at any golf tournaments anymore.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/golf...sent/index.html

 

Probably a good one for DDP, but not DL I would think. Though the "famous for being famous" debate rages on, I think it's safe to say that when someone is outright denied a Wikipedia page (it just redirects to Tiger Woods), then they probably fail to meet our standards.

 

Then again, you are the mod.

[Tempus Fugit 214]

we should keep an eye on Earl Woods, Tiger's dad. According to the article he's had cancer for two years, plus you never see him at any golf tournaments anymore.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/golf...sent/index.html

 

Probably a good one for DDP, but not DL I would think. Though the "famous for being famous" debate rages on, I think it's safe to say that when someone is outright denied a Wikipedia page (it just redirects to Tiger Woods), then they probably fail to meet our standards.

 

Then again, you are the mod.

 

 

Don't let Wikipedia be your guide to famousness, lots of people who are famous don't have a page.

 

Former ITN newscaster Sandy Gall hasn't got a page, but would be good enough for DeathList.

[Canadian Paul 97]

Don't let Wikipedia be your guide to famousness, lots of people who are famous don't have a page.

 

Former ITN newscaster Sandy Gall and actor Burt Kwok haven't got a page, but both would be good enough for DeathList.

 

Come to think of it, Ernest Gallo lacks one as well.

 

But Gallo, Gall and Kwok all suffer from a lack of a page. Earl Woods suffers from a redirect page, which means he'll never be allowed to have one.

[Cowboy Ronnie 78]

we should keep an eye on Earl Woods, Tiger's dad. According to the article he's had cancer for two years, plus you never see him at any golf tournaments anymore.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/golf...sent/index.html

 

Probably a good one for DDP, but not DL I would think. Though the "famous for being famous" debate rages on, I think it's safe to say that when someone is outright denied a Wikipedia page (it just redirects to Tiger Woods), then they probably fail to meet our standards.

 

Then again, you are the mod.

 

Tiger Woods is one of the world's most famous sportsmen. He's obviously huge in N. America, W. Europeans and places like Japan and Korea are golf mad, and I'd imagine he's pretty well known in Africa. Earl Woods is a big part of Tiger's life story. Keeping in mind the people currently on the selection committee, I'd hazard a guess he'd make the list hands down.

 

But generally speaking, CP, I agree with your views on true famousness being a requirement for inclusion on the DL. In my view, Earl Woods passes the test.

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

Nobel Prize Winners in Literature

1. Harold Pinter 2005

2. Elfriede Jelinek 2004

3. J.M. Coetzee 2003

4. Imre Kertesz 2002

5. V.S. Naipaul 2001

6. Gao Xingjian 2000

7. Gunter Grass 1999

8. Jose Saramago 1998

9. Dario Fo 1997

10. Wislawa Szymborska 1996

11. Seamus Heaney 1995

12. Kenzaburo Oe 1994

13. Toni Morrison 1993

14. Derek Walcott 1992

15. Nadine Gordimer 1991

16. Naguib Mahfouz* 1988

17. Wole Soyinka 1986

18. Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1982

19. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1970

 

The least hardy of any category.

[Canadian Paul 97]

Nobel Prize Winners in Literature

1. Harold Pinter 2005

2. Elfriede Jelinek 2004

3. J.M. Coetzee 2003

4. Imre Kertesz 2002

5. V.S. Naipaul 2001

6. Gao Xingjian 2000

7. Gunter Grass 1999

8. Jose Saramago 1998

9. Dario Fo 1997

10. Wislawa Szymborska 1996

11. Seamus Heaney 1995

12. Kenzaburo Oe 1994

13. Toni Morrison 1993

14. Derek Walcott 1992

15. Nadine Gordimer 1991

16. Naguib Mahfouz* 1988

17. Wole Soyinka 1986

18. Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1982

19. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1970

 

The least hardy of any category.

 

Certainly the least hardy, probably also the most famous. Marquez has some sort of cancer, Pinter is ailing, Soly went through the gulags (though he's looking damn healthy for his age), Mahfouz just became the third longest-lived Literature Lauriate, rumours abound about Fo, Morrison is getting on a bit, Xingjian got kicked out of his own country (though I hear he's living comfortably)... a good pool of applicants here.

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize

1. Mohamed ElBaradei 2005

2. Wangari Maathai 2004

3. Shirin Ebadi 2003

4. Jimmy Carter 2002

5. Kofi Annan 2001

6. Kim Dae Jung 2000

7. John Hume 1998

8. David Trimble 1998

9. Jody Williams 1997

10. Jose Ramos Horta 1996

11. Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo 1996

12. Shimon Peres 1994

13. Nelson Mandela 1993

14. Frederik Willem de Klerk 1993

15. Rigoberta Menchu 1992

16. Aung San Suu Kyi 1991

17. Mikhail Gorbachev 1990

18. Tenzin Gyatso 1989

19. Oscar Arias 1988

20. Elie Wiesel 1986

21. Desmond Tutu 1984

22. Lech Walesa 1983

23. Adolfo Perez Esquivel 1980

24. Betty Williams 1976

25. Mairead Corrigan 1976

26. Henry Kissinger 1973

27. Norman Borlaug 1970

 

Here's some more fun for everyone. I note that of all the Nobel winners, this group experiences assassination far more frequently than any other.

[beebee 1]

how about jack lalanne? he's gotta be pushing 100.

 

saw him on the tv not too long ago. doing 1 finger on each hand push-ups.

 

He'll be 92 in September, but if he's recently doing push-ups in that manner, it goes to show that he's as fit as a fiddle and not about to keel over anytime soon. Possibly one to watch in the next few years though.

 

 

naw, these are the kind that die suddenly. to healthy to get sick, then - bam - a lion jumps out and shoots them or something.

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

Is it a real award? Did I already post this list? Who knows.

Anyway, here are your economics prize winners. I need a bottle of water, I've had a beer too many.

 

Winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

1. Paul Samuelson 1970

2. Kenneth Arrow 1972

3. Milton Friedman 1976

4. Lawrence Klein 1980

5. James M. Buchanan Jr. 1986

6. Robert Solow 1987

7. Maurice Allais 1988

8. Harry Markowitz 1990

9. William Sharpe 1990

10. Ronald Coase 1991

11. Gary Becker 1992

12. Robert Fogel 1993

13. Douglass North 1993

14. John Nash 1994

15. Reinhard Selten 1994

16. Robert Lucas 1995

17. James Mirrlees 1996

18. Robert Merton 1997

19. Myron Scholes 1997

20. Amartya Sen 1998

21. Robert Mundell 1999

22. James Heckman 2000

23. Daniel McFadden 2000

24. George Akerlof 2001

25. Michael Spence 2001

26. Joseph Stiglitz 2001

27. Daniel Kahneman 2002

28. Vernon Smith 2002

29. Robert Engle 2003

30. Clive Granger 2003

31. Finn Kydland 2004

32. Edward Prescott 2004

33. Robert Aumann 2005

34. Thomas Schelling 2005

 

Apparently yes. My apologies.

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

Well, having covered the obscure do-nothings of the Nobel Prize, I think it's time to explore the important and famous of the Academy Awards. Starting off:

 

Academy Award Winners for Best Actor

1. Ernest Borgnine 1955

2. Charlton Heston 1959

3. Maximilian Schell 1961

4. Sidney Poitier 1963

5. Paul Scofield 1966

6. Cliff Robertson 1968

7. Gene Hackman 1971

8. Jack Nicholson 1975

9. Richard Dreyfuss 1977

10. Jon Voigt 1978

11. Dustin Hoffman 1979

12. Robert De Niro 1980

13. Ben Kingsley 1982

14. Robert Duvall 1983

15. F. Murray Abraham 1984

16. William Hurt 1985

17. Paul Newman 1986

18. Michael Douglas 1987

19. Daniel Day-Lewis 1989

20. Jeremy Irons 1990

21. Anthony Hopkins 1991

22. Al Pacino 1992

23. Tom Hanks 1993

24. Nicolas Cage 1995

25. Geoffrey Rush 1996

26. Roberto Benigni 1998

27. Kevin Spacey 1999

28. Russell Crowe 2000

29. Denzel Washington 2001

30. Adrien Brody 2002

31. Sean Penn 2003

32. Jamie Foxx 2004

33. Philip Seymour Hoffman 2005

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

My final post for the night...

 

Academy Award Winners for Best Actress

1. Louise Rainer 1936

2. Joan Fontaine 1941

3. Jennifer Jones 1943

4. Olivia de Havilland 1946

5. Jane Wyman 1948

6. Joanne Woodward 1957

7. Elizabeth Taylor 1960

8. Sophia Loren 1961

9. Patricia Neal 1963

10. Julie Andrews 1964

11. Julie Christie 1965

12. Maggie Smith 1969

13. Glenda Jackson 1970

14. Jane Fonda 1971

15. Ellen Burstyn 1974

16. Louise Fletcher 1975

17. Faye Dunaway 1976

18. Diane Keaton 1977

19. Sally Field 1979

20. Sissy Spacek 1980

21. Meryl Streep 1982

22. Shirley MacLaine 1983

23. Marlee Martin 1986

24. Cherilyn Sarkisian 1987

25. Jodie Foster 1988

26. Kathy Bates 1990

27. Emma Thompson 1992

28. Holly Hunter 1993

29. Jessica Lange 1994

30. Susan Sarandon 1995

31. Frances McDormand 1996

32. Helen Hunt 1997

33. Gwyneth Paltrow 1998

34. Hillary Swank 1999

35. Julia Roberts 2000

36. Halle Berry 2001

37. Nicole Kidman 2002

38. Chalize Theron 2003

39. Reese Witherspoon 2005

[Godot 149]

I haven't seen any posts anywhere about Ian Carmichael (b.1920). No-one has him in the DDP. I thought he might have been in the Carry On thread but can't find him on a Carry On cast list either. He seems to have disappeared.

 

Ronald Neame (b. 1911) I wouldn't have thought will last much longer. Among those listed individually by the BFI on their site, he is about the oldest alive.

[Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7]

More fuel for the fire:

 

Academy Award Winners for Best Director

1. Delbert Mann 1955

2. Mike Nichols 1967

3. William Friedkin 1971

4. Francis Ford Coppola 1974

5. Milos Forman 1975

6. John Avildsen 1976

7. Woody Allen 1977

8. Michael Cimino 1978

9. Robert Benton 1979

10. Robert Redford 1980

11. Warren Beatty 1981

12. Richard Attenborough 1982

13. James L. Brooks 1983

14. Sydney Pollack 1985

15. Oliver Stone 1986

16. Bernardo Bertolucci 1987

17. Barry Levinson 1988

18. Kevin Costner 1990

19. Jonathon Demme 1991

20. Clint Eastwood 1992

21. Steven Spielberg 1993

22. Robert Zemeckis 1994

23. Mel Gibson 1995

24. Anthony Minghella 1996

25. James Cameron 1997

26. Sam Mendes 1999

27. Steven Soderbergh 2000

28. Ron Howard 2001

29. Roman Polanski 2002

30. Peter Jackson 2003

31. Ang Lee 2005

[Star Crossed 33]

More fuel for the fire:

FFS, LB@5O'C, this thread is NOT the "post some lists of people, all of whom have received similar accolades" thread, it's a thread in which you are supposed to suggest names of celebrities who are, in your opinion, likely to die (and, therefore, would be good candidates for the deathlist) in 2007.

 

Do you think it's amusing or clever to keep posting long lists of (mostly healthy) people? Are you going to invoke Lord Cthulhu's influence as some sort of lame excuse for this?

 

 

Come on Mods, please one of you have a word, ffs... I'm sick of trying to highlight this blatant post-whoring, making myself look the twunt; I'm in serious danger of post-whoring myself in the process. Am I the only one who notices/gets pissed-off with this spam? I hope not.