Lard Bazaar 3,784 Posted July 8, 2007 Co-founder of Matchbox Toys now in his own box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,446 Posted July 8, 2007 Geoffrey Mance, not exactly a famous name but his dying wish to leave his company to his employees has made worldwide headlines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted July 10, 2007 couldn't see it metioned, but Zheng Xiaoyu, former head of China's State Food and Drug Administration has been executed for corruption Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 10, 2007 couldn't see it metioned, but Zheng Xiaoyu, former head of China's State Food and Drug Administration has been executed for corruption As the Waco Kid said 'boy is he strict!' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,105 Posted July 11, 2007 A little late in filtering through, but Juan Valdivieso died back in May. Wiki Link News Link (In Spanish) He was, before his death, one of two surviving players from the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930, having represented Peru as a goalkeeper. So, worth keeping an eye on the lone survivor of the finals AND the final itself - Francisco Varallo, who is 97 this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twelvetrees 10 Posted July 12, 2007 The journalist Nigel Dempster has died aged 65 from liver cancer. A noted gossip columnist and diarist, he is probably less well-known as the father-in-law of Zodiac Mindwarp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,446 Posted July 12, 2007 Never realised he was Mark Manning's father in law, met the Mindwarper on a few occasions, even - sort of - gigged with him once. Sad to see him reduced to the kind of sporadic club gigs that currently appear on his site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,446 Posted July 12, 2007 Randy Parker not well known himself but newsworthy in as much as his dad is KRS-One. Gunshot wound to the head......messy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 12, 2007 Richard Franklin, Australian film director, has died at the age of 58. Probably his most notable film was "Psycho II", which is (obviously) not a patch on the original, but a pretty brave and commendable effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Magic Wanderer 1 Posted July 12, 2007 Richard Franklin, Australian film director, has died at the age of 58. Probably his most notable film was "Psycho II", which is (obviously) not a patch on the original, but a pretty brave and commendable effort. There's a Richard Franklin who was in Doctor Who, who I thought you might have meant there, but I see it's not. Doctor Who does, however, sadly lose occasional voice actor Peter Tuddenham, who is most famous for doing the voices of Zen, Orac and Slave in Blake's 7. http://www.horizon.org.uk/news.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 12, 2007 Richard Franklin, Australian film director, has died at the age of 58. Probably his most notable film was "Psycho II", which is (obviously) not a patch on the original, but a pretty brave and commendable effort. There's a Richard Franklin who was in Doctor Who, who I thought you might have meant there, but I see it's not. Doctor Who does, however, sadly lose occasional voice actor Peter Tuddenham, who is most famous for doing the voices of Zen, Orac and Slave in Blake's 7. http://www.horizon.org.uk/news.php Someone has him on their DDP.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 123 Posted July 12, 2007 (edited) Someone has him on their DDP.... Edit: Or what I mean to say is: Poor old Tuddy. I had a feeling he wasn't long for this world. I seem to recall Rude Kid or that Maxwell House chappie casting aspersions on Tuddenham's obitworthiness. We shall see. Edited July 13, 2007 by Notapotato Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,446 Posted July 13, 2007 Kesha Wizzart 18 year old wannabe who'd got as far as Stars in Their Eyes, one of the three dead in the same family in Manchester. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 13, 2007 Pianist and Holocaust Survivor Natalia Karp Dies at 96: http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6779.html Re her time in Plaszów concentration camp: "Celebrating his birthday around the time of Karp's arrival was camp commandant Amon Goeth, portrayed by Ralph Fiennes in the film Schindler's List. "We were being taken in a bunker to be shot when I was told I would have to play at his birthday party," Karp told The Independent in 2005. "I had not played since 1939 and my fingers were stiff. The guests were all looking at me and Goeth called me 'Sarah'—the Nazis called all Jewish women Sarah—and told me to 'play now.' I sat down and started to play Chopin's [posthumous C-sharp minor] Nocturne because I have always found it very sad." Moved, Goeth proclaimed, "Sie soll leben" ["She shall live"]. Karp replied, "not without my sister," and the commandant agreed. The pair spent ten months in the camp before being shipped to Auschwitz in 1944." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
To die for 3 Posted July 13, 2007 Kerwin Mathews who played Sinbad to some of Ray Harryhausen's superb stop motion animation has swashed his last buckle aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,105 Posted July 13, 2007 Nancy Mansfield, British stage actress who was best known to the general public for her role as secretary Peggy Masters in Bergerac in the 1980's, has died, aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,880 Posted July 13, 2007 Nancy Mansfield, British stage actress who was best known to the general public for her role as secretary Peggy Masters in Bergerac in the 1980's, has died, aged 81. I was just about to post that OoO. We must have been browsing The Stage at the same time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 109 Posted July 13, 2007 We must have been browsing The Stage at the same time. And I'll just be browsing at the Deathlist showdown for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,335 Posted July 14, 2007 His Wikipedia page suggests that Vikas Uppal, possibly the world's tallest man, has died during a failed brain operation. He was 20 (years old, not 20 feet tall ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted July 15, 2007 His Wikipedia page suggests that Vikas Uppal, possibly the world's tallest man, has died during a failed brain operation. He was 20 (years old, not 20 feet tall ) it also says that he died 2 weeks ago, I'm surprised that nothing had been announced. I thought he was older than 20 years old Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted July 16, 2007 Kelly Johnson of Girlschool has passed away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,335 Posted July 16, 2007 Kelly Johnson of Girlschool has passed away That is very sad. I really hope she gets the obits she deserved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,105 Posted July 17, 2007 Kelly Johnson of Girlschool has passed away That is very sad. I really hope she gets the obits she deserved. There's one in The Independent this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,446 Posted July 17, 2007 Jagna Wright housewife who made a documentary herself after everyone she approached turned her down. TBH I'm surprised to see such a lengthy broadsheet obit. But if she can get one, there's a few of our more marginal picks for next year who might do the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,446 Posted July 17, 2007 Tuncay Seyranlioglu, Turkish businessman and standing as an MP in the highly charged election in a few weeks has been.....shot dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites