People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

20 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

According to Wikipedia   Australian Olympic athlete  Bob Lay has died aged 78.

So far not finding the news elsewhere. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lay

His page says died on 5 August, so first thing I do is then go to "Deaths in 2022" page, then look under 5 August, where he's listed with this source.

[arghton 6,738]

5 hours ago, arghton said:

Volodymyr Saldo taken to Crimea...He's allegedly suffered a stroke (or has been poisoned, the more likely option) and is in coma and on ventilator. The Kherson puppet administration is denying him being in coma, but some of the recent reports say that he's currently in "extremely critical" condition.

Another major collaborator has been killed today.

Volodymyr Saldo is dead according to wiki. Couldn't find any other sources.

[drol 11,946]

10 minutes ago, arghton said:

Volodymyr Saldo is dead according to wiki. Couldn't find any other sources.

Russia denies it.

[drol 11,946]

Koru Tito (wiki), I-Kiribati bishop, reportedly dead at 61.

[whoismakoto 328]

Marcy Macguire has been confirmed to have passed away in 2021

 

One year on: News of Marcy McGuire’s passing was recently confirmed by her son-in-law. She died on August 07, 2021, in Palm Desert, California, aged 95.
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The wide-eyed and impish red-head film starlet and singer is perhaps best remembered for her starring role in RKO’s "Higher and Higher" (1944), notable for the film debut of Frank Sinatra. She was dubbed by Hollywood executives as ‘The Female Mickey Rooney’ for her boundless energy (she also shared the pint-sized stars firecracker temperament). It was little wonder critics at the time compared her to Judy Garland.
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During the 1940s, she became the pin-up for the 'Bobby-Soxer' generation; girls who wanted to be more grown-up and sophisticated than their age. Marcy - with her hair worn in bunches and with minimal makeup – was the person they could relate to.
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Born Marilyn Jeanne McGuire, she began her career in her home state of Texas working as a nightclub singer, when she was spotted by film director Tim Whelan, who brought her out to Hollywood and signed her to RKO. Her spunky appeal made her a popular choice as a supporting player in a series of low-budget musicals.
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She joined Lucille Ball and Victor Mature in "Seven Days’ Leave" (1942); teamed with Kay Kyser in "Around the World" (1943); and supported Frances Langford in "Career Girl" (1944). In "Seven Days Ashore" (1944), she was given the musical numbers ‘Ready Aim Kiss’, ‘Sioux City Sue’ and ‘Over the Waves’. In 1945, she shared top billing with Jack Haley in "Sing Your Way Home" and teamed again with Sinatra in "It Happened in Brooklyn" (1947).
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However, by the early 50s, the Bobby Boxer made way for rock n’roll, and the types of vehicles Marcy McGuire appeared in were now dated. Undaunted, she turned away from acting to raise her two children, Michael and Cindy, by actor Wally Cassell, whom she married in 1947 (he and Mickey Rooney were best friends). Later the pair ran their own printing company.
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During the 1980s, Marcy decided on a comeback, recording new material co-produced with her grandson. Wally Cassell died in 2015, aged 103.
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#iusedtobeinpictures #marcymcguire #actress #singer #bobbysoxer #franksinatra #rip2021 #hollywoodreporter

[drol 11,946]

Ian Charleson Hedge (wiki), Scottish botanist, reportedly dead at 94.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 29/07/2022 at 10:27, Ulitzer95 said:

Inez Voyce (wiki), AAGPBL player for the South Bend Blue Sox and the Grand Rapids Chicks, died on July 26, at the age of 97, according to an unsourced edit to her page (now reverted).

Well I don't known why the AAGPBL responded to me saying she was still alive, because the edit was accurate after all.

Death notice and obituary.
 

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

British computer scientist Kathleen Booth (wiki) supposedly dead just a month after turning 100.

Widow of fellow computer scientist and physicist Andrew Donald Booth (wiki, 1918–2009).


 

[drol 11,946]

10 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Well I don't known why the AAGPBL responded to me saying she was still alive, because the edit was accurate after all.

Death notice and obituary.
 

Who would troll about Inez Voyce? 

 

AAGPBL is a bunch of morons.

[chilean way 1,899]

On 05/06/2022 at 05:40, Gisooo said:

Lise Drougge (Wiki) - Swedish writer and centenarian at 102, someone edited that she died on June 4, 2022. No source, plus Swedish Wiki has no update. Another vandalism?

Swedish wiki has been edited for someone that she died on August 12th. Unsourced. 

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 14/08/2022 at 16:35, Ulitzer95 said:

British computer scientist Kathleen Booth (wiki) supposedly dead just a month after turning 100.

Widow of fellow computer scientist and physicist Andrew Donald Booth (wiki, 1918–2009).


 

Reddit thread of people mourning her death.

Booth wrote the first assembly language, and therefore is arguably one of the most important women history in computing history. And yet, 6 days after her death, no obituary.  

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30 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Reddit thread of people mourning her death.

Booth wrote the first assembly language, and therefore is arguably one of the most important women history in computing history. And yet, 6 days after her death, no obituary.  

Is there any actual confirmation of her death, besides the wiki-box?

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

18 minutes ago, time said:

Is there any actual confirmation of her death, besides the wiki-box?

There's lots of chat about it on Twitter and Facebook from people in that field, so it's not really in doubt IMO.

[time 8,602]

3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

There's lots of chat about it on Twitter and Facebook from people in that field, so it's not really in doubt IMO.

Yes, it may well be true, but from whence did the report originate? Nothing from friends or family, or the BCS or Birkbeck that I can see, not even a newspaper announcement. As Wikipedia is wont to say "citation needed".

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

32 minutes ago, time said:

Yes, it may well be true, but from whence did the report originate? Nothing from friends or family, or the BCS or Birkbeck that I can see, not even a newspaper announcement. As Wikipedia is wont to say "citation needed".

You're about to get a big shock when you look at what the name of this thread is...

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 17/08/2022 at 16:03, chilean way said:

Swedish wiki has been edited for someone that she died on August 12th. Unsourced. 

Lise Drougge is actually deceased this time. Record here confirms she died on 12 August 2022, aged 102.

[drol 11,946]

Ancient Italian actress Graziella Galvani (wiki) reportedly dead at 91 and edit seems reputable.

 

Anyway my country really sucks with obits of old actors/actresses, even if they were wuite prominent in their heyday.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

2 hours ago, drol said:

Ancient Italian actress Graziella Galvani (wiki) reportedly dead at 91 and edit seems reputable.

 

Anyway my country really sucks with obits of old actors/actresses, even if they were wuite prominent in their heyday.

Facebook post from a friend tends to confirm it's true.

Died on the night of the 24th/25th so still plenty of time for the media to pick it up I suppose.

[arghton 6,738]

Longtime Norwegian actor Espen Skjønberg died yesterday at 98 according to his Norwegian wiki and the "Database reports" page. Can't find a link.

 

Edit: Here.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

On 14/08/2022 at 16:35, Ulitzer95 said:

British computer scientist Kathleen Booth (wiki) supposedly dead just a month after turning 100.

Widow of fellow computer scientist and physicist Andrew Donald Booth (wiki, 1918–2009).


 

Birkbeck University got back in touch with me. They've said that "as far as they know", this is a hoax and she's still alive.

[drol 11,946]

Canadian art historian Eve Borsook (wiki) reportedly dead at 92.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

Katinka Mann (wiki), an obscure name in American modern art, supposedly died on August 22, at the age of 97, according to a now reverted edit.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

For completeness:

News source for Galvani
News source for Borsook
Press release for Mann
Press release for Hedge

[drol 11,946]

Mark Bloch (wiki), prominent Russian linguist, reportedly dead at 98.

[Ulitzer95 12,620]

Danish journalist and writer Lise Nørgaard dead at 105 according to her Wiki page.

Can't find anything on FB, Twitter or Google.

Vandalism?