People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

William H. Webster (wiki) dead at 99??

 

Director of the CIA and the FBI. Served under Carter, Reagan and Bush Sr.

[drol 11,945]

7 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

William H. Webster (wiki) dead at 99??

 

Director of the CIA and the FBI. Served under Carter, Reagan and Bush Sr.

Sorry but I wouldn't trust an IP from Tula Oblast in Russia.

[Death Impends 7,975]

If true, or even if not, I notice he's part of a rather lethal alphabetical cluster on the DDP celeb pages.

 

William Webster (?)

Lowell Weicker

Cynthia Weil

Harvey Weinstein

Bobby Welch

Bruce Welch

Raquel Welch

Fay Weldon

Jimmy Weldon

Frank Welker

Rene Weller

 

Would be sad if that jinxes Frank Welker... Weinstein less so.

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

3 hours ago, drol said:

Sorry but I wouldn't trust an IP from Tula Oblast in Russia.

The IP loc isn’t always the full picture. I’ve regularly used a VPN to access EU blocked American news sites whilst editing. Doesn’t mean I’m sat in my office in Mogadishu.

[drol 11,945]

48 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

The IP loc isn’t always the full picture. I’ve regularly used a VPN to access EU blocked American news sites whilst editing. Doesn’t mean I’m sat in my office in Mogadishu.

I'm using a VPN too. 

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[polar duck 871]

New Zealand historian John Pocock (wiki) apparently dead at 99.

 

Edit: NYT Obit

Edited December 21, 2023 by polar duck
Confirmed

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

Arno J. Mayer (wiki) allegedly dead at 97. Prominent historian. If true, could take a day or two to be confirmed but I would expect him to get a write up in The Times or The Guardian.

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3 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Arno J. Mayer (wiki) allegedly dead at 97. Prominent historian. If true, could take a day or two to be confirmed but I would expect him to get a write up in The Times or The Guardian.

Nothing from Princeton yet, surely they'd release a statement? Also it seems that edit was reversed - the IP did come from somewhere between Boston and Concord NH, so a number of universities with leading history departments that could have seen someone in the know perhaps put it up (without a source) if true.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

16 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Arno J. Mayer (wiki) allegedly dead at 97. Prominent historian. If true, could take a day or two to be confirmed but I would expect him to get a write up in The Times or The Guardian.

New Statesman have Arno J Mayer dead: https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/12/arno-j-mayer-twentieth-century

[drol 11,945]

Catalan theologian Frederic Raurell (wiki) reportedly dead at 93.

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

On 03/12/2022 at 12:36, gcreptile said:

Margaret Stuart Barry's Wikipedia article has her dead since September:

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

 

Edit: I see, someone of you changed it.

Margaret Stuart Barry died on 23 September 2022 in Liverpool, as confirmed via matching a potential hit on the Probate Search with a record giving a location and year of birth on the GRO Index.

A current pick on the 20/20 pool, and a DDP pick this year, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. Bad luck.

Thanks again to @Master Obit.

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On 22/12/2023 at 05:37, drol said:

Catalan theologian Frederic Raurell (wiki) reportedly dead at 93.

Catalan language obit confirming the death of Frederic Raurell.

https://www.agenciaflama.cat/mor-el-caputxi-i-biblista-frederic-raurell-a-ledat-de-93-anys/

 

[drol 11,945]

French geologist Paul Tapponier (wiki) reportedly dead at 76.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

2 hours ago, drol said:

French geologist Paul Tapponier (wiki) reportedly dead at 76.

French language obit for Paul Tapponnier.

https://www.ipgp.fr/actus-et-agenda/actualites/disparition-de-paul-tapponnier-1947-2023/

 

[drol 11,945]

Vladimir Ageyev (wiki), Chuvash painter, reportedly dead at 91.

[drol 11,945]

Leonid Tkachenko (wiki), Ukrainian-Russian footballer, reportedly dead at 70.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

4 hours ago, drol said:

Leonid Tkachenko (wiki), Ukrainian-Russian footballer, reportedly dead at 70.

Leonid Tkachenko obit: https://us.firenews.video/world-news/former-baltika-head-coach-leonid-tkachenko-has-passed-away-kaliningrad-news/

[Thatcher 2,411]

Georgina Hale, British character actress, reportedly died earlier this month according to Wikipedia. Mentioned in the Dr Who thread. There is a report of her death on Facebook also but doesn’t let me link it.

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35 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Georgina Hale, British character actress, reportedly died earlier this month according to Wikipedia. Mentioned in the Dr Who thread. There is a report of her death on Facebook also but doesn’t let me link it.

 

What an illustrious resume she had, on stage, TV an film and yet the thing I probably best remember her for is playing the second T-Bag...

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

British actor Oscar Quitak (wiki) supposedly died in Ibiza on 31 December 2023, aged 97. Edit looks credible.

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German actor and voice artist Reiner Schöne died New Year's Day according to his Wiki page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiner_Schöne

 

A brand new DDP pick. Will be surprised if there's a QO.

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

Gene Merlino (wiki), American singer and musician, best known as the singing voice of Lancelot in Camelot and also a member of the Anita Kerr Singers, supposedly dead at 95.

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8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Gene Merlino (wiki), American singer and musician, best known as the singing voice of Lancelot in Camelot and also a member of the Anita Kerr Singers, supposedly dead at 95.

 

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Why are some people hard to find stats on.. Was watching the old tv classic Night Court and watched an episode of Bob and June Wheeler.. Those two could put you in stitches.. Anyways I was trying to look up who they were and how old they were.   It's so unfortunate  that many of the cast are passing away including Richard Moll just this past year.. June was played by Annie O' Donnall.  But everything I look up can't find much info on her including her age or even if she is still alive for sure.  Had the same experience when looking up Bess Meisler. Can't find definitive info on her.