People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...

[charon 4,938]

update-can't find any verificartion that he's dead but it looks like he could be in his final hours-his son has issued a statement tonight to say he has deteriorated further and is asking the nation to pray for him http://www.wbtw.com/...ttles-infection

 

It's possible he could have died tonight though

And it's possible he didn't. Why not wait until you're sure and it's been confirmed before posting?

 

To be fair, it is in the correct thread, ie wiki rumours......

[Guest Guest]

Nobel laureate Sir John Cornforth's page was edited yesterday to say "my grandad passed away this morning blah blah blah"... either the media are really slow or it was a hoax.

 

Actress Eleanor Parker's page was edited tonight to say she had passed. Also seeing a few tweets emerging... worth keeping an eye on!

 

EDIT: Silent-era actress Carla Laemmle's page edited to say she died today as well.

 

And so we wait... God our media are shit, or I'm gullible. One of the two.

 

Turns out you got 2 out of 3 right.John Cornforth has died after all http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-14/australian-nobel-prize-winner-john-warcup-cornforthn-dies/5156806

[Predictor 1,007]

Blimey. Can't believe that little trick caught you guys ought. I was aiming to get a reaction from another forum but thought I'd catch you guys in the cross fire. All in fun of course.

Wait, I don't get it...did you make the fake edit on Wikipedia about Laemmle or?

 

Yeah, that was me.

Happy?

[Deathray 2,933]

Blimey. Can't believe that little trick caught you guys ought. I was aiming to get a reaction from another forum but thought I'd catch you guys in the cross fire. All in fun of course.

Wait, I don't get it...did you make the fake edit on Wikipedia about Laemmle or?

 

Yeah, that was me.

Happy?

 

Will be when I get a UK Obit!

 

Almost makes feel like vandalising a few more Wikipedia pages to see if it boosts my chances.

[Rotten Ali 599]

Are you for real?

That's not on...

[Dr. Zorders 1,269]

Blimey. Can't believe that little trick caught you guys ought. I was aiming to get a reaction from another forum but thought I'd catch you guys in the cross fire. All in fun of course.

Wait, I don't get it...did you make the fake edit on Wikipedia about Laemmle or?

 

Yeah, that was me.

Happy?

 

Will be when I get a UK Obit!

 

Almost makes feel like vandalising a few more Wikipedia pages to see if it boosts my chances.

 

Do you think if you live to 104 you might eventually grow out of that sort of bollocks?

[Deathray 2,933]

Bloody hell guys that was meant to be a self-depreciating joke, things really don't translate well on the internet.

[Dr. Zorders 1,269]

Bloody hell guys that was meant to be a self-depreciating joke, things really don't translate well on the internet.

 

Well, there's no accounting for taste.

[YoungWillz 19,094]

Creator of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim John Cunliffe apparently from a stroke - but no link confirming his death. And no news stories afaik.

[Weebl 216]

Creator of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim John Cunliffe apparently from a stroke - but no link confirming his death. And no news stories afaik.

 

John Cuntlips?

 

Those are some classic children's TV shows though

[Scraggy Taters 289]

 

Creator of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim John Cunliffe apparently from a stroke - but no link confirming his death. And no news stories afaik.

 

John Cuntlips?

 

Those are some classic children's TV shows though

 

I still remember him as Fizzgog on his canal boat from ITVs Rosie & Jim from the mid 1990s. He looked a bit creepy back then.

BUT he did create Postman Pat and that's my 18 month old sons favourite TV programme (after Hey Duggee), so I shouldn't rant.

[RoverAndOut 3,475]

Creator of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim John Cunliffe apparently from a stroke - but no link confirming his death. And no news stories afaik.

 

Puzzling. According to Wikipedia, as far as I can see, he's still alive. But if you Google him, in the little Wikipedia-style profile on the right hand side of the search results (which doesn't seem to have any obvious source?) it claims he died on March 13th 2016 in Ilkley. However, the same profile also claims he was married to actress Carmen Silvera (Edith in Allo Allo) from 1941-48, which would be very impressive since he was born in 1933. Looking on her Wiki page, she was indeed supposedly married to a John Cunliffe, an actor she met at repertory theatre and married aged 19. So maybe this John Cunliffe has died? I feel sure this would have made the press by now if it were true...

[charon 4,938]

She was married to a JP Cunliffe....

[YoungWillz 19,094]

His death has been edited out after the time of my post above. I'd say always forget the summary on google and check the page itself.

 

Resurrection...confirmed.

[maryportfuncity 10,017]

His death has been edited out after the time of my post above. I'd say always forget the summary on google and check the page itself.

 

Resurrection...confirmed.

 

 

Aye, and obitability beyond all question.

[Guest Droosy]

How can Wikipedia be more reliable than (for example) Lord Fellatio???

[Scraggy Taters 289]

How can Wikipedia be more reliable than (for example) Lord Fellatio???

It simply can't.

 

Wikipedia is basically 'bullshit for the bored'.

[Weebl 216]

Wikipedia is great in some ways, but it has its flaws as well. Some of the articles are extremely well written, better than some professional journalism, whereas others are the pits. It's highly variable.

[Bibliogryphon 8,662]

Wikipedia is great in some ways, but it has its flaws as well. Some of the articles are extremely well written, better than some professional journalism, whereas others are the pits. It's highly variable.

 

That reminds me of another site I visit.......

[Ulitzer95 11,084]

Three people:

Phyllis Harmon (99) - cycling advocate or some shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Harmon
Bill Macy (94) - actor in "Maude" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macy
Wynona Mulcaster (101) - Canadian painter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynona_Mulcaster

[YoungWillz 19,094]

Three people:

 

Phyllis Harmon (99) - cycling advocate or some shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Harmon

Bill Macy (94) - actor in "Maude" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macy

Wynona Mulcaster (101) - Canadian painter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynona_Mulcaster

 

Phyllis Harmon has a death notice here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?n=phyllis-w-harmon&pid=181236818

 

The other two seem to have been resurrected.

[maryportfuncity 10,017]

 

Three people:

 

Phyllis Harmon (99) - cycling advocate or some shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Harmon

Bill Macy (94) - actor in "Maude" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macy

Wynona Mulcaster (101) - Canadian painter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynona_Mulcaster

 

Phyllis Harmon has a death notice here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?n=phyllis-w-harmon&pid=181236818

 

The other two seem to have been resurrected.

 

 

 

Mulcaster, surely, would score on Deathrace - just sayin'

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

Bill Macy surely a hoax, would be a walk-in Daily Mail obit if he had gone due to his role in Maude.

[Madeleymade 1]

BIll Macy is alive. His Wiki "death" has been removed.

Surprised no one has mistaken it as the death of William H Macy. Seems a more obvious chance for a death hoax, but the less obvious, the more realistic.

[Ulitzer95 11,084]

Macy clearly a hoax then. Harmon obit posted above. And here's Mulcaster's:

http://www.gallerieswest.ca/blogs-and-buzz/noted-saskatchewan-artist-wynona-mulcaster-dies-in-mexico-at/

Geez the press really suck when it comes to reporting the "minor fame" deaths...


For anyone who fancies a deep dig (good luck, I've looked and looked and looked!)... here are some names of people who have had their pages edited within the last year or so to say they're dead. They're probably dead, but nothing to prove it it seems...

Frank Miller (b. 1918)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Miller_(singer)
Singer; he was the last surviving member of the band The Easy Riders

Stephen Grammauta (b. 1916)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Grammauta
Mobster; member of the Gambino family

Roma Wilkinson (b. 1918)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Wilkinson
Songwriter of hits popularised by Bing Crosby, Andrew Sisters etc.

Patricia Laffan (b. 1919)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Laffan
English actress in Hollywood B films

Margot Wolk (b. 1917)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Wölk
Food taster for Adolf Hitler