Deathlist 2011

[Canadian Paul 97]

So since I can never keep track of who's been mentioned and who's not, and since I've nothing better to do at the moment, I've decided to start early and create a thread similar to the one OoO provided for us in 2006. For ease of editing, I'll be putting all the names under one post and including any reasonable suggestions made in the I&P for 2008 thread. I'll also try and mention ages for those 87 and over. I would hope that this is more of a quick reference for people, so do post in this thread occasionally to keep it near the top, but suggestions should still be posted, debated and updated in the sticky thread.

 

Steven Adler - American rocker, has had 2 strokes, a h/a & has a long standing drugs habit, and has been quite ill lately.

Vasily Aleksanyan - Very young (37) VP of Yukos oil, now under arrest. After much refusal from Russian authorities, was finally transferred to a hospital after going blind from metastatic cancer and AIDS.

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi - Convicted Lockerbie bomber, released from prison after having only 3 months left to live thanks to terminal prostate cancer. Sources differ as to his health now, but he's been around for much longer than 3 months at this point...

José Alencar - Brazilian VP now suffering from abdominal cancer.

Muhammad Ali - now suffering from a more advanced stage of Parkinsons.

Martin Allen - British writer and alleged forger, did not go on trial because of supposed ill health.

Paul Allen - Microsoft co-founder, now afflicted with a recurrence of cancer.

Al Anderson - NRBQ guitarist, afflicted with terminal cancer. Not sure about an obit though.

Patty Andrews - Last surviving Andrews sister not heard of much lately, turned 92 this year.

Shoko Asahara - Cult leader sentenced to death. The question is not will he be hanged, but when? The Japanese seem to have a backlog since their last Prime Minister, as several people sentenced years ago are still on death row

Richard Attenborough - Had a terrible fall and was hospitalized for almost a year. Certainly not doing as well as he was.

HRH Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano - increasingly frail Prince of Luxembourg, turned 89 this year

 

Seve Ballesteros - Master golfer, who received chemo after having a brain tumor removed in October. Prognosis supposedly now very good.

Bob Barker - US game show host. Health problems in recent years, include 4 strokes & prostate surgery. But has come through okay each time and is now retired.

Martin Bashir - He of interviewing fame. Vows to continue working despite a brain tumor.

Frances Bay - Hard-working Canadian actress, who was struck by a car in 2002, which cost her part of her leg, but it hasn't stopped her working yet, even though she turned 92 this year

Captain Beefheart - Musician - suffering from MS, allegedly in final stages of disease.

Melissa Bell - Former lead singer of Soul II Soul, now "in urgent need of a kidney and pancreas transplant" thanks to diabetes.

Jean-Paul Belmondo - Actor who loved his cigs & drink. Had a stroke in 2001, has barely been seen since.

Rabbi Philip Berg - Kabbalah guru. In extremely ill health & no longer in charge of the "religious organization." Wheelchair bound, stroke & heart probs

Nusrat Bhutto - Former first lady of Pakistan, now suffering from the side-effects of a stroke and Alzheimer's. Could be worse I suppose, but only if you happened to be her husband.

Ronnie Biggs - The ultimate death tease. Some say he's faking, others say he's near death. Has had strokes galore etc but still plows on regardless

Judith Binney - New Zealand historian, hit by a truck in December 2009 and suffered serious head injures.

Lionel Blue - Gay British Rabbi, oft-afflicted with illness, thought he wouldn't make his 80th birthday in 2010 (he did).

Isaac Bonewits - Leading American neo-pagan, now suffering from colon cancer.

Stefano Borgonovo - AC Milan and Italy striker, now ill with motor neurone disease.

Ray Bradbury - Overweight, wheelchair bound, very ill chap, but he is a very strong willed man who still posts on his website, and made a public appearance in May 2008, turns 9- this year.

Ian Brady - British murderer, we can always hope suicide - also goes on frequent hunger strikes

Asa Briggs - Heavy-set British historian who turns 89 this year.

Ivor Broadis - Former English football player. MPFC says there's something wrong with him, and he's been known to be right in the past... turns 88 this year anyhow

 

Nigel Callaghan - Footy player, currently trying to rid himself of bowel cancer.

Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton - Opposer of assisted-suicide. Only 50, but has outlived her life expectancy by 48 years from spinal muscular atrophy so on the whole, not doing too bad.

Philip Carlo - American journalist, author, and biographer, now dying from ALS. Obit not assured.

Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo - Jailed Mexican drug trafficker, now being denied treatment for cancer.

Elliott Carter - Composer, now in retirement home, but also still working. Not sure about obit chances, but turns 102 this year.

Fidel Castro - Nearly died from an intestinal ailment last year and still hasn't made any real public appearances, but recent photos and videos have him looking well enough. Then again, plenty of "already dead rumours" are spreading.

Nuon Chea - Highest ranking living member of the Khamer Rouge. Claims to be in deteriorating health, not surprising given that he's about to stand trial for genocide.

Jack Chick - reclusive artist & publisher. Diabetic, has had a h/a & pneumonia in last year. Should get a UK obit, but not certain.

Frederick Chiluba - ex President of Zambia. Has been very ill with a number of ailments in the last year or two, incl. a chronic heart condition.

Jacques Chirac - Leader of all that is French, used to be heavy smoker. Assassination attempts already. Had stroke in 2005, and certainly health is failing slowly.

Ronald Coase - UK economist, No idea about health but he's British, so obit likely, turns 100 this year.

Gene Colan - American comic book artist, dying of liver failure.

Natalie Cole - Influential musician and daughter of Nat King Cole who discovered in July 2008 that she had Hep C.

Robbie Coltrane - has been, and still is, grossly fat & loves all things the doctors say you shouldn't have... H/A waiting to happen

Joe Cook - Leader of Little Joe Cook And The Thrillers, now ill with colon cancer and turns 87 this year.

Don Cornelius - Former host of Soul Train, now thinks he's going to be dead very soon, although this may have just been a ploy for him to get a divorce.

Mike Craig - British comedy sketch writer, now ill with Pick's disease.

 

Basil D'Oliveira - Legendary cricketer, now in full-time medical care suffering from Parkinson's' Disease.

Liz Dawn - Corrie Street actress forced to retire due to complications from emphysema.

Corinne Day - Fashion photographer who has been fighting a brain tumour for some time now.

Del Deanus - Footy manager of Edgware Town, recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.

John Demjanjuk - Accused of WW2 War Crimes. In failing health for some while, turned 90 this year.

Leila Denmark - Famous in the US, but UK obit is borderline. She was a paediatrician & a notable one at that, and turned 112 this year.

Phyllis Diller - US Comic. Recently, has had major H/A & subsequently fitted with pacemaker. Fractured her back and was forced to cancel her 90th birthday Tonight Show appearance, but seems to be doing remarkably well now. Turns 92 this year.

Jay Dobyns - Undercover agent who infiltrated the Hell's Angels biker gang and has received constant death threats because of it, and because of the BATF's failure to adequately protect him.

Fats Domino - grossly overweight singer. In failing health for some time, especially after being rescued from Katrina

Anita Doth - Formerly of 2 Unlimited, currently of breast cancer treatment.

Kirk Douglas - Suffered huge stroke which he's never really recovered from. Very frail, yet still active, in recent years, turns 94 this year.

Roy Douglas - British composer, turns 103 this year.

Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton - Sufferer of vascular dementia and requiring 24-hour care.

Sara Douglass - Australian fantasy author who is receiving treatment for advanced ovarian cancer.

James Joseph Dresnok - Last surviving American defector in Korea, now said to be very ill.

The Duke of Wellington - current one is the 8th. Aside from his famous title, he is a WW2 war hero. Now a very frail man and turns 95 this year.

Peter Dula - Slovakian leader of "Europe's top country band," now afflicted with "aggressive post-radiation sarcoma." Not sure what any of that means, or if it will help him get an obit. Treatment ongoing as of 2009.

Melvin Dummar - Man who claims to be a beneficiary in the will of Howard Hughes. Has been suffering for cancer for some time now. Uncertain obit chances.

Patricia Dunn - ex-Hewlett Packard boss, has battled cancer for some years now, although she is now supposedly in remission.

Devi Dura - Last known speaker of the Dura language, now said to be ailing. BBC coverage of bother her and last-Eyak-language-speaking Marie Smith Jones means that obit is very likely.

Wayne Dyer - American self-help advocate, now needing some help of his own, as he's got leukemia, although at a manageable level supposedly.

 

Roger Ebert - film critic, has suffered thyroid cancer in past. Underwent surgery to remove cancerous growth on salivary gland in 2006. Released from hospital.

John Edrich - English cricketer who has been fighting incurable leukemia for nearly a decade.

Blake Edwards - US director, noticeably frailer in recent yrs, sometimes seen in wheelchair. Ex-heavy drinker, turned 87 this year.

 

Peter Falk - Colombo. Now requiring lots of care for Alzheimer's.

Lady Fiona, The Countess Of The Arran Islands - 95ish year-old noble who requires 24-hour-a-day care for advanced Parkinson's Disease.

Eddie Fisher - singer/entertainer Dad of Princess Leia, shagged Liz Taylor & Debbie Reynolds. Now in ill-health & wheelchair bound.

Betty Ford - Ex-1st lady, much discussed here. Has had breast cancer, and drink addiction, but looked poorly yet strong during her husband's funeral, turned 92 this year.

Andy Fordham - Darts champion. Aside from his obvious obesity problem, he's had several other health problems that have seen him in and out of hospitals in 2007, including a stroke. Now much, much better (and thinner) but still not in the best of health.

Charles E. Friedgood - Murdering doctor with terminal cancer, denied parole in October 2007, but later released on health grounds. Perhaps he'll be granted a parole from life, as he turns 92 this year.

Annette Funicello - Currently suffering from MS. Allegedly in final stages of disease, and an August 2008 picture of her certainly supports those allegations.

 

Zsa Zsa Gabor - Failing health for some time, and then suffered massive stroke in 2005. Now wheelchair bound, and hubby can't wait until she's dead. A report in 2007 has her looking not all that bad, but she turned 93(ish) this year.

Ronnie and Donnie Galyon - Oldest living conjoined twins, but perhaps not for long, as their health was deteriorating as of February 2010. Worse yet, it was DDT who brought us the news...

Seán Garland - Former president of the Workers Party of Ireland now very ill and, if you believe Wikipedia, currently afflicted with "diabetes, angina, bowel cancer and suspected prostate cancer".

Terri Garr - actress, has had MS for years and also suffered a brain aneurysm at the end of 2006. Looked well at a recent appearance though.

Paul Gascoigne - Footy player, currently doing his best to live up to the name of George Best.

Daniel Geiges - Uranium smuggler now seriously ill with colon cancer. Probably from, oh I don't know, smuggling uranium perhaps?

Vo Nguyen Giap - Legendary Vietnamese general. Still active, picked up an award about a month ago, but much frailer now, turns 99 (perhaps) this year.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg - American Supreme Court justice. Had pancreatic cancer, but apparentely it was caught early enough to be cured. Then again, it was a similar situation for William Rehnquist...

Rev. Billy Graham - has been in failing health for some time, yet keeps on working, has suffered from Parkinson's disease for about 15 years, has had fluid on the brain, pneumonia, broken hips, and recently revealed that he is suffering from prostate cancer and is basically robot-like, but turns 92 this year and seems okay given all that. Even managed to meet journalists and have pictures taken in late 2009.

Dale Griffin - British rocker, now being slowed down by Alzheimer's.

Jennifer Griffin - Fox News correspondent who discovered that she had Stage 3 breast cancer in late 2009.

Rob Grill - Lead singer of The Grass Roots who, despite (in 2008 alone!) brain surgery, pneumonia, kidney failure and knee replacement, still performs.

Bryant Gumbel - American TV journalists, doing "okay" with lung cancer as of December 2009.

 

Larry Hagman - Star of US TV, heavy smoker & drinker led to liver transplant. Better, but still struggling with health.

Michael C. Hall - American actor, currently recovering from Hodgkin's lymphoma and chemo.

Johnny Hallyday - French rock star and actor, who had bad luck with his health in 2009.

Mark Halsey - Footy referee, now having a tough time with with cancer of the lymph nodes.

David Hart - British political advisor, has been living with primary lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neurone disease since 2003.

David Hasselhoff - The Hoff. Recently had plenty of health problems arising from his alcoholism.

Václav Havel - Former Czech President with a history of heart troubles, and was hospitalized in early 2008 and early 2009 for them.

João Havelange - Former FIFA president, turns 94 this year

Hazel Hawke - Former wife of Aussie PM Bob Hawke, now in the more advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease.

Prof. Stephen Hawking - In truth, shouldn't be on the planet as he has lived far longer than anyone should with Lou Gehrig's Disease. Now completely paralyzed but yet still travels & works. Has nearly died a couple of times in recent years though.

Johannes Heesters - ancient entertainer, still active, but obviously quite frail. Obit might be a problem, but if Carrell can get one, so could Heesters... turns 107 this year and is recovering well from a tumble. Seems to be losing a lot of his physical and mental facilities as of the end of 2008 though...

Derryn Hinch - Australian radio broadcaster with a brain tumor and advanced cirrhosis. Claimed he'd top himself if the mass on his liver turns out to be cancer. It did turn out to be cancer, inoperable at that, but he seems to have backed away from his previous stance.

Dolores Hope - widow of Bob, and philanthropist, May have problems with obit, but longevity of marriage & Bob's fame should help. Very frail, but still independent, turns 101 this year.

Ian Huntley - British child-killer. Known to be suicidal, and not a favourite amongst other inmates...

Ferlin Husky - Ailing country music star, most recently afflicted with congestive heart failure and pneumonia, but apparently back home and resting.

 

Alan Igglesden - Former English cricketeer who has been living with a brain tumour for the past decade

Ronald Isley - R&B sing sentenced to three years in jail. Supposedly suffers from a whole host of medical problems.

 

Etta James - Dying soul legend, afflicted with MRSA and Alzheimer's as of January 2010.

Warren Jeffs - Cult leader and former FBI's most wanted. Has been trying to starve himself to death since his capture.

Tony Judt - British historian, in the advanced stages of ALS as of January 2010.

 

Irving Kanarek - Charles Manson's lawyer. About 89ish this year and seems frail.

Frank Kelly - Father Jack. Suffering from cancer, but reports conflict on whether or not he's getting better.

Moss Keane - Irish rugby player, supposedly seriously ill with cancer, but rallying after treatment.

Barbara Kent - actress, silent movie star. Has been a recluse for 40 yrs & has been a long-time resident in a nursing home, turns 104 this year.

Ray Kennedy - footballer, has had Parkinson's Disease since 1983. Now almost immobile from the disease & needing of full-time medical care.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - Supreme Leader of Iran who has variously been described as "completely healthy save for a cold" and "already dead" in the first week of 2007 alone. Best guesses are that he's still alive, but has cancer

Abdul Qadeer Khan - Pakistani Ronnie Biggs and nuclear expert, who has prostate cancer and deep vein thrombosis. Leaked nuclear secrets & his illness (and death?) mean a BBC mention for sure. Began writing weekly columns in November 2007 and was released to freedom in 2009.

Edgar Ray Killen - Ku Klux Klan murderer who's been in hospital for almost a year now, but could just be pulling a Papon...

George Kimball - Sports journalist who has "six weeks to two years" to live, thanks to terminal cancer.

B.B. King - Blues legend who's still performing, but has bad diabetes and was recently hospitalized

Jack Klugman - Famous for Quincy ME, and now the last surviving juror from the original 12 Angry Men. For years he was a heavy smoker, which is probably why he had, but beat, throat cancer a while back. Now also has prostate cancer and turns 88 this year.

Jim Koerber - Former saxophonist with Ike and Tina Turner, now afflicted with tongue cancer. Obit chances sketchy.

Paul Kraus - Writer diagnoses with mesothelioma in 1997 and who has survived since, despite a lack of conventional treatment and a median survival rate of 9-12 months.

Jack Kyle - Famous Irish rugby union player who now has bone marrow cancer.

 

Bruce Langhorne - Folk musician who, over 2007, has suffered "a stroke, a digestive disorder and been treated for a tumour on his pituitary gland" along with a brain tumour.

Ian Lavender - Former Dad's army actor who fought off bladder cancer, but had to cut his work down after a recent (and serious) heart attack

Scott LeDoux - Former heavyweight boxer, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in August 2008. Not sure about obit chances.

Jerry Lewis - American comedian. Has battled prostate cancer, diabetes, pulmonary fibrosis and had a h/a in 2006. Also very overweight & suffers from major back pain.

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland - Oldest member of the Swedish royal family, turns 95 this year. Has had a habit of falling down a lot and injuring herself as of late...

Greg Louganis - legendary diver, has full-blown AIDS, and has since 1998.

Sir Bernard Lovell - astronomer, quite frail now, turns 97 this year.

Marshall Lytle - One of Bill Haley's Comets, now apparently in poor straits.

 

Peter MacBeth - Originally a member of The Foundations, now just another child sex offender with terminal cancer of the larynx. BBC coverage means likely obit, but life expectancy is 3-5 years.

Simon MacCorkindale - English actor who has now been afflicted with terminal cancer.

Simon Mann - Everyone's favourite would-be mercenary, in poor health already, but now being deported to Equatorial Guinea.

David Marshall - British Labour MP who resigned in June 2008 due to ill health.

Penny Marshall - American actress, losing a battle against cancer depending on whom you believe.

Emilio Eduardo Massera - Argentine military officer who has been taking the Pinochet route lately as the potential for extradition approaches.

Ann Maxwell - "Britain's most inspirational and dynamic woman" with perhaps Britain's most incurable brain tumor.

Ian McCartney - British Labour MP who supposedly resigned because of poor health, but financial scandal might have been another reason...

Shih Ming-te - Taiwanese dissident, now suffering from lung and liver cancer. Don't know about the obit chances though.

Dom Mintoff - ex-Maltese PM. Health has been failing, but still swims weekly & still ranting on about all things Maltese, turns 94 this year

Berniece Baker Miracle - Half-sister of Marylin Monroe, turns 91 this year.

Eleanor Mondale - On and off cancer sufferer, currently (March 2010) in "on" mode.

Rita Levi Montalcini - Oldest living Nobel Laureate, and all-time oldest too. Apparently in good health, but you never know when you're turning 101...

Roy Morrison - Beeb newsreader with incurable lymphatic cancer

Sir Patrick Moore - overweight Sky at Night presenter. Fitted with pacemaker in 2006.

Robert Mugabe - African tyrant, could be assassinated, but also in failing health. Has fought and beat cancer at least twice.

Ndaye Mulamba - Ill Zaire World-Cup striker, with better obit chances than you think.

Pervez Musharraf - Former leader of Pakistan and moving target for assassins - at least one attempt in 2007.

Vice Marshal Jo Myong-rok - Terminally ill second-in-command of North Korea. At least that's how rumour has it. Definitely worth watching, obit very probable.

 

Fehmi Naji - Grand mufti of Australia, diagnosed very ill a while back but still seems to be getting along. Good luck with that obit.

Donald Neilson - American criminal known as "The Black Panther", now dying of Motor Neurone Disease.

Roy Neuberger - author, financier & art collector. May get obit in the UK for art links, but may not, turns 108 this year.

Oscar Niemeyer - DL candidate, whose thread contains 1% of current health info. Last year's events including planning new structures, falling and breaking his hip and getting married to a 60 year old, despite turning 103 this year.

Roger Norrington - British conductor whose skin and brain cancers are barely kept at bay with massive doses of drugs.

 

Giles Oakley - Guardian columnist, fighting advanced prostate cancer as of January 2010.

Teodoro Obiang Nguema - Pres of Eq. Guinea, has prostate cancer and heart problems, and may stand down soon. Still meeting with foreign dignitaries though.

Abdullah Öcalan - Kurdish rabble-rouser, now reportedly very ill, but managing to put together a lawsuit nonetheless.

Hiroo Onoda - Last Japanese WWII holdout. Still active, but suffering from lung and breathing troubles. Turned 88 this year.

Seiji Ozawa - Japanese conductor, whose esophageal cancer was probably caught early enough in January 2010.

 

Barry Penner - Canadian MP ill with a rare form of cancer. Prognosis unknown, but he's still doing fine and working as of late 2009.

Sonia Peres - Wife of Shimon Peres, suffered severe heart failure in May 2007. UK obit likely, but not guaranteed.

Isabel Peron - Ex-Argentine President, now with a warrant out for her for bad bad things she did during her regime... health problems ala Pinochet likely forthcoming

Chapman Pincher - one of the more interesting past DL candidates, Spy journo & novelist, but no current health news, though he turned 96 this year.

David Piper - The Lord of Warleigh, now seeking treatment for "rather advanced prostate cancer.

Terry Pratchett - World famous and widely read fantasy and science fiction author, not that he'll remember much about it though, as he's got early-onset Alzheimer's and it seems to be progressing at a fairly rapid pace.

Erich Priebke - Nazi war criminal and the oldest prisoner in Europe, he's been in failing health for years, and turns 97 this year.

Tul Bahadur Pun - Nepalese recipient of the VC. Doing better after having been seriously ill following a stroke. Turned 87 this year.

 

Luise Rainer - twice Oscar winning actress, when she appeared recently on TV, she's looked very sprightly & healthy, but turned 100 this year.

Jack Ramsay - American basketball coach now almost completely consumed by cancer. Only question is, will he get a UK obit - as discussed, it depends on if it's a slow news week death-wise or not.

Lisa Ray Canadian actress, has incurable multiple myeloma, but with her access to advanced treatments she could be around for another 20 years.

Nancy Reagan - widow of Ronnie, Since his death, she's not been the same, but is healthy enough, albeit more frail. But she clearly pines for her late husband, and you have to wonder if she does get ill, whether she'll fight. Turns 89 this year, but also attended the funerals of Gerald Ford, Lady Bird Johnson and, looking VERY poorly, Merv Griffin. Yet she took a fall in early 2008 and was out of the hospital in days, so who knows?

Arthur Robinson - Former President and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago with a history of health problems. Sent to hospital for undisclosed reasons in 2007, and no update until June 2009, at which point he revealed that he was having difficulty seeing, hearing, and walking.

 

Charles Sabine - Former NBC war correspondent, now claiming "I Will Die The Most Horrible Death" thanks to Huntington's disease.

Dora Jessie Saint - aka Miss Read, English novelist who hasn't published in over a decade, turned 97 this year

Ron Santo - Despite the UK obit possible problem, Santo is a potentially decent choice. Both legs amputated, and has suffered from severe diabetes. Not only that, but he has been ill recently, as well. But still working and looking reasonably healthy in a May 2009 public appearance...

Ieng Sary - Brother Number Three in the Khmer Rouge. Supposedly suffering from serious heart problems and prostate cancer and charged with genocide in December 2009.

Willi Schludecker - Dying Luftwaffe pilot, has received BBC coverage.

Angela Scoular - English actress who has been treated for bowel cancer since March 2009.

Riad Seif - Syrian dissident, often jailed and suffering from prostate cancer that the Syrian authorities won't allow him to get treatment for outside of the country. In his words, it's a "slow, death sentence." As of March 2009, even closer to death.

Yitzhak Shamir - Ex-Israel PM and terrorist (really, look it up). Now in a nursing home with dementia and turns 95 this year.

Ariel Sharon - still in a coma after a massive stroke and believed to be worsening. Could be gone tomorrow, could be gone 10 years from now.

Edward Short, Baron Glenamara - Old peer, hasn't been doing much of anything lately, other than turning 98 in December.

R. Sargent Shriver - politician, member of the Kennedy family by marriage, amongst other notable things. Has suffered from Alzheimers for some while and turns 95 this year. No longer recognizes most people.

Than Shwe - Senior General of Myanmar, allegedly suffering from cancer and facing a serious heart operation

Vincent Siew - Former Premier of China, had two cancerous tumours removed in May 2009.

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia - allegedly "cured" of all his ailments, recently, says he. But one well known for not telling the truth and seems to be getting worse anyhow. Was in failing health, certainly, for years and turns 88 this year.

Malcolm Simmons - Former Speedway rider, now seriously ill.

Joe Simon - Co-creator of Captain America who outlived his own creation, but seems to be in good health. Turns 97 this year.

Karen Sinclair - Welsh Assembly MP, diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in May 2008.

Leonard Skinner - High school gym coach who is the namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Don't count on an obit, though, as his ill health (Alzheimer's) took quite some time to make official press.

Sir Cyril Smith - extremely obese ex-MP. Is thinner now, but still obese, and collapsed & hospitalized in 2006.

Liz Smith - Actress who retired in 2009 after suffering a stroke.

Sonique - British DJ and musician now undergoing chemo to recover from breast cancer.

Mike Soper - Deputy director of the English Cricket Board now suffering from incurable bone and prostate cancer.

Arlen Specter - United States senator who has suffered a recurrence of cancer in 2009. Still running for office in 2010 though.

Mel Sterland - English footy player. According to OoO: "Hugely obese, heavy drinker, attempted suicide once, suffers from depression, trouble with the law, can't work due to a blood clot restricted his mobility, "is in agony if he drives a long distance" and "is out of breath just walking upstairs". Nearly died a few years ago when the clot hit his lung. Still drinking despite health problems."

Chuck Strahl - Canadian Minister of Native Affairs. Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2005, but some say that he's past it. Still active in any case.

Gloria Stuart - actress, the old Rose in Titanic. Frail, in failing health and has had breast cancer, but she still appears to get around & about and turns 100 this year.

Zeljko Sturanovic - Montenegrin President, recently diagnosed with lung cancer and resigned from his post in early 2008.

Adolfo Suarez - Former Spanish PM, who no longer remembers that he had the job, thanks to Alzheimer's.

Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud - Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He says he's just fine, but rumour has it very much otherwise.

Naim Süleymanoğlu - Turkish Olympic weightlifting champion who was placed in intensive care after a heart attack: "alcohol had damaged his lungs and liver, and his heart was functioning on only forty percent of its capacity".

Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana -Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, now lingering near death, supposedly. Turns 97 this year.

 

Charles Taylor - Former Liberian President facing trial for war crimes. People in these circumstances often don't survive until trial, and as we've seen, making it to trial isn't very conducive to living either...

Dame Elizabeth Taylor - Rumoured to be near death, until she went on Larry King's show & looked well. What she DOES have or has had are the following:- congestive heart failure, broken her back, benign brain tumor, skin cancer, pneumonia. Often confined to a wheelchair. But also recently smooching with younger men & swimming with sharks! In 2008, however, she seemed to get a lot worse, but then in 2010 she decided to get married again.

Baroness Thatcher - Former UK Prime Minister. Now quite frail after a series of strokes, but otherwise okay & still tries to keep as high-profile as she can.

Jeremy Thorpe - has suffered from Parkinson's for some time, now very frail & very ill from the disease. He is, however, writing, or at least dictating, a book and a recent interview had him seemingly more hale than previously thought.

Maura Tierney - American actress, currently awaiting surgery for breast cancer. In her words (August 20, 2009): "I will not know either my exact diagnosis or course of treatment until that surgery is performed". She was, however, forced to leave her current projects the next month, but returned to work in 2010.

Zdravko Tolimir - Serbian war criminal, which means that he is reportedly dying from cancer. Health has deteriorated lately though.

Peter Tork - Monkee. Diagnosed in March 2009 with a rare, but treatable, form of cancer.

 

Abigail Van Buren - pen name of Pauline Phillips, Currently in the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease. UK obit might be a slight problem, turns 92 this year.

 

Roy Ward Baker - British film director, hardly heard of these days since he retired in 1992, turns 94 this year.

Kurt Westergaard - Controversial Danish cartoonist. Religious fanatics seek his death, but if they couldn't even catch Salman Rushdie....

Kevin White - Former Boston mayor now in the final stages of Alzheimer's. Not sure about obit chances though.

Gough Whitlam - ex PM of Australia. In failing health, he's now wheelchair bound, but generally doing okay & well enough to attend many parties in 2008, turns 94 this year.

Maurice Wilkes - British computer scientist and second winner of the Turing Award aka. the "Nobel" for computing sciences. Obit assured and he turns 97 this year, but no news on his health.

Robin Williams - Famous comedian, hospitalized in March 2009 for heart surgery, which he claims that he almost died from. Given his history of cocaine usage, it may be the beginning of the end for this funnyman...

Nicholas Winton - British humanitarian who saved hundreds of Jewish children during World War II. Turns 101 this year and was hospitalized for serious heart problems in late 2007 (that he apparently recovered from).

Willard Wirtz - US Secretary of Labour under JFK and oldest ex-Cabinet member. Despite this, he may not get a UK obit, but he turned 98 this year.

Norman Wisdom - Legendary British comedian. Dementia has brought him near death by the end of 2008 but he turned 95 in 2010.

Chris Woodhead - Former Chief Inspector of Schools who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2006 - claims he'll off himself before he gets to the final stages.

 

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef - Chief Sephardic Rabbi who recently announced major health problems and designated a successor. Turns 90 this year.

 

Louis Zamperini - American Olympian, turned 93 this year.

Ethan Zohn - Winner of Survivor:Africa, back when the show was still popular. He's now heavily involved in charities, and cancer (which he seems to be almost recovered from), so an obit might be possible, but isn't assured.

Edited September 4, 2010 by Canadian Paul
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[Paul Bearer 6,099]

Nice piece of research.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,184]

Thanks CP. Much appreciated, especially for the obscurer Americans I will doubtless forget about come November/December.

[Phantom 2,531]

Thanks CP. Much appreciated, especially for the obscurer Americans I will doubtless forget about come November/December.

 

I can easily shorten the list by pencilling them in for next year on my list and just sit back and watch them drop like flies

[Canadian Paul 97]

OK, I think I've compiled all the reasonable choices from the past list plus anyone who's been mention in the I&P Thread, People I Was Surprised etc. etc.

 

Hopefully, if we hear news about any of these candidates that don't have their own thread, then we can post that news here and, if the mods deem it worthy of a new thread (like Robert Anton Wilson), then the posts can be moved. Hopefully this will avoid the starting of threads along the vein of "Tom Poston has cancer." "Ooooh, he looks like a good bet." "He just died" etc. with nothing much to offer.

 

I'll be watching the threads and adding anyone worth adding to this list. If you happen to notice that someone is no longer a good candidate (ie. Tom Poston has been cured of cancer and is now eating locomotives for breakfast), let me know too. It's a tough balance to keep the list manageable, while also including the largest range of good candidates.

 

Thanks CP. Much appreciated, especially for the obscurer Americans I will doubtless forget about come November/December.

 

I think it'll be useful for the WDP come March/April, since we can pick anyone with a wikipedia page.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,184]

Hopefully, if we hear news about any of these candidates that don't have their own thread, then we can post that news here and, if the mods deem it worthy of a new thread (like Robert Anton Wilson), then the posts can be moved. Hopefully this will avoid the starting of threads along the vein of "Tom Poston has cancer." "Ooooh, he looks like a good bet." "He just died" etc. with nothing much to offer.

 

Well, on that note, Stewart Udall breaks his leg, but is in "excellent health"

[Canadian Paul 97]

 

Hopefully, if we hear news about any of these candidates that don't have their own thread, then we can post that news here and, if the mods deem it worthy of a new thread (like Robert Anton Wilson), then the posts can be moved. Hopefully this will avoid the starting of threads along the vein of "Tom Poston has cancer." "Ooooh, he looks like a good bet." "He just died" etc. with nothing much to offer.

 

Well, on that note, Stewart Udall breaks his leg, but is in "excellent health"

 

Drat. He's on my HDP team.

 

Anyhow, I'll nix him off the list.

[Canadian Paul 97]

Levi Stubbs - Original, and long serving, lead singer of the Four Tops. Has had cancer for almost 12 years now and was recently seen being wheeled on stage and looking terrible in a PBS documentary.

 

Nowhere else to put this, so I suppose I'll put this here. Stubbs wheeled out once more.

 

Not even sure what this means to be honest.

 

Also, I've updated the list a bit.

[Canadian Paul 97]

Pushing this up to the top to note that Kitty Carlisle Hart, of whom news has been scarce since she was forced to pull out of the New Years' show, seems to be doing better, as per the last paragraph of that article. This article, however, claims that she's "ailing," but that word gets thrown around a lot for non-fatal illnesses (think Prime Minister of Iraq).

 

I've removed the dead people, along with some who seemed to have recovered, and I'll update the list with new suggestions soon.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,184]

Update on Suzanne Pleshette:-

 

http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enq030507suzvb3.jpg

 

Doesn't mention if she's clear of cancer or not...

[football_fan 42]

Update on Suzanne Pleshette:-

 

http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enq030507suzvb3.jpg

 

Doesn't mention if she's clear of cancer or not...

She looks a bit rough. It looks like the cancer has taken a heavy toll on her.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,184]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez to become peace mediator.

 

Hmm. Seems to have plenty of kick about him yet.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

The President of Fiji, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, is in good health... said his secretary, Rupeni Nacewa yesterday.

 

"I should know because I work with him everyday... His excellency is 200 per cent better than you and I put together,"

[Canadian Paul 97]

Rostropovich has been discharged from hospital and is said to be feeling fine. I've cut him, along with Marquez and Iloilo, and I've added in the recent suggestions that I've been slacking off on.

 

Also Bill Walsh is still ill, but still golfing.

[football_fan 42]

Patricia Dunn - ex-Hewlett Packard boss, has battled cancer for some years now.

Judge Drops Charges Against Patricia Dunn

 

There is no update to news on her cancer though. She is still receiving radiation treatment for advanced ovarian cancer.

[Guest The Unknown Man]

Maureen O'hara is an Irish film actress. she should go on the deathlist next year.

 

also, Odstock, would you like to put her onto your DDP team for next year along with Jean Delannoy?

[Octopus of Odstock 2,184]

Maureen O'hara is an Irish film actress. she should go on the deathlist next year.

 

also, Odstock, would you like to put her onto your DDP team for next year along with Jean Delannoy?

 

O'Hara is an outside bet at the moment. She's still quite feisty & active, despite recent illness.

 

As for Delannoy, no, not really.

 

I'm quite happy with who I DO have, right now, thanks for asking.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Maureen O'hara is an Irish film actress. she should go on the deathlist next year.

 

also, Odstock, would you like to put her onto your DDP team for next year along with Jean Delannoy?

 

O'Hara is an outside bet at the moment. She's still quite feisty & active, despite recent illness.

 

As for Delannoy, no, not really.

 

I'm quite happy with who I DO have, right now, thanks for asking.

 

There's somebody with your interests at heart OoO...

 

Could be a deadpool stalker...

[Canadian Paul 97]

Stanley Beckford - Jamaican musician, has throat cancer, but an obit might be a problem since there are few references

 

Dead now.

[Canadian Paul 97]

Kermit Driscoll - Jazz bassist gravely ill with Lyme Disease. Very uncertain obit changes though.

Still able to perform, according to this.

 

Soe Win - Burmese PM in the hospital, reportedly with leukemia but is "not critically ill yet."

Still very unwell.

 

Anyhow, updated after over a month of stagnation.

[Cowboy Ronnie 78]

Kermit Driscoll - Jazz bassist gravely ill with Lyme Disease. Very uncertain obit changes though.

Still able to perform, according to this.

 

Soe Win - Burmese PM in the hospital, reportedly with leukemia but is "not critically ill yet."

Still very unwell.

 

Anyhow, updated after over a month of stagnation.

 

Soe Win is he going to die?

[CarolAnn 926]

Soe Win is he going to die?

 

*groan*

 

You've been waiting for that, haven't you?

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Doug Fieger - lead singer of The Knack. Has just had brain surgery for two tumors. News of his illness was covered extensively in the UK

 

A new article about Doug Fieger's health. He continues to preform, despite radiotherapy and chemotherapy, but tests have also revealed cancerous cells in the lymph tissue. Surgeons continue to zap his brain tumours, but they're not going away.

 

Also, Andrew Hill needs to be removed from the list, on account of his deadness.

[Canadian Paul 97]

Also, Andrew Hill needs to be removed from the list, on account of his deadness.

 

Bugger, I thought I'd removed him already. I'm sure there's a joke about being harder to remove than one of Fieger's brain tumours, but I'll keep this thread in good taste.

 

Hill gone now, Fieger looks like he might be worth watching.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,184]

CP, Renton has now died & Castro & Kevorkian's profiles need updating, but that's not why i'm posting. Fine job, btw

 

Michael DeBakey still out & about

 

But now wheelchair bound. Doing well for a 98 yr old with a heart condition & in a wheelchair, mind.