Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted April 9, 2015 Ritchie Benaud admitted to hospice.. Dead. Wow! Of course, the committee wouldn't listen to me and put him on this year's list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GossipGabe 333 Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Ritchie Benaud admitted to hospice.. Dead. Wow! Of course, the committee wouldn't listen to me and put him on this year's list. You must've known more about him and his condition than what I knew at the time (that he received radiation treatment for skin cancer), but I think it would've been unreasonable to put every major celeb with "skin cancer" on the list. That's not a very helpful term - since it encompasses a range of very different conditions, from almost innocuous, indolent basal cell carcinomas to metastatic melanoma; and I couldn't really find anything more specific on any major news site. EDIT: This is what I read about him in November: Benaud, 84, is receiving treatment for skin cancers on his forehead and the top of his head. "I'm coping with it very well - the doctors are pleased," Benaud said at the SCG. (...) I recommend to everyone they wear protection on their heads. Eighty-four-year olds don't seem to mend as well as they used to," he said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-10/-benaud-undergoing-therapy-for-skin-cancer/5879558 Nothing about the cancer being terminal or his family preparing for the worst... Edited April 10, 2015 by GossipGabe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted April 10, 2015 The Prime Minister has offered to give Benaud a state funeral: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-10/pm-says-richie-benaud-part-of-the-lives-of-millions/6382864 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted April 10, 2015 Ritchie Benaud admitted to hospice.. Dead. Wow! Of course, the committee wouldn't listen to me and put him on this year's list. You must've known more about him and his condition than what I knew at the time (that he received radiation treatment for skin cancer), but I think it would've been unreasonable to put every major celeb with "skin cancer" on the list. That's not a very helpful term - since it encompasses a range of very different conditions, from almost innocuous, indolent basal cell carcinomas to metastatic melanoma; and I couldn't really find anything more specific on any major news site. EDIT: This is what I read about him in November: Benaud, 84, is receiving treatment for skin cancers on his forehead and the top of his head. "I'm coping with it very well - the doctors are pleased," Benaud said at the SCG. (...) I recommend to everyone they wear protection on their heads. Eighty-four-year olds don't seem to mend as well as they used to," he said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-10/-benaud-undergoing-therapy-for-skin-cancer/5879558 Nothing about the cancer being terminal or his family preparing for the worst... No, just that we needed a token Aussie for the list and that Benaud had been in decline since his car accident and had looked shocking for months. That's about as scientific as I get with these things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted April 10, 2015 The Prime Minister has offered to give Benaud a state funeral: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-10/pm-says-richie-benaud-part-of-the-lives-of-millions/6382864 that's a bit OTT isn't it? even for a legend like Richie Benaud... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted April 10, 2015 Ritchie Benaud admitted to hospice.. Dead.Wow! Of course, the committee wouldn't listen to me and put him on this year's list. You must've known more about him and his condition than what I knew at the time (that he received radiation treatment for skin cancer), but I think it would've been unreasonable to put every major celeb with "skin cancer" on the list. That's not a very helpful term - since it encompasses a range of very different conditions, from almost innocuous, indolent basal cell carcinomas to metastatic melanoma; and I couldn't really find anything more specific on any major news site.EDIT: This is what I read about him in November: Benaud, 84, is receiving treatment for skin cancers on his forehead and the top of his head. "I'm coping with it very well - the doctors are pleased," Benaud said at the SCG. (...) I recommend to everyone they wear protection on their heads. Eighty-four-year olds don't seem to mend as well as they used to," he said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-10/-benaud-undergoing-therapy-for-skin-cancer/5879558Nothing about the cancer being terminal or his family preparing for the worst... Wasn't receiving radiation treatment for skin cancer a bloody redundancy? SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted April 10, 2015 And another one bites the dust Former Senator Peter Walsh, Minister for Finance in Bob Hawke's Government has died aged 80. It seems it is going to be a bad year for former politicians in Australia with at least 6 already having died thus far. https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/27041536/former-hawke-minister-peter-walsh-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted April 15, 2015 The actress Betty Lucas has died at 90. http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/betty-lucas-actor-played-many-roles-on-and-off-stage-20150415-1mld8v.html I remember her from Prisoner Cell Block H where she played a character called Clara Goddard.I suppose Australians will know her from lots of other stuff though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,078 Posted April 20, 2015 With Nick Tooth, 25, Rugby has claimed another victim after a headclash: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/rugby-union-player-nick-tooth-has-died-after-receiving-a-head-injury-in-northern-nsw-match/story-fni0cx12-1227311493535 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,325 Posted April 21, 2015 I just realised playwright Alan Seymour died last month. http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/one-day-of-the-year-that-changed-writer-alan-seymours-life-20150325-1m67qx.html He is most famous for his anti-Anzac Day play, The One Day of the Year. I saw it performed once and it is rightly regarded as an absolute classic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted April 26, 2015 I'd like to suggest 'Prince' Leonard Casley, Head of State the Hutt River Province, his self-proclaimed micronation which declared itself independent from the rest of Australia in 1970. Casley is 90 now and and his wife, Princess Shirley, died a couple of years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,991 Posted April 28, 2015 Andrew Lesnie The Oscar winning Cinematographer most notable for his work in the Lord of The Rings and Hobbit films is dead at 59 after a heart attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted April 28, 2015 Andrew Lesnie The Oscar winning Cinematographer most notable for his work in the Lord of The Rings and Hobbit films is dead at 59 after a heart attack So wth you posting it HERE for then? The first thing you thought of was 'he's an Aussie'? Seriously? Dislodge your head, Chorizo. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,991 Posted April 28, 2015 Well he was Australian and since there is not a cinematographers thread and I don't want to search pages back for an Oscar winners thread it seemed an appropriate place as any to post his death notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted April 28, 2015 I didn't look at your link but I posted this death on my DP site last year, may want to be sure it wasn't same guy 2014. SC (PS--unless they discovered ANOTHER 'last Navajo code talker') :-0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,217 Posted May 12, 2015 Bob Randall, an elder of the Yankunytjatjara Nation and one of the listed traditional keepers of the Uluru/Kata Tjuta lands, has died at 81. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-13/brown-skin-baby-writer-and-stolen-generations-advocate-dies/6465834 He was the writer of "My Brown Skin Baby, They Take ‘Im Away", an anthem for the Stolen Generation and appeared in several documentaries regarding the indigenous people of Australia. https://youtu.be/v3ytJioxKzI Edit: Telegraph Obit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11628484/Tjilpi-Bob-Randall-aboriginal-activist-obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,078 Posted May 13, 2015 William Macdonald, a serial killer also known as 'The Mutilator' has died at 90: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-05-13/the-mutilator-sydney-serial-killer-william-macdonald-dies-as-nsws-oldest-longestserving-prisoner/1447138 He was Australias first recognized serial killer and earned his nickname by "slicing off his victim's genitals". After a couple of decades in prison, he was declared sane enough to return into osciety but decided to stay in prison instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,078 Posted May 13, 2015 Tasmanian bassist Alex McNulty of "Save The Clock Tower" has died: http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/alex-mcnulty-bassist-for-tassies-save-the-clock-tower-has-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr_T 254 Posted May 20, 2015 Jesse Williams, a 24 year old defensive tackle playing with the Seattle Seahawks (or not playing as he is yet to make his NFL debut) has been diagnosed with Type 2 papillary cell cancer of the kidney. He was born on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait and went to high school in Brisbane at Cavendish Rd High School where a good friend of mine teaches science and maths. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jesse-williams-seattle-seahawks-player-diagnosed-with-kidney-cancer-2015195 From what I have just read, if it is in the early stages the 5 year survival rate of such a cancer may be above 80% but if there has been progression of the cancer then the survival rates drop dramatically. Surgery is scheduled. Apparently it is unusual for such a cancer to manifest in someone so young so there may be some underlying problem. Probably not that obit worthy (in the UK), unless he blogs/sets up a charity etc., but certainly a much higher profile athlete than Lauren Hill was before her illness and death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,991 Posted May 20, 2015 The NFL is overwhelming the number 1 sport in terms of popularity in the US,so even a marginal player dying young is likely to scrape a Daily Mail Obit as was the case last year when Orlando Thomas died of ALS in his early 40's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,217 Posted May 27, 2015 Can only go here I think. Bob Hornery, actor, 83. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/performing-arts-community-mourns-neighbours-actor-and-melbourne-theatre-company-actor-bob-hornery-20150527-ghaix3.html He was the Pilot in Dr Who's The Horns of Nimon (one of my faves). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 27, 2015 Can only go here I think. Bob Hornery, actor, 83. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/performing-arts-community-mourns-neighbours-actor-and-melbourne-theatre-company-actor-bob-hornery-20150527-ghaix3.html He was the Pilot in Dr Who's The Horns of Nimon (one of my faves). or it could go in the sci fi thread, where it did go a few hours ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,217 Posted May 28, 2015 Can only go here I think. Bob Hornery, actor, 83. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/performing-arts-community-mourns-neighbours-actor-and-melbourne-theatre-company-actor-bob-hornery-20150527-ghaix3.html He was the Pilot in Dr Who's The Horns of Nimon (one of my faves). or it could go in the sci fi thread, where it did go a few hours ago Yep, it could. Only I posted 6 minutes before charon (no disrespect, he felt it should go there) however he was an honoured member of Melbourne Theatre Company and made many appearances in television and on the stage. I felt personally to consign his career and life to one episode of Dr Who by reference to that thread was to do the man and his life a disservice. He is entitled to be in any thread applicable and I have no difficulty with you or anyone else posting what I have already posted in such threads. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,648 Posted May 28, 2015 Can only go here I think. Bob Hornery, actor, 83. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/performing-arts-community-mourns-neighbours-actor-and-melbourne-theatre-company-actor-bob-hornery-20150527-ghaix3.html He was the Pilot in Dr Who's The Horns of Nimon (one of my faves). Seriously? The Horns of Nimon is one of your faves. I presume that this is an ironic approach for high camp fun rather than a genuine appreciation of the depth and character driven qualities of classics such as The Brain of Morbius, City of Death or The Robots of Death. However, it is worth watching for Graham Crowden's death scene alone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,543 Posted May 28, 2015 Can only go here I think. Bob Hornery, actor, 83. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/performing-arts-community-mourns-neighbours-actor-and-melbourne-theatre-company-actor-bob-hornery-20150527-ghaix3.html He was the Pilot in Dr Who's The Horns of Nimon (one of my faves). Seriously? The Horns of Nimon is one of your faves. I presume that this is an ironic approach for high camp fun rather than a genuine appreciation of the depth and character driven qualities of classics such as The Brain of Morbius, City of Death or The Robots of Death. However, it is worth watching for Graham Crowden's death scene alone. The Horns of Nimon is wonderfully entertaining. It might not be great TV, but I'd rather something be amusingly rubbish rather than pretentiously dark any day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
