Toast 16,242 Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said: Discovered by way of some research into her deceased husband that Drusilla Beyfus is still alive (b.1927 and probably obitable, at least good enough for the low hanger pools) Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drusilla_Beyfus She seemed to be on the telly a lot when I was little. Or possibly it was radio panels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,906 Posted May 8, 2020 She was on the Mrs Merton Show if I recall correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,906 Posted May 12, 2020 Jeremy Paxman turned 70 yesterday. Honestly never imagined he was that old. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,557 Posted May 12, 2020 9 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Jeremy Paxman turned 70 yesterday. Honestly never imagined he was that old. I knew but that's because his reason for leaving Newsnight in 2014 was that as he was pushing 65 he wanted to reduce his workload. I think he genuinely enjoys doing University Challenge, but other than that he picks and chooses limited stuff to do now. The only way you can really tell he's aging so far is that his hair is getting whiter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,638 Posted May 12, 2020 Could feature on a 2021 DDP theme team of celebrities who are allegedly packing. Him, Liam Neeson, the guy from Dr Hook, Jason Priestly.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sewermaintenance 7 Posted May 12, 2020 54 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Could feature on a 2021 DDP theme team of celebrities who are allegedly packing. Him, Liam Neeson, the guy from Dr Hook, Jason Priestly.... *runs to toilet with hand over mouth* What is it with British people? Why do you wanna talk about old man's private area. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,091 Posted May 12, 2020 Oh yes, I'd add Dick Cheney and Jon Hamm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,370 Posted May 16, 2020 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11637111/itn-reporter-ken-rees-dead-cancer/ Ex ITN reporter Ken Rees dies from cancer aged 76. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miracle Aligner 249 Posted May 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11637111/itn-reporter-ken-rees-dead-cancer/ Ex ITN reporter Ken Rees dies from cancer aged 76. Lucky to make 76] Quote He reported on the civil war in Beirut, the Falklands campaign and the first Gulf War in 1991. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted May 18, 2020 Lenny Levitt, a journalist and author who was a decades-long thorn in the side of the NYPD with his tackling of police corruption, personality clashes and incompetence within the department, has died after a two-year cancer struggle. He was 79. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-leonard-levitt-nypd-reporter-20200518-xmz2nenjtrbbrmn54mwpiugezu-story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted May 21, 2020 Michael Tumelty, the Herald's classical music critic, has died. He was 73. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18464911.michael-tumelty-heralds-influential-critic-classical-music-dies-aged-73/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,091 Posted May 21, 2020 Rachel Zoll with positive scan results: https://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2020/5/15/plug-in-offers-good-news-mri-shows-no-new-brain-tumor-growth-for-aps-rachel-zoll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,091 Posted May 24, 2020 Talented young BBC journalist Natasha Bateman dead at only 32: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-52756900 I like how in the local obit someone named "Mr. D. F. msc" is trying to find out what she died from: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18471049.worcester-university-graduate-landed-dream-job-bbc-dies-aged-32/ Apparently, he finds it out but gets nothing but harsh replies... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,906 Posted May 25, 2020 William J. Small, President of NBC News (79–82) dead at 93. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,731 Posted June 9, 2020 One of Germanys well known journalists Fritz Pleitgen has pancreatic cancer: https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/ex-wdr-intendant-fritz-pleitgen-hat-bauchspeicheldruesenkrebs-71162128.bild.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,682 Posted June 23, 2020 Political correspondent Harry Smith has died suddenly (Friday) aged 69. BBC, ITN, STV Channel 4, he done them all. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,638 Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, time said: Political correspondent Harry Smith has died suddenly (Friday) aged 69. BBC, ITN, STV Channel 4, he done them all. Very sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted June 23, 2020 On 21/05/2020 at 05:48, gcreptile said: Rachel Zoll with positive scan results: https://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2020/5/15/plug-in-offers-good-news-mri-shows-no-new-brain-tumor-growth-for-aps-rachel-zoll Pardon me, but wouldn’t that be a ‘negative’ scan result? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 490 Posted June 23, 2020 Li Zhensheng, 'photographer of China's Cultural Revolution', dead at 79 after a brain haemorrhage: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/23/li-zhensheng-who-photographed-china-cultural-revolution-dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,247 Posted July 6, 2020 Obituary for investigative journalist and author Barrie Penrose: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/barrie-penrose-obituary-h8s5nv8tj (Paywall) Wrote Conspiracy Of Silence: The Secret Life Of Anthony Blunt. Recorded interviews with Harold Wilson regarding the possibility of military plots against his Government. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6208658/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,247 Posted July 9, 2020 Times Obit for John Peter, Hungarian born Sunday Times theatre critic who founded the Ian Charleson Awards for young actors and received the MBE for his trouble: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/john-peter-obituary-6nnqqm5c3 (Paywall) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,370 Posted July 16, 2020 https://www.thedailybeast.com/legendary-foreign-correspondent-chris-dickey-dies-in-paris American journalist Christopher Dickey, world news editor for The Daily Beast has died from suspected heart failure aged 68. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted July 20, 2020 CBS reporter Nina Kapur dies at at he age of 26 following a moped accident in Manhattan. https://nypost.com/2020/07/20/cbs-reporter-nina-kapur-dies-following-nyc-moped-accident/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,682 Posted July 26, 2020 Dan Martin, long-time NME writer and lately The Guardian's Doctor Who man, has died aged 41. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted August 1, 2020 Robert Martin, an original editor at Fangoria who had a long pedigree as a writer, has died. He was 71. http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/rip-robert-uncle-bob-martin-1948-2020/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
