Spade_Cooley 9,573 Posted August 14, 2011 Apropos of someone going "I bet Reg Hollis and Tosh Lines would have had this shit sorted out by Saturday night" during the riots, I was like "Man, I wonder what Kevin Lloyd is up to these days." A brief Google reminded me that he's actually been dead for over a decade and died a week after being fired from The Bill. Similarly, my brain is never able to process the fact that Les Sealey is dead and about twice a season I ask someone "Where's Les Sealey these days, goalkeeper coach somewhere yeah?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,905 Posted August 14, 2011 For a long time I kept forgetting that John Thaw was dead as he died when I was living overseas and not reading English newspapers. The same thing happened with Barry Took. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted August 15, 2011 Similarly, my brain is never able to process the fact that Les Sealey is dead and about twice a season I ask someone "Where's Les Sealey these days, goalkeeper coach somewhere yeah?" Certainly Les Sealey - I look at those that played in the 1988 Simod Cup Final and find it hard to reconcile that he is dead. Likewise Sealey's team-mate at Luton Town, David Preece. I watched Bread on TV the other day - I thought to myself, they've done well - only one dead (Waller), completely forgetting Gilly Coman is gone. Likewise on the subject of actresses who died young, Charlotte Coleman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STEVE DEATH 0 Posted August 15, 2011 I forgot betty page was dead, i remember a couple of years back thinking i wonder when she died and to my amazement she was actually alive, then a few months later she was dead. And i also forgot Bill Waddington Alias Percy Sugden was dead... just as well his family remember Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 16, 2011 While doing some research for a new DDP feature, I had no idea that Olympic champion "Bullet" Bob Hayes was dead... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,654 Posted August 16, 2011 While shopping at my local quik-e-mart, gazing longingly in the freezer section at forbidden goodies like haagen-dazs and Ben and Jerry's, my peripheral vision espied a Linda McCartney Vegetarian Lasagne. I'd forgotten she'd ever lived, let alone had died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,905 Posted September 6, 2011 Similarly, my brain is never able to process the fact that Les Sealey is dead and about twice a season I ask someone "Where's Les Sealey these days, goalkeeper coach somewhere yeah?" Certainly Les Sealey - I look at those that played in the 1988 Simod Cup Final and find it hard to reconcile that he is dead. Likewise Sealey's team-mate at Luton Town, David Preece. I watched Bread on TV the other day - I thought to myself, they've done well - only one dead (Waller), completely forgetting Gilly Coman is gone. Likewise on the subject of actresses who died young, Charlotte Coleman. Why on earth would you want to do that? I was reading some of my old tweets and had completely forgotten Blake Edwards was dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shucky Ducky Posted April 11, 2014 Peter O Toole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,667 Posted December 11, 2014 Ah yes, the I'd forgotten they were dead, thread. So, if some shameless post whore gratuitously drags it back to the top we can refresh it with a few names of people - believed alive - who are, surprisingly, dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,905 Posted December 11, 2014 Every so often I find myself wondering "I wonder if the guy who played David Crosbie in Brookie is still alive?" and then remember on seeing his imdb profile that he died 4 years ago and I probably already knew that. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121308/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 11, 2014 Is there a thread for "don't knows" ? Connie Converse has been on my radar for a few years, but fuck all about her since she bolted 40 years ago. Back in focus recently but nowt/Nada/zip http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29258982 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,512 Posted December 11, 2014 Vincent Schiavelli. Which sort of makes sense, he was in everything, then suddenly died in his 50s. Every so often I keep thinking "What's he up to these days?" only to remember he's dead again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,365 Posted December 11, 2014 Is there a thread for "don't knows" ? Connie Converse has been on my radar for a few years, but fuck all about her since she bolted 40 years ago. Back in focus recently but nowt/Nada/zip http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-29258982 Yes. Connie would be a great addition to the Missing in Action thread 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,905 Posted December 11, 2014 Is there a thread for "don't knows" ? Connie Converse has been on my radar for a few years, but fuck all about her since she bolted 40 years ago. Back in focus recently but nowt/Nada/zip http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-29258982 I was reading about her on websleuths recently funnily enough. I think she probably died not long after she went missing but then who knows. There is a missing persons thread which includes the likes of the possibly still living like Bambi Woods and Licorice McKechnie. Regarding the original topic, Julie London is someone I didn't know had died until a few years after the fact and only remembered again recently when I heard Fly me to the Moon playing somewhere. Edit - I see DDT and I were having a great minds think alike moment there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol Knight 49 Posted December 12, 2014 Shit wrong thread, but I find it hard to believe that "pop duo sensation" Jedward are still alive!.....Still at least I discovered their act has been dead for years recently.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted January 11, 2017 Was just doing a bit of reading over on my Corrie longlist for The Deathlist Cup, and it took me about 10 minutes to work out why Stephen Hancock's name wasn't on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,466 Posted July 3, 2018 "What happened to that Laura Branigan? I used to have a poster of her when I was ages with you. How about I- oh..." —Clorox Senior, every single time he hears Gloria Today would have been her 66th birthday. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,746 Posted July 3, 2018 Was never bothered about Gloria. Self Control however is still on my playlist. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,905 Posted May 18, 2022 I briefly forgot that Meat Loaf was dead earlier today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 906 Posted May 19, 2022 I often forget that Gene Kelly is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites