Who Should Be On The 2013 Deathlist?

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

I just remembered that Hazel Hawke is still alive but has been in high-dependency since 2009 due to her Alzheimer's. Like Reagan, she could go at any time or last for years to come but I humbly present her to the committee for due consideration.

[Guest Guest X1]

Ten more potential suggestions:

 

Gudrun Ure - aka Supergran of ITV fame. Surely a bit of a Dunn-type figure given that she played a geriatric nearly 30 years ago and is still going?

John Glenn - Astronaut and former US Senator. 90 plus and now pretty frail. After missing out on Neil Armstrong this year surely we can't make the same mistake again?

Valery Giscard D'Estaing - Former French President from the 1970s, now in his late 80s

Kenneth Kendall - former newsreader and Treasure Hunt presenter. Now 88.

Jack Charlton - lots of health scares lately for the former Republic of Ireland manager

Jim Bowen - Bullseye host now in poor health

Rear Admiral Morgan Morgan Giles - currently the oldest living ex British MP aged 98

Dame Maggie Smith - Downton dowager had cancer and heart trouble

Val Doonican - octogenarian Irish singer

Terry Biddlecombe - former Champion jockey who has been in poor health since a large stroke around a year ago

[Bibliogryphon 9,572]

Ten more potential suggestions:

 

Val Doonican - octogenarian Irish singer

 

An interesting potential pick.

 

Unless anyone has some more up to date information, he was still touring a couple of years ago. Like Ken Dodd.

[Bibliogryphon 9,572]

I will just bring a little analysis of the 2012 list to the discussion

 

Women made up 16% of the list and 9% of the deaths to date.

 

British People made up 30% of the list and 27% of the deaths to date

 

People aged 90 or above (at the start of the year) made up 52% of the list but only 45% of the deaths to date.

 

But as with all statistices you could draw what conclusions you want from them.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

Assad is a good call IMHO, the point isn't that he's putting down the rebellion, it's that the rebellion has the hallmarks of an insurgency. Rebel tactics include getting insiders to attack, sometimes at the cost of their own lives. Regardless of how much of his country he controls, Assad could easily be targetted for a suicide mission with the aim of destablising his regime permanently.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

I will just bring a little analysis of the 2012 list to the discussion

 

Women made up 16% of the list and 9% of the deaths to date.

 

British People made up 30% of the list and 27% of the deaths to date

 

People aged 90 or above (at the start of the year) made up 52% of the list but only 45% of the deaths to date.

 

But as with all statistices you could draw what conclusions you want from them.

 

I draw the conclusion your day job is too easy! But I'm something of a hypocrite cos I'm posting at work too.

[Guest Gothman]

Potential 2013 Deathlist (with occupations and ages in 2013)

 

1. Billy Graham- 95, evangelist

2. David Rockefeller-99 philanthropist

3. Nancy Reagan-92, Former U.S. First Lady

4. Kirk Douglas-97 actor

5. Zsa Zsa Gabor-96, actress

6. I.M. Pei-96, architect

7. Mickey Rooney- 92, actor

8. James Garner-85, actor

10. Prince Phillip-92, British royal monarch

11. John Glenn-92 astronaut

12. Ben Bradlee-92, journalist

13. Christopher Lee-91, actor

14. Bob Dole-90, politician

15. Jean Stapleton-90, actress

16. Henry Kissinger-90, diplomat

17. Bob Barker-90, TV game show host

18. Fidel Castro-87, dictator

19. George HW Bush-89, Ex U.S. President

20. Barbara Bush-88, Former U.S. First Lady

21. Muhammad Ali-71, boxer

22. Lauren Bacall-89, actress

23. George Kennedy-88 actor

24. Margaret Thatcher-88, Ex British Prime Minister

25. Mikhail Gorbachev-82, Former Soviet Union (Russian) leader

26. Dick Van Dyke-88, actor

27. Harper Lee-87, author

28. Chuck Berry-87, singer

29. Nelson Mandela-95, Ex South African president

30. Dick Cheney-72, Ex U.S. Vice President

31. Olivia DeHaviland-97, actress

32. Arnold Palmer- 84, golfer

33. Larry Hagman-82, J.R. Ewing

34. Pope Benedict-86, pope

35. Hugo Chavez- 59, Venezualan president

36. Ruth Bader Ginsburg-80, U.S. Supreme Court justice

37. Annette Funicello- 71, Mousekeeter

38. Mary Tyler Moore-77, actress

39. Norman Lear- 91, producer

40. Herman Wouk-98, author

41. Beverly Cleary-97, author

42. C. Everett Koop- 97, medicine

43. Chuck Yeager-90, explorer

44. Lee Iacocca-89, businessman

45. Jerry Lewis-87, comedian

46. Stephen Hawking-71, physicist

47. Ronnie Biggs-83, ambassador

48. Hosni Mubarak-85, Ex Egyptian president

49. Ariel Sharon-85, Ex Israeli Prime Minister

50. Little Jimmy Dickens-93, singer

[Guest Gothman]

I make a list of people every year, on New Year's Day. So far, I have had 9 successes with my 2012 list, as follows:

 

1. Phyllis Diller

2. Mike Wallace

3. Ray Bradbury

4. Dick Clark

5. George McGovern

6. Andy Griifith

7. Ernest Borgnine

8. Neil Armstrong

9. Joe Paterno

[Toast 16,136]

10. Prince Phillip-92, British royal monarch

 

PP is royal, but he isn't a monarch. Just saying. As for the 'British' bit, we'll let that go, too complicated.

[Guest Gothman]

Wasn't sure how to properly list him. Thought of "royal spouse", maybe that would have been better.

[Toast 16,136]

Wasn't sure how to properly list him. Thought of "royal spouse", maybe that would have been better.

 

I think the word you are looking for is 'consort'.

[Guest Norma]

Prince Philip 92 Royal Joker

[Guest Guest]

Potential 2013 Deathlist (with occupations and ages in 2013)

 

1. Billy Graham- 95, evangelist

2. David Rockefeller-99 philanthropist

3. Nancy Reagan-92, Former U.S. First Lady

4. Kirk Douglas-97 actor

5. Zsa Zsa Gabor-96, actress

6. I.M. Pei-96, architect

7. Mickey Rooney- 92, actor

8. James Garner-85, actor

10. Prince Phillip-92, British royal monarch

11. John Glenn-92 astronaut

12. Ben Bradlee-92, journalist

13. Christopher Lee-91, actor

14. Bob Dole-90, politician

15. Jean Stapleton-90, actress

16. Henry Kissinger-90, diplomat

17. Bob Barker-90, TV game show host

18. Fidel Castro-87, dictator

19. George HW Bush-89, Ex U.S. President

20. Barbara Bush-88, Former U.S. First Lady

21. Muhammad Ali-71, boxer

22. Lauren Bacall-89, actress

23. George Kennedy-88 actor

24. Margaret Thatcher-88, Ex British Prime Minister

25. Mikhail Gorbachev-82, Former Soviet Union (Russian) leader

26. Dick Van Dyke-88, actor

27. Harper Lee-87, author

28. Chuck Berry-87, singer

29. Nelson Mandela-95, Ex South African president

30. Dick Cheney-72, Ex U.S. Vice President

31. Olivia DeHaviland-97, actress

32. Arnold Palmer- 84, golfer

33. Larry Hagman-82, J.R. Ewing

34. Pope Benedict-86, pope

35. Hugo Chavez- 59, Venezualan president

36. Ruth Bader Ginsburg-80, U.S. Supreme Court justice

37. Annette Funicello- 71, Mousekeeter

38. Mary Tyler Moore-77, actress

39. Norman Lear- 91, producer

40. Herman Wouk-98, author

41. Beverly Cleary-97, author

42. C. Everett Koop- 97, medicine

43. Chuck Yeager-90, explorer

44. Lee Iacocca-89, businessman

45. Jerry Lewis-87, comedian

46. Stephen Hawking-71, physicist

47. Ronnie Biggs-83, ambassador

48. Hosni Mubarak-85, Ex Egyptian president

49. Ariel Sharon-85, Ex Israeli Prime Minister

50. Little Jimmy Dickens-93, singer

 

It's either a good omen or a bad one that one of the people on your list has allready died within a few hours of you posting it ie Larry hagman.maybe all 50 will be gone by the end of the year )

[manuel 30]

A few to drop:

Harper Lee

Hosni Mubarak

Nigel Lawson

Henry Kissinger

Dick van Dyke

James Randi

Chuck Berry

Fats Domino

[JR976evil 906]

A few to drop:

Harper Lee

Hosni Mubarak

Nigel Lawson

Henry Kissinger

Dick van Dyke

James Randi

Chuck Berry

Fats Domino

 

I'd keep Mubarak, he's been in poor health for some time

[Guest gothman]

I make a list of people every year, on New Year's Day. So far, I have had 9 successes with my 2012 list, as follows:

 

1. Phyllis Diller

2. Mike Wallace

3. Ray Bradbury

4. Dick Clark

5. George McGovern

6. Andy Griifith

7. Ernest Borgnine

8. Neil Armstrong

9. Joe Paterno

 

I can make my success rate 10 now, with Larry Hagman. Honestly had no idea, he had died about 3 and a half hours before I posted this. I included him because I knew he had been fighting cancer and was elderly. But I thought he would last into 2013.

[Guest gothman]

 

Potential 2013 Deathlist (with occupations and ages in 2013)

 

1. Billy Graham- 95, evangelist

2. David Rockefeller-99 philanthropist

3. Nancy Reagan-92, Former U.S. First Lady

4. Kirk Douglas-97 actor

5. Zsa Zsa Gabor-96, actress

6. I.M. Pei-96, architect

7. Mickey Rooney- 92, actor

8. James Garner-85, actor

10. Prince Phillip-92, British royal monarch

11. John Glenn-92 astronaut

12. Ben Bradlee-92, journalist

13. Christopher Lee-91, actor

14. Bob Dole-90, politician

15. Jean Stapleton-90, actress

16. Henry Kissinger-90, diplomat

17. Bob Barker-90, TV game show host

18. Fidel Castro-87, dictator

19. George HW Bush-89, Ex U.S. President

20. Barbara Bush-88, Former U.S. First Lady

21. Muhammad Ali-71, boxer

22. Lauren Bacall-89, actress

23. George Kennedy-88 actor

24. Margaret Thatcher-88, Ex British Prime Minister

25. Mikhail Gorbachev-82, Former Soviet Union (Russian) leader

26. Dick Van Dyke-88, actor

27. Harper Lee-87, author

28. Chuck Berry-87, singer

29. Nelson Mandela-95, Ex South African president

30. Dick Cheney-72, Ex U.S. Vice President

31. Olivia DeHaviland-97, actress

32. Arnold Palmer- 84, golfer

33. Larry Hagman-82, J.R. Ewing

34. Pope Benedict-86, pope

35. Hugo Chavez- 59, Venezualan president

36. Ruth Bader Ginsburg-80, U.S. Supreme Court justice

37. Annette Funicello- 71, Mousekeeter

38. Mary Tyler Moore-77, actress

39. Norman Lear- 91, producer

40. Herman Wouk-98, author

41. Beverly Cleary-97, author

42. C. Everett Koop- 97, medicine

43. Chuck Yeager-90, explorer

44. Lee Iacocca-89, businessman

45. Jerry Lewis-87, comedian

46. Stephen Hawking-71, physicist

47. Ronnie Biggs-83, ambassador

48. Hosni Mubarak-85, Ex Egyptian president

49. Ariel Sharon-85, Ex Israeli Prime Minister

50. Little Jimmy Dickens-93, singer

 

With Hagman out, the new #33 will be Sid Caesar-91, comedian. He is one of the only surviving early stars of television, in the late 1940s and 1950s.

[Guest masonic deathbringer]

Too late to add the mighty Larry Hagman

[JR976evil 906]

Too late to add the mighty Larry Hagman

 

You don't say

[manuel 30]

A few to drop:

Harper Lee

Hosni Mubarak

Nigel Lawson

Henry Kissinger

Dick van Dyke

James Randi

Chuck Berry

Fats Domino

 

I'd keep Mubarak, he's been in poor health for some time

This article says he is in good health

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/11/10/Mubarak-said-to-be-in-good-health/UPI-22451352592345/#axzz2D9cyIlUO

[Lewd_Squirrel 331]

I make a list of people every year, on New Year's Day. So far, I have had 9 successes with my 2012 list, as follows:

 

1. Phyllis Diller

2. Mike Wallace

3. Ray Bradbury

4. Dick Clark

5. George McGovern

6. Andy Griifith

7. Ernest Borgnine

8. Neil Armstrong

9. Joe Paterno

 

I can make my success rate 10 now, with Larry Hagman. Honestly had no idea, he had died about 3 and a half hours before I posted this. I included him because I knew he had been fighting cancer and was elderly. But I thought he would last into 2013.

Including Hagman, I have 8 this year, so far, for me, who died

 

Larry Hagman

Ray Bradbury

Vidal Sassoon

Andy Griffith

R.G. Armstrong

Dick Clark

Leonardo Cimino

Sherman Helmsley

 

this is a record, for me, hopefully there's more to add, by years end.

[manuel 30]

Rochus Misch

Joan Fontaine

Elisabeth Murdoch

Nancy Reagan

Vera Lynn

Mickey Rooney

Gough Whitlam

[Guest NewZealandMan]

Bill Maynard i heard he has been ill

[dean1991 116]

Gough Whitlam

[Bibliogryphon 9,572]

Five women who are not currently on the list

 

Barbara Bush

Doris Lessing

Dinah Sheridan

Judith Kerr

Maureen O' Hara

 

Is there a technical term for those who die before we get them on the list?

 

I will suggest replacing Dinah Sheridan with Edna Dore.