Toast 15,789 Posted October 17, 2014 The actress Misty Upham who was in the film August Osage County has committed suicide at age 32 http://deadline.com/...-police-853408/ I don't see it confirmed as suicide in that report. Found at the bottom of a ravine, it says. Just as likely to be an accident. ETA - BBC obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,952 Posted October 17, 2014 Robert Demeger Actor who was a Stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre is dead at 63 from brain cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,444 Posted October 18, 2014 Robert Demeger Actor who was a Stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre is dead at 63 from brain cancer #17 on my DDP line up. Does this put me back ahead of Zorders, then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,270 Posted October 18, 2014 Robert Demeger Actor who was a Stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre is dead at 63 from brain cancer #17 on my DDP line up. Does this put me back ahead of Zorders, then? Shit. Lasted about 24 hours..... should have known the gloating would bite me in the arse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,444 Posted October 19, 2014 Xolile Mngeni, killer of Anni Diwani (albeit it's disputed on whose initiative he killed her), is dead. Bit miffed because he was #1 on my DDP list for next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted October 20, 2014 actor Gerard Parkes aka Doc from Fraggle Rock has died at 90 http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/gerard-parkes-fraggle-rock-actor-dead-at-90-1.2805925 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted October 20, 2014 actor Gerard Parkes aka Doc from Fraggle Rock has died at 90 http://www.cbc.ca/ne...at-90-1.2805925 That's from the U.S. version of Fraggle Rock. in the U.K version, Fulton Mackay played the role of the lighthouse keeper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,952 Posted October 21, 2014 Oscar De La Renta The Legendary Fashion Designer who has designed outfits for stars on red carpet events for decades is dead at 82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,942 Posted October 21, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/21/total-oil-ceo-christophe-de-margeriekilled-in-moscow-plane-crash-say-reports Christophe de Mergerie , boss at French oil giant Total, killed in air crash Edit....aaaaargh , beaten by a guest who posted in the right thread 4 1/2 fucking hours ago . Time for a coffee and couple of ciggies I obviously need to wake up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,444 Posted October 21, 2014 http://www.theguardi...ash-say-reports Christophe de Mergerie , boss at French oil giant Total, killed in air crash Edit....aaaaargh , beaten by a guest who posted in the right thread 4 1/2 fucking hours ago . Time for a coffee and couple of ciggies I obviously need to wake up. You shouldn't laugh but... He was one of the best friends Russia had in international business, always championing their cause and willing to tolerate some traits of the Russian character other business leaders didn't like. His private jet hit a snowplough on the runway, accident reports already suggesting the snowplough driver was drunk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,365 Posted October 21, 2014 Chinese dissident, and the alleged orchestrator of the Tienanmen Square protests, Chen Ziming died earlier today. Will be a unique hit for me on the DDP if the obit comes through. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,365 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,444 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. Respect Spade, anyone pulling a unique DDP pick is doing well. I've got one if Len Goodman's dear old mum expires before the end of the year (but she'll be worth less points than yours). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. The DDP has officially gone bananas! He'll probably get an English language obit eventually...Well done anyway! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,365 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. The DDP has officially gone bananas! He'll probably get an English language obit eventually...Well done anyway! Never in doubt, although surprisingly the Daily Mail beats both the BBC and The Guardian to the English obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. The DDP has officially gone bananas! He'll probably get an English language obit eventually...Well done anyway! Never in doubt, although surprisingly the Daily Mail beats both the BBC and The Guardian to the English obit. As we've seen this year on DDP, they'll obit anything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,518 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. The DDP has officially gone bananas! He'll probably get an English language obit eventually...Well done anyway! Never in doubt, although surprisingly the Daily Mail beats both the BBC and The Guardian to the English obit. As we've seen this year on DDP, they'll obit anything! That bastards didn't do an obit for Jim Bamber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,444 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. The DDP has officially gone bananas! He'll probably get an English language obit eventually...Well done anyway! Never in doubt, although surprisingly the Daily Mail beats both the BBC and The Guardian to the English obit. As we've seen this year on DDP, they'll obit anything! Bit harsh IMHO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,440 Posted October 21, 2014 And here's the BBC obit. The DDP has officially gone bananas! He'll probably get an English language obit eventually...Well done anyway! Never in doubt, although surprisingly the Daily Mail beats both the BBC and The Guardian to the English obit. As we've seen this year on DDP, they'll obit anything! Except Ronnie Masterson, surprisingly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,444 Posted October 22, 2014 Death of Nelson Bunker-Hunt, one of a pair of brothers who tried to corner the world market for silver and ended up losing $1 billion when the plan went to shit, made the morning headlines on the BBC today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,398 Posted October 22, 2014 Death of Nelson Bunker-Hunt, one of a pair of brothers who tried to corner the world market for silver and ended up losing $1 billion when the plan went to shit, made the morning headlines on the BBC today. I remember that. In that time, as an amateur photographer, I bought film and print paper, which contain some silver, in quantity. Manufacturers increased their prices almost weekly. After Silver Thursday they didn't reduce them to pre-swindle level, of course. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,365 Posted October 22, 2014 Bunker-Hunt was also the owner of Empery, the 1976 Derby winner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,952 Posted October 24, 2014 Terry Keenan A former Us news anchor with CNN,Fox News and Msnbc is dead at 53 from a brain hemorrhage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 574 Posted October 26, 2014 Actress Marcia Strassman has lost her battle with breast cancer at age 66. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted October 27, 2014 http://www.theguardi...ash-say-reports Christophe de Mergerie , boss at French oil giant Total, killed in air crash Edit....aaaaargh , beaten by a guest who posted in the right thread 4 1/2 fucking hours ago . Time for a coffee and couple of ciggies I obviously need to wake up. You shouldn't laugh but... He was one of the best friends Russia had in international business, always championing their cause and willing to tolerate some traits of the Russian character other business leaders didn't like. His private jet hit a snowplough on the runway, accident reports already suggesting the snowplough driver was drunk. Was the snow plough being driven by Mikhail Gorbachev by any chance? 😳 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites