maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted November 21, 2016 Irish writer William Trevor is dead at 88. http://www.internazionale.it/notizie/2016/11/21/morto-lo-scrittore-irlandese-william-trevor http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38055207 BBC Aye, news were all over him tonight Last Word this Friday, then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted December 1, 2016 Joe Dever D&D player and author of Lone Wolf series dead at 60. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,933 Posted December 4, 2016 Brazialian communist author Ferreira Gullar, who was elected immortal by the Brazilian Academy some years ago, has died aged 86. http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/ferreira-gullar-morre-aos-86-anos-no-rio.ghtml He was not so immortal... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted December 5, 2016 Joe Dever D&D player and author of Lone Wolf series dead at 60. My daughter went to Dragonmeet this weekend and her con programme proudly declared Joe as VIP guest. I bet he wasn't I told her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted December 8, 2016 Why have we not heard of this woman she seems a perfect fit for this site. Claire Lorrimer aged 94 and still writing with over 80 books to her name. Dead. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/award-winning-romantic-novelist-claire-lorrimer-dies-446231 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 13, 2016 John Newhouse, a widely admired journalist and author who turned often-impenetrable technical subjects such as nuclear arms negotiations and Cold War politics into dramatic and absorbing narratives, died Dec. 10 at his home in Washington. He was 87. Author of ‘War and Peace in the Nuclear Age.' SC https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/national/john-newhouse-author-of-war-and-peace-in-the-nuclear-age-dies-at-87/2016/12/10/3b4113ca-beef-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted December 13, 2016 ER Braithwaite, most famous for To Sir, With Love, dead at 104. Two get their DDP points, probably more would have if they'd realised he was still alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted December 13, 2016 I think a lot of people knew he was still alive, but there was a great deal of uncertainty about his age. 1912, 1920 and 1922 all given as a date of birth.The news report says he was 104 but he may have been 96 or 94... often you get later news reports coming out with different ages.I imagine he'll get numerous QOs and they might be more reliable. (hopefully - never rely on the British press to fact check or get anything right). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted December 13, 2016 I think a lot of people knew he was still alive, but there was a great deal of uncertainty about his age. 1912, 1920 and 1922 all given as a date of birth. The news report says he was 104 but he may have been 96 or 94... often you get later news reports coming out with different ages. I imagine he'll get numerous QOs and they might be more reliable. (hopefully - never rely on the British press to fact check or get anything right). Hmm... the date of birth has to be known for the DDP. What if Zsa Zsa Gabor's obits mention her various possible birth dates? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,314 Posted December 13, 2016 I think a lot of people knew he was still alive, but there was a great deal of uncertainty about his age. 1912, 1920 and 1922 all given as a date of birth. The news report says he was 104 but he may have been 96 or 94... often you get later news reports coming out with different ages. I imagine he'll get numerous QOs and they might be more reliable. (hopefully - never rely on the British press to fact check or get anything right). Hmm... the date of birth has to be known for the DDP. What if Zsa Zsa Gabor's obits mention her various possible birth dates? Zsa Zsa was born in 1917 as was confirmed by school photos realeased some years back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted December 20, 2016 American author and "gender theorist" Kate Bornstein has announced she has been diagnosed with early stage lung cancer. She is already suffering from a mild form of leukemia and her blog post alludes to other health problems. I quite like Bornstein's choice of titles for a couple of her books : Nearly Roadkill: An Infobahn Erotic Adventure. Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws Kate's cancer is back, according to her blog. Kate Bornstein tweets she is cancer free. https://twitter.com/katebornstein/status/809136708512059392 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted December 21, 2016 Ilse Aichinger dead at 95. Just waiting for an English langaue obit. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/ilse-aichinger-oesterreichische-schriftstellerin-ist-tot-a-1120937.html Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/21/ilse-aichinger-obituary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted December 21, 2016 Ilse Aichinger dead at 95. Just waiting for an English langaue obit. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/ilse-aichinger-oesterreichische-schriftstellerin-ist-tot-a-1120937.html Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/21/ilse-aichinger-obituary Ah, wonderful. I was just bemoaning to a Guardian pal about their lack of an obit for her the other week. This must have been in the works already though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted December 21, 2016 Ilse Aichinger dead at 95. Just waiting for an English langaue obit. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/ilse-aichinger-oesterreichische-schriftstellerin-ist-tot-a-1120937.html Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/21/ilse-aichinger-obituary Good for her! (and my Generation Game team) Thank you, Willz. I was surprised a female author writing about the Third Reich didn't receive a Guardian obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 21, 2016 Good for her! (and my Generation Game team) Thank you, Willz. I was surprised a female author writing about anything at all didn't receive a Guardian obit. FTFY 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,933 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Whatever could have possessed him? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Damn. Now I'm just waiting for that big music name, cause this is starting to become like 2016 now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,933 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Damn. Now I'm just waiting for that big music name, cause this is starting to become like 2016 now... Well, don't exaggerate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Damn. Now I'm just waiting for that big music name, cause this is starting to become like 2016 now... Well that's bollocks. All the major death this year have been relatively obscure or reasonably old (over 70). I.e normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Damn. Now I'm just waiting for that big music name, cause this is starting to become like 2016 now... Well that's bollocks. All the major death this year have been relatively obscure or reasonably old (over 70). I.e normal. I'd like to thank Time for this one. In my DP you need two writers and I couldn't come up with one after Huston Smith died at the last seconds of 2016, so I just took a flyer on Blatty. Yay me, and a thumbs up to Time. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted January 13, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Damn. Now I'm just waiting for that big music name, cause this is starting to become like 2016 now... Well that's bollocks. All the major death this year have been relatively obscure or reasonably old (over 70). I.e normal. I'd like to thank Time for this one. In my DP you need two writers and I couldn't come up with one after Huston Smith died at the last seconds of 2016, so I just took a flyer on Blatty. Yay me, and a thumbs up to Time. SC I didn't kill him y'know! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 14, 2017 William Peter Blatty, best known for The Exorcist, died yesterday, five days after his 89th birthday. Damn. Now I'm just waiting for that big music name, cause this is starting to become like 2016 now... Well that's bollocks. All the major death this year have been relatively obscure or reasonably old (over 70). I.e normal. I'd like to thank Time for this one. In my DP you need two writers and I couldn't come up with one after Huston Smith died at the last seconds of 2016, so I just took a flyer on Blatty. Yay me, and a thumbs up to Time. SC I didn't kill him y'know! That would be cheating, if you did Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,395 Posted January 15, 2017 Babette Cole, children's author, may have escaped being stamped to death by a cow, but she has now died aged 67. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
