Deadpool Detective Work

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Surely it won't be long now until the GRO index gets updated to include 2022 

[Gisooo 3,319]

9 minutes ago, whoismakoto said:

I wonder if the GRO can confirm if the actor Philip Frost is dead. Saw an obituary with almost same name but no birthday.

https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0296553/?ref_=nmfm_nmfm_nm

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/philip-frost-obituary?id=46428523

 

I thought Philip Frost migrated to Canada, or not @Ulitzer95 ?

[Gisooo 3,319]

On 15/03/2021 at 23:44, Ulitzer95 said:

Don Kennedy (IMDb) actor – also known Derrick Slaugenhaupt (yeah no wonder he changed it) and still living in Pennsylvania in 2020 according to residency records! Often confused with another actor called Don Kennedy (b. 1930) who is also still living. Their info on IMDb is all muddled together to add to the confusion. UPDATE: Died on 3 Apr 2013 (aged 91) and now updated on IMDb.

 

The other actor Don Kennedy who was a radio performer dead at 93

[whoismakoto 328]

Looking for date of death for screenwriter and part time actor John Hale (Imdb). Imdb wrote that he was married to Valerie June Bryan until his death but it's possible that it's an error.

[Ulitzer95 12,584]

On 20/12/2021 at 18:04, Gisooo said:

This is a list of surviving child actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood

*snip*

14) Betta St, John (b 1929) - Also one of the child in Our Gang film series - Still alive, living in Banning, California as Betta Grant
*snip*

Betta St. John (wiki) died on 23rd June, aged 93.

Death notice in The Times, probably because of her contributions to the West End in the UK.
 

Spoiler

GRANT/ST JOHN Betta died peacefully on 23rd June 2023, aged 93. Starred on Broadway, the West End and in over a dozen Hollywood movies in the 1950s. Private funeral.

 

 

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50 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Betta St. John (wiki) died on 23rd June, aged 93.

Death notice in The Times, probably because of her contributions to the West End in the UK.
 

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GRANT/ST JOHN Betta died peacefully on 23rd June 2023, aged 93. Starred on Broadway, the West End and in over a dozen Hollywood movies in the 1950s. Private funeral.

 

 

Last surviving credited cast member of The Robe (1953)

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5 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Betta St. John (wiki) died on 23rd June, aged 93.

Death notice in The Times, probably because of her contributions to the West End in the UK.
 

  Reveal hidden contents

GRANT/ST JOHN Betta died peacefully on 23rd June 2023, aged 93. Starred on Broadway, the West End and in over a dozen Hollywood movies in the 1950s. Private funeral.

 

 

 

She was also married to actor Peter Grant which might be another reason why. Almost certainly the last survivor of Destry Rides Again

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8 hours ago, bfc said:

Last surviving credited cast member of The Robe (1953)

Harry Shearer, who is 80 later this year, had a small yet credited role in the film.

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4 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Harry Shearer, who is 80 later this year, had a small yet credited role in the film.

IMDB says he was uncredited in his role as David.

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Now reverted but this morning someone edited the Wiki page of Panamanian cyclist Oscar Willis Layne to say he died in February 2016 (aged 97).

He was born in June 1918 so almost certainly dead, but never been able to find death information for him via any source online. If anyone else can cast their eye over Mr. Google, FB etc. and see if they can find something, it would be a great help. You get more results when you look up "Oscar Layne" (which seems to be the name he went by most of the time).

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10 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Now reverted but this morning someone edited the Wiki page of Panamanian cyclist Oscar Willis Layne to say he died in February 2016 (aged 97).

He was born in June 1918 so almost certainly dead, but never been able to find death information for him via any source online. If anyone else can cast their eye over Mr. Google, FB etc. and see if they can find something, it would be a great help. You get more results when you look up "Oscar Layne" (which seems to be the name he went by most of the time).

Facebook death mention from 29 Feb 2016 saying he died on the 24th.

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Eileen Mayers (IMDb) original Corrie cast member has very little information on her, including date of birth or if she is still alive (I assume so). 

 

Only ever mentioned in the Betty Driver Memorial Thread back 7 years ago and no definitive answers were given, so I thought I'd ask for a fresh set of eyes. Any help finding anything concrete (or recent) would be a great.

 

EDIT

Also if anyone can find anything on Heather Moore (IMDb) that would also be appreciated.

Edited July 12, 2023 by Commtech Sio Bibble

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On 03/01/2021 at 11:07, drol said:

Is Deputy Chairman of Bulgaria State Council Krastyu Trichkov (wiki) actually still alive?

As per this April 2009 interview with his granddaughter, Krastyu Trichkov (wiki) "died forgotten" some time before then.

Another one to take off of your list @arghton.

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Two British names

 

Jeannette Sinclair (Wiki) - opera singer

Derek Hogg (Wiki) - drummer

 

Do they appear in GRO or are they still living?

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40 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

Two British names

 

Jeannette Sinclair (Wiki) - opera singer

Derek Hogg (Wiki) - drummer

 

Did they appear in GRO or are still living?

*Do they appear in the GRO or are they still living?

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

Ginou Richer (b. 1927), Edith Piaf secretary and friend Who wrote a book about their relation is supposedly still alive at 96. She was interviewed a lot back in 2015 when the movie La Môme came out and she looked good but can’t find anything else since. I think her death would have been reported on Piaf’s fanpages… if anyone cares to investigate

Here in 2015 with Marion Cotillard.

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And while am at it, Piaf’s sister Denise Gassion (b. 1931) is supposedly alive at 92. Nothing new since a video of her from 2013. As for Richer (and maybe even more) I think if she were dead, we would have heard of it ? 

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On 27/05/2023 at 19:27, Ulitzer95 said:

 Jim McManus (wiki) 1940–202? off radar

 

Notice, died on Apr 11, 2023

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On 15/03/2021 at 23:44, Ulitzer95 said:

25) M. Rajan (IMDb) actor – Indian actor in Tamil cinema. Last credit was in 1987. Who knows

 

M. Rajan page was updated with a date of death

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On 02/10/2022 at 14:14, Gisooo said:

Is British stage actor Phillip Guard (Wiki) still living in GRO?

 

On 02/10/2022 at 17:53, Ulitzer95 said:

Born Philip John Guard in Rochford, Essex in 1928.

Last acting credit was in 1964. He doesn't appear in the GRO Index so he didn't die in the UK up until 2021. He doesn't appear in 192 People either so isn't resident in the UK.

A search on Ancestry pulls up his fate – emigrated to Italy. "Philip John Guard" is listed in the 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2011 Italian Phone Book Indexes. He was based in Casola, Lunigiana.

The Italian Phone Book Indexes from 2012 onwards are not available on Ancestry, so he could still be living there, though statistically more likely he's dead ofc.

Edit: His ex wife's Guardian obit from May 2012 mentions that he survived her.

 

Philip Guard is alive and living near Casola Lunigiana as I got in contact with his carer. His (second?) wife died last month.

 

He is very private and no one there knows he was an actor.

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,028]

Terrence Hardiman died earlier this year and Wikipedia has his death date as May 8th 2023 using his Telegraph obituary as a source, however his Guardian obituary has his death date as April 18th 2023. The death announcement from his agency doesn't give a date however does have the Guardian obit linked at the bottom.

 

Anyone have any ideas as to which date is more likely to be correct and if his Wikipedia page (and probably other sites) needs correcting.

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On 26/04/2021 at 18:37, arghton said:

A quite interesting topic, I decided to check which country/autonomous territory flags have alive designers.

What I found (only ones known to be alive included):

 

Flag of Nigeria: Taiwo Akinkunmi (b. 1936)

Flag of Greenland: Thue Christiansen (1940-2022)

Flag of North Macedonia: Miroslav Grčev (b. 1955)

Flag of Grenada: Anthony C. George (b. 1938)

Flag of the Marshall Islands: Emlain Kabua (1928-2023) also the widow of 1st President Amata Kabua (1928-1996)

Flag of Bangladesh: Shib Narayan Das (b. 1946)

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mladen Kolobarić (1933-2009)

 

 

Taiwo Akinkunmi dead at 87

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On 13/01/2022 at 22:12, Sideik said:

I can try to find some info about Piero Trapanelli who played 3 years in Pisa, maybe someone is keeping track of the lives of former players but I think if he died the news would get out

Piero Trapanelli dead at 99.

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On 15/03/2021 at 15:44, Ulitzer95 said:

13) Silvana Corsini (IMDb) actress – Italian, only a few credits in the 60s but reasonably notable ones. Last one in 1965. Who knows. UPDATE: Year of birth changed to 1941 on IMDb, so more likely to be alive now.

 

Silvana Corsini gave an interview in Sep 2022, alive and yes she was really born in 1941

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Geoffrey Davies (wiki), British character actor supposedly died in July 2023, aged 80.

The only lead cast member of "Doctor in the House" to appear in all of its sequels ("Doctor at Large", "Doctor in Charge", "Doctor at Sea", "Doctor on the Go", "Doctor Down Under", "Doctor at the Top").

The type of name that may turn up in the next Equity magazine. Still, if anyone can find anything on social media or Google please let me know.