time 8,715 Posted June 20, 2024 Aussie children's TV presenter (including Play School, 1966) Dawn Kenyon has died aged 91. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,396 Posted August 18, 2024 Ron Barge, a fixture on television in Calgary, Alberta from 1967 to 1997 and known under the name Buck Shot, has died. He was 87. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/rip-buck-shot-and-thank-you-calgary-tv-legend-ron-barge-dies-multiple-reports-indicate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,457 Posted September 2, 2024 On 25/10/2019 at 17:12, Bibliogryphon said: I have restocked my list with a few other names including the one suggested by @Wee Jum 1. Gudrun Ure - Supergran (b.1926) 2. Margaret Stuart-Barry – Simon & the Witch (writer) (b.1927) 3. Bernard Cribbins – The Wombles (b.1928) 4. Denise Bryer – Terrahawkes (b.1928) 5. K M Peyton – Flambards (writer) (b.1929) 6. John Woodvine – Knights of God (b.1929) 7. Joy Whitby – Catweazle (producer) (b.1930) 8. Rolf Harris – Cartoon Time (b.1931) 9. Brian Trueman – Dangermouse (b.1932) 10. Carmen Munroe – Playschool (b.1932) 11. Quentin Blake – Jackanory (b.1932) 12. Biddy Baxter – Blue Peter (b.1933) 13. Michael Aspel – Ask Aspel (b.1933) 14. Raymond Briggs – The Snowman (b.1934) 15. Tom Baker – The Book Tower (b.1934) 16. Alan Garner – The Owl Service (writer) (b.1934) 17. James Bolam – Grandpa in my Pocket (b.1935) 18. David McKee – Mr Benn (b.1935) 19. Anne Wood - Teletubbies (b.1937) 20. Leila Williams – Blue Peter (b.1937) Brian Trueman reportedly dead: Jamie & The Magic Torch, Chorlton & The Wheelies and Count Duckula spring to mind. RIP Brian, we loved ya! DDP pick. 5 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,396 Posted September 2, 2024 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Brian Trueman reportedly dead: Jamie & The Magic Torch, Chorlton & The Wheelies and Count Duckula spring to mind. RIP Brian, we loved ya! DDP pick. Brian Trueman obit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13805931/Brian-Trueman-dies-aged-92-Tributes-paid-writer-kids-cartoons-Danger-Mouse-Count-Duckula-gave-voice-beloved-characters.html 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,688 Posted September 3, 2024 5 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Brian Trueman obit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13805931/Brian-Trueman-dies-aged-92-Tributes-paid-writer-kids-cartoons-Danger-Mouse-Count-Duckula-gave-voice-beloved-characters.html A unique pick for my Unusual Suspects DDP team 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,457 Posted September 3, 2024 Brian Trueman reportedly died Sunday 1 September: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy54265n257o 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 300 Posted September 3, 2024 11 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Brian Trueman obit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13805931/Brian-Trueman-dies-aged-92-Tributes-paid-writer-kids-cartoons-Danger-Mouse-Count-Duckula-gave-voice-beloved-characters.html Some of the greatest kids shows going. Chorlton and the wheelies is terribly underrated 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,918 Posted September 3, 2024 11 hours ago, Leon Brittan said: Some of the greatest kids shows going. Chorlton and the wheelies is terribly underrated Spookily, was listening to this while reading this thread and Brian Trueman was mentioned just as I read about him. This is from 2 years ago, so not an obit. The Haunted Generation's Shows | Mixcloud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,396 Posted September 29, 2024 On 27/09/2018 at 18:18, alt obits guy said: Looking at this thread reminds me many years ago I compiled a list of all Muppet Show guests (original series only) and whether they were still among the living or had passed. Every now and then I update it when a guest dies. I believe this is now an accurate listing The list is in order of appearance: MUPPET GUESTS GUEST STATUS Juliet Prowse dead Connie Stevens alive Joel Grey alive Ruth Buzzi alive Rita Moreno alive Jim Nabors dead Florence Henderson dead Paul Williams alive Charles Aznavour alive dead Harvey Korman dead Peter Ustinov dead Bruce Forsyth dead Sandy Duncan alive Candice Bergen alive Avery Schreiber dead Ben Vereen alive Phyllis Diller dead Vincent Price dead Valerie Harper alive dead Twiggy alive Ethel Merman dead Kaye Ballard alive dead Mummenschanz alive (all except Andres Bossard) Don Knotts dead Zero Mostel dead Milton Berle dead Rich Little alive Judy Collins alive Nancy Walker dead Edger Bergen / Teresa Brewer dead (both) Steve Martin alive Madeline Kahn dead George Burns dead Dom DeLuise dead Bernadette Peters alive Rudolf Nureyev dead Elton John alive Lou Rawls dead Cleo Laine alive Julie Andrews alive Jaye P. Morgan alive Peter Sellers dead Petula Clark alive Bob Hope dead John Cleese alive Cloris Leachman alive dead Rita Coolidge / Kris Kristofferson alive--(both) alive/dead Leo Sayer alive Roy Clark alive dead Gilda Radner dead Pearl Bailey dead Jean Stapleton dead Alice Cooper alive Loretta Lynn alive dead Liberace dead Marisa Berenson alive Raquel Welch alive dead James Coco dead Helen Reddy alive dead Harry Belafonte alive dead Lesley Ann Warren alive Danny Kaye dead Spike Milligan dead Leslie Uggams alive Elke Sommer alive Sylvester Stallone alive Roger Miller dead Dale Evans / Roy Rogers dead (both) Lynn Redgrave dead Cheryl Ladd alive John Denver dead Crystal Gayle alive Shields & Yarnell alive / dead Dyan Cannon alive Victor Borge dead Linda Lavin alive Dudley Moore dead Arlo Guthrie alive Beverly Sills dead Kenny Rogers alive dead Lola Falana alive Phyllis George alive dead Dizzy Gillespie dead Liza Minnelli alive Anne Murray alive Jonathan Winters / Star Wars actors dead /alive (all except Peter Mayhew) Christopher Reeve dead Lynda Carter alive Alan Arkin / Carol Channing alive (both) (dead (both)) Doug Henning dead Andy Williams dead Diana Ross alive Gene Kelly dead Loretta Swit alive Joan Baez alive Shirley Bassey alive James Coburn dead Brooke Shields alive Glenda Jackson alive dead Senor Wences dead Deborah Harry alive Paul Simon alive Melissa Manchester alive Tony Randall dead Mac Davis alive dead Carol Burnett alive Gladys Knight alive Hal Linden alive Marty Feldman dead Chris Langham alive Wally Boag dead Johnny Cash dead Buddy Rich dead Linda Ronstadt alive Roger Moore dead Jean-Pierre Rampal dead Updated to acknowledge the death of Kris Kristofferson. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,457 Posted December 7, 2024 On 14/03/2016 at 20:36, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: I looked on the Wiki page, never realised there were so many presenters, some before they were 'famous' and others like Julie Stevens (79) had been an actress in The Avengers/Carry On Cleo before hitting the heights with Play School. Plenty of DL material, by the look of it. Julie Stevens reportedly dead: 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,457 Posted December 7, 2024 Julie Stevens for the List of the Missed @Death Impends, last picked in 2012 for the DDP: https://derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2012/celebs_S.html#stevju 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 940 Posted December 30, 2024 Just a reminder to update the Muppet Show listing after Linda Lavin's passing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,396 Posted December 30, 2024 On 27/09/2018 at 18:18, alt obits guy said: Looking at this thread reminds me many years ago I compiled a list of all Muppet Show guests (original series only) and whether they were still among the living or had passed. Every now and then I update it when a guest dies. I believe this is now an accurate listing The list is in order of appearance: MUPPET GUESTS GUEST STATUS Juliet Prowse dead Connie Stevens alive Joel Grey alive Ruth Buzzi alive Rita Moreno alive Jim Nabors dead Florence Henderson dead Paul Williams alive Charles Aznavour alive dead Harvey Korman dead Peter Ustinov dead Bruce Forsyth dead Sandy Duncan alive Candice Bergen alive Avery Schreiber dead Ben Vereen alive Phyllis Diller dead Vincent Price dead Valerie Harper alive dead Twiggy alive Ethel Merman dead Kaye Ballard alive dead Mummenschanz alive (all except Andres Bossard) Don Knotts dead Zero Mostel dead Milton Berle dead Rich Little alive Judy Collins alive Nancy Walker dead Edger Bergen / Teresa Brewer dead (both) Steve Martin alive Madeline Kahn dead George Burns dead Dom DeLuise dead Bernadette Peters alive Rudolf Nureyev dead Elton John alive Lou Rawls dead Cleo Laine alive Julie Andrews alive Jaye P. Morgan alive Peter Sellers dead Petula Clark alive Bob Hope dead John Cleese alive Cloris Leachman alive dead Rita Coolidge / Kris Kristofferson alive--(both) alive/dead Leo Sayer alive Roy Clark alive dead Gilda Radner dead Pearl Bailey dead Jean Stapleton dead Alice Cooper alive Loretta Lynn alive dead Liberace dead Marisa Berenson alive Raquel Welch alive dead James Coco dead Helen Reddy alive dead Harry Belafonte alive dead Lesley Ann Warren alive Danny Kaye dead Spike Milligan dead Leslie Uggams alive Elke Sommer alive Sylvester Stallone alive Roger Miller dead Dale Evans / Roy Rogers dead (both) Lynn Redgrave dead Cheryl Ladd alive John Denver dead Crystal Gayle alive Shields & Yarnell alive / dead Dyan Cannon alive Victor Borge dead Linda Lavin alive / dead Dudley Moore dead Arlo Guthrie alive Beverly Sills dead Kenny Rogers alive dead Lola Falana alive Phyllis George alive dead Dizzy Gillespie dead Liza Minnelli alive Anne Murray alive Jonathan Winters / Star Wars actors dead /alive (all except Peter Mayhew) Christopher Reeve dead Lynda Carter alive Alan Arkin / Carol Channing alive (both) (dead (both)) Doug Henning dead Andy Williams dead Diana Ross alive Gene Kelly dead Loretta Swit alive Joan Baez alive Shirley Bassey alive James Coburn dead Brooke Shields alive Glenda Jackson alive dead Senor Wences dead Deborah Harry alive Paul Simon alive Melissa Manchester alive Tony Randall dead Mac Davis alive dead Carol Burnett alive Gladys Knight alive Hal Linden alive Marty Feldman dead Chris Langham alive Wally Boag dead Johnny Cash dead Buddy Rich dead Linda Ronstadt alive Roger Moore dead Jean-Pierre Rampal dead As I was reminded, list updated to reflect the death of Linda Lavin. Thank you @markb4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Robinson 75 Posted yesterday at 06:15 Britt Allcroft, the creator of Thomas The Tank Engine AKA Thomas & Friends, Shining Time Station, and Magic Adventures of Mumfie, is apparently dead all over Twitter according to this post…https://x.com/cartycinema/status/1875044512717750626 She was 81 years old. I used to like Thomas & Friends growing up, so this makes me kinda sad. 4 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,457 Posted yesterday at 07:40 1 hour ago, John Robinson said: Britt Allcroft, the creator of Thomas The Tank Engine AKA Thomas & Friends, Shining Time Station, and Magic Adventures of Mumfie, is apparently dead all over Twitter according to this post…https://x.com/cartycinema/status/1875044512717750626 She was 81 years old. I used to like Thomas & Friends growing up, so this makes me kinda sad. This suggests that Britt Allcroft died 27 December 2024. https://nationsnews.blog/2025/01/03/britt-allcroft-obituary-14-december-1943-27-december-2024/ I assume she was a holdover for @time for their team this year. If so, she'll need replaced. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,715 Posted yesterday at 09:15 3 hours ago, John Robinson said: Britt Allcroft, the creator of Thomas The Tank Engine AKA Thomas & Friends, Shining Time Station, and Magic Adventures of Mumfie, is apparently dead all over Twitter according to this post…https://x.com/cartycinema/status/1875044512717750626 She was 81 years old. I used to like Thomas & Friends growing up, so this makes me kinda sad. 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: This suggests that Britt Allcroft died 27 December 2024. https://nationsnews.blog/2025/01/03/britt-allcroft-obituary-14-december-1943-27-december-2024/ I assume she was a holdover for @time for their team this year. If so, she'll need replaced. That's a shame (and not just from a dead-pooling POV). She was a member of my 2025 time's-up team; Freddie 'parrotface' Davies come in. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,715 Posted 5 hours ago On 03/01/2025 at 07:40, YoungWillz said: This suggests that Britt Allcroft died 27 December 2024. https://nationsnews.blog/2025/01/03/britt-allcroft-obituary-14-december-1943-27-december-2024/ I assume she was a holdover for @time for their team this year. If so, she'll need replaced. It's being reported that Britt Allcroft died on Christmas Day, which means for the second consecutive year I've had a Christmas Day death (Richard Franklin in 2023)! Unfortunately for DDP purposes the news never got out until the new year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
