Book 3,556 Posted July 1, 2020 32 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Doesn’t really matter though, Everton Weekes scores once again for Book Wow, can't believe it! 1920: George P. Shultz + Eileen Bennett 1921: Prince Philip + Jackie Stallone 1922: Pierre Cardin + Janis Paige 1923: Larry Storch + Baroness Pamela Sharples 1924: Budge Patty + Eva Marie Saint 1925: Robert Fyfe + Arlene Dahl 1926: Mel Brooks + Alison Lurie 1927: Peter Mark Richman + Cleo Laine 1928: Bernard Cribbins + Ethel Kennedy 1929: Ed Asner + Imelda Marcos 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,898 Posted July 1, 2020 Congrats again Book 1920: Neal Edward Smith/Paula Stafford 1921: Francisco Morales Bermúdez/Hazel McCallion 1922: Miloš Jakeš/Rachel Robinson 1923: Albert Vanhoye/Roser Bru 1924: Antony Hewish/Priscilla Pointer 1925: Giorgio Napolitano/Inez van Dullemen 1926: Jorge Medina/Marilyn Erskine 1927: Eduardo Martínez Somalo/Joan Jara 1928: Humberto Maturana/Delfina Guzmán 1929: Édouard Balladur/Violeta Chamorro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 891 Posted July 1, 2020 13 hours ago, Death Impends said: Woops that happens when I just skim the teams Will look for a new 1922 lady momentarily Gaositwe Kogakwa Tibe „G.K.T.“ Chiepe was my first thought, but her birth year is unsure. What about Mildred Goodman? Sorry, just looking around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 1, 2020 On 30/06/2020 at 20:32, Bibliogryphon said: 1920 Fanny Waterman /Arnold Yarrow 1921 Elizabeth Kelly/ Ray Lawler 1922 Betty White/Dilip Kumar 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Chuck Yeager 1924 Zizi Jeanmaire/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Leonard Fenton 1927 Leotyne Price/Frank Windsor 1928 Estelle Harris/Tommy Docherty 1929 Patricia Routledge/Eric Carle My team for this round Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 1, 2020 When are mine gonna die? Next Round: 1920 - Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead/Clarissa Eden 1921 - George "Jonny" Johnson/Iris Apfel 1922 - Norman Lear/Lucia Hiriart Pinochet 1923 - Bob Barker/Baroness Jill Knight 1924 - Robert Solow/Cicely Tyson 1925 - Sydney Samuelson/Angela Lansbury 1926 - Johnny Beattie/Doreen Mantle 1927 - Pope Benedict XVI/Margaret Stuart Barry 1928 - Richard M Sherman/Sally Oppenheim-Barnes 1929 - Bob Newhart/Thelma Barlow Hits: Harry Leslie Smith Stanley Donen Nexhmije Hoxha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted July 2, 2020 Shame that the host of 20/20, Hugh Downs, isn't a hit here... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 9, 2020 Johnny Beattie is a hit for me here! https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-johnny-beattie-dead-scottish-22330370 Next Round: 1920 - Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead/Clarissa Eden 1921 - George "Jonny" Johnson/Iris Apfel 1922 - Norman Lear/Lucia Hiriart Pinochet 1923 - Bob Barker/Baroness Jill Knight 1924 - Robert Solow/Cicely Tyson 1925 - Sydney Samuelson/Angela Lansbury 1926 - Terry Kilburn/Doreen Mantle 1927 - Pope Benedict XVI/Margaret Stuart Barry 1928 - Richard M Sherman/Sally Oppenheim-Barnes 1929 - Bob Newhart/Thelma Barlow Hits: Harry Leslie Smith Stanley Donen Nexhmije Hoxha Johnny Beattie 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted July 9, 2020 Congratulations, YW! 1920: George P. Shultz + Eileen Bennett 1921: Prince Philip + Jackie Stallone 1922: Pierre Cardin + Janis Paige 1923: Larry Storch + Baroness Pamela Sharples 1924: Budge Patty + Eva Marie Saint 1925: Robert Fyfe + Arlene Dahl 1926: Mel Brooks + Alison Lurie 1927: Peter Mark Richman + Cleo Laine 1928: Bernard Cribbins + Ethel Kennedy 1929: Ed Asner + Imelda Marcos 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted July 9, 2020 So our hit No. 80 is shouting out: UPDATE!!! Sixth Update: 71. Nexhmije Hoxha (08.02.1921 – 26.02.2020) YoungWillz 72. Freeman Dyson (15.12.1923 – 28.02.2020) Bibliogyphon 73. Javier Perez de Cuellar (19.01.1920 – 04.03.2020) Book 74. Jerry Stiller (08.06.1927 – 11.05.2020) Book 75. Michel Piccoli (27.12.1925 – 12.05.2020) Book 76. Stanley Ho (25.11.1921 – 26.05.2020) Death Impends 77. Carl Reiner (20.03.1922 – 29.06.2020) Lafaucheuse 78. Georg Ratzinger (15.01.1924 – 01.07.2020) Book 79. Everton Weekes (26.02.1925 – 01.07.2020) Book 80. Johnny Beattie (09.11.1926 – 09.07.2020) YoungWillz no points for Pearl Carr and Stirling Moss So the new score looks like: Book: 24 Bibliogryphon: 19 Death Impends: 12 Sean: 9 FixedBusiness: 6 YoungWillz: 4 Torva Messor: 3 Squonk: 2 Joey Russ: 1 Lafaucheuse: 1 Please let me know if I missed something! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,898 Posted July 9, 2020 Congrats YoungWillz 1920: Neal Edward Smith/Paula Stafford 1921: Francisco Morales Bermúdez/Hazel McCallion 1922: Miloš Jakeš/Rachel Robinson 1923: Albert Vanhoye/Roser Bru 1924: Antony Hewish/Priscilla Pointer 1925: Giorgio Napolitano/Inez van Dullemen 1926: Jorge Medina/Marilyn Erskine 1927: Eduardo Martínez Somalo/Joan Jara 1928: Humberto Maturana/Delfina Guzmán 1929: Édouard Balladur/Violeta Chamorro 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 891 Posted July 9, 2020 Congrats YoungWillz New list, maybe more obit-worthy 1920: Gottfried Böhm/Anna Halprin 1921: Hans Albert/Evelyn M. Witkin 1922: Roland Dumas/Micheline Presle 1923: Rudolph Arthur Marcus/Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 1924: Anthony Hewish/Friederike Mayröcker 1925: Hartmut von Hentig/Lee Grant 1926: Günter de Bruyn/Marcia Nasatir 1927: Martin Walser/Jeanette Charles 1928: Sture Allén/Christa Ludwig 1929: Hans Magnus Enzensberger/Liz Sheridan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,964 Posted July 9, 2020 On 01/07/2020 at 15:15, Death Impends said: 1920 - Irving Kanarek, Franca Valeri 1921 - Philippe de Gaulle, Francoise Gilot 1922 - George Blake, Qin Yi 1923 - Sumner Redstone, Rhonda Fleming 1924 - Johnny Gilbert, Maria Riva 1925 - Mahathir Mohamad, June Lockhart 1926 - Robert Clary, Ann Turner Cook 1927 - Harry Whittington, Gina Lollobrigida 1928 - Hans Kung, Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 - Gaston Glock, Vera Miles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 10, 2020 1920 Fanny Waterman /Arnold Yarrow 1921 Elizabeth Kelly/ Ray Lawler 1922 Betty White/Dilip Kumar 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Chuck Yeager 1924 Zizi Jeanmaire/Sheldon Harnick 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Leonard Fenton 1927 Leotyne Price/Frank Windsor 1928 Estelle Harris/Tommy Docherty 1929 Patricia Routledge/Eric Carle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yvonne 360 Posted July 10, 2020 1920 Jacqueline Diffring / Tom Moore 1921 Beatrice Mintz / Sir Michael Anthony Epstein 1922 Rhonda Wurtele / Luis Echevarria Alvarez 1923 Glynis Johns / Henry Kissinger 1924 Carole Cook / Kenneth Kaunda 1925 Rosita Quintana / Dick Van Dyke 1926 Queen Elizabeth / Bob Falkenburg 1927 June Brown / Geoffrey Palmer 1928 Yvonne Furneaux / Joss Ackland 1929 Lady Pamela Hicks / Mohammed Al-Fayed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 891 Posted July 11, 2020 Operatic soprano died in her 90s. https://operawire.com/obituary-italian-soprano-gabriella-tucci-dies-aged-90/ Oh, Gabriella Tucci, not Christa Ludwig? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted July 12, 2020 On 26/11/2016 at 07:35, Sean said: Finally a hit!Ok obit rules relaxed to include New York Times CNN NBC Fox news Daily Mail Daily Mirror The Sun the Telegraph and the Guardian. Beside the BBC these are also sources for a qualifying obit as said by Master Sean. On 09/07/2020 at 20:18, WEP said: New list, maybe more obit-worthy I really like your optimism in terms of "Germans getting a qualifying UK-obit" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 891 Posted July 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Book said: I really like your optimism in terms of "Germans getting a qualifying UK-obit" Deadpooling without optimism is like eatingw ithout appetite. A person without an obit is either obscure or alive, let's see, what we are next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, WEP said: Deadpooling without optimism is like eatingw ithout appetite. A person without an obit is either obscure or alive, let's see, what we are next year. Philip Latham is neither obscure nor alive. And yes, I am going to keep going on about his lack of obit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 891 Posted July 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Book said: I really like your optimism in terms of "Germans getting a qualifying UK-obit" Besides: Some of the last scores were an Albanian First Lady, a Barbadian cricketer, a French actor and - if this was not optimistic - a German priest, whose brother had been pope Bishop of Munich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yvonne 360 Posted July 14, 2020 Congrats Chilean Way it looks as though Milos might have died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEP 891 Posted July 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, Yvonne said: Congrats Chilean Way it looks as though Milos might have died Congrats from me as well. Do we have to compile a new list? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 14, 2020 He’s gonna need a QO first before it counts 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 14, 2020 New round only starts when a QO has been posted in the thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 15, 2020 Congrats Chilean Way, mention of Milos Jakes death here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-8524607/Czech-Republic--Factors-To-Watch-July-15.html Next Round: 1920 - Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead/Clarissa Eden 1921 - George "Jonny" Johnson/Iris Apfel 1922 - Norman Lear/Lucia Hiriart Pinochet 1923 - Bob Barker/Baroness Jill Knight 1924 - Robert Solow/Cicely Tyson 1925 - Sydney Samuelson/Angela Lansbury 1926 - Terry Kilburn/Doreen Mantle 1927 - Pope Benedict XVI/Margaret Stuart Barry 1928 - Richard M Sherman/Sally Oppenheim-Barnes 1929 - Bob Newhart/Thelma Barlow Hits: Harry Leslie Smith Stanley Donen Nexhmije Hoxha Johnny Beattie 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,898 Posted July 15, 2020 Thanks all!!! 1920: Neal Edward Smith/Paula Stafford 1921: Francisco Morales Bermúdez/Hazel McCallion 1922: Chen-Ning Yang/Rachel Robinson 1923: Albert Vanhoye/Roser Bru 1924: Antony Hewish/Priscilla Pointer 1925: Giorgio Napolitano/Inez van Dullemen 1926: Jorge Medina/Marilyn Erskine 1927: Eduardo Martínez Somalo/Joan Jara 1928: Humberto Maturana/Delfina Guzmán 1929: Édouard Balladur/Violeta Chamorro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites