The 2Nd Crowdsourced Deathlist (2017 Edition)

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Reynolds,Morgan and Sellers gone already. If Mario Soares who is currently in a coma goes before Jan 1 will need to add a 4th sub

 

Others have PM'd me extra subs when the reaper has KO'd unforeseen chunks of their team. Adams, Alvarez and Liz Smith were also subbed. I think there was one single solitary sub in the 2016 list, for comparison.

[Joey Russ 7,268]

Surprising to me, only two on my list has died so far, Zsa Zsa and Richard Adams.

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Surprising to me, only two on my list has died so far, Zsa Zsa and Richard Adams.

 

They were 1st and 6th, respectively, on the masterlist when they snuffed it.

 

15 lists in now, and I thought we were going to have a shock leader until the last list gave points to our current nominal number one later on, enough to put them back in the lead.

 

As it stands 27 of this years survivors are in the top 50, which is bad news for the current bottom ranking two of those...

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And now, the shock is back on with new lists in, as a new entry leads Deathlist royal in the spot for first place by 30 points.

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And now, the shock is back on with new lists in, as a new entry leads Deathlist royal in the spot for first place by 30 points.

 

I mentioned this in my post, but is there any possibility of the full list being posted, including rejects and stragglers and the number of points allocated?

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And now, the shock is back on with new lists in, as a new entry leads Deathlist royal in the spot for first place by 30 points.

 

I mentioned this in my post, but is there any possibility of the full list being posted, including rejects and stragglers and the number of points allocated?

 

 

I'll put the usual up after the bells, but I put up a full list sometime in January when I have some spare time. The current one is full of my shorthand and entirely unreadable, so I'll make it more reader friendly.

[Spade_Cooley 9,638]

Submitted my 50, focus tested by listening to which celebrities people said "I bet they'll be next" over Christmas.

 

Glynis is #1, obv.

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Received and on the masterlist now.

 

There's a very tight fight to get into the top 55 right now, which as there are currently more than 25 survivors from the current list in the top 50, might provide a few crucial spots.

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Any last minute lists will be gratefully accepted.

 

I'm thinking of tweaking the rules for next year so it's less of arduous thing for folk, but I'll mention that next November if I'm alive and remember it.

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WHAM! WE'RE SHUT!!!!

 

Thanks to all the voters.

 

 

 

Dropped – Hawking, Mary Tyler Moore, Sinead O’Connor, Jake LaMotta, Bob Dole, Fernando Ricksen, Nobby Stiles

DQ’d from top 50 due to “25 from previous year” rule – Liz Dawn (40^th, 145 points – on less lists than Noakes), Lilianne Bettencourt (43^rd, 140 points), Prunella Scales (46^th place, 132 points), Valerie Harper (115 points, 52^nd place)

 

Near Misses:

Diana Athill, Barbara Bush, Franco Zefirelli, Lord Carrington, Peter Sarstedt, Nobby Stiles, Montserrat Caballe, Mel Brooks, Patricia Hitchcock, Jackie Stallone, Jimmy greaves, Gordon Banks, Mario Soares.



The list to follow later.

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50^th
Nanette Fabray (b. 1920)
NEW ENTRY
112 points
American comic

49^th
Zhou Youguang
NEW ENTRY
112 points
Father of Pinyin

48^th
Jill Gascoine
NEW ENTRY
118 points
Actress

47^th
Geoffrey Bayldon
NEW ENTRY
119 points
Catweazle

46^th
June Foray
NEW ENTRY
127 points
All the Voices

45^th
Monica Vitti
NEW ENTRY
128 points
Actress

44^th
Gerald Kaufman
NEW ENTRY
131 points
Mancunian

 

43^rd
John Wetton
NEW ENTRY
132 points
Musician

42^nd
Peter Skellern
NEW ENTRY
133 points
Priest/Singer

 

41^st
Sara Coward
NEW ENTRY
144 points
Archers


40^th
Joanne Woodward
NEW ENTRY
145 points
Actress

 

39^th
John Noakes
LAST YEAR: 46^th
145 points
Blue Peter

38^th
NEW
Errol Christie
151 points
Boxer

37^th
Mikhail Gorbachev
LAST: 33^rd
154 points
Russian tsar

36^th
Sumner Redstone
LAST: 27^th
165 points
Sex maniac

 

35^th
Clare Hollingworth
NEW
167 points
Journalist

 

34^th
Ian St John
Last – 40^th
168 points
Saint

33^rd
Denis Norden
LAST – 22^nd
169 points
My Word

 

32^nd
Sidney Poitier
NEW
169 points
Mr Tibbs

 

31^st
Fats Domino
NEW
180 points
Hurricane survivor

 

30^th
Queen Elizabeth II
NEW
182 points
Queenie

29^th
Stefan Karl
NEW
182 points
We are not number one

 

28^th
NEW
Danielle Darrieux
188 points
Ancient actress

27^th
Ian brady
Last – 28^th
194 points
Arsehole

 

26^th
Herman Wouk
Last – 21^st
200 points
Writer

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25^th
Gina Lollobrigida
NEW
203 points
Model

24^th
Clive James
Last – 4^th
207 points
Writer

 

23^rd
Glynis Johns
NEW
213 points
Suffragette

 

22^nd
Jimmy Carter
LAST – 8th
217 points
President

 

21^st
Sir Colin Meads
NEW
218 points
Rugby

 

20^th
Joost van der Westhuizen
LAST – 25^th
222 points
Rugby

19^th
Vera Lynn
LAST – 19^th
237 points
Nations Sweetheart

18^th
Former Pope Benedict XVI
NEW
239 points
Nazi

 

17^th
Leslie Philips
LAST – 24^th
244 points
Ding Dong

 

16^th
Olivia de Havilland
LAST – 6^th
251 points
Gone with the Wind

 

15^th
George Bush Sr
LAST – 16^th
257 points
President

 

14^th
Desmond Tutu
LAST – 37^th
258 points
Religious figure

 

13^th
Helmut Kohl
LAST - 13th
262 points
Old German

 

12^th
Gord Downie
NEW
263 points
Tragically Hip

 

11^th
Jacques Chirac
NEW
274 points
French

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10^th
Robert Mugabe
LAST - 31^st
286 points
Deathlist poster

 

9^th
Tony Booth
LAST – 17^th
299 points
Blair’s father in law

 

8^th
Bruce Forsyth
LAST – 42^nd
306 points
Nice to see you...

 

7^th
Rev Billy Graham
LAST – 2^nd
315 points
Jesus Guy

 

6^th
Glen Campbell
LAST – 29^th
316 points
Rhinestone, err...

5^th
Prince Philip
334 points
LAST – 5th

National Monument

 

4^th
Peter Sallis
363 points
LAST – 14^th
Cleggy

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Our Top Three for 2017

 

 

3^rd
King Michael of Romania
NEW
409 points
King

2^nd
Kirk Douglas
LAST – 9th

414 points
Actor

 

1^st
Leah Bracknell
NEW
487 points
Emmerdale

 

 

Top spot surprises me, but there was no question who was the forum favourite with a massive sprint up the table post-Zsa Zsa's death.

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1. Leah Bracknell 487
2. Kirk Douglas 414
3. King Michael of Romania 409
4. Peter Sallis 363
5. Prince Philip 334
6. Glen Campbell 316
7. Rev Billy Graham 315
8. Bruce Forsyth 306
9. Tony Booth 299
10. Robert Mugabe 286
11. Jacques Chirac 274
12. Gord Downie 263
13. Helmut Kohl 262
14. Desmond Tutu 258
15. George Bush Sr 257
16. Olivia de Havilland 251
17. Leslie Philips 244
18. Former Pope Benedict XVI 239
19. Vera Lynn 237
20. Joost van der Westhuizen 222
21. Sir Colin Meads 218
22. Jimmy Carter 217
23. Glynis Johns 213
24. Clive James 207
25. Gina Lollobrigida 203
26. Herman Wouk 200
27. Ian Brady 194
28. Danielle Darrieux 188
29. Stefan Karl 182
30. Queen Elizabeth II 182
31. Fats Domino 180
32. Sidney Poitier 169
33. Denis Norden 169
34. Ian St John 168
35. Clare Hollingworth 167
36. Sumner Redstone 165
37. Mikhail Gorbachev 154
38. Errol Christie 151
39. John Noakes 145
40. Joanne Woodward 145
41. Sara Coward 144
42. Peter Skellern 133
43. John Wetton 132
44. Gerald Kaufman 131
45. Monica Vitti 128
46. June Foray 127
47. Geoffrey Bayldon 119
48. Jill Gascoine 118
49. Zhou Youguang 112
50. Nannette Fabray 112

     

     

    Our full list for reference. I think we might do OK.

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23^rd

Glynis Johns

NEW

213 points

Suffragette

 

Vindication.

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10/10 list for Foray making the cut.

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23^rd

Glynis Johns

NEW

213 points

Suffragette

 

Vindication.

 

 

 

213 points - Glynis Johns

below 50 points - Robert Hardy

 

 

One of our subliminal suggestions worked slightly better...

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Once again checked the DL-CSDL overlap - a quick run-through gives me 28 names in common. Only Chirac and Kohl among the CSDL top 20 didn't make the actual DL.

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• Leah Bracknell 487
• Kirk Douglas 414
• King Michael of Romania 409
• Peter Sallis 363
• Prince Philip 334
• Glen Campbell 316
• Rev Billy Graham 315
• Bruce Forsyth 306
• Tony Booth 299
• Robert Mugabe 286
• Jacques Chirac 274
• Gord Downie 263
• Helmut Kohl 262
• Desmond Tutu 258
• George Bush Sr 257
• Olivia de Havilland 251
• Leslie Philips 244
• Former Pope Benedict XVI 239
• Vera Lynn 237
• Joost van der Westhuizen 222
• Sir Colin Meads 218
• Jimmy Carter 217
• Glynis Johns 213
• Clive James 207
• Gina Lollobrigida 203
• Herman Wouk 200
• Ian Brady 194
• Danielle Darrieux 188
• Stefan Karl 182
• Queen Elizabeth II 182
• Fats Domino 180
• Sidney Poitier 169
• Denis Norden 169
• Ian St John 168
• Clare Hollingworth 167
• Sumner Redstone 165
• Mikhail Gorbachev 154
• Errol Christie 151
• John Noakes 145
• Joanne Woodward 145
• Sara Coward 144
• Peter Skellern 133
• John Wetton 132
• Gerald Kaufman 131
• Monica Vitti 128
• June Foray 127
• Geoffrey Bayldon 119
• Jill Gascoine 118
• Zhou Youguang 112
• Nannette Fabray 112

  Our full list for reference. I think we might do OK.

Great list -I think there's a decent chance it will give the committee a run for its money!

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Also by my calculation Nanette Fabray wouldn't have been on the list if I'd have voted another way and I nearly did! Just shows you how close and tight it was!

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Some random behind the scenery

• Leah Bracknell – A dead cert, as seen by her strong backing. First few lists, she was wombling about in the 40-50 spot, then in December, a sudden rush of strong votes dragged her up to 4^th place. When Zsa Zsa went, we had three people within touching distance of the top: Sallis, Kirk and Rev Billy. Bracknell swept past them all.
• Kirk Douglas – A usual suspect
• King Michael of Romania – Appeared fairly strongly on a number of lists – most likely a goner.
• Peter Sallis – Challenged for the top spot until mid-December. Frail and little updates.
• Prince Philip – Popular enough without ever being top popular.
• Glen Campbell - Nearly double the number of points he got in 2016. Said to be in the final stages, a decent chance of a hit. Better get my Rhinestone Cowboy puns ready.
• Rev Billy Graham – Less people picked him, he scored over 270 less points than 2016, and fell 5 places. A case of “well he has to go on the list” rather than any conviction, I wonder?
• Bruce Forsyth – One of the big movers from 2016, with over double the votes and points. His frail health is well documented
• Tony Booth – Less points from 2016 but a higher placing! On far more lists too, Shaun’s (mostly) one man job to make folk notice Booth’s plight working wonders both here and on the Deathlist.
• Robert Mugabe – Qualified with no fuss. 21 positions and 113 points better off than 2016. Increased confidence in a sleeper pick?
• Jacques Chirac – Had his hospital stay last year, which surely was responsible for his rise: no nominations whatsoever in 2016, 11^th place in 2017! Yet, the Deathlist doesn’t share this optimism...
• Gord Downie – A dead cert, and actually the person I gave my 50 to, way back at the start. I thought that might sneak him on the list... Sneak? He bloody romped it.
• Helmut Kohl – Less support but those who did tended to go big, so he remains in the same place as last year.
• Desmond Tutu – Another “big points” when it mattered person.
• George Bush Sr – Jumps up a single position.
• Olivia de Havilland – Ran out of steamy considerably in the last half of the lists.
• Leslie Philips – A slow but steady increase for Leslie. His walkabout in 2016 didn’t give him that many more votes.
• Former Pope Benedict XVI – Showed up on more lists after a post about his frailty in mid-December. Was likely to qualify before then, but that sealed it.
• Vera Lynn – Another “always going to qualify but without much conviction” candidate. In fact at one stage it looked like she might not even do that, before she rebounded.
• Joost van der Westhuizen – Never a massive favourite, but appeared on enough lists to keep him ticking along.
• Sir Colin Meads - I don’t want to say he came from nowhere, but he nabbed 114 of his 218 points, in the last 48 hours of 2016! Most likely a dead cert, though.
• Jimmy Carter – Much less support than last year, but 90% of the lists with Carter in 2016 came when people thought he was dying.
• Glynis Johns – Strong support, appearing on 8 lists.
• Clive James – Considerably less support, had very much the feel of someone who the forum had lost confidence in, yet he racked up enough 15-20 points that the sole big points delivery was enough.
• Gina Lollobrigida – Who? Acording to death Impends, I asked that very question last year too. Apparently she’s an actress. Also, she’s very popular with a number of you.
• Herman Wouk – Another “enough numbers in small doses” type.
• Ian Brady – Actually most of his points came before the terminal ill thing in December.
• Danielle Darrieux - She got 125 points from 3 people combined! So when one of our number gave her 47 points on 30^th December, she went from boarderline to guaranteed qualification. As that person was aiming to improve the female representation on the list, they certainly succeeded with this one.
• Stefan Karl – Not number one. On six lists, but popular on those he showed on.
• Queen Elizabeth II – I gave her my 49 points at the start. Even then, it took a late burst due to these rumours.
• Fats Domino – 90 points in the last 3 days of 2016 brought him roaring onto the lsit when I was getting ready to talk about Patricia Hitchcock.
• Sidney Poitier – Scored big and early, then got forgotten.
• Denis Norden – Scored big an dearly, then got mostly forgotten.
• Ian St John – Had been a borderline case until 58 points came his way on the 29^th December. I think he’s in worse shape than it sounds.
• Clare Hollingworth – Was going to qualify via 5 lists, but then a massive bunch of points from the very last person to send in a list qualified her in style.
• Sumner Redstone – One of those who didn’t have much enthusiasm.
• Mikhail Gorbachev – Another of those.
• Errol Christie – Qualified via a number of high rankings.
• John Noakes – Qualified via being on more lists than Liz Dawn.
• Joanne Woodward – Qualfication assured by the aforementioned “List of Ladies”. She had been in 50^th place prior to that, as a forum heavyweight gave her 18 points the day before.
• Sara Coward – An unusual one. She got 48 points from me, 50 points from someone else, and her remaining points from one more person! One of the reasons I put my team in first was to try and avoid that sort of thing. So if she doesn’t die in 2017, err, my bad!
• Peter Skellern – The very last voter qualified Skellern with a big vote.
• John Wetton – The very last voter gave Wetton 49 points and qualified him out of nowhere.
• Gerald Kaufman – The very last voter gave Kaufman 50 points and qualified him out of nowhere.
• Monica Vitti - 28 points on the List of Ladies was enough to book her a spot, though she had support from several others in mid to high places.
• June Foray – She got 47 points from one person, who wasn’t Death Impends. That, along with the other two votes, secured a high enough spot that she was never in doubt.
• Geoffrey Bayldon – Very frail sadly, and an actor I am very fond of. Our first sub on the 25 rule. Qualified by our very last posters with a 47 pointer, and genuinely on seeing the name that far up the list, I let out a loud cheer!
• Jill Gascoine – Another sub, and another person who owes their spot to our last voter!
• Zhou Youguang – Popular early on, snuck on.
• Nanette Fabray - Appeared on four lists, but did enough to sneak on the list.

Sinead O’Connor nearly managed to avoid appearing on any lists whatsoever. Valerie Harper’s had the biggest fall from 23^rd to DQ’d. Stephen Hawking went from 26^th in 2016, to under 20 votes in 2017. I felt most bad for Liz Dawn who got 145 points but was DQ’d due to being the 26^th person carried over, and elsewhere Diana Athill and Franco Zeffirelli were on the list from the time I started it until the very last person voted!

 

Here’s a final oddity for now – Kate Middleton got more votes (12) than Dambusters director Michael Anderson (11)!

 

I wont name the last poster (they can if they wish), but blimey, I think six spots on this list are solely down to them sending a list at about 6pm on Hogmanay!

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Oh shit

[Joey Russ 7,268]

(Here's where the Masterlist will go on January 1st)

Or will it?

[Sir Creep 7,071]

Did you seriously just say WHO to Gina Lollobridgida but give a pass to Danielle Darrieux?