Who Should Be On The 2017 Deathlist?

[Cat O'Falk 3,287]

 

I would like to nominate the American actress Dyan Cannon for the following reasons:

 

1. The man who inspired the birth of the Death List was Cary Grant's death. In 2017, we will celebrate the deathpool's 30th birthday. So, it would be a neat idea to include someone associated with Cary as a way to honour him on this special anniversary.

 

2. Dyan may not exactly be a household name, but she did get three Academy Awards nominations throughout her career so she's not an obscure actress.

 

3. There are no reported health issues, but I think we could spare one spot on the list for one "symbolic" entry (see 1st point). Also, at age 79, she's no spring chicken!

 

4. Since Magere's mysterious disappearence, the only administrator who, well administrates, this forum is Paul Bearer. Including Dyan would also be a way to honour him for his committment, How? Well, one of Dyan's Oscar nominations was for a 1978 movie called Heaven Can Wait. And as we know, that was Paul's previous account name.

Good job presenting her... except that this is actually going to be the 31st anniversary of deathlist, not the 30th.

 

2017 will give us the 31st list and therefore the 30th anniversary.

[Sean 5,998]

The first ten names on the deathlist 2017 should be:

1)A A Gill

2)Leah Bracknell

3)Colin Meads

4)Piers Sellers

5)King Michael of Romania

6)Zsa Zsa Gabor

7)Billy Graham

8)Tony Booth

9)Kirk Douglas

10)Herman Wouk

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

The first ten names on the deathlist 2017 should be:

1)A A Gill

2)Leah Bracknell

3)Colin Meads

4)Piers Sellers

5)King Michael of Romania

6)Zsa Zsa Gabor

7)Billy Graham

8)Tony Booth

9)Kirk Douglas

10)Herman Wouk

I'm glad that so far your not prioritising Olivia De Havilland as I've got a feeling she's going to make it until she's at least 102.Shes in better fettle than Kirk Douglas imo.

[Joey Russ 7,119]

The first ten names on the deathlist 2017 should be:

1)A A Gill

2)Leah Bracknell

3)Colin Meads

4)Piers Sellers

5)King Michael of Romania

6)Zsa Zsa Gabor

7)Billy Graham

8)Tony Booth

9)Kirk Douglas

10)Herman Wouk

This is a good top ten, however, I don't feel like the top 5 will all be terminally ill. I feel like Zsa Zsa is the new Ronnie Biggs, which is why I think she'll be #1.

[Sean 5,998]

 

The first ten names on the deathlist 2017 should be:

1)A A Gill

2)Leah Bracknell

3)Colin Meads

4)Piers Sellers

5)King Michael of Romania

6)Zsa Zsa Gabor

7)Billy Graham

8)Tony Booth

9)Kirk Douglas

10)Herman Wouk

I'm glad that so far your not prioritising Olivia De Havilland as I've got a feeling she's going to make it until she's at least 102.Shes in better fettle than Kirk Douglas imo.

She would have been in my top 20.

[Sean 5,998]

 

 

The first ten names on the deathlist 2017 should be:

1)A A Gill

2)Leah Bracknell

3)Colin Meads

4)Piers Sellers

5)King Michael of Romania

6)Zsa Zsa Gabor

7)Billy Graham

8)Tony Booth

9)Kirk Douglas

10)Herman Wouk

This is a good top ten, however, I don't feel like the top 5 will all be terminally ill. I feel like Zsa Zsa is the new Ronnie Biggs, which is why I think she'll be #1.

She could well be number 1 and that would not be a bad call.My argument would be that she is not terminally ill and thus has the capacity to outlive her terminally ill rivals.

[JR976evil 885]

Was surprised to learn that actor and director LQ Jones is still alive, turns 90 next year. Probably best known for appearing in various Peckinpah movies and numerous westerns, but was also in Casino and The Edge among many others

[Sean 5,998]

 

A.A Gill

Leah Bracknell

Colin Meads

Helmut Kohl

Tony Booth

Ray Wilson

Nobby Stiles

King Michael of Romania

Norman Lloyd

Clare Hollingworth

Jill Gascoine

Daniella Westbrook

Liz Dawn

John Hurt

Peter Hall

Roger Bannister

Douglas Hurd

Pierre Cardin

Ian Brady

Lilianne Bettencourt

Jerry Lewis

Joe Jackson (manager)

Joanne Woodward

Piers Sellers

Pope Benedict

Sheila Mercier

Desmond Carrington

Gay Byrne

Jeremy Hutchinson

David Rockefeller

Betty White

June Whitfield

Clifton James

Glynis Johns

Henry Heimlich

Kenny Sansom

Val Kilmer

Jim Prior

Walter Mondale

Wendy Beckett

Lionel Blue

Please not the lovely Betty White the last of The Golden Girls!

 

Some excellent picks in there although Val Kilmer has denied publicly he has cancer for what it's worth

I like Betty and hope she doesn`t die but she is nearly 95 now.Well do you believe Val Kilmer is telling the truth?I don`t!

[msc 17,762]

I feel as confident in Val Kilmer being in better health than reported, as I did back in December 2012 when I said Reg Presley and Hugo Chavez shouldn't go on the Deathlist because they probably weren't that ill, and I was confident of that one.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

 

 

A.A Gill

Leah Bracknell

Colin Meads

Helmut Kohl

Tony Booth

Ray Wilson

Nobby Stiles

King Michael of Romania

Norman Lloyd

Clare Hollingworth

Jill Gascoine

Daniella Westbrook

Liz Dawn

John Hurt

Peter Hall

Roger Bannister

Douglas Hurd

Pierre Cardin

Ian Brady

Lilianne Bettencourt

Jerry Lewis

Joe Jackson (manager)

Joanne Woodward

Piers Sellers

Pope Benedict

Sheila Mercier

Desmond Carrington

Gay Byrne

Jeremy Hutchinson

David Rockefeller

Betty White

June Whitfield

Clifton James

Glynis Johns

Henry Heimlich

Kenny Sansom

Val Kilmer

Jim Prior

Walter Mondale

Wendy Beckett

Lionel Blue

 

Please not the lovely Betty White the last of The Golden Girls!

Some excellent picks in there although Val Kilmer has denied publicly he has cancer for what it's worth

I like Betty and hope she doesn`t die but she is nearly 95 now.Well do you believe Val Kilmer is telling the truth?I don`t!

I have no idea what to make of Val Kilmer to be honest with you! His public correcting of Michael Douglas on the cancer claim was definitely put across as giving the impression of being "definite"

[Sean 5,998]

 

 

 

A.A Gill

Leah Bracknell

Colin Meads

Helmut Kohl

Tony Booth

Ray Wilson

Nobby Stiles

King Michael of Romania

Norman Lloyd

Clare Hollingworth

Jill Gascoine

Daniella Westbrook

Liz Dawn

John Hurt

Peter Hall

Roger Bannister

Douglas Hurd

Pierre Cardin

Ian Brady

Lilianne Bettencourt

Jerry Lewis

Joe Jackson (manager)

Joanne Woodward

Piers Sellers

Pope Benedict

Sheila Mercier

Desmond Carrington

Gay Byrne

Jeremy Hutchinson

David Rockefeller

Betty White

June Whitfield

Clifton James

Glynis Johns

Henry Heimlich

Kenny Sansom

Val Kilmer

Jim Prior

Walter Mondale

Wendy Beckett

Lionel Blue

Please not the lovely Betty White the last of The Golden Girls!

Some excellent picks in there although Val Kilmer has denied publicly he has cancer for what it's worth

I like Betty and hope she doesn`t die but she is nearly 95 now.Well do you believe Val Kilmer is telling the truth?I don`t!

I have no idea what to make of Val Kilmer to be honest with you! His public correcting of Michael Douglas on the cancer claim was definitely put across as giving the impression of being "definite"

 

Listen to his voice when he was saying it.It has a wheezy rattle at the back of the throat.I knew a guy who had throat cancer and it sounded the same noise.If it is not throat cancer what is it?A swollen tongue as he claims it is would not lead to that cackle in the back of the throat.He sounded like Anthony Hicks.Throat cancer has a distinctive sound.

[Sean 5,998]

By Deathlist standards could Helen Fawkes and Steve Hewlett be eligible? I mean any BBC figure can expect extensive media obituaries even if their death is unexpected (e.g Komla Dumor in 2014).My point is yes both have terminal cancer but if they dropped dead without warning their death would still be expected to be covered in the UK media?So does that make them eligible?

[Joey Russ 7,119]

I'm looking at my people who should be removed list, and I'm not regretting any names there... except surprisingly Stan Lee. I'm not saying that in a way that says he's frail or has an illness. I keep thinking him over and over because he is the creator of some of the most iconic superheroes of all time.

I know certain political figures would be too big too miss (and people like the surviving beatles once they're old enough), but would Stan Lee class as a person too big to miss? He is still very popular to this day.

[Joey Russ 7,119]

Donald Trump should be on next years deathlist

[Toast 14,847]

I'm looking at my people who should be removed list, and I'm not regretting any names there... except surprisingly Stan Lee. I'm not saying that in a way that says he's frail or has an illness. I keep thinking him over and over because he is the creator of some of the most iconic superheroes of all time.

I know certain political figures would be too big too miss (and people like the surviving beatles once they're old enough), but would Stan Lee class as a person too big to miss? He is still very popular to this day.

 

I don't think he's that widely known, except to people into comic book stuff. I mean, I'm aware of the likes of Batman, Spiderman etc but I wouldn't read comics about them or go to see any of those films. I don't know who created any of these figures and I suspect I'm not alone.

[drol 10,057]

 

I'm looking at my people who should be removed list, and I'm not regretting any names there... except surprisingly Stan Lee. I'm not saying that in a way that says he's frail or has an illness. I keep thinking him over and over because he is the creator of some of the most iconic superheroes of all time.

I know certain political figures would be too big too miss (and people like the surviving beatles once they're old enough), but would Stan Lee class as a person too big to miss? He is still very popular to this day.

 

I don't think he's that widely known, except to people into comic book stuff. I mean, I'm aware of the likes of Batman, Spiderman etc but I wouldn't read comics about them or go to see any of those films. I don't know who created any of these figures and I suspect I'm not alone.

 

Stan Lee is an undiscussed legend. If you say Steve Ditko I could agree with you, but almost everyone knows Lee.

[Sean 5,998]

A list of 50 potential new entries:

 

1)A A Gill (b 1954) Food critic: Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed over the summer that is in most of his body now.

2)Leah Bracknell (b 1964) Actress:Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in September and has had fluid removed from her heart.

3)Piers Sellers (b 1955) Astronaut and first British man in space :Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosed October 2015.Was given 12-18 months to live this year.

4)Colin Meads (b 1936) Rugby Player:Pancreatic cancer diagnosed in August after several months of ill health and hospitalisations

5)King Michael of Romania (b 1921) Former Romanian King.Has leukemia and the most aggressive form of skin cancer.Diagnosed at the beginning of the year.Too ill to attend his wifes funeral in August.

6)Nobby Stiles (b 1942) Footballer:Suffered minor stroke in 2010 has advanced Alzheimers disease diagnosed in 2012.Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013.Son described him as being "very poorly" in August

7)Sir Peter Hall( b 1930) Theatre Director:Diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2011 and has been in a home since 2015.

8)Jill Gascoine (b 1937) Actress: Diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago.Now in a nursing home and said to be nearing the end according to her husband.

9)Martin Peters (b 1943) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimer`s in 2013.Said to be declining rapidly according to the Sun

10)Joanne Woodward (b 1930) Actress:Allegedly has advanced dementia according to People and other sources.

11)Clare Hollingworth(b 1911) Journalist:Has had numerous strokes heart attacks is completely blind and has dementia.

12)Ray Wilson(b 1934) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.

13)Brunhilde Pomsel (b 1911) Goebbels secretary:In a nursing home blind and 106 in January.

14)Diana Athill (b 1917) Literary editor.Has hearing problems and seem to remember reading she has a heart condition and kidney cancer.Lives in a home.

15)Lilianne Bettencourt(b 1922)Heiress:Has had Alzheimers and mixed dementia for about a decade.Ruled mentally incompetant in 2011

16)Gerd Muller(b 1945) Footballer:Has had advanced alzheimers for seven years and lives in a nursing home.

17)Tony Booth(b 1931)Actor:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.Suffered stroke in 2010.Diagnosed with emphysema and heart failure in 2014.

18)Roger Bannister(b 1929) Sprinter :Diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2011.Uses a wheelchair

19)Sheila Mercier(b 1919)Actress:Very old and has arthritis.

20)John Glenn (b1921)Astronaut/Politician: Has undergone heart surgery and has failing eyesight and hearing.

21)Glynis Johns(b 1923)Actress:Old

22)Mary Warnock(b 1924) Philosopher:Retired from the Lords last year and has been vocal in her support of assisted suicide.

23)Liz Dawn (b 1939) Actress:Has had emphysema since 2004.Has also had a heart attack and been fitted with a pacemaker

24)John Paul Stevens (b 1920)Former Supreme Court Justice:Old

25)June Spencer (b 1919) Actress:Old

26)Douglas Hurd (b 1930) Politician:Old and suffered a stroke a few years back.Disappeared from public eye

27)Peter Bonetti(b 1941) Footballer:Advanced Alzheimer`s disease.

28)Betty White(b 1922) Golden Girl:Old

29)Jeremy Hutchinson (b 1915) Lawyer:Extremely old.

30)Scott Putesky (b 1968) Musician:Has had stage 4 colon cancer since 2013.

31)David Rockefeller(b 1915) Billionaire:Very old

32)Mary Wilson (b 1916)Poet and Harold`s widow:Old

33)Clarissa Eden (b 1920) Eden`s widow

34)Charles K Kao(b 1933)Nobel Winning Physicist :Has had alzheimers since 2004.

35)June Brown(b 1927) Actress:Chain smoker who has failing eyesight and hearing.

36)Joni Mitchell (b 1943) Singer:Suffered a brain hemorrhage last year and is a lifelong smoker.

37)Jim Prior(b 1927) Politician:Old and out of public eye

38)Lord Edwin Bramall( b 1923):Army officer:Old and recently part of operation midland.

39)Carol Channing (b 1921)Actress:Old

40)Prem Tinsulanonda(b 1920)Thai head of state:Old

42)Malcolm Young(b 1953)Rocker:Heart problems and dementia

43)Tim Healy(b 1952)Actor:Seriously ill this year and previously had blocked arteries in the leg.Chainsmoker

44)Paul O`Grady(b 1955) :Drag Queen:Has had 3 heart attacks in 14 years.

45)Shane MacGowan(b 1957)Singer/Pisshead. Has been an alcoholic most of his life.Survived falling under a train a few years back

46)Kenny Sansom(b 1958)Footballer:Alcoholism

47)Errol Christie(b1963)Boxer:Stage 4 lung cancer.

48)Norman Lloyd (b 1914) Actor:Old

49)Harry Belafonte(b1927)Singer:Old

50)Hugh Hefner(b 1926)Old had a stroke in 1985.Now reclusive and allegedly housebound.

[Joey Russ 7,119]

A list of 50 potential new entries:

 

1)A A Gill (b 1954) Food critic: Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed over the summer that is in most of his body now.

2)Leah Bracknell (b 1964) Actress:Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in September and has had fluid removed from her heart.

3)Piers Sellers (b 1955) Astronaut and first British man in space :Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosed October 2015.Was given 12-18 months to live this year.

4)Colin Meads (b 1936) Rugby Player:Pancreatic cancer diagnosed in August after several months of ill health and hospitalisations

5)King Michael of Romania (b 1921) Former Romanian King.Has leukemia and the most aggressive form of skin cancer.Diagnosed at the beginning of the year.Too ill to attend his wifes funeral in August.

6)Nobby Stiles (b 1942) Footballer:Suffered minor stroke in 2010 has advanced Alzheimers disease diagnosed in 2012.Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013.Son described him as being "very poorly" in August

7)Sir Peter Hall( b 1930) Theatre Director:Diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2011 and has been in a home since 2015.

8)Jill Gascoine (b 1937) Actress: Diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago.Now in a nursing home and said to be nearing the end according to her husband.

9)Martin Peters (b 1943) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimer`s in 2013.Said to be declining rapidly according to the Sun

10)Joanne Woodward (b 1930) Actress:Allegedly has advanced dementia according to People and other sources.

11)Clare Hollingworth(b 1911) Journalist:Has had numerous strokes heart attacks is completely blind and has dementia.

12)Ray Wilson(b 1934) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.

13)Brunhilde Pomsel (b 1911) Goebbels secretary:In a nursing home blind and 106 in January.

14)Diana Athill (b 1917) Literary editor.Has hearing problems and seem to remember reading she has a heart condition and kidney cancer.Lives in a home.

15)Lilianne Bettencourt(b 1922)Heiress:Has had Alzheimers and mixed dementia for about a decade.Ruled mentally incompetant in 2011

16)Gerd Muller(b 1945) Footballer:Has had advanced alzheimers for seven years and lives in a nursing home.

17)Tony Booth(b 1931)Actor:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.Suffered stroke in 2010.Diagnosed with emphysema and heart failure in 2014.

18)Roger Bannister(b 1929) Sprinter :Diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2011.Uses a wheelchair

19)Sheila Mercier(b 1919)Actress:Very old and has arthritis.

20)John Glenn (b1921)Astronaut/Politician: Has undergone heart surgery and has failing eyesight and hearing.

21)Glynis Johns(b 1923)Actress:Old

22)Mary Warnock(b 1924) Philosopher:Retired from the Lords last year and has been vocal in her support of assisted suicide.

23)Liz Dawn (b 1939) Actress:Has had emphysema since 2004.Has also had a heart attack and been fitted with a pacemaker

24)John Paul Stevens (b 1920)Former Supreme Court Justice:Old

25)June Spencer (b 1919) Actress:Old

26)Douglas Hurd (b 1930) Politician:Old and suffered a stroke a few years back.Disappeared from public eye

27)Peter Bonetti(b 1941) Footballer:Advanced Alzheimer`s disease.

28)Betty White(b 1922) Golden Girl:Old

29)Jeremy Hutchinson (b 1915) Lawyer:Extremely old.

30)Scott Putesky (b 1968) Musician:Has had stage 4 colon cancer since 2013.

31)David Rockefeller(b 1915) Billionaire:Very old

32)Mary Wilson (b 1916)Poet and Harold`s widow:Old

33)Clarissa Eden (b 1920) Eden`s widow

34)Charles K Kao(b 1933)Nobel Winning Physicist :Has had alzheimers since 2004.

35)June Brown(b 1927) Actress:Chain smoker who has failing eyesight and hearing.

36)Joni Mitchell (b 1943) Singer:Suffered a brain hemorrhage last year and is a lifelong smoker.

37)Jim Prior(b 1927) Politician:Old and out of public eye

38)Lord Edwin Bramall( b 1923):Army officer:Old and recently part of operation midland.

39)Carol Channing (b 1921)Actress:Old

40)Prem Tinsulanonda(b 1920)Thai head of state:Old

41: ??

42)Malcolm Young(b 1953)Rocker:Heart problems and dementia

43)Tim Healy(b 1952)Actor:Seriously ill this year and previously had blocked arteries in the leg.Chainsmoker

44)Paul O`Grady(b 1955) :Drag Queen:Has had 3 heart attacks in 14 years.

45)Shane MacGowan(b 1957)Singer/Pisshead. Has been an alcoholic most of his life.Survived falling under a train a few years back

46)Kenny Sansom(b 1958)Footballer:Alcoholism

47)Errol Christie(b1963)Boxer:Stage 4 lung cancer.

48)Norman Lloyd (b 1914) Actor:Old

49)Harry Belafonte(b1927)Singer:Old

50)Hugh Hefner(b 1926)Old had a stroke in 1985.Now reclusive and allegedly housebound.

Some of these aren't famous enough for deathlist (Christie, Pomsel), and drug addicts are tricky: I wouldn't include them. Nevertheless, there are some great picks in there.

[Sean 5,998]

I think Christie and Pomsel would definitely get substantial media coverage when they go.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

A list of 50 potential new entries:

 

1)A A Gill (b 1954) Food critic: Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed over the summer that is in most of his body now.

2)Leah Bracknell (b 1964) Actress:Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in September and has had fluid removed from her heart.

3)Piers Sellers (b 1955) Astronaut and first British man in space :Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosed October 2015.Was given 12-18 months to live this year.

4)Colin Meads (b 1936) Rugby Player:Pancreatic cancer diagnosed in August after several months of ill health and hospitalisations

5)King Michael of Romania (b 1921) Former Romanian King.Has leukemia and the most aggressive form of skin cancer.Diagnosed at the beginning of the year.Too ill to attend his wifes funeral in August.

6)Nobby Stiles (b 1942) Footballer:Suffered minor stroke in 2010 has advanced Alzheimers disease diagnosed in 2012.Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013.Son described him as being "very poorly" in August

7)Sir Peter Hall( b 1930) Theatre Director:Diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2011 and has been in a home since 2015.

8)Jill Gascoine (b 1937) Actress: Diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago.Now in a nursing home and said to be nearing the end according to her husband.

9)Martin Peters (b 1943) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimer`s in 2013.Said to be declining rapidly according to the Sun

10)Joanne Woodward (b 1930) Actress:Allegedly has advanced dementia according to People and other sources.

11)Clare Hollingworth(b 1911) Journalist:Has had numerous strokes heart attacks is completely blind and has dementia.

12)Ray Wilson(b 1934) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.

13)Brunhilde Pomsel (b 1911) Goebbels secretary:In a nursing home blind and 106 in January.

14)Diana Athill (b 1917) Literary editor.Has hearing problems and seem to remember reading she has a heart condition and kidney cancer.Lives in a home.

15)Lilianne Bettencourt(b 1922)Heiress:Has had Alzheimers and mixed dementia for about a decade.Ruled mentally incompetant in 2011

16)Gerd Muller(b 1945) Footballer:Has had advanced alzheimers for seven years and lives in a nursing home.

17)Tony Booth(b 1931)Actor:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.Suffered stroke in 2010.Diagnosed with emphysema and heart failure in 2014.

18)Roger Bannister(b 1929) Sprinter :Diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2011.Uses a wheelchair

19)Sheila Mercier(b 1919)Actress:Very old and has arthritis.

20)John Glenn (b1921)Astronaut/Politician: Has undergone heart surgery and has failing eyesight and hearing.

21)Glynis Johns(b 1923)Actress:Old

22)Mary Warnock(b 1924) Philosopher:Retired from the Lords last year and has been vocal in her support of assisted suicide.

23)Liz Dawn (b 1939) Actress:Has had emphysema since 2004.Has also had a heart attack and been fitted with a pacemaker

24)John Paul Stevens (b 1920)Former Supreme Court Justice:Old

25)June Spencer (b 1919) Actress:Old

26)Douglas Hurd (b 1930) Politician:Old and suffered a stroke a few years back.Disappeared from public eye

27)Peter Bonetti(b 1941) Footballer:Advanced Alzheimer`s disease.

28)Betty White(b 1922) Golden Girl:Old

29)Jeremy Hutchinson (b 1915) Lawyer:Extremely old.

30)Scott Putesky (b 1968) Musician:Has had stage 4 colon cancer since 2013.

31)David Rockefeller(b 1915) Billionaire:Very old

32)Mary Wilson (b 1916)Poet and Harold`s widow:Old

33)Clarissa Eden (b 1920) Eden`s widow

34)Charles K Kao(b 1933)Nobel Winning Physicist :Has had alzheimers since 2004.

35)June Brown(b 1927) Actress:Chain smoker who has failing eyesight and hearing.

36)Joni Mitchell (b 1943) Singer:Suffered a brain hemorrhage last year and is a lifelong smoker.

37)Jim Prior(b 1927) Politician:Old and out of public eye

38)Lord Edwin Bramall( b 1923):Army officer:Old and recently part of operation midland.

39)Carol Channing (b 1921)Actress:Old

40)Prem Tinsulanonda(b 1920)Thai head of state:Old

42)Malcolm Young(b 1953)Rocker:Heart problems and dementia

43)Tim Healy(b 1952)Actor:Seriously ill this year and previously had blocked arteries in the leg.Chainsmoker

44)Paul O`Grady(b 1955) :Drag Queen:Has had 3 heart attacks in 14 years.

45)Shane MacGowan(b 1957)Singer/Pisshead. Has been an alcoholic most of his life.Survived falling under a train a few years back

46)Kenny Sansom(b 1958)Footballer:Alcoholism

47)Errol Christie(b1963)Boxer:Stage 4 lung cancer.

48)Norman Lloyd (b 1914) Actor:Old

49)Harry Belafonte(b1927)Singer:Old

50)Hugh Hefner(b 1926)Old had a stroke in 1985.Now reclusive and allegedly housebound.

 

That's a great list Shaun!

 

I was trying to remember a particular female author and now you've spared me having to rack my brain -It was Diana Athill.

 

I see I haven’t been able to persuade you of the merits of 96 year old aristocrat The Dowager Duchess of Grafton.....

[Sean 5,998]

 

A list of 50 potential new entries:

 

1)A A Gill (b 1954) Food critic: Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed over the summer that is in most of his body now.

2)Leah Bracknell (b 1964) Actress:Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in September and has had fluid removed from her heart.

3)Piers Sellers (b 1955) Astronaut and first British man in space :Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosed October 2015.Was given 12-18 months to live this year.

4)Colin Meads (b 1936) Rugby Player:Pancreatic cancer diagnosed in August after several months of ill health and hospitalisations

5)King Michael of Romania (b 1921) Former Romanian King.Has leukemia and the most aggressive form of skin cancer.Diagnosed at the beginning of the year.Too ill to attend his wifes funeral in August.

6)Nobby Stiles (b 1942) Footballer:Suffered minor stroke in 2010 has advanced Alzheimers disease diagnosed in 2012.Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013.Son described him as being "very poorly" in August

7)Sir Peter Hall( b 1930) Theatre Director:Diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2011 and has been in a home since 2015.

8)Jill Gascoine (b 1937) Actress: Diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago.Now in a nursing home and said to be nearing the end according to her husband.

9)Martin Peters (b 1943) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimer`s in 2013.Said to be declining rapidly according to the Sun

10)Joanne Woodward (b 1930) Actress:Allegedly has advanced dementia according to People and other sources.

11)Clare Hollingworth(b 1911) Journalist:Has had numerous strokes heart attacks is completely blind and has dementia.

12)Ray Wilson(b 1934) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.

13)Brunhilde Pomsel (b 1911) Goebbels secretary:In a nursing home blind and 106 in January.

14)Diana Athill (b 1917) Literary editor.Has hearing problems and seem to remember reading she has a heart condition and kidney cancer.Lives in a home.

15)Lilianne Bettencourt(b 1922)Heiress:Has had Alzheimers and mixed dementia for about a decade.Ruled mentally incompetant in 2011

16)Gerd Muller(b 1945) Footballer:Has had advanced alzheimers for seven years and lives in a nursing home.

17)Tony Booth(b 1931)Actor:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.Suffered stroke in 2010.Diagnosed with emphysema and heart failure in 2014.

18)Roger Bannister(b 1929) Sprinter :Diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2011.Uses a wheelchair

19)Sheila Mercier(b 1919)Actress:Very old and has arthritis.

20)John Glenn (b1921)Astronaut/Politician: Has undergone heart surgery and has failing eyesight and hearing.

21)Glynis Johns(b 1923)Actress:Old

22)Mary Warnock(b 1924) Philosopher:Retired from the Lords last year and has been vocal in her support of assisted suicide.

23)Liz Dawn (b 1939) Actress:Has had emphysema since 2004.Has also had a heart attack and been fitted with a pacemaker

24)John Paul Stevens (b 1920)Former Supreme Court Justice:Old

25)June Spencer (b 1919) Actress:Old

26)Douglas Hurd (b 1930) Politician:Old and suffered a stroke a few years back.Disappeared from public eye

27)Peter Bonetti(b 1941) Footballer:Advanced Alzheimer`s disease.

28)Betty White(b 1922) Golden Girl:Old

29)Jeremy Hutchinson (b 1915) Lawyer:Extremely old.

30)Scott Putesky (b 1968) Musician:Has had stage 4 colon cancer since 2013.

31)David Rockefeller(b 1915) Billionaire:Very old

32)Mary Wilson (b 1916)Poet and Harold`s widow:Old

33)Clarissa Eden (b 1920) Eden`s widow

34)Charles K Kao(b 1933)Nobel Winning Physicist :Has had alzheimers since 2004.

35)June Brown(b 1927) Actress:Chain smoker who has failing eyesight and hearing.

36)Joni Mitchell (b 1943) Singer:Suffered a brain hemorrhage last year and is a lifelong smoker.

37)Jim Prior(b 1927) Politician:Old and out of public eye

38)Lord Edwin Bramall( b 1923):Army officer:Old and recently part of operation midland.

39)Carol Channing (b 1921)Actress:Old

40)Prem Tinsulanonda(b 1920)Thai head of state:Old

42)Malcolm Young(b 1953)Rocker:Heart problems and dementia

43)Tim Healy(b 1952)Actor:Seriously ill this year and previously had blocked arteries in the leg.Chainsmoker

44)Paul O`Grady(b 1955) :Drag Queen:Has had 3 heart attacks in 14 years.

45)Shane MacGowan(b 1957)Singer/Pisshead. Has been an alcoholic most of his life.Survived falling under a train a few years back

46)Kenny Sansom(b 1958)Footballer:Alcoholism

47)Errol Christie(b1963)Boxer:Stage 4 lung cancer.

48)Norman Lloyd (b 1914) Actor:Old

49)Harry Belafonte(b1927)Singer:Old

50)Hugh Hefner(b 1926)Old had a stroke in 1985.Now reclusive and allegedly housebound.

 

That's a great list Shaun!

 

I was trying to remember a particular female author and now you've spared me having to rack my brain -It was Diana Athill.

 

I see I havent been able to persuade you of the merits of 96 year old aristocrat The Dowager Duchess of Grafton.....

She did cross my mind but I ran out of spaces.

[Joey Russ 7,119]

 

 

A list of 50 potential new entries:

 

1)A A Gill (b 1954) Food critic: Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed over the summer that is in most of his body now.

2)Leah Bracknell (b 1964) Actress:Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in September and has had fluid removed from her heart.

3)Piers Sellers (b 1955) Astronaut and first British man in space :Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosed October 2015.Was given 12-18 months to live this year.

4)Colin Meads (b 1936) Rugby Player:Pancreatic cancer diagnosed in August after several months of ill health and hospitalisations

5)King Michael of Romania (b 1921) Former Romanian King.Has leukemia and the most aggressive form of skin cancer.Diagnosed at the beginning of the year.Too ill to attend his wifes funeral in August.

6)Nobby Stiles (b 1942) Footballer:Suffered minor stroke in 2010 has advanced Alzheimers disease diagnosed in 2012.Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013.Son described him as being "very poorly" in August

7)Sir Peter Hall( b 1930) Theatre Director:Diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2011 and has been in a home since 2015.

8)Jill Gascoine (b 1937) Actress: Diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago.Now in a nursing home and said to be nearing the end according to her husband.

9)Martin Peters (b 1943) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimer`s in 2013.Said to be declining rapidly according to the Sun

10)Joanne Woodward (b 1930) Actress:Allegedly has advanced dementia according to People and other sources.

11)Clare Hollingworth(b 1911) Journalist:Has had numerous strokes heart attacks is completely blind and has dementia.

12)Ray Wilson(b 1934) Footballer:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.

13)Brunhilde Pomsel (b 1911) Goebbels secretary:In a nursing home blind and 106 in January.

14)Diana Athill (b 1917) Literary editor.Has hearing problems and seem to remember reading she has a heart condition and kidney cancer.Lives in a home.

15)Lilianne Bettencourt(b 1922)Heiress:Has had Alzheimers and mixed dementia for about a decade.Ruled mentally incompetant in 2011

16)Gerd Muller(b 1945) Footballer:Has had advanced alzheimers for seven years and lives in a nursing home.

17)Tony Booth(b 1931)Actor:Diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2004.Suffered stroke in 2010.Diagnosed with emphysema and heart failure in 2014.

18)Roger Bannister(b 1929) Sprinter :Diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2011.Uses a wheelchair

19)Sheila Mercier(b 1919)Actress:Very old and has arthritis.

20)John Glenn (b1921)Astronaut/Politician: Has undergone heart surgery and has failing eyesight and hearing.

21)Glynis Johns(b 1923)Actress:Old

22)Mary Warnock(b 1924) Philosopher:Retired from the Lords last year and has been vocal in her support of assisted suicide.

23)Liz Dawn (b 1939) Actress:Has had emphysema since 2004.Has also had a heart attack and been fitted with a pacemaker

24)John Paul Stevens (b 1920)Former Supreme Court Justice:Old

25)June Spencer (b 1919) Actress:Old

26)Douglas Hurd (b 1930) Politician:Old and suffered a stroke a few years back.Disappeared from public eye

27)Peter Bonetti(b 1941) Footballer:Advanced Alzheimer`s disease.

28)Betty White(b 1922) Golden Girl:Old

29)Jeremy Hutchinson (b 1915) Lawyer:Extremely old.

30)Scott Putesky (b 1968) Musician:Has had stage 4 colon cancer since 2013.

31)David Rockefeller(b 1915) Billionaire:Very old

32)Mary Wilson (b 1916)Poet and Harold`s widow:Old

33)Clarissa Eden (b 1920) Eden`s widow

34)Charles K Kao(b 1933)Nobel Winning Physicist :Has had alzheimers since 2004.

35)June Brown(b 1927) Actress:Chain smoker who has failing eyesight and hearing.

36)Joni Mitchell (b 1943) Singer:Suffered a brain hemorrhage last year and is a lifelong smoker.

37)Jim Prior(b 1927) Politician:Old and out of public eye

38)Lord Edwin Bramall( b 1923):Army officer:Old and recently part of operation midland.

39)Carol Channing (b 1921)Actress:Old

40)Prem Tinsulanonda(b 1920)Thai head of state:Old

42)Malcolm Young(b 1953)Rocker:Heart problems and dementia

43)Tim Healy(b 1952)Actor:Seriously ill this year and previously had blocked arteries in the leg.Chainsmoker

44)Paul O`Grady(b 1955) :Drag Queen:Has had 3 heart attacks in 14 years.

45)Shane MacGowan(b 1957)Singer/Pisshead. Has been an alcoholic most of his life.Survived falling under a train a few years back

46)Kenny Sansom(b 1958)Footballer:Alcoholism

47)Errol Christie(b1963)Boxer:Stage 4 lung cancer.

48)Norman Lloyd (b 1914) Actor:Old

49)Harry Belafonte(b1927)Singer:Old

50)Hugh Hefner(b 1926)Old had a stroke in 1985.Now reclusive and allegedly housebound.

That's a great list Shaun!

 

I was trying to remember a particular female author and now you've spared me having to rack my brain -It was Diana Athill.

 

I see I havent been able to persuade you of the merits of 96 year old aristocrat The Dowager Duchess of Grafton.....

She did cross my mind but I ran out of spaces.

 

Actually you didn't... Number 41 is still open.

[drol 10,057]

Monica Vitti (b. 1931) has had severe dementia since 2000 and she has spent her last 15 years in a nursing home in Switzerland. One to look at..

[Handrejka 1,840]

I think Shaun has come up with some very good choices there.

 

How about Peter Sarstedt. I know he's only 74 but he is in a retirement home and suffers from Progressive Supranuclear palsy, a degenerative disease with a myriad of nasty symptoms.

 

Raymond Briggs and Colin Dexter feel like deathlisty picks as well.

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My new and returning 25 for 2017.

 

Leah Bracknell

AA Gill

Nobby Stiles

Ray Wilson (footballer)

Martin Peters

John Wetton

Claire Hollingworth

Michael I of Romania

Val Kilmer

Shelley Duvall

Cleo Laine

Jet Black

Tony Booth

Pete Murray

Helmut Kohl

Gregg Allman

Peter Skellern

Abdul Halim

Shannon Doherty

Desmond Carrington

Robert Mugabe

Sheila Mercier

Keith Richards

Malcolm Young

Norman Lloyd