time 8,599 Posted January 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, msc said: Couldn't see a reference elsewhere via search engine, or indeed from a QO yet, but Howard Lew Lewis has died aged 76. Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, Brush Strokes, plus guest spots on Blackadder, Minder, and nearly every other 80s British TV show. One of those faces imo. Agreed, instantly recognisable (to me at least), even if the name wasn't. Not a happy end-of-life according to this Chortle piece. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 22, 2018 Lizo Mzimba has it on his Twitter, so BBC Obit should follow.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadpool 166 Posted January 22, 2018 https://news.sky.com/story/ex-england-captain-jimmy-armfield-dies-aged-82-11218162 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Lizo Mzimba has it on his Twitter, so BBC Obit should follow.... BBC Obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 22, 2018 Naomi Parker-Fraley, inspiration for Rosie The Riveter, dead at 96: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/obituaries/naomi-parker-fraley-the-real-rosie-the-riveter-dies-at-96.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted January 22, 2018 Just now, YoungWillz said: Naomi Parker-Fraley, inspiration for Rosie The Riveter, dead at 96: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/22/obituaries/naomi-parker-fraley-the-real-rosie-the-riveter-dies-at-96.html Think DI picked her for something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted January 22, 2018 That’s the fourth deathrace name to die so far for me. Think the survivors will be quite low this year just like last year even if my performance wasn’t as good as lasts time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,974 Posted January 22, 2018 Hit for my B-Team, among other places. A DDP unique despite picking her on some public pools - though I never actually discussed what was wrong with her (hospice with terminal cancer for many months ). As a lover of "bygone era" names it was a proud find, I think a UK obit is a shoo-in for inspiring such an iconic image. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, msc said: Think DI picked her for something? Hartlepool and DDP I believe.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted January 23, 2018 The girl who was the influence for Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country has died... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted January 23, 2018 Hugh Masekela, dead at 78. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 23, 2018 2 hours ago, time said: Hugh Masekela, dead at 78. Looks to be my first hit of 2018, my Joker: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42786749. Very sad, excellent musician and part of the anti-apartheid movement. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,087 Posted January 23, 2018 Tinky Winky is dead. Now for the other three Teletubbies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted January 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bentrovato said: Tinky Winky is dead. Now for the other three Teletubbies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788001 Already posted in the children's thread over an hour ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MasochisticAlligator 7 Posted January 23, 2018 48 minutes ago, Bentrovato said: Tinky Winky is dead. Now for the other three Teletubbies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42788001 I'm surprised noo-noo is still going. Enslaved snorting midgets tend not to live long in my experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted January 23, 2018 4 hours ago, time said: Hugh Masekela, dead at 78. I’m saddened by this. He really was an amazing musician, with one of his songs being recently announced into the Grammy’s Hall of Fame. I wish I could’ve put him on my B team to replace some of the less interesting folk on there in hindsight, but alas, that’s how life goes sometimes. Still saddened by this. RIP 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted January 23, 2018 Another person who might’ve been on a few people’s February squad, Julian P Boom, has now passed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Paul Bearer said: Already posted in the children's thread over an hour ago. 52-year-old child Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Joey Russ said: I’m saddened by this. He really was an amazing musician, with one of his songs being recently announced into the Grammy’s Hall of Fame. I wish I could’ve put him on my B team to replace some of the less interesting folk on there in hindsight, but alas, that’s how life goes sometimes. Still saddened by this. RIP i'm devastated I do one specific version of my radio show a year (first show of every new year) dedicated to a list of the lost (i.e. they died the previous year). It's January 23rd and by the time I add a shortish Masekela track to the script we'll be pushing 40 minutes already in a show that runs a little over two hours. Seriously, need this death rate to slow down a touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 24, 2018 Rockabilly singer, guitarist and bassist, Billy Hancock has died at the age of 71 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 294 Posted January 24, 2018 Ursula le Guin has died at 88. revolutionary sci fi author Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted January 24, 2018 26 minutes ago, Leon Brittan said: Ursula le Guin has died at 88. revolutionary sci fi author Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 294 Posted January 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: THEY DON'T LIKE IT UP EM SIR they dont like it up em sir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 24, 2018 Leon is indeeeed the Wizard of Earthshattering old news.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted January 24, 2018 But as I always point out, this is the Dead of (Year) thread, and it should serve as a useful reference source. Therefore ideally every death of note should be listed here, even when the deceased is mentioned in more specific threads. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
