The 4th Crowdsource Deathlist (2019 edition)

[Joey Russ 7,220]

BELOVED FORUM POSTER DIES

11/50

 

 

6th September 2019

 

Robert Mugabe, best known for his many years of insightful posts on Deathlist forums, has sadly died at 95 to give another crowdsource score. He was a familiar and loved figure on the forums, with his wit, anti-racism posts, and long friendship with Deathray who recently married Neil Kinnock’s Welsh Constituency. He also had a bit of a tenuous relationship with your crowdsource host, but you can't please everyone. In these sad Post Hein days, this is the first time we’ve had 100% confirmation of the death of a Deathlist poster, since the death of forum admin Paul Bearer in 2013. Mugabe will be fondly remembered by all fans of his Swingtime Band. 

 

PS It has just reached us that Robert Mugabe was in fact a mass murdering embezzling dictator who ran roughshod over his own people for nearly 40 years. The things that people can get away with, while pretending to be a friendly member of the online community, never cease to shock.

 

Side note: apart from a few minor tweaks this obit was the work of msc, not me. Since he clearly wanted this obit published for the longest time and I did one of his obits for Stan Lee back in 2018, I decided to give him one obit. Now I'm waiting for the why are you so racist comments...

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

Daniel Johnston eliminates another name from my cs list (14/50) .Still Ricksen and the immortal Javier Perez De Ceullar fight the odds

 

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18.Machiko Kyo

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20. Franco Zeffirelli

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25.Richard Erdman

26. Kathleen Blanco

27. Le Duc Anh

28. Agnes Varda

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31. Joao Gilberto

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40. Daniel Johnston

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46. Mike Willesee

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49.Andrew Fairlie

50. Herman Wouk

[Joey Russ 7,220]

If anyone ever wants to know what list I used for my own entry, just look at my shadow list. You might find the answer there.  

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Alright everyone, here is a list of every candidate entered for the crowdsource list. I've revealed this for three reasons. 1. msc revealed it for the psat 2 years so it would feel weird to not follow suit. 2. This could give you an idea on who might be good candidates to push for next year's list to replace the deceased/dropped names for next year. 3. to rue their luck on any names who have died during this past year but didn't make the list so that they may prepare to push other names who they want on the list for next year. Anyways, the list goes as follows:

1. Kirk Douglas 1081 
2. Leah Bracknell 1066 
3. Herman Wouk 1004 
4. Jean-Louis Trintignant 986 
5. Robert Mugabe 882 
6. Vera Lynn 861 
7. Nobby Stiles 843 
8. Clive James 787 
9. Fernando Ricksen 782 
10. Olivia Newton-John 750 
11. Olivia de Havilland 746 
12. Prince Philip 716 
13. Dilip Kumar 599 
14. Tim Conway 570 
15. Bob Dole 567 
16. Le Duc Anh 567 
17. Pope Benedict 563 
18. Bob Barker 561 
19. George Alagiah 529 
20. Leslie Phillips 511 
21. Jimmy Carter 494 
22. Glynis Johns 487 
23. Stirling Moss 480 
24. John McCririck 475 
25. Jill Gascoine 465 
26. Sidney Poitier 462 
27. Javier Pérez de Cuellar 461 
28. Mikhail Gorbachev 454 
29. Violet Chamorro 453 
30. Bill Turnbull 436 
31. Terry Jones 428 
32. Kathleen Blanco 408 
33. Lee Kerslake 388 
34. Loretta Lynn 365 
35. John Hume 355 
36. Doris Day 350 
37. Jacques Chirac 345 
38. Johnny Clegg 328 
39. Franco Zeffirelli 298 
40. Roberta McCain 296 
41. Gina Lolligibrida 293 
42. Betty White 292 
43. Jean of Luxembourg 274 
44. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 267 
45. IM Pei 262 
46. John Andretti 259 
47. Rosalynn Carter 245 
48. Pierre Cardin 240 
49. Sheila Mercier 218 
50. Beverly Cleary 217
51. 217 - Monica Vitti 
52. 211 - Henry Kissinger, Little Richard 
53. 204 - Carol Channing 
54. 201 - Diana Athill 
55. 200 - Imelda Marcos 
56. 195 - Barbara Waters 
57. 193 - Joanne Woodward 
58. 188 - Jean Marie le Pen 
59. 185 - Genesis P-orridge 
60. 182 - Katherine Jackson
61. 181 - Norman Lloyd
62. 170 - Harry Reid 
63. 169 - Sumner Redstone, 6ix9ine 
64. 166 - Lucia Hiriart 
65. 160 - Willie Nelson 
66. 151 - Valery Giscard d'Estaing 
67. 149 - Jackie Stallone
68. 146 - Beth Chapman 
69. 145 - Nichelle Nichols, Peter Tork
70. 144 - Katherine Johnson 
71. 136 - John Paul Stevens 
72. 135 - Barbara Windsor, Murray Walker 
73. 134 - Larry King
74. 133 - Alberto Fujimori 
75. 132 - Lina Wertmuller 
76. 130 - Andrew McGahan 
77. 126 - David Prowse, Desmond Tutu, Eva Marie Saint 
78. 123 - Bob Hawke 
79. 121 - Prunella Scales, Marieke Vervoort  
80. 120 - Hosni Mubarak, Queen Elizabeth, Anne Hamilton Byrne, Kamala 
81. 119 - Alain Delon 
82. 116 - Joan Plowright, Jose Jose 
83. 115 - Douglas Hurd, Jimmy Greaves 
84. 114 - Harry Belafonte
85. 105 - Denis Goldberg
86. 104 - Yoko Ono, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Robinson 
87. 103 - Jerry Stiller 
88. 101 - June Brown 
89. 99 - Sean Connery 
90. 98 - Daniella Westbrook, Sandra Day O'Connor 
91. 97 - Valerie Harper 
92. 96 - Pele 
93. 94 - Christy Dignam 
94. 93 - Michel Piccoli 
95. 91 - Ozzy Osbourne 
96. 90 - Queen Sirikit, Diana Serra Carry
97. 89 - Nicholas Parsons 
98. 87 - Prem Tinsulanoda, Stanely Donen 
99. 86 - Sonali Bendre 
100. 84 - Samu Anoa'i, Shane MacGowan  
101. 82 - Michael Lonsdale 
102. 81 - June Spencer 
103. 80 - Tony Drewitt Barlow 
104. 78 - Artie Lange, Rhonda Fleming 
105. 77 - Juan Carlos I of Spain, Bill Wyman, Irene Papas
106. 76 - Sacheen Littlefeather 
107. 75 - Jean Luc Godard 
108. 74 - Chuck Yeager 
109. 73 - Sri Sri Swami Shivakumara 
110. 71 - Li Rui, OJ Brigance 
111. 70 - Bernard Tapie, Andrew Fairlie, Bruno Ganz, Clarissa Eden   
112. 69 - David Attenborough, Martin Peters  
113. 67 - James Lovelock 
114. 65 - Bart Starr, Daniel Arap Moi 
115. 64 - Clint Eastwood, Anne Buydens, Peter Alliss
116. 63 - Roman Reigns
117. 62 - Richard Hadlee, Kenny Rogers 
118. 61 - Thomas Schaffernacker, Cloris Leachman  
119. 60 - Rosamunde Pilcher, Trevor Peacock  
120. 59 - John Cocks 
121. 58 - Gudrun Ure, Norma Waterson, Bill Cosby, Alan Greenspan 
122. 56 - Irrfan Khan 
123. 54 - Gary Glitter, Ray Reardon  
124. 53 - Ethel Kennedy, Iris Apfel, George Soros
125. 52 - Linda Nolan 
126. 51 - Bernardd Cribbins
127. 50 - Pat Bowlen, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Paul Gascoigne, Grace Chang, Jack Charlton, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho
128. 49 - Doddie Weir, Quentin Tarantino, Julie Goodyear, Sylvia Miles, Ruthie Thompson
129. 48 - Mel Brooks, Vera Miles, Barney Harwood, Freeman Dyson, Fernanda Montenegro, Eric B, Giorgo Napolitano, Karen Lewis
130. 47 - Ennio Morricone, Dalai Lama, Billy Connolly, Richard McCourt, Boris Pahor, Valentina Cortese, Janis Page
131. 46 - Freddie Jones, Dominic Wood, Stanely Ho, Honor Blackman, Joe Vento, Berry Gordy Jr, Angela Lansbury, Julie Gibson, Gerard Basset
132. 45 - Mike Willesee, Frank Williams, Vin Diesel, Grace Slick, Rolf Harris, Ed Asner
133. 44 - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, James Watson, Barbara Barrie, Kevin Spacey, Ann Blyth, Stuart Fraser, Claus von Bulow 
134. 43 - Tony Bennett, Bobby Brown (footballer), Harvey Weinstein, Jim Leavelle, Lil Wayne, Laura Loomer, Luis Echeverria, Robert Marchand, Suzy Delair 
135. 42 - Bruce Anstey, Gay Byrne, Rob Brydon, Donald Trump, Jiang Zemin, Melvin van Pebbles, Princess Michael of Kent, Carl Reiner, Tommy Chong, James Earl Jones, Chris Wilson
136. 41 - Nile Wilson, Prince Leonard, Jill Knight, Cleo Laine, Estelle Parsons, Ruth Dayan, Ron Saunders, Albert Uderzo, Renee Simonot, Paul Dewar 
137. 40 - Lil Pump, Krystzof Penderecki, Orlando Cepeda, Rex Garrod, Michael Schumacher, Mazie Hirono
138. 39 - Joni Mitchell, Walter Mondale, Cissy Houston, Justin Bieber, Niki Lauda, Ernest Angley, Rick Ross, Bill Freehan, Abdullah the Butcher, Lionel Blair, Earl Cameron, Cliff Richard
139. 38 - Kodak Black, Christina Ludwig, Jeanne Little, Lata Mangeshka, Robert Fyfe, Stanely Baxter 
140. 37 - Tom Baker, Paola of Belgium, Trippe Red, Patrica Routledge, John Saxon, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sophia Loren, Alex Ferguson, Lyndon Larouche, Stacy Title
141. 36 - Juliet Ace, Julie Andrews, Sandy Toksvig, Bobby Bowden, Greg Gilbert, Dick Dale, John Madden, Edmund Capon
142. 35 - Jim Kelly, Margaret Stuart Barry, Robbie Coltrane, Anne Hegarty, Pearl Carr   
143. 34 - Mil Mirzayanov, John Prine, Charles Bronson, Dennis Skinner, Valdas Adamkus, Gerd Muller, Luton Shelton, Rupert Murdoch
144. 33 - Katherine Whitehorn, Ray Davies, Chris Rea, Machiko Kyo, Gaston Glock, Frank Borman, Paul Flynn, Petula Clark
145. 32 - Estelle Harris, Dick van Dyke, Mary Berry, Ian Holm, Gena Rowlands, Inga Lagrande, Warren Buffet, Noam Chomsky, Manohar Parrikar 
146. 31 - Raymond Johnson, George Schultz, Paul Dooley, George Fernandes, Dean Stockwell, Ruth Westheimer, Brian Bennet, Jesse Jackson, Philomena Lynott, Jacques Delors, Anita Doth 
147. 30 - Stevie Chalmers, Ray Torro,  Felicity Hill, Christiane F, Mamie van Doren, Meat Loaf, Joe Brown, Anita Cochran
148. 29 - Everton Weekes, Julie Newmar, Jack Black, Milan Kundera, Norman Tebbit, Tinto Brass, Lee Grant, Isabel Peron, Athol Guy, David Koch, Norman Lear, Abdelaziz Boutefleika 
149. 28 - Raymond Biggs, Des O'Connor, Leona Lewis, Kenneth Kaunda, Gordon Lightfoot, Joss Ackland 
150. 27 - Virginia McCaskell, Bella Thorne, Agnes Kelesti, Chasey Lain, Ursula Andress 
151. 26 - Ginger Baker, Val Kilmer, Cormac McCarthy, Tamara Press, Azaelia Banks, Richard Erdman, Henri Richard, Michael Moore 
152. 25 - Gordon Banks, Antonio Tejero, Prince Michael of Kent 
153. 24 - Maggie Smith, Manfred Eigen, Peter Lorimer, Rick Springfield, Maria Riva, Zizi Jeanmaire, Anton Coppola, Stan Bowles, Michael Medwin, Bill Russell
154. 23 - Balbir Singh Sr, Norm Coleman, Kenny Sansom, Malcom Hebden, Jack Burke Jr, Kim Novak, Agnes Varda, Lorraine Warren, Richard Parsons, Morrissey
155. 22 - Bill Macy, Alan Igglesden, Demi Lovato, Timmy Mallet, Wilford Brimley, Harriet Andersson, Naya Rivera, Nina van Palland, Duane Eddy, Rickey Dixon, Charlie Sheen
156. 21 - Johnny Johnson, Wanda Jackson, Sandy Gall, Hans Albert, Margaret O'Brien, Hamish McInnes, Markus Jooste, Barbara Chandler, Bobby Charlton
157. 20 - Jurgen Habermas, Jaoa Gilberto, Sally Carr, Andrew Romanoff, Sandy Alderson
158. 19 - Akihito, Francesco Alberoni, Peter Kay, Marty Wilde, Hulk Hogan, Nehemiah Persoff, Susan Bayh
159. 18 - Thomas Keneally, Shirley Hughes, Uljana Semjonova, Geoffrey Palmer, Morton Sobell (died before start, but that wasn't known at the time), John Williams, Dewayne Lee Johnson
160. 17 - Anna Pavord, William Macpherson, Juliette Greco, Harald V of Norway, Eileen Derbyshire, Robert Kuok, Phil Collins, Katherine Helmond, Brenda Lee, Clarke Carlisle, Jo Dee Messina, Stuart Hall, Fatima Ali
161. 16 - William Roache, Louis Farrakhan, Tippi Hendron, Joseph Lombardo, Marion Ross, Herb Cox
162. 15 - Jerry Remy, Fay Weldon, Ben Aaronovitch, Sonny Rollins, Windsor Davies, Ric Flair, Carly Simon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Anne Lotz
163. 14 - Lamont Dozier, Frank Miller, Richard Curtis, William 'Refrigerator' Perry, Sinead O'Connor, Lee Scratchy Perry, Jack Ickx, Howard Finkel, Jane Powell, Thuy Thanh Truong
164. 13 - Joe Turkel, Heather Locklear, Arlene Dahl, Tom Clarke, Val Bettin, Sally Anne Howles
165. 12 - Chris Mortensen, Nana Mouskouri, Tom Brokaw, Brigitte Fontaine, Guy Siner, Francois Gilot, Noel Conway, John Astin, Lil Xan, Willie K
166. 11 - Candido Camero, Ri Yong-mu, Antonius Nagub, Daniel Johnston, Pete Sutcliffe, Valerie Masterson, Paul Biya, Lee Teng Hui, Marge Champion, Rene de Obaldia, Gene Hackman 
167. 10 - Kenneth Cope, Paul Darrow, Tina Turner, Robin Herd, Pete Davidson, Shin Jung-hyeon, Judith Kerr, Andy Scott, Martin Pipe, Ronald Dumas, Andrea Camilleri, Donald Rumsfeld, Ross Perot 
168. 9 - Paul Orndoff, Thad Cochran, Hutton Gibson, Muriel Pawlow, Liv Ullman, Brian Auger, Candi Stanton
169. 8 - Sheila Steafal, Billy Bingham, Arnaldo Pomodo, James Hong, Burt Bacharach, Nick Boles, Adnan Al-Kassie, Michael Kaine, Alicia Alonso, Abby Lee Miller, Phil Spector, F W de Klerk, Wilfred Benitez 
170. 7 - June Lockhart, Frank O'Farrell, Ringo Starr, Arnaldo Folani, Alexandra Ston, Mike Ditka, Billy McNeill, Cheryl Cole, Joyce Randolph, Jean Boht, Hal Holbrook, Richard Petty, Jacob Rothschild 
171. 6 - Theresa May, Karolos Papoulias, Johnny Brown, Bill Treacher, Sharon Osbourne, John Turner, Barry Cryer, Jonathan Moffat, Claire Bloom
172. 5 - Nile Rodgers, Nuon Chea, Vanessa Redgrave, Roger Etchegary, Michael Bouquet, Zoella, Jean-Clauda Juncker, Ian St John, Tom Skerritt, Kevin McIntyre
173. 4 - Nicola Mendelsohn, Diana Rigg, Robbie Williams, Kang Guek Eav, Helen, Manami Toyota, Claire Maurier, Babiker Awadalla, Steph McGovern, Alan Haslehurt, Eric Carle, Gary Busey, Quentin Pongia, Raul Castro
174. 3 - Valentina Teresh, Iain Lee, Alberto Sanchez, Antonia Fraser, Nai Palm, Jason Becker, Kim Kardashian, Liza Minelli, Just Fontaine, Dan Rather
175. 2 - Chen Nin Yang, Gro Harlam Brundtland, Andy Fordham, Karen Brady, Kim Jong Un, Albert Finney, Tempest Storm, Mark Radcliffe, Robert Redford
176. 1 - Kate Moss, Geoffrey Boycott, Eddie Large, Charlotte Crosby, Unita Blackwell, Antoine Gizenga, James Randi, Peter Brook, Daisy Longkoonan 

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

Interesting DL Pick Tony Britton didn't garner a single vote here,also shocker to see some of the names 51-100 like Wertmuller,Delon,Hiriart,Westbrook and Samu who I thought would be less popular.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

8 minutes ago, CaptainChorizo said:

Interesting DL Pick Tony Britton didn't garner a single vote here,also shocker to see some of the names 51-100 like Wertmuller,Delon,Hiriart,Westbrook and Samu who I thought would be less popular.

I can see why Delon and Westbrook were able to get the amount they got. Not so much the others though 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

YOU CAN'T HEAR THE DRUMS FERNANDO

12/50

 

 

18th September 2019

 

Rangers legend Fernando Ricksen has died at the ripe old age of 43 to give the Crowdsource List yet another hit. He transferred to the Rangers from the Dutch team AZ Alkmaar in 2000 for a the price of 3.75 million pounds. His Rangers career didn't start out easy: he eventually had to be substituted after 21 minutes against Bobby Petta, and he got a five game ban for a Kung fu style kick on Darren Young. He eventually had won awards such as two Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish Cups, and 3 Scottish league cup, and he was eventually inducted into the Rangers hall of fame. Despite this, he still did plenty of controversial things throughout his career, making him a decisive figure among football fans. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2013, and recent downturns secured him a spot on the list for the past two years. This is his 3rd appearance on the list, jumping all the way to the 9th spot on the list.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

CHIRAC EST MORT

13/50

 

 

26th September 2019

 

Former French President has died at 86 to push the Crowdsource list to a score of 13 during the waning days of 2019. He began his career as the head of personal staff of George Pompidou, who Chirac considered his mentor. He also received the nickname Le Bulldozer during that time due to his abrasive manner. Well, he clearly bulldozed his way up the political ladder as he gained important political positions throughout the next few decades, particularly with being the prime minister and counterpart to Giscard d'Estaing. He finally became President in 1995, which lasted 12 years. Like many politicians around the world, he was very mixed. He opposed the invasion of Iraq, a war which was fabricated by the US government. On the other hand, he had his fair share of corruption dealings, eventually being convicted of some of those dealings in 2011. His health was slowly declining, and crowdsource folk gave him a high debut in 2017. He only made it to the 37th spot in his 3rd appearance on the list though. 

[Deathray 2,940]

@Joey Russ Where the fuck did the other 11 points (50 were obvs from me, revealing myself not that anybody needed me too) for a very fit (ooh la la) weatherman come from?

[Joey Russ 7,220]

I can’t say exactly which people actually chose Schaffernacker on their list unless they want to reveal themselves. All I’ll say is that it’s someone fairly well known on the forum picked them on their list...

[msc 18,439]

Call it a farewell gift from a departing former host in December 2018...

[Deathray 2,940]

4 minutes ago, msc said:

Call it a farewell gift from a departing former host in December 2018...

 

50 would have been a farewell gift, 11 is just stingy.

 

All it seems to take is 4 people given him 50 and one 20 and he'd stand a good chance of getting on the list. 

 

Remember that in December, folks. 49 points is still good for whoever you'd want at 50. 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

EMMERDEAD

14/50

 

 

16th October 2019

 

Former Emmerdale actress and forum favorite Leah Bracknell has died after a long cancer bout in order to become the 14th reported death of the year. Early in her career she appeared in the show The Chiffy Kids in 1976, which was directed by her father David Bracknell. It was Emmerdale, however, where she really left her impact at. She played Zoe Tate, a vet and land owner who was much more well known as one of the first prominent lesbian characters in a soap opera. She was fairly popular on the show and her tenure in Emmerdale lasted 16 years, eventually leaving the show in 2005 and the British Soap Award for Best Exit the following year. In recent years her popularity once again shot up really highly, this time due to the fact that she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2016. Never leaving the top 2 in the crowdsource list she was arguably the most popular pick overall to date, though with any long cancer lingerer, the thought of fraud goes inside people's head. However, her death does bring the crowdsource list on level with every other year thus far apart from 2017, with still two and a half months left to go... 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

REPORT OF CLIVE JAMES'S DEATH...*

15/50

 

 

24th November 2019

 

Well known Australian critic, broadcaster, and dead pool teaser Clive James has finally succumbed to a nearly decade long cancer battle in order to make the list have the second best score to date. He began his career as a literary critic before he joined The Observer in 1972, where he became known for his wry, deadpan humor. Since then, he was able to do lots of things that lead him to higher status: from writing poetry to presenting on BBC radio, to hosting his own show on ITV called Clive James on Television, his impact on the UK was undeniable. He even once quipped that Arnold Schwarzenegger in his body building days looked like "a brown condom full of walnuts." As for his political views, he was identified as a social democrat, although his views on the Iraq War were quite strange for a social democrat, among other things. He's perhaps best known for his time as a dead pooling tease. Perhaps no name has stayed on the minds of dead pooling folk as long as Clive did, as he was fighting cancer since 2011 and was close to death so many times before. However, the will he won't he speculation finally ended as he died from the cancer at the age of 80. This was his fourth year on the list, jumping up all the way to the 8th spot.

 

* I'm well aware this is the same photo as the Deathlist's photo, but I like it a lot so I'm shamelessly stealing it.  

[Joey Russ 7,220]

ANNIE SELLS THE FARM

16/50

 

 

13th December 2019

 

UK soap actress Sheila Mercier has died to bring the crowdsource list up to a very respectable score. She began her career as a stage actress, working on Donald Wolfit's Shakespeare company till 1951. She then worked with her brother Brian Rix in the Whitehall farces, a series of five plays that ran throughout the 1950s and 1960s. These performances were televised on the BBC, with critics noting that Mercier "was up to the second in tempo sense of fun." It was in 1972, however, where she performed in her biggest role in her career. Mercier was among the original cast of Emmerdale, and in it she played Annie Sugden, the head of the Sugden family. Sheila was among the main cast members of the show, staying on the show for another 22 years (being one of two original cast members still around for the 20th anniversary) before retiring in 1994. She has made occasional appearances since then for the funeral of her sons Joe in 1995 and Jack in 2009. She also made an appearance in a special programme in honor of the 5000th episode of Emmerdale. Given her old age and her impact on Emmerdale, she was a bit of a popular pick for some, as she was making her way to a second appearance on the crowdsource list. However, instead she died at the ripe old age of 100, only sneaking on at the 49th spot on this year's list. 

 

It should be noted though that like any dead pool barring the likes of Deathrace and co, it is a marathon rather than a sprint. We went nearly four months without any hits (and it looked like it might've been a dismal year), and look at the list now. It's at its second best performance to date...