Ideas and Possibilities for 2021

[arghton 6,735]

Ben Garrison? Isn't that the so-called "boomer comic" man?

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Yeah, who draws Trump in a massively homoerotic fashion.

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

Been bored today with no work so some ideas for 2021.

Not all DL worthy but I reckon all could obit so definitely DDP material at the very least.

Some are ill/frail (or rumoured to be), others I've just listed because of age/curiosity.


Sister Paula Nielsen
Self-styled "trans-televangelist", a regular guest on the Clive James Show in the 1980s
Turning 83. Suffered a big stroke several years ago, seldom seen since. EDIT: Died 30 Jun 2022 (aged 83)


Gene Shalit
Film critic.
Turning 95. Reclusive since retiring in 2010, last public appearance 2015.


Arthur White
Actor, best known for appearing in A Touch of Frost alongside his younger brother, Sir David Jason.
Turning 88.


Jeanette Charles
Actress, known for playing Queen Elizabeth II in movies.
Turning 94. Retired in 2014.


Gail Halvorsen
Command bomber in the U.S. Air Force, known for his role in the Berlin Airlift of 1948–49.
Turning 101. Rumoured to be in ill health. EDIT: Died 16 Feb 2022 (aged 101)


Winnie Ewing
First female SNP MP and somewhat of a fetish for Nats, nicknamed Madame Ecosse.
Turning 92. Rumoured to be in ill health. EDIT: Died 21 Jun 2023 (aged 93)


Philippe de Gaulle
French admiral and senator, the last living child of Charles de Gaulle.
Turning 100. Couldn't attend the VE Day celebrations in 2020 because of ill health.


Ernest Angley
Controversial televangelist and cult leader with the world's most unconvincing wig.
Turning 100. EDIT: Died 7 May 2021 (aged 99)

Eddie Stobart
Businessman and founder of the UK's most famous haulage company
Turning 92. Little info out there on him, can't even find a picture!


Michael Moore
Left wing activist and filmmaker
Turning 67. Obese and refuses to lose weight. Had a brush with death in 2016, spending time in intensive care with pneumonia.


Margie Phelps née Simms
Bigot. Member of the Westboro Baptist Church, widow of founder Fred who died in 2014.
Turning 96. Frail and not seen in public for years. EDIT: Died off radar on 18 Apr 2020 (aged 94)


Mary Holt
Tory MP (1970–74) for Preston North (preceded and succeeded by Ronald Atkins!)
Turning 97. Was said to be in poor health in 2018. EDIT: Died 17 Feb 2021 (aged 96)


Marguerite LeWars
Played the photographer in Dr. No, the only credited cast member still living other than Sir Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, also Miss Jamaica
Turning 83. Still active and just written a book, hoping to score an HBO or Netflix series with it. Still worth keeping an eye on.


Colin Jeavons
Actor, probably best known for playing Stamper in the original House of Cards.
Turning 92. I saw a photo of him from a few years ago looking frail. Can't find it now.


Joe Turkel
Actor, best known for his role of Dr. Tyrell in Blade Runner.
Turning 94. Retired from acting in 1999 but continued to make public appearances. Though the last one I can find is this from 2017. EDIT: Died 27 Jun 2022 (aged 94)

That's 15. I'll do another 15 tonight. Anything to prevent this turning into another thread about Trump!

[msc 18,448]

12 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Winnie Ewing
First female SNP MP and somewhat of a fetish for Nats, nicknamed Madame Ecosse.
Turning 92. Rumoured to be in ill health.

 

 

Has had dementia for years and periods of falling health alongside it. My source is a family friend.

 

If you want a 2 for 1 deal on nationalists, Jim Sillars is not a well man these days, though I'm not entirely sure whats up - might be just age related. He's been going downhill since Margo's death.

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

43 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Has had dementia for years and periods of falling health alongside it. My source is a family friend.

 

If you want a 2 for 1 deal on nationalists, Jim Sillars is not a well man these days, though I'm not entirely sure whats up - might be just age related. He's been going downhill since Margo's death.

That’s sad. I like Jim Sillars because he’s never been afraid to speak his mind and break ranks, whereas the rest of his party is a nauseating cult with every one of its elected representatives sharing the same opinion on everything.

[msc 18,448]

1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said:

That’s sad. I like Jim Sillars because he’s never been afraid to speak his mind and break ranks, whereas the rest of his party is a nauseating cult with every one of its elected representatives sharing the same opinion on everything.

 

Can't help but like a politician who, on asked about some fiery rhetoric from weeks previously on a live interview, went: "Oh, that? I was just shitstirring!" He is his own man though, which is why like the late Jimmy Reid he's struggled to stay in the one party.

 

 

[Deathrace 1,171]

If they make the starting gate would like to see a British character actor triumvirate of Geoffrey Palmer, Joss Ackland and Colin Jeavons on next year's list. 

[drol 11,945]

On 30/09/2020 at 20:51, drol said:

Yuriko, princess Mikasa, hospitalised with pneumonia and heart failure. Treatment are only to prolong her life expectancy, not to cure her. Good pick for 2021 if she makes it. 

Discharged. 

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

Alright, another 15. Still trying to think outside the box. 


Frank Williams
Actor, one of only two surviving cast members of Dad's Army (the other is Ian Lavender).
Turning 90. Very frail in recent photos. EDIT: Died 26 Jun 2022 (aged 90)


Edward Shames
U.S. Army Colonel, the last surviving officer from Easy Company (who were featured in Band of Brothers).
Turning 99. EDIT: Died 3 Dec 2021 (aged 99)


Kim Weston
Soul singer, best known for duetting with Marvin Gaye on "It Takes Two".
Turning 82. In 2016 it was reported that she was in a really bad way, in and out of hospitals and trying to raise money through GoFundMe.


Norman Scarth
Political activist, blogger and decorated WWII vet.
Turning 96.

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Clint Hill
U.S. Secret Services agent, the last surviving person in the limousine that JFK was shot in.
Turning 89.


Sidney Cooke
Child molester, known as "Britain's most notorious pedophile" (that was before Jimmy Savile).
Turning 94. Now bedridden, unable to walk or talk following a stroke a few years ago. Should be on next year's DL if he makes the starting line.


Katherine Jackson
Mother of Michael Jackson (and the other 9).
Reported in 2019 that she was in "dire health" – suffered a heart attack in January 2019, and a stroke several months before.


Sir James Anderton
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester (1976–1991), known as a moral crusader and an all round arsehole.
Turning 89. EDIT: Died 5 May 2022 (aged 89)


Janie Jones
Singer, but more famous for being a huge tart in the 60s
Turning 80. Seldom (if ever) heard from these days.


Tim Curry
Actor, known for his roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Home Alone 2, Annie, Legend, Muppet Treasure Island etc.
Suffered a debilitating stroke several years ago which has affected his physical and mental health greatly, still smoking like a chimney though.


Geoffrey Leonard
Pedophile activist, became the unlikely source of a meme after a famous mid-2000s interview
Turning 87. Suffering from dementia, Parkinson's and very frail.


Lord Norman Tebbit and Lady Margaret Tebbit
Thatcher Government grandee and nurse
Turning 90 and 87, respectively. Margaret has been disabled and needing care since the Brighton Bombing. Norman looks like death warmed up. EDIT: Lady Tebbit died on 19 Dec 2020 (aged 86)


Robert Earl
English traditional pop singer who enjoyed 3 charting hits in the late 1950s. His son, Robert Earl Jr., founded Planet Hollywood.
Turning 95. Now lives in the States and seldom heard from.


Robert Fyfe
Scottish actor, best known for his role of Howard in Last of the Summer Wine
Turning 96 according to his Wiki page but his birth year has been disputed a number of times. May be up to 8 years younger. Recent pic here. EDIT: Died 15 Sep 2021 (aged 90)


Russ Tamblyn
Actor and dancer, one of two surviving "brothers" from Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, also starred in West Side Story and Twin Peaks
Turning 87. Had open heart surgery in 2014. It went wrong, but he recovered. Lucky to be alive, worth watching.

[Clorox Bleachman 2,422]

16 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Joni James
Singer, but more famous for being a huge tart in the 60s
Turning 80. Seldom (if ever) heard from these days

 

Janie Jones.

 

Joni James is a good shout and all, being 90, but probably too obscure nowadays to QO...

[Ulitzer95 12,610]

4 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said:

 

Janie Jones.

 

Joni James is a good shout and all, being 90, but probably too obscure nowadays to QO...

My bad!!

Fixed.

[drol 11,945]

On 21/09/2020 at 20:21, drol said:

Thich Nhat Hanh's health has declined again and he has completely lost his appetite. He has somehow improved now (oh, immortals!) but his next birthday is widely expected to be his last.

Thich Nhat Hahn stable and there is no cause of concern.

[msc 18,448]

Frank Bowling, who is on my B-team this year as he has had a number of health problems, is now Sir Frank Bowling.

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218]

Norman Tebbit was interviewed this week on my regional ITV news programme.

He looked well, vocally a tad weak but he has all his marbles.

[Bentrovato 1,087]

Sir James Galway. Very quiet for a while. Of an age etc. 80 years. Health problems in the past. 

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

Jim Dale. Former Carry On cast member(85). Himself, Barbara Windsor and Bernard Cribbins must be the last surviving regularish members so will almost certainly get a QO

[Steve 601]

A triple suggestion from me: 1) Ed Ames - played Mingo on the 60’s tv series Daniel Boone. Ames was also a singer. 2) Marion Ross - she played Mrs Cunningham on the tv series Happy Days and 3) Frances Sternhagen - played Cliff’s mother Esther Calvin on the tv series “Cheers” 

[TheKeysOfMarinus 390]

Dizzy Reece, hard bop jazz trumpeter whose credits include scoring the 1958 Ealing film Nowhere to Go (which gave Maggie Smith her first screen credit) and making a lot of recordings with Blue Note records, turns 90 on 5 January. Not a guaranteed obit but you never know. 

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

How about Jean Boht.  Start getting rid of the whole Boswell family.  She is now 88 years old

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

Former Leeds and Chelsea owner Ken Bates. Turns 89 in December. Will most likely get a QO

[Bentrovato 1,087]

Michael Rosen anyone. Survived his first bout of covid19 but he says in this interview he still needs weekly hospital visits as he copes with "long Covid" and continuing sight and hearing problems. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-54508302

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1 hour ago, Bentrovato said:

Michael Rosen anyone. Survived his first bout of covid19 but he says in this interview he still needs weekly hospital visits as he copes with "long Covid" and continuing sight and hearing problems. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-54508302

 

Between 40 days in a coma, blood clots in the lungs and a loss of sight in one eye, the great man has done well to get this far along. He's apparently writing again.

[ladyfiona 2,585]

Tom Parker for sure should be on the list. Stage 4 inoperable brain cancer recently diagnosed and is same age as me!!

[Jesse 9]

On 14/09/2020 at 15:47, Kenny McCormick said:

I'm doubtful Biden will win this. This is just Trump v Hillary all over again. Trump will get his second term despite this election being tailored to the left - all they had to do is find a decent candidate...

Yeah, I do too. I think Trump will get reelected; however, on the off chance that Biden becomes #46, I highly doubt that he will make it through his first term. Making him an excellent candidate for the death list of 2021! 

[The Great Cornholio 902]

1 hour ago, Jesse said:

Yeah, I do too. I think Trump will get reelected; however, on the off chance that Biden becomes #46, I highly doubt that he will make it through his first term. Making him an excellent candidate for the death list of 2021! 

If Biden does get in I have no doubt #46 will be instantly replaced by #47 (AKA Kamella Harris). 

 

Tbh I think its completely 50/50. Any prediction is just as accurate as a coin flip at this point.