YoungWillz 21,046 Posted July 31, 2020 Former civil servant best known for leaking the documents relating to the sinking of the Belgrano during the Falklands Conflict, Clive Ponting has died and goes straight to Times Obit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/clive-ponting-obituary-6d6lq5nzv (Paywall) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted July 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Former civil servant best known for leaking the documents relating to the sinking of the Belgrano during the Falklands Conflict, Clive Ponting has died and goes straight to Times Obit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/clive-ponting-obituary-6d6lq5nzv (Paywall) Been keeping tabs on the wrong whistleblower! (Holroyd) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted July 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, msc said: Been keeping tabs on the wrong whistleblower! (Holroyd) The whole "sailing away" thing gave Thatcher many nightmares! Twas but a blip however, you have to give credit to the great British public who ignored soaring unemployment and poverty, a North/South divide you could have driven Monaco though, riots in Brixton and Toxteth, police battoning the pickets and then Ponting exposing incompetence during the conflict and gave Thatcher an '83 election victory. An admirable sign of devotion to the flag and war over everything else. Mind you - Michael Foot? At least she didn't give Ponting the Dr David Kelly treatment. We'll give her that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted July 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: The whole "sailing away" thing gave Thatcher many nightmares! Twas but a blip however, you have to give credit to the great British public who ignored soaring unemployment and poverty, a North/South divide you could have driven Monaco though, riots in Brixton and Toxteth, police battoning the pickets and then Ponting exposing incompetence during the conflict and gave Thatcher an '83 election victory. An admirable sign of devotion to the flag and war over everything else. Mind you - Michael Foot? At least she didn't give Ponting the Dr David Kelly treatment. We'll give her that. Ah David Kelly got a DDP mention recently courtesy of Gooseberry's left field picks that prove canny uniques. Even without Foot (who always seemed a reasonable chap if not a PM), the SDP split was killer for the non-Tories at the time. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted August 1, 2020 Woman who got the first ever real-life Face/Off transplant dies aged 57. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted August 1, 2020 5 hours ago, Whitehouse said: Woman who got the first ever real-life Face/Off transplant dies aged 57. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 742 Posted August 2, 2020 D. J. Looney, an assistant college football coach dead from a heart attack at 31. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/01/sport/dj-looney-football-coach-death-trnd/index.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,344 Posted August 2, 2020 https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/01/wilford-brimley-dead-dies-actor-quaker-oats-diabetes/ American actor Wilford Brimley has died aged 85 according to TMZ. Starred in cult classic films like Cocoon , The Thing and Hard target as well as being the face of Quakers Oats for years. He also had a recurring role on tv classic The Waltons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 6, 2020 Looks like noone has mentioned the death of actor Reni Santoni from the Dirty Harry film https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reni-santoni-dead-actor-enter-laughing-dirty-harry-was-82-1305149 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted August 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: Looks like noone has mentioned the death of actor Reni Santoni from the Dirty Harry film https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reni-santoni-dead-actor-enter-laughing-dirty-harry-was-82-1305149 Use the search tools, iain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, drol said: Use the search tools, iain. I have no idea who this iain person is but thanks for alerting me to my error. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted August 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: I have no idea who this iain person is but thanks for alerting me to my error. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted August 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Ah, yes - a matchless literary career built on subtle explorations of a theme, or summmat 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 8, 2020 On tonight's Jeopardy! show, which is part of the 2002 Million Dollar Invitational tournament they are re-running, the game's winner (who advanced in the tournament) was a former big winner named India Cooper. At show's end, a graphic noted she died on May 17th of this year. She was 67. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/Obituary/article/83477-obituary-india-cooper.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 390 Posted August 8, 2020 Mark Wirtz died on Friday from Pick's disease (also known as frontotemporal dementia). He was variously a record producer, arranger, songwriter and performer who was behind classic 60s records like A Touch Of Velvet - A Sting of Brass and the unfinished A Teenage Opera project which birthed two UK hits with Keith West of Tomorrow including the 1967 no 2 smash Excerpt from A Teenage Opera. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,602 Posted August 8, 2020 On 04/06/2020 at 21:45, time said: 'Celebrity Hairdresser ' Simon Forbes, who gave Boy George his famous look and counted stars such as Madonna, Cher & Annie Lennox amongst his clientele, has died aged 70. Near enough three months after his death, and two months after it was first reported, Forbes has a Grauniad obit. Don't give up hope!. I'm still optimistic for a Ronnie Masterson QO now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted August 8, 2020 On 02/08/2020 at 05:08, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/01/wilford-brimley-dead-dies-actor-quaker-oats-diabetes/ American actor Wilford Brimley has died aged 85 according to TMZ. Starred in cult classic films like Cocoon , The Thing and Hard target as well as being the face of Quakers Oats for years. He also had a recurring role on tv classic The Waltons. The Firm, where he was Tom Cruise's nemesis. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,585 Posted August 8, 2020 James Nash who is a children's writer and a councillor has died after being shot in Hampshire. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted August 9, 2020 15 hours ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said: Mark Wirtz died on Friday from Pick's disease (also known as frontotemporal dementia). He was variously a record producer, arranger, songwriter and performer who was behind classic 60s records like A Touch Of Velvet - A Sting of Brass and the unfinished A Teenage Opera project which birthed two UK hits with Keith West of Tomorrow including the 1967 no 2 smash Excerpt from A Teenage Opera. Is it true he won't come back? Oh no no. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted August 10, 2020 Toad, the mushroom sidekick from the world of Mario has died from pancreatic cancer 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted August 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Toad, the mushroom sidekick from the world of Mario has died from pancreatic cancer Damn you, for a moment I thought Jiang Zemin had died! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 13, 2020 One of the earliest TV stars Mary Hartline has died aged 92 or 93 https://www.thejournal-news.net/stories/mary-hartline-donahue-92,70563 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted August 18, 2020 Amer Fakhoury, American held in Lebanese jail for 6 months and released due to him suffering from stage 4 cancer, has died at 57 and received a DailyMail obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RolandDeschain 91 Posted August 18, 2020 Ben Cross - actor in Chariots Of Fire dead at 72 according to Deadline.. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, RolandDeschain said: Ben Cross - actor in Chariots Of Fire dead at 72 according to Deadline.. Not many Chariots of Fire actors left with this and Ian Holm buying the farm this year. Will Havers be next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
