YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 14, 2020 43 minutes ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said: As noted in the Doctor Who thread, a recent one was Philip Latham who's death was announced by his family in the Telegraph announcements. A regular face in British film and TV between the 50s and 80s, sometimes as a lead - Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, Dracula Prince of Darkness, The Pallisers, The Cedar Tree, The Professionals, Lord President Borusa in The Five Doctors. He didn't get a single obit AFAIK. Toby Hadoke didn't even do a tweet for him. Worth noting that while we await Philip Latham's obit - ha! It's what the Guardian's Other Lives is for if you can't fit it in amongst all the Glee also rans. So as I was saying Linda Cristal wasn't in a damn thing film or TV wise since 1988 - a year before Philip Latham retired - and in nothing the UK would have been watching since the early 1980s. Yet old Linda gets Obits everywhere - latest is the Guardian today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,584 Posted July 15, 2020 15 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Worth noting that while we await Philip Latham's obit - ha! It's what the Guardian's Other Lives is for if you can't fit it in amongst all the Glee also rans. So as I was saying Linda Cristal wasn't in a damn thing film or TV wise since 1988 - a year before Philip Latham retired - and in nothing the UK would have been watching since the early 1980s. Yet old Linda gets Obits everywhere - latest is the Guardian today. If Philip Latham gets an obit. I am going to be even madder about David Fisher not getting one 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 15, 2020 What's the betting that, despite having died 7 and a half months ago, Paula Tilbrook still gets an obit? 3 DDP teams are going to be immensely annoyed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted July 15, 2020 50 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: What's the betting that, despite having died 7 and a half months ago, Paula Tilbrook still gets an obit? 3 DDP teams are going to be immensely annoyed. 100% she gets one. Probably a warning to never pick Eillen Derbyshire for the list as she will likely be a months later announcement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted July 15, 2020 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: What's the betting that, despite having died 7 and a half months ago, Paula Tilbrook still gets an obit? 3 DDP teams are going to be immensely annoyed. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-paula-tilbrook-dead-emmerdale-22360185.amp Mirror has it as does the Daily Mail to name just two. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Octopus of Odstock said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-paula-tilbrook-dead-emmerdale-22360185.amp Mirror has it as does the Daily Mail to name just two. And the BBC - yes NEWS has a different meaning when it suits them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted July 15, 2020 23 hours ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said: As noted in the Doctor Who thread, a recent one was Philip Latham who's death was announced by his family in the Telegraph announcements. A regular face in British film and TV between the 50s and 80s, sometimes as a lead - Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, Dracula Prince of Darkness, The Pallisers, The Cedar Tree, The Professionals, Lord President Borusa in The Five Doctors. He didn't get a single obit AFAIK. Toby Hadoke didn't even do a tweet for him. Which reminds me - Susan Hampshire (Pallisers co-star) is still alive (aged 83) she packed up acting 11 years ago to care for her husband Sir Eddie Kulukundis who has dementia and diabetes. Sir Eddie may well get written up as and when because his philanthropy with regard to funding British athletes means he's got a fair chance of getting a mention in the sports pages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 26, 2020 A suggestion was made at the beginning of this year in the Ideas and Possibilities for 2021 thread of Japanese economist Hiromitsu Ishi, diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2016. Although it's not much evidence, this link would seem to indicate he actually died in 2018. http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82132026/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,528 Posted July 26, 2020 Well spotted: he died August 25, 2018. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted July 26, 2020 On 15/07/2020 at 11:48, The Old Crem said: 100% she gets one. Probably a warning to never pick Eillen Derbyshire for the list as she will likely be a months later announcement. She is close friends with Bill Roache who has a habit of not revealing personal details about other people. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted July 26, 2020 On 14/07/2020 at 18:03, TheKeysOfMarinus said: Lord President Borusa in The Five Doctors. He was still alive? No offense to him, but he looked about 65 when playing Borusa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 376 Posted July 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sean said: She is close friends with Bill Roache who has a habit of not revealing personal details about other people. Plus her son is a Journalist even if he himself didn’t reveal it if one of his Journalist colleagues found out one of them would surely spill the beans. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted July 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Fergie86 said: Plus her son is a Journalist even if he himself didn’t reveal it if one of his Journalist colleagues found out one of them would surely spill the beans. True. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 390 Posted July 28, 2020 On 26/07/2020 at 21:54, Dying Probably said: He was still alive? No offense to him, but he looked about 65 when playing Borusa! I know! I was always shocked he was still with us. Would’ve loved someone like Toby Hadoke to have interviewed him but it never happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 282 Posted August 21, 2020 Former NME writer Dele Fadele died back in 2018, but it only came to light last night: https://www.nme.com/news/music/tributes-paid-following-the-death-of-legendary-nme-writer-dele-fadele-2734316 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,528 Posted August 21, 2020 First person to call out Morrissey for being a racist in a major publication. Wasn't he some sort of minor Nigerian royal who was slumming it in England? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted August 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, JQW said: Former NME writer Dele Fadele died back in 2018, but it only came to light last night: https://www.nme.com/news/music/tributes-paid-following-the-death-of-legendary-nme-writer-dele-fadele-2734316 Often to be spotted slumped at the back of the venue in shabby coat with notebook and carrier bag full of Kestrel Black or 8 Ace or something similarly hardcore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 8, 2020 John Riker, who appeared in the wrestling organization WCW as the comically fat character Ralphus in the late 1990s, died off the radar last year. Chris Jericho delivered the news on the most recent edition of the Saturday Night Special podcast, noting he'd recently found out about Riker's passing. https://www.ringsidenews.com/2020/09/06/wcws-john-riker-ralphus-has-passed-away/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,528 Posted September 8, 2020 Tina Kanarek, who lipsynched Jack White's uncredited vocals in the video for "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six, a 2002 #2 single, died in 2006 completely off the radar. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted September 8, 2020 53 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Tina Kanarek, who lipsynched Jack White's uncredited vocals in the video for "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six, a 2002 #2 single, died in 2006 completely off the radar. Wiki says that she was 70 at the time of the photo shoot. Really? Didn’t have her down as that old. That means she would’ve been 73-74 at the time of her death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,623 Posted September 9, 2020 On 14/07/2020 at 18:39, YoungWillz said: Worth noting that while we await Philip Latham's obit - ha! It's what the Guardian's Other Lives is for if you can't fit it in amongst all the Glee also rans. So as I was saying Linda Cristal wasn't in a damn thing film or TV wise since 1988 - a year before Philip Latham retired - and in nothing the UK would have been watching since the early 1980s. Yet old Linda gets Obits everywhere - latest is the Guardian today. Looks like you finally got your wish YW! Telegraph obit for Philip Latham. Was it worth the wait? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted September 9, 2020 Just now, Ulitzer95 said: Looks like you finally got your wish YW! Telegraph obit for Philip Latham. Was it worth the wait? Bloody hallelujah. All of my suggestions at Cmme level so far to fix these sort of holes don't work as he hadn't got a passing mention ANYWHERE till now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said: Looks like you finally got your wish YW! Telegraph obit for Philip Latham. Was it worth the wait? @gcreptile Gimme my points! Huzzah and thanks @Ulitzer95 for noticing!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted September 9, 2020 Heh, well, he must have been in the deepest end of the backlog. But thankfully, we've had some very quiet weeks. Yes, I'll update tonight. We've got a bunch of names now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted September 9, 2020 15 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Heh, well, he must have been in the deepest end of the backlog. But thankfully, we've had some very quiet weeks. Yes, I'll update tonight. We've got a bunch of names now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
