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On 10/12/2022 at 14:51, YoungWillz said:

Quite a few big red book fallers, but plenty of ideas for 2023 if you want them.

 

 

On 12/12/2022 at 03:17, RIP Wee Jum said:

I've updated the list removing the dead and added 1988 - 1994

 

Bobby Charlton            Footballer
Twiggy                           Model
Teddie Beverley            Singer
Jackie Stewart              FI Driver
Wendy Craig                  Actress
Tony Jacklin                  Golfer
Joe Brown                     Singer
Peter Noone                  Singer
Rolf Harris                     Paedo
Barry John                     Rugby Player
Tom Courtenay             Actor
Graham Kerr                  Chef
Pauline Collins               Actress
Lulu                                 Singer
Shirley Bassey                Singer
Willie Carson                  Jockey
Mary Peters                    Athlete
Jim Dale                         Actor
Heather Mills                 Actress
Pete Murray                   DJ
John Alderton               Actor
Barry Briggs                  Speedway Rider
David Hemery                Athlete
John Conteh                  Boxer
Chay Blyth                      Yachtsman
Richard O'Sullivan         Actor
Ray Cooney                    Playwright
Denis Law                       Footballer
Nina Baden-Semper      Actress
Dicke Davies                   Presenter
Moira Anderson             Singer
Precious McKenzie        Weightlifter
Willie John McBride       Rugby Player
Petula Clark                     Singer
Garfield Sobers               Cricketer
Bill Tidy                             Cartoonist
Ray Reardon                     Snooker Player
Patrick Mower                  Actor
Susan Masham                Paralympian
Vince Hill                           Singer
Alan Mullery                      Football
Gareth Edwards                Rugby Player
Richard Dunn                     Boxer
Norman Croucher             Mountain Climber
John Blashford-Snell        Army Officer
Pam Ayres                          Broadcaster
Joss Ackland                    Actor
Shiela Hancock                Actress
Virginia Wade                   Tennis Player
Declan Cluskey                 Singer (The Bachelors)
John Stokes                      Singer (The Bachelors)
David Broome                   Show Jumper
Max Boyce                         Comedian
Mike Yarwood                    Impressionist
Michael Parkinson            Presenter
Mary O'Hara                       Singer
Naomi James                    Yachtswoman
James Galway                   Flautist
Elaine Paige                       Singer
Kevin Keegan                     Footballer
Robert Powell                    Actor
J. P. R. Williams                 Rugby Player
Ian Ogilvy                           Actor
Gerald Harper                   Actor
Terry Griffiths                    Snooker Player
Geoff Capes                      Strongman
Clare Francis                     Yachtswoman
Jilly Cooper                       Author
Robin Cousins                  Figure Skater
Bill Beaumont                  Rugby Player
Michael Aspel                  Presenter
Clive Lloyd                        Cricketer
Julie Goodyear                Actress
Lawrie McMenemy         Footballer Manager
Andrew Lloyd Webber    Composer
Billy Connolly                  Comedian
Jeffrey Archer                 Novelist
Brian Jacks                     Judoka
Melvyn Hayes                 Actor
Fred Housego                 Master Mind Champion
Gemma Craven                Actress        
Jim Watt                           Boxer
Jonjo O'Neill                    Jockey
Judith Chalmers             Presenter
Bob Champion                Jockey
Wayne Sleep                   Dancer
Ian Botham                      Cricketer
Tommy Cannon              Comedian
Angela Rippon                Presenter
Julia McKenzie              Actress
Kiri Te Kanawa               Opera Singer    
Anita Harris                    Singer
Mike Brace                     Paralypian
Faith Brown                   Actress
John Toshack                Footballer
Roger Whittaker            Singer
Peter Davidson              Actor    
Ranulph Fines                Explorer
Joan Collins                  Actress
Diane Keen                    Actress    
Marty Wilde                   Singer
Allan Wells                     Athlete
Gloria Hunniford            Presenter
Kenny Dalglish                Footballer
Charlie Magri                  Boxer
Sandy Gall                     Journalist
Jimmy Tarbuck              Comedian
Chaim Topol                   Actor
Pat Jennings                  Footballer
Richard Noble                Record Breaker
Matthew Kelly                Presenter
Liza Goddard                 Actress
Jim Davidson                Racist
Nerys Hughes               Actress
Eddie Macken               Show Jumper
Jenny Pitman                Rachorse Trainer
Brian Blessed                Actor
Viv Richards                  Cricketer
Millicent Martin            Actress
Bob Geldof                    Musician
Bryan Robson                Footballer
Russel Grant                 Astrologist
Zandra Rhodes             Fasion Designer
Paul Henry                    Actor
William Roache            Actor
Dennis Taylor                Snooker Player
Richard Branson           Businessman
Dave Peacock               Musician
Bonnie Langford           Actress / Singer
Martyn Lewis                Journalist
Peter Shilton                 Goalkeeper
Simon Williams             Actor
Carl Davis                      Conductor
Joe Johnson                Snooker Player
Susan George               Actress
Gary Wilmot                 Singer / Actor
Liz Hobbs                     Water Skier
Patricia Hodge             Actress
Terry Marsh                  Boxer
Gabrielle Drake            Actress
Jimmy Cricket              Comedian
Jane Rossington          Actress
Phil Collins                   Musician
Esther Rantzen            TV presenter
Engelbert Humperdinck         Singer
Barry McGuigan           Boxer
Nigel Mansell               Racing driver
Su Pollard                     Actress
Sarah Brightman         Soprano Singer
Jean Boht                     Actress
William Shatner            Actor
Barbara Taylor Bradford         Writer of novels including A Woman of Substance 
Trevor McDonald         Newsreader
Stephanie Beacham    Actress
Simon Weston              Soldier
Peter Scudamore         Jockey
Nigel Kennedy              Violinist
Bobby Davro                 Comedian
Graham Gooch            Cricketer
Norman Barrett            Ringmaster
Tracy Edwards             Sailor
Stephen Hendry           Snooker Player
Robert Pountney          RAF Winchman
Tony Hatch                   Composer
Barry Gibb                    Singer
Evelyn Glennie             Percussionist
Dave Willets                 Singer
Paul Nicholas              Actor
Gwyneth Jones           Soprano
Thelma Barlow            Actress
Liz McColgan              Athlete
Pam Ferris                   Actress
David Berglas              Magician
Nigel Havers               Actor
Tony Blackburn           Radio DJ
Alan Bleasdale            TV Dramatist
Robert Lindsay            Actor
Rory Underwood         Rugby Player
Susan Hampshire       Actress
Chris De Burgh            Singer
Dickie Bird                   Umpire
Frazer Hines                Actor
Juliet Mills                   Actress
Tessa Sanderson       Athlete
Glen Murphy               Actor
Shirley Bassey            Singer
Frank Bruno                Boxer
Johnnie Hamp           TV Producer
Jimmy White              Snooker Player
Syd Little                      Comedian
Michael Graydon        Royal Air Force Chief
David Hasselhoff        Actor
Bill Kenwight               Chairman
Francis Lee                  Footballer
Bob Carolgees            Ventriloquist
Allan Border                Cricketer
Sydney Samuelson    Commisioner 15/12/2022
Dean Bell                     Rugby Player
Michael Craig             Actor
Virginia Elliott             Show Jumper

 

This list needs updating following the deaths of Billy Tidy and Chaim Topol. 

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11 minutes ago, Steve said:

 

 

This list needs updating following the deaths of Billy Tidy and Chaim Topol. 

I'll update it tomorrow

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Also not sure if Dicke Davies is the same as Dickie Davies sports presenter who died a couple of months ago. Hope nobody minded me pointing this out. 

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23 names removed so here is a new and improved (hopefully) list of the people still alive

 

Bobby Charlton         b 1937        Footballer
Twiggy             b 1949        Model
Teddie Beverley        b 1927        Singer
Jackie Stewart         b 1939        FI Driver
Wendy Craig         b 1934        Actress
Tony Jacklin         b 1944        Golfer
Joe Brown        b 1941        Singer
Peter Noone         b 1947        Singer
Rolf Harris        b 1930        
Barry John        b 1945        Rugby Player
Tom Courtenay        b 1937        Actor
Graham Kerr        b 1934        Chef
Pauline Collins        b 1940        Actress
Lulu            b 1948        Singer
Shirley Bassey        b 1937        Singer
Willie Carson         b 1942        Jockey
Mary Peters        b 1939        Athlete
Jim Dale         b 1935        Actor
Heather Mills        b 1946        Actress
Pete Murray        b 1925        DJ
John Alderton         b 1940        Actor
Barry Briggs        b 1934        Speedway Rider
David Hemery        b 1944        Athlete
John Conteh        b 1951        Boxer
Chay Blyth        b 1940        Yachtsman
Richard O'Sullivan    b 1944        Actor
Ray Cooney        b 1932        Playwright
Denis Law        b 1940        Footballer
Nina Baden-Semper    b 1945        Actress
Moira Anderson        b 1938        Singer
Precious McKenzie    b 1936        Weightlifter
Willie John McBride     b 1940        Rugby Player
Petula Clark        b 1932        Singer
Garfield Sobers        b 1936        Cricketer
Ray Reardon         b 1932        Snooker Player
Patrick Mower        b 1938        Actor
Vince Hill        b 1934        Singer
Alan Mullery        b 1941        Football
Gareth Edwards        b 1947        Rugby Player
Richard Dunn        b 1945        Boxer
Norman Croucher        b 1941        Mountain Climber
John Blashford-Snell    b 1936        Army Officer
Pam Ayres        b 1947        Broadcaster
Joss Ackland        b 1928        Actor
Shiela Hancock        b 1933        Actress
Virginia Wade        b 1945        Tennis Player
Declan Cluskey        b 1942        Singer (The Bachelors)
John Stokes        b 1940        Singer (The Bachelors)
David Broome        b 1940        Jockey
Max Boyce        b 1943        Comedian
Mike Yarwood        b 1941        Impressionist
Michael Parkinson    b 1935        Presenter
Mary O'Hara        b 1935        Singer
Naomi James        b 1949        Yachtswoman
James Galway        b 1939        Flautist
Elaine Paige        b 1948        Singer
Kevin Keegan        b 1951        Footballer
Robert Powell        b 1944        Actor
J. P. R. Williams    b 1949        Rugby Player
Ian Ogilvy        b 1943        Actor
Gerald Harper        b 1931        Actor
Terry Griffiths        b 1947        Snooker Player
Geoff Capes        b 1949        Strongman
Clare Francis        b 1946        Yachtswoman
Jilly Cooper        b 1937        Author
Robin Cousins        b 1957        Figure Skater
Bill Beaumont        b 1952        Rugby Player
Michael Aspel        b 1933        Presenter
Clive Lloyd        b 1944        Cricketer
Julie Goodyear        b 1942        Actress
Lawrie McMenemy        b 1936        Footballer Manager
Andrew Lloyd Webber    b 1948        Composer
Billy Connolly         b 1942        Comedian
Jeffrey Archer        b 1940        Novelist
Brian Jacks         b 1946        Judoka
Melvyn Hayes        b 1935        Actor
Fred Housego        b 1944        MasterMind Champion
Gemma Craven        b 1950        Actress        
Jim Watt        b 1948        Boxer
Jonjo O'Neill        b 1952        Jockey
Judith Chalmers        b 1935        Presenter
Bob Champion        b 1948        Jockey
Wayne Sleep        b 1948        Dancer
Ian Botham        b 1955        Cricketer
Tommy Cannon        b 1938        Comedian
Angela Rippon        b 1944        Presenter
Julia McKenzie        b 1941        Actress
Kiri Te Kanawa        b 1944        Opera Singer    
Anita Harris        b 1942        Singer
Mike Brace        b 1950        Paralypian
Faith Brown        b 1944        Actress
John Toshack        b 1949        Footballer
Roger Whittaker        b 1936        Singer
Peter Davidson        b 1951        Actor    
Ranulph Fines        b 1944        Explorer
Joan Collins        b 1933        Actress
Diane Keen        b 1946        Actress    
Marty Wilde        b 1939        Singer
Allan Wells        b 1952        Athlete
Gloria Hunniford    b 1940        Presenter
Kenny Dalglish        b 1951        Footballer
Charlie Magri        b 1956        Boxer
Sandy Gall        b 1927        Journalist
Jimmy Tarbuck        b 1940        Comedian
Pat Jennings        b 1945        Footballer
Richard Noble        b 1946        Record Breaker
Matthew Kelly        b 1950        Presenter
Liza Goddard        b 1950        Actress
Jim Davidson        b 1953        Racist
Nerys Hughes        b 1941        Actress
Eddie Macken        b 1949        Jockey
Jenny Pitman        b 1946        Rachorse Trainer
Brian Blessed        b 1936        Actor
Viv Richards        b 1952        Cricketer
Millicent Martin     b 1934        Actress
Bob Geldof         b 1951        Musician
Bryan Robson        b 1957        Footballer
Russel Grant        b 1951        Astrologist
Zandra Rhodes        b 1940        Fasion Designer
Paul Henry        b 1947        Actor
William Roache        b 1932        Actor
Dennis Taylor        b 1949        Snooker Player
Richard Branson        b 1950        Businessman
Dave Peacock        b 1942        Musician
Bonnie Langford        b 1964        Actress / Singer
Martyn Lewis        b 1945        Journalist
Peter Shilton        b 1949        Goalkeeper
Simon Williams        b 1946        Actor
Carl Davis        b 1936        Conductor
Joe Johnson        b 1952        Snooker Player
Susan George        b 1950         Actress
Gary Wilmot        b 1954        Singer / Actor
Liz Hobbs        b 1960        Water Skier
Patricia Hodge        b 1946        Actress
Terry Marsh        b 1958        Boxer
Gabrielle Drake        b 1944        Actress
Jimmy Cricket        b 1943        Comedian
Jane Rossington        b 1943        Actress

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On 17/04/2023 at 01:20, RIP Wee Jum said:

23 names removed so here is a new and improved (hopefully) list of the people still alive


Rolf Harris        b 1930        

Vince Hill        b 1934        Singer

Two fallers since April.

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Bobby Charlton         b 1937        Footballer
Twiggy             b 1949        Model
Teddie Beverley        b 1927        Singer
Jackie Stewart         b 1939        FI Driver
Wendy Craig         b 1934        Actress
Tony Jacklin         b 1944        Golfer
Joe Brown        b 1941        Singer
Peter Noone         b 1947        Singer
Barry John        b 1945        Rugby Player
Tom Courtenay        b 1937        Actor
Graham Kerr        b 1934        Chef
Pauline Collins        b 1940        Actress
Lulu            b 1948        Singer
Shirley Bassey        b 1937        Singer
Willie Carson         b 1942        Jockey
Mary Peters        b 1939        Athlete
Jim Dale         b 1935        Actor
Heather Mills        b 1946        Actress
Pete Murray        b 1925        DJ
John Alderton         b 1940        Actor
Barry Briggs        b 1934        Speedway Rider
David Hemery        b 1944        Athlete
John Conteh        b 1951        Boxer
Chay Blyth        b 1940        Yachtsman
Richard O'Sullivan    b 1944        Actor
Ray Cooney        b 1932        Playwright
Denis Law        b 1940        Footballer
Nina Baden-Semper    b 1945        Actress
Moira Anderson        b 1938        Singer
Precious McKenzie    b 1936        Weightlifter
Willie John McBride     b 1940        Rugby Player
Petula Clark        b 1932        Singer
Garfield Sobers        b 1936        Cricketer
Ray Reardon         b 1932        Snooker Player
Patrick Mower        b 1938        Actor
Alan Mullery        b 1941        Football
Gareth Edwards        b 1947        Rugby Player
Richard Dunn        b 1945        Boxer
Norman Croucher        b 1941        Mountain Climber
John Blashford-Snell    b 1936        Army Officer
Pam Ayres        b 1947        Broadcaster
Joss Ackland        b 1928        Actor
Shiela Hancock        b 1933        Actress
Virginia Wade        b 1945        Tennis Player
Declan Cluskey        b 1942        Singer (The Bachelors)
John Stokes        b 1940        Singer (The Bachelors)
David Broome        b 1940        Jockey
Max Boyce        b 1943        Comedian
Mike Yarwood        b 1941        Impressionist
Michael Parkinson    b 1935        Presenter
Mary O'Hara        b 1935        Singer
Naomi James        b 1949        Yachtswoman
James Galway        b 1939        Flautist
Elaine Paige        b 1948        Singer
Kevin Keegan        b 1951        Footballer
Robert Powell        b 1944        Actor
J. P. R. Williams    b 1949        Rugby Player
Ian Ogilvy        b 1943        Actor
Gerald Harper        b 1931        Actor
Terry Griffiths        b 1947        Snooker Player
Geoff Capes        b 1949        Strongman
Clare Francis        b 1946        Yachtswoman
Jilly Cooper        b 1937        Author
Robin Cousins        b 1957        Figure Skater
Bill Beaumont        b 1952        Rugby Player
Michael Aspel        b 1933        Presenter
Clive Lloyd        b 1944        Cricketer
Julie Goodyear        b 1942        Actress
Lawrie McMenemy        b 1936        Footballer Manager
Andrew Lloyd Webber    b 1948        Composer
Billy Connolly         b 1942        Comedian
Jeffrey Archer        b 1940        Novelist
Brian Jacks         b 1946        Judoka
Melvyn Hayes        b 1935        Actor
Fred Housego        b 1944        MasterMind Champion
Gemma Craven        b 1950        Actress        
Jim Watt        b 1948        Boxer
Jonjo O'Neill        b 1952        Jockey
Judith Chalmers        b 1935        Presenter
Bob Champion        b 1948        Jockey
Wayne Sleep        b 1948        Dancer
Ian Botham        b 1955        Cricketer
Tommy Cannon        b 1938        Comedian
Angela Rippon        b 1944        Presenter
Julia McKenzie        b 1941        Actress
Kiri Te Kanawa        b 1944        Opera Singer    
Anita Harris        b 1942        Singer
Mike Brace        b 1950        Paralypian
Faith Brown        b 1944        Actress
John Toshack        b 1949        Footballer
Roger Whittaker        b 1936        Singer
Peter Davidson        b 1951        Actor    
Ranulph Fines        b 1944        Explorer
Joan Collins        b 1933        Actress
Diane Keen        b 1946        Actress    
Marty Wilde        b 1939        Singer
Allan Wells        b 1952        Athlete
Gloria Hunniford    b 1940        Presenter
Kenny Dalglish        b 1951        Footballer
Charlie Magri        b 1956        Boxer
Sandy Gall        b 1927        Journalist
Jimmy Tarbuck        b 1940        Comedian
Pat Jennings        b 1945        Footballer
Richard Noble        b 1946        Record Breaker
Matthew Kelly        b 1950        Presenter
Liza Goddard        b 1950        Actress
Jim Davidson        b 1953        Racist
Nerys Hughes        b 1941        Actress
Eddie Macken        b 1949        Jockey
Jenny Pitman        b 1946        Rachorse Trainer
Brian Blessed        b 1936        Actor
Viv Richards        b 1952        Cricketer
Millicent Martin     b 1934        Actress
Bob Geldof         b 1951        Musician
Bryan Robson        b 1957        Footballer
Russel Grant        b 1951        Astrologist
Zandra Rhodes        b 1940        Fasion Designer
Paul Henry        b 1947        Actor
William Roache        b 1932        Actor
Dennis Taylor        b 1949        Snooker Player
Richard Branson        b 1950        Businessman
Dave Peacock        b 1942        Musician
Bonnie Langford        b 1964        Actress / Singer
Martyn Lewis        b 1945        Journalist
Peter Shilton        b 1949        Goalkeeper
Simon Williams        b 1946        Actor
Carl Davis        b 1936        Conductor
Joe Johnson        b 1952        Snooker Player
Susan George        b 1950         Actress
Gary Wilmot        b 1954        Singer / Actor
Liz Hobbs        b 1960        Water Skier
Patricia Hodge        b 1946        Actress
Terry Marsh        b 1958        Boxer
Gabrielle Drake        b 1944        Actress
Jimmy Cricket        b 1943        Comedian
Jane Rossington        b 1943        Actress

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Some of these are not quite right.

Eddie Macken and David Broome are show jumpers, not jockeys.

I would describe Pam Ayres as a performance poet.

Sandy Gall and Angela Rippon were both newsreaders, but he's been described as a journalist and she as a presenter, so consistency is needed.

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3 hours ago, Toast said:

Some of these are not quite right.

Eddie Macken and David Broome are show jumpers, not jockeys.

I would describe Pam Ayres as a performance poet.

Sandy Gall and Angela Rippon were both newsreaders, but he's been described as a journalist and she as a presenter, so consistency is needed.

I took what the website said was there profession

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2 hours ago, RIP Wee Jum said:

I took what the website said was there profession

 

Then we can be better than them.

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Carl Davis, Roger Whittaker, Bobby Charlton, Joss Ackland and Michael Parkinson more fallers here @RIP Wee Jum

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Ray Reardon also now dead.

 

A right old clear out.

 

On 23/07/2023 at 16:37, RIP Wee Jum said:

Ray Reardon         b 1932        Snooker Player

 

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Barry John is another faller here, the former Wales fly-half died back on 4th Feb 2024

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@RIP Wee Jum I am also presuming the actress Heather Mills (born in 1946) is actually Hayley Mills??

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10 hours ago, Steve said:

@RIP Wee Jum I am also presuming the actress Heather Mills (born in 1946) is actually Hayley Mills??

Would almost certainly be.

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16 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

He must've been about 35 stone in his final years. Surprised he made 75.

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I remember convincing a friend at uni that Jethro and Geoff Capes were the same person. I hope he seeths at this news.

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There is seriously no better place to put Geoff Capes, athletics legend, household name and world's strongest man, then the This is your life thread??

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