2024 Celebrity Death Pool #5

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Famous deaths on this day in history (April 17th)

1790 Benjamin Franklin, inventor and US founding father
1998 Linda McCartney, photographer and vegetarian sausage fan

...and some other people that I've not heard of.
 
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The author Sophie Kinsella famous for the Shopaholic series of books has been diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer. Loved her books as a teenager
 
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They say curiosity killed the cat, and I was curious after watching a video on TikTok of the oldest living celebrities, so thought i'd share a couple with you guys;

Norman Spencer, British Film Producer - 109:eek:
Caren Marsh Doll, American Actress and Dancer - 105
June Spencer, British Radio Actress - 104
Frances Wessells, American Dancer and Choreographer - 104
Annabel Maule, British Actress - 101
June Spencer retired from being Peggy Archer in The Archers in 2022 at the age of 103!
 
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Alf Mccarthy, a legend here in Cork and ex RTE late night radio presenter. Nul points but he was active just the other day.
 
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Famous deaths on this day in history:

1912 Bram Stoker, author

1912 H H Holmes, serial killer (America's first?)

1991 Don Siegel, director

1991 Steve Marriott, guitarist and singer

1992 Benny Hill, comedian and actor

1999 Ravishing Rick Rude, wrestler

1999 Columbine massacre victims and killers

2012 Bert Weedon, guitar fella

2014 Rubin Carter, boxer and author

2016 Chyna, wrestler

2016 Victoria Wood, comedy performer and writer

2018 Avicii, DJ and musician

2021 Les Mckeown, Bay City Roller


My worry is that some of the more obscure names on The List will die and go under-the-radar.
 
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Famous deaths on this day in history:

1912 Bram Stoker, author

1912 H H Holmes, serial killer (America's first?)

1991 Don Siegel, director

1991 Steve Marriott, guitarist and singer

1992 Benny Hill, comedian and actor

1999 Ravishing Rick Rude, wrestler

1999 Columbine massacre victims and killers

2012 Bert Weedon, guitar fella

2014 Rubin Carter, boxer and author

2016 Chyna, wrestler

2016 Victoria Wood, comedy performer and writer

2018 Avicii, DJ and musician

2021 Les Mckeown, Bay City Roller


My worry is that some of the more obscure names on The List will die and go under-the-radar.
im keeping an eye on all deaths and cross checking the wiki🫶🏻
 
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Reports of Dick slowing down are of course greatly exaggerated. Nominated for an award aged 98 for 'Days of Our Lives'. Take That Clint Eastwood!
 
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Famous deaths on this day (21/04) in history:



1509 Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England

1910 Mark Twain, author

1971 Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier, dictator and president of Haiti

1977 Milton 'Gummo' Marx, Marx Brother

1978 Sandy Denny, singer

2003 Nina Simone, singer

2016 Prince, tiny musical genius

2020 Verne Troyer, Mini-Me
 
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When I found out about Prince dying and David Bowie I was travelling by bus and exclaimed out loud with surprise, I got a few weird looks from my fellow travellers
 
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