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Old 22-04-2016, 11:11
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That's it this is almost supernatural, this year is freaking me out. I am thinking it could be Bruce Forsythe next, or Joan Collins....or Angela Lansbury??
I have a sneaky feeling it might be Des O'Connor. I looked at him on the One Show recently and he was struggling to speak. Sad.
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Old 22-04-2016, 11:51
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I haven't really been bothered by many of the celeb deaths so far, strangely enough Victoria Woods death upset me but that's probably because I'm at that age I grew up watching her on TV and admiring her brilliance and normality. There are only a few people around at the minute that I do not look forward to hearing of their passing. Clint Eastwood, Mohameed Ali, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Our Queen, proper stars, not jumped up nothing nobodies that are only known because of dumb social media.
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Old 22-04-2016, 12:23
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Ken Dodd, Rolf Harris, Bruce Forsyth and Prince Philip. If at least one of them's not snuffed it by year's end, I'll be amazed.
I'm expecting a Jackson...and one of the younger ones alas
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Old 22-04-2016, 12:28
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Sonya or Robbie?

I'm expecting a Jackson...and one of the younger ones alas
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Old 22-04-2016, 12:32
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It does seem as of a lot of stars are dying young this year, but sadly, it really isn't anything new.

At almost 79 I have outlived most of the great stars who were around when I was young.

The first that I remember dying was Humphrey Bogart at just 57, then Tyrone Power at only 44, Clark Gable at 59, Gary Cooper at 60, and Robert Taylor 57, so I'm afraid that it has been going on for a long time.
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Old 22-04-2016, 12:38
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It does seem as of a lot of stars are dying young this year, but sadly, it really isn't anything new.

At almost 79 I have outlived most of the great stars who were around when I was young.

The first that I remember dying was Humphrey Bogart at just 57, then Tyrone Power at only 44, Clark Gable at 59, Gary Cooper at 60, and Robert Taylor 57, so I'm afraid that it has been going on for a long time.
You have a big birthday coming up.
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Old 22-04-2016, 12:48
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Old 22-04-2016, 12:52
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You have a big birthday coming up.
An even bigger one next year, I have already booked the venue.
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Old 22-04-2016, 15:39
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133

good article and interview with "Obituaries" guy at the BBC.
his dept prepares the obituaries of "significant" people.

Definitely more celebs died in first 3 months of 2016

Log of obituaries used by the BBC

24 in 2016,
5 in 2012
8 in 2013
11 in 2014
12 in 2015

this was before April.
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Old 22-04-2016, 15:54
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Many other people die as well you know, not just celebrities.
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Old 22-04-2016, 16:09
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Many other people die as well you know, not just celebrities.
I'm getting rather sick of the cold, hard logic brigade on here pretending that 2016 hasn't had more celebrity deaths by this stage of the year than any recent year. As the stats above show, that is clearly NOT the case.
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Old 22-04-2016, 17:37
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An even bigger one next year, I have already booked the venue.
That's the birthday I meant.
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Old 22-04-2016, 18:23
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133

good article and interview with "Obituaries" guy at the BBC.
his dept prepares the obituaries of "significant" people.

Definitely more celebs died in first 3 months of 2016

Log of obituaries used by the BBC

24 in 2016,
5 in 2012
8 in 2013
11 in 2014
12 in 2015

this was before April.
The problem with this metric is it only counts full-on obituaries not news articles, so the amount of famous people dying could be the same, they could be different types of famous people who only warrant a news article such as foreign political figures. Not to mention Nick Serpels added roughly 400-600 obits to the database in the past four years since that figure of 5, leaving a high probability a celeb will get a dedicated obit.

That pedantry aside the reality is it probably is the baby boomers who came to fame in the 1950s and 1960s and 1970s are reaching old age and this is just the tip of the iceberg. This is the deaths per 1000 by age group for 2013 if this continues then we can expect an absolute mass of celebrity deaths some timebetween 2015 and 2026 as deaths per 1000 rocket in baby boomers. As they've already extended this years BBC tribute to an hour, I can only imagine the length of those ones.

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.g...es-by-age.html
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Old 22-04-2016, 18:23
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That's the birthday I meant.
Your an optimist aren't you?
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Old 22-04-2016, 19:12
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It may be fine to discuss who has already passed, but not to speculate on who might be next, which is poor taste.
Why is it "not fine" to speculate on celebrity death? Were not wishing them ill by doing so just having a punt on whether they might be the next one. Personally I reckon Kieth Richards or Muhammad Ali.
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Old 22-04-2016, 19:26
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Your an optimist aren't you?
Well, I am not your average nearly 80 year old, I have completed two London Marathon's in the past three years, and hope to be taking part in my 80th year too.
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Old 22-04-2016, 19:38
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Well, I am not your average nearly 80 year old, I have completed two London Marathon's in the past three years, and hope to be taking part in my 80th year too.
Doing it on Sunday?
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Old 22-04-2016, 20:55
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Doing it on Sunday?
No, I didn't get in this year, but I will be going up to cheer on my best mate, this will be his tenth London Marathon.
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Old 22-04-2016, 21:00
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I haven't really been bothered by many of the celeb deaths so far, strangely enough Victoria Woods death upset me but that's probably because I'm at that age I grew up watching her on TV and admiring her brilliance and normality. There are only a few people around at the minute that I do not look forward to hearing of their passing. Clint Eastwood, Mohameed Ali, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Our Queen, proper stars, not jumped up nothing nobodies that are only known because of dumb social media.
Precisely. The names who have been passing are the really significant A listers, not talent free sub z list non entities.

Who knows, everyone's expecting Prince Philip as he's nearly 95, or even the Queen now she's 90 but it could come from leftfield and end up being Charles instead knowing this year.
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Old 22-04-2016, 21:45
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And another celebrity death

Last original PG Tips chimp Choppers dies at Twycross Zoo
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Old 22-04-2016, 22:43
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Joan Collins followed by Bruce Forsyth, Lionel Blair and Paul McCartney all this year, place your bets..
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Old 22-04-2016, 23:05
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Joan Collins followed by Bruce Forsyth, Lionel Blair and Paul McCartney all this year, place your bets..
Joan is on with Graham Norton now, and looks as fit as a fiddle. It is always those we never expected to die who have left us recently. I have been prepared to read about the demise of George Michael and Liza Minnelli for years, they will probably outlive us all.
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Old 22-04-2016, 23:07
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Everyone's forgotten he's still alive but Fidel Castro hasn't been in good health for a long time.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-congress.html
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Old 22-04-2016, 23:21
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Joan is on with Graham Norton now, and looks as fit as a fiddle.
I know, she doesn't look her age at all! I still find her attractive and I'm 23. I hope she's got a few more years in her yet but you never know with the way this year is going.

I'll add David Attenborough to the list of predicted deaths.
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Old 23-04-2016, 05:18
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I know, she doesn't look her age at all! I still find her attractive and I'm 23. I hope she's got a few more years in her yet but you never know with the way this year is going.

I'll add David Attenborough to the list of predicted deaths.
This reminds me of another David who seems to have vanished from public gaze but was all over the place a few years ago and widely mimicked. He even came to my school in the 80's for a summer fete - David Bellamy. He's still alive and kicking somewhere aged 83.
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