RAY’S 2020 OBIT THREAD
#47

Kirk Douglas
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51394855
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51394855
103. Not bad at all.

#48

Kirk Douglas
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51394855
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51394855

#49

I have just been reminded that Dalton Trumbo was credited as writer for Spartacus, despite him expecting to have to use a pseudonym, Douglas said no to the pseudonym, it helped to break the blacklist.

#51

I missed this last week - racing driver John Andretti, nephew of Mario Andretti and cousin of Michael and Jeff Andretti, died age 56 of colon cancer.

#52

Joseph Shabalala, founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, dies aged 78
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51458177
Ulale ngoxolo, Rest in peace.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51458177
Last edited by macliam; Feb 11th 2020 at 5:18 pm.

#53

Caroline Flack, aged 40, Love Island presenter who stepped down after allegations she had beaten up he boyfriend has been found dead in he London Flat, she was also a winner of Strictly come dancing.
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/caroline-...174153767.html
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/caroline-...174153767.html

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I didn't know much about her but terribly sad..only 40..

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#57

If I ever saw her on TV, I'm not aware of it - this "celeb" thing just passes me by. But obviously she was struggling with some demons if she took her own life. It's sad when anyone can't see a better way out than that.
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In the New British Empire, Flack and others (e.g. Winkleman). can now be safely categorized as losers-without-value or social use.
It is, after all, how the English regard mental health and "winning"

#59

Neither me. However the distinction between her and millions of others with no discernible talent is being conflated by the media with their social status. Had she been living in a tower block on universal credit her actions would have been reported in a very different way, if at all.
