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Far from a celebrity, but Dr Bill Frankland was 108 last week.
Worked for him back in the 1970s.
Suffered hell as Japanese Prisoner of War in WW2. A remarkable man.
https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/the-nine-lives-of-dr-bill-frankland
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(Lord) Douglas Hurd Former Cabinet Minister under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major
Born 8 March 19301 -
Sadly comes into the category of infamous rather than famous now but:
Rolf Harris born 30 March 19300 -
cherryorchard said:Far from a celebrity, but Dr Bill Frankland was 108 last week.
Worked for him back in the 1970s.
Suffered hell as Japanese Prisoner of War in WW2. A remarkable man.
Post script: Bill Frankland died on Thursday after "a short illness". RIP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52150361
https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/the-nine-lives-of-dr-bill-frankland
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Chris Barber Jazz musician and band leader.
Born 17 April 19303 -
Captain Tom Moore.5
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A bit of good old trad jazz. Happy birthday Chris Barber.LenGlover said:Chris Barber Jazz musician and band leader.
Born 17 April 19301 -
Burt Bacharach is 92 today
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Great musical composerBlackheathen said:Burt Bacharach is 92 today
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I've had the piss taken out of me for years over my appreciation of Burt Bacharach. I distinctly remember the fringe in a virgin megastore looking over his soppy glasses at me when I chucked a Slipknot live CD, Dr Dre's Chronic and a Bacharach compilation on the counter circa 2000.Blackheathen said:Burt Bacharach is 92 today
The world will appreciate Burt more when he is no longer around like we do with everyone but him and Hal David must have contributed more to film and music over 70 years than anyone else I can think of
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Stevie Wonder 70 today, I never thought he had passed away, but I did think he was a lot older than that0
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Not 90 though, surely 😀0
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No dispute about the eligibility of this one for the thread:
Clint Eastwood Film legend born 31 May 19304 -
i_b_b_o_r_g said:Stevie Wonder 70 today, I never thought he had passed away, but I did think he was a lot older than that
How would he know how many candles are on his cake?Blackheathen said:Not 90 though, surely 😀0 -
Chirpy might question it Len...LenGlover said:No dispute about the eligibility of this one for the thread:
Clint Eastwood Film legend born 31 May 1930
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No place for small- town mayors in a celebrity list Len2
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Just doing some quiz research and noticed that Bill Rodgers one of the "Gang of Four" who founded the SDP is 91. Shirley Williams hits the big nine-oh next month too.1
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Bill Treacher better known as Arthur Fowler in East Enders born June 4 1930.2
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Shirley Williams is 90 today.
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Tony Bennett is 94 today0
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-who-sent-texts-mobile-4447289Wheresmeticket? said:
I still have my mum's old landline number in my mobile from 12 years ago...Raith_C_Chattonell said:
I know it's the practical thing to do, but I always get bad vibes when I cross someones name out in my address book after they die.Algarveaddick said:Just looking at the original Chirpy list from 2017. Who is left?
Olivia De Havilland (101) - Actress who played Maid Marion in The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn in 1938 and also Gone With The Wind
Kirk Douglas (100) - Spartacus - Say no more!
Dennis Norden (95) - Comedy writer
(Lord) Peter Carrington (98) - Decorated war veteran, Government Minister, Secretary General of NATO
President Jimmy Carter (92)
Everton Weekes (92) West Indian Test Cricketer and one of The Three W's
Pete Murray (92) Original Radio1 DJ
Katie Boyle (91) Actress and TV personality
Nicholas Parsons (93) Actor and TV/Radio personality
Doris Day (95) Singer and actress
David Attenborough (91) - Naturalist and broadcaster
Mel Brooks (91) Actor/Producer/Director
Not a bad average still with us, really...
Has anyone mentioned Doreen Mantle (Mrs Warboys) who is 93?
I'm sort of waiting for a thunderbolt or something, not sure what really, but it seems a bit disrespectful. It's like they've led this life and at the end they simply get scratched out. I get the same feeling when deleting names from modern devices.
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Pat Boone, if not already mentioned
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Sorry !
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Probably - no definitely - not the topic for this thread - I can imagine Riveira choking on his cornflakes - but we saw Pat Boone on stage, must have been 20 years ago or more. I asked my wife if she remembered how out of tune he was and she replied, yes - and he was wearing corsets too.1
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Had to google Pat Boone, very familiar with his name but couldn't remember anything about him. Then I heard snippets of Speedy Gonzales and Love Letters and it was ... Oh yeah, him.Blackheathen said:Probably - no definitely - not the topic for this thread - I can imagine Riveira choking on his cornflakes - but we saw Pat Boone on stage, must have been 20 years ago or more. I asked my wife if she remembered how out of tune he was and she replied, yes - and he was wearing corsets too.
I note he lost his wife of 64 years last year, but is confident of meeting her again at the new address 😮 (very religious). He was still performing as recently as Feb this year. If he was out of tune 20 years ago, just imagine ...0 -
This man is worthy of a mention:
James Lovelock born 26/7/19. Scientist, futurist, environmentalist and is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, that postulates that the earth functions as a self-regulating system.
Lovelock is pro nuclear energy, totally against fossil fuels and for some reason doesn't sound keen on wind farms.
He changes from the Earth will sort it's self out to being a doomster, with the earth entering added on time; to his recent interview where he feels we may still have some quality time left
( unlikely if CAFC fan !)
101 years young, still articulate, and can walk about, and I'm certain he could beat that young whipper snapper, Tom Moore over 100 yards.
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Saw him on the news last night - would have had him as about 80 if I hadn't known he was 101..soapboxsam said:This man is worthy of a mention:
James Lovelock born 26/7/19. Scientist, futurist, environmentalist and is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, that postulates that the earth functions as a self-regulating system.
Lovelock is pro nuclear energy, totally against fossil fuels and for some reason doesn't sound keen on wind farms.
He changes from the Earth will sort it's self out to being a doomster, with the earth entering added on time; to his recent interview where he feels we may still have some quality time left
( unlikely if CAFC fan !)
101 years young, still articulate, and can walk about, and I'm certain he could beat that young whipper snapper, Tom Moore over 100 yards.
A Man with a great brain.0 -
Sally Ann Howes
Born 20 July 1930.
Probably best known as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from 1968 but appeared in many well known musicals.6
