Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

First Michelin Star at 26 - didn't know that.

Jonathan Miller has died

BREAKING: Theatre director, writer, broadcaster and actor Jonathan Miller died this morning aged 85 https://t.co/zxzzSKWOnI

— Evening Standard (@standardnews) November 27, 2019

don't pay much attention to the theatre but always enjoyed seeing him on television

I enjoyed his occasional documentary series, RIP JM

The Mortal Instruments actor Godfrey Gao dies on set aged 35

RIP Jonathan Miller, annoying as he could be.

I thought he was in his 70's

it means Alan Bennet is the last surviving member of Beyond The Fringe, and that was on stage during the Macmillan era

And now Clive James, blimey

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50578512?ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_mchannel=social

Miller was a mensch, James not so much

about fucking time tbh, he’d lingering in death’s doorway for the better part of 10 years

feel like you could have used some brexit catchphrases on Clive James before he finally got his act together: "just finally get death done for goodness sake" "you've got an oven ready deal with death sitting there unused!"

I was just thinking about Clive James when I read the other obits "look at all the people he's outliving" etc.

I’ll believe it when I see it re James tbh

*wins at the service with an axe and a crowbar, looking for his opportunity to jemmy open the coffin*

clive jemmies

too late, he's already been buried. two steps ahead of you there, wins, guess you'll never know

can't believe he's actually dead, 9 years terminally ill is a good run tho

If you read some of Clive James select wit and most hilarious humour to the cadaver and it can't conceal how funny and impressed it finds it, then it has failed the death test. Tell it to stop playing silly buggers.

i've read his TV criticism and i'm pretty sure not even his corpse would raise a titter

Another architect, Raymond Kappe, about a week ago. Wasn't sure how well known he was so I didn't post earlier, but his obit is pretty impressive.

https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-11-23/raymond-kappe-dead-architect-sci-arc-director

i wouldn't worry about well knowness on this thread, every cunt that's ever drawn a comic book usually turns up

the ray kappe house is amazing

xp second lowest categorisation of celebrity on ilx iirc

i wouldn't worry about well knowness on this thread, every cunt that's ever drawn a comic book usually turns up

― FBPRieu (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:31 AM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is so true.

rip Clive James imo

agree

trying to think about notable australians whose deaths i would care about

the cast of kath and kim
tom rogic
the guy with the kangaroo sanctuary

i’ll be bummed when Baz Humphries drops off the twig

Another architect, Raymond Kappe, about a week ago. Wasn't sure how well known he was so I didn't post earlier, but his obit is pretty impressive.

― nickn, Wednesday, November 27, 2019 12:28 PM (fifty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

did i tell you guys that i had a dream about interviewing IM Pei a few days before he died?

i don't read that much into it, but it was pretty wild, i felt

like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our clives

trying to think about notable australians whose deaths i would care about

None can and will ever compare to Steve Irwin ;_;

that was honestly a sore one

stung a bit, yeah

Define 'notable' (I'll be sad when Roger Woodward dies).

Kylie. I will cry for Kylie.

PVMIC: Rosewall, Laver.

ffs Ken Rosewall is still alive!

Define 'notable' (I'll be sad when Roger Woodward dies).

― pomenitul, Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:31 AM(eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

He's notable.

And of course kylie.

Jason too while we're at it

In my younger days I can think of a few Clive James books and shows which had me speechless and dying of laughter at times. He was a bit insufferable of course but I will always love him for that wit. RIP guy.

If you read some of Clive James select wit and most hilarious humour to the cadaver and it can't conceal how funny and impressed it finds it, then it has failed the death test. Tell it to stop playing silly buggers.

lol

PRRRRRRRACATAN!

i wouldn't worry about well knowness on this thread, every cunt that's ever drawn a comic book usually turns up

― FBPRieu (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:31 AM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is so true.

Tom Lyle is a desperate reach for well-knownness, but three drawing cunts a week drop off the twig irl, vs the three all year itt

trying to think about notable australians whose deaths i would care about

the cast of kath and kim

otm

Obv sic I think every ilxor should be free to decide who is notable, I just like being mean about comics people unless they did The Victor

tbf 1/3 of the dead cunts itt did do The Victor

Gott in Himmel

http://www.victorhornetcomics.co.uk/smith.html fyi

Thanks!

William Ruckelshaus

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-27/william-ruckelshaus-nixon-nemesis-who-headed-epa-dies-at-87

Some random old cunt