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The DeathList 2021

The DeathList 2022

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2020 holds the current record of 20 deaths

Here is DeathList 2022. This is a list of 50 celebrities chosen by the DeathList committee, before the start of the year, for the fact they may die in 2022. The concise summary of the DeathList rules: Candidates must be famous enough such that their death is confidently expected to be reported by the UK media; Candidates cannot be famous solely for the fact they are likely to die imminently and only 25 candidates can reappear from the previous year’s list. After the record-breaking year of 2020, DeathList 2021 was a bit of a let-down with only 12 deaths, well short of the record of 20. Plenty of new blood on the list this year might give DeathList a much needed boost…

The 2022 List

Rank Name Age Description
1 Dick van Dyke 97 Actor
2 Henry Kissinger 99 Diplomat
3 Angela Lansbury 97 Actress
4 Bob Barker 99 The Price is Right
5 Alan Greenspan 96 Economist
6 Nigel Starmer-Smith 78 Rugby Commentator
7 Loretta Lynn 90 Country singer
8 June Brown 95 Eastenders Dot Cotton
9 Jimmy Carter 98 Ex US President
10 Tony Bennett 96 Crooner
11 Dick Cheney 81 Politician
12 Queen Elizabeth II 96 Queen
13 Harry Belafonte 95 Singer
14 Mel Brooks 96 Comedian / Director
15 Mikhail Gorbachev 91 Former Soviet leader
16 Sir Bobby Charlton 85 Footballer
17 David Attenborough 96 Broadcaster and Natural Historian
18 Emperor Akihito 89 Japanese Emperor
19 Leslie Phillips 98 Comedy Actor
20 Rosalynn Carter 95 Ex- FLOTUS
21 Sandy Gall 95 TV news reporter
22 Desmond Morris 94 Zoologist
23 Ted Kaczynski 80 Unabomber
24 Jean-Marie Le Pen 94 French Neo-Nazi
25 Estelle Harris 94 Actor
26 James Whale 71 Broadcaster
27 Cleo Laine 95 Jazz Singer
28 Bill Turnbull 66 TV Presenter
29 Jerry Lee Lewis 87 Rocker
30 Jacques Delors 97 French Politician
31 Denis Law 82 Footballer
32 Prunella Scales 90 Sybil Fawlty
33 Sidney Poitier 95 Actor
34 Burt Bacharach 94 Singer Songwriter
35 Stanley Baxter 96 Comedian
36 Robert Durst 79 Jinxed Murderer
37 Noam Chomsky 94 Intellectual
38 Bill Treacher 92 Eastender Arthur Fowler
39 Norman Tebbit 91 Politician
40 David Crosby 81 Crosby, Stills and Nash
41 Pelé 82 Footballer
42 Michael Gambon 82 Actor
43 Douglas Hurd 92 Politician
44 Silvio Berlusconi 86 Former Italian Premier
45 Marianne Faithfull 76 Singer
46 Milan Kundera 93 Author
47 Linda Ronstadt 76 Singer Songwriter
48 Jean-Luc Godard 92 Movie Director
49 Joss Ackland 94 Actor
50 Shane MacGowan 65 Pogue
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  • 10th January 2022

    Ashes to ashes, Durst to dust!

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    Robert Durst, the recently convicted murderer, has quickly brought his full life prison sentence to an end, passing away from a cardiac arrest. Durst was a multimillionaire real estate heir, although had little involvement with the family business, the Durst Organization. Durst shot to fame when he was the star of an HBO Documentary “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst”, which set out to explore the terrible series of misfortune that had followed Durst since the sudden disappearance of his wife in 1982. In 2000, Susan Berman, Durst’s friend was mysteriously gunned down in her home. In 2001, misfortune struck again, when an elderly neighbour of Durst’s disappeared and turned up dismembered, floating in a nearby bay. In 2010 Durst contacted movie director Andrew Jarecki inviting him to interview him about the misfortunes he had suffered. The series was shown in 2015. In the final interview with Durst, while alone in a room with his microphone still on, Durst appears to admit to the murders. Durst was arrested and tried in 2021 for the murder of Susan Berman. He was found guilty and sentenced to life. During the trial, Durst’s health deteriorated including a bout of Covid-19. Durst was making his first appearance on DeathList, lasting just 10 days at number 36.

    1 appearance: 2022 (36)
    2nd Death
    Age: 79, Jinxed Murderer, Cause of death: Cardiac Arrest

  • 7th January 2022

    Poitier not coming to dinner!

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    Sidney Poitier, pioneering black actor, has kicked off DeathList 2022 with a bang, passing at the age of 94. Poitier’s movie career started in 1950 and developed through the next two decades with his most famous appearances being in To Sir, With Love, In The Heat of the Night and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, all roles addressing racial issues. In 1964 he became the first black actor to win an Oscar for a leading role in Lilies of the Field. In the 1970s Poitier became a director, his most well-known work being Stir Crazy starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. In 2002 Poitier was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his contribution to American cinema. Poitier was making his third appearance on DeathList, this year at number 33.

    3 appearances: 2022 (33), 2021 (40), 2019 (36)
    1st Death
    Age: 95, Actor, Cause of death: Natural Causes
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