h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

In February 2023, a computer glitch caused the loss of data from April 2021 onwards. I have returned in April 2023 to update this incomplete record.

The Deathlist 2023 game recorded the following picked celebrities up to March 31st:

David Crosby
Simone Segouin
Lucile Randon
Adolfo Kaminsky


Please continue to post any listed celebrities below.

Deathlist 2023 Homepage:
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Deathlist 2023 Scoreboard
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Deathlist 2023 Official thread:
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Deathlist 2023 Unofficial thread (not on the list):
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Deathlist Archive:
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Harry Belafonte - predicted by Bluebottle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65390525

Harry Belafonte was picked 7 times in this game, first in 2007 by myself. He was twice on GB’s list, in 2016-17.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/25/harry-belafonte-obituary

Bluebottle takes a 15-point lead.


Homepage/scoreboard updated.

One of the most popular entertainment characters who went from Hero to Zero n the most unexpected and disgraceful falls from Grace has died.

Once a person of whom I was a fan and whose singles my deaf Grandfather enjoyed has died, aged 93.

A person much loved by old and young alike and whose career spanned decades, with television, music and art all featuring before, in the wake of the infamous Jimmy Saville expose, he was convicted of a string of paedophile abuses.

Rolf Harris. My Grandfather would often sit and listen to “Two Little Boys”, possibly reminiscing about his time in WWI.

He may be reviled but I still can’t help having fond memories of him during my childhood.

His catchphrase, “Can you tell what it is yet?”

It is hard to think that he will be erased from media because of his actions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842

I will miss the pleasure you gave me on television, but feel for your victims.

MMF

He was part of my childhood too, MMF. But I can't forgive him for his crimes against innocent children/women. When I was on my last cruise (2012) there was an exhibition of Rolf Harris original artworks and you could buy them () they were priced in the tens of thousands of pounds. You wonder what the owners of such art (notorious artists) do with their "investments" when the truth comes out. I also remember that the late Queen Elizabeth II posed for him, not knowing what we know now

GB, I am not excusing his crimes, far from it. I am just recalling all the pleasure he gave to so many. His crimes are inexcusable, and the trauma and experiences of his victims will live with them forever. But I still cannot forget all the pleasure and experiences he gave me as a child. I also wonder how many artists and singers were inspired by him when there weren’t the facilities available now. Tough one to call in my opinion.

MMF

Things are rarely black and white. While we know now with hindsight that he used his position to prey on others, he did doubtlessly inspire others unaware of his shady background to enjoy his music, take up art and become vets etc. Anyone he inspired is innocent of his wrongdoing, and did nothing wrong at the time for taking pleasure from his programmes. We the audience were duped and misjudged him – that is his fault and not ours.
So his legacy is complex as he remains both inspirational and a monster. But all the positives of the people he inspired belong solely to those he inspired, who are innocent of his crimes, and he is left remembered only as a monster.

<BB<

Film maker and artist, Kenneth Anger, aged 96.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/24/kenneth-anger-underground-film-maker-and-hollywood-babylon-author-dies-aged-96

Deathlist May round-up:


Rolf Harris - disgraced entertainer (d. 10 May)

Obit: http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/23/rolf-harris-obituary

First picked in 2007 (and in every year since) by Mol. 33 picks in all. Points go to Mol and TC.


Kenneth Anger - filmmaker (d. 11 May)

Obit: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/25/kenneth-anger-obituary

Points to Coelacanth, who picked Anger for the first time this year.



Homepage and scoreboard updated - Bluebottle and Coelacanth are tied for first place:

Deathlist 2023 Homepage:
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Deathlist 2023 Scoreboard
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Deathlist 2023 Official thread:
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Deathlist 2023 Unofficial thread (not on the list):
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Deathlist Archive:
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Icy

Daniel Ellsberg, political activist who released the Pentagon papers, secret documents relating to the US Government decisions about the Vietnam War.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/17/daniel-ellsberg-historys-most-consequential-figures

We missed Josef Schütz, former concentration camp SS guard and, gaoled at 101, the oldest person to be convicted for Holocaust crimes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65402024

<BB<

Thanks Coelacanth!



Josef Schütz, Nazi war criminal, was picked by Bluebottle for the first time in 2023:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/102-year-old-convicted-former-nazi-camp-guard-dies-while-awaiting-appeal/


Daniel Ellsberg, activist, was picked by Coelacanth in 2022 and 2023:

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/17/daniel-ellsberg-obituary


But as Josef Schütz died on the 13th of the month, Bluebottle gets a 5-point bonus, which puts him into a slender lead. It’s still a two-horse race, but as we saw last year, things can change quickly.


Homepage and scoreboard updated:

Deathlist 2023 Homepage:
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Deathlist 2023 Scoreboard
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Deathlist 2023 Official thread:
F22173987?thread=8326553

Deathlist 2023 Unofficial thread (not on the list):
F22173987?thread=8326554

Deathlist Archive:
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Icy

And we also missed Randy Gonzalez (TikToker) who died in January:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/tiktok-star-randy-gonzalez-enkyboys-dies-colon-cancer-rcna67953

Picked for the first time this year by me.

My first points, and I've shot into 3rd place.

Scoreboard updated, etc...

Tony Bennett: Legendary singer dies aged 96

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66271090

Points for Bluebottle and Icy, I think

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66271090

Tony Bennett was picked 6 times in this game, first by myself in 2007.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/21/tony-bennett-obituary


Homepage and scoreboard updated - Bluebottle now has a 15-point lead:

Deathlist 2023 Homepage:
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Deathlist 2023 Scoreboard
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Deathlist Archive:
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Doreen Mantle: One Foot in the Grave actress dies aged 97

Actress Doreen Mantle, best known for her role in the BBC comedy One Foot in the Grave, has died aged 97, her agent has announced.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66456002

Points for The Groob.

Homepage and scoreboard updated - The Groob is off the mark and into 4th place:

Deathlist 2023 Homepage:
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Deathlist 2023 Scoreboard
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Deathlist Archive:
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Mohamed Al Fayed has died.

That's my duck broken.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66690623