Sir Patrick Stewart RIP

 
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/29/patrick-stewart-dead

Douglas Dunn RIP

 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/19/douglas-dunn-obituary

Eva Marie Saint RIP

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/07/eva-marie-saint-obituary

Dolly Parton RIP

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead

Sir Gary Sobers RIP

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/17/sir-garry-sobers-garfield-sobers-obituary

Kevin Keegan RIP

 

Newcastle: 'Keegan ignited our city'*

Newcastle pay tribute to Keegan, who played for and managed the club: “We are devastated to learn of the passing of Kevin Keegan, one of the most iconic, influential and deeply loved figures in our club’s history.

”Kevin was more than a legendary footballer and manager. He was the beating heart of Newcastle United for generations of supporters.

As a player, he brought world-class talent, ambition and belief to St. James’ Park, helping to transform perceptions of what Newcastle United could be.

As a manager, he ignited our city. Kevin gave supporters hope and pride, and led a team whose style, spirit and passion captured the imagination of football fans around the world. He was so much more than an Entertainer.

From https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jul/20/world-cup-2026-final-reaction-news-spain-argentina

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/20/kevin-keegan-newcastle

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/kevin-keegan-dies-updates-tributes-34322030

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/20/kevin-keegan-liverpool-legend-and-former-newcastle-manager-dies-aged-75

* And he did, indeed. RIP

Sam Neill RIP

 

 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-obituary

Twenty great Sam Neill films - in no particular order, of course:

1. My Brilliant Career

2. The Dish

3. Dead Calm

4. The Piano

5. Jurassic Park

6. Dean Spanley

7. The Hunter

8. The Daughter

9. Possession

10. Hunt for the Wilderpeople

11. In the Mouth of Madness

12. Cry in the Dark

13. Sweet Country

14 Angel

15. Rams

16. Irresistable

17. Death in Brunswick

18. Plenty

19. A Long Way Down

20. Country Life

David Hockney RIP

 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/12/david-hockney-obituary

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/13/10-ways-david-hockney-changed-art-la-ipads-perspective

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/15/david-hockneys-return-yorkshire-glorious-reawakening

Sitting in front of Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool, 1967

Peralblosson Hwy, 1986 (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles)

A Bigger Splash, 1967

Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool, 1966

Hockney working in Woldgate Woods, East Yorkshire, 2006. (Tate Britain)

Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (Tate Britain)

Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, 1970-71

Robert Redford RIP

 

Top Sixteen Redford:

1.  All the President's Men

2.  The Candidate

3.  All Is Lost

4.  Three Days of the Condor

5.  Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

6.  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

7.  Jeremiah Johnson

8.  Downhill Racer

9.  The Chase

10. The Natural

11. Brubaker

12. Barefoot in the Park

13. The Company You Keep

14. The Great Gatsby

15. The Sting

16. The Old Man and the Gun

To swipe some lines from e.e. cummings (the poet, kids, keep up...):

Brian Wilson RIP

 

There's a fair bit I don't agree with here - the simplification of the post-SMiLE years, for a start, but it's decent: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/11/brian-wilson-hits-beach-boys-legacy

Ditto this, for the same reasons: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/arts/music/brian-wilson-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OE8.iu7I.XqcsOhyXS0H3

One hundred (count 'em) great songs by the Beach Boys that credit – to some degree - Brian Wilson, but not necessarily in this order…

1.      God Only Knows

2.    Surf’s Up

3.    The Warmth of the Sun

4.    Good Vibrations

5.    Caroline, No

6.    Don’t Worry Baby

7.    Cabin Essence

8.        Sail on Sailor

9.     Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)

10   I Get Around

11   Wouldn’t It Be Nice

12   Wonderful

13   Please Let Me Wonder

14   Let Him Run Wild

15   California Girls 

16   Heroes and Villains

17   This Whole World

18.   You Still Believe in Me

19.   Time To Get Alone

20.   Darlin’

21.   That’s Not Me

22.   Mrs O’Leary’s Cow

23.   Til I Die

24.   Fairy Tale Music (no narration!)

25.   Busy Doin’ Nothin’

26.   I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times

27.   The Night Was So Young

28.   Do It Again

29.   A Day in the Life of a Tree

30.   All I Wanna Do

31.   Winter Symphony

32.   Prayer

33.   Here Today

34.   In the Back of My Mind

35.   I’ll Bet He’s Nice

36.   Wind Chimes

37.   In My Room

38.   She Knows Me Too Well

39.   Cool, Cool Water

40.   Surfer Girl

41.   Let Us Go on This Way

42.   Had to Phone Ya

43.   I Know There’s an Answer

44.   Marcella

45.   Diamond Head

46.   Do You Like Worms

47.   From There to Back Again

48.   The Little Girl I Once Knew

49.   Wild Honey

50.   Funky Pretty

51.   Pet Sounds

52.   Still I Dream of It

53.   Kiss Me Baby

54.   Country Air

55.   Surfin’

56.   My Diane

57.   Let’s Go Away for a While

58.   Little Deuce Coupe

59.   Let the Wind Blow

60.   Strange World

61.   Santa Ana Winds

62.   Be Here in the Morning

63.   Vega-Tables

64.   You’re Still a Mystery

65.   With Me Tonight

66.   Aren’t You Glad

67.   It’s Over Now

68.   Good to My Baby

69.   Anna Lee, the Healer

70.   When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)

71.   Don’t Back Down

72.   Good Timin’

73.   Fun, Fun, Fun

74.   Lines

75.   Help Me, Rhonda

76.   Catch a Wave

77.   Little Pad

78.   Friends

79.   Our Sweet Love

80.   Trombone Dixie

81.   Pacific Coast Highway

82.   I’m Waiting for the Day

83.   Add Some Music to Your Day

84.   Dance, Dance, Dance

85.   Hang on to Your Ego

86.   Goin’ On

87.   Soul Searchin’

88.   The Girl from New York City

89.   Here Comes the Night (original)

90.   Mona

91.   Transcendental Meditation

92.   Johnny Carson

93.   Good Time

94.   At My Window

95.   You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone

96.   Roller Skatin’ Child

97.   Surfin’ USA

98.   Wake the World

99.   Can’t Wait Too Long

100. Child is father to the Man

Ten great songs from Brian's solo career:

1. Melt Away

2. Midnight's Another Day

3. Wings of a Dove

4. Rio Grande

5. Love and Mercy

6. This Song Wants To Sleep with You Tonight

7. That Lucky Old Sun/Morning Beat

8. Live Let Live/That Lucky Old Sun

9. The Like in I Love You

10. Cry

Donald Sutherland RIP

 

Twenty Best Donald Sutherland - in no particular order:

1. Don't Look Now

2. Ordinary People

3. 1900

4. M*A*S*H

5. The Invasion of the Body Snatchers

6. Klute

7. A Dry White Season

8. Steelyard Blues

9. Kelly's Heroes

10. JFK

11. The Eagle Has Landed

12. FTA

13. The Day of the Locust (wherein he plays Homer Simpson - but not that one)

14. Johnny Got His Gun

15. Alex in Wonderland

16. Fellini's Casanova

17. Six Degrees of Separation

18. Eye of the Needle

19. The Dirty Dozen

20. Start the Revolution without Me

Andre Braugher RIP

 

A god among men.

Robbie Robertson RIP

 

Gordon Lightfoot RIP

 

Burt Bacharach RIP

 

Christine McVie RIP

 

Jerry Lee Lewis RIP

 

Ronnie Spector RIP

Sidney Poitier RIP

 

Michael Nesmith RIP