# People you were surprised to find out are dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026 "2012-06-13T16:15:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026/61 "2015-07-31T02:47:21Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > And Bernard Edwards died back in 1996. Basically only the Taylors from Duran Duran are the only living Powerstation members. RIP to all of them. > > Not really a celeb but I found out yesterday through reading a thread in the Election section that Paul Tsongas, a democratic candidate from the 1992 presidential election had died, 18 years ago in 1997! Whoah, Paul Tsongas, really? He was the only presidential candidate I’ve ever met. Voted for him, too. Just cuz it’s bugging me, and though I’m fully aware that the offending posts are three years old, “Sarah Jane from _Doctor Who_” was Elisabeth Sladen. Her death in 2011 at the age of 65 came as a shock because she had told almost no one about her cancer; the public did not find out until her death was announced. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026/62 "2015-07-31T16:37:22Z")
Francisco Franco ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026/63 "2015-07-31T16:40:29Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > Francisco Franco Still? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026/64 "2015-07-31T18:21:48Z")
Robert Palmer was alive and well in my mind until this thread. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026/65 "2015-07-31T20:33:16Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Just cuz it’s bugging me, and though I’m fully aware that the offending posts are three years old, “Sarah Jane from _Doctor Who_” was Elisabeth Sladen. Her death in 2011 at the age of 65 came as a shock because she had told almost no one about her cancer; the public did not find out until her death was announced. I think there was also the factor that her career had revived. She had first become well known during the seventies on _Doctor Who_. But her fame had faded away. Then they brought her back for a guest appearance on the new _Doctor Who_ series and her appearance was so popular, they started a spin-off series for her. Sladen died while the fifth season of that show was in production. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026/66 "2015-07-31T22:04:36Z")
I was looking up when a new season of Aloha Vet would start on Nat Geo, and was saddened to read that the vet, Dr. Scott Sims, passed away recently from cancer. Never thought Dr. Pol would outlive him. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026/67 "2015-08-01T23:47:03Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Michael Des Barres, who replaced Robert Palmer as frontman in Power Station’s live performances, is still alive. You are correct, my bad. Though he was only their live singer and the group broke up soon after. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026.md?page=3)