Facebook page, Bean also joined Twitter, when she passed the maximum number of friends allowed by Facebook. At the time of her death, she had 4,962 friends on Facebook and more than 56,000 followers on Twitter. It is also known that her Facebook account is disabled. Illness and death In early July 2010, staff at Bean's care home reported on her Twitter account that she had been admitted to hospital, but that she was in good spirits and would be back online as soon as her health allowed. A week later it was reported that she was suffering from liver failure. On 23 July, Bean returned home but her condition worsened and at 12:08 am on 28 July, she died at the age of 104. Admirers Stephen Fry and Graham Linehan were saddened by the news. Family Bean was married to Harold Bean (d. 1978), and never remarried after he died. She had a daughter, Sandra. References External links 1905 births 2010 deaths English centenarians Mass media people from Bradford Women centenarians British Internet celebrities