2018 Dead Pool

The 2018 Dead Pool

GOAL: Predict which notable* figures will die on/between January 1 and December 31, 2018, Eastern Time.

Produce a maximum of 50 names, to be PM'ed to me (NOT posted here) before the ball drops in Times Square (NYC) at midnight on New Years (i.e., 12AM ET, January 1, 2018). The BB's default timestamp will determine entry time, but I often post after midnight so the west coast has a little extra time.

*It's assumed that all notable figures will have an entry, or be mentioned in an entry, at Google, Wikipedia or another legit source which you may have to prove.

Rules:

1) PLEASE alphabetize your list of 50 names by LAST name (regardless of profession), either in the form of FIRSTNAME LASTNAME -or- LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME, in *1* column of names.

2) If it's not obvious who the person is for most people, after the name please add why they're notable. For example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist" (Sorry, he's already dead). In addition, you may or may not choose to include the person's current age; for example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist (91)"

3) If you submit your list days before Midnight, January 1st, 2018, and someone on your list dies before 2018, you should substitute the person with another and resubmit your list (by the deadline). If you do not resubmit your list, and the person died in 2017, the person will obviously NOT count for 2018.

4) a) Thou Shalt Not Kill (anyone on your list); b) criminals subject to the Death Penalty or anyone kidnapped or held hostage in 2017 won't count -- unless they die of natural causes; c) "Dead" means permanently dead, not later revived, nor put in animated suspension, or any induced or natural coma starting before 2018 begins; d) do not edit Wikipedia with false death information.

Everyone's lists will be updated unofficially throughout the year, but year-end audits should be performed to determine the final winner sometime shortly after December 31, 2018. YOU are responsible for your own audit at years' end.

Prize: Bragging Rights for 12 months.

Past Winners:
2017 - Don Marco (15)
2016 - SC (17)
2015 - Sr Vitelli (12)
2014 - SC (15)
2013 - DE NIRO (9)
2012 - SC (14)
2011 - Mignon (10)
2010 - SC (11)
2009 - JG (12)
2008 - JG (12)


The next post will contain all participants' lists for easy reference, sometime on Jan 1st

2018 GBB Dead Pool Entries

SC (13) Barker, Bob Benedict, (ex)Pope Blackman, Honor Brooks, Mel Bush, Barbara Bush, George HW Cardin, Pierre Carlisle, Mary Carrinton, Lord Carter, Jimmy Channing, Carol Cleary, Beverly Coppola, Anton Day, Doris deHavilland, Olivia Dole, Bob Douglas, Kirk Elizabeth, Queen Franklin, Aretha Graham, Billy Harper, Valerie Hawking, Stephen Kissinger, Henry Holbrook, Hal Lansbury, Angela Lear, Norman Lee, Stan Lloyd, Norman Lockhart, June Lynn, Vera Mason, Jackie Mays, Willie McCain, John Mubarak, Hosni Murdock, Rupert Newcombe, Don Overton, Richard Pei, IM Perez de Cuellar, Javier Perot, Ross Philip, Prince Rae, Charlotte Reiner, Carl Reynolds, Burt Schoendienst, Red Stiller, Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Wain, Bea White, Betty Wouk, Herman	JG (7) Marty Allen, comedian (95) Ed Asner, actor (88) Bob Barker, game show host (94) Harry Belafonte, singer/activist (90) Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus (90) Tony Bennett, singer (91) Wilford Brimley, actor (83) Tom Brokaw, journalist (77) Mel Brooks, actor/director (91) Whitey Bulger, murderer (88) George H.W. Bush, 41st Prez (93) Jimmy Carter, 39th president (93) Carol Channing, entertainer (96) Cher, singer (71) Tommy Chong, pothead (79) Bill Clinton, 42nd president (71) Anton Coppola, conductor (100) David Crosby, musician (76) Olivia de Havilland, actress (101) Shannen Doherty, actress (46) Bob Dole, politician (94) Kirk Douglas, actor (101) Kitty Dukakis, Michael's wife (81) Queen Elizabeth II (91) Morgan Freeman, actor (80) Leif Garrett, singer (56) Billy Graham, evangelist (99) Valerie Harper, "Rhoda" (78) Stephen Hawking, physicist (76) Larry King, CNN (84) Henry Kissinger, Sec of State (94) Kris Kristofferson, singer (81) Norman Lear, writer/producer (95) Stan Lee, Marvel Comics (95) Norman Lloyd, actor/producer/director (103) Lindsay Lohan, "actress" (31) Courtney Love, Hole (53) Joan Lunden, journalist (67) John McCain, Senator (81) Bret Michaels, Poison (54) Morrisey, singer (58) I.M. Pei, architect (100) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (96) Dennis Rodman, B-Baller (56) Don Shula, NFL (87) Randy Travis, Country singer (58) Desmond Tutu, Archbishop (86) Dick Van Dyke (92) Lil Wayne, rapper (35) Ron Wood, Rolling Stone (70)
TIS (7) Aaron, Hank Allen, Marty Asner, Ed Bader-Ginsburg, Ruth Bardot, Bridgette Barker, Bob Belafonte, Harry Bennett, Tony Brooks, Mel Buchanan, Pat Burns, Edd (Kookie) Bush, George H.W. Carter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Channing, Carol Connery, Sean Day, Doris Damone, Vic DeHavilland, Olivia Downs, Hugh Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Eastwood, Clint Feinstein, Dianne (Senator) Franklin, Aretha Graham, Billy Greene, Shecky Hatch, Orrin (Senator) Jagger, Mick King, Larry Kissinger, Henry Lear, Norman Lansbury, Angela Lewis, Jerry Lee Lynn, Loretta McCain, John Ono, Yoko Nelson, Willie Novak, Kin Perot, Ross Plummer, Christopher Queen Elizabeth II Polanski, Roman Reiner, Carl Reynolds, Burt Richards, Keith Sheen, Charlie Tyler, Steven (AeroSmith) White, Betty Williams, Montel	MIGNON (14) 1. Allen, Marty 2. Asner, Ed 3. Barker, Bob 4. Belafonte, Harry 5. Brimley, Wilford 6. Brooks, Mel 7. Busey, Gary 8. Bush, Barbara 9. Bush, George Sr. 10. Carlisle, Mary 11. Carter, Jimmy 12. Cary Diana Serra 13. Cleary, Beverly 14. Culkin, Macaully 15. Day, Doris 16. Dehaviland, Olivia 17. Douglas, Kirk 18. Douglas, Michael 19 Franklyn, Aretha 20. Garrett, Leif 21. Graham, Billy 22. Harper, Valerie 23. Hawking, Stephen 24. Hunt, Marsha 25. King, Larry 26. Kissinger, Henry 27. Lee, Stan 28. Lloyd, Norman 29. Lohan, Lindsay 30. Lynn, Loretta 31. Lynn, Vera 32. Marshall, Penny 33. Mays, Willie 34. McCain, John 35. McKenzie, Fay 36. Morrison, Patricia 37. Novak, Kim 38. Pei, IM 39. Prince, Phillip 40. Poitier, Sydney 41. Reiner, Carl 42. Reynolds, Burt 43. Richards, Keith 44. Sawyer, Connie 45. Sheen, Charlie 46. Travis, Randy 47. VanDyke, Dick 48. Walker, Clint 49. White, Betty 50. Yeager, Chuck
XDCX (4) 1) Mohamed Al-Fayed (business magnate, 85) 2) 3) Ed Asner (actor, 85) 4) Bob Barker (former game show host, 91) 5) 6) Wilford Brimley (actor, 80) 7) Tom Brokaw (reporter, 75) 8) Barbara Bush (former First Lady, 89) 9) George H. W. Bush (former POTUS, 90) 10) Amanda Bynes (actress, 28) 11) 12) Jimmy Carter (former POTUS, 90) 13) 14) Carol Channing (actress, 93) 15) Tommy Chong (actor, 77) 16) Bill Cosby (actor/comedian, 77) 17) 18) Doris Day (actress, 90) 19) 20) Kirk Douglas (actor, 98) 21) Michael Douglas (actor, 70) 22) Elizabeth II (Queen of England, 88) 23) Bob Eubanks (Rose Parade guy!, 76) 24) 25) Billy Graham (evangelist, 96) 26) 27) Olivia de Havilland (actress, 98) 28) 29) 30) Angela Lansbury (actress, 89) 31) Stan Lee (comic legend, 92) 32) 33) Vera Lynn (singer, 97) 34) 35) Bob Newhart (actor/comedian, 85) 36) Yoko Ono (musician, 81) 37) Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh, 93) 38) Christopher Plummer (actor, 85) 39) Joyce Randolph (actress, 90) 40) 41) Carl Reiner (actor/comedian, 92) 42) Keith Richards (musician, 71) 43) 44) Eva Marie Saint (actress, 90) 45) O. J. Simpson (retired athlete/criminal, 67) 46) Dick Van Dyke (actor/comedian, 89) 47) 48) 49) Betty White (actress/comedian, 92) 50)	BAM (8) Astin, John-87 Baer Jr, Max-80 Barker, Bob-94 Bush H.W, George-93 Bush, Barbara-92 Carter, Jimmy-93 Channing, Carol-96 Chong, Tommy-79 Collins, Phil-66 Connery, Sean-87 Cosby, Bill-80 Crosby, David-76 Day, Doris-93 De Havilland, Olivia-101 Doherty, Shannen-46 Dole, Bob-94 Douglas, Kirk-101 Duvall, Shelley-68 Dyke Van, Dick-92 Dylan, Bob-76 Graham, Billy-99 Harper, Valerie-78 Hawking, Stephen-75 John, Olivia Newton-69 Kilmer, Val-58 Kissinger, Henry-94 Lansbury, Angela-92 Lee, Stan-95 Lewis Lee, Jerry-82 Lockhart, June-92 Lynn, Loretta-85 McCain, John-81 Mitchell, Joni-74 Mondale, Walter-89 Novak, Kim-84 Osbourne, Ozzy-69 Parsons, Estelle-89 Philip, Prince-96 Phillips, Leslie-93 Poitier, Sidney-90 Pop, Iggy-70 Powell, Jane-88 Reiner, Carl-95 Reynolds, Burt-81 Serra Cary, Diana-99 Simpson, O.J-70 Spacey, Kevin-59 Walker, Clint-90 Walters, Barbara-88 White, Betty-94
DON MARCO (13) 1 Allen, Marty 2 Bartha, John 3 Benedict XVI, Pope 4 Bush, George H.W. 5 Campanella, Joseph 6 Cardin, Pierre 7 Carter, Jimmy 8 Channing, Carol 9 Cleary, Beverly 10 Coppola, Anton 11 DeHavilland, Olivia 12 Dole, Robert 13 Douglas, Kirk 14 Downs, Hugh 15 Fabray, Nanette 16 Fleming, Rhonda 17 Ford, Whitey 18 Graham, Billy 19 Greene, Shecky 20 Hawking, Stephen 21 Hollings, Ernest 22 Hunt, Marsha 23 Kissinger, Henry 24 LaRouche, Lyndon 25 Lasorda, Tommy 26 Lear, Norman 27 Lee, Stan 28 Lloyd, Norman 29 Lynn, Vera 30 Macy, Bill 31 Maren, Jerry 32 Marshall, Peter 33 McCain, John 34 Morrison, Patricia 35 Nakasone, Yasuhiro 36 Overton, Richard 37 Pei, I.M. 38 Perez de Cueller, Javier 39 Persoff, Nehemiah 40 Phillip, Prince 41 Reiner, Carl 42 Sawyer, Connie 43 Schoendist, Red 44 Shalit, Gene 45 Shames, Edward 46 Starr, Bart 47 Storch, Larry 48 Trippi, Charlie 49 Von Bulow, Claus 50 Wouk, Herman	DE NIRO (8) 1 Bardot,Briggite (Actress) 84 2 Belafonte,Harry (Singer) 90 3 Bracknell,Leah (Actress) 53 4 Brooks Mel (Actor) 92 5 Bush Sr , George(Former President) 93 6 Carrington,Peter (Politician) 99 7 Carter,Jimmy(Former President) 93 8 Collins, Michael (Astronaut) 87 9 Cuellar, Javier Perez (Ex UN Secretary General) 97 10 Day, Doris (US Singer) 93 11 Douglas, Kirk (Actor) 101 12 Eastwood, Clint(Actor) 87 13 Francis,Connie (Singer) 79 14 Franklin, Aretha (US Singer) 75 15 Gascoigne Paul(Footballer) 50 16 Gascoine, Jill (Actress) 80 17 Gordy, Berry (Music Producer) 88 18 Gotti,Peter (Mobster) 76 19 Graham,Billy (Evangelist) 99 20 Gregg, Harry (Ex footballer) 85 21 Greaves, Jimmy (Ex Footballer) 77 22 Harareet,Haya (Actress) 86 23 Havilland, Olivia de (Actress) 102 24 Hawking, Stephen (Physicist) 75 25 Heseltine, Michael (Politician) 84 26 Jackson Joe (Music Manager) 88 27 Johnson,Wilko (Guitarist) 70 28 Jones.Earl James (Actor)86 29 Kissinger,Henry (Diplomat) 94 30 Kristofferson,Kris (Singer-Songwriter) 82 31 Lansbury, Angela (Actress) 92 32 Lee Stan (Producer) 95 33 Lynn,Vera (Singer) 100 34 McGowan Shane (Singer) 59 35 O'Farrell, Frank (Ex Football Manager) 90 36 Pepping,Edwin (Band OF Brother) 95 37 Percisco,Carmine (Mobster) 82 38 Poitier, Sidney (Actor) 90 39 Prince Philip 96 40 Pruett,Jeanne (Singer) 80 41 Richard Little (Rock and Roll Singer) 85 42 Richards, Keith( Rolling Stone) 73 43 Sedaka, Neil (Singer) 78 44 Shames,Edward (Band Of Brother)95 45 Sheen, Charlie (Actor) 50 46 Sinatra , Nancy(US Singer) 77 47 Spacey Kevin (Actor) 58 48 Van Dyke, Dick (American Actor) 92 49 White,Betty (Actress) 95 50 Wouk,Herman (Author) 102
SIGNOR VITELLI (11) Allen, Marty 95 Ames, Ed 90 Asner, Ed 88 Belafonte, Harry 90 Busey, Gary 73 Bush, George H.W. 93 Carlisle, Mary 103 Carter, Jimmy 93 Cary, Diana Serra 99 Channing, Carol 96 Cheney, Dick 76 Day, Doris 95 de Havilland, Olivia 101 Dinkins, David 90 Douglas, Kirk 101 Duvall, Shelly 68 Fabray, Nanette 97 Farrakhan, Louis 84 Feiffer, Jules 88 Fleming, Rhonda 94 Hawking, Stephen 75 Holbrook, Hal 92 Howes, Sally Ann 87 Hunt, Marsha 100 Johns, Glynis 94 Jordan, Will 90 Karen, James 94 Kissinger, Henry 94 Lloyd, Norman 103 Lynn, Dame Vera 100 Mays, Willie 86 McCain, John 81 Mitchell, Joni 74 Montes, Yolanda (Tongolele) 85 Morison, Patricia 102 Philip, Prince 96 Randolph, Joyce 93 Richards, Keith 74 Saint, Eva Marie 93 Schisgal, Murray 91 Severinsen, Doc 90 Shane, Bob 83 Simon, Neil 90 Van Doren, Mamie 86 Walker, Clint 90 Weinstein, Harvey 65 Westheimer, Dr. Ruth 89 Williams, Cara 92 Withers, Jane 91 Wouk, Herman 102	MIKEY_SUNSET (10) 1. Hank Aaron 2. Alicia Alonzo 3. Ginger Baker 4. Bob Barker 5. Harry Belafonti 6. Tony Bennett 7. Mel Brooks 8. George H.W. Bush 9. Eric Burdon 10. Vivian Campbell (rock guitarist) 11. Carol Channing 12. Jimmy Carter 13. "Fast" Eddie Clarke (Motorhead) 14. Petula Clark 15. Roy Clark 16. David Crosby 17. Vic Damone 18. Doris Day 19. Gloria Richardson Dandridge 20. Olivia deHavilland 21. Hugh Downs 22. Pete Doherty (musician) 23. Kirk Douglas 24. Queen Elizabeth II 25. Nanette Fabray 26. Aretha Franklin 27. Peter Fonda 28. Rev. Billy Graham 29. Angela Lansbury 30. Cloris Leachman 31. Stan Lee 32. Jerry Lee Lewis 33. Loretta Lynn 34. John Mayall 35. Willie McCovey 36. Sir Ian McKellen 37. Scotty Moore 38. I.M. Pei 39. Little Richard Penniman 40. Shimon Peres 41. Christopher Plummer 42. Carl Reiner 43. Burt Reynolds 44. Gary Rossington 45. Eva Marie Saint 46. Larry Storch 47. Dick Van Dyke 48. Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) 49. Jeordie White (AKA Twiggy Ramirez) 50. Herman Wouk

Just sent my list.

Happy New Year everyone!

Anyone have Jerry Van Dyke?
[url=Jerry Van Dyke Dead at 86 http://www.tmz.com/2018/01/06/jerry-van-dyke-dead-at-86/ via @TMZ][/url]

oh, I see BAM has his Brother.

I honestly forgot that he had a brother. Well, with the recent passing's of his two friends/co-stars last year,and now his brother, he might have a decline in health this year. RIP to Jerry though

Yes, a good pick.

Sadly, another good pick of mine seems to be declining more. Loretta Lynn who suffered a stroke last year, had a nasty fall recently and fractured her hip. Family says that she is doing well, but that really is not a good sign at the start of the year.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/musi...hip/1013754001/

Donnelly Rhodes, who I remember as the escaped convict on SOAP, died yesterday.

It's a bummer as he was the last surviving (in this case "surviving" is appropriate) member of the classic line-up of one of my favorite bands - Fast Eddie Clarke has passed...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/11/fast-eddie-clarke-motorhead-guitarist-dies

I had the privilege of seeing various incarnations of Motorhead about 30 times over 33 years. It all started for me in June of 1982 when Lemmy. Philthy and Fast Eddie played the Old Waldorf. Then Eddie was out of the band but came back with Fastway the following year and played the Cow Palace with Iron Maiden and Saxon. Both shows were outstanding as Motorhead were at one of their peak periods at the time and Fastway had a huge buzz in the metal scene as it was guitar shredder Fast Eddie teaming up with Pete Way from UFO on bass. Unfortunately Pete had left the band early on to form Waysted but the excitement carried on as Fastway's debut album was a scorcher.

Now the classic line up is reunited and along with Wurzel they're making incredible noise on the other side.

Doreen Tracey, one of the original Mouseketeers on Disney’s popular after-school program “The Mickey Mouse Club” and later an associate of avante-garde composer and musician Frank Zappa, has died. She was 74.

Come along and sing a song and join our jamboree .....

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly aged 46

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42696376

Not a big cranberries fan but i did like their hit Zombie. Far to young RIP..

Fidel Castro's son Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balar 'takes own life aged 68

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42913492

No hits after the first month?

The cemetery is gonna go out of business. Nobody is dying to get into it anymore.

I don't have a list but David Attenborough is 91 years old. He seems healthy enough for his age. I don't know how I'd deal with his death. It'd probably involve whisky and some Planet Earth.

I'll throw Robert Wagner in there. I'm betting he checks out pretty quick here before they put together murder charges against him.

James Randi is almost 90 too. Another legend I'll struggle with his death and hope it's not soon

I see my wrong list was posted.

JG - please check your PM box.


Signor V.

Sorry about that!

Posted your newer list; it's amazing now you have 10 kills on the year?

Hey Turi, Good to see you back..

I was just saying this to my wife last week about if/when he dies the world would be a worse place. He is such a legend and national treasure.

Temptations singer Dennis Edwards dies aged 74

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42924559

Oh no!!! I love the Temps and Motown in general. Sorry to hear it. RIP Dennis Edwards.



TIS


(Ok I have to figure out how to get the icons posted. I usually never go "icon-less". LOL

Just a thought- How come there isn't a list of yearly winners like you do in the sports section? Only asking as i won one year.

See? You answered your own question! (j/k) Good idea!

Previous years winners of the GBB Dead Pool

2008- Geoff (12)
2009- Geoff (12)
2010- SC (11)
2011- Mignon (10)
2012- SC (14)
2013- DE NIRO (9)
2014- SC (15)
2015- Sr Vitelli (12)
2016- SC (17)
2017- Don Marco (15)

Are you not able to put this in the first post, so it's always there..

Added -- thanks, SC!

Thanks..

Actress Connie Sawyer died January 21 at age 105.

First confirmed "kill" for Mig and Don Marco - she was on their lists.


Signor V.

Booooooooo...

Well, the way I look at it, the year still has 11 months left to go...


Signor V.

John Mahoney best known for playing Frasier's dad Martin Crane died on the 4th Feb aged 77 from throat cancer..

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42953979

Saw that report, Sad.

We're slippin': The first confirmed "kill" actually belongs to Mikey Sunset. He got "Fast Eddie" Clarke who passed back in January.

Credit where credit is due.


Signor V.

Thank you

Reg E. Cathey, 'House of Cards' and 'The Wire' Actor,dies aged 59

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/reg-e-cathey-house-of-cards-the-wire-actor-dead-at-59-w516576

Former actor John Gavin, who appeared in Spartacus, Psycho, Thoroughly Modern Millie and many other films (and was also a former US ambassador to Mexico) has died at age 86.




Signor V.

Oh yea. I remember him. I always thought he was handsome. Haven't heard anything about him in years. RIP



TIS

Few celebrity deaths hit me hard but Robin Williams, Glenn Frey and John Mahoney's all did.

Yeah Robin WIlliams death was a bummer, he was such a talent but he had his demons.. I was devastated when Michael Jackson died, that hit me really bad..

The man was one of my favorite bit actors, he was charismatic and could give even his serious roles a comedic touch.. RIP

Vic Damone passed away at 89. I remember him from way back. I know my parents liked him. One song I remember hearing at my house was "You're Breaking My Heart." RIP
1st on my list btw.



http://pix11.com/2018/02/12/legendary-singer-vic-damone-dead-at-89-report/



TIS

Hell to Eternity was one of my favorite War movies staring Vic Damone, David Jansen and Jeffrey Hunter. Get a chance see it based on a true story.

He was in Imitation of life with Lana Turner.

Comedian Marty Allen has died in Las Vegas at age 95.

Several people picked him: Geoff, TIS, Mig, Don Marco and myself.


Signor V.

Things seem to be picking up,but still no picks for me. Not that I'm wishing people dead.

Feel the same way! Although celebrity deaths keep me coming back to this website - I kind of cringe at the other topics I see here.

I hear you Don Marco.

Sorry about Marty Allen. But 95 wow!!! Btw, didn't he partner with another comedian btw?? Allen and ??? (Somebody).



TIS

In the '60s, Marty Allen was partnered with Steve Rossi (Allen & Rossi). I know after they broke up (and before their subsequent re-teaming), he worked with others, but I don't think any of those pairings were as well known as Allen & Rossi.

Here's an interview from not too long ago that pretty much tells the whole story:

Marty Allen Interview Part 1

Marty Allen Interview Part 2


Signor V.

Former AP photographer Max Desfor dies at 104

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/19/former-ap-photographer-max-desfor-dies-at-104.html

Billy Graham dies at 99

Breaks my '18 cherry. EVERYONE except Sr Vitelli had picked Graham to enter the cosmos.

As a kid I remember making the point one day when I talked to my father that Graham was a protestant. Since we were Catholic, that seemed like a big deal to me. My father replied that protestant or not, Graham was a good man who helped people to get along. My father's words about him had a major, positive influence on how I deal with people.

99 wow, I thought he was off the charts already.

https://g.co/kgs/jou7u9

Barbara Alston: Singer with 1960s girl group The Crystals dies at 74

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43171117

Barbara Alston: Singer with 1960s girl group The Crystals dies at 74

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43171117

Vicar of Dibley actress Emma Chambers dies aged 53

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43183354

That is really sad news. I think I saw every episode, way back when. Loved the show, and loved her in it.

Nanette Fabray has passed. She died Feb. 22nd at age 97. I'll always remember her from the film The Band Wagon and as a game show regular. And on the original One Day at a Time TV series.

Don Marco and I picked her.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

54 year old Bollywood actress Sridevi dies of Heart failure

Yes it was quite the shock. She was a talented actress.

Director Lewis Gilbert, who made three Bond films and Alfie, dies aged 97

https://news.sky.com/story/james-bond-director-lewis-gilbert-dies-aged-97-11270094

Anyone have Rusty Staubb.

Poor guy is in Hospice.

Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, has died at the age of 88.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/43273249

David Ogden steirs something like that died today. Played Winchester on MASH and did a lot of the voices in lot of Disney movies cartoons.

Oh, that dude was funny

Russell Solomon, founder of Tower Records passed away yesterday. We had a bunch of them here in the Bay Area. The things I liked best were the import section and that they allowed buyers at each store to stock whatever they wanted in addition "big" releases, You could visit three different locations and walk out with different records unique to that location which reflected the buyers taste and what was going on in the local music community.

That documentary on cable about him & his cronies was really good...about the history of T.R.,,very interesting..Russel was ahead of his time. U can find it On Demand.

Saddened by the death of John Mahoney. I loved his work in Frasier and Say Anything. And he seemed like a lovely man.

Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion icon, dies aged 91

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43375454

It was announced earlier that physicist Stephen Hawking died yesterday at age 76.

Many of the players here had picked him on their list.

Honestly, shocked to see this. Figured he would be around for a few more years. RIP

This is why part of me doesn't like this game... what a loss! RIP

Indeed!

I love stellar physics ... I wish I understood it better. But Hawking really stimulated my interest in it. So sad.

When he was 21yrs of age his doctors told him he would not live another two yrs.

RIP

Outliving those doctors as well

Let’s add Alex trebek to the list even though at the moment he still breathing by next year he will be worm food.

He look bad today. His suit is big on him I guess he feels not to bother to have it altered.

HOLY shit , I thought he was dead.

He actually had Brain Surgery.

My error - Mikey Sunset also picked Nanette Fabray.


Signor V.

Frank Avruch dies at age 89. Had a good career. RIP

Bozo The Clown

Lys Assia winner of the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 representing Switzerland died aged 94..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lys_Assia

Dushon Monique Brown
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Chicago Fire Actress
RIP

Linda Brown, centre of Brown v Board civil rights case, dies age 76

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43550431

Rusty Staub RIP at 73. An excellent baseball player, he was the first star for new teams in Houston and Montreal, and had a wonderful World Series for the 1973 Mets.

RIP Rusty

He loved NY

He was from New Orleans but became a New Yorker.

Rusty Staub owned a table in Rao’s he was always there when he played in NY.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43621112

Co-creator of NYPD Blue, Steven Bochco, has died.

Ron Dunbar American songwriter died aged 77

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Dunbar

Eric Bristow: Five-time darts world champion dies aged 60

http://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/43663426

Mitzi Shore, 87, American comedy club owner (The Comedy Store) died aged 87

Ch4 Airing one of her last episodes now.
Sad.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Miloš Forman dies aged 86.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...r-the-cuckoos-nest-director-dies-aged-86

R. Lee Ermey.

Godspeed.

FMJ is one of the best movies made along with Se7en and Mississippi Burning. Saving Silverman cracked me. This year is not a good year for Actors.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43779357

He was also really good in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie that came out approx. 2003, and had a memorable cameo in a good Tales from the Crypt episode.

Harry Anderson, the amiable actor who presided over the NBC comedy “Night Court” for nine seasons, has died at his home in Asheville, N.C., according to a local media report. He was 65

That’s Sad

There's a fake report out that Barbara Bush has passed, but not quite yet....

She's gone now. RIP

BREAKING NEWS: Former First Lady Barbara Bush has passed away at 92, according to a Bush family spokesperson. Details to come.

She looked like J Edgar Hoover and she was instrumental with a political family whose politics I didn't like but I liked HER.

R.I.P. Mrs. Bush

(about half the field had picked her for their lists)

Well on the subject of Hoover. Herbert Hoover, and Richard Nixon are the former presidents to outlive their wives. Not sure how long Herbert lasted after his wife's passing, but Richard only lasted like 8-10 months after Pat's death. I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see George Sr to pass sometime this year.

RIP

I did not pick her - I never thought she would die before GHW Bush. I enjoyed the tributes on TV last night and will miss her straightforward expressions of her opinions. You never had to wonder about what she thought about something.

The Don is slipping.

Bruno Sammartino, an Italian immigrant who would become one of the world’s strongest men and one of wrestling’s most popular figures, has died at the age of 82. Sammartino died in his adoptive hometown of Pittsburgh following an illness, surrounded by family.

Born in Pizzoferrato, Italy, in 1935, Sammartino spent much of his early childhood hiding from Nazi invasion until his mother could get him and his family out of Europe and into the United States. Sammartino set a world record in 1959 by bench-pressing 565 pounds. As WWE noted in its obituary, that put him on the world’s radar, and Vincent J. McMahon Sr. invited him to join what was then known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation.

I so remember growing up in Pittsburgh and watching studio wrestling and all the legendary greats. Bruno was my favorite of course.

Sammartino was billed as "The Italian Superman" back then.

R.I.P. Bruno, and thanks for the many hours of entertainment

Bruno was a huge figure in Pittsburgh. Sports in the 1960s was dominated by dynasties, and he fit right in with them.

I used to see Bruno Sammartino wrestle at the old Madison Square Garden. His signature move the back breaker.

A man of rare dignity in a sleazy industry.

I also remember crusher Lisowski, Johnny Valentine, The Mongol, Apollo, Baba the Giant, and Fritz Von Erich. More than a couple of decades later I got to meet Fritz Von Erich when I became the City Administrator of a small Texas city that we lived near. We arranged a wrestling match to raise funds for a local library.

If you want to get really depressed look up the history of the Von Erich family.

Dale Winton is dead. It's been a bad few months for British gameshow hosts..

Surprised if he's on any lists.

I presume Waldo Von Erich was part of that family if so I was at the old Madison square garden when a fan stabbed him while walking into the ring. People thought that shit was real back then.

Surprised if anyone stateside know who Dale Winton is. A sad loss and a good gameshow host. RIP

Swedish DJ, Avicii.

Just saw that. He was 28.

Wasnt much of fan. Armin Van Buuren and Gareth Emery are my favorites.

Verne Troyer has apparently died....

Too young

Verne Troyer Dead at 49 http://www.tmz.com/2018/04/21/verne-troyer-dead-at-49/ via @TMZ

Verne Troyer, wow, I just sent a PM mentioning Carmelo Cannistraro. That is a trip.

Burning Man founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43936049

" Let's face it, Tom, and all due respect,

the Don, rest in peace, was -- slippin'. Ten years ago could I have gotten to him?"

'Superman' actress Margot Kidder dies at 69

Sad.

Actor Joseph Campanella has died at age 93.



He was a very familiar face on TV, particularly in the 1960's and 1970's.

Don Marco was the only one who picked him.


Signor V.

Actress Patricia Morison has died at age 103. She had a very long career in film, theatre and television. Shown here with Basil Rathbone (as Sherlock Holmes) in the 1946 film Dressed to Kill, she was also the female lead (opposite Alfred Drake) in the original Broadway production of Kiss Me, Kate.



Mig, Don Marco and I picked her.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Iconic Hollywood film poster creator Bill Gold dies aged 97

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44200141

Actor Clint Walker has died at age 90. He was the star of TV's Cheyenne and was in the original film of The Dirty Dozen in 1967 (among many other credits).



Mig, BAM and I picked him.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Clint walker was also in the Ten Commandments

Author Philip Roth dies aged 85

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44220189

America's greatest living novelist. Sad day.

“You put too much stock in human intelligence, it doesn't annihilate human nature.”

RIP Mr. Roth

Sad....

Human Nature vs Human Intelligence can only be measured within its own environment.

Clint Walker, Towering Western Star, Is Dead at 90

Wow..... I was switching channels on tv last week, looking for something to watch and I saw "The Dirty Dozen" was being aired. I watched it and wondered if Clint Walker was still alive. I guess I got the answer now. (He died last Monday).

When I first saw him in TDD, I thought he was the biggest guy I ever saw.

Dwight Clark, a two-time Super Bowl champion immortalized by "The Catch" in 1981, has died at age 61 on ALS. He played nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.

Designer Kate Spade, she hung herself in her NYC home today.

I did something I swore I would not do, and visited some of the non Dead Pool threads on this board. Big mistake!! SC, JG and the others in charge deserve a medal for monitoring these posts. It does make me nostalgic, though, for some of the less divisive conversations of the past. Not to say there wasn't controversy, but it certainly wasn't the bigoted mess I see now.

Jerry Maren, who was believed to be the oldest surviving Wizard of Oz Munchkin, passed away at 98.

Sad, on every Level.

Hey Don Marco. How are you? Nice to see you around, but yes I know what you mean. Hope all is well.




TIS

You were the only one who picked him to be a goner this year. Personally I think you should get only half a point for that pick (because of his size).

Don't get me started on how these boards degraded over the past ten years or so.

Red Schoendist, former 2nd baseman and manager of the St Louis Cardinals died today at age 95. One of baseball's true legends. Don Marco and I had picked him to go hitless this season.

Chef Anthony Bourdain Dead 61 yrs of Age.

Cool Dude, waiting to hear details.

Sad.

It seems that quite a few relatively young people are dying under circumstances that prompt me to wonder if there's something in the air or water. I wonder if any of those deaths are due to a legacy of drug use when they were much younger.

I'm surprised about Anthony Bourdain, but not entirely shocked. What a shame.

PS - I've updated the main list; let me know if I've missed any!

First James Bond girl Eunice Gayson dies at 90

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44425293

Sad

Elvis Presley's legendary drummer DJ Fontana has passed away at the age of 87

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...y-sleep-following-glittering-career.html

rip

dr no is one of my favorite bond movies

Oh that’s Sad, I remember that guy.




I need to do a binge watch of all the Bond flicks one day.
How many are there?

26.

Woooh.....26.

I better wait for Winter when I will have more time for that.

Leslie Grantham, 71, who played Dennis "Dirty Den" Watts on the UK soap Eastenders:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44494734

Den was a real bastard.

i would love to find out which one is your best
i'm sure you would love moore and connery bond the most
but the thing is which movie you would like the most
for me it's hard choice between from russia with love to dr no and to a view to a kill

Yes Meyer, Connery and Moore for sure.

I will confirm once I see them all.

Martin Bregman, Scarface and Dog Day Afternoon producer, dies at 92

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer has died, The Washington Post confirmed Thursday. He was 68.

The announcement came nearly two weeks after the columnist and Fox News personality revealed in a Washington Post column that he only had weeks left to live. For most of the last year, he wrote, he’d been recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his abdomen. Though the procedure was initially thought to be successful, the cancer returned and began spreading rapidly.

“This is the final verdict,” he wrote. “My fight is over.”

This was one of the most intelligent people that I ever heard or read. I so enjoyed his comments on Bret Bier's All stars panel M-F especially during the election campaign. He was so cogent and made alot of sense.

A great loss, he was a smart man.

Very Sad, R.I.P. Mr. Krauthammer.

Vinnie Paul, the legendary drummer and co-founder of Texas metal band Pantera, has died at the age of 54. The cause of death has not been made public as of this writing.

Oh man, I saw them years ago at The Brooklyn Zoo

Charles Krauthammer Has Ashes Spread Over Prosperous, Liberated Iraq

https://www.theonion.com/charles-krauthammer-has-ashes-spread-over-prosperous-l-1827058036

World of Outlaws sprint car driver Jason Johnson died Sunday morning after he was involved in a crash Saturday night in a sprint car race at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

Johnson was 41. He won the 2016 Knoxville Nationals, one of the biggest sprint car races in the United States.

Richard ( Old Man ) Harrison of Pawn Stars passed away.

RIP

‘Old Man’ From Pawn Stars Richard Harrison Dies Aged 77

It's kind of sad that 77 really isn't that old by today's standards. He'd been calling himself "Old Man" since the show premiered, almost a decade ago, when he was in his late 60's. Just goes to show that attitude and a sedentary lifestyle can be as much of a factor in an untimely death as drug use in the younger years would be, the latter having likely played a role in Anthony Bourdain's suicide.

I loved that old fart.

Why couldn't have been Chumlee?

Chumlee LoL

Just saw this earlier today, but it looks like Joe Jackson is on his way out from terminal cancer. I had him on list for the past years, and I think I took him out last year. At least I hope it was last year, and not for this year. Either way, looks like it will be days or a few weeks.

https://people.com/music/joe-jackson-hospitalized-terminal-cancer/

Wow, I was thinking of the wrong Joe Jackson ("Is She Really Going Out With Him?" singer)...

I didn't realize that there was another Joe Jackson in the music scene. As far as I know, he is still fine. Though, you could have totally jinxed him now, so I probably should add him to my list for next year.

‘Land of the Giants’ actress Deanna Lund passes away age 81

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-lund-passes-away/videoshow/64753245.cms

It appears Joe Jackson died today..

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44633980

I was the only person who picked him..

What a roller coaster of a ride in Life this guy had.

R.I.P. J. JACKSON.

Harlan Ellison, arguably one of the greatest science-fiction writers of all time, died today at age 84.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Pity he was a crap father and a womanizer..

I can't wait for the winter haha
I want you to watch the movies to hear your opinion

You can add Craig, son of Tina Turner to list? He suicided today.

Sad

Shoah director Claude Lanzmann dies aged 92

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/05/shoah-director-claude-lanzmann-dies-aged-92-holocaust

If ever you want to watch a documentary about the holocaust, i would advise people to watch Shoah. It's a 9 1/2 hour epic...

Steve Ditko Dies: Comics Artist Who Created Spider-Man & Doctor Strange With Stan Lee Was 90

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44748923

Jazz and Blues pianist, Henry Butler passed away on July 2. He was 69 at the time. I remember the mid 1990's his album For All Seasons was what made me take notice of him, and his follow up Blues After Sunset made me a fan. A talented musician we have lost.

Tab Hunter, the iconic handsome actor of the 1950s died Sunday at age 86. Considering his fame from that period I'm a little surprised that nobody from the Dead Pool picked him on their list.

Peter Carington, a long-serving British politician who was the last survivor of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's government died aged 99

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...st-survivor-of-churchill-govt-dies-at-99

I picked him.

My picks need updating:

Peter Carington
Joe Jackson

Just saw this, and figured a lot you would be interested. The first wife of Frank Sinatra, Nancy has passed away at 101. RIP

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/14/entertainment/nancy-sinatra-dead-at-101/index.html

Youngest Battle of Britain spitfire pilot Geoffrey Wellum dies aged 96

https://news.sky.com/story/youngest-battle-of-britain-spitfire-pilot-geoffrey-wellum-dies-11442932

Adrian Cronauer, who served as inspiration for Robin Williams' breakout character in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam, has died in Virginia aged 79

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44897634

Interestingly Sad.

Actress Mary Carlisle has died at age 104.



She was on my list. Mignon and SC also picked her.


Signor V.

Charlotte Rae, Mrs. Garrett on 'The Facts of Life,' Dies at 92

Nice old lady,,,, Think she was born old.

I believe Todd Bridges is the only one of the main cast of Different Strokes to still be around

“Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it’s a relief to finally have the truth out.

Kidder, who played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve’s Superman in her most famous role, was found by a friend in her Montana home on May 13.

It seems that Aretha Franklin is near the end. Some reports are saying that she is gravely ill, and family is close by. She has been cancelling performances for some months now, and had no rescheduling's on the missed dates.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ueen-Soul-surrounded-family-Detroit.html

File Under: "They Were Still Alive??"

Morgana King, The Godfather Star and Jazz Singer, Dies At 87

She died in March but it was only reported today? Well, RIP Mama Corleone!

Oh sad news.. RIP Mama..

Aretha Franklin has passed on aged 76....

Sorry to hear about Aretha. I hear it was pancreatic cancer. RIP

Btw, she died today, August 16th. Elvis died this date in 1977. King of Rock and Queen of Soul.



TIS

DeNiro, how are you doing? Hope all is well.

And add the Sultan of Swat. Babe Ruth died on this day back in 1948.

My picks need updating:

Peter Carington
Joe Jackson
Aretha Franklin

Kofi Annan, former UN chief, dies at 80

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45232892

Goodbye Aretha ... We'll miss you ! !

Barbara Harris, Actress in ‘Freaky Friday,’ ‘Family Plot,’ Dies at 83

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/barbara-harris-dies-dead-freaky-friday-familly-plot-1202912437/)

Okay, I think I got all the latest updates -- let me know if I missed anyone.
(Saying you/someone got one helps a lot as I can't check every name on every list )

Sorry I've been so M.I.A., but it's been a hell of a couple years w/ family stuff....

You owe me a Charlotte Rae. I want my Charlotte Rae..... I WANT MY CHARLOTTE RAE!!!

I didn't want you to get too far ahead of me, but fine...

If I may go back to Aretha for a moment. I read a story that she did NOT leave a will. Isn't that odd for someone with big money? Article said she was worth 80 million. Also said she had a special needs child (I assume an adult) who will need help the rest of his life. However, usually the assets are divided among the children first, so I don't think there'd be a problem. Yet I assume relatives could come out of the woodwork right? I'm just amazed that someone that wealthy didn't have a will.



TIS

Huh. I hadn't heard that, but apparently you're right! Very odd...!

Hi, TIS!

Robin Leach - RIP

Not really sure what Robin Leach did, but he was one of a kind.

Sen. John McCain dead at 81

Seemed like a truly decent man. R.I.P.

Many of the game's players had picked him for their lists.

There are only a handful of men that I place in the same category of honor, integrity, and courage with my father; John McCain is one of them.

Neil Simon, King of Comedy Playwrights, Dies at 91

(+1 SV)

We are losing the great ones.

Decades from now, I wonder who today's young people will consider their era's great ones.

Could you imagine.... it will probably be Bieber or Ditty....LoL.

We lost one of our truest patriots. RIP John McCain. I get the feeling Donald Trump is sleeping easier now.

Probably YouTube millionaires who film reaction videos and nerds who get rich by posting videos of themselves playing video games on YouTube.

Hollywood poster designer and painter Silvano Campeggi, one of the most important graphic artists in the history of American cinema, has died at the age of 95..

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lif...a29b720-31fd-450b-8559-57db3199d7cf.html

LMFAO

Ur f...ing right....I personally can't stand millenials ..they think they know it all when in fact they r destroying the planet w/ tech..name 1 fuckin' place u can call & talk 2 a human being....MAYBE ur barber??...if ur lucky...u call a brothel in Las Vegas & u have 2 press 3 for a blowjob, press 5 for missionary..well, u get the idea...U can't get a job unless u have computer...what if ur an athletic 70 yr. old who still can work @ all kinds of shit , but dont adhere 2 technology?? ...ur fuckin' left out in the cold...not 4 nuthin' but...I was the best line cook in the late 80's...do u see any cooks working the line past the age of 35??? ...NO.where do they go??? If u dont own ur own shit or r a major force in the establishment that you toiled in for yrs. to get there in first place,,U my chef/cook friend r shot...the ? is WHERE DO THEY ALL GO???...all my chef friends r either kings of someone else's castle or they have their own little joint...us in the mid age have 2 b very careful about the ever rotating door we choose..if ur still a line cook @ the age of 35..ur headed 4 a premature death sooner than u think...if ur over 180 LBS....u wont b able 2 quickly manuevever so quickly around the line & the younger dudes..therefor ,,,ur a has been..& believe u me,, line cooking is no joke..it's all sportsmanship.......I just realized I'm off topic & rambling...sorry,,I'll go back 2 my Blue Moon & lemon twist.

Boomers invented most of the tech we use today. Even the smart phone. Frank Canova at IBM, Steve Jobs... boomers.

I know Oak...just sayin'..I dont even own a cell phone aside from the 1 I keep in my car strictly 2 call AAA in case of emergency...but I cant stand the way tech has delayed our everyday living by recordings & such..ppl. ..especially youth dont even look @ each other on a date because they r staring @ their toys(phones) in a restaurant..or worse yet..@ a family function(Thanksgiving)...not 2 mention driving & texting..man that gets me going when I see that......Nuthin' like the 70s , 80s..when things were simple & straight..music also..music does not exist anymore.

Driving while doing that crap is a bunch of BS. I have seen a number of near accidents involving that, and a few accidents as well. You can't blame just the millennials, but seniors as well. I have seen elderly women involved in car accidents, one on her phone ignoring the red light that changed at an intersection, when North and South lanes started to go already. The other one not paying attention to a right away crossroad, and ran into a refrigeration van.

Guys, let's keep the way-off-topic banter here to a minimum in this thread.

Sorry SC...I didnt even realize it.

Hoodlum you say you can't stand Millennials, but then you write like one. It's hard word reading what you have typed..

Actress Jacqueline Pearce has died at age 74.



She was best known for appearances in two Hammer Films horror movies (The Reptile and The Plague of the Zombies), starring opposite Jerry Lewis in Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, and especially for her role as the villainous Servalan in the British sci-fi series Blake's 7.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Burt Reynolds Dead: Actor Sadly Dies At 82 After Going Into Cardiac Arrest

He was on 5 lists (not mine, of course)

He actually died five years ago but nobody had the heart to tell him. He had his face lifted so many times that the cleft in his chin used to be his belly-button.

Joking aside, he was funny back in the day but he became an asshole in the last twenty years.

I'm sorry to hear about Burt Reynolds. He was huge back in the 70s. I believe the top box office draw for a few years. Heck, I'm old enough to remember when myself and ladies from the office during our lunch break went looking for a copy of the Cosmopolitan, just to see the centerfold of Burt. Anyone remember that? We went to a couple different drugstores/stores and they sold out right away. We got to buy one at least. Ha ha. RIP I really haven't followed his career tho in a long time.



TIS

As you guys know I always watch a lot of westerns
And I also watched some of Burt movies he was a great actor
‏rest in peace

If anyone has the desire to see him bare of everything except his toupee , Burt's centerfold is probably posted loads of places on the Net.


Signor V.

Actor and member of the Kennedy family, Christopher Lawford, passed away earlier this month.

Very entertaining, sad

Comedian/impressionist Will Jordan has died at age 91. In the 1950s through the 1970's, Jordan was one of the very best mimics to be seen on television, and was particularly noted for having "invented" the impression of variety-show host Ed Sullivan (see photo) that was copied by others, much to Jordan's chagrin.



I worked with him a number of times, back around 15 or so years ago. I think I'm the only one who picked him.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Bill Daily, 91, had longrunning supporting roles on I Dream of Jeannie and The Bob Newhart Show:

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/bill-daily-dead-dies-major-healey-i-dream-of-jeannie-1202933026/

His Howard on the Newhart Show was hilarious.

Actor Peter Donat, who played Questadt in GF2. died September 10 at the age of 90.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Jefferson Airplane vocalist-guitarist Marty Balin, who co-founded the San Francisco psychedelic rock band in 1965 and played a crucial role in the creation of all their 1960s albums, including Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers, died Thursday at the age of 76.

Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour died October 1 at age 94.



Nobody had him on their lists.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Geoff Emerick, Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Dies at 72


https://variety.com/2018/music/news/geoff-emerick-beatles-engineer-dead-1202966681/

Hershel

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/07/tv-shows/scott-wilson-actor-obit/index.html

That made me sad.

Yes, me too. He was a great character and I was sad when they killed him off at the prison also.

Willie McCovey has passed. Growing up in SF during the 70s Stretch was a favorite. The man was a true Giant in every sense of the word. He'd been ill for many years but still manged to show up at the ball park quite often considering his health. It's gonna be weird going to opening day and not have him announced smog the living legends. RIP

McCovey made his major league debut on July 30, 1959, with about 1/3:of the season left to play. He batted .354 with 13 homers and 38 RBIs, and received the rookie of the year award. He won the MVP Award in 1969, in a league that was as densely packed with star players as any league has ever been.

Hey Baby Roo,

You’re not gonna last long around here if you keep that up. It gets pretty annoying 🙄


TIS

WTF is the Rooster?

John Wayne is Dead.

[Just getting rid of "BabyRoo" from the "Last Post" column because the links broke when I deleted all his posts. Please don't feed the trolls ]

Actor James Karen died October 23 at age 94. He was a memorable heel in the original 1982 Poltergeist, appeared in Return of the Living Dead and Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (to name but a few of his credits), but in the NYC area, he will forever be known as the on-camera spokesman for the Pathmark chain of supermarkets in commercials that seemed to run for years! I actually met him once, many years ago. He seemed like a nice guy.



I had him on my list.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Got ya Boss, sorry...did not notice he was slobber all over the place. What a loser.



Saw that over the weekend

Douglas Rain, the actor behind the iconic voice of HAL 9000 in Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, passed away on Sunday.

https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/11/12/douglas-rain-dies-hal-9000-2001-a-space-odyssey/

Edwin Pepping a Band Of Brother passes away aged 96.

https://wnegradio.com/506th-medic-ed-doc-pepping-passes-away/

I picked him..

Stan Lee

Stan Lee founder of Marvel Comics and creator of just about any superhero that matters has passed at 95.

These days Marvel Comics is probably best known for film adaptations of their most popular titles such as Spider Man, Iron Man, Captain America and The Avengers. For me and many kids of the 70s/80s it was all about the X-Men and Wolverine. Lee created this team of mutants led by Professor X not just as a vehicle for telling incredible stories but as a way to show the idiocies of prejudice in the wake of the horrors of WW2. It's hard to think back to a time when a movie or TV show about superheroes was a rarity but aside from Superman on the big and small screens, some animated shows, the Wonder Woman series starring Lynda Carter, Spider Man on the Electric Company and a few others you could only follow these adventures in print.And follow them we did. Month after month Lee and the artists at Marvel would keep us mesmerized with fantastic tales leaving everyone on the edge of their seats for 30 days until the next book arrived. Stan Lee pioneered an art form that far exceeded his vision and grew from a hobby for kids to a worldwide phenomenon. RIP & EXCELSIOR!

Too bad about Stan Lee... despite working at Marvel HQ in NYC for a year and a half, I never ran into him (not sure how often he showed up since he moved to CA; I worked on the New Media floor anyway). While I wasn't much of a print comics fan growing up, Stan's touch reached to all media. He was indeed a pioneer and his cameos will be missed in all future films. RIP

[Updated the list, incl. names posted since my last update -- let me know if I missed anyone, and don't forget to audit your lists before the end of the year]

Well, first off - Willie McCovey should be credited to Mikey Sunset, and Whitey Bulger should be credited to...YOU!


Signor V.

D'oh! I forgot I picked him - thanks

Roy Clark died

William Goldman, Butch Cassidy screenwriter, dies at 87

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46238747

Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants died today at the age of 57.

Young

Directors Bernardo Bertolucci (Last Tango in Paris) and Nicolas Roeg (The Man Who Fell to Earth) both passed away in the past few days.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

President George H.W. Bush.

RIP

https://goo.gl/images/XiPhvr

One of the most qualified Americans to become President.

Another corrupt politician bites the dust. Seems we all picked him..

As we enter the last month of the year it's time to think about 2019's list..

Wow... Penny Marshall dead at 75

+1 Mig

As a reminder, please start making your '19 lists, and checking your '18 lists twice....

I need to be credited with another kill. Lord Carrington died 7/9/18.

Richard Overton, the oldest living American veteran of World War II, died yesterday at age 112. A few of us had picked Overton for their lists.

Frank Adonis, Goodfellas and Raging Bull actor dies aged 83.

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/frank-adonis-dead-dies-goodfellas-1203095981/

It's a tight race with only 4 days to go: Mig has 14, and SC and Don Marco have 13 (assuming all lists are up-to-date)

Please check your lists, and prepare for 2019

Yes, interesting, gotta shore up my list this weekend and send to you. I want to be in.

This is a rather macabe game u all play here..predicting ppls. deaths...although I do remember some folk playing it in taverns in the 80s..just my 2 cents..I do read it though so I guess I'm kinda "guilt by association".

My list has been updated and sent..

Agree, same.... I never thought of ever doing such a list for a game but it just a tracking device for famous deaths.

I found myself following this regularly and always untriuged with celeb or famous people deaths in the News,

Strange... I am touching up my list now and sending to the boss.
Try it or follow mine.

Im In for 2019,,,, I think,

Will await confirmation from Boss.

So far I have entries from: MIG, DE NIRO, BAM, DP, SC, DON MARCO and myself... MIKEY says his is coming...

Waiting on: TIS, and VITELLI ...and anyone else interested...

XDCX has been dropped off the list since he hasn't updated his list since 2016 ...

Thanks Boss

Mikey Sunset should get credit for Roy Clark.

And I've sent in my 2019 list.


Signor V.

All right, thanks, SV... I got everyone except TIS (I'll keep her current list up if I don't get a new one), and still waiting on Mikey.

If anyone else cares to join in, just PM me your list!

Please check your 2018 lists (easiest way on a PC is to highlight the name, right-click and select 'Google...", and more often than not you should see part of their Wikipedia data on the right). Repeat for anyone you're not sure about.

Expect official results in such a close race in a day or two as a recent death may not be announced to the public right away.

So, so far it looks like MIG (14) may have beat out SC (13) & DM (13) -- will see if anything is announced in the next couple days to change that...

(Double-check those lists!)

2019 has been posted -- still giving a little slack to TIS and MIKEY (and anyone else)...