2021 Dead Pool

The 2021 Dead Pool

GOAL: Predict which notable* figures will die on/between January 1 and December 31, 2021, 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, 2021). 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, 2021, and someone on your list dies before 2021, 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 2020, the person will obviously NOT count for 2021.

4) a) Thou Shalt Not Kill (anyone on your list); b) criminals subject to the Death Penalty or anyone kidnapped or held hostage in 2020 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 2021 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, 2021. YOU are responsible for your own audit at years' end.

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


Prize: Bragging Rights for 12 months.

Past Winners:
2020 - Don Marco (15)
2019 - SC (9) / Don Marco (9)
2018 - Mignon (14)
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)



Quick Link: Deaths in 2021 (wikipedia)

2021 GBB Dead Pool Entries

SC (RIP)(8) 1 Alan, Alda 2 Barker, Bob 3 Benedict, (ex) Pope 4 Bennett, Tony 5 6 Brooks, Mel 7 8 Carter, Jimmy 9 10 Cleary, Beverly 11 12 13 14 Dole, Bob 15 16 17 Eastwood, Clint 18 Elizabeth, Queen 19 Erskine, Carl 20 21 22 Kissinger, Henry 23 Holbrook, Hal 24 Lansbury, Angela 25 Lear, Norman 26 Lloyd, Norman 27 Lockhart, June 28 29 30 MacLaine, Shirley 31 Mason, Jackie 32 Mays, Willie 33 McCain, Roberta 34 Mondale, Walter 35 Mubarak, Hosni 36 Murdock, Rupert 37 38 39 40 41 42 Philip, Prince 43 Poitier, Sidney 44 45 46 47 Storch, Larry 48 Van Dyke, Dick 49 White, Betty 50	JG (10) Buzz Aldrin, astronaut (90) Ed Asner, actor (91) David Attenborough, broadcaster (94) Bob Barker, game show host (97) Harry Belafonte, singer/activist (93) Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus (93) Tony Bennett, singer (94) Tom Brokaw, journalist (80) Mel Brooks, actor/director (94) Jimmy Carter, 39th president (96) Cher, singer (74) Tommy Chong, pothead (82) Bill Clinton, 42nd president (74) Roger Corman, director/producer (94) David Crosby, musician (79) Shannen Doherty, actress (49) Bob Dole, politician (97) Kitty Dukakis, Michael's wife (84) Queen Elizabeth II (94) Morgan Freeman, actor (83) Leif Garrett, singer (59) Kim Jong-un, dictator (36) Larry King, CNN (87) Henry Kissinger, Sec of State (97) Kris Kristofferson, singer (84) Artie Lang, Comedian (53) Angela Lansbury, actress (95) Tommy Lasorda, MLB (93) Norman Lear, writer/producer (98) Rush Limbaugh, radio host (70) Norman Lloyd, producer/director (106) Lindsay Lohan, "actress" (34) Courtney Love, Hole (56) Joan Lunden, journalist (70) Bret Michaels, Poison (57) Walter Mondale, politician (92) Morrisey, singer (61) Rupert Murdoch, media mogul (89) Bob Newhart, actor (91) Olivia Newton-John, singer (72) Yoko Ono, John's wife (87) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (99) Sidney Poitier, actor (93) Randy Travis, Country singer (61) Desmond Tutu, Archbishop (89) Dick Van Dyke (95) Barbara Walters, TV personality (91) Lil Wayne, rapper (38) Betty White, legend (99) Ron Wood, Rolling Stone (73)
TIS (6) Aaron, Hank Asner, Ed Bardot, Bridgette Barker, Bob Belafonte, Harry Bennett, Tony Breyer, Stephen (Supreme Court) Brooks, Mel Burnett, Carol Buchanan, Pat Carter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Douglas, Michael Eastwood, Clint Eden, Barbara (actress) Feinstein, Dianne (Senator) Greene, Shecky Hackman, Gene Hatch, Orrin (Senator) Holbrook, Hal (actor) Jagger, Mick King, Larry Kissinger, Henry Lear, Norman Lansbury, Angela Lewis, Jerry Lee Lynn, Loretta Ono, Yoko Plummer, Christopher (actor) Nelson, Willie Novak, Kim Plummer, Christopher (dupe) Poitier, Sidney Queen Elizabeth II Polanski, Roman Richards, Keith Saint, Eva Marie (actress) Sheen, Charlie Tyler, Steven (AeroSmith) Van Dyke, Dick White, Betty Williams, Montel	XDCX (20) 1 Mohamed Al-Fayed (businessman, 91) 2 Eileen Ash (English cricketer, 109) 3 Ed Asner (actor, 91) 4 David Attenborough (Brit broadcaster, 94) 5 Bob Barker (former game show host, 97) 6 Harry Belafonte (singer, 94) 7 Tony Bennett (singer, 94) 8 Mel Brooks (director/actor, 94) 9 Alan Burgess (Kiwi cricketer, 100) 10 Jimmy Carter (39th POTUS, 96) 11 Beverly Cleary (writer, 104) 12 Bill Cosby (actor/comedian, 83) 13 William Daniels (actor, 93) 14 Shannen Doherty (actress, 49) 15 Clint Eastwood (actor/director, 90) 16 Elizabeth II (Queen of England, 94) 17 Bob Eubanks (Rose Parade guy, 92) 18 Michael J. Fox (actor, 59) 19 Hal Holbrook (actor, 95) 20 Marsha Hunt (actress, 103) 21 Larry King (TV host, 87) 22 Angela Lansbury (actress, 95) 23 Tommy Lasorda (MLB, 93) 24 Cloris Leachman (actress, 94) 25 Norman Lear (TV writer, 98) 26 Norman Lloyd (actor, 106) 27 Robert Marchand (French cyclist, 109) 28 Thelma McKenzie (Aussie cricketer, 105) 29 Bob Newhart (actor, 91) 30 Helen Nicol (Canadian basketballer, 100) 31 Yoko Ono (musician, 87) 32 Prince Philip (99) 33 Christopher Plummer (actor, 91) 34 Sidney Poitier (actor, 93) 35 Joyce Randolph (actress, 96) 36 Keith Richards (musician, 76) 37 Eddie Robinson (baseball player, 100) 38 Eva Marie Saint (actress, 96) 39 Felix Sienra (Uruguayan Olympian, 104) 40 Renee-Jeanne Simonot (actress, 109) 41 O. J. Simpson (football player, 73) 42 Arthur Smith (English footballer, 105) 43 Larry Storch (actor, 97) 44 Ruthie Tompson (animator, 110) 45 Cicely Tyson (actress, 95) 46 Dick Van Dyke (actor/comedian, 95) 47 Elisabeth Waldo (violinist, 102) 48 Barbara Walters (broadcaster, 91) 49 Mary Ward (Australian actress, 105) 50 Betty White (actress/comedian, 98)
DUESPAID (10) Barker, Bob-94 Browkaw, Tom-78 Brooks,Mel-91 Carter, Jimmy-93 Cosby, Bill-80 Crosby, David-76 Destaing Valery - 93 Dole, Bob-94 Duvall, Shelley-68 Dyke Van, Dick-92 Dylan, Bob-76 Eastwood, Clint Holbrook, Hal 93 Kilmer, Val-58 King,Larry-84 Kissinger, Henry-94 Lansbury, Angela-92 Lasorda, Tommy-90 Lewis Lee, Jerry-82 Lockhart, June-92 Lynn, Loretta-85 Mason, Jackie- 86 Madden, John-82 Mondale, Walter-89 Mubarak Hosni - 91 Novak, Kim-84 Osbourne, Ozzy-69 Parsons, Estelle-89 Philip, Prince-96 Phillips, Leslie-93 Poitier, Sidney-90 Pop, Iggy-70 Powell, Jane-88 Redstone, Sumner-94 (2020) Robertson,Pat-88 Turner Tina - 80 Wagner,Robert-88 Walters, Barbara-88 White, Betty-96	BAM (11) Aldrin, Buzz-90 Astin, John-90 Baer Jr, Max-83 Barker, Bob-97 Benedict XVI, Pope-93 Bennett, Tony-94 Brooks, Mel-94 Caan, James-80 Carter, Jimmy-96 Carter, Rosalynn-93 Cheney, Dick-80 Cleary, Beverly-104 Collins, Phil-69 Connor O, Sinéad-54 Cosby, Bill-83 Crosby, David-79 Doherty, Shannen-49 Dole, Bob-97 Elizabeth, Queen-94 Fox J, Michael-59 Glitter, Gary-77 Gorbachev, Mikhail-89 Hackman, Gene-90 John, Olivia Newton-72 Kilmer, Val-61 King, Larry-87 Kissinger, Henry-97 Lansbury, Angela-95 Leachman, Cloris-95 Lewis Lee, Jerry-85 Limbaugh, Rush-70 Lockhart, June-95 Madden, John-84 Madoff, Bernie-82 Mondale, Walter-92 Nelson, Willie-87 Newhart, Bob-91 Nichols, Nichelle-88 Ono, Yoko-87 Osbourne, Ozzy-72 Parsons, Estelle-93 Philip, Prince-99 Poitier, Sidney-93 Powell, Jane-91 Redford, Robert-84 Simpson, O.J-73 Turner, Tina-81 Wagner, Robert-90 Walters, Barbara-91 White, Betty-98
DON MARCO (13) 1 Attenborough David 2 Barker Bob 3 Bartha John 4 Benedict XVI Pope 5 Bennett Tony 6 Brooks Mel 7 Button Dick 8 Carter Jimmy 9 Clary Robert 10 Cleary Beverly 11 Corman Roger 12 Dole Robert 13 Garr Terri 14 Grant Lee 15 Greene Shecky 16 Greenspan Alan 17 Holbrook Hal 18 Hollings Ernest 19 Hunt Marsha 20 Johns, Glynis 21 King Larry 22 Kissinger Henry 23 Kroft Sid 24 Lansberry Angela 25 Lasorda Tommy 26 Leachman Cloris 27 Lear Norman 28 Limbaugh Rush 29 Lloyd Norman 30 Lockhart June 31 Marshall Peter 32 Mays Willie 33 McGee Charles 34 Nichols Nichelle 35 Paige, Janis 36 Perry William (politician) 37 Persoff Nehemiah 38 Phillip Prince 39 Rader Jack 40 Randolph Joyce 41 Robinson Eddie 42 Saint Eva Marie 43 Schultz George 44 Severinsen Doc 45 Shalit Gene 46 Shames Edward 47 Shaw Tim 48 Storch Larry 49 Trippi Charlie 50 White Betty	DE NIRO (11) 1 Attenborough, David(naturalist) 2 Bardot,Briggite (Actress) 3 Barker, Bob (Game Show Host) 4 Belafonte,Harry (Singer) 5 Bennett Tony (Singer) 6 Britton Tony (Actor) 7 Brooks Mel (Actor) 8 Carter,Jimmy(Former President) 9 Chubby Checker (Singer) 10 Collins, Michael (Astronaut) 11 Connolly Billy (Comedian) 12 Dole Bob (Politican) 13 Dion (Singer) 14 Duane Eddy Musician 15 Eastwood, Clint(Actor) 16 Francis,Connie (Singer) 17 Gascoigne Paul(Footballer) 18 Gorbachev Mikhail (Soviet leader) 19 Gordy, Berry (Music Producer) 20 Gotti,Peter (Mobster) 21 Greaves, Jimmy (Ex Footballer) 22 Greenspan Alan (Economist) 23 Harareet,Haya (Actress) 24 Heseltine, Michael (Politician) 25 Johnson,Wilko (Guitarist) 26 Jones.Earl James (Actor) 27 Kissinger,Henry (Diplomat) 28 Kristofferson, Kris (Singer-Songwriter) 29 Lansbury, Angela (Actress) 30 Lewis,Jerry Lee (Singer) 31 McGowan Shane (Singer) 32 Nelson Willie (Singer/Songwriter) 33 Nicol Jimmie (Stand in Beatle) 34 O'Farrell, Frank (Ex Football Manager) 35 Piggott Lester (Jockey) 36 Poitier, Sidney (Actor) 37 Prince Philip 38 Pruett,Jeanne (Singer) 39 Richards, Keith( Rolling Stone) 40 Sedaka, Neil (Singer) 41 Shames,Edward (Band Of Brother) 42 Sheen, Charlie (Actor) 43 Sinatra ,Nancy(US Singer) 44 Spinks Leon (Boxer) 45 Tanaka Kane (Supercentenarian) 46 Tutu Desmond (Archbishop) 47 Van Dyke, Dick (American Actor) 48 Walker Murrey (Formula 1 Com.) 49 White,Betty (Actress) 50 Woodward Joanne (Actress)
SIGNOR VITELLI (9) 1. Ames, Ed 91 2. Asner, Ed 89 3. Belafonte, Harry 91 4. Busey, Gary 74 5. Carter, Jimmy 94 6. 7. 8. Cheney, Dick 77 9. 10. 11. Dinkins, David 91 (2020) 12. Dole, Bob 95 13. 14. Duvall, Shelly 67 15. Farrakhan, Louis 85 16. Feiffer, Jules 89 17. 18. Gallagher, Helen 92 19. Greene, Shecky 92 20. Hackman, Gene 88 21. Holbrook, Hal 93 22. Howes, Sally Ann 88 23. Hunt, Marsha 101 24. Johns, Glynis 95 25. Kissinger, Henry 95 26. Lehrer, Tom 90 27. Lloyd, Norman 104 28. 29. Mays, Willie 87 30. Mitchell, Joni 75 31. Montes, Yolanda (Tongolele) 86 32. Newton-John, Olivia 70 33. Nichols, Nichelle 86 34. Perrine, Valerie 75 35. Philip, Prince 97 36. Randolph, Joyce 94 37. Richards, Keith 75 38. Sahl, Mort 91 39. Saint, Eva Marie 94 40. Schisgal, Murray 92 (2020) 41. Severinsen, Doc 91 42. Shane, Bob 84 (2020) 43. Shatner, William 87 44. Simon, John 93 (2019) 45. Van Doren, Mamie 87 46. Weinstein, Harvey 66 47. Westheimer, Dr. Ruth 90 48. Williams, Cara 93 49. Withers, Jane 92 50.	MIKEY_SUNSET (5) 1. Aaron, Hank 2. Barker, Bob 3. Beatty, Ned 4. Belafonte, Harry 5. Bennett, Tony 6. Blake, Robert 7. Brooks, Mel (Melvin Kaminsky) 8. Burdon, Eric 9. Carter, Jimmy 10. Chianese, Dominic 11. Clapton, Eric 12. Clark, Petula 13. Copeland, Joan 14. Crosby, David 15. Di'Anno, Paul - Iron Maiden 16. Durst, Will - Comic 17. Garr, Teri 18. Jones, Steve - Sex Pistols 19. Kilmer, Val 20. Lange, Artie 21. Lansbury, Angela 22. Leachman, Cloris 23. Lee, Ruta 24. Lewis, Jerry Lee 25. Lockhart, June 26. Lynn, Loretta 27. Maxwell, Ghislaine 28. Mayall, John - Musician 29. McKellen, Sir Ian 30. Minnelli, Liza 31. Miret, Roger - Agnostic Front 32. Mitchell, Joni 33. Nichols, Nichelle 34. Nicholson, Jack 35. Ono, Yoko 36. Plummer, Christopher 37. Price, Lloyd - Singer 38. Richardson Dandridge, Gloria 39. Ronstadt, Linda 40. Rossington, Gary 41. Saint, Eva Marie 42. Scales, Prunella – Actress 43. Sirico, Tony 44. Storch, Larry 45. Van Doran, Mamie 46. Van Dyke, Dick 47. Ward, Bill - Black Sabbath 48. White, Betty 49. Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II 50. Wyman, Bill (Perks, Wm George Jr)
MIGNON (10) 1. Asner, Ed 2. Barker, Bob 3. Bear, Max Jr. 4. Belafonte, Harry 5. 6. 7. Brooks, Mel 8. Busey, Gary 9. 10. Carter, Jimmy 11. 12. 13. Cleary, Beverly 14. 15. Culkin, Macaully 16. 17. 18. Dole, Bob 19. 20. Douglas, Michael 21. Garrett, Leif 22. 23. 24. Holbrook, Hal 25. Hunt, Marsha 26. King, Larry 27. Kissinger, Henry 28. Lansbury, Angela 29. Lear, Norman 30. Lloyd, Norman 31. Lohan, LIndsay 32. Love, Courtney 33. Lynn, Loretta 34. 35. Mays, Willie 36. 37. Novak, Kim 38. 39. Phillip, Prince 40. Poitier, Sydney 41. Queen, Elizabeth II 42. 43. Richards, Keith 44. Richardson, Gloria 45. Shames, Edward 46. Sheen, Charlie 47. Travis, Randy 48. Van Dyke, Dick 49. White, Betty 50. Yeager, Chuck (2020)

I'll get mine over to you in the next couple of days..

With only a couple hours until 2021, I only have lists from the following (besides myself): XDCX, DE NIRO, BAM, Don Marco, Mikey

While I usually will allow a list to come in a little late, lists that aren't updated before I go to bed may have their lists from 2020 ride (with fewer than 50 names)

List has been sent.

Have a Happy New Year everybody!!

Giving it a little more time for Dues, TIS, Mig, SV......

Okay, after 4 hours, the lists have been posted....

Death is to afraid to claim Keith Richards at this time.

Gerry Marsden, singer of You'll Never Walk Alone, dies aged 78

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55524795

Tanya Roberts, 'That '70s Show' and 'Charlie's Angels' Actress, Dead at 65

NO F...king Way!!!!!!!!!!!
Why??????@ 2 young an age...what a beauty....so sad ..a loss for ppl. in my age bracket...I am actually realeasing a tear ...what a loss..why?????..what has this world coming 222???? Eddie van Halen now this shit?? FUCK 2020 & 2021 !!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Baby Boomers, another one bites the dust!:

Gerry Marsden, Frontman of Gerry and the Pacemakers, Dies at 78

Never heard of him...

But i guarantee you know his music,.

Alexi Laiho - singer/guitarist for Children of Bodom, Bodom After Midnight & others passed away at 41. Far too young. While not a household name, Alexi was highly respected as a musician/songwriter in the metal world and Children of Bodom had great success in Europe, They didn't too to bad in the USA either, often playing 2500 cap theaters in many markets.

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/f...itarist-vocalist-alexi-laiho-dead-at-41/

Just heard a report that chic is not dead.

Andy Swift
Mon, January 4, 2021, 4:42 PM CST

Despite earlier reports to the contrary, actress Tanya Roberts did not die on Sunday, according to a new statement obtained by TMZ.

Roberts’ rep Mike Pingel explains that Roberts’ husband Lance was contacted by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday morning to inform him that she is still alive. Lance had believed that Roberts was dead on Sunday night, at which point he passed the news along to Pingel, who confirmed it to the media. Roberts, 65, was hospitalized in Los Angeles after collapsing on Christmas Eve and was placed on a ventilator.

TANYA ROBERTS DEAD AT 65 ...
After Bizarre Premature Death Pronouncement

She's dead again? I'm so confused

It's happened before.

I remember many years ago (late 1971 to be exact), when Maurice Chevalier was hospitalized for what would prove to be the final time, his death was prematurely reported by the media - even going so far as to quote what were (purportedly) his last words.

Mark Twain once famously said, "The report of my death has been grossly exaggerated."


Signor V.
(Not quite back from the dead, but back nevertheless)

I was about to send out a search party! Good to see you...

WW2 veteran and NZ's oldest first-class cricketer dies in Rangiora aged 100



Alan Burgess, New Zealand's oldest first class cricketer, passed away on Jan 5, at the age of 100.

He was on my list

Marion Ramsey: Police Academy and Broadway star dies at 73

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55578481

Tommy Lasorda, Dodgers icon, dead at 93

A few names on my list are already dead:

David Dinkins (2020)
Murray Schisgal (2020)
Bob Shane (2020)
John Simon (2019)


Signor V.

Thanks, SV... also added XDCX's Kiwi Cricketer...

Off the top of my head, a couple of additional deaths from 2020:

Sumner Redstone
Chuck Yeager

I know they were on some lists (not mine, though).


Signor V.

Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer Imprisoned in Slaying, Dies at 81

(I never got around to seeing the 2013 Pacino movie about him -- I see it's on HBO Max so I'll check it out soon....)

Hank Aaron, MLB legend, dead at 86



One of the all-time greats. RIP.

Mira Furlan: Babylon 5 and Lost actress dies at 65

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55763658

Well, Larry King is gone.

Maybe no one told him. As of this morning, he's still doing infomercials.

Cloris Leachman has passed at age 94.


Signor V.

She was quite a good actress. She was outstanding in Last Picture Show.

Cicely Tyson, iconic and influential actress, dies at 96

The legendary Sonny Fox died January 24 at age 95 from COVID-related pneumonia.

Baby-boomers growing up in the NYC area in the 1950's and 1960's knew the name - he hosted Wonderama, Just For Fun and other game shows. He was also a philanthropist, and I believe at one time he was president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was from Brooklyn and attended my neighborhood high school - James Madison HS. He was quite active and vigorous well into his nineties.

I just noticed this on the Internet. I don't believe it got any mention on any of our local newscasts here. Damn shame. In my youth I became unbeatable at "Simon Says" because of him.

R.I.P. Sonny Fox.


Signor V.

Dustin Diamond: Saved by the Bell star dies aged 44

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55896473

Hal Holbrook passed away. I remember him playing Lincoln a long time ago but the articles talk about him portraying Mark Twain.

Updated the lists w/ Leachman, Tyson, and Holbrook -- XDCX had all 3 to take the lead!

Hal Holbrook was unique in that he performed his one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! for over sixty years, on and off. It was made into a TV special on CBS back in 1967 and you can find it on YouTube. He finally retired it when he was 92. In the beginning, back in the late 1950's he was in his early 30's and used to spend three hours painting his face to appear to be Twain at 70. Over time, he used less and less makeup until he eventually used just a false nose along with a moustache and eyebrows. His own white hair took the place of the wig and he certainly didn't need the age paint anymore.

I am (or was) a theatrical makeup artist and I've been teaching makeup at college level for over 40 years. One of my lessons uses Holbrook's Twain makeup as an example of how to create the illusion of aging on a young performer for live theatre. I've written quite an interesting paper on this, if I may be allowed a bit of immodesty.


Signor V.

thats sad, he was a very good actor

Christopher Plummer: Star of The Sound of Music dies at 91

Christopher Plummer did an excellent voice over in the film "9"

Boxing legend Leon Spinks dies at 67

George Shultz, secretary of State who shaped foreign policy in the Cold War, dies at 100

Larry Flynt, 'Hustler' Publisher and Unlikely First Amendment Champion, Dies at 78

Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio host, dead at 70

I listened to him since he first emerged on national radio. I certainly didn't agree with many of his statements and really didn't care for him. However, his one redeeming value was that, like me, he got his start in Pittsburgh and was a die-hard Steelers fan.

R.I.P. ....first amendment fighter..& pioneer of pink ..been reading the mag since the late 70s as a young teen hood selling weed..took away many hrs. of boredom ...Sincerely, Hood...P.S...have not seen an issue in YEARS!!!!!..still..R.I.P. Larry!

Mobster Peter Gotti brother of John dies aged 81

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-gotti-dead-brother-gambino-crime-boss-dies-in-prison/

I think i was the only one to pick him..

Yep, you picked him. You should also be credited for Haya Harareet who died last month.


Signor V.

Report: Marvin Hagler, one of boxing's legendary Four Kings, dies 'unexpectedly' at 66

Updated... thanks!

J geoff and lenox

Murray Walker: Formula 1 broadcasting legend dies at 97

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/56388596

I picked him ;(

Anyone have Yaphet Kotto?

No, it doesn't appear so.

Nor did anyone pick actor Henry Darrow who passed away March 14th at age 87. I remember him from the 1960's TV Western series "The High Chaparral," though his career lasted more than half a century including roles on the soap opera "Santa Barbara" and Disney's "The New Zorro" series.



R.I.P.


Signor V.

George Segal Dies: Oscar-Nominated Actor & ‘The Goldbergs’ Star Was 87

Let's not forget his REAL deals..."Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf '....& many more big cinema toppers..

Larry McMurtry, 84, author of Lonesome Dove and a plethora of western novels.

Beverly Cleary passed away on March 25 at age 104.

SC, XDCX, BAM, Don Marco and Mignon picked her.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Two deaths worth mentioning (and I know I'm showing my age):

Gloria Henry died on April 3rd at age 98. She was the mother, Alice Mitchell, on the classic Dennis the Menace TV series from 1959-1963.

Also, Frank Jacobs died April 5th at age 91. If the name isn't immediately familiar, Jacobs wrote just about all the wonderful song and poetry parodies for Mad Magazine in their glory days. As a matter of fact, a couple of weeks ago, I regaled Signora V. with a rendition of "Hello Deli" from memory. (Now I'm really dating myself!)

Here it is - from memory (sung to "Hello Dolly")

Hello, deli,
This is Joe, deli,
Would you please send up a nice corned beef on rye?
A box of Ritz, deli,
And some Schlitz, deli,
Some chopped liver and a sliver of your
Apple pie.

Turkey legs, deli,
Hard boiled eggs, deli,
With tomatoes and potatoes
You French fry, oh...

Please don't be late, deli,
'Cause I can't wait, deli,
Deli - without breakfast I will die!

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Signor V.: within the last couple of months, I tracked down two issues of Mad Magazine that contain Jacobs songs that I remember verbatim over 50 years later:

(Sung to "Grand Old Flag")

She's a mean old bag,
She's a nasty old hag,
And forever she's filled us with hate.
But we treat her sweet,
And kiss her feet,
And tell her we think that she's great.

Let her curse at us,
We will not raise a fuss,
When she starts in to scream and nag.
For we all are counting what we'll get,
From the will of that mean old bag.

It's uncanny how they stick with you.

And the scary thing is... I remember that one!

I remember another one Frank Jacobs wrote to the same tune:

It's a grand old smog,
It's a low lying smog,
You can tell by the smell and the pall,
Though it clouds the skies
And it burns our eyes,
It means there's employment for all!

'Cause it comes, you see,
From some great factory,
Where there's never an idle cog,
So, let's preserve our way of life
And give thanks for that grand old smog!


Signor V.

4/11/21:
Actor Joseph Siravo, who played Tony Soprano’s father, dead at 66



4/9/21:
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Rapper DMX

Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison at 82

Former Vice President of Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale has passed away at the age of 93. Crazy to think that both Jimmy and his wife would outlive him. RIP

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/former-vice-president-walter-mondale-has-died-at-93.html

Actor and stuntman Felix Silla died April 16, age 84.

If the name isn't immediately familiar, he was in the original Star Trek series, the Buck Rogers series, played Ewoks and many other roles, often uncredited. He was probably best known for playing "Cousin Itt" in the original 1960's Addams Family TV series.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56921562

I think i was the only one who picked him

RIP

Actor Norman Lloyd has passed at age 106.

JG, SC, XDCX, Don Marco, Mignon and I had him on our lists.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Actor Charles Grodin died today at age 86.



He was in the original The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, Beethoven, The Lonely Guy, and lots of others. He was also a talk show host, author and political commentator.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Paul Mooney, Pioneering Comic and Actor, Dies 79

In addition to performing his own material, the icon was famously a writer for Richard Pryor.

Robert Marchand, record-setting centenarian cyclist, dies at 109

Clarence Williams III, ‘The Mod Squad’ and ‘Purple Rain’ Star, Dies at 81.

For those that remember him in Mod Squad: "One white; one black; one blonde."

52 pickup, The Generals Daughter, Hoodlum, Deep Cover, Tales from the Hood, The Legend of 1900, are some of the movies I can remember him playing in. He was always one of the best supporting actors out there.

From Clarence Williams III's masterful performance in Purple Rain

Actor Ned Beatty died today at age 83.

He played memorable roles in Deliverance, Network, Nashville, and the Christopher Reeve Superman, among many, many others. Great character actor.

Mikey Sunset was the only one who picked him.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Jim "Mudcat" Grant, 85, pitcher who won 2 games in the 1965 World Series. One of the classic nicknames.

Legendary movie and TV heavy William Smith passed away July 5 at age 88.



R.I.P.


Signor V.

Charles Robinson, 75, who played Mac on Night Court and was one of the busiest modern character actors:

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/charlie-robinson-dead-mac-night-court-1235018057/amp/

Australian actress Mary Ward has died at age 106.

The only one who picked her was XDCX.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Comedian/actor Jackie Mason died today at age 93. I don't think anyone picked him.

Here's a Jackie Mason story told to me by the late Signora V. (I), who witnessed it first-hand: Back in the 1980's, she was sitting in a Manhattan cafe/diner and noticed Jackie Mason sitting in a booth, talking in low tones to an attractive middle-aged woman. She couldn't hear what was being said, but suddenly the woman slapped Mason's face, stood up and loudly proclaimed, "I am not that kind of girl!" before angrily walking out.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Ron Popeil, 86. He sold me one of these:

Dusty Hill, bassist for iconic rock group ZZ Top, dies at 72

A couple people (SC & DP) picked him. Funny story, SV! My mom loved Jackie Mason, and we all thought he was hilarious. My folks were thrilled a number of years ago running into and chatting with him at a diner/restaurant (that wasn't my mom in your story, though -- this was in Florida )....

PS - I should be caught up on the updates to the main list.... sorry I've been so MIA

Dusty singing

I met Dusty once on Beale Street when visiting Graceland. Nice Guy.

RIP

In news from Down Under:

An Australian politician named Dick Long recently died at age 97.

I shall say nothing further.


Signor V.

From a piece done by CBS Sunday Morning in 2019

ZZ Top is "Goin' 50"

The ZZ Top Show Goes On !!!

J.R. Richard, huge, dominating right-handed pitcher of the Houston Astros of the late 1970s, at 71:

https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/amp/Housn-Astros-pitcher-JR-Richard-dead-obituary-16366608.php

https://youtu.be/d36sdLaIdlc

Actress Markie Post died on August 7 at age 70. She was probably best known for playing public defender Christine Sullivan on the TV series Night Court. She was also on The Fall Guy with Lee Majors.

Also on August 7, actress Jane Withers died at age 95. A former child actress, she was also known for playing "Josephine the Plumber" in TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960's and 1970's.

I was the only one who picked her.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Two more passings:

Pat Hitchcock, actress and the only child of director Alfred Hitchcock died August 9 at age 93. She had small roles in three of her father's movies.

Also on August 9, actor Alex Cord died at age 88. You might remember him from the TV series "Airwolf" but I particularly remember him from the 1968 Mob movie "The Brotherhood" where he played the younger brother of Kirk Douglas. Due to the film's failure at the box office, Paramount was reluctant to tackle another movie dealing with organized crime until GF1.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

V, I remember all of those you cited. I really like The Brotherhood, but Cord was miscast.

Interesting, because Alex Cord's real name was Alexander Viespi Jr. - making him more Italian than Kirk Douglas!


Signor V.

Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones Drummer, Dies at 80

Just read it great drummer rest in peace.

R.I.P.

Charlie Watts was, indeed, a true legend. The Stones will never be the same without him. As someone who remembers the great groups from the 1960's when they first hit it big, I definitely feel like a part of me has been lost, or at least, diminished. What I found truly worthy of respect was that he had been married to the same woman for over 50 years. In the world of showbiz - particularly Rock & Roll music, this is a rarity. He will be missed.

We've also lost:

Martial arts legend and actor Sonny Chiba, age 82. He died on August 19 of COVID.

Another legend: Country music's Tom T. Hall, age 85, on August 20. Probably his best-known mainstream song was "Harper Valley P.T.A." but I'll always prefer "I Like Beer" because, well... I like beer.

Don Everly, the last surviving Everly Brother, age 84 on August 21. A musical influence beyond description. Yeah, Phil and Don didn't always get along (to put it mildly), but what an imprint they made on music!

Rod Gilbert, age 80, on August 19. Another one who rightly deserves the title "legend" in the world of hockey. Always in the hearts of NY Rangers fans.

R.I.P. to all.


Signor V.

Stewart Copeland - Talks about the Drumming Technique of Charlie Watts

Actor Ed Asner died today at age 91.



He was picked by JGeoff, TIS, XDCX, Mignon and myself.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

That's a sad one -- just a couple months ago I got his autograph via GalaxyCon (they do virtual signings which has been great during covid -- all real, because they have free live video Q&As anyone can join in on (if it's a virtual event, otherwise they're done during real events that have started back up), and you can get your autographs personalized to you (altho I chose not to for this one))...I would LOVE to get Betty White to sign this as well -- too late for Gavin MacLeod who just passed May 29 )....

Jane Withers should be updated on my list. I posted her passing back on August 10.

Very few folks left from the "Old Hollywood" days...


Signor V.

Wow, this one hurts... First noticed him as the tremendous Omar Little in The Wire, then of course Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire. Suspected OD.

‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment

It's crazy how many people are OD'ing these days. A friend of mine is currently recovering after a fentanyl laced cocaine overdose. People have no idea what they're getting when so much is cut with fentanyl.

RIP MKW

Yeah that was sad one, rare talent

The great French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo died September 6 at age 88. He virtually personified French New Wave cinema in the 50's and 60's.



Also, actor/comedian Art Metrano died September 8, age 84. He was known for his stand-up act as well as appearances in the "Police Academy" film series. His career was severely curtailed in 1989 when a devastating accident temporarily left him a near-quadriplegic. He later turned his experience into a one-man show that he performed from a motorized wheelchair.



Nobody picked either one of them.


Signor V.

SNL legend Norm Macdonald passed away

Actress Jane Powell passed away tday at age 92. She was one of the last remaining stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, appearing in "A Date With Judy," "Royal Wedding," "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and other classic films.



DuesPaid and BAM picked her.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Ex footballer Jimmy Greaves: Ex-England & Tottenham striker dies aged 81

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58613988

I picked him

RIP

Former Senator and Presidential candidate Bob Dole, at 98:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fo...b-dole-dies-age-98-statement-2021-12-05/

Edward Shames, last ‘Band of Brothers’ officer, dies at 99

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/edward-shames-last-band-of-brothers-officer-dies-at-99

I picked him.

Don Marco and Mignon also picked Shames.

I picked Mort Sahl.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Updated, thanks

I've updated my list with some deaths that were missed (RIP to the departed). The underlined entries are the updates. I've also provided links at the bottom.

1 Mohamed Al-Fayed (businessman, 91)
2 Eileen Ash (English cricketer, 109)
3 Ed Asner (actor, 91)
4 David Attenborough (Brit broadcaster, 94)
5 Bob Barker (former game show host, 97)
6 Harry Belafonte (singer, 94)
7 Tony Bennett (singer, 94)
8 Mel Brooks (director/actor, 94)
9 Alan Burgess (Kiwi cricketer, 100)
10 Jimmy Carter (39th POTUS, 96)
11 Beverly Cleary (writer, 104)
12 Bill Cosby (actor/comedian, 83)
13 William Daniels (actor, 93)
14 Shannen Doherty (actress, 49)
15 Clint Eastwood (actor/director, 90)
16 Elizabeth II (Queen of England, 94)
17 Bob Eubanks (Rose Parade guy, 92)
18 Michael J. Fox (actor, 59)
19 Hal Holbrook (actor, 95)
20 Marsha Hunt (actress, 103)
21 Larry King (TV host, 87)
22 Angela Lansbury (actress, 95)
23 Tommy Lasorda (MLB, 93)
24 Cloris Leachman (actress, 94)
25 Norman Lear (TV writer, 98)
26 Norman Lloyd (actor, 106)
27 Robert Marchand (French cyclist, 109)
28 Thelma McKenzie (Aussie cricketer, 105)
29 Bob Newhart (actor, 91)
30 Helen Nicol (Canadian basketballer, 100)
31 Yoko Ono (musician, 87)
32 Prince Philip (99)
33 Christopher Plummer (actor, 91)
34 Sidney Poitier (actor, 93)
35 Joyce Randolph (actress, 96)
36 Keith Richards (musician, 76)
37 Eddie Robinson (baseball player, 100)
38 Eva Marie Saint (actress, 96)
39 Felix Sienra (Uruguayan Olympian, 104)
40 Renee-Jeanne Simonot (actress, 109)
41 O. J. Simpson (football player, 73)
42 Arthur Smith (English footballer, 105)
43 Larry Storch (actor, 97)
44 Ruthie Tompson (animator, 110)
45 Cicely Tyson (actress, 95)
46 Dick Van Dyke (actor/comedian, 95)
47 Elisabeth Waldo (violinist, 102)
48 Barbara Walters (broadcaster, 91)
49 Mary Ward (Australian actress, 105)
50 Betty White (actress/comedian, 98)

Eileen Ash Passes Away at 110

Robert Marchand Passes Awa at 109

Helen Nicol Passes Away at 101

Eddie Robinson Passes Away at 100

Renee-Jeanne Simonot Passes Away at 109

Arthur Smith Passes Away at 106

Ruthie Tompson Passes Away at 111

Mary Ward Passes Away at 106

So have i counted right . Have you 19 picks so far? A new BB record

Daaaamn!! +7 (Ward was already counted) for a total of 19 Granted, they were all centenarians, but still...... (Don Marco had one of those, too.)

Now's a good time to remind everyone to audit their lists between now and the New Year! Start on your 2022 lists and PM them to me by 1/1/22 (new post coming soon)....

Awww...

Michael Nesmith, singer and guitarist for The Monkees, has died at 78

https://apnews.com/article/entertai...micky-dolenz-295ad7ec7fe69bbec9eaf0796b1232a0

Robert Michael Nesmith was born Dec. 30, 1942, in Houston, Texas, the only child of Warren and Bette Nesmith.

His parents divorced when he was 4 and his mother often worked two jobs, as a secretary and painter, to support her son and herself. It was that latter job that inspired her to whip up a typewriter correction fluid called Liquid Paper in her kitchen blender. By the mid-1970s it had made her a fortune, which she eventually left to her son and to nonprofit foundations she endowed to promote women in business and the arts.

Actress Cara Williams died December 9, age 96.

I think I was the only one who picked her.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

Actress Sally Ann Howes has died at age 91. She played opposite Dick Van Dyke in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and had a long career in theatre and television. I was the only one who picked her.

R.I.P.


Signor V.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59796159

Desmond Tutu has died aged 90. A few of us picked him.

NFL Hall of Fame coach, broadcasting icon John Madden dies at 85

I think I'm caught up with names posted here -- please check your 2021 lists and get your 2022 lists to me by New Years...

BETTY WHITE DEAD AT 99

Whaaaaaaaat??????..she was just gonna have a special on her on 100 bd in Jan...FUCK!!....R.I.P. miss Betty White.

Dam she couldn't wait a few hours. I sent you a replacement for her in 2022 list Geoff..

And I didn't pick her because I honestly thought she'd outlive us all.

R.I.P.


Signor V.