The 2019 Dead Pool

GOAL: Predict which notable* figures will die on/between January 1 and December 31, 2019, 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, 2019). 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, 2019, and someone on your list dies before 2019, 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 2018, the person will obviously NOT count for 2019.

4) a) Thou Shalt Not Kill (anyone on your list); b) criminals subject to the Death Penalty or anyone kidnapped or held hostage in 2018 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 2019 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, 2019. 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:
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: 2019 Deaths (wikipedia)

2019 GBB Dead Pool Entries

SC (9) 1 Alan, Alda 2 Barker, Bob 3 Benedict, (ex) Pope 4 Bennett, Tony 5 Blackman, Honor 6 Brooks, Mel 7 Cardin, Pierre 8 Carter, Jimmy 9 Channing, Carol 10 Cleary, Beverly 11 Coppola, Anton 12 Day, Doris 13 de Havilland, Olivia 14 Dole, Bob 15 Douglas, Kirk 16 Downs, Hugh 17 Eastwood, Clint 18 Elizabeth, Queen 19 Erskine, Carl 20 Ford, Whitey 21 Harper, Valerie 22 Kissinger, Henry 23 Holbrook, Hal 24 Lansbury, Angela 25 Lear, Norman 26 Lloyd, Norman 27 Lockhart, June 28 Lynn, Vera 29 Macy, Bill 30 MacLaine, Shirley 31 Mason, Jackie 32 Mays, Willie 33 McCain, Roberta 34 Mondale, Walter 35 Mubarak, Hosni 36 Murdock, Rupert 37 Newcombe, Don 38 Overton, Richard [d. 2018] 39 Pei, I.M. 40 Perez de Cuellar, Javier 41 Perot, Ross 42 Philip, Prince 43 Poitier, Sidney 44 Reiner, Carl 45 Stevens, John Paul 46 Stiller, Jerry 47 Storch, Larry 48 Van Dyke, Dick 49 White, Betty 50 Wouk, Herman	JG (4) Ed Asner, actor (89) David Attenborough, broadcaster (92) Bob Barker, game show host (95) Harry Belafonte, singer/activist (91) Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus (91) Tony Bennett, singer (92) Wilford Brimley, actor (84) Tom Brokaw, journalist (78) Mel Brooks, actor/director (92) Jimmy Carter, 39th president (94) Carol Channing, entertainer (97) Cher, singer (72) Tommy Chong, pothead (80) Bill Clinton, 42nd president (72) Anton Coppola, conductor (101) David Crosby, musician (77) Doris Day, actress (96) Olivia de Havilland, actress (102) Bob Dole, politician (95) Kirk Douglas, actor (102) Hugh Downs, broadcaster (97) Kitty Dukakis, Michael's wife (82) Queen Elizabeth II (92) Morgan Freeman, actor (81) Leif Garrett, singer (57) Valerie Harper, "Rhoda" (80) Larry King, CNN (85) Henry Kissinger, Sec of State (95) Kris Kristofferson, singer (82) Angela Lansbury, actress (93) Tommy Lasorda, MLB (91) Norman Lear, writer/producer (96) Norman Lloyd, actor/producer/director (104) Lindsay Lohan, "actress" (32) Joan Lunden, journalist (68) Bret Michaels, Poison (55) Walter Mondale, politician (90) Morrisey, singer (59) Rupert Murdoch, media mogul (87) Bob Newhart, actor (89) I.M. Pei, architect (101) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (97) Carl Reiner, TV legend (96) Don Shula, NFL (88) Jerry Stiller, actor (91) Desmond Tutu, Archbishop (87) Dick Van Dyke (93) Lil Wayne, rapper (36) Betty White, legend (96) Ron Wood, Rolling Stone (71)
TIS (3) Aaron, Hank Asner, Ed Bader-Ginsburg, Ruth Bardot, Bridgette Barker, Bob Belafonte, Harry Bennett, Tony Breyer, Stephen (Supreme Court Judge) Brooks, Mel Burnett, Carol Buchanan, Pat Burns, Edd (Kookie) Carter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Channing, Carol Connery, Sean Day, Doris DeHavilland, Olivia Downs, Hugh Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Eastwood, Clint Eden, Barbara (actress) Feinstein, Dianne (Senator) Greene, Shecky Hackman, Gene Hatch, Orrin (Senator) Jagger, Mick King, Larry Kissinger, Henry Lear, Norman Lansbury, Angela Lewis, Jerry Lee Lynn, Loretta Ono, Yoko Plummer, Christopher (actor) Nelson, Willie Novak, Kin Perot, Ross Plummer, Christopher Queen Elizabeth II Polanski, Roman Reiner, Carl Richards, Keith Saint, Eva Marie (actress) Sheen, Charlie Tyler, Steven (AeroSmith) Van Dyke, Dick White, Betty Williams, Montel	MIGNON (5) 1. Asner, Ed 2. Barker, Bob 3. Bear, Max Jr. 4. Belafonte, Harry 5. Blackman, Honor 6. Brimley, Wilford 7. Brooks, Mel 8. Busey, Gary 9. Cardin, Pierre 10. Carter, Jimmy 11. Cary Dianna Serra 12. Channing, Carol 13. Cleary, Beverly 14. Coppola, Anton 15. Culkin, Macaully 16. Day, Doris 17. Dehaviland, Olivia 18. Dole, Bob 19. Douglas, Kirk 20. Douglas, Michael 21. Garrett, Leif 22. Ginsburg, Ruth 23. Harper, Valerie 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. Lynn, Vera 35. Mays, Willie 36. McKenzie, Fay 37. Novak, Kim 38. Pei, IM 39. Phillip, Prince 40. Poitier, Sydney 41. Queen, Elizabeth II 42. Reiner, Carl 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
DUESPAID (5) Barker, Bob-94 Browkaw, Tom-78 Brooks,Mel-91 Cardin,Pierre-95 Carter, Jimmy-93 Channing, Carol-96 Connery, Sean-87 Cosby, Bill-80 Crosby, David-76 Day, Doris-93 De Havilland, Olivia-101 Dole, Bob-94 Douglas, Kirk-101 Duvall, Shelley-68 Dyke Van, Dick-92 Dylan, Bob-76 Eastwood, Clint Ford,Whitey-89 Ginsburg,Ruth -85 Harper, Valerie-78 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 Lynn, vera-101 Mason, Jackie- 86 Madden, John-82 Mondale, Walter-89 Novak, Kim-84 Osbourne, Ozzy-69 Parsons, Estelle-89 Philip, Prince-96 Phillips, Leslie-93 Poitier, Sidney-90 Pop, Iggy-70 Perot,Ross-87 Powell, Jane-88 Redstone, Sumner-94 Reiner, Carl-95 Robertson,Pat-88 Stiller, Jerry-90 Vanderbilt,Gloria-94 Wagner,Robert-88 Walters, Barbara-88 White, Betty-96	BAM (5) Astin, John-88 Baer Jr, Max-81 Barker, Bob-95 Beverly, Cleary-102 Carter, Jimmy-94 Channing, Carol-97 Chong, Tommy-80 Collins, Phil-67 Connery, Sean-88 Conway, Tim-85 Cosby, Bill-81 Crosby, David-77 Day, Doris-94 De Havilland, Olivia-102 Doherty, Shannen-47 Dole, Bob-95 Douglas, Kirk-102 Duvall, Shelley-69 Dyke Van, Dick-93 Dylan, Bob-77 Elizabeth, Queen-92 Glitter, Gary-75 Harper, Valerie-78 John, Olivia Newton-70 Kilmer, Val-59 Kissinger, Henry-95 Lansbury, Angela-93 Leachman, Cloris-93 Lewis Lee, Jerry-83 Lockhart, June-93 Lynn, Loretta-86 Mitchell, Joni-75 Mondale, Walter-90 Nichols, Nichelle-86 Novak, Kim-85 Parsons, Estelle-90 Philip, Prince-97 Phillips, Leslie-94 Poitier, Sidney-91 Pop, Iggy-71 Powell, Jane-89 Reiner, Carl-96 Serra Cary, Diana-100 Simpson, O.J-71 Spacey, Kevin-60 Starr, Bart-85 Stiller, Jerry-91 Turner, Tina-79 Walters, Barbara-88 White, Betty-94
DON MARCO (9) 1 Barker, Bob 2 Bartha, John 3 Benedict XVI, Pope 4 Cardin, Pierre 5 Carter, Jimmy 6 Channing, Carol 7 Clary, Robert 8 Cleary, Beverly 9 Coppola, Anton 10 Cuellar, Javier Perez 11 Day, Doris 12 DeHavilland, Olivia 13 Dole, Robert 14 Douglas, Kirk 15 Downs, Hugh 16 Fleming, Rhonda 17 Ford, Whitey 18 Gibson, Julie 19 Grant, Lee 20 Greene, Shecky 21 Gregg, Forrest 22 Holbrook, Hal 23 Hollings, Ernest 24 Hunt, Marsha 25 Kissinger, Henry 26 LaRouche, Lyndon 27 Lasorda, Tommy 28 Lear, Norman 29 Lloyd, Norman 30 Lynn, Vera 31 Macy, Bill 32 Marshall, Peter 33 Mubarak, Hosni 34 Nakasone, Yasuhiro 35 Pei, I.M. 36 Perez de Cueller, Javier 37 Persoff, Nehemiah 38 Phillip, Prince 39 Randolph, Joyce 40 Reiner, Carl 41 Robinson, Eddie 42 Shalit, Gene 43 Shames, Edward 44 Shaw, Tim 45 Smith, Jack Bullas 46 Starr, Bart 47 Storch, Larry 48 Trippi, Charlie 49 Von Bulow, Claus 50 Wouk, Herman	DE NIRO (6) 1 Bardot, Briggite (Actress) 85 2 Barker, Bob (Game Show Host) 95 3 Belafonte,Harry (Singer) 91 4 Bracknell,Leah (Actress) 54 5 Brooks Mel (Actor) 93 6 Brown Lessie (Supercentenarian) 114 7 Cardin Pierre (Fashion Designer) 96 8 Carter,Jimmy(Former President) 94 9 Collins, Michael (Astronaut) 88 10 Connolly Billy 77 (Comedian) 77 11 Cuellar, Javier Perez (Ex UN Sec Gen) 98 12 Day, Doris (US Singer) 94 13 Dion (Singer) 79 14 Douglas, Kirk (Actor) 102 15 Eastwood, Clint(Actor) 88 16 Francis,Connie (Singer) 80 17 Gascoigne Paul(Footballer) 51 18 Gascoine, Jill (Actress) 81 19 Gordy, Berry (Music Producer) 89 20 Gotti,Peter (Mobster) 77 21 Gregg, Harry (Ex footballer) 86 22 Greaves, Jimmy (Ex Footballer) 78 23 Harareet,Haya (Actress) 87 24 Havilland, Olivia de (Actress) 103 25 Heseltine, Michael (Politician) 85 26 Johnson,Wilko (Guitarist) 71 27 Jones.Earl James (Actor)87 28 Kissinger,Henry (Diplomat) 95 29 Kristofferson,Kris (Singer-Songwriter) 83 30 Lansbury, Angela (Actress) 93 31 Lynn,Vera (Singer) 101 32 McGowan Shane (Singer) 60 33 Mugabe Robert (Zimbabwean politician) 92 34 Nelson Willie (Singer/Songwriter) 86 35 O'Farrell, Frank (Ex Football Manager) 91 36 Percisco,Carmine (Mobster) 83 37 Poitier, Sidney (Actor) 91 38 Prince Philip 97 39 Pruett,Jeanne (Singer) 81 40 Richard Little (Rock and Roll Singer) 86 41 Richards, Keith( Rolling Stone) 74 42 Sedaka, Neil (Singer) 79 43 Shames,Edward (Band Of Brother)96 44 Sheen, Charlie (Actor) 51 45 Sinatra ,Nancy(US Singer) 78 46 Spacey Kevin (Actor) 59 47 Tanaka Kane (Supercentenarian) 115 48 Van Dyke, Dick (American Actor) 93 49 White,Betty (Actress) 96 50 Wouk,Herman (Author) 103
SIGNOR VITELLI (3) 1. Ames, Ed 91 2. Asner, Ed 89 3. Belafonte, Harry 91 4. Busey, Gary 74 5. Carter, Jimmy 94 6. Cary, Diana Serra 100 7. Channing, Carol 97 8. Cheney, Dick 77 9. Day, Doris 96 10. de Havilland, Olivia 102 11. Dinkins, David 91 12. Dole, Bob 95 13. Douglas, Kirk 102 14. Duvall, Shelly 67 15. Farrakhan, Louis 85 16. Feiffer, Jules 89 17. Fleming, Rhonda 95 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. Lynn, Dame Vera 101 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 41. Severinsen, Doc 91 42. Shane, Bob 84 43. Shatner, William 87 44. Simon, John 93 45. Van Doren, Mamie 87 46. Weinstein, Harvey 66 47. Westheimer, Dr. Ruth 90 48. Williams, Cara 93 49. Withers, Jane 92 50. Wouk, Herman 103	MIKEY_SUNSET (7) 1. Hank Aaron 2. Alicia Alonzo 3. Ginger Baker 4. Bob Barker 5. Ned Beatty 6. Harry Belafonte 7. Tony Bennett 8. Mel Brooks 9. Eric Burdon 10. Carol Channing 11. Jimmy Carter 12. Eric Clapton 13. Petula Clark 14. David Crosby 15. Doris Day 16. Gloria Richardson Dandridge 17. Pete Davidson 18. Olivia deHavilland 19. Kirk Douglas 20. Hugh Downs 21. Queen Elizabeth II 22. Peter Fonda 23. Teri Garr 24. Val Kilmer 25. Angela Lansbury 26. Cloris Leachman 27. Ruta Lee 28. Jerry Lee Lewis 29. June Lockhart 30. Loretta Lynn 31. John Mayall 32. Sir Ian McKellen 33. Liza Minnelli 34. Joni Mitchell 35. Scotty Moore 36. Sylvia Myles 37. Nichelle Nichols 38. I.M. Pei 39. Little Richard Penniman 40. Shimon Peres 41. Christopher Plummer 42. Carl Reiner 43. Gary Rossington. 44. Eva Marie Saint 45. Larry Storch 46 .Mamie Van Doran 47. Dick Van Dyke 48. Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) 49. Betty White 50. Herman Wouk

Just sent mine. Have a Happy New Year everybody!!!

Anybody die yet? More importantly, did any of us pick him/her?

Somehow, that question just sounds morally wrong man..lol

Play this game for a year and you'll change your tune.

Just saw that my update didn't go through...I've re-sent & will check back here again this afternoon. Thanks!

Geoff,

I DM'd you earlier today. Just a few minor changes but hey, maybe I'll be the winner. Btw, what's this year's grand prize??? LOL



TIS

Okay, everyone's in, thanks! (I was out most of the day, but you're good)


Hmmm, ummm... a blue girly drink on me next time I see ya!

Yes, as of now 14 notable (and some less notable) people have passed already! I just added a link to the initial post to the Deaths in 2019 (wikipedia) page for quick reference....

Maybe the first notable death of the year:

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star Bob Einstein dead at 76

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/curb-your-enthusiasm-star-bob-einstein-dead-at-76

Funkhauser.

Mean Gene Okerlund is dead too.

The floodgates have officially opened.

Dropping like flies now....

Daryl Dragon of Captain and Tennille Dies at 76

I just saw that. I would not have known/remembered his name. He was always "The Captain." I wasn't aware that they divorced either. Tho I never had any of their music, I didn't mind their songs. they were quite popular back in the day. RIP Captain






TIS

I knew him as Super Dave and he was hilarious as a policeman on Liberace's show and during his daring stunts that never went right.

Wow, the new year brought in the Reaper quick.

Super Dave was hysterical.

THE captain looked old back then.

The famous studio complex, Rumbo Recorders was built by The Captain and when not used by Tennille and himself was the place where many legendary records were created. Probably the most famous being Appetite for Destruction from Guns N Roses. Looking over the list of artists that worked at Rumbo it's interesting to see a studio built by a mellow, pop performer had quite the following among some fairly heavy musicians.

Paula Abdul, All-4-One, Bad Religion, Belinda Carlisle, The Captain & Tennille, Matt Catingub, Damn Yankees, Ronnie James Dio, Celine Dion, Sheena Easton, Firehouse, Getting Red, Guns N' Roses, Beth Hart Band, Corey Hart, Heart, Bruce Hornsby, I Mother Earth, Kiss, Michael Landau, Lynch Mob, Jeff Lynn, Barry Manilow, Kathy Mattea, Megadeth, John Cougar Mellencamp, Eddie Money, Mr Big, Vince Neil, Never The Bride, Stevie Nicks, No Doubt, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Poison, Rage Against The Machine, The Rembrandts, Kenny Rogers, Michael Shenker, Diane Shuur, Slash's Snakepit, Smashing Pumpkins, Spinal Tap, Ringo Starr, Stone Temple Pilots, Take 6, Toni Tennille, John Tesh, Thunder, UFO

Very cool, Dio.

Sheena Easton is surprising since I thought Prince produced all her music and performances in his own studios.
I think their may be a story where he lured her from this studio mentioned to his.

I'll second you on Dio. He and wife Wendy were/are two of the nicest "show biz" folks I had the pleasure of meeting and working with back when I was in management/PR.

Do you mean Shiela E? Both worked with Prince extensively and had already launched careers prior to collaborating with him. Of the two Sheena had more hits under her belt before working with Prince and mostly co-wrote w/ him. Shiela E had more of a mentor/protege arrangement and was signed to his Paisley Park label.

Wow, interesting.... well there ya go.
Thanks Sunny.

FIRST PICK OF THE YEAR..

I picked Lassie Brown 114 who was an American supercentenarian..

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/09/683470726/oldest-person-in-u-s-has-died
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_supercentenarians

Saw that on the news.

Wow, you were the only one that had her D.

Good Pick

I know I'm not a member of this game , but belatedly of June 3rd,2018 , Legendary adult film & AVN Hall of Fame actor Johnnie Keyes died @ the age of 78...noted for his role as the 1rst interracial scene ever in a adult movie... w/ Marilyn Chambers in Behind the Green Door( the black guy w/ the shark teeth necklace)..noted jazz musician, activist, club owner...I know the younger members of this board have no idea who I'm talking about.

Perfect for throw back Thursday.

You can't go wrong with a couple of super-centenarians in your list..

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Verna Bloom was born on August 7, 1938 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA as Verna Frances Bloom. She was an actress, known for Animal House (1978), High Plains Drifter (1973) and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). She was married to Jay Cocks. She died on January 9, 2019 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. See full bio »
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You can mourn Johnnie Keyes, I'm mourning Jennifer Welles, who died last year at age 81.



Yeah, we're really showing our age here...


Signor V.

Mel Stottlemyre, New York baseball legend, dead at 77

Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97.

Interestingly enough, De Niro was the only one who did not pick her - so now everyone is tied as far as "kills".


Signor V.