# 2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2020-12-01T02:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/385 "2021-02-02T00:02:50Z")
Cy Chermak, ‘CHiPs’ and ‘Ironside’ Producer, Dies at 91 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/386 "2021-02-02T00:58:09Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > According to [this article](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/dustin-diamond-screech-dead-obituary), he was only diagnosed three weeks ago. Yes, I remember. I was wondering if he ignored symptoms thinking they were just “pain” and some illness only to learn too late it was super advanced. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/387 "2021-02-02T01:13:42Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > According to [this article](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/dustin-diamond-screech-dead-obituary), he was only diagnosed three weeks ago. Yep. I actually [mentioned it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/274) in this thread on the 13th. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/388 "2021-02-02T06:23:28Z")
Hal Holbrook dead at 95. > **[Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Channeled Mark Twain, Is Dead at 95 (Published 2021)](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html)** > > He carved out a substantial career in television and film but achieved the widest acclaim with his one-man stage show, playing Twain for more than six decades. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/389 "2021-02-02T07:20:43Z")
Rumors of his death are not so greatly exaggerated? ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/390 "2021-02-02T07:21:46Z")
2021 is gearing up to be another 2016. What’s going on? Why is everybody dropping like flies? ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/391 "2021-02-02T08:16:01Z")
At this rate, it’s gonna be a tight race for “Quantity not Quality”… ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/392 "2021-02-02T13:30:33Z")
Drat! Holbrook should have been on my list of entertainers over 90. I don’t know how I missed him. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/393 "2021-02-02T13:57:07Z")
Well, I’m surprised. Nobody had Hal Holbrook. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/394 "2021-02-02T17:42:01Z")
Captain Tom Moore passes away. > **[Captain Tom, Centenarian Who Inspired The U.K. With His Fundraising Walks,...](https://www.npr.org/2021/02/02/963221778/captain-tom-centenarian-who-inspired-the-u-k-with-his-fundraising-walks-has-died)** > > The World War II veteran gained fame by raising funds for the U.K.'s National Health Service by walking sponsored laps in his garden. His family says he contracted COVID-19. Godspeed sir. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/395 "2021-02-02T17:57:50Z")
I heard about him. What a cool guy, and I’m sorry he’s gone. I think it was fine that QEII knighted him. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/396 "2021-02-02T19:50:30Z")
I think I listed him in previous years, then forgot to do it this time. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/397 "2021-02-02T22:39:56Z")
Hal Holbrook would’ve been good in my double-initial Themed list. Darn. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/398 "2021-02-03T05:36:15Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [J.D. Power, 89, Made Automakers Pay Attention To Quality And Customer Satisfaction](https://jalopnik.com/jd-power-is-dead-1846124855) The attendees at his funeral rated the funeral home among the highest in quality, dependability, and performance. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/399 "2021-02-03T05:37:29Z")
[Jamie Tarses](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/entertainment/jamie-tarses-obit/index.html), first female TV network executive. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/400 "2021-02-03T18:26:24Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > The attendees at his funeral rated the funeral home among the highest in quality, dependability, and performance. Well played! ---
**Author:** ![GreaterZamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/401 "2021-02-03T19:30:31Z")
Hoopy\_Frood you comment was so worthwhile I might steal it and pretend I said it myself. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/402 "2021-02-03T20:33:30Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Report: Saved By The Bell’ actor Dustin Diamond (aka Screech) dead at 44 after battle with stage 4 cancer So, I don’t mean to thread-shit (if that’s even possible in the Death Pool thread) but I was watching NBC Nightly News the other night and before a commercial break Lester Holt teased us with “When we come back, the sudden death of a legendary sit-com star.” And I’m thinking someone of the caliber of, say, Jerry Seinfeld or Ted Danson, and it turns out to be fucking _Screech_. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/403 "2021-02-04T15:28:59Z")
We won’t have Eugenio Martinez to kick around any more: > **[Last surviving Watergate burglar dies at 98](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/last-surviving-watergate-burglar-dies-at-98)** > > The last surviving Watergate burglar, whose actions ultimately resulted in President Richard Nixon's resignation, has died. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/404 "2021-02-04T15:32:56Z")
But G. Gordon Liddy is still alive at age 90, alas. (Though he planned and directed the Watergate burglary, he wasn’t actually one of the burglars.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=21)