# 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:** 37
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/727 "2021-04-12T16:28:18Z")
> **[Baroness Shirley Williams: Former cabinet minister dies aged 90](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56720985)** > > The former Labour cabinet minister was part of the "Gang of Four" who quit the party to form the SDP. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/728 "2021-04-12T17:18:15Z")
Holy crap **Baker** sorry to hear that! Take care and get well soon! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/729 "2021-04-12T17:46:21Z")
Thoughts and prayers for a smooth recovery, **Baker**! ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/730 "2021-04-12T22:07:53Z")
Get well soon and look after yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/731 "2021-04-13T01:45:55Z")
> **['Baldwin Hills' star, model Ashley Taylor Gerren dies at 30](https://www.foxla.com/news/baldwin-hills-star-model-ashley-taylor-gerren-dies-at-30.amp?taid=6074f7a27cca5200012b7707&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true)** > > Ashley Taylor Gerren, who starred on the BET reality show "Baldwin Hills," died at the age of 30, it was announced Monday.  ---
**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:** [April 13, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/732 "2021-04-13T04:13:54Z")
[Howard Weitzman](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/howard-weitzman-dead-hollywood-power-lawyer-was-81-1292694), Hollywood power attorney who represented a diverse set of celebrities from Michael Jackson to O.J. Simpson and occasional actor, dead at 81. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/733 "2021-04-13T13:55:27Z")
Yikes, @Baker, be well and take care! ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/734 "2021-04-13T14:25:36Z")
Rest as much as you need to, **Baker** …hope your recovery is fast and uneventful! ---
**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:** [April 14, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/735 "2021-04-14T02:32:51Z")
[Isamu Akasaki](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/isamu-akasaki/), physicist who helped create the blue laser and LED. And thanks to the blue LED we were able to finally make white LEDs. [April](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/april-giraffe-who-went-viral-2017-birth-dead-n1262950) the giraffe, whose labor became a worldwide event was euthanized because of horrible arthritis. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/736 "2021-04-14T13:37:39Z")
Bernie Madoff at 82 passes away > **[Bernie Madoff, who defrauded investors of billions, dies in prison - The...](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/14/business/ponzi-schemer-bernie-madoff-has-died-federal-prison-source-says/)** > > Madoff perpetrated one of the biggest financial scandals in US history. He died at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C., apparently from natural causes. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/737 "2021-04-14T15:09:00Z")
May I just say, “Yay!” And good thoughts to you, @Baker! I hope you’re on the mend. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/738 "2021-04-14T17:58:30Z")
> **[Adam Perkins, Viral Vine Star and Musician, Dies at 24](https://variety.com/2021/digital/obituaries-people-news/adam-perkins-dead-vine-welcome-to-chilis-1234951447/?__twitter_impression=true%2Famp%2F&)** > > Adam Perkins, the Vine star best known for his viral “Welcome to Chili’s” video, died Sunday. He was 24. His twin brother Patrick Perkins announced the news late Tuesday night in … ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/739 "2021-04-14T20:00:13Z")
> [@zadscmc](#): > > Bernie Madoff at 82 passes away The local news seems quite proud that he croaked in North Carolina. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/740 "2021-04-14T22:36:44Z")
[Lee Aaker](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lee-aaker-dead-adventures-of-rin-tin-tin-1234951398/), former child actor, got too Rusty. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/741 "2021-04-15T21:47:53Z")
> **[Rusty Young, Poco’s Co-Founder and Longtime Frontman, Dies at 75](https://variety.com/2021/music/news/rusty-young-dead-poco-founder-country-rock-band-1234952776/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Rusty Young, who co-founded the country-rock group Poco in 1968 and was the only mainstay through the band’s five-decade-plus history, died Wednesday at age 75. A representative said Young di… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/742 "2021-04-16T01:33:57Z")
That’s sad. Crazy Love was a good song. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/743 "2021-04-16T16:16:53Z")
Just checking into the thread from the place I am staying. Can I ask a favor? As a means of keeping up on celebrities, like Prince Philip, that count for points, can you all help note if a celebrity you have passes. Like for now, I will list Prince Philip. If one of yours dies, you post Prince Philip John Doe …and so on. this way, when I get back into my own place and can access my document that has all the choices and who has them. It will be easier to portion out the points and update the status of all the players. For example, did Bernie Madoff get picked by anyone? Thanks if you can help this way. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/744 "2021-04-16T16:30:43Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > did Bernie Madoff get picked by anyone? A quick search on “Madoff” turns up 7 posts prior to January 1. It looks like • Zero00 • Borborygmi • Happy Lendervedder • WolfpackJeep • Team Dirt • Dung Beetle and • GIGOBuster may have had him on their lists. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/745 "2021-04-16T16:44:44Z")
> [@](#): > > A quick search on “Madoff” turns up 7 posts prior to January 1. It looks like > • Zero00 > • ~~Borborygmi~~ > • Happy Lendervedder > • WolfpackJeep > • Team Dirt > • Dung Beetle > and > • GIGOBuster > may have had him on their lists. I invested in Madoff when posting my list but now that it is time to collect points I find his entry to be nothing but a worthless alternate pick. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/746 "2021-04-16T17:04:49Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > That’s sad. Crazy Love was a good song As were _Heart of the Night_ and _Rose of Cimmaron_. I still jam out to Poco; I love vocal harmonies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=38)