# 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:** 41
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/807 "2021-05-01T20:04:33Z")
> **[Olympia Dukakis, Oscar Winner for ‘Moonstruck,’ Dies at 89](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/olympia-dukakis-dead-moonstruck-oscar-winning-actress-89-1085431/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Olympia Dukakis, the dignified actress who received a supporting Oscar for her performance as Cher’s nitpicking Brooklyn mother in ‘Moonstruck,’ has died. She was xx. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/808 "2021-05-02T06:28:28Z")
After all these years, I’ve finally made the list! And with One Fucking Point! I should ashamed of myself. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/809 "2021-05-02T08:06:15Z")
How many years did you say it takes? Just asking for a friend… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/810 "2021-05-02T18:59:40Z")
> **[Jason Matthews, C.I.A. Officer Turned Novelist, Dies at 69 (Published 2021)](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/books/jason-matthews-dead.html#click=https://t.co/OATBx6flwI)** > > After 33 years at the agency, he turned out three well-received novels that included realistic details of espionage — and appearances by Vladimir Putin. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/811 "2021-05-03T03:04:22Z")
John Paul Leon, comic book artist, [dead at the age of 49](https://www.cbr.com/john-paul-leon-dies-static-earth-x/). ---
**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:** [May 3, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/812 "2021-05-03T04:38:12Z")
[Clara Lamore Walker](https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31184032/1948-olympic-swimmer-masters-multiple-record-holder-clara-lamore-walker-dies), record-holding swimmer who swam for the U.S. at the 1948 Olympic Games in London dies at 94 from natural causes. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/813 "2021-05-03T16:00:00Z")
Racecar driver [Bobby Unser](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wthr.com/mobile/article/sports/motor/indianapolis-500/bobby-unser-three-time-indy-500-winner-dead-at-87-indianapolis-indiana-motor-speedway-indycar/531-02ae217e-de9b-4226-a0f0-6b95c2908cf2&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiYm9r2763wAhUiKVkFHbspCn4Q0PADMCB6BAgAEAI&usg=AOvVaw0oDXtAACN4guHxO6spYSXJ) has taken the last lap at 87. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/814 "2021-05-04T03:17:05Z")
Fantastic dancer and all-around spectacular human being Jacques d’Amboise has passed away at 86: > **[Elegant dancer, passionate educator Jacques d’Amboise dies](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-dance-arts-and-entertainment-5489f42c459c9ce00d82b7305656c0c4)** > > Jacques d'Amboise, who grew up on the streets of upper Manhattan to become one of the world's premier classical dancers at New York City Ballet and spent the last four and a half decades providing free dance classes to city youth at his National... ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/815 "2021-05-04T17:57:34Z")
Wasn’t he one of the brothers in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers? Oh, I’m able to get to the Dope again. I’ve gone over the latest posts and don’t see any points to award since my last listing. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/816 "2021-05-04T19:20:28Z")
Aye; the article mentions it. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/817 "2021-05-06T04:09:26Z")
[Daniel Kaminsky](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/daniel-kaminsky/), internet security researcher known best for his discoveries of the “cache poisoning” flaw in DNS security and another flaw in public key infrastructure that enabled hacking of SSL. [Helen Murray Free](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/helen-murray-free/), chemist who revolutionized test-at-home kits for diabetes and other diseases. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/818 "2021-05-06T12:42:54Z")
> **[‘James Bond,’ ‘Last Action Hero’ actor Frank McRae dead at 80](https://nypost.com/2021/05/06/james-bond-star-frank-mcrae-dead-from-heart-attack-at-80/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > The Memphis, Tennessee, native appeared in more than 40 films during his three-decade career. Standing at an imposing 6½-feet tall, McRae cornered the market on tough guy characters in films rangin… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/819 "2021-05-07T18:14:46Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [James Bond star Frank McRae dead from heart attack at 80](https://nypost.com/2021/05/06/james-bond-star-frank-mcrae-dead-from-heart-attack-at-80/amp/?__twitter_impression=true) He will always be Jim in Used Cars to me. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/R27fXM_5rZg/hqdefault.jpg "Used Cars 1980: Nuns") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R27fXM_5rZg) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/820 "2021-05-07T21:53:53Z")
“Batteries not included.” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/821 "2021-05-08T13:49:54Z")
Whoa. > **[Actress Tawny Kitaen Dead at 59](https://amp.tmz.com/2021/05/08/tawny-kitaen-dead-dies/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Tawny Kitaen, the actress who starred in "Bachelor Party" and whose personal life was filled with radical ups and downs, has died ... TMZ has learned. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/822 "2021-05-08T17:43:53Z")
Lloyd Price dead at 88. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/lloyd-price-personality-and-stagger-lee-singer-dies-at-88/ar-BB1gvDOt?ocid=uxbndlbing](https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/lloyd-price-personality-and-stagger-lee-singer-dies-at-88/ar-BB1gvDOt?ocid=uxbndlbing) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/823 "2021-05-08T19:45:22Z")
[Bo](https://www.rawstory.com/first-dog/), no points ---
**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:** [May 8, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/824 "2021-05-08T22:00:03Z")
Oh, that is sad. But no doubt he had a most excellent life. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/825 "2021-05-08T22:55:41Z")
[Lucinda Franks](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lucinda-franks-dead/2021/05/06/125151d2-ace3-11eb-acd3-24b44a57093a_story.html), first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize in national reporting. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/826 "2021-05-09T07:26:02Z")
If you got your DuPont you can claim your due points (14). Pete Dupont dead at 86. > **[Pete du Pont](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_du_Pont)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. He was the United States representative for Delaware from 1971 to 1977 and the 68th governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. He was a member of the Republican Party. > Pierre Samuel du Pont IV was born on January 22, 1935, in Wilmington, Delaware. A member of the Du P... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=42)