# 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:** 55
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1088 "2021-08-08T14:44:54Z")
Also: Biz Markie Markie Post Mark ‘Marky Mark’ Wahlberg needs to watch his step. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1089 "2021-08-08T17:00:02Z")
Dammit… _scratches Bowden off of '22 list_ ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1090 "2021-08-08T20:08:33Z")
> **[Herbert Schlosser, a Force Behind ‘S.N.L.’ and ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 95...](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/business/media/herbert-schlosser-dead.html?smid=tw-share)** > > As a top NBC executive, he wrote a memo envisioning the show that became “Saturday Night Live.” He also helped recruit Johnny Carson and oversaw a raft of hit shows. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1091 "2021-08-09T02:07:31Z")
[Colonel Dave Severance](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/col-dave-severance-iwo-jima-photo-b1898075.html), who commanded the unit at Iwo Jima made famous by a certain photograph and earned the Silver Star for his service, has received his life payout at 102. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1092 "2021-08-09T13:02:49Z")
Jane Withers, child actor turned commercial star, dies at 95: > **[Jane Withers, child actor turned commercial star, dies at 95](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-jane-withers-2df1ec0bef77686f4d0db15076e7899e)** > > Jane Withers, the former child actor who bedeviled Shirley Temple on the screen and went on to star in a series of B movies that made her a box-office champion, has died, her daughter said. She was 95. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1093 "2021-08-10T15:18:28Z")
> **[Sunni Welles, TV Actor and Bill Cosby Accuser, Dies at 72](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/sunni-welles-dead-bill-cosby-accuser-1235038285/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Sunni Welles, a TV actor, musician and performer who later accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, died on Monday in Downey, Calif., after a battle with lung cancer, her son, Shaun O’Banion, co… ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1094 "2021-08-10T23:31:05Z")
RIP Tony O > **[Blackhawks HOF goalie Tony Esposito dies at 78](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/32000219/hall-fame-chicago-blackhawks-goalie-tony-esposito-dies)** > > Hall of Fame goaltender Tony Esposito, a Chicago Blackhawks legend, has died at age 78. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1095 "2021-08-11T11:13:23Z")
Former _Talk of the Nation_ host [Neil Conan](https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1012705546/neal-conan-dies-npr-talk-of-the-nation) signs off at 71. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1096 "2021-08-11T13:06:14Z")
> **[Patricia Hitchcock, ‘Psycho’ actress and daughter of Alfred, dead at 93](https://nypost.com/2021/08/11/pat-hitchcock-actress-daughter-of-alfred-dead-at-93/)** > > Patricia “Pat” Hitchcock, a veteran character actress perhaps best known for offering Janet Leigh’s wound-tight “Psycho” character a tranquilizer, has died. She was 93… ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1097 "2021-08-11T14:03:35Z")
[Aaron Brody](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/aaron-brody/), food technologist who helped develop frozen fishsticks, the microwave oven, Starburst candy, pop rocks, and various improvements to food preservation technologies. [Guy Eby](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/guy-eby/), whose quick thinking averted a potential 308 casualty air disaster in 1975 after a flight controller error. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1098 "2021-08-11T20:36:44Z")
Mike Finnigan, studio keyboardist who played with a large number of headliners, has tickled his last ivory at 76. I used to see him in the nightclubs in Wichita back in the late 60s and early 70s. Helluva piano player. > **[Legendary Keyboardist & Session Player Mike Finnigan Dead At 76](https://celebrityaccess.com/2021/08/11/legendary-keyboardist-session-player-mike-finnigan-dead-at-76/)** > > LOS ANGELES, CA (CelebrityAccess) -- Mike Finnigan, a keyboardist, vocalist, and session musician who performed with an impressive array of artists including Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Jimi Hendrix, has died. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1099 "2021-08-11T21:06:54Z")
Aww man… I have been listening to Finnigan & Wood’s “Crazed Hipsters” a lot lately. I found the WAV files for the album in some obscure location on my hard drive awhile back when reorganizing my music collection. Great album, excellent version of Son House’s “Death Letter” on there. ETA: Pretty sure I remember Finnigan playing keyboards for Stephen Stills when I saw him back in 1981 or so. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1100 "2021-08-11T22:34:45Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I have been listening to Finnigan & Wood’s “Crazed Hipsters” a lot lately. That was a great album. Finnigan & Wood opened for Chuck Berry in Wichita right after the album came out. A memorable concert. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1101 "2021-08-12T14:42:04Z")
Una Stubbs, probably best known for playing Mrs. Hudson on Sherlock, has died at 84. > **[Una Stubbs: Till Death Us Do Part and Sherlock actress dies aged 84](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58190446)** > > She was known for her roles in shows like Worzel Gummidge, Till Death Us Do Part and Sherlock. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1102 "2021-08-12T20:02:43Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Una Stubbs, probably best known for playing Mrs. Hudson on Sherlock, has died at 84. > > [Una Stubbs: Till Death Us Do Part and Sherlock actress dies aged 84](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58190446&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiYm_L92qvyAhVyk2oFHdU_BIsQqOcBMCN6BAgCEAI&usg=AOvVaw1RhowCtLLs6VV1vGxhuhXm) I did enjoy her work in Sherlock and other things. I do have to say that _Worzel Gummige_ is the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen and I’ve been a cop for over 20 years and I’ve spent time in a combat zone. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1103 "2021-08-12T22:54:17Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Una Stubbs, probably best known for playing Mrs. Hudson on Sherlock… To Americans maybe! _Summer Holiday_, _Worzel Gummidge_, _Give Us A Clue_, are all things that come to mind to me, far ahead of _Sherlock_ which I almost forgot that she was in. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1104 "2021-08-12T23:26:50Z")
PBS must have run _Worzel Gummidge_ at times, no? It was certainly shown often enough on Canadian TV. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1105 "2021-08-12T23:29:18Z")
I watched on New Zealand TV. And they liked the show so much they made [an entire new series set in New Zealand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worzel_Gummidge_Down_Under). Though I think that was because Jon Pertwee liked to visit… ---
**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:** [August 13, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1106 "2021-08-13T02:10:37Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > PBS must have run _Worzel Gummidge_ at times, no? It was certainly shown often enough on Canadian TV. Not on my PBS channel. I only knew about it when I looked it up a couple years ago because of Pertwee. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1107 "2021-08-13T03:06:43Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Not on my PBS channel. Nor ours. They ran the mainstream popular stuff, from The Irish RM, to Dr Who, to Keeping Up Appearances, and a bunch in between, but I do not recall Worzel Gummidge even peeking around the corner of BBCA. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=56)