# 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:** 73
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1452 "2021-11-11T05:27:49Z")
I definitely think he qualifies for this thread. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1453 "2021-11-11T06:11:54Z")
Jerry Douglas, who played patriarch and founder of Jabot Cosmetics on the CBS Soap The Young and The Restless will not be restless (or young) anymore at 88. > **[Jerry Douglas, Former The Young and the Restless Star, Dead at 88](https://people.com/tv/jerry-douglas-former-the-young-and-the-restless-star-dead-at-88/)** > > Jerry Douglas died on Tuesday after 'a brief illness,' according to his representative. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1454 "2021-11-11T13:00:54Z")
FW de Klerk, last leader of apartheid South Africa, has died. He was 85. > **[FW de Klerk issues posthumous apology for pain of apartheid](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/11/fw-de-klerk-the-last-president-of-apartheid-south-africa-dies-aged-85)** > > Former South African president recorded video message before death at the age of 85 ---
**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:** [November 11, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1455 "2021-11-11T16:16:04Z")
Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues has passed away at 80. > **[Graeme Edge dead at 80](https://www.wkrn.com/news/moody-blues-drummer-co-founder-graeme-edge-dead-at-80/)** > > Graeme Edge, drummer and co-founding member of the Moody Blues has died, his family confirmed to NewsNation. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1456 "2021-11-11T16:20:44Z")
The drummer was here, but he beat it. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1457 "2021-11-11T17:30:12Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues has passed away at 80. > > [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wkrn.com/news/moody-blues-drummer-co-founder-graeme-edge-dead-at-80/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi35Muh2pD0AhUHgnIEHWeYB-8QqOcBegQIBBAF&usg=AOvVaw3hdUidQNuf43JuY476mB5g](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wkrn.com/news/moody-blues-drummer-co-founder-graeme-edge-dead-at-80/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi35Muh2pD0AhUHgnIEHWeYB-8QqOcBegQIBBAF&usg=AOvVaw3hdUidQNuf43JuY476mB5g) He reached the end? > **[Coronji Calhoun Sr., 'Monster's Ball' child actor, dies at 30](https://ew.com/movies/coronji-calhoun-sr-dead-monsters-ball-child-star/)** > > Halle Berry's 'Monster's Ball' costar Coronji Calhoun Sr. dead at 30, director Lee Daniels donated to the actor's GoFundMe page following his death. Coronji Calhoun who played Halle Barry’s son in _Monster Ball_ dead at 70 points. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1458 "2021-11-11T22:47:06Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > There is no official announcement yet, and the guy would barely qualify as a celebrity, but as the creator of Something Awful [Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka](https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3984488) is indirectly responsible for a significant portion of what the modern concept of internet social media is (for better or worse). Much of what we think of with social networking, blogging, podcasts, memes, etc. can trace their origins to Something Awful. 4Chan and it’s various offshoots might never have existed if not for SA. Picture memes supposedly originated their as well. > > Cause of death is still unknown (common when the death isn’t even confirmed), but if true, he left 55 points on the board. It’s official now. His ex-wife confirmed the death and the cause was suicide. > **[itt a tribute to our late founder, farewell, deer richard](https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3984488&pagenumber=120&perpage=40&userid=0#post519160186)** > > itt a tribute to our late founder, farewell, deer richard Gaming focused websites and other news sites are also confirming: [Richard ‘Lowtax’ Kyanka, Founder of Something Awful, Is Dead at 45](https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dmqb/richard-lowtax-kyanka-founder-of-something-awful-is-dead-at-45) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1459 "2021-11-12T07:27:26Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > FW de Klerk, last leader of apartheid South Africa, has died. He was 85. Damn. I had him on last year’s list. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1460 "2021-11-12T20:56:54Z")
another “de” but only _really_ famous for not-quite-a-month so I doubt anyone had an obscure tech company founder on their list: > **[Man who went to space with Shatner dies in plane crash](https://apnews.com/article/william-shatner-entertainment-science-plane-crashes-new-york-city-4bdcaaed52d0e8a529c65401729ad43a)** > > HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were in crashed in a wooded area of northern New Jersey, according to state police. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1461 "2021-11-13T01:57:37Z")
Gavin O’Herlihy, aka Chuck Cunningham, [has died](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gavan-oherlihy-dead-happy-days-missing-big-brother-1235047063/) at 70. Insert your own “disappearance/attic” joke. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1462 "2021-11-13T02:22:55Z")
The real question is - what color shirt was he wearing when he crashed? ---
**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:** [November 13, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1463 "2021-11-13T18:23:59Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Gavin O’Herlihy, aka Chuck Cunningham, [has died](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gavan-oherlihy-dead-happy-days-missing-big-brother-1235047063/) at 70. > > Insert your own “disappearance/attic” joke. Every article is about him as Chuck but I know him more for things like _Willow_ and _Sharpe._ He was the son of actor Dan O’Herlihy and did much of his acting in England. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1464 "2021-11-13T18:43:39Z")
Also despicable bad guy Dan Suggs in _Lonesome Dove._ Ended up swinging from a tree along with the drunk and misguided Jake Spoon in a memorable scene. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1465 "2021-11-13T19:17:22Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Every article is about him as Chuck but I know him more for things … How many Chucks Cunningham were there? Three, or just two? ---
**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:** [November 13, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1466 "2021-11-13T22:12:13Z")
I guess there were three. One in the pilot, O’Herlihy and someone who played him a couple of times. I don’t remember any of it. My family didn’t watch the show and when I caught it on syndication it was always the later Fonzy centered episodes. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1467 "2021-11-13T23:34:16Z")
That band’s lost its edge. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1468 "2021-11-14T00:27:10Z")
Does that mean we should be putting David Evans on next year’s list? Because, he could be worth some points. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1469 "2021-11-14T00:29:01Z")
> **[Wilbur Smith: Popular Zambian-born author dies aged 88](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59278275?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_custom1=%5Bpost%2Btype%5D&at_custom2=twitter&at_campaign=64&at_medium=custom7&at_custom4=7B82585E-44E1-11EC-BAC3-75D14744363C&at_custom3=%40BBCWorld)** > > The accountant-turned-novelist's 49 books have sold more than 140 million copies worldwide. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1470 "2021-11-14T00:42:46Z")
Sure, if you think U2 is about to lose its edge, rather than having lost it years ago. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1471 "2021-11-14T21:53:35Z")
> **[Bob Bondurant, World Champion and Legendary Driving Instructor, Dies At 88](https://jalopnik.com/bob-bondurant-world-champion-and-legendary-driving-ins-1848054290)** > > The Le Mans winner and world champion taught Hollywood stars how to race [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=72) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=74)