# 2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 3, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443 "2021-12-03T13:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**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:** [February 3, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/383 "2022-02-03T12:45:41Z")
Jon Zazula died at 69. Interesting guy. He had a record store in the Route 18 Flea Market in Old Bridge NJ. He decided to start a record label from the store. It started when they received a cassette from an unsigned band called Metallica. Megaforce Records also signed acts like Anthrax, Ministry and Kings X. [Jon Zazula Dies: Cofounder Of Influential Megaforce Records Was 69 – Deadline](https://deadline.com/2022/02/jon-zazula-dead-cofounder-of-influential-megaforce-records-was-69-1234925463/) ---
**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:** [February 3, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/384 "2022-02-03T17:29:05Z")
Legendary basketball coach Bill Fitch dead at 89. > **[Legendary coach Bill Fitch dies at 89 - ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/02/03/legendary-coach-bill-fitch-dies-at-89/)** > > Larry Bird once called coach Bill Fitch "by far the best I’ve seen." The Hall of Fame Celtics, Rockets, Cavaliers and Clippers coach died at 89. ---
**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 4, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/385 "2022-02-04T00:03:13Z")
Monica Vitti will not get her chance of moving off of Hatchie’s alternate list for next year’s active list. > **[Monica Vitti, ‘queen of Italian cinema’, dies aged 90](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/02/monica-vitti-queen-of-italian-cinema-dies-aged-90)** > > Vitti shot to international fame in Michelangelo Antonioni’s drama L’Avventura in 1960 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/386 "2022-02-07T04:53:06Z")
Wow… I shall savor this moment. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/387 "2022-02-07T10:36:19Z")
Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood singer and star who recorded more songs than the Beatles and Rolling Stones combined, passed away at 92. > **[Lata Mangeshkar: India bids farewell to beloved singer](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-60094193)** > > The Bollywood star beloved by Indians around the world is cremated with full state honours. ---
**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 8, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/388 "2022-02-08T05:02:40Z")
> **[John Vinocur, Foreign Correspondent and Editor, Dies at 81](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/obituaries/john-vinocur-dead.html)** > > After decades as a reporter for The A.P. and The Times, he became executive editor of The International Herald Tribune and a columnist on world affairs. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/389 "2022-02-08T16:24:25Z")
Josh Nuemann 22 dies in plane crash in Iceland > **[US skateboarder Josh Neuman, 22, among four people killed in Iceland plane...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/sport/josh-neuman-iceland-plane-crash-spt-intl/index.html)** > > US skateboarder and filmmaker Josh Neuman was one of four people killed in a plane crash in Iceland, local authorities confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/390 "2022-02-08T18:26:58Z")
He was skateboarder/youtuber for those who don’t know who he is (FWIW I do think he meets the SDMB “celebrity” definition, he was just someone I was unfamiliar with) Brian ---
**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:** [February 8, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/391 "2022-02-08T18:51:34Z")
And at the final gong… > **[Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60301687)** > > The TV presenter fronted the quiz show throughout its original run on ITV between 1962 and 1987. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/392 "2022-02-08T19:03:27Z")
> **[Douglas Trumbull, Who Pioneered VFX on ‘2001,’ ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Close...](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/douglas-trumbull-dead-visual-effects-1235174814/)** > > Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, one of the masterminds behind the visual effects on some of the most visually audacious science fiction films of all time, including “2001: A Space Od… ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/393 "2022-02-09T01:54:47Z")
[Mel Mermelstein](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/mel-mermelstein/), holocaust survivor and testifier who took on the Institute for Historical Review, a holocaust denier, and won. Also… > **[George Crumb, an influential and deeply American composer, has died at age 92](https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/02/07/847418700/george-crumb-an-influential-and-deeply-american-composer-has-died-at-age-92)** > > The Pulitzer Prize winner, whose music enveloped everything from the horrors of the Vietnam War to the calls of humpback whales, died Sunday. And… People will stop asking about this guy, now. > **[Original voice of Shadow Warrior's Lo Wang, John William Galt, has died](https://www.pcgamer.com/original-voice-of-shadow-warriors-lo-wang-john-william-galt-has-died/)** > > Galt died at age 81 after a career in games, film, and television beginning in 1958. ---
**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 9, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/394 "2022-02-09T02:01:14Z")
> **[Remembering the influential, ebullient Chicago blues drummer Sam Lay, dead at 86](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-sam-lay-chicago-drummer-dies-20220206-5sku4onqw5dx3bygfdikacsipi-story.html)** > > Though the word “legend” is tossed around cavalierly these days, Chicago drummer Sam Lay was the real thing. “Sam does not just play the drums. He sings the drums.” ---
**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 9, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/395 "2022-02-09T22:15:50Z")
This one hits hard. I’ve known Doug professionally for decades and been to his office/studio/compound in western Massachusetts several times. Having recently moved to the Boston area, I was expecting I might go out and see him again sometime. I had no idea he was so ill, but the last time I saw him was more than two years ago. Although the word “visionary” is highly overused, there is no better description for Trumbull, who was still working on innovative technologies involving high frame rate, virtual sets, real-time composting, etc., as of the last time I was in touch, about a year ago. And he was a great guy; modest and unassuming in all my dealings with him. Here’s a picture I took in his office on my last visit, in July 2019. He’s in the background; if you’ve seen his movie _[Brainstorm](https://admin.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69568/brainstorm#overview),_ you might remember the high-tech helmet that was featured in the film. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/h0paJVZV-3MVYK5jYPjPkPS2eNQtgAnthAX2OwmR9ViyhqWzGpV-pmdtPQRtTkD_nCYeoic1RuPaMIuJGvI2EZTPPuilnswda-1OZePrPceLgfAk9rXlOsD4GbmOo-o9d1ZD5RA7nCw=w600-h315-p-k "New item by James Hyder") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/wgsn7uZmCWp9qEZK7) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/396 "2022-02-09T23:54:31Z")
> **[Ex-MLB Player Jeremy Giambi Dead At 47, Officials Suspect Suicide](https://www.tmz.com/2022/02/09/ex-mlb-player-jeremy-giambi-dead-dies/?adid=social-twa)** > > Ex-MLB player Jeremy Giambi is dead at the age of 47. Giambi played for the Royals, A’s, Phillies and Red Sox over the course of his career. ---
**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 10, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/397 "2022-02-10T21:43:50Z")
> **[Obituary: Ashley Bryan](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/88490-obituary-ashley-bryan.html)** > > Award-winning children's book author and illustrator, fine artist, and educator Ashley Bryan, widely known for his passion for poetry and vibrant retellings of folktales rooted in the Black oral tradition, died peacefully on February 4; he was 98. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/398 "2022-02-10T22:19:50Z")
This one really sucks. Although never a star, Gerald Williams was a great role player and great on defense. A good teammate and good person. Cancer sucks. > **[Gerald Williams, former Yankees outfielder, dead at 55](https://nypost.com/2022/02/08/gerald-williams-former-yankees-outfielder-dead-at-55/amp/)** > > Gerald Williams was drafted by the Yankees in 1987 and made his debut in pinstripes in 1992. He played five seasons in The Bronx before being traded to the Brewers during the 1996 season. ---
**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 11, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/399 "2022-02-11T01:42:46Z")
[Destinee Lashaee](https://www.thewrap.com/destinee-lashaee-my-600-lb-life-star-dies-at-30/), the first transgender star of _My 600lb Life_, has died at 30. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/400 "2022-02-11T02:52:30Z")
Musician [Ian McDonald](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ian-mcdonald-king-crimson-dead-obit-1298588/), co-founder of King Crimson and Foreigner has died at 75. ---
**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 11, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/401 "2022-02-11T04:44:57Z")
I shouldn’t have read that article. Now I have the song “Head Games” as an earworm, but since this is the Straight Dope board, it’s been replaced with “Thread Games”. ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/402 "2022-02-12T01:52:45Z")
Spanish actress Isabel Torres has [died](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/actress-isabel-torres-dies-from-lung-cancer-aged-52/ar-AATJyw7?ocid=msedgntp) from lung cancer at age _cincuenta y dos_, or 52. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=21)