# 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:** 47
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/923 "2022-08-13T01:44:23Z")
Australian socialite and philanthropist Lillian Frank has died at 92. > **[Melbourne socialite, fashion icon and philanthropist Lillian Frank dies aged 92](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-13/lillian-frank-melbourne-hairdresser-fashion-philanthropist-dies/101330586)** > > The flamboyant hairdresser Lillian Frank is being remembered for her contribution to Melbourne's life and culture, after her death aged 92. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/924 "2022-08-13T05:01:42Z")
Rebo, the Devil has better taste than to make a space in Hell for Chump. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/925 "2022-08-15T14:25:09Z")
Actress Robyn Griggs has died of cancer at age 49. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/926 "2022-08-15T15:30:01Z")
And [here’s a link](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/08/15/robyn-griggs-death-another-world-cervical-cancer/10326781002/)for confirmation. ---
**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 16, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/927 "2022-08-16T00:33:46Z")
Pete Carril, longtime hoops coach at Princeton, has directed his last offensive play at age 92. I knew nothing about him until the 1989 NCAA tournament, when 16-seed Princeton almost beat 1-seed Georgetown, losing 50-49. > **[Hall of Fame ex-Princeton coach Carril dies at 92](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34404293/hall-fame-ex-princeton-tigers-coach-pete-carril-dies-92)** > > Pete Carril, the Hall of Fame coach who brought notoriety to the "Princeton Offense" during his 30-year tenure with the school, died Monday at the age of 92. ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/928 "2022-08-16T04:33:39Z")
> **[Zofia Posmysz, whose Holocaust story reached opera stage, dies at 98](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/08/14/zofia-posmysz-holocaust-auschwitz-opera-dead/)** > > Her semi-autobiographical novel, “The Passenger,” centered on the reunion of an Auschwitz survivor and her former Nazi guard and inspired a noted opera. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/929 "2022-08-16T16:48:42Z")
> **[Darius Campbell Danesh: Pop Idol and West End star dies aged 41](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62564721)** > > The singer, 41, starred on 2002 talent show Pop Idol before having a string of hits and stage roles. RIP Darius. He was a lot of fun, from his initial bursting onto the scene with his bizarre cover of “[Hit Me Baby One More Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaXGUhCi29g)” to his chequered West End career. I always thought he would have made a good television presenter. And 41 is no age at all to die at. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/930 "2022-08-16T20:00:50Z")
> **[Wolfgang Petersen, ‘Air Force One’ and ‘Das Boot’ director, dead at 81](https://nypost.com/2022/08/16/wolfgang-petersen-air-force-one-and-das-boot-director-dead-at-81/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow)** > > He gained popularity in 1981 for “Das Boot,” a World War II film that earned six Oscar nominations with two specifically for Petersen for directing and screenwriting. ---
**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 17, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/931 "2022-08-17T03:36:16Z")
When asked if he wanted to continue living, he said “Neigh!” > **[The Horse Whisperer author Nicholas Evans dies at 72](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/15/horse-whisperer-author-nicholas-evans-dies-at-72)** > > Novel by writer, who lived in Devon until fatal heart attack, was made into a film starring Robert Redford ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/932 "2022-08-17T03:48:09Z")
> He gained popularity in 1981 for “Das Boot,” a World War II film that earned six Oscar nominations with two specifically for Petersen for directing and screenwriting. That takes me back. _Das Boot_ was the first movie I rented when I bought my first VCR. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/933 "2022-08-17T05:49:16Z")
I was very happy to find on disc the German TV mini-series the movie was cut from, nearly five hours of (almost) floaty goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/934 "2022-08-18T14:17:18Z")
You may not remember the singer, but you do know the infamous movie scene they used her song in: > **["Goodbye Horses" Singer Q Lazzarus Dead At 61](https://www.stereogum.com/2196708/goodbye-horses-singer-q-lazzarus-has-reportedly-died/news/)** > > For many years, the story of Q Lazzarus was one of the few great remaining mysteries in the music business. Q Lazzarus was a New York singer who led a band called Q Lazzarus And The Resurrection. She’s best-known for “Goodbye Horses,” a 1988 single... ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/935 "2022-08-18T15:26:27Z")
And yet Linda Ronstadt keeps stubbornly hanging on. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/936 "2022-08-18T22:28:07Z")
And she will do so until I remove her from my list ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/937 "2022-08-19T04:34:20Z")
> **['Madame Butterfly': Japanese fashion pioneer Hanae Mori dies](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62585910)** > > A trailblazer in her field, she was the first Asian designer to break into French haute couture. ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/938 "2022-08-19T13:47:42Z")
Or she’ll do what Ariel Sharon did and keep on hanging on until she’s only worth one point and then graciously give it to you. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/939 "2022-08-21T11:03:52Z")
One that we appear to have missed: Frederick Waite, Jr., drummer for the British reggae band Musical Youth, [has died at age 55](https://www.nme.com/news/music/musical-youth-drummer-frederick-waite-jr-has-died-aged-55-3288604). No cause of death has been stated, and he apparently died around July 20, with the announcement coming only recently. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/940 "2022-08-21T14:45:13Z")
Tom Weiskopf, professional golfer, dies at age 79. Winner of many PGA Event and the 1973 British open. Pancreatic Cancer. > **[1973 Open Champion Tom Weiskopf Dies Aged 79](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/report-1973-open-champion-tom-weiskopf-dies-aged-79)** > > The American has passed away after battling pancreatic cancer ---
**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 21, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/941 "2022-08-21T20:39:48Z")
> **[Leon Vitali, ‘Barry Lyndon’ Actor and Personal Assistant to Stanley Kubrick,...](https://variety.com/2022/film/obituaries-people-news/leon-vitali-dead-barry-lyndon-stanley-kubrick-1235346727/)** > > Leon Vitali, an English actor who most notably played Lord Bullingdon in “Barry Lyndon” before becoming director Stanley Kubrick’s personal assistant, died Saturday. He was 74 yea… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/942 "2022-08-22T23:15:39Z")
I guess this will be the day…… > **[Jerry Allison, Drummer For Buddy Holly’s Crickets, Dead At 82](https://www.stereogum.com/2197120/jerry-allison-drummer-for-buddy-hollys-crickets-dead-at-82/news/)** > > Jerry Allison, who famously drummed with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, has died. He was 82. The news was confirmed on the official Buddy Holly Facebook page, which posted a tribute message today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=48)