# 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:** 65
**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 16, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1283 "2022-11-16T04:28:12Z")
[David Davis](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/david-davis/), producer of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and creator of both The Bob Newhart Show and Taxi, as well as the husband of Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1284 "2022-11-16T14:18:33Z")
Twitter says #RIPJimmyFallon is trending. Fallon is pretty adamant that he’s still quite alive, though. ---
**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 16, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1285 "2022-11-16T15:32:22Z")
Maybe they are refering to his career? ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1286 "2022-11-16T22:35:01Z")
Robert Clary who played Corporal LeBeau on Hogan’s Heroes has escaped this world at 96. > **[Robert Clary](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clary)** > > Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman; March 1, 1926 – November 16, 2022) was a French actor who was mainly active in the United States. He is best known for his role as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971). He also had recurring roles on the soap operas Days of Our Lives (1972–1987), and The Bold and the Beautiful (1990–1992). > Born in 1926 in Paris, France, Clary was the youngest of 14 children, 10 of whom died in the Holocaust. His parents, Baila and Mo... ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1287 "2022-11-17T03:08:18Z")
Holy crap. I didn’t know all that. It’s really weird he would have done that show. ---
**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 17, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1288 "2022-11-17T03:20:08Z")
Indeed. He was a good character on the show, but finding that kind of comedy after he and his family’s experience is remarkable. ---
**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 17, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1289 "2022-11-17T05:24:57Z")
If you mean Hogan’s Heroes, it was all about ridiculing the Nazis. The major German characters on the show were _all_ played by German Jews who got out of Germany before things went to hell for Jews. Assuming the story isn’t apocryphal, Werner Klemperer only agreed to play Klink after being assured that Klink would never, ever win. ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1290 "2022-11-17T08:22:16Z")
Damn it, where is my pedant hat? Oh there it is. John Banner and Leon Askin were _Austrian_ Jews who managed to get out before things got really bad. Banner lost his entire family. He was the only one that got out. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1291 "2022-11-17T12:31:53Z")
Breaking news: Post Columnist, Michael Gerson has passed away. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1292 "2022-11-17T15:37:49Z")
Do state-level politicians count as celebrities? Georgia House of Representatives Speaker [David Ralston](https://capitol-beat.org/2022/11/georgia-house-speaker-ralston-dies-following-extended-illness/) is tabled with 32 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 18, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1293 "2022-11-18T07:08:01Z")
> **[Virginia McLaurin, woman who became famous after dancing with Obamas, dies at...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/virginia-mclaurin-dies/index.html)** > > Virginia McLaurin, who garnered national fame for her dance with then-President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in 2016, has died. She was 113. > **[Jane Gross, Sportswriter Who Opened Locker Room Doors, Dies at 75](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/sports/basketball/jane-gross-dead.html)** > > She made news by entering a pro basketball inner sanctum to do her job. Years later, her mother’s physical decline led her to write about aging for The Times and in a book. ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1294 "2022-11-20T16:36:08Z")
Jason David Frank dead at 49. No major outlets posting it yet but it does appear to be legit. I’m obviously too old for Power Rangers but I watched it over and over with my nephew. > **[Rep Confirms Power Ranger Jason David Frank Has Died](https://geekireland.com/has-power-ranger-jason-david-frank-died/)** > > The internet it swirling with rumours that Power Rangers star Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver, has sadly died. ---
**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 20, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1295 "2022-11-20T18:09:46Z")
> **['Power Rangers' Star Jason David Frank Dead By Suicide at 49](https://amp.tmz.com/2022/11/20/power-rangers-jason-david-frank-dead-dies-tommy-oliver-green-white/)** > > Jason David Frank -- one of the original "Power Rangers" -- has died ... TMZ has learned. ---
**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 20, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1296 "2022-11-20T18:15:03Z")
As was mentioned in a separate thread, SF author Greg Bear has died at age 71, following a stroke. ---
**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 20, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1297 "2022-11-20T18:38:42Z")
Blues Project guitarist Danny Kalb passes away: > ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1298 "2022-11-20T19:51:51Z")
Link for Greg Bear. > **[Greg Bear (1951-2022)](https://file770.com/greg-bear-1951-2022/)** > > Greg Bear Five-time Nebula winner Greg Bear died November 19, a week after heart surgery from which he never awoke. A CT scan showed stroke damage was caused to many parts of the brain by clots tha… ---
**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 20, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1299 "2022-11-20T20:53:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > As was mentioned in a separate thread, SF author Greg Bear has died at age 71, following a stroke. _Darwin’s Radio_ was brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1300 "2022-11-20T22:23:10Z")
Nicki Aycox, who played the demon “Meg” on Supernatural has died at the very young age of 47. She had leukemia for one year. > **[Supernatural Star Nicki Aycox Dies at 47](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/supernatural-star-nicki-aycox-dies/ar-AA14kwuo?li=BBnb7Kz)** > > Actor Nicki Aycox, known for playing the demon Meg in The CW's Supernatural, has died at the age of 47 following a leukaemia diagnosis. ---
**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 21, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1301 "2022-11-21T00:33:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Nicki Aycox, who played the demon “Meg” on Supernatural has died at the very young age of 47. She had leukemia for one year. > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/supernatural-star-nicki-aycox-dies/ar-AA14kwuo?li=BBnb7Kz) The curse of Meg. The other actor who played Meg has MS and had to be filmed seated in the last season. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2022, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1302 "2022-11-22T10:11:05Z")
> **[Ned Rorem obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/20/ned-rorem-obituary)** > > American composer with a genius for dramatic characterisation who won the Pulitzer prize in 1976 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=66)