# 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:** 66
**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 23, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1303 "2022-11-23T05:26:08Z")
[Frank D. Robinson](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/frank-robinson/), founder of Robinson Helicopter Company arguably the most successful civilian helicopter manufacturer in history. Also… > **[Bao Tong: Champion of Chinese political reform dies at 90](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63581532)** > > A reformist turned dissident, Bao Tong was jailed for sympathising with pro-democracy protesters. ---
**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 23, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1304 "2022-11-23T15:48:33Z")
Surprisingly looks like no one had him. He looked like low hanging fruit a few years ago and I think a bunch picked him then he just kept hanging. > **[Wilko Johnson, 'Game of Thrones' actor and Dr. Feelgood guitarist, dies at 75](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/11/23/wilko-johnson-dead-game-thrones-dr-feelgood/10761995002/)** > > Wilko Johnson, who defied cancer, was an English rock icon and also known for for playing executioner Ser Ilyn Payne on "Game of Thrones." ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1305 "2022-11-24T21:56:34Z")
[Börje Salming](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/borje-salming-death-maple-leafs-1.6663024), Hall of Fame defenceman for Toronto and Detroit has passed away at 71. He was diagnosed with ALS earlier in the year. ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1306 "2022-11-25T02:01:06Z")
> **[Hebe de Bonafini: Co-founder of Argentina's Plaza de Mayo mothers group dies...](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63697367)** > > Hebe de Bonafini co-founded the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo group during Argentina's Dirty War. ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1307 "2022-11-26T14:13:53Z")
Irene Cara > **[Irene Cara, 'Fame' and 'Flashdance... What a Feeling' Singer, Dead at 63: 'A...](https://people.com/music/irene-cara-dead-at-63/)** > > Irene Cara died in her Florida home this week, her publicist, Judith A. Moose, confirmed on Twitter Saturday ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1308 "2022-11-26T14:29:24Z")
So I guess she’s not gonna live forever. ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1309 "2022-11-26T14:36:15Z")
And she had just signed up to take those flying lessons. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1310 "2022-11-26T14:41:05Z")
I check Wikipedia’s front page each night for obits. Quite often ones reported here are not mentioned there (tho I can click on the comprehensive list if so desired)-I don’t recall seeing Greg Bear listed, for example. Maybe because of the Anglo bias of Wikipedia? ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1311 "2022-11-26T14:43:02Z")
I actually heard “Fame” the other day, and was wondering what she was doing now. ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1312 "2022-11-26T14:44:33Z")
She’s gonna make it to heaven. ---
**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 26, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1313 "2022-11-26T15:37:16Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > So I guess she’s not gonna live forever. [Homer Simpson] [S]he lied to me through song! I hate when people do that! [/Homer Simpson] ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1314 "2022-11-27T14:58:10Z")
Albert Pyun, director of Cyborg and Nemesis, died last night. He was 69 years old. His wife posted on Facebook. Here is a link. > **[Albert Pyun, Cult Filmmaker Behind ‘Cyborg,’ ‘Nemesis’ and ‘Captain America,’...](https://variety.com/2022/film/obituaries-people-news/albert-pyun-dead-nemesis-cyborg-captain-america-1235173286/)** > > Albert Pyun, a genre filmmaker whose sweeping body of work includes cult favorites such as “Cyborg,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer,” “Nemesis” and the 1989 “… ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1315 "2022-11-28T02:07:42Z")
> **[Tottenham legend Maurice Norman dies aged 88 ](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11475041/Tottenham-legend-former-England-defender-Maurice-Norman-dies-aged-88.html)** > > After making 35 appearances for Norwich, a teenage Norman joined Spurs in 1955 and went on to play 411 times for the north London outfit over the 10 years that followed. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1316 "2022-11-29T04:00:58Z")
> **[Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at age 61 | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/politics/donald-mceachin-virginia-congressman-dies/index.html)** > > US Rep. Donald McEachin, a Virginia Democrat, died Monday, according to a statement from his office. He was 61. ---
**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 29, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1317 "2022-11-29T12:26:36Z")
Clarence Gilyard, the computer whiz who helped Hans Gruber hack into the vault in Die Hard, has died. He was in many other things, but I will always first think of him from Die Hard. Age: 66 > **[Clarence Gilyard Jr Dies: ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ ‘Matlock’ & ‘Die Hard’...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/clarence-gilyard-jr-dies-walker-072304736.html)** > > Clarence Gilyard Jr, an actor and academic known for roles in such TV series as Walker, Texas Ranger and Matlock and films including Die Hard and Top Gun, has died. He was 66. The University of Nev… ---
**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 30, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1318 "2022-11-30T02:08:19Z")
> **[Gene Perret Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ Writer & ‘Three’s...](https://deadline.com/2022/11/gene-perret-dead-comedy-writer-carol-burnett-show-bob-hope-threes-company-1235181069/)** > > Gene Perret, who began a decades-long comedy writing career contributing jokes to stand-ups Slappy White and Phyllis Diller before joining the Emmy-winning writing staff of The Carol Burnett Show, … > **[Remembering the late Michael Butler, who produced ‘Hair,’ dated Audrey...](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-michael-butler-appreciation-kogan-1129-20221129-nbjpz3bbtreaxjixpihhyib5om-story.html)** > > Michael Butler died on Nov. 7 in California at the age of 95. He may be best known for helping mold and nurture the musical “Hair.” > **[Comedian Freddie Roman Dead at 85](https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/26/comedian-freddie-roman-dead-dies/)** > > Longtime comedian and former Friars Club chief Freddie Roman has passed away at the age of 85. ---
**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 30, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1319 "2022-11-30T11:49:04Z")
Jiang Zemin, who was on my list for many years(starting almost 20 years ago), did die today. No, he was no longer on my list. He was 96, so I had pulled him from my list at some point in the past few years. > **[Jiang Zemin, former leader who paved the way for China's rise, dies at 96 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/china/jiang-zemin-china-president-obit-intl-hnk/index.html)** > > Jiang Zemin, the Chinese communist leader who paved the way for the country's emergence as a global superpower, has died, state-run Xinhua news agency announced Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1320 "2022-11-30T15:57:59Z")
Don’t forget, tonight at midnight I’ll be putting up the thread for 2023!!! ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1321 "2022-11-30T16:07:10Z")
I await that! ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1322 "2022-11-30T16:38:38Z")
Yay! I’ve actually been working on my list all year this time around. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=67)