# 2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2022-12-01T04:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**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:** [January 28, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/481 "2023-01-28T14:04:19Z")
Reminds me of this. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1Ar79EC2I90/hqdefault.jpg "Carl LaFong") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ar79EC2I90) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/482 "2023-01-28T15:17:22Z")
> **[Clare Drakeford, the wife of Wales's First Minister Mark Drakeford, dies](https://news.sky.com/story/clare-drakeford-the-wife-of-waless-first-minister-mark-drakeford-dies-12797531)** > > Clare Drakeford, the wife of Wales's First Minister Mark Drakeford, has died suddenly, the Welsh government has announced. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/483 "2023-01-28T16:08:49Z")
It may be old news, but it seems bizarre that: _He suffered **six** self inflicted wounds to his chest and heart…_ That took some dedication. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/484 "2023-01-28T17:04:06Z")
Or one shotgun. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/485 "2023-01-28T21:55:56Z")
> **[Tom Verlaine, Founder of Influential Punk Band Television, Dies at 73](https://variety.com/2023/music/obituaries-people-news/tom-verlaine-dead-television-band-1235505443/)** > > Tom Verlaine, who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s with his band Television, has died, according to the New York Times. He was 73. Staking out Hilly Kristal’s funky club CBGB on N… ---
**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:** [January 29, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/486 "2023-01-29T14:52:34Z")
Just saw this: > **[Dean Daughtry, co-founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, dies at 76: 'He left his...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/26/dean-daughtry-dies-atlanta-rhythm-section-keyboardist-co-founder/11128468002/)** > > Dean Daughtry, the keyboardist and co-founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, has died at 76. The band's hits included "So Into You" and "Imaginary Lover." ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/487 "2023-01-29T15:31:08Z")
I don’t know what I would think if my successors were first Eric Clapton, then Jeff Beck and finally Jimmy Page. Sounds impressive. In the meantime The Economist reports a pointless death: > **[Ronald Blythe recorded the passing, and continuance, of rural life](https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/01/26/ronald-blythe-recorded-the-passing-and-continuance-of-rural-life)** > > The writer, essayist and author of “Akenfield” died on January 14th, aged 100 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/488 "2023-01-29T20:55:20Z")
[Annie Wersching](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/annie-wersching-dies-actress-in-24-bosch-and-timeless-was-45/ar-AA16RZij?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fb3084dea511405aad6b61933e2bfe11) of “Bosch” and “24” dies of cancer at 45. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/489 "2023-01-29T21:11:40Z")
> **[Gregory Allen Howard, who wrote 'Remember the Titans,' dies at 70](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-01-29/gregory-allen-howard-who-wrote-remember-the-titans-dies)** > > Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard adapted stories for 'Remember the Titans' with Denzel Washington, 'Ali' with Will Smith and 'Harriet' with Cynthia Erivo. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/490 "2023-01-30T02:02:01Z")
> **[Barrett Strong, Motown’s First Hitmaker and ‘I Heard It Through the...](https://variety.com/2023/music/obituaries-people-news/barrett-strong-dead-motown-temptations-1235505928/)** > > Barrett Strong, one of Motown Records’ original hitmakers and the songwriter for “Money (That’s What I Want),” and many other soul classics, has died. He was 81. Strong is p… ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/491 "2023-01-30T04:45:14Z")
Wednesday’s gone > **[Lisa Loring Dies: Actor & Original Wednesday Addams Was 64](https://deadline.com/2023/01/lisa-loring-dead-actor-original-wednesday-addams-1235243958/)** > > Lisa Loring, best known for bring Wednesday Addams to life in The Addams Family sitcom in the mid-1960s, has died. She was 64. Loring’s close friend Laure Jacobson shared in a Facebook post n… ---
**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:** [January 30, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/492 "2023-01-30T12:05:31Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Wednesday’s gone > > [Lisa Loring Dies: Actor & Original Wednesday Addams Was 64 – Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/01/lisa-loring-dead-actor-original-wednesday-addams-1235243958/) Who would have predicted she would pre-decease Gomez? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/493 "2023-01-30T14:04:00Z")
I thought Tuesday Weld would’ve gone before Wednesday Addams. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/494 "2023-01-30T15:05:47Z")
> **[Former Blackhawks great Bobby Hull dies at 84](https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20230130/former-blackhawks-great-bobby-hull-dies-at-84?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)** > > Bobby Hull, the Blackhawks' all-time leading goal scorer, died Monday morning, two people close to Hull told the Daily Herald. No other immediate details were available. Hull just celebrated his 84th birthday on Jan. 3. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/495 "2023-01-30T15:33:16Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I thought Tuesday Weld would’ve gone before Wednesday Addams. That was week. mmm ---
**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:** [January 30, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/496 "2023-01-30T16:56:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Who would have predicted she would pre-decease Gomez? Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley, also -pre-deceased John Astin. As did Lennie Weinrib, who voiced Gomez in the 1973 animated series and Raul Julia, who played Gomez in the 1991 movie. Astin also played the father of Harry Anderson’s character on _Night Court_ and outlived Anderson. So the lesson here is you don’t mess around with John Astin. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/497 "2023-01-30T18:28:48Z")
If it takes the deaths of other actors to keep John Astin alive, I’m okay with that. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/498 "2023-01-30T18:59:30Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley, also -pre-deceased John Astin. As did Lennie Weinrib, who voiced Gomez in the 1973 animated series and Raul Julia, who played Gomez in the 1991 movie. Astin also played the father of Harry Anderson’s character on _Night Court_ and outlived Anderson. For awhile there, it looked like Tim Curry wasn’t going to make a recovery. He also played Gomez. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/499 "2023-01-30T20:28:41Z")
Skier [Kyle Smaine](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/sport/kyle-smaine-death-skiing-avalanche-japan-spt-intl/index.html) was killed in an avalanche. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/500 "2023-01-30T21:57:27Z")
I have John Astin on my Themed Death Pool list. That should keep him alive for quite a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=26)