# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/621 "2023-02-19T18:49:50Z")
Still citing the tweets as a source but I’m guessing this is pretty official: > **[Richard Belzer, Stand-Up Comic and ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star, Dies at 78](https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/richard-belzer-dead-law-and-order-svu-1235528614/)** > > Richard Belzer, who started his career as a stand-up comedian before becoming a household name for his role as Det. John Munch in “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Ord… ---
**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:** [February 19, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/622 "2023-02-19T21:27:41Z")
At least it seems likely that he is actually dead. ISTR a fairy recent incident where we heard that a well-known person had died, only to learn that the reports were greatly exaggerated, and then, a few days later, that person did make the purchase of agicultural property. ---
**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 19, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/623 "2023-02-19T21:40:32Z")
His manager is quoted in the CNN article. The slowness of the official word is probably due to the fact that he died at home in France far away from the usual sources of the Hollywood press. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/624 "2023-02-19T21:49:03Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > did make the purchase of agicultural property. I like it. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/625 "2023-02-19T23:32:03Z")
I have had both Jimmy and Rosalynn on my DP list for several years. I figured once one of them went, the other wouldn’t be far behind. But damn, they just keep hanging in there, year after year. (And good for them!) Those will be some of the saddest points I earn. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/626 "2023-02-19T23:48:13Z")
I have Jimmy Carter as my first alternate. He moved up when Pope Benedict died. It’s two points I don’t really want, but I’ll finally be on the board. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/627 "2023-02-20T01:44:22Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > I bet she was on nobody’s list. Two of us had her on our themed lists. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/628 "2023-02-20T19:06:43Z")
Not even sure this guy qualifies as a celebrity but apparently his death is notable enough to warrant a TMZ headline: > **[Hayden Panettiere's Brother Jansen Panettiere Dead At 28](https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/20/hayden-panettiere-brother-jansen-panettiere-dead-dies/?adid=social-twa)** > > Hayden Panettiere's brother Jansen Panettiere has died at 28 ... TMZ has learned. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/629 "2023-02-20T23:13:54Z")
> **[Barbara Bosson Dies: ‘Hill Street Blues’ Actress Was 83](https://deadline.com/2023/02/barbara-bosson-dies-star-of-hill-street-blues-was-83-1235265829/)** > > Barbara Bosson, who was nominated for five consecutive Emmys for her role as Fay Furrillo on Hill Street Blues, died February 18 at 83. Her death was announced by her director son, Jesse Bochco, on… ---
**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 20, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/630 "2023-02-20T23:38:19Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [Barbara Bosson Dead: ‘Hill Street Blues’ Actress With Five Emmy Noms Was 83 – Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/02/barbara-bosson-dies-star-of-hill-street-blues-was-83-1235265829/) I would have bet money that she died a few years ago. I had to double check that wasn’t an old article you were posting. She was by far the worst thing about _Hill Street Blues_ but I’m pretty sure that was on purpose. Her character wasn’t supposed to be easy. From what I understand she wasn’t initially meant to be that important on the show but her role was greatly expanded. Then she left when she felt new writers were making the character go backwards. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/631 "2023-02-21T19:48:01Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > From what I understand she wasn’t initially meant to be that important on the show but her role was greatly expanded. And I’m sure the fact that she was married to creator/executive producer Steven Bochco was purely coincidental. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/632 "2023-02-22T15:59:31Z")
Something’s been bugging me - is Rosalynn Carter pronounced Rah-za-lin, or Ro-za-lin? I thought it was the former, but all the news outlets say the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/633 "2023-02-22T19:48:31Z")
Maybe newscasters these days are too young to remember how it was pronounced during the Carter years? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/634 "2023-02-22T22:34:49Z")
And in fact, here’s [a 1977 interview with Morley Safer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA6Zx479tD0), [an interview with Barbara Walters](https://youtu.be/ew24vyyjd4o), and the [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalynn_Carter). They all pronounce her name Ro-za-lin. Of course, I can also find plenty of sources that pronounce it Rah–za-lin. I’ll give the tie-breaker to [Jimmy Carter, who calls her Roh-za-lin.](https://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/the-secret-to-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carters-marriage-video) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/635 "2023-02-22T23:28:19Z")
A lot of deaths lately but I don’t see any picks. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/636 "2023-02-22T23:30:47Z")
bodies falling all around, but none of them landing in the pool ---
**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 22, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/637 "2023-02-22T23:34:36Z")
> **[Paul Berg, scientific firebrand who pioneered genetic engineering, dies](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-02-22/paul-berg-nobel-prize-genetic-engineering-dead)** > > Nobel Prize-winning biochemist's experiments in gene-splicing reshaped cancer research and helped spawn the biotech industry. > **[Leiji Matsumoto, legendary manga creator, dies aged 85](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64703518)** > > The creator was known for his epic space sagas Galaxy Express 999 and Space Battleship Yamato. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/638 "2023-02-23T13:19:31Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > I’ll give the tie-breaker to [Jimmy Carter, who calls her Roh-za-lin.](https://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/the-secret-to-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carters-marriage-video) Well, there you go. I’m wrong! It’s not the first time. Thanks for the research I was too lazy to do. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/639 "2023-02-23T17:25:48Z")
Local news has been running what are basically obituaries for Jimmy Carter for the past five days. Am I the only one who finds this kind of weird and creepy? The reports aren’t disrespectful _per se_, but somehow I find this sort of death watch unnecessary. Give the family their privacy and go ahead and let us know when he dies. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/640 "2023-02-23T19:26:27Z")
His breath was literally taken away. > **[Tom Whitlock, Writer of ‘Top Gun’ Anthem ‘Danger Zone,’ Dies at 68](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/arts/music/tom-whitlock-dies.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur)** > > Mr. Whitlock’s songs, including the chart-topping “Take My Breath Away,” were central to the 1986 movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=33)