# 2023 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921 "2022-12-02T13:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [June 12, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/101 "2023-06-12T11:23:51Z")
I’m just thankful to be keeping most of the nationally-treasured MASH cast and crew alive. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/102 "2023-06-12T15:24:45Z")
Thanks for nothing, Ferret Face! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/103 "2023-06-20T10:16:19Z")
She is not on my sitcom actor list, but nonetheless I will place her article here. Angela Thorne, actress known best from _To The Manor Born_, has died aged 84. > **[Angela Thorne: To the Manor Born actress dies aged 84](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65948570)** > > She played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC comedy series, alongside Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/104 "2023-06-23T23:34:11Z")
Well s(&#. There goes my themed list for next year: Deep Sea Exploration Billionaires. “WASHINGTON—Analyzing the mistakes OceanGate made that led to the vessel’s disappearance, critics told reporters Thursday that the submersible should have been tested with poorer passengers first. “The company skipped the very crucial step of sending five lower-class people to the bottom of the ocean to make sure it was safe enough for the wealthy,” said Otto Scofield, a member of the Marine Technology Society, adding that no one with a net worth above $50,000 should have been in the submersible. “OceanGate made the mistake of not using minimum wage workers and unemployed people on government welfare programs to test the seaworthiness of the craft, which was not billionaire-ready. Running more trials with some homeless people would have made all the difference, and the deaths of several wealthy people could have been prevented.” Scofield continued that using children of color from impoverished families would have been ideal as more would have been able to fit inside the submersible.” - The Onion ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/105 "2023-06-30T15:15:10Z")
Alan Arkin, [Dead at 11 Points](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alan-arkin-dies-little-miss-sunshine-actor-dead-age-89/), welcome to the board, **Catamount** | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 48 | 1(1) | The Canadians: | | 2 | Little\_Nemo | 23 | 2(1) | Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s | | 3 | Bayaker | 22 | 1(1) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe | | 4 | Kitten\_Mitten | 19 | 1 | Favorite singers/musicians | | 4 | xizor | 19 | 1 | Crooners | | 6 | Bad.Wiring | 18 | 1 | Chicago (born in Chicago, or in the play/movie/band Chicago) | | 7 | Catamount | 11 | 1(1) | The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street | | 7 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 11 | 1(1) | The Whole 90 YARDS | | 9 | Railer13 | 5 | 1(1) | Former NFL Head Coaches | ---
**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:** [June 30, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/106 "2023-06-30T15:21:15Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Alan Arkin, [Dead at 11 Points](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alan-arkin-dies-little-miss-sunshine-actor-dead-age-89/) I had him on my 2021 themed list. But he didn’t make the cut for this year’s _Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s_ theme. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/107 "2023-06-30T21:06:35Z")
I used to have a double-initials themed list, but he wasn’t on that either. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/108 "2023-06-30T21:09:07Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I had him on my 2021 themed list. But he didn’t make the cut for this year’s _Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s_ theme. So, in essence, you killed him. /s #handbaskettohell ---
**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:** [June 30, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/109 "2023-06-30T22:33:06Z")
Thanks for the points, Mr. Arkin. I’ll always remember you for [People Soup](https://youtu.be/WTN7V7T0xwU). ---
**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:** [July 1, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/110 "2023-07-01T02:51:43Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > > I had him on my 2021 themed list. But he didn’t make the cut for this year’s _Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s_ theme. > > So, in essence, you killed him. Hey, if he had been sexier he’d still be alive. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/111 "2023-07-21T16:18:14Z")
[Tony Bennett](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tony-bennett-iconic-standards-singer-dies-96-rcna42450) gives me my 2nd pick on my themed list this year, and four more points. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/112 "2023-07-21T17:06:52Z")
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 48 | 1(1) | The Canadians: | | 2 | Little\_Nemo | 23 | 2(1) | Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s | | 2 | xizor | 23 | 2(1) | Crooners | | 4 | Bayaker | 22 | 1(1) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe | | 5 | Kitten\_Mitten | 19 | 1 | Favorite singers/musicians | | 6 | Bad.Wiring | 18 | 1 | Chicago (born in Chicago, or in the play/movie/band Chicago) | | 7 | Catamount | 11 | 1(1) | The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street | | 7 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 11 | 1(1) | The Whole 90 YARDS | | 9 | Railer13 | 5 | 1(1) | Former NFL Head Coaches | ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/113 "2023-07-21T19:09:58Z")
> **[Josephine Chaplin, Actress and Daughter of Charlie Chaplin, Dies at 74 ](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/josephine-chaplin-dead-charlie-chaplin-daughter-1235541187/)** > > She appeared as a child in 'Limelight' and 'A Countess From Hong Kong' with her dad, followed by 'The Canterbury Tales,' 'Escape to the Sun,' 'The Bay Boy' and 'Hemingway.' ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/114 "2023-07-22T01:09:16Z")
Was she the sister of Geraldine? ---
**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:** [July 23, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/115 "2023-07-23T21:25:43Z")
Yes she was. Apparently Oona had 8 children by him. He was 55 when Geraldine was born, a year after he married Oona. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/116 "2023-08-23T22:00:35Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Yegveny Prigozhin I knew that eventually one Russian invading bastard in my list would get it. > **[Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead in plane crash in Russia](https://abcnews.go.com/International/wagner-group-leader-yevgeny-prigozhin-passenger-list-plane/story?id=102497445)** > > Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead following a plane crash in Russia's Tver region on Wednesday. 38 points if confirmed. Although the latest is that the Wagner Group in their Telegram reported that he is indeed dead. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/117 "2023-08-23T22:04:43Z")
Me too, me too! ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/118 "2023-08-24T12:29:29Z")
updated scores: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 48 | 1(1) | The Canadians: | | 2 | GIGObuster | 32 | 1 | Russians on the edge (Of windows). | | 2 | smithsb | 32 | 1 | Russian mobsters/monsters: | | 4 | Little\_Nemo | 23 | 2(1) | Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s | | 4 | xizor | 23 | 2(1) | Crooners | | 6 | Bayaker | 22 | 1(1) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe | | 7 | Kitten\_Mitten | 19 | 1 | Favorite singers/musicians | | 8 | Bad.Wiring | 18 | 1 | Chicago (born in Chicago, or in the play/movie/band Chicago) | | 9 | Catamount | 11 | 1(1) | The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street | | 9 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 11 | 1(1) | The Whole 90 YARDS | | 11 | Railer13 | 5 | 1(1) | Former NFL Head Coaches | ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/119 "2023-08-24T20:45:20Z")
I am reading that his second in command Dmitry Utkin was also on the plane. Looks like two for the price of one for you. Google says he was 53. Here is a link [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prigozhin-crash-putin-russia-mutiny-1.6945996](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prigozhin-crash-putin-russia-mutiny-1.6945996) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/120 "2023-08-24T22:21:30Z")
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