# 2024 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940 "2023-12-01T06:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/482 "2024-01-28T03:45:58Z")
“So John untied the yellow ribbon, and Jane’s head fell off.” ---
**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:** [January 28, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/483 "2024-01-28T04:31:45Z")
_oh, uh, no, I never did find her head_ ---
**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/484 "2024-01-28T14:22:51Z")
The family are trying to piece things together… hmmm ---
**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:** [January 28, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/485 "2024-01-28T17:28:26Z")
oops, already posted ---
**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:** [January 29, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/486 "2024-01-29T05:29:37Z")
Died on New Year’s Day but only reported recently. > **[David J. Skal, Scholar Who Took Horror Seriously, Dies at 71](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/books/david-skal-scholar-dead.html)** > > In books like “The Monster Show” and “Screams of Reason,” he examined the cultural significance of movies meant to scare the bejesus out of people. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/487 "2024-01-29T10:53:50Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Now our DJ’s heads are falling off! What’s going on out there? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5rAOyh7YmEc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHOBYACkAOKAgwIABABGEwgZShjMA8=&rs=AOn4CLA-QUbqJRO1oP6dnPLvHKlG-5sLmA "Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rAOyh7YmEc) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/488 "2024-01-30T03:15:47Z")
[David Mills](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/david-mills/), the internet’s “Father Time”, who invented Network Time Protocol (NTP)–one of the original technologies of the Internet Protocol suite and still in use today–dead at 85 ---
**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:** [January 30, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/489 "2024-01-30T21:37:36Z")
[Chita Rivera](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/broadway-legend-chita-rivera-dies-at-age-91-after-brief-illness/), who originated the roles of Anita in _West Side Story_, Rose in _Bye Bye Birdie_ and Velma in _Chicago_ dead at 91. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/490 "2024-01-30T22:45:08Z")
> **[Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Announces Death of 'Savior' Wife Melinda: 'She Was...](https://people.com/melinda-wilson-wife-of-beach-boys-brian-wilson-dead-8553386)** > > Brian Wilson married Melinda Ledbetter in 1995, and the pair were parents to five children. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/491 "2024-01-30T22:59:28Z")
> **[N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer prize-winner and Native American literary great, dies](https://www.npr.org/2024/01/30/1227943098/n-scott-momaday-pulitzer-prize-winner-and-native-american-literary-great-dies)** > > Pulitzer prize winning author and scholar N. Scott Momaday has died. He's credited with starting the contemporary Native American literary movement. This one hurts. _The Way to Rainy Mountain_ is one of my favorite books ever. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/492 "2024-01-31T07:53:52Z")
My grandmother died 15 months short of her 100th birthday, and we talk about her having been “almost 100.” ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/493 "2024-01-31T21:41:16Z")
> **[Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US...](https://apnews.com/article/senator-jean-carnahan-dies-missouri-659ac27c6075a5ffa1c48b21c194fd7d)** > > Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, has died at age 90. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/494 "2024-01-31T22:15:45Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [Beach Boys' Brian Wilson's Wife Melinda Dead at 77](https://people.com/melinda-wilson-wife-of-beach-boys-brian-wilson-dead-8553386) It’s tragic that people in long, happy marriages often die fairly quickly after they lose their spouse. Also potential points for me. (I’ve had Brian Wilson on my list for as long as I can remember.) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/495 "2024-01-31T22:41:19Z")
Carnahan’s husband’s death and her appointment to replace him sparked a lively flame war in the Pit back in the year 2000. I’m spoilering the link because the language is definitely NSFW. [Is the State of Missouri is gonna elect a DEAD guy for US Senator!!! - #119 by Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-state-of-missouri-is-gonna-elect-a-dead-guy-for-us-senator/39035/119) ---
**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 2, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/496 "2024-02-02T04:26:05Z")
> **[Anne Edwards Dies: Biographer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Actress Was 96](https://deadline.com/2024/01/anne-edwards-dead-biographer-screenwriter-novelist-actress-was-96-obituary-1235810636/)** > > Anne Edwards, dubbed “The Queen of Biography” for her work on best-selling books about the actresses Vivien Leigh and Katharine Hepburn, as well as 14 other celebrity biographies, died … ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/497 "2024-02-02T19:38:15Z")
Reports that Carl “Apollo Creed” Weathers has died at 76. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/498 "2024-02-02T19:46:09Z")
As reported by Variety: [Carl Weathers Dead: Rocky’s Apollo Creed, Star Wars, Predator Actor Was 76 (variety.com)](https://variety.com/2024/film/news/carl-weathers-dead-rocky-predator-star-wars-1235895634/) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/499 "2024-02-02T20:19:10Z")
That’s a bummer ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/500 "2024-02-02T20:22:00Z")
Jonnie Irwin has given several of us 50 points today. > **[Jonnie Irwin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonnie_Irwin)** > > Jonathan James Irwin (18 November 1973 – c. February 2024) was an English television presenter, writer, lecturer, business and property expert. > Irwin grew up on a small farm in the village of Bitteswell, Leicestershire. Irwin was educated at Lutterworth Grammar School and Community College. He obtained a degree from Birmingham City University in estate management. Irwin was of Irish descent. > Irwin worked for business transfer specialists Christie & Co, becoming an associate director within t... ---
**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:** [February 2, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/501 "2024-02-02T20:31:31Z")
Also shocking. Mark Gustafson, who directed the _good_ Pinocchio movie in 2022, has died. > **[Mark Gustafson, Oscar Winner for ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ Dies at 64](https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/mark-gustafson-dead-pinocchio-guillermo-del-toro-1235895307/)** > > Mark Gustafson, who won an Oscar for co-directing the animated feature "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio," has died. He was 64. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=26)