# 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:** 38
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/742 "2024-03-07T20:49:34Z")
> **[Steve Lawrence, Grammy-Winning Pop Stylist and Actor, Dies at 88](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/steve-lawrence-dead-singer-1235845675/amp/)** > > He and his late wife, singer Eydie Gormé, was his "partner on stage and in life" for more than 55 years. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/743 "2024-03-07T22:01:11Z")
Australian Director who created _Heartbreak High_ via _The Heartbreak Kid_, **Michael Jenkins** , has died aged 77. > **[Vale: Michael Jenkins | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/03/vale-michael-jenkins.html)** > > Renowned writer director, best known for Blue Murder, Heartbreak High, Wildside and Careful He Might Hear You, has died. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/744 "2024-03-07T22:55:52Z")
> **[Lucas Samaras, Artist Whose Unclassifiable Works Evoked Strange Psychologies,...](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lucas-samaras-dead-1234699122/)** > > Lucas Samaras, an unclassifiable artist whose work in many mediums earned him praise in New York, has died at 87. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/745 "2024-03-08T04:06:38Z")
When I snuff it, I want to be described as ‘Unclassifiable’. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/746 "2024-03-08T04:24:53Z")
> **[Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Passes at 68](https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-passes-68/)** > > Akira Toriyama leaves a storied legacy. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/747 "2024-03-08T11:52:13Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > When I snuff it, I want to be described as ‘Unclassifiable’. Your works, or you personally? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/748 "2024-03-08T13:35:05Z")
Oh, we do that now! ---
**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:** [March 8, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/749 "2024-03-08T23:32:34Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > [https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-passes-68/](https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-passes-68/) His power level is no longer over 9000! Also… > **[Buddy Duress, Robert Pattinson’s Co-Star in Good Times, Dead at 38](https://people.com/buddy-duress-good-times-actor-dead-at-38-8601304)** > > Buddy Duress (né Michael C. Stathis) died in November 2023 due to cardiac arrest, his brother confirmed with PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/750 "2024-03-09T00:54:07Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Until there are Cash and Prizes, we should all just lighten up, Frances. Even when you’re playing for fun, it’s more fun when you’re all playing the same game, and it’s less fun when it turns out you’re not. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/751 "2024-03-09T00:58:52Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [Steve Lawrence, Grammy-Winning Pop Stylist and Actor, Dies at 88](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/steve-lawrence-dead-singer-1235845675/amp/) When I was a kid it seemed like Steve and Eydie were on everything. A short generational shift later and my wife has no idea who they were. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/752 "2024-03-09T03:46:38Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > When I was a kid it seemed like Steve and Eydie were on everything. A short generational shift later and my wife has no idea who they were. Since my default television channel is Music Choice Singers and Swing, I hear Steve and/or Eydie multiple times every day. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/753 "2024-03-09T05:37:58Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > When I snuff it, I want to be described as ‘Unclassifiable’. Around where you live, you have to be careful not to wander into one of those vast, poorly-marked areas where your fate could end up being Classified. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/754 "2024-03-09T13:43:14Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Stephe96](#): > > > > [Steve Lawrence, Grammy-Winning Pop Stylist and Actor, Dies at 88](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/steve-lawrence-dead-singer-1235845675/amp/) > > When I was a kid it seemed like Steve and Eydie were on everything. A short generational shift later and my wife has no idea who they were. I mostly remember Steve Lawrence as Morey Sline in “The Blues Brothers”, in the steam room with Jake and Elwood. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/755 "2024-03-09T17:17:32Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > in the steam room with Jake and Elwood. …and the entire band! ---
**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:** [March 9, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/756 "2024-03-09T17:27:24Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > > [@Stephe96](#): > > > > > > [Steve Lawrence, Grammy-Winning Pop Stylist and Actor, Dies at 88](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/steve-lawrence-dead-singer-1235845675/amp/) > > > > When I was a kid it seemed like Steve and Eydie were on everything. A short generational shift later and my wife has no idea who they were. > > I mostly remember Steve Lawrence as Morey Sline in “The Blues Brothers”, in the steam room with Jake and Elwood. It was mostly The Carol Burnett Show for me. My parents never missed an episode. He was a frequent guest. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/757 "2024-03-10T14:55:18Z")
> **[Epstein-Barr Virus Pioneer Anthony Epstein dies at 102](https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/epstein-barr-virus-pioneer-anthony-epstein-dies-at-102/)** > > Anthony Epstein, one-third of the team that discovered the Epstein-Barr virus that bears his name, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/758 "2024-03-10T14:57:38Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Epstein-Barr Virus Pioneer Anthony Epstein dies at 102 | Psychiatrist.com](https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/epstein-barr-virus-pioneer-anthony-epstein-dies-at-102/) Does that mean the clock is ticking on Roseanne Barr? ---
**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:** [March 10, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/759 "2024-03-10T15:10:55Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > > [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > > > [Epstein-Barr Virus Pioneer Anthony Epstein dies at 102 | Psychiatrist.com](https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/epstein-barr-virus-pioneer-anthony-epstein-dies-at-102/) - > > Does that mean the clock is ticking on Roseanne Barr? Or Chris Miller? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/760 "2024-03-11T19:42:27Z")
> **[Paolo Taviani, Award-Winning Italian Director, Dies at 92](https://variety.com/2024/film/global/paolo-taviani-dead-italian-director-1235927378/)** > > Paolo Taviani, who with his late brother Vittorio formed revered directorial duo the Taviani Brothers, has died in Rome at 92. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/761 "2024-03-12T00:18:17Z")
> **[World Party Frontman Karl Wallinger Dies at 66](https://variety.com/2024/music/news/karl-wallinger-world-party-dead-1235938501/amp/)** > > Karl Wallinger, frontman of World Party — best known for their 1987 hit 'Ship of Fools' — and early member of the Waterboys, died Sunday. He was 66. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=39)