# 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:** 40
**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:** [March 16, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/782 "2024-03-16T12:58:25Z")
Here is a [longer eulogy to David Brashears](https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/everest/david-breashears-dies/)… what a remarkable life ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/783 "2024-03-16T17:57:48Z")
Actress/musician [Angela McCluskey](https://lamag.com/obituary/angela-mccluskey-co-founder-of-beloved-90s-band-wild-colonials-dies-at-64) has died at 64. ---
**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 17, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/784 "2024-03-17T00:34:43Z")
“… _yet, few know his name_ …” Kind of sounds like a celebrity who is not a celebrity. _The Anonymous Celebrity_ ---
**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 17, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/785 "2024-03-17T03:34:42Z")
> **[Gerald Levin, AOL-Time Warner executive, 1939-2024](https://www.ft.com/content/e3ca1406-9009-48c7-96c5-4b7e03e8ecab)** > > Architect of disastrous dotcom-era media merger was once renowned as the visionary behind HBO ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/786 "2024-03-17T18:10:29Z")
Jerry Foley died after performing a stupid human trick (otherwise known as a skiing accident). He directed The Late Show with David Letterman for 25 years. > **[Jerry Foley, Longtime Director on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman,’ Dies...](https://variety.com/2024/tv/obituaries-people-news/jerry-foley-dead-late-show-david-letterman-1235940040/)** > > Jerry Foley, a television director who produced nearly 4,000 hours of late-night television, has died at the age of 68 following a ski accident. ---
**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/787 "2024-03-17T19:38:20Z")
No! Very sad news ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/788 "2024-03-17T21:33:24Z")
Another 68-year-old. 😥 ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/789 "2024-03-18T06:17:07Z")
Yeah, but a _skiing accident_ at 68. That takes it from “but he’s so **young** ” territory to “he was doing what he loved.” ---
**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 18, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/790 "2024-03-18T19:47:51Z")
> **[Thomas Stafford, NASA astronaut who led Apollo-Soyuz joint mission, dies at 93](http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031824a-nasa-astronaut-thomas-stafford-obituary.html)** > > Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford, who flew to the moon before leading the first international space mission carried out by the United States and Russia, has died at the age of 93. He continued to serve the space program well past his four... ---
**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 20, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/791 "2024-03-20T00:57:38Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > Yeah, but a _skiing accident_ at 68. That takes it from “but he’s so **young** ” territory to “he was doing what he loved.” So was River Phoenix. ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/792 "2024-03-20T04:05:07Z")
[David Harris](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/david-harris/), first Black pilot hired by a major commercial airline. (American Airlines) Also: > **[Andrew Crispo, Disgraced Manhattan Gallery Owner, Dies at 78](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/arts/andrew-crispo-dead.html)** > > His fall from the pinnacle of the New York art world involved murder, torture, tax evasion, extortion and two terms in prison. And one missed from early in the year: > **[Francine York, Alluring Actress of the 1960s, Dies at 80](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/francine-york-dead-batman-doll-squad-actress-was-80-961611/)** > > She was memorable as a villainess on TV's 'Batman' and in such films as 'Bedtime Story,' 'Cannon for Cordoba' and 'The Doll Squad.' ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/793 "2024-03-20T05:49:55Z")
I hate to tell you, but Francine York died early in 2017, not this year. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/794 "2024-03-20T15:03:24Z")
Beauty YouTuber Jessica Pettway has [died at 36](https://people.com/beauty-youtuber-jessica-pettway-dead-at-36-from-cervical-cancer-8611442) from cervical cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/795 "2024-03-20T21:27:35Z")
Actor M. Emmet Walsh has died at 88. > **[M. Emmet Walsh](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Emmet_Walsh)** > > Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 — March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who appeared in over 200 films and television series, including small but important supporting roles such as Earl Frank in Straight Time (1978), the Madman in The Jerk (1979), Captain Bryant in Blade Runner (1982), Harv in Critters (1986), and Walt Scheel in Christmas with the Kranks (2004). He starred as private detective Loren Visser in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won th... ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/796 "2024-03-20T23:22:53Z")
That sucks. One of my favorite character actors ever. Especially in anything done by the Coen brothers. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/797 "2024-03-20T23:24:36Z")
He really captured the spirit of the thing. ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/798 "2024-03-21T02:26:42Z")
three days short of his incept date ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/799 "2024-03-21T06:54:41Z")
Gen. Al Gray, Beloved Marine, 29th USMC Commandant, Dies at 95 The retired commandant spent 41 years in uniform and led the service as its top officer from 1987 to 1991. In the decades after his retirement, he remained active in Marine Corps issues and causes. He lived with his wife Jan until she died in 2020. > **[Al Gray, beloved former Marine Corps commandant, dies at age 95](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/03/20/al-gray-beloved-former-marine-corps-commandant-dies-at-age-95/)** > > Gen. Al Gray served as commandant during the fall of the Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf War. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/800 "2024-03-21T16:48:28Z")
Sci Fi Author Vernor Vinge transcends: > **[Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/vernor-vinge-father-of-the-tech-singularity-has-died-at-age-79/)** > > Vinge won multiple Hugo awards and created a sci-fi concept that drives AI researchers. Brian ---
**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/801 "2024-03-22T00:37:12Z")
[Steve Harley, of Cockney Rebel, “Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)”, “Judy Teen”, “Mr Soft”, Died March 17.](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/18/steve-harley-obituary) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=41)