# 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:** 55
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1082 "2024-05-06T06:50:26Z")
César Luis Menotti, 85, has died. > **[World Cup winning Argentina coach César Luis Menotti dies aged 85](https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/05/world-cup-winning-argentina-coach-cesar-luis-menotti-dies-aged-85)** > > César Luis Menotti, who managed the Argentina side that won the World Cup in 1978, has died aged 85 ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1083 "2024-05-06T08:15:49Z")
Australian actor Brian Wenzel has transitioned into 6 points, which have winged their way into eternity and beyond the grasp of mankind. > **[Iconic Aussie star Brian Wenzel dies](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/iconic-australian-actor-brian-wenzel-dies-age-94/news-story/2f4738556776f345deb69da64bb9f8f4)** > > Legendary Australian actor Brian Wenzel has died aged 94. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1084 "2024-05-06T19:47:16Z")
Two-time European weightlifting champion [Oleksandr Pielieshenko](https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40094408/olympian-oleksandr-pielieshenko-killed-russia-ukraine-war) has died at 30 on the front lines of the Ukraine-Russia war. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1085 "2024-05-06T20:53:18Z")
Lynda Carter stunt double Jeannie Epper > **[Jeannie Epper, ‘Wonder Woman’ Stunt Double, Dies at 83](https://variety.com/2024/tv/people-news/jeannie-epper-dead-wonder-woman-stunt-double-1235992864/)** > > Jeannie Epper, stunt double for Lynda Carter in the original "Wonder Woman" TV series, died. She was 83. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1086 "2024-05-07T01:19:51Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > …weightlifting champion [Oleksandr Pielieshenko](https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40094408/olympian-oleksandr-pielieshenko-killed-russia-ukraine-war) has died at 30 on the front lines… Well, that was just asking for trouble. There’s no way that a _weightlifting champion_ wasn’t a _huge_ target. You need to put that guy in the back, _throwing_ things at the enemy. Put the marathon runners on the front lines. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1087 "2024-05-07T01:23:52Z")
> **[CJ Sansom, author of the Shardlake novels, dies aged 71](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/cj-sansom-author-of-the-shardlake-novels-dies-aged-71)** > > The creator of the highly successful crime series, set in Tudor England, was a private person who ‘preferred to be known through his novels’ ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1088 "2024-05-07T04:58:21Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > _throwing_ things at the enemy. Or throwing the enemies at things. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1089 "2024-05-07T11:20:30Z")
Here’s a post from Baker from this week’s MMP sharing that she broke her shoulder on Friday and is having trouble typing: > [@April Showers bringing May Flowers in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-bringing-may-flowers-in-the-mmp/1001177/45): > > I posted in the old MMP about breaki g my sholder, it seems like the las three years I have developed a peopebssity for falling. I’m signing up for Life Alert, it helped save my mother once. I beent over to smell some flowers and kept on going to the grouns. My apartment neighbors call an ambulance, That was Friiday night I wasn’t able to get with the doctor’s office until this morning and mu appointment won’t be till Thursday. Considering I will probably need surgery that seems likea long time. My rught arm from shoulder to elbow is purple one big bruise. So it’s hard to type and it will be a while before I can make responses, If you are in the Death pool can you let them know? ---
**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:** [May 7, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1090 "2024-05-07T13:08:35Z")
Thank you @Kitten_Mitten. @Baker, I’m sorry you’re in pain! If it helps, I promise you no one on my list will die until you’re feeling up to snuff. “Snuff”, HA! ---
**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:** [May 7, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1091 "2024-05-07T16:49:28Z")
Oh no! Feel better soonest, Baker! I’ll let them know over at the Giraffeboards. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1092 "2024-05-07T18:45:22Z")
RIP Patty Simcox of Rydell High. > **['Grease' actress Susan Buckner dead at 72](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/grease-actress-susan-buckner-dead-72.amp)** > > Susan Buckner, known for her role alongside "Grease" co-star Olivia Newton-John, died at age 72. Buckner portrayed a cheerleader in the 1978 film. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1093 "2024-05-07T19:19:02Z")
“Isn’t that the most? To say the least” ---
**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:** [May 7, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1094 "2024-05-07T19:20:01Z")
“The very least.” ---
**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:** [May 8, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1095 "2024-05-08T05:15:05Z")
She probably wouldn’t have qualified as a valid pick since her celebrity as a columnist and philanthropist was directly a result of her cancer diagnosis at 24, but: > **[CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga dies aged 38 from breast cancer](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-68965371)** > > Her diagnosis 15 years ago prompted her to campaign for more awareness of breast cancer in the young. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1096 "2024-05-08T18:24:58Z")
Holy shit Steve Albini died. Just about my age, too. Producer of a lot of music, including Albums by Nirvana and The Pixies, among many others. His own band Big Black was my introduction to noise music. > **[Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61](https://pitchfork.com/news/steve-albini-storied-producer-and-icon-of-the-rock-underground-dies-at-61/)** > > The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, has died of a heart attack ETA: Hope you’re on the mend, @Baker ---
**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:** [May 9, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1097 "2024-05-09T03:54:12Z")
Ian Gelder dead at 74. I knew him best as Kevan Lannister in _Game of Thrones._ > **[‘Game of Thrones’ actor Ian Gelder dead at 74 after ‘dreadful illness’](https://nypost.com/2024/05/08/entertainment/ian-gelder-dead-game-of-thrones-actor-dies-at-74/amp/)** > > Ian Gelder played a member of the Lannister family in the first six seasons of “Game of Thrones.” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1098 "2024-05-09T13:23:52Z")
Pete McCloskey, probably the most liberal member of the GOP that I can remember, passes at age 96. > **[Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96](https://apnews.com/article/obit-republican-pete-mccloskey-dies-20df70126baa4470993cee829dedf12d)** > > Former California Congressman Pete McCloskey, who ran as a Republican challenging President Richard Nixon in 1972, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1099 "2024-05-09T22:26:38Z")
phungi has graciously agreed to keep an eye on the game a sometime early my shoulder wii be replaced ---
**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:** [May 10, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1100 "2024-05-10T01:49:36Z")
Good luck, @Baker And good on ya, @phungi ---
**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:** [May 10, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1101 "2024-05-10T03:25:28Z")
We have lost [James Gregory] ([Comedy legend dead at 78 of cardiac complications - al.com](https://www.al.com/life/2024/05/comedy-legend-dead-at-78-of-cardiac-complications.html)) and I have no idea what’s wrong with this link. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=56)