# 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:** 62
**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:** [May 29, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1222 "2024-05-29T02:22:55Z")
Oh yeah, Festus’ cousin April. Not sure how she lived so long: actors who die on _Gunsmoke_ almost always live to really old, but she never died on that show. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1223 "2024-05-29T03:30:14Z")
Newly never died in the show and Buck Taylor is still alive at 86. ---
**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 29, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1224 "2024-05-29T20:37:03Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Newly never died in the show and Buck Taylor is still alive at 86. They did give him a good cowboy death in _Yellowstone._ ---
**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 30, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1225 "2024-05-30T16:29:46Z")
Al Ruddy was 94. He co-created _Hogan’s Heroes_ and won Oscars for producing _The Godfather_ and _Million Dollar Baby._ If you get a chance watch the mini-series _The Offer_ about the making of _The Godfather._ One of the best series I’ve seen in the last few years. Miles Teller stars as Al Ruddy. > **[Al Ruddy, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/al-ruddy-dead-godfather-million-dollar-baby-producer-1235909956/)** > > He also co-created TV's 'Hogan's Heroes' and teamed with Burt Reynolds on 'The Longest Yard' and the 'Cannonball Run' movies. ---
**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 31, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1226 "2024-05-31T17:11:06Z")
Mothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Nora Cortiñas may, perhaps, finally find out what happened to her son: > **[Mothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Nora Cortiñas dies aged 94](https://en.mercopress.com/2024/05/31/mothers-of-plaza-de-mayo-leader-nora-cortinas-dies-aged-94)** > > Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (Founding Line) President Nora Cortiñas died Thursday in Morón, on the western outskirts of Buenos Aires, from complications resulting from a hernia surgery she had undergone days earlier. The iconic human rights activist was... Slim chance IMO, but she never gave up, so I wish her the best. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1227 "2024-06-01T02:28:27Z")
Michelle Obama’s mama. > **[Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother, dies | CNN Politics](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/31/politics/michelle-obama-mother-marian-robinson-dies)** > > Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement from the Obama and Robinson families. She was 86. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1228 "2024-06-01T07:52:21Z")
And then there is this one: > **[Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies after assault in prison](https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/31/serial-killer-robert-pickton-dies)** > > Pickton, 71, who died in hospital following attack on 19 May, fed his victims’ remains to pigs on his farm No way to feel sorry for him. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1229 "2024-06-02T18:58:29Z")
Rob Burrows fight against MND is over, terribly sorry to see him go even if it does put me on the board > **[Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos announce death of rugby league star](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c2qqwvwzp5zo)** > > Former Leeds Rhinos star Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, has died at the age of 41. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1230 "2024-06-02T21:38:42Z")
Looks like a half-dozen of us had him. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1231 "2024-06-02T23:46:00Z")
> **[Tin Oo, NLD founder with Aung San Suu Kyi, dies aged 97 in Myanmar](https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/01/tin-oo-nld-founder-with-with-aung-san-suu-kyi-dies-aged-97-in-myanmar)** > > Former armed forces chief was imprisoned after failed revolt against junta and later campaigned with Nobel laureate under National League for Democracy banner ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1232 "2024-06-03T00:07:34Z")
No, oops, nevermind. ---
**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 3, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1233 "2024-06-03T12:53:15Z")
Rob Burrow: 59 points for **candide, jeezums, Mean\_MrMustard, phungi, Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace, RTFirefly** : | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 162 | 4(2) | | 2 | candide | 147 | 3 | | 3 | phungi | 144 | 3 | | 4 | jeezums | 132 | 3(1) | | 5 | Mean\_MrMustard | 109 | 2 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 109 | 2 | | 7 | Captain\_Klutz | 88 | 2 | | 7 | critter42 | 88 | 2 | | 7 | Kitten\_Mitten | 88 | 2 | | 10 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 85 | 2 | | 11 | Loach | 79 | 2(2) | | 12 | GIGObuster | 72 | 2 | | 13 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 59 | 1 | | 14 | Superdude | 52 | 2 | | 15 | Dung\_Beetle | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Hoopy\_Frood | 50 | 1 | | 15 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Little\_Nemo | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Lord\_Feldon | 50 | 1 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 50 | 1 | | 21 | J-P\_L | 38 | 1 | | 21 | Wackbjt | 38 | 1 | | 21 | xizor | 38 | 1 | | 24 | Cazzle | 24 | 1(1) | | 24 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | | 24 | ZamboniAce1000 | 24 | 1 | | 27 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1 | | 28 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1(1) | | 29 | Allecher | 12 | 1(1) | | 30 | Biotop | 8 | 1(1) | | 30 | Stephe96 | 8 | 1(1) | | 32 | irritant | 2 | 1 | | 33 | Monstera\_deliciosa | 1 | 1(1) | ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1234 "2024-06-03T14:24:47Z")
Hmm I was sure I had Rob Burrow on my list but apparently I didn’t ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1235 "2024-06-03T20:57:43Z")
RAL and I both missed the news that Corey ‘Homicide’ Williams died early in May. 54 points for each of us. I don’t see that anyone else had him. > **[Basketball mourns loss of NBL legend Williams](https://www.espn.com/nbl/story/_/id/40117614/nbl-basketball-mourns-loss-nbl-figure-corey-williams)** > > Corey Williams is being remembered as a one-of-a-kind NBL figure after the former MVP and outspoken commentator died after battling cancer. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1236 "2024-06-03T21:26:38Z")
> **[Dallas Cowboys HOFer Larry Allen dies while on vacation in Mexico, team says](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/blue-star/dallas-cowboys-larry-allen-death-mexico/3557769/)** > > Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame offensive lineman Larry Allen died suddenly Sunday while on vacation in Mexico with his family, the team says. He was 52. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1237 "2024-06-03T23:05:46Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > RAL and I both missed the news that Corey ‘Homicide’ Williams died early in May. 54 points for each of us. I don’t see that anyone else had him. Well, that jumps you up into 2nd place. Well done. I don’t show that anyone else had Corey Williams besides you two. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1238 "2024-06-03T23:12:49Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > Well, that jumps you up into 2nd place. Well done. For a brief moment, I thought I’d taken the lead! I figured if he’d been dead over three weeks, _someone_ else would have claimed his points by now if they had him. But of course I checked, and there he was on RAL’s list as well as mine. I have no recollection of how I found out about him in the first place. My list is the first mention of him in this thread, and there’s no mention of him in the 2023 thread. And I basically threw my list together by looking at leftovers from (a) my own 2023 list, and (b) the 2023 lists of people who usually do well in the Death Pool. If I did any digging of my own, it was brief and minimal. But apparently it netted this guy. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1239 "2024-06-04T08:35:45Z")
[Janis Paige](https://apnews.com/article/janis-paige-dead-614bcc1d91514fa2ac3023d722865e70), one of the last stars from the ‘Golden Age’ of Hollywood, has died at 101: > NEW YORK (AP) — Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform into her 90s, has died. She was 101. When I came across the news I wondered if she was one of @Baker’s picks and I see that she was. Normally I’d let Baker break the news here herself but per a recent MMP post it’s still difficult for her to post. (Hope you are 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:** [June 4, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1240 "2024-06-04T12:00:43Z")
I didn’t know his name but I certainly recognized the face. > **[Felicity Vet Erich Anderson Dead at 67](https://tvline.com/news/erich-anderson-dead-actor-felicity-father-cause-of-death-1235253732/)** > > Actor Erich Anderson, best known for portraying Keri Russell's father on 'Felicity,' has died at the age of 67 ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1241 "2024-06-04T13:12:10Z")
I have had busy life things going on … not keeping up on checking, too busy with new a grandbaby. Likely it was a google search of something like “Stage 4 diagnosis Basketball” that netted him. I don’t remember how I found him either, he wasn’t on my radar last year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=63)