# 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:** 87
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1722 "2024-09-09T20:37:52Z")
I’ve checked and six players have Weinstein. Only one of those already has points. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1723 "2024-09-09T20:43:28Z")
> **[James Earl Jones Dies: Revered ‘Field Of Dreams’ Star & Darth Vader Voice...](https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl-jones-dead-1236082801/)** > > James Earl Jones, revered actor who voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars, starred in Field of Dreams' died September 9 at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1724 "2024-09-09T20:44:21Z")
Well, fuck. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1725 "2024-09-09T21:01:04Z")
93 is a decent run, but he was iconic. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gc25oAJrKbM/hqdefault.jpg "James Earl Jones: 'This is CNN,' Darth Vader, Mufasa in the clouds - The Simpsons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc25oAJrKbM) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1726 "2024-09-09T21:10:22Z")
I liked him in The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1727 "2024-09-09T21:17:21Z")
Duplicate post, sorry ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1728 "2024-09-09T21:53:20Z")
Edward B. Johnson, a CIA operative nobody ever heard of but helped rescue six American diplomats during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, has passed. He was 81. He was one of two agents who posed as Candian filmmakers who managed to get the six people out of Iran basically in broad daylight. The adventure was portrayed in the 2012 film ‘Argo’, although Johnson’s character was not in the movie. Johnson’s identity wasn’t revealed until last year. > **[Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the 'Argo' rescue...](https://apnews.com/article/cia-iran-argo-rescue-ed-johnson-obituary-3d03ff0dcba8d9ca914cfdd23e3000ce?user_email=c670f76b9ea3e4a287eac163aa636c2982b094e37632506fec6dbc1d27c6da2a&utm_medium=Afternoon_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=AfternoonWire_Sept9_2024&utm_term=Afternoon%20Wire)** > > Edward B. Johnson, who as a Central Intelligence Agency officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1729 "2024-09-09T21:59:23Z")
O geez, I am bummed for James Earl Jones. Three players had him. | 1 | Registered at Last | 263 | 6 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | jeezums | 221 | 5 | 2 | | 3 | RTFirefly | 210 | 4 | 0 | | 4 | candide | 194 | 4 | 0 | | 5 | phungi | 191 | 4 | 0 | | 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 173 | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Captain Klutz | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 7 | critter 42 | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 7 | Kitten Mitten | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 10 | Loach | 126 | 3 | 2 | | 11 | GIGObuster | 119 | 3 | 0 | | 12 | Wackbjt | 113 | 2 | 1 | | 13 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 109 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 106 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Superdude | 99 | 3 | 0 | | 16 | Hoopy Frood | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | Little Nemo | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | Lord Feldon | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | RobotDevilDog | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 21 | J-P L | 85 | 2 | 0 | | 22 | Dung Beetle | 74 | 2 | 0 | | 23 | Cazzle | 71 | 2 | 1 | | 24 | Pardel-Lux | 69 | 2 | 0 | | 25 | Stephe96 | 62 | 3 | 1 | | 26 | NoNoNo | 60 | 3 | 0 | | 27 | jdracingfan | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 27 | zadscmc | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | BuckyPO | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | Dancer\_Flight | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | Kent\_Clark | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | Mahaloth | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | Precambrianmollusc | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | RivkahChaya | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 35 | Monstera delciosa | 48 | 2 | 1 | | 36 | adriancohen100 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Bayaker | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Borborygmi | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Catamount | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | CreaseMunky | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Culling\_The\_Herd | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Deanna\_D | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Dr. Girlfriend | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | gkster | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | GuanoLad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Gyrate | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Jack Batty | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Jegpeg | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | kitap | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Larry\_Borgia | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Lsura | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Maus Magill | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Mona\_Lott | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | opiewan | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Railer13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Rebo | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | SuntanLotion | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | tuesdayweld | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Wheelz | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | WolfpackJeep | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 64 | xizor | 44 | 2 | 0 | | 65 | ZamboniAce 1000 | 30 | 2 | 0 | | 66 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 66 | Mrs Ducky | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 68 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 69 | Shoeless | 16 | 2 | 1 | | 70 | blue67ccm | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 71 | Allecher | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 72 | Paul was in Saudi | 11 | 2 | 1 | | 73 | Biotop | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 74 | Czarcasm | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 74 | NotherYinzer | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 74 | commasense | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 77 | Moriarty | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 78 | irritant | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 79 | Baker | 0 | 1 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1730 "2024-09-09T22:02:06Z")
Ed Kranepool of the 1969 “Miracle Mets” died at 79. > **[Former Mets All-Star Ed Kranepool dies at age 79: Bronx native helped Miracle...](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/former-mets-all-star-ed-kranepool-dies-at-age-79-bronx-native-helped-miracle-mets-to-1969-world-series-title/)** > > Kranepool was the longest tenured player in Mets history ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1731 "2024-09-09T22:14:47Z")
Kranepool played in three games for the 1962 Mets. I’m glad his legacy wasn’t “member of the worst team ever.” ---
**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:** [September 9, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1732 "2024-09-09T23:38:27Z")
People will come to his funeral. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1733 "2024-09-10T00:13:44Z")
Is that when they file past his coffin and say “_Hail, fellow … well, Met_” ? ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1734 "2024-09-10T00:21:34Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Three players had him. I used to have him in my list, but began culling those 90 years or older because it seemed like shooting fish in a barrel. Starting to regret that decision. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1735 "2024-09-10T00:27:47Z")
Who did I get 6 points for? ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1736 "2024-09-10T00:28:23Z")
Mr. Kranepool, whom I met twice, gives me some points, I believe. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1737 "2024-09-10T01:14:49Z")
Woohoo! Still clinging to 15th place! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1738 "2024-09-10T01:42:20Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Who did I get 6 points for? Bob Newhart ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1739 "2024-09-10T01:51:31Z")
And he was right there at the top of my list, too. Soneofabitch/whoopie! ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1740 "2024-09-10T01:54:06Z")
You screwed up, man, you were supposed to be keeping him alive. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1741 "2024-09-10T02:48:02Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I used to have him in my list, but began culling those 90 years or older because it seemed like shooting fish in a barrel. Starting to regret that decision. It’s not exactly a sure thing. [My entire list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/100) is entertainers over 90. Jones was my third alternate this year because he’s the youngest person on it. My only points so far this year are 6 for Bob Newhart. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=88)