# 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:** 99
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1962 "2024-10-09T03:03:48Z")
So X(twitter) rumors are reporting that Telegram rumors are saying Igor Girkin is dead. Yeah I guess I am going to need a better cite before claiming some points I will be very happy to take. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1963 "2024-10-09T03:41:08Z")
That would be going from 30th to 14th place. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1964 "2024-10-09T17:05:44Z")
Tom Cruise’s father in _Risky Business_ - “I don’t remember giving you permission for a party, Joel.” > **[Nicholas Pryor, ‘Risky Business’ and ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Actor, Dies at 89](https://variety.com/2024/film/news/nicholas-pryor-dead-risky-business-1236172341/)** > > Nicholas Pryor, the stage and screen actor known for 'Risky Business' and 'Beverly Hills 90210,' has died at the age of 89. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1965 "2024-10-09T17:40:09Z")
Not to mention this cultural touchstone [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oRi6POTSbW4/maxresdefault.jpg "Airplane! (1980) - Would you like another cup of coffee...?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRi6POTSbW4) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1966 "2024-10-09T18:41:37Z")
> **[Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South...](https://apnews.com/article/tim-johnson-senator-south-dakota-obituary-09b5a6b825784f56b5388efe1b1a31f4)** > > Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who spent nearly three decades in Congress, has died. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1967 "2024-10-09T20:01:54Z")
I can’t let the passing of my longest running celebrity crush (45 years!) go unacknowledged. Nicholas Pryor was my guy from the first time I ever saw him, and I only enjoyed watching him more as time went on. For every one of his roles, even the silly and annoying ones, but especially for Eight Is Enough, Beverly Hills 90210 and Port Charles, thanks, Nick. I will miss you. “Once. In Barcelona. There was gunfire.” - Victor Collins ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1968 "2024-10-10T16:02:16Z")
Ethel Kennedy has died at 96. > **[Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of the famous family, dies at 96](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/ethel-kennedy-dies-96-rcna102978)** > > The widow of Robert F. Kennedy had suffered a stroke last week and was receiving treatment when she died, her grandson, former Rep. Joe Kennedy III, said. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1969 "2024-10-10T16:03:35Z")
Someone tell Junior not to eat her. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1970 "2024-10-10T16:08:49Z")
Or mount her head on his car. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1971 "2024-10-10T16:33:26Z")
Or embarrass her with weird-ass political views. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1972 "2024-10-10T17:14:22Z")
> **[Ex-Sheffield United defender George Baldock found dead in Greek pool](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13943117/George-Baldock-Dead-31.html?ico=top-stories-sport_desktop)** > > The 31-year-old joined Panathinaikos in the summer after spending seven seasons with the Blades in the Premier League and Championship. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1973 "2024-10-10T17:29:23Z")
**NoNoNo** gets a unique pick with Ethel Kennedy. | 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 | Loach | 166 | 4 | 3 | | 8 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 151 | 3 | 1 | | 9 | Captain Klutz | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 9 | critter 42 | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 9 | Kitten Mitten | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 12 | GIGObuster | 119 | 3 | 0 | | 13 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 106 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Superdude | 99 | 3 | 0 | | 15 | Hoopy Frood | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Little Nemo | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Lord Feldon | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 20 | J-P L | 85 | 2 | 0 | | 21 | zadscmc | 75 | 3 | 1 | | 22 | Dung Beetle | 74 | 2 | 0 | | 23 | Cazzle | 71 | 2 | 1 | | 24 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 25 | Pardel-Lux | 69 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | NoNoNo | 64 | 4 | 1 | | 26 | Mona\_Lott | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 28 | Stephe96 | 62 | 3 | 1 | | 29 | jdracingfan | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | BuckyPO | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Dancer\_Flight | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Kent\_Clark | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Mahaloth | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Precambrianmollusc | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | RivkahChaya | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 36 | Monstera delciosa | 48 | 2 | 1 | | 37 | adriancohen100 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Bayaker | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Borborygmi | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Catamount | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | CreaseMunky | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Culling\_The\_Herd | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Deanna\_D | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Dr. Girlfriend | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | gkster | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | GuanoLad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Gyrate | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Jack Batty | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Jegpeg | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | kitap | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Larry\_Borgia | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Lsura | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Maus Magill | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | opiewan | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Railer13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Rebo | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | SuntanLotion | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | tuesdayweld | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | Wheelz | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 37 | WolfpackJeep | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 63 | xizor | 44 | 2 | 0 | | 64 | Ponch8 | 36 | 1 | 36 | | 65 | ZamboniAce 1000 | 30 | 2 | 0 | | 66 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 66 | Mrs. Ducky | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 68 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 69 | blue67ccm | 19 | 3 | 1 | | 70 | gwendee | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 71 | Shoeless | 16 | 2 | 1 | | 72 | Allecher | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 73 | Paul was in Saudi | 11 | 2 | 0 | | 73 | Lsura | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 73 | teelabrown | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 73 | vivalostwages | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 77 | Biotop | 10 | 2 | 2 | | 78 | commasense | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 78 | Czarcasm | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 78 | Nother Yinzer | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 81 | Moriarty | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 82 | irritant | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 83 | Baker | 0 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1974 "2024-10-10T17:50:15Z")
Never mind. Ninjaed. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1975 "2024-10-11T02:17:52Z")
> **[Obituary: Lore Segal](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/96180-obituary-lore-segal.html)** > > Esteemed author and educator Lore Segal, who wrote and translated clever and sunny children's tales alongside the autobiographical adult stories and novels informed by her early life as a Jewish refugee during WWII, died on October 7 at her home in... > **[Ratan Tata—Ex-Leader Of India’s Massive Tata Group—Dies At 86](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/10/09/ratan-tata-ex-leader-of-indias-massive-tata-group-dies-at-86/)** > > Ratan Tata, who led the Tata Group for more than 20 years, died at age 86. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1976 "2024-10-11T06:48:39Z")
I didn’t know India had a group of massive tatas… ---
**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:** [October 12, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1977 "2024-10-12T02:53:05Z")
Thomas Rockwell, son of Norman Rockwell and author of children’s books, most notably “How to Eat Fried Worms”, dead at 91 from Parkinson’s. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/04/thomas-norman-rockwell-fried-worms/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/04/thomas-norman-rockwell-fried-worms/) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1978 "2024-10-12T12:30:01Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Thomas Rockwell, son of Norman Rockwell and author of children’s books, most notably “How to Eat Fried Worms”, dead at 91 from Parkinson’s. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/04/thomas-norman-rockwell-fried-worms/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/04/thomas-norman-rockwell-fried-worms/) I remember the book. I never made the connection. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1979 "2024-10-12T18:24:16Z")
I liked that book and read it more than once as a kid. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1980 "2024-10-12T21:01:59Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Thomas Rockwell, son of Norman Rockwell and author of children’s books, most notably “How to Eat Fried Worms” The cover of the version I had did sort of look Norman Rockwell-esque, but I doubt it was him. I can’t find a credit. [![](https://childrensbookshop.com/images/soldbookimages/87/87129.jpg) ](https://childrensbookshop.com/images/soldbookimages/87/87129.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1981 "2024-10-13T03:23:56Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > > > Thomas Rockwell, son of Norman Rockwell and author of children’s books, most notably “How to Eat Fried Worms”, dead at 91 from Parkinson’s. > > > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/04/thomas-norman-rockwell-fried-worms/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/10/04/thomas-norman-rockwell-fried-worms/) > > I remember the book. I never made the connection. Neither did I until I found out he was dead. And last time I read the book (as an adult), it struck me how British-like a lot of the vernacular used was. The Rockwells were New Englanders, so it fits, but it seems to me that Norman’s work invoked more of a flyover country feel than New England. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=100)