# Celebrity Death Pool 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193 "2013-12-01T06:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/481 "2014-01-02T22:26:14Z")
[This](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/radio-icon-bob-grant-dead-84-article-1.1564561) Bob Grant? Died 31 Dec. Ninja’d by Loach… ---
**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:** [January 2, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/482 "2014-01-02T22:30:28Z")
Damn just read through the article and it looks like his wake is open to the public. And the funeral home is on my route home from work. That place overflows onto the highway when there is a three car funeral. Looks like I’ll be taking the back way home. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/483 "2014-01-02T22:38:11Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Damn just read through the article and it looks like his wake is open to the public. And the funeral home is on my route home from work. That place overflows onto the highway when there is a three car funeral. Looks like I’ll be taking the back way home. The Death Pool… providing valuable benefits just two days in! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/484 "2014-01-02T23:23:49Z")
What did he say about Sec. Brown? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/485 "2014-01-02T23:25:49Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > What did he say about Sec. Brown? In the cite > [@](#): > > First reports about the plane crash that killed the commerce secretary said everyone might not have died. Grant cracked, “My hunch is that (Brown) is the one survivor. Maybe it’s because at heart I’m a pessimist.” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/486 "2014-01-03T00:15:40Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > In the cite Maybe Grant had Ron Brown in a Death Pool ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/487 "2014-01-03T02:55:03Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Maybe Grant had Ron Brown in a Death Pool I like the way you think. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/488 "2014-01-03T05:32:52Z")
John “Jay” Traynor, of Jay and the Americans dead at 30 points [http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/01/passings-jay-traynor-of-mystics-and-jay.html](http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/01/passings-jay-traynor-of-mystics-and-jay.html) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/489 "2014-01-03T06:02:45Z")
Cripes, that makes two death stories I “broke”, and two that died before year’s end. Before you know it, I’ll be reporting on the passing of Bo Diddly. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/490 "2014-01-03T07:37:19Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Cripes, that makes two death stories I “broke”, and two that died before year’s end. > > Before you know it, I’ll be reporting on the passing of Bo Diddly. But, Bo don’t know diddly. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/491 "2014-01-03T11:59:07Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > John “Jay” Traynor, of Jay and the Americans dead at 30 points [http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/01/passings-jay-traynor-of-mystics-and-jay.html](http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/01/passings-jay-traynor-of-mystics-and-jay.html) Whaddaya know, he actually died in 2014! I remember Jay and the Americans from when I was growing up, with songs like “Sunday and Me” and “This Magic Moment.” But from looking at their Wikipedia page last night, apparently Traynor was bumped from the group pretty early, and the second ‘Jay’ of the group, David ‘Jay’ Black, was the vocalist for practically all the songs they’re known for. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/492 "2014-01-03T12:41:57Z")
Jack Woolley of BBC radio drama _The Archers_ has finally died of Alzheimers in his rest home, but he doesn’t count because, y’know, he’s fictional. But worth noting for the novelty factor: Arnold Peters, the actor who played him for decades died last May; once the BBC had used up their stock of pre-recorded material the character was spoken to but never spoke. And because of the parallels: after they had established Woolley’s storyline of encroaching Alzheimers, Peters himself was diagnosed with the condition. Peters recorded his last speaking parts from his own rest home, not entirely lucid but a consummate professional able to deliver his lines to the end. We now return you to the discussion of real current dead people. ---
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/493 "2014-01-04T02:13:06Z")
Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers [dies](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-phil-everly-of-the-everly-brothers-dies-at-74-20140103,0,2091176.story#axzz2pI8si7Cm) at 74. Actress Barbara Lawrence, who played Gertie Cummings in Oklahoma!, [dies](http://www.today.com/entertainment/oklahoma-actress-barbara-lawrence-dies-83-2D11850694) at 83 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/494 "2014-01-04T02:14:16Z")
Bye, bye love. Bye bye [Phil Everly](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-phil-everly-of-the-everly-brothers-dies-at-74-20140103,0,2091176.story#axzz2pOM7u9Ji). Bye bye 26 points. He wasn’t on my li-ist. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/495 "2014-01-04T02:51:58Z")
OK, this is weird. Nobody had Phil Everly, but one player has Don Everly, Phil’s brother. Why not pick both? ---
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/496 "2014-01-04T03:01:00Z")
Oscar-winning producer for “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Saul Zaentz [dead](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-winning-producer-saul-zaentz-dies-at-92-1201025366/) at 92 ---
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/497 "2014-01-04T03:07:16Z")
Sorry for all the posts but they keep dying! Alicia Rhett, famous for her role as India Wilkes in Gone with the Wind, [dies](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/gone-wind-actress-dies-98) at 98 ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/498 "2014-01-04T04:13:10Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > OK, this is weird. Nobody had Phil Everly, but one player has Don Everly, Phil’s brother. Why not pick both? :smack: Because Don was the older of the two. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/499 "2014-01-04T04:55:08Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Bye, bye love. > Bye bye [Phil Everly](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-phil-everly-of-the-everly-brothers-dies-at-74-20140103,0,2091176.story#axzz2pOM7u9Ji). > Bye bye 26 points. > He wasn’t on my li-ist. _So bye-bye those points, goodbye-hi_ (me too) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/500 "2014-01-04T08:59:41Z")
> [@guylevesque](#): > > Sorry for all the posts but they keep dying! > > Alicia Rhett, famous for her role as India Wilkes in Gone with the Wind, [dies](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/gone-wind-actress-dies-98) at 98 I had her last year! But noooooooo, she couldn’t help me out and give me three unique picks for the year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=26)