# Celebrity Death Pool 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993 "2014-12-01T02:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 107
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2124 "2015-12-08T22:40:03Z")
[http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Tibor-Rubin-Medal-of-Honor-recipient-dies-in-6683853.php](http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Tibor-Rubin-Medal-of-Honor-recipient-dies-in-6683853.php) GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Tibor Rubin, a Hungarian-born concentration camp survivor who joined the U.S. Army out of gratitude for his liberators, fought heroically in Korea and received the Medal of Honor 55 years later, has died in California. Rubin died of natural causes Saturday in Garden Grove, his nephew, Robert Huntly, told the Los Angeles Times ([Tibor Rubin dies at 86; Holocaust survivor received Medal of Honor for Korean War heroism](http://lat.ms/1YVKnqW) ). He was 86. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2125 "2015-12-08T22:42:22Z")
George T. Sakato dies at 94; Japanese American WWII Medal of Honor recipient. > **[George T. Sakato dies at 94; Japanese American WWII Medal of Honor recipient](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-1206-george-sakato-20151206-story.html)** > > "Roly-poly" is how George T. Sakato described his teenage self. another great story ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2126 "2015-12-09T02:33:08Z")
Karen Montgomery, who forged her way in the television industry as an actress and producer, died on Friday after battling breast cancer for some time, according to a report. She was 66. Montgomery’s most notable on-screen role was as Princess Beata in Star Trek: The Next Generation. [http://www.people.com/article/star-trek-actress-karen-montgomery-dead](http://www.people.com/article/star-trek-actress-karen-montgomery-dead) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2127 "2015-12-09T17:13:08Z")
[North Face co-founder Douglas Tompkins dies of hypothermia.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-north-face-founder-douglas-tompkins-killed-20151209-story.html) Ironic, no? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2128 "2015-12-11T20:49:40Z")
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**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2129 "2015-12-11T21:43:45Z")
> **[Dolph Schayes, 12-time NBA All-Star, dies at 87](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14337046/dolph-schayes-12-nba-all-star-dies-87)** > > Dolph Schayes, who revolutionized the post position and was voted as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, has died of cancer at the age of 87. SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes, a 12-time All-Star who refined the big man’s role in the infancy of the National Basketball Association, has died. He was 87. Schayes was diagnosed with terminal cancer six months ago and died Thursday after being stricken with a severe infection, his son Danny Schayes said. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2130 "2015-12-11T21:45:05Z")
> **[Barry Schweid, globe-trotting AP diplomatic writer, dies at 83](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/barry-schweid-globetrotting-ap-diplomatic-writer-dies-at-83/2015/12/10/d6d1e4ac-9f62-11e5-8728-1af6af208198_story.html)** > > He covered the talks at Camp David and reported from dozens of countries in a 56-year career. Barry Schweid, an Associated Press diplomatic correspondent who reported from dozens of countries over a career spanning 56 years, died Dec. 10 at his home in Washington. He was 83. The cause was complications from a degenerative neurological condition, the wire service reported. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2131 "2015-12-11T21:58:24Z")
Ignore this post. It wasn’t just deja vu, it was a regurgitated news article 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2132 "2015-12-11T22:40:40Z")
[Colonel Potter and Bill Gannon](http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/07/local/la-me-harry-morgan-20111115) are no more. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2133 "2015-12-11T22:58:03Z")
Henry Morgan died in 2011. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2134 "2015-12-11T23:07:56Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Henry Morgan died in 2011. UMMMMMMMMMMM… I tend to mourn for a very loooooooooooog time. :o ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2135 "2015-12-11T23:18:14Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Henry Morgan died in 2011. _Harry_ Morgan died in 2011. _Henry_ Morgan (of _I’ve Got a Secret_) died in 1994. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2136 "2015-12-12T00:11:54Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > _Harry_ Morgan died in 2011. _Henry_ Morgan (of _I’ve Got a Secret_) died in 1994. When Harry started his acting career he was Henry ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2137 "2015-12-12T01:23:35Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > [Colonel Potter and Bill Gannon](http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/07/local/la-me-harry-morgan-20111115) are no more. ☹ Dammit, why didn’t you have him on your list?! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2138 "2015-12-12T05:58:44Z")
John Williams, a versatile sixth man for the Cleveland Cavaliers who briefly earned more than Michael Jordan after renegotiating a contract during the summer of 1990, helping to establish the modern era of free agency and huge salaries, died on Friday in Baton Rouge, La. He was 53. His agent, Mark Bartelstein, said the cause was colon cancer. Williams, better known by the nickname Hot Rod, > **[John Williams, Versatile N.B.A. Player Known as Hot Rod, Dies at 53...](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/sports/john-williams-versatile-nba-player-known-as-hot-rod-dies-at-53.html?_r=0)** > > Williams, a solid shooter and dogged defender off the bench for the Cleveland Cavaliers, helped establish the modern version of N.B.A. free agency. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2139 "2015-12-12T06:32:24Z")
Dolph Schayes, the first great big man in the game and one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players, has died at 87. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2140 "2015-12-12T16:53:07Z")
Make room for Marjorie. [Marjorie Lord](http://www.tmz.com/2015/12/12/marjorie-lord-dead-danny-thomas-show/)has died. She left 3 points on the table. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2141 "2015-12-12T19:09:28Z")
That’s three unique points for Catamount ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2142 "2015-12-12T20:23:48Z")
Rose Siggins, who was an actress on “American Horror Story,” has died at 57 points. > **[‘American Horror Story’ Actress Rose Siggins Dies at 43](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/s/american-horror-story-actress-rose-siggins-dies-43-184835487.html)** > > “American Horror Story: Freak Show” actress Rose Siggins has died at the age of 43. According to TMZ, the actress died from complications from kidney stone surgery. Siggins reportedly contracted an infection that spread through her body. She died... ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2143 "2015-12-12T22:08:47Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > That’s three unique points for Catamount Hooray! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=108)