Thompson’s first movie credit was from 1985, when he played himself, of all things, in the film Marie. Sissy Spacek had the starring role, in a stiry based on a real case of political corruption.
Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi politician who, from exile, helped persuade the United States to invade Iraq in 2003, and then unsuccessfully tried to attain power as his country was nearly torn apart by sectarian violence, died at his home in Baghdad on Tuesday. He was 71.
I think “helped persuade” is a vast overstatement by the NYT, which should know better. Bush and Cheney came into office wanting to take out Saddam. As one commenter at Eschaton said, “they’d have found another monkey to dance that tune” if Chalabi hadn’t existed.
I’m really sorry…
Really sorry that I did not have him on my list…
Talk about being walking poison, besides the push for the invasion he also had a hand into purging Sunni politicians from positions of authority since the invasion, as the Times reported, “By doing so, he helped Mr. Maliki consolidate power and alienated Sunnis — two factors that set the stage for the renaissance of the Sunni insurgency that later metastasised into the Islamic State.”
Melissa Mathison, who wrote E.T. will be riiiiight here at 35 points.
She’s also Harrison Ford’s ex-wife.
Janis Hansen, who had a recurring role as Felix’s ex-wife Gloria is still alive at 75. And Larry Gelman, who played their poker buddy Vinnie (and also played Dr Bernie Tupperman on the Bob Newhart Show), is not only still alive at 85, he’s apparently still working.
Neil Simon, who created the characters, and Garry Marshall, who developed the TV series, are also both alive.
If the Pool goes on long enough. 
This one hurts. I still have some of the model cars based on his designs.
Kevin Corcoran has died as well.
A good point, but in 50-75 years one will have the satisfaction of knowing that all his picks have shuffled of the mortal coil.
Not mine. I will die with my list of immortals still in tact and because I croaked, they will stay immortal.
You should really find a way to charge money for that. :dubious:
I would advise **swampbear **not to spread the word that his death makes people immortal. It might tempt those on his list to hunt him down.
Nah. They know if they do me in that would invalidate their immortality. This is the number one rule of Celebrity Immortality Pool, which is apparently the game I am playing. 
A couple of years ago I had a themed list of celebrities who’d worked in the motion picture industry. I was going for the most deaths, not points, so all of my picks were between 95 and 100 years old.
I got three points that year, but the oldest on the list, Douglas Slocombe, a reknowned cinematographer, is still with us and nearing his 103rd birthday. Did I make him immortal or is he on his own?
Gunnar Hansen, the actor who played Leatherface in the first “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” has died at 32 points. Claim them if you dare.
DeathMistress that would be a hard call to make. Sometimes I think that once a person hits 95 and is still active and healthy, perhaps he/she has a pact with the devil or has discovered some kind of elixir of immortality. 
Yeah, I remember that list. Two deaths, three points. 
Andrew 21 took the logical next step, disdaining points altogether and going for the supercentenarians. IIRC, most deaths is still a close contest between him and Registered At Last (who still leads the points contest by a measly four points, as she has for nearly five months now), but he’s got the lock on most unique corpses.
Hunt him down to make their life insurance payment.