# Celebrity Death Pool 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [January 9, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390 "2020-01-09T05:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/602 "2020-05-26T07:16:43Z")
Geraldyn “Jerrie” M. Cobb - Female aviation pioneer, has gone west: > **[Jerrie Cobb, one of the most gifted female pilots in history, has died](https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/jerrie-cobb-an-aviation-pioneer-and-advocate-for-women-in-space-has-died/)** > > "We see, only, a place in our Nation’s space future without discrimination." Brian ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/603 "2020-05-26T07:53:08Z")
[Bradley Welsh](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/18/uk/bradley-welsh-trainspotting-dead-scli-gbr-intl/index.html), toast. Not mine, though… ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/604 "2020-05-26T18:51:43Z")
James W. McCord Jr., Watergate conspirator, dead at 93. He died two years ago, but it’s just being reported now. Washington Post: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-mccord-jr-watergate-conspirator-who-linked-break-in-to-the-white-house-dies-at-93/2019/04/18/11c2082e-6195-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec\_story.html?utm\_term=.28ffe036b25a](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-mccord-jr-watergate-conspirator-who-linked-break-in-to-the-white-house-dies-at-93/2019/04/18/11c2082e-6195-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html?utm_term=.28ffe036b25a) ---
**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:** [May 27, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/605 "2020-05-27T08:23:28Z")
Writer of the legendary comic series _Lone Wolf And Cub_, [Kazuo Koike](https://www.cbr.com/lone-wolf-and-cub-kazuo-koike-passes-away/), dead at age 82. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/606 "2020-05-27T09:10:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > James W. McCord Jr., Watergate conspirator, dead at 93. He died two years ago, but it’s just being reported now. > > Washington Post: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-mccord-jr-watergate-conspirator-who-linked-break-in-to-the-white-house-dies-at-93/2019/04/18/11c2082e-6195-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec\_story.html?utm\_term=.28ffe036b25a](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-mccord-jr-watergate-conspirator-who-linked-break-in-to-the-white-house-dies-at-93/2019/04/18/11c2082e-6195-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html?utm_term=.28ffe036b25a) Does that make him a 7-point pick in the 2019 pool, a 9-point pick in 2019, or a retroactive 9-point pick in the 2017 pool??? ---
**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:** [May 27, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/607 "2020-05-27T09:21:17Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Does that make him a 7-point pick in the 2019 pool, a 9-point pick in 2019, or a retroactive 9-point pick in the 2017 pool??? Did anyone have him on their list back then? ---
**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:** [May 27, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/608 "2020-05-27T10:22:35Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Does that make him a 7-point pick in the 2019 pool, a 9-point pick in 2019, or a retroactive 9-point pick in the 2017 pool??? Retroactive. But no one had him. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/609 "2020-05-28T16:11:40Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > KKK Grand Wizard Frank Ancona was found dead at 51. Gunshot. > > Best decision he ever made. > > [https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article132273414.html](https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article132273414.html) Apparently his [wife](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47996476) made the decision for him. At first she blamed his son but now she’s confessed. She’s getting life, not a medal. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/610 "2020-05-28T17:04:42Z")
[John Singleton](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boyz-n-hood-director-john-singleton-suffers-stroke-n996706), director of Boyz n the Hood is in ICU after suffering a stoke. Ominously, the brief statement says Singleton “suffered a stroke while at the hospital.” No word on why he happened to be at the hospital at that time. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/611 "2020-05-29T20:56:26Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > [John Singleton](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boyz-n-hood-director-john-singleton-suffers-stroke-n996706), director of Boyz n the Hood is in ICU after suffering a stoke. > > Ominously, the brief statement says Singleton “suffered a stroke while at the hospital.” No word on why he happened to be at the hospital at that time. It appears he went to the hospital with leg weakness while traveling (which sounds like it could have been a blood clot that traveled to the brain.) The stroke has been reported to be “minor”. > **[Director John Singleton in intensive care after ‘mild’ stroke. Well wishes...](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-mn-john-singleton-stroke-icu-20190420-story.html)** > > Oscar-nominated director John Singleton, best known for the film “Boyz N the Hood,” has been hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a stroke on Wednesday, his family said. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/612 "2020-05-31T12:27:50Z")
[Owen Garriott](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/obituaries/owen-garriott-dead.html), first man to operate an interstellar ham radio station. [Warren Adler](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/warren-adler/), journalist and author best known for _The War of the Roses_. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/613 "2020-05-31T12:30:11Z")
[Henry Bloch, the “H” in “H&R Block” has died at 96.](https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article229579809.html) Brother Richard died in 2004. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/614 "2020-05-31T13:02:18Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Owen Garriott](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/obituaries/owen-garriott-dead.html), first man to operate an interstellar ham radio station. > > [Warren Adler](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/warren-adler/), journalist and author best known for _The War of the Roses_. Owen Garriot is the father of Richard “Lord British” Garriot (author of the Ultima series) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/615 "2020-06-01T17:05:12Z")
[Ken Kercheval, who played J.R. Ewing’s rival Cliff Barnes on ‘Dallas,’ dies at age 83.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/04/24/ken-kercheval-dead-cliff-barnes-dallas-83/3565508002/) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/616 "2020-06-01T18:28:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > [Ken Kercheval, who played J.R. Ewing’s rival Cliff Barnes on ‘Dallas,’ dies at age 83.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/04/24/ken-kercheval-dead-cliff-barnes-dallas-83/3565508002/) He could never beat J.R., but at least he outlived him. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/617 "2020-06-02T12:45:41Z")
[Stefanie Sherk](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/us/stefanie-sherk-dies-scli-intl/index.html), says goodbye at 63 points. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/618 "2020-06-02T15:54:56Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > It appears he went to the hospital with leg weakness while traveling (which sounds like it could have been a blood clot that traveled to the brain.) The stroke has been reported to be “minor”. > > [Director John Singleton in intensive care after ‘mild’ stroke. Well wishes pour in](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-mn-john-singleton-stroke-icu-20190420-story.html) It’s now [reported](https://people.com/movies/john-singleton-in-coma-after-stroke/) that the stroke was “major,” and he is in a coma. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/619 "2020-06-02T17:49:17Z")
Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek stolen by death at 79. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/620 "2020-06-02T17:50:58Z")
Ninja’ed by **Stephe96**! ---
**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:** [June 4, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/621 "2020-06-04T09:43:01Z")
[Larry “Flash” Jenkins](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/larry-jenkins-dead-ferris-buellers-day-actor-dies-at-63-1205211), perhaps best known as one of the joyriding valets who “borrow” Cameron’s dad’s car in _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_, has died at 63. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=32)