# Celebrity Death Pool 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229 "2019-12-01T07:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**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:** [February 8, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/405 "2020-02-08T15:47:34Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Oddly enough, not of disease or natural causes; he was hit by a car and killed. > [@Spiderman](#): > > you missed an ‘s’ at the end of car. :eek: He was the Rasputin of actors. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/406 "2020-02-08T16:04:47Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Just be glad [del]Moamar Gaddafi[/del] [del]Muammar Kadafi[/del] [del]Muhammar Qaddafi[/del] that Libyan guy is dead. Sheesh, I forgot about him. You are so right. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/407 "2020-02-08T16:10:13Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Oddly enough, not of disease or natural causes; he was hit by a car and killed. At least both drivers stopped. It seems to be an accident. He was almost off the street when it happened. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/408 "2020-02-08T19:01:15Z")
> [@RobotDevilDog](#): > > Orson Bean has died at age 91. > > [Veteran actor Orson Bean, 91, struck and killed by vehicle in Venice, California - ABC7 Los Angeles](https://abc7.com/veteran-actor-orson-bean-91-struck-and-killed-by-vehicle-in-venice-friends-say/5912587/) I remember him from my childhood, watching him on panels of game shows. Everyone on the show seemed to think he was funny. I thought he seemed nice, but he wasn’t funny. And that’s as a kid, when I thought nearly everyone was funny. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/409 "2020-02-08T19:41:58Z")
I suspect his last thought was “_I hope they got that, 'cause I don’t think I have it in me to do another take._” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/410 "2020-02-08T22:31:18Z")
Robert Conrad, star of TV’s The Wild Wild West, dead at 84. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/411 "2020-02-08T23:10:35Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Robert Conrad, star of TV’s The Wild Wild West, dead at 84. [Someone finally took him up on his dare.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUSnEmgNvNM) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/412 "2020-02-09T01:24:42Z")
Well, that one gets my vote for many replying the “I thought he was dead years ago!” line. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/413 "2020-02-09T02:29:15Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Well, that one gets my vote for many replying the “I thought he was dead years ago!” line. That was Bob Crane. _Looooong_ time ago. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/414 "2020-02-09T20:59:53Z")
Roger Kahn, author of “The Boys of Summer" [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/roger-kahn-author-of-baseball-classic-the-boys-of-summer-dies-at-92/2020/02/07/07172ea8-49c1-11ea-9164-d3154ad8a5cd\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/roger-kahn-author-of-baseball-classic-the-boys-of-summer-dies-at-92/2020/02/07/07172ea8-49c1-11ea-9164-d3154ad8a5cd_story.html) ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/415 "2020-02-10T00:24:11Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Nobody, for this year, has Limbaugh or Doherty. I have Limbaugh. Please see post #161 in this thread. Had him on here for years. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/416 "2020-02-10T14:21:57Z")
I know people supposedly die in threes, but Kirk Douglas, Orson Bean and Robert Conrad in three separate deaths, totally unrelated in three days? The mind boggles. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/417 "2020-02-10T15:42:33Z")
If you remember a few years ago, the cast of \*The Golden Girls \* started something similar. Estelle Getty died in 2008, Bea Arthur in 2009, and Rue McClanahan died in 2010. The only reason that stopped is because Betty White is a Highlander. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/418 "2020-02-10T19:52:52Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > Roger Kahn, author of “The Boys of Summer" [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/roger-kahn-author-of-baseball-classic-the-boys-of-summer-dies-at-92/2020/02/07/07172ea8-49c1-11ea-9164-d3154ad8a5cd\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/roger-kahn-author-of-baseball-classic-the-boys-of-summer-dies-at-92/2020/02/07/07172ea8-49c1-11ea-9164-d3154ad8a5cd_story.html) And here I thought Don Henley wrote that. 😛 (Seriously, it’s a wonderful book. Many good books have been written about baseball, but it’s one of the best.) ---
**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:** [February 10, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/419 "2020-02-10T19:56:57Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I know people supposedly die in threes, but Kirk Douglas, Orson Bean and Robert Conrad in three separate deaths, totally unrelated in three days? > > The mind boggles. As a group of people become older, there will be more deaths per year. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/420 "2020-02-10T21:05:25Z")
> [@stockton](#): > > I have Limbaugh. Please see post #161 in this thread. Had him on here for years. I think I need to have my eyes and brain examined. You and three others have him. At least he’s not too much of a bandwagon, I’m dreading the death of Alex Trebek. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/421 "2020-02-11T01:42:50Z")
Former child actor who appeared in the Nanny McGee film, Raphael Coleman, at 75 points wasted. > **[Nanny McPhee child star dies suddenly aged 25](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/former-nanny-mcphee-child-star-raphal-coleman-dies-suddenly-aged-25/news-story/570b4574097b9f4683b1a23f901daa67)** > > Nanny McPhee star Raphaël Coleman has collapsed and died aged 25 while out jogging. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/422 "2020-02-11T05:32:26Z")
This one is rough for me: Jazz keyboardist Lyle Mays, a mainstay of the Pat Metheny Group, has died at 66. > ---
**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:** [February 11, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/423 "2020-02-11T20:27:30Z")
[Lila Garrett](https://sportinfo.com.ng/lila-garrett-death-obituary-lila-garrett-american-television-writer-passed-away/), TV screenwriter and radio host. [Joseph Shabalala](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/africa/joseph-shabalala-ladysmith-black-mambazo-dies/index.html), Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder. [Roy Walton](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/roy-walton/), magician. ---
**Author:** ![FavreCo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a698b9/32.png) [@FavreCo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FavreCo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/424 "2020-02-12T02:01:51Z")
Give me 25 points for this loser: [Sir Roger Scruton obituary | Roger Scruton | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/14/sir-roger-scruton-obituary) > **[Roger Scruton, a Provocative Public Intellectual, Dies at 75 (Published 2020)](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/books/roger-scruton-dead.html)** > > A philosopher, author and columnist, he was an outspoken hero to conservatives in Britain and recently at the center of, in his words, a “hate storm.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=22)