# Famous people whom are deceased... poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 21, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038 "2000-09-21T19:32:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2000, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/41 "2000-09-23T23:01:18Z")
One for the Canadians here: The Friendly Giant. I was brought up on his show, and it was still worth watching as long it was on. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/42 "2000-09-24T03:03:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjk \* > **One for the Canadians here: The Friendly Giant.** Waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh! When did _this_ happen?! The little chairs in front of the castle, and the giraffe (IIRC) and the rooster and the stories?! I loved that show when I was a kid! [BTW, I’m not Canadian, but the local PBS affiliate used to broadcast the program when I was younger.] ---
**Author:** ![headshok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@headshok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headshok)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/43 "2000-09-25T00:14:41Z")
Charles Schultz. ☹ I grew up on _Peanuts_ books, comics, videos, etc.; Schultz was almost like a substitute grandfather or uncle to me as a child. I’ve gotten pretty jaded and cynical as I’ve gotten older, but when I found out he had died, I cried for the first time in years. ---
**Author:** ![DarbyV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@DarbyV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarbyV)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/44 "2000-09-25T00:26:37Z")
Erma Bombeck…Granted I am her exact demographic but I swear her writing just cracks my chunky butt up!!! I truly miss her writing. I’ll also second, third and fourth Phil Hartman. Huge talent taken way too soon. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/45 "2000-09-25T02:31:29Z")
Phil Hartman – Troy I miss you. Walter Matthau was and is my favorite personality. He had such a dry delivery and sense of humour. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/46 "2000-09-25T03:34:00Z")
Sorry, screech-owl, Friendly died in May. He didn’t make big headlines (damn kid journalists!), so I just stumbled across the story, but the CBC obituary is at [http://www.infoculture.cbc.ca/archives/filmtv/filmtv\_05032000\_giantobit.phtml](http://www.infoculture.cbc.ca/archives/filmtv/filmtv_05032000_giantobit.phtml), and another at [http://www.tvparty.com/lostgiant.html](http://www.tvparty.com/lostgiant.html). It really hurt to hear that he was gone. ---
**Author:** ![Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/47 "2000-09-25T04:35:18Z")
Elvis. And Mother Theresa. Among others. God, what a depressing thread. ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whom-are-deceased-poll/34038/48 "2000-09-25T06:34:33Z")
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