# Has Louise Fletcher Died? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034 "2005-08-29T00:43:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/1 "2005-08-29T00:43:42Z")
I read an obituary of her posted on another board which stated she passed away of a heart attack on August 20th, aged 71. I can’t find it listed on “Entertainment Insiders” or here. Anyone know for sure? Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/2 "2005-08-29T00:48:24Z")
IMDb says it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/3 "2005-08-29T01:39:27Z")
I think IMdB is wrong on this one. I can’t find news of her death anywhere else. I’d imagine the death of an Oscar-winning actress from a popular Jack Nicholson movie would make the papers _somewhere_ ! ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/4 "2005-08-29T01:45:03Z")
Her [unofficial fan website](http://www.littlereview.com/goddesslouise/) suggests that she’s appearing at a convention in Atlanta this week. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/5 "2005-08-29T01:47:22Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Her [unofficial fan website](http://www.littlereview.com/goddesslouise/) suggests that she’s appearing at a convention in Atlanta this week. You have to admire her work ethic. On the “anti-dead” side, there was no **Eve** thread and Wikipedia doesn’t list her death. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/6 "2005-08-29T01:53:21Z")
Well, I hope she hasn’t died because I was gonna go to her house this October to watch the goddamned World Series. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/7 "2005-08-29T01:54:08Z")
There’s nothing on [Startrek.com](http://Startrek.com), either. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/8 "2005-08-29T01:57:51Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Her [unofficial fan website](http://www.littlereview.com/goddesslouise/) suggests that she’s appearing at a convention in Atlanta this week. The conventon’s website says that due to professional commmitments she will NOT be appearing . Maybe death is considered a professional commitment? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/9 "2005-08-29T02:01:10Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > The conventon’s website says that due to professional commmitments she will NOT be appearing . Maybe death is considered a professional commitment? Death is easy. Comedy is hard. [Dead or Alive?.com](http://www.deadoralive.com) says she is alive. I love the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/10 "2005-08-29T02:02:15Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > The conventon’s website says that due to professional commmitments she will NOT be appearing . Maybe death is considered a professional commitment? The last, and greatest, audition? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/11 "2005-08-29T02:09:01Z")
I’m sorry. That last link should have gone [HERE](http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com). Googling was negative, which for her is a positive. 😉[“Louise Fletcher” + dead](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Louise+Fletcher%22+dead), [Louise Fletcher + death](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Louise+Fletcher%22+death), and [“Louise Fletcher” + obituary](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Louise+Fletcher%22+obituary&btnG=Search) don’t turn up anything related to her actual death, so I vote that she’s still kicking. ---
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/12 "2005-08-29T02:58:02Z")
Checked the New York Times Web site: no obit Checked the Las Vegas newspaper: no obit Checked the AP wire (including the one at the newspaper): no obit Checked the LA Times: no obit ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/13 "2005-08-29T02:59:21Z")
This is indeed good news. I am going to the site that listed the obit and question the poster as to where he got this false info. Thanks. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/14 "2005-08-29T03:08:17Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > You have to admire her work ethic. You know what they say - the show must go on. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/15 "2005-08-29T03:08:43Z")
In fact, the IMDB biography was exactly what the poster on the other board posted. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/16 "2005-08-29T03:09:34Z")
[She’s not dead. She’s just re-decorating.](http://www.littlereview.com/goddesslouise/articles/houseb1.htm) _In France!_ ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/17 "2005-08-29T03:17:09Z")
The poster of the obit at the other board replies that he was perusing IMDB’s listing of celebrities who had died in '05 and found her listed. So, I think it was just false info submitted to IMDB (wonder how long it will take them to correct it, and wonder why they didn’t double-check for a celebrity of her stature?). Sorry to have started this, just wanted to know. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/18 "2005-08-29T03:23:26Z")
> [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > wonder why they didn’t double-check for a celebrity of her stature? I love Louise Fletcher. She’s an incredible actress. But outside of Star Trek fandom and this board, you’ll find about one in a hundred people who will recognize her name. Her FACE, yes…but it’s the kind of thing where people go “That’s…HER…whatsername! She was in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_ and _Big Eden_ and _Flowers in the Attic_! What’s her NAME?!” ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/19 "2005-08-29T04:16:51Z")
I don’t even think that she is that old. I would guess maybe mid-sixties. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034/20 "2005-08-29T04:25:05Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > I don’t even think that she is that old. I would guess maybe mid-sixties. 71 seems to be right. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-louise-fletcher-died/319034.md?page=2)