# The Celebrity Death Pool 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798 "2002-12-01T18:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/241 "2003-01-19T03:28:09Z")
It looks like I just [scored](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2870934#post2870934) a hit. **Damn it!** ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/242 "2003-01-19T15:21:18Z")
Could you find a link, headline or something to confirm Virginia Heinlein’s death. I don’t doubt you, okay, I was just interested in knowing more about her. Everything I found was about her husband. I’m not really into science fiction so I wanted to study-up. I hate feeling/being ignorant about things. thanks, t-keela ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/243 "2003-01-19T20:52:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by t-keela \* > \*\*Could you find a link, headline or something to confirm Virginia Heinlein’s death. I don’t doubt you, okay, I was just interested in knowing more about her. > Everything I found was about her husband. I’m not really into science fiction so I wanted to study-up. I hate feeling/being ignorant about things. > > thanks, t-keela \*\* Try here: [http://www.sfwa.org/News/vheinlein.htm](http://www.sfwa.org/News/vheinlein.htm) Its the Science Fiction Writer’s Association’s website with the page announcing her death. ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/244 "2003-01-20T00:19:08Z")
AOL says Richard Crenna died. Anyone have him? I’ll copy and paste the cite since I can’t link from AOL. > [@](#): > > LOS ANGELES (Jan. 19) - Richard Crenna, the Emmy award-winning character actor who starred as a lovesick teenager on `Our Miss Brooks'' and Sylvester Stallone's Green Beret mentor in the `Rambo’’ films, has died. He was 76. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/245 "2003-01-20T01:18:37Z")
Looks like I spoke too soon! (Figures.) It appears that **Tuckerfan** is our first scorer and winner of the “Opening Kickoff” award. I’ve been stalling because I’m hoping to get some kind of confirmation of Heinlein’s death. I haven’t seen her death reported anywhere else yet. I also need her age at death to get your score. And nobody picked Crenna. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/246 "2003-01-20T06:49:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by a35362 \* > \*\*Looks like I spoke too soon! (Figures.) It appears that **Tuckerfan** is our first scorer and winner of the “Opening Kickoff” award. I’ve been stalling because I’m hoping to get some kind of confirmation of Heinlein’s death. I haven’t seen her death reported anywhere else yet. I also need her age at death to get your score. > > And nobody picked Crenna. \*\* Well, I’ve not been able to find her age being listed as anything other than “in her eighties” and there’s not been an obit of her on [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) or anywhere else that might provide details on to her age. If you want to award me points assuming that her age was 89, that’s fine with me, and I’ll accept any revisions (higher or lower) that might come about if/when I’m able to find out her exact age. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/247 "2003-01-22T02:40:08Z")
For those playing at home I’ve list-ified the selections and put them on a web page: [http://www.toymiata.com/deathpool.htm](http://www.toymiata.com/deathpool.htm) 🙂 Eric ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/248 "2003-01-22T04:16:24Z")
Uhh…Eric? The list is great, except on mine it’s supposed to be George Herbert Walker Bush instead of “junior”. Just thought you’d like to make that correction, Thanks. t-keela ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/249 "2003-01-22T05:56:36Z")
You’re quite right, correction made. Sorry. I double checked all the other Bush votes and made sure they were accurate as well. Eric ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/250 "2003-01-22T06:00:55Z")
By the way, **t-keela** , John Lee Malvo doesn’t turn 18 until February 18th. So I guess he’s not valid if he dies before then… Eric ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/251 "2003-01-23T21:58:26Z")
[Nell Carter](http://aol.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,11169,00.html?eol.tkr) died. Did anyone have her? ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/252 "2003-01-23T22:08:54Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/253 "2003-01-23T22:14:05Z")
Nope, nobody picked Al Hirschfeld, Nedra Volz, or Nell Carter. **Santos** , thank you for doing that website. And I still don’t know how old Virginia Heinlein was. I’m surprised her death wasn’t considered more newsworthy. ---
**Author:** ![GWVet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@GWVet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GWVet)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/254 "2003-01-24T20:30:48Z")
According to [this link](http://calpundit.blogspot.com/2003_01_01_calpundit_archive.html#87770642) Virginia Heinlein was **86** at the time if her death. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/255 "2003-01-24T21:38:16Z")
Everytime I get an email notification for this thread, I immediately think, “Who died? And were they on my list?” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/256 "2003-01-24T22:52:20Z")
Every time I get a link for this thread I think “Who’s posting just to keep it high on the list?” ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/257 "2003-01-25T03:45:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GWVet \* > \*\*According to [this link](http://calpundit.blogspot.com/2003_01_01_calpundit_archive.html#87770642) Virginia Heinlein was **86** at the time if her death. \*\* All righty, then! Thanks, **GWVet**. So the scoreboard stands at 14 points for **Tuckerfan**. ---
**Author:** ![not\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@not\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/258 "2003-01-25T04:40:14Z")
🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/259 "2003-02-24T20:19:25Z")
Cripes, 2003 is almost 1/6 over, and only one SDMBer has scored so far. Psychics we are not … (And I’ll bet everyone opened this thread just to see who died.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/260 "2003-02-25T00:17:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spiff \* > \*\*(And I’ll bet everyone opened this thread just to see who died.) 😃 \*\* Yep. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=14)