# The Celebrity Death Pool 2009 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262 "2008-12-01T23:40:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 60
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1181 "2009-07-09T13:19:04Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [Harve Presnell](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-me-harve-presnell2-2009jul02,0,916577.story), whose baritone voice was featured in such Broadway hits as _The Unsinkable Molly Brown_ and _Annie_, has died at the age of 75. Presnell also appeared in films as varied as _Paint Your Wagon_, _Fargo_, and _Saving Private Ryan_. Oh dear God. I was on vacation for a couple of weeks and couldn’t wait to get back and check this thread, and then I see this. Harve is family to my husband and in-laws… gotta get on the phone… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1182 "2009-07-09T14:47:03Z")
> [@](#): > > George Fullerton, a longtime associate of Leo Fender who played a crucial role in the electric-guitar innovator’s extraordinary success through his broad-based skills as a musician, artist and technician, has died. He was 86. Fullerton died Saturday of congestive heart failure at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, said his son Geoff. > > While Fender tinkered away, coming up with improvements in guitar design that led to the creation of his revolutionary Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars, Fullerton was charged with making those innovations practical for mass production in their Orange County factory that opened in the late 1940s. Nearly 1,000 people were working there when Fender sold it to CBS in 1965. > **[George Fullerton dies at 86; musician helped Leo Fender create his unique...](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-george-fullerton8-2009jul08-story.html)** > > Fullerton was charged with making the Telecaster and Stratocaster electric guitars practical for mass production. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1183 "2009-07-09T15:00:15Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > Oh dear God. > > I was on vacation for a couple of weeks and couldn’t wait to get back and check this thread, and then I see this. Harve is family to my husband and in-laws… gotta get on the phone… It seems really weird to find out about the death of a family member in a deathpool thread. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1184 "2009-07-09T15:44:15Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > Oh dear God. > > I was on vacation for a couple of weeks and couldn’t wait to get back and check this thread, and then I see this. Harve is family to my husband and in-laws… gotta get on the phone… My condolences. He was a fine actor and singer. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1185 "2009-07-09T17:20:00Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > It seems really weird to find out about the death of a family member in a deathpool thread. Not that close a family relation, but yeah… 🙂 And thanks **Sigmagirl** - he was quite talented and a very nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1186 "2009-07-09T20:47:12Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > Oh dear God. > > I was on vacation for a couple of weeks and couldn’t wait to get back and check this thread, and then I see this. Harve is family to my husband and in-laws… gotta get on the phone… My condolences. no fair bringing the real world into this thread. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1187 "2009-07-10T16:19:05Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > JFK’s Secretary of Defense [Robert McNamara](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/06/AR2009070601197.html?hpid=topnews). > > ETA: beat me by that much… :smack: Finally! Someone from my list. I will wear my 7 points proudly. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1188 "2009-07-10T18:12:14Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > It seems really weird to find out about the death of a family member in a deathpool thread. seriously… as if this weren’t already a guilty pleasure… ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1189 "2009-07-11T13:56:16Z")
Hey- I was out of the country on vacation!!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Klutz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captain_klutz/32/4993_2.png) [@Captain\_Klutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Klutz)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1190 "2009-07-11T14:44:53Z")
I am pleased to report that paedophile [Robert “Dolly” Dunn](http://www.smh.com.au/national/no-tears-as-dolly-dunn-dies-in-prison-20090711-dgot.html) has died in prison. A unique pick for me! ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1191 "2009-07-12T00:01:31Z")
Former boxer [Arturo Gatti](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_gatti_death_3) has died. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1192 "2009-07-12T00:54:27Z")
> [@Captain\_Klutz](#): > > I am pleased to report that paedophile [Robert “Dolly” Dunn](http://www.smh.com.au/national/no-tears-as-dolly-dunn-dies-in-prison-20090711-dgot.html) has died in prison. > > A unique pick for me! You may get the points, but everyone’s a winner on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1193 "2009-07-13T04:35:09Z")
Kim Jong Il reported to have pancreatic cancer. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap\_on\_re\_as/as\_nkorea\_kim\_jong\_il](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_kim_jong_il) From the linked article, Kim is 67 years old and suspected to be afflicted with: - Pancreatic Cancer - Diabetes - After effects of a stroke The article states: > [@](#): > > considering Kim’s age, he is expected to live no more than five years, Five years?! What kind of voodoo are they going to perform on this guy to give him another 5 years on the right side of the grass? What, for that matter, has caused pancreatic cancer to become treatable, if not curable? Back in the day (like last year), Pancreatic cancer was like an instant death sentence. There were no survivors. Patients got sick and died immediately ala Michael Landon and Randy Pausch. I know Landon was many years ago, but he fit the bill as an example. I was feeling quite confident stacking my 2009 list with 3 pancreatic cancer patients. Let’s review: [Patrick Swayze](http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/06/new-pics-patrick-swayze-wife-ranch). Granted, he’s living on borrowed time, but here we are in Q3 and he’s still kicking. Won’t I feel like crap if he keels over tomorrow? [Steve Jobs](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jEg2HtlBdxzFW9Z3GUdsnD3ZubvQD98ULJK00) Cured! Following a pancreas removal and liver transplant, he’s back on the job. And the aforementioned Kim with a speculative 5 year prognosis. I’m going to reconsider strategy for next year and keep a B pool of reclusive self destructive pop stars in the stable. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1194 "2009-07-13T14:01:44Z")
> [@Critical\_Mass](#): > > Kim Jong Il reported to have pancreatic cancer. > > [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap\_on\_re\_as/as\_nkorea\_kim\_jong\_il](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_kim_jong_il) > > From the linked article, Kim is 67 years old and suspected to be afflicted with: > > - Pancreatic Cancer > - Diabetes > - After effects of a stroke Let the old bastard go quickly. He’s one of my picks for this year. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1195 "2009-07-13T14:41:37Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Let the old bastard go quickly. He’s one of my picks for this year. No, he and Patrick Swayze need to linger for six more months. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1196 "2009-07-13T17:08:40Z")
Congrats to **Kim Jong II** for a Hail Mary Pass that put him into everyone’s Short List for 2010. Well done! ---
**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:** [July 13, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1197 "2009-07-13T18:35:16Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Congrats to **Kim Jong II** for a Hail Mary Pass that put him into everyone’s Short List for 2010. > > Well done! Not mine. I fell for the rumors of Castro and Ariel Sharon’s imminent demises and they still haven’t rung up the curtain and joined the Choir Invisible yet. Now watch, Kim Jong Il will be dead in three days. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1198 "2009-07-13T19:51:16Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Not mine. I fell for the rumors of Castro and Ariel Sharon’s imminent demises and they still haven’t rung up the curtain and joined the Choir Invisible yet. > > Now watch, Kim Jong Il will be dead in three days. You make it sound like this would be a bad thing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1199 "2009-07-15T02:03:56Z")
Blast it people, you are supposed to keep up with death here so I don’t have to chase it down myself. How did you all miss [Charlie Brown](http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/07/charles-n-brown-1937-2009.html) dying on the 12th? He was 72 and has picked up his last Hugo. Although he will make the Hugo presentation one last time this year. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1200 "2009-07-15T03:34:29Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > Blast it people, you are supposed to keep up with death here so I don’t have to chase it down myself. How did you all miss [Charlie Brown](http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/07/charles-n-brown-1937-2009.html) dying on the 12th? He was 72 and has picked up his last Hugo. Although he will make the Hugo presentation one last time this year. And after all these years, Locus was still run out of his house! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=61)