# 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:** 80
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1581 "2009-10-26T21:47:52Z")
[Lou Jacobi](http://www.courant.com/entertainment/wire/sns-ap-us-obit-jacobi,0,2800132.story), who appeared in both the 1955 Broadway and 1959 film versions of _The Diary of Anne Frank_, has died at the age of 95. Jacobi also appeared in such plays as Neil Simon’s _Come Blow Your Horn_ and such movies as _Arthur_ and _Avalon_. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1582 "2009-10-26T21:56:03Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [Lou Jacobi](http://www.courant.com/entertainment/wire/sns-ap-us-obit-jacobi,0,2800132.story), who appeared in both the 1955 Broadway and 1959 film versions of _The Diary of Anne Frank_, has died at the age of 95. Jacobi also appeared in such plays as Neil Simon’s _Come Blow Your Horn_ and such movies as _Arthur_ and _Avalon_. 5 points for **anyrose**. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1583 "2009-10-27T00:16:26Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [Lou Jacobi](http://www.courant.com/entertainment/wire/sns-ap-us-obit-jacobi,0,2800132.story), who appeared in both the 1955 Broadway and 1959 film versions of _The Diary of Anne Frank_, has died at the age of 95. Jacobi also appeared in such plays as Neil Simon’s _Come Blow Your Horn_ and such movies as _Arthur_ and _Avalon_. > [@amarone](#): > > 5 points for **anyrose**. and a unique pick? w00t! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1584 "2009-10-27T01:02:23Z")
Wow, I had no idea he was still alive. He played the old man who got stuck in the TV in \*Amazon Women on the Moon \*and that was more than 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1585 "2009-10-27T17:56:20Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > and a unique pick? Yup. ---
**Author:** ![MarkF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MarkF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1586 "2009-10-28T11:42:14Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [Lou Jacobi](http://www.courant.com/entertainment/wire/sns-ap-us-obit-jacobi,0,2800132.story), who appeared in both the 1955 Broadway and 1959 film versions of _The Diary of Anne Frank_, has died at the age of 95. Jacobi also appeared in such plays as Neil Simon’s _Come Blow Your Horn_ and such movies as _Arthur_ and _Avalon_. Did he play the barman in _Irma la Douce_? I liked him… tara Lou. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1587 "2009-10-28T13:20:41Z")
He also played Uncle Morty in _My Favorite Year_ … a great movie. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1588 "2009-10-28T22:18:55Z")
Former Viking defensive back, [Orlando Thomas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Thomas), dead. One week after his 37th birthday. 63 points for me and others. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1589 "2009-10-28T22:20:35Z")
How on earth did you know to pick Orlando Thomas? Was he sick or something? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1590 "2009-10-28T22:26:43Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > How on earth did you know to pick Orlando Thomas? Was he sick or something? From the link: “Thomas revealed in June 2007 that he is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known popularly in the US as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1591 "2009-10-28T22:44:16Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Former Viking defensive back, [Orlando Thomas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Thomas), dead. One week after his 37th birthday. > > 63 points for me and others. Five people had him. **Captain Lance Murdoch** moves into second place. Thomas was on my list last year, but not this. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1592 "2009-10-29T03:32:07Z")
Thomas is alive again. For the moment. His family refutes the story that he died. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1593 "2009-10-29T03:44:12Z")
> [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](#): > > Thomas is alive again. For the moment. His family refutes the story that he died. [Linky](http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Orlando-Thomas-Continues-to-Fight-ALS-Earlier-Reports-False/8b196112-d8f8-460c-a519-f91284e402b4) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1594 "2009-10-29T11:02:00Z")
I gotta start taking better notes. I’d love to know why, if Thomas came forward about his disease in 2007, [I had him picked in 2005](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6949846&highlight=Orlando+Thomas#post6949846). ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1595 "2009-10-29T11:04:57Z")
> [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](#): > > Thomas is alive again. For the moment. His family refutes the story that he died. Hmm, well if he dies again you don’t get the points twice. Resurrection is not catered for. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1596 "2009-10-29T13:38:35Z")
I’ve never felt 63 points go away so quickly. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1597 "2009-10-29T13:45:49Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > I’ve never felt 63 points go away so quickly. [Nelson Muntz] Ha ha! [/Nelson Muntz] Still in a 3-way tie for 40th place… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1598 "2009-10-29T14:30:59Z")
Remind me to monitor him for nomination on next year’s list. When the denial includes “still fighting for life”, we’re practrically talkin’ meat on the table. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1599 "2009-10-29T18:39:15Z")
Children’s autho [Norma Fox Mazer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Fox_Mazer) died on October 19, 2009. I loved her works. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1600 "2009-10-30T22:05:08Z")
[Michelle Triola Marvin](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/2009/10/michelle-triola-marvin-dies-of-lung-cancer-at-75.html), whose lawsuit against actor Lee Marvin introduced the term “palimony” to the lexicon, has died at the age of 75. Though Michelle had never married Lee, she lived with him for six years. Following their split, she asked for $1.8 million (half of the money Lee had earned while they cohabited) and hired attorney Marvin Mitchelson to press her ultimately unsuccessful claim. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=79) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=81)