# The Celebrity Death Pool 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523 "2010-12-01T09:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 48
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/941 "2011-03-11T15:59:17Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > The Original guy, or his brother? Because I thought a family member wanted to use the name after the original guy was done with it. > > Either case, I had no idea that you could still do a late 80s gig in the 20 teens. He was in Rochester, MN…not exactly the big time anymore. OTOH, since the Mayo Clinic is there, probably the best place in the world to have a heart attack! ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/942 "2011-03-12T02:37:59Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > The surgery she had might have been lap band or something. Aretha Franklin Denies Gastric Bypass Rumors [http://www.popeater.com/2011/03/11/aretha-franklin-denies-bypass/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl2|sec3\_lnk2|205744](http://www.popeater.com/2011/03/11/aretha-franklin-denies-bypass/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl2%7Csec3_lnk2%7C205744) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/943 "2011-03-12T17:44:41Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > Aretha Franklin Denies Gastric Bypass Rumors > > [http://www.popeater.com/2011/03/11/aretha-franklin-denies-bypass/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl2|sec3\_lnk2|205744](http://www.popeater.com/2011/03/11/aretha-franklin-denies-bypass/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl2%7Csec3_lnk2%7C205744) so then the chemo for the cancer she won’t talk about made her sick enough to stop eating? FTR - lap band installation is a simple procedure that many refuse to call surgery, especially those of us who have had it done. 😉 ---
**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:** [March 13, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/944 "2011-03-13T17:54:49Z")
Noted Hollywood and Broadway composer [Hugh Martin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Martin) dead at 94. You might now know his name, but you have to know at least one of his songs: Have Youself a Merry Little Christmas. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/945 "2011-03-14T19:54:08Z")
Joe Morello, drummer with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, [dies](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/arts/music/joe-morello-drummer-with-dave-brubeck-quartet-dies-at-82.html) at age 82. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/946 "2011-03-14T20:19:34Z")
[Mitchell Page](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-mankiewicz/mitchell-page-what-to-do-_b_835238.html), who finished second in the balloting for American League Rookie of the Year in 1977, has died at the age of 59. At one time, Page held the league record for consecutive bases stolen (25) without being caught. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/947 "2011-03-14T21:09:11Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > Joe Morello, drummer with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, [dies](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/arts/music/joe-morello-drummer-with-dave-brubeck-quartet-dies-at-82.html) at age 82. So, you had the chance to Take 18 for the guy who helped to Take 5. Got it. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/948 "2011-03-15T15:02:32Z")
[Acid King](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/la-me-owsley-stanley-20110315,0,773892.story) Owsley Stanley last trip at 76. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/949 "2011-03-16T02:10:51Z")
[Smiley Culture](http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/9547941) apparently killed himself during a police raid on his home, aged 48. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/950 "2011-03-16T02:29:52Z")
[Derryn Hinch](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/derryn-hinch-in-alfred-hospital-for-cancer-treatment/story-e6frf7kx-1226022047000) is “back in hospital.” Cool. Er, I mean, how tragic. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/951 "2011-03-16T07:19:57Z")
Musician [Nate Dogg](http://m.tmz.com/article_head.ftl?id=http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/15/nate-dogg-dead-dies-hip-hop-rapper-singer-long-beach/) dead at 41. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/952 "2011-03-17T19:54:05Z")
[Michael Gough](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni8673150/), who portrayed Alfred in the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher _Batman_ films, has died at 94. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/953 "2011-03-17T20:03:30Z")
[Marty Marion](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6224118), who starred at shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1940’s, has died at the age of 93. Marion helped the Cards win three World Series, including the 1944 Fall Classic which followed immediately on the heels of his National League Most Valuable Player season. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/954 "2011-03-17T23:05:35Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > [Michael Gough](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni8673150/), who portrayed Alfred in the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher _Batman_ films, has died at 94. We used to use him to help connect actors to Kevin Bacon, as he appeared in all four Batman movies and connected the actors throughout it. We called it the “Alfred postulate”. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/955 "2011-03-17T23:07:27Z")
[Ferlin Husky](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/03/country-music-innovator-ferlin-husky-dies-at-85/1), country music singer, passed at 85. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/956 "2011-03-18T00:26:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > We used to use him to help connect actors to Kevin Bacon, as he appeared in all four Batman movies and connected the actors throughout it. heehee.. I thought I was the only one. Useful fellow. R.I.P. “Alfred” ---
**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:** [March 19, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/957 "2011-03-19T12:40:19Z")
[Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher dead at 85.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-secretary-of-state-warren-christopher-dies-at-85/2010/09/21/ABCPk6t_story.html?wpisrc=nl_natlalert) ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/958 "2011-03-19T12:58:07Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > [Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher dead at 85.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-secretary-of-state-warren-christopher-dies-at-85/2010/09/21/ABCPk6t_story.html?wpisrc=nl_natlalert) In mild consideration for next year’s list. Guess I’ll cross him off. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/959 "2011-03-19T15:58:58Z")
Damn these people for not dying on schedule! At least the Fascists were good for that! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/960 "2011-03-20T03:07:52Z")
Former NFL wide receiver [Drew Hill dies at 54](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110319/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_ex_nfl_player_dies). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=49)