The Feud: Hollywood and Death by 42fish [Game Over]

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Object of the game:
Give the most popular answer for each category.

Rules:

  1. No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system.
  2. Formatting rules must be followed (see below).
  3. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players.
  4. Google (etc.) is allowed, if you desire.
  5. The game will end with 50 entrants, or when I get time to score it.
  6. There is no Rule 6.
  7. Special Rules for this particular Feud: None

Formatting rules:
To make semi-automated scoring possible, and my job easier, make you post look exactly like this:

  1. answer
  2. answer
  3. answer
  4. answer

No double spacing, do not use the “list” function, no smilies, no urls, no periods, no quote marks, and no punctuation if it is not necessary. Put “pass” if you want to leave an answer blank. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it AFTER THE LIST! If you don’t format like this, your answers might be DISQUALIFIED.

Scoring:
With 50 entrants, an answer with a match is worth 2x the number of people matching it. If 4 people match, they each get 8 points for that answer. No matches = 0 points.
Formula: Score = 100 / (# of entrants) x (# of matches)

Good luck!

If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me. If anyone wants to run their own Feud, feel free. I will help any way I can.

Read the rules!
Special Rules for this particular Feud: None

(Since it worked so well with rock stars)

  1. Name a movie star who died from a mishap involving drugs or alcohol.
  2. Name a movie star who died in a motor vehicle accident.
  3. Name a movie star who died from cancer.
  4. Name a movie star who was murdered.
  5. Name a movie star who committed suicide.
  6. Name a movie star who died too young from a cause not given in Questions 1-5.
  7. Other than O.J. Simpson, name a movie star who killed somebody, either deliberately or accidentally.
  8. Other than Farrah Fawcett, name a movie star whose death was overshadowed by another celebrity’s.
  9. Name an actor or actress that you’re surprised is currently alive.
  10. Name an actor or actress better remembered for his or her death than his or her acting career.
2
  1. John Belushi
  2. Jayne Masfield
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sal Mineo
  5. Brian Keith
  6. Natasha Richardson
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Merlin Olsen
  9. Ernest Borgnine
  10. Vic Morrow
3
  1. Heath Ledger
  2. James Dean
  3. Humphrey Bogart
  4. George Reeves
  5. Margaux Hemingway
  6. Aaliyah
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Dom DeLuise
  9. Robert Downey, Jr.
  10. River Phoenix
4
  1. Judy Garland
  2. Jane Mansfield
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sal Mineo
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Carole Lombard
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Merlin Olsen
  9. Mickey Rooney
  10. Vic Morrow
5
  1. Heath Ledger
  2. James Dean
  3. Patrick Swayze
  4. Sal Mineo
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Elvis Presley
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Ed McMahon
  9. Betty White
  10. Vic Morrow
6

  1. Marilyn Monroe

  2. James Dean

  3. Paul Newman

  4. Sal Mineo

  5. George Reeves

  6. Heather O’Rourke

  7. Robert Blake

  8. Dominick Dunne

  9. Abe Vigoda

  10. Jayne Mansfield

  11. The little girl in Poltergeist

  12. He died the same day as Ted Kennedy, who isn’t a celebrity but it’s all I could come up with.

  13. Name two of her movies, or even one – but everyone remembers that she was supposedly decapitated.

I wonder if age will make a difference here – especially for 1-5.

7
  1. John Belushi
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sharon Tate
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Natalie Wood
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Sammy Davis Jr.
  9. Mickey Rooney
  10. Sharon Tate
    /8. Overshadowed by Jim Henson
8
  1. Heath Ledger
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Bob Crane
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. David Carradine
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Ed McMahon
  9. Abe Vigoda
  10. Brandon Lee
9

  1. John Belushi

  2. James Dean

  3. Yul Brynner

  4. John Lennon

  5. David Carradine

  6. Natalie Wood

  7. Robert Blake

  8. Groucho Marx

  9. Mickey Rooney

  10. Bob Crane

  11. Video of an anti-smoking PSA he made

  12. He did appear in a few films with the Beatles, right?

  13. Although he may not have been trying to kill himself, this fairly recent incident was the first to pop into my mind

  14. Acquitted, but later found civilly liable

  15. Elvis died three days earlier, and was still being mourned when Groucho passed away

  16. A popular Death Pool pick, although not one of mine

  17. Tossup between him and George Reeves – let’s see if I chose wisely

10
  1. Heath Ledger
  2. Jayne Mansfield
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sal Mineo
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Natalie Wood
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Fred Astaire
  9. Abe Vigoda
  10. Vic Morrow

*8, who died around the same time as Elvis.

ETA: Shit! I was thinking of Groucho. Fred Astaire died around the same time as my mother. The mind is a funny thing, ain’t it?

11
  1. Heath Ledger
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sharon Tate
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Natalie Wood
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Groucho Marx
  9. Abe Vigoda
  10. Sharon Tate

Notes:
6. By drowning
8. Died a few days after Elvis

12

  1. Chris Farley

  2. James Dean

  3. Patrick Swayze

  4. Phil Hartman

  5. David Carradine

  6. Brittany Murphy

  7. Fatty Arbuckle

  8. Fay Wray

  9. Ed Asner

  10. Vic Morrow

  11. Died five days before Julia Child

13
  1. John Belushi
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sharon Tate
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Natalie Wood
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Groucho Marx
    9.Mickey Rooney
  9. Sharon Tate
14
  1. John Belushi
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sharon Tate
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Natalie Wood
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Groucho Marx
  9. Abe Vigoda
  10. Vic Morrow
15
  1. Heath Ledger
  2. James Dean
  3. Farrah Fawcett
  4. Phil Hartman
  5. Charles Rocket
  6. Vic Morrow
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Groucho Marx
  9. Dick Van Dyke
  10. Rebecca Schaeffer
16

  1. Corey Haim

  2. James Dean

  3. Patrick Swayze

  4. Sharon Tate

  5. Freddie Prinze

  6. Christopher Reeves

  7. Robert Blake

  8. Corey Haim

  9. Lindsey Lohan

  10. John Belushi

  11. No idea, just throwing this one out there

17
  1. River Phoenix
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sharon Tate
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Brendan Lee
  7. Robert Blake
  8. Groucho Marx
  9. Mickey Rooney
  10. River Phoenix
18
  1. Marilyn Monroe
  2. James Dean
  3. Farrah Fawcett
  4. Sharon Tate
  5. Chris Farley
  6. Heather O’Rourke
  7. Fatty Arbuckle
  8. Karl Malden
  9. Mickey Rooney
  10. Sharon Tate

*Fatty Arbuckle was acquitted, but it was the first thing I thought of.
8. I looked up Gene Hackman to see when he died, and was surprised to see he was still alive (I should have used him for #9!). But I think I was mis-remembering the reports of his retirement. Malden died within a week of Jackson and Fawcett.

ETA: Aww, crap, how could I forget Robert Blake? I’m too old.

19
  1. Marilyn Monroe
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sal Mineo
  5. George Reeves
  6. Jean Harlow (kidney failure)
  7. Fatty Arbuckle (though he was innocent and probably had nothing to do with the death).
  8. Roger Bowen (the day after McLean Stevenson, who was best known for playing the role Bowen had originated: Henry Blake in MASH).
  9. Mickey Rooney
  10. Lupe Velez
20
  1. Marilyn Monroe
  2. James Dean
  3. John Wayne
  4. Sharon Tate
  5. Marilyn Monroe
  6. Natalie Wood
  7. Fatty Arbuckle
  8. Yul Brynner
  9. Abe Vigoda
  10. James Dean
  11. He died on the same day as Orson Welles.