# What celebrity deaths will make you most upset? - 2014 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434 "2014-02-15T18:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/21 "2014-02-16T03:53:59Z")
David Letterman. Leon Russell. I’d really rather go first. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/22 "2014-02-16T03:55:23Z")
When I found out that Mr Rogers died, I cried. I’m from a single-parent household and he was like a father to me. My being from Pittsburgh made it worse, as he was a “real” person, not just some guy on TV. I’ll probably react the same way when [Bob McGrath](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_McGrath) from Sesame Street dies. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/23 "2014-02-16T03:59:04Z")
Paul McCartney Ringo Star Mick Jagger Keith Richards William Shatner Leonard Nimoy Does my list include only old people who _might_ die this year, or anyone at all who I would be upset about about? 'Cause if Wayne Gretzky died it would almost be like our own Princess Diana tragedy. I’m not kidding. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/24 "2014-02-16T04:40:20Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > 'Cause if Wayne Gretzky died it would almost be like our own Princess Diana tragedy. I’m not kidding. If he died back when he was still playing, I can not imagine the reaction. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/25 "2014-02-16T04:53:59Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > If he died back when he was still playing, I can not imagine the reaction. He’d be on our money. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/26 "2014-02-16T05:22:16Z")
Steve Martin Steven Spielberg Sam Neill ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/27 "2014-02-16T05:43:52Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Leonard Nimoy. I’m surprised it took so long for someone to mention Nimoy. I’m fairly certain it will happen by the end of the decade. The only celebrity deaths that ever saw me shed a tear were Linus Pauling and Charles Schultz. I’ve been in love with Marlo Thomas since I was six years old, so I imagine her death will be a somber occasion for me. Even as an adult, I’ve always wanted to beat the shit out of Phil Donahue and steal his girl. Likewise with Teri Garr, who as a teenager I was convinced was the most beautiful woman in the observable universe. I think MS usually only subtracts about ten years from a person’s lifespan, so I imagine she’ll be around for at least the foreseeable future. She’s only 14 years older than I am. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/28 "2014-02-16T07:53:52Z")
Stirling Moss (it might be Sir Stirling Moss by now. If not it damn well should be.) ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/29 "2014-02-16T10:11:58Z")
I got a gut punch this morning. I am very sad to see that [John Henson](http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/15/showbiz/john-henson-dies/index.html) has passed. I was upset by his father’s passing, too, but I’ve had Muppets on my mind thanks to the Toyota commercials and this bothering me more than I think it should. My first memory is of being on the floor in the living room watching The Muppet Show. Jim Henson’s creations have always been a part of my life in one way or another. I guess I’m so bothered by it because it feels like I’m losing pieces of what made me who I am. There’s a lot of other crap going on that’s really making me feel my age but that’s a different discussion. I’ll probably cry for a week when Patrick Stewart (Captain Dad I Always Wished I Had) dies. Hayao Miyazaki will be another one. ---
**Author:** ![Donegal\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Donegal\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donegal_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/30 "2014-02-16T14:09:14Z")
Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carol King all such a major part of my life starting in 1970 or so. These would bring the shadow of mortality to mind very strongly ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/31 "2014-02-16T15:08:27Z")
Sophia Loren, Carl Yastrzemski, Larry Bird, Tom Brady, Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, Paraguayan Soccer Girl, in that order. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/32 "2014-02-16T15:18:11Z")
Mike Rowe. I’m sad enough there are no more “Dirty Jobs” and that he’s auctioning off his souveniers from the show (for charity). If I heard Mike Rowe passed away (though he’s relatively young, he has decades ahead of him), it would make me feel stabbed through the heart. I have a deep, steady, enduring love for him. Also: David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, and Martha Stewart. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/33 "2014-02-16T17:44:06Z")
They are all old men but I will be very sad when Shatner, Nimoy, and Christopher Lee pass away. Also Bob Dole. And heck, Jimmy Carter, too. Ditto for Carol Burnett, Dick Van Dyke, Mel Brooks, and Carl Reiner. Also Stan Lee. I get more upset when younger celebrities die, though. Every one of the above have had long full lives. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/34 "2014-02-16T19:00:57Z")
Terry Pratchett. Not only is he a very awesome person, but when he dies, a whole world dies with him. Also, Paul McCartney, because somehow listening to a musician’s music seems to change after they’re gone. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/35 "2014-02-16T19:40:11Z")
Alice Cooper, Leonard Nimoy, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Alan Parsons, Alan Rickman, Stephen King For younger celebs, David Tennant and Robert Downey Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/36 "2014-02-16T19:52:30Z")
Carol Burnett, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Mel Brooks, Eric Idle, Bob Newhart, Robert Plant, Patrick Stewart, and Queen Elizabeth II. Eta: \*\*FriarTed \*\* reminded me: Jimmy Carter, too. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/37 "2014-02-16T20:15:38Z")
Without thinking too much about it… - Michael Palin - Jeff Bridges - Paula Poundstone - Ringo - David Lindley ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/38 "2014-02-16T23:23:11Z")
None. I know that it is going to happen to them and eventually to me, so while I might be a little sad when I see them on TV or in a film again after it occurs, I won’t be “upset.” What I find to be creepy are films like _ **Casablanca** _ or _ **The Searchers** _ and television shows such as _ **I Love Lucy** _ or _ **Different Strokes** _ where all or the majority of the major cast members are dead or have been for many years. It seems almost ghoulish sometimes to realize that often the stars have been deceased longer than I have been alive. ---
**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/39 "2014-02-17T02:14:37Z")
Mary Tyler Moore Bob Newhart Ed Asner Ian McShane Paul McCartney And, in the second tier: Gary Trudeau Ringo Candice Bergen Bill Cosby ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434/40 "2014-02-17T02:49:32Z")
Abe Vigoda, obviously. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrity-deaths-will-make-you-most-upset-2014-edition/681434.md?page=3)