This list was submitted by USER00012 on Monday, May 31st, 1999 at 7:44 AM PDT for The June '99 Lee Jr..
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Basil Hume | June 17th, 1999 | 76 |
9 | Not Famous | ||
8 | Not Famous | ||
7 | DeForest Kelley | June 11th, 1999 | 79 |
6 | Not Famous | ||
5 | Michael Hooker | June 29th, 1999 | 53 |
4 | Fritz Shurmur | August 30th, 1999 | 67 |
3 | Ian Dury | March 27th, 2000 | 57 |
2 | Not Famous | ||
1 | Tom Landry | February 12th, 2000 | 75 |
26 points | 4 hits |
Georgia's irrepressible segregationist, who defied the 1964 Civil Rights Act by chasing three black students from his restaurant with a gun. Given twenty days to desegregate, Maddox chose instead to close and sell the place, for which they made him Governor. Later, after his political career waned, he attempted to update his image by launching a nightclub comedy act with a black ex-con he had pardoned while in office. They were billed as "The Governor and the Dishwasher." We're not making this up.
(d) June 25th, 2003