Newest Stiffs:
Anita Bryant · 85
March 25th, 1940 — December 16th, 2025
Head of the Florida Citrus Commission from 1969 - 1980. We think she also made some records or something.
Gil Gerard · 82
January 23rd, 1943 — December 16th, 2025
Out of time.
Diane Ladd · 89
November 29th, 1935 — November 3rd, 2025
Diane doesn't live here anymore.
Dick Cheney · 84
January 30th, 1941 — November 3rd, 2025
White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense, Vice President - and all we remember is when he shot that dude in the face while hunting.
June Lockhart · 100
June 25th, 1925 — October 23rd, 2025
Started with A Christmas Carol and All This, and Heaven Too and finished with Zombie Hamlet and Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm. Solid.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Dan Fogelberg
would have been 75 today
August 13th, 1951 — December 16th, 2007Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean, we've hated this guy.
Julie Newmar · 93
(b) August 13th, 1933
Don Ho
would have been 96 today
August 13th, 1930 — April 14th, 2007Not of the nappy-headed variety, but a Ho just the same.
Fidel Castro
would have been 100 today
August 13th, 1926 — November 25th, 2016Cigars for everyone!
George Shearing
would have been 107 today
August 13th, 1919 — February 14th, 2011He died of heart failure on Valentines Day, and he wrote the song "Be Careful, It's my Heart". We all set here?
John Beal
would have been 117 today
August 13th, 1909 — April 26th, 1997Two-bit character actor, but it's been a slow month, y'know?
Felix Wankel
would have been 124 today
August 13th, 1902 — October 9th, 1988Blew a gasket.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Johnny Pesky · 92
died 14 years ago today
September 27th, 1919 — August 13th, 2012He was nicknamed "The Needle", and had a pole at Fenway named after him. You figure it out.
Helen Gurley Brown · 90
died 14 years ago today
February 18th, 1922 — August 13th, 2012Brown is the new black.
Edwin Newman · 91
died 16 years ago today
January 25th, 1919 — August 13th, 2010He dead today. Two bad four him.
Les Paul · 94
died 17 years ago today
June 9th, 1915 — August 13th, 2009No Les, no more.
Brooke Astor · 105
died 19 years ago today
March 30th, 1902 — August 13th, 2007And with her final philanthropic act, she makes 531 players a little richer. Nice lady.
Phil Rizzuto · 89
died 19 years ago today
September 25th, 1917 — August 13th, 2007Holy cow, it's a hit!
Julia Child · 91
died 22 years ago today
August 15th, 1912 — August 13th, 2004Stick a fork in her.
Mickey Mantle · 63
died 31 years ago today
October 20th, 1931 — August 13th, 1995It's scary to think of just how great a player he might have been if he wasn't such a drunk.
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