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:
Al Sharpton · 72
(b) October 3rd, 1954
Roy Horn
would have been 82 today
October 3rd, 1944 — May 8th, 2020He always blamed himself for getting mauled onstage by a tiger. In his defense, everyone else blamed him, too.
Chubby Checker · 85
(b) October 3rd, 1941
Gore Vidal
would have been 101 today
October 3rd, 1925 — July 31st, 2012Is this the hair guy? Or the writer? Someone look it up.
James Herriot
would have been 110 today
October 3rd, 1916 — February 23rd, 1995All creatures, great and small, eventually bite the dust.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Janet Leigh · 77
died 22 years ago today
July 6th, 1927 — October 3rd, 2004There once was an actress named Janet.
Now she's dead.
Bruce Paltrow · 58
died 24 years ago today
November 26th, 1943 — October 3rd, 2002Y'know, he fired the Commissioner once. Arrivederci, dickhead.
Benjamin Orr · 53
died 26 years ago today
September 8th, 1947 — October 3rd, 2000The bassist for The Cars has dropped his tranny.
Akio Morita · 78
died 27 years ago today
January 26th, 1921 — October 3rd, 1999The co-founder of Sony Corp. and chairman of the multi-billion dollar international conglomerate for nearly 20 years. Not bad for a guy who started out running Arnold's diner on Happy Days.
Roddy McDowall · 70
died 28 years ago today
September 17th, 1928 — October 3rd, 1998Forgive us if we wax nostalgic for a moment, but our feelings for this actor simply cannot go unspoken. There was something about his face, or maybe it was the way he spoke, that made us just want to kick his teeth in.
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| 1. | 2026 At Random | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | 2026 Autopsy Listing | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | 2026 Corpse Train | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | 2026 Inductees #1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | 2026 Inductees #2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | 2026 Inductees #3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | 2026 List | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 3 | 0 | 0 |