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:
Macaulay Culkin · 46
(b) August 26th, 1980
Michael Jeter
would have been 74 today
August 26th, 1952 — March 30th, 2003You probably remember him from stuff like The Fisher King and The Green Mile - but what about his theatre work in Greater Tuna? No?
Geraldine Ferraro
would have been 91 today
August 26th, 1935 — March 26th, 2011She had a good run.
Ben Bradlee
would have been 105 today
August 26th, 1921 — October 21st, 2014Deep box.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Bob Barker · 99
died 3 years ago today
December 12th, 1923 — August 26th, 2023He was close to 100 - without going over.
Neil Simon · 91
died 8 years ago today
July 4th, 1927 — August 26th, 2018Simon says....well, nothing really.
Dominick Dunne · 83
died 17 years ago today
October 29th, 1925 — August 26th, 2009All dunne.
Laura Branigan · 47
died 22 years ago today
July 3rd, 1957 — August 26th, 2004We couldn't think of anything for her, but then some guy named Neil wrote in, saying "She was one hot, gravel-throated, sweaty, dyke rocker," so, we're going to go with that.
John Brunner · 60
died 31 years ago today
September 24th, 1934 — August 26th, 1995Johnny, we hardly knew ye. In fact, who the hell were ye?
Evelyn Wood · 86
died 31 years ago today
January 8th, 1909 — August 26th, 1995That slowed her down a little.
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