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:
James Gandolfini
would have been 65 today
September 18th, 1961 — June 19th, 2013Probably more like a baritone now.
Rick Pitino · 74
(b) September 18th, 1952
Frankie Avalon · 86
(b) September 18th, 1940
Robert Blake
would have been 93 today
September 18th, 1933 — March 9th, 2023Say what you want, but the guy knew his way around a Baretta.
Fred Willard
would have been 93 today
September 18th, 1933 — May 15th, 2020He said he was born in 1939, but census records (and his daughter) say he was born in 1933. So your beloved comedian was a liar.
Leon Askin
would have been 119 today
September 18th, 1907 — June 3rd, 2005Looks like they sent General Burkhalter to the Russian front.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · 87
died 6 years ago today
March 15th, 1933 — September 18th, 2020We think we speak for most Americans when we say: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK!
Steve Sabol · 69
died 14 years ago today
October 2nd, 1942 — September 18th, 2012The guy won 40 emmys for making movies about football. Not sure if that means he was great at it, or the emmys are stupid.
Russ Meyer · 82
died 22 years ago today
March 21st, 1922 — September 18th, 2004Now stationed six feet beneath the Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens.
Marvin Mitchelson · 76
died 22 years ago today
May 7th, 1928 — September 18th, 2004What do you want to bet he's already getting a long-awaited, eternal ass-kicking from Lee Marvin?
Bob Hayes · 59
died 24 years ago today
December 20th, 1942 — September 18th, 2002The bullet bites it.
Jimmy Witherspoon · 77
died 29 years ago today
August 8th, 1920 — September 18th, 1997Dead blues guy.
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