Newest Stiffs:
Herman Wouk · 103
May 27th, 1915 — May 18th, 2019
They called him"The Jackie Robinson Of Jewish-American Fiction". We have no idea what that means but assume it is something awesome.
I.M. Pei · 102
April 26th, 1917 — May 16th, 2019
Not anymore you're not.
Tim Conway · 85
December 13th, 1933 — May 14th, 2019
What's a Tim Conway?
Significantly less these days.
Doris Day · 97
April 3rd, 1922 — May 13th, 2019
Day turns to night.
Peter Mayhew · 74
May 19th, 1944 — April 30th, 2019
Chewed up.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Brian Pillman
would have been 57 today
May 22nd, 1962 — October 5th, 1997Ordinarily, professional wrestlers don't register on our Fame-O-Meter, but the combination of the club foot and the spelling bee championship make "Flyin' Brian" special.
Steven Morrissey · 60
(b) May 22nd, 1959
Bernie Taupin · 69
(b) May 22nd, 1950
George Best
would have been 73 today
May 22nd, 1946 — November 25th, 2005Northern Irish footballer. Drank a bit.
Susan Strasberg
would have been 81 today
May 22nd, 1938 — January 21st, 1999Conspiracy theorists are already working to connect the dots between Susan (who onced played Anne Frank on Broadway), her acting coach father Lee (a known Communist and a pretty creepy little guy), her close friend and occasional lesbian partner Marilyn (who was personally murdered by JFK), and Bill Clinton.
T. Boone Pickens · 91
(b) May 22nd, 1928
Charles Aznavour
would have been 95 today
May 22nd, 1924 — October 1st, 2018They called him "The Frank Sinatra of France" - which we assume means he drank a lot and cheated on his wife.
Judith Crist
would have been 97 today
May 22nd, 1922 — August 7th, 2012Two thumbs down.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Thurl Ravenscroft · 91
died 14 years ago today
February 6th, 1914 — May 22nd, 2005He's as cuddly as a cactus.
Whitman Mayo · 70
died 18 years ago today
November 15th, 1930 — May 22nd, 2001Here's proof that appearances can be deceiving. On Sanford And Son, he looked like a complete idiot, and yet, there's that clinic ....
Robert Morgan · 70
died 21 years ago today
July 23rd, 1927 — May 22nd, 1998The bossest of the Boss Jocks is #8 with a bullet on Julie's hit list. That BITCH!
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The 2019 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool Leaderboard
Here are the ten lists in the lead for the current game …
| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John D. Smiley 2019 1st List | 5 | 23 |
| 2. | Ghoul Girl | 5 | 18 |
| 3. | Venus Lovemotion | 4 | 32 |
| 4. | So Much Potential 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 5. | There Is No Elite | 4 | 31 |
| 6. | Beth Knows Old People | 4 | 28 |
| 7. | Tie Die Time2 | 4 | 28 |
| 8. | Past The Stands | 4 | 27 |
| 9. | Depressed 03 | 4 | 26 |
| 10. | Dxrob Iii | 4 | 26 |