Newest Stiffs:
Bob Newhart · 94
September 5th, 1929 — July 18th, 2024
If you suggest that his finest work wasn't his role in Elf, we will FIGHT YOU.
Shannen Doherty · 53
April 12th, 1971 — July 13th, 2024
Wait, what? She was on Little House on the Prarie? How old WAS this chick?
Richard Simmons · 76
July 12th, 1948 — July 13th, 2024
All that exercise and what did it get him?
Dr. Ruth Westheimer · 96
June 4th, 1928 — July 12th, 2024
Pervert.
Shelley Duvall · 75
July 7th, 1949 — July 11th, 2024
From Popeye to The Shining - talk about RANGE.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Mick Jagger · 81
(b) July 26th, 1943
.jpg)
Joe Jackson (Michaels Dad)
would have been 96 today
July 26th, 1928 — June 27th, 2018Whereas Michael just looked KINDA weird, Joe was actually SCARY weird looking. That's saying something.
Stanley Kubrick
would have been 96 today
July 26th, 1928 — March 7th, 1999Or: How I Learned To Stop Boring Everybody To Tears And Just Drop Dead.
Hoyt Wilhelm
would have been 101 today
July 26th, 1923 — August 23rd, 2002Apparently, the cosmic closer also throws a knuckleball.
Blake Edwards
would have been 102 today
July 26th, 1922 — December 16th, 2010Bearded Walks
Bakers Dawdle
A Braked Welds
Sometimes when we can't think of anything funny to say, we just come up with anagrams for the dead guys name.
Bad Walks Deer
Dead Bark Slew
This is one of those times.
Jason Robards
would have been 102 today
July 26th, 1922 — December 26th, 2000Nice try, old man, but we're not renaming The Carl Sagan Stipulation no matter when you check out.
Jean Shepherd
would have been 103 today
July 26th, 1921 — October 16th, 1999Marshall McLuhan once called him "the first radio novelist." Interestingly, he once called Marshall McLuhan "a dried up old bag of shit."
Marjorie Lord
would have been 106 today
July 26th, 1918 — November 28th, 2015Make room for Corpsie.
.jpg)
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Sinead O'Connor · 56
died 1 year ago today
December 8th, 1966 — July 26th, 2023Now she really does compare to nothing.
Olivia de Havilland · 104
died 4 years ago today
July 1st, 1916 — July 26th, 2020Do you know how many ways there are for deadpoolers to spell this name wrong? Well, we do. SO glad she's dead.
Miss Cleo · 53
died 8 years ago today
August 12th, 1962 — July 26th, 2016Bet she didn't see that coming.
Floyd Dixon · 77
died 18 years ago today
February 8th, 1929 — July 26th, 2006Apparently, Mayberry's lovable barber was a pretty good piano player, back in the day.
Thelma Bugbee · 93
died 20 years ago today
July 2nd, 1911 — July 26th, 2004She was better known as "Auntie Thelma," but what fun is that?
The Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool
Welcome to the home of death on the web since 1994, and host of the Game of All Games: The Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool!
It's simple, really - you just pick some famous people you think are going to die, and whoever gets the most right wins.
We've got multiple games, email alerts when the famous ones hit the dirt, and tons of other sick fun for the whole family. Come on in and have a look around …
You can use any email address you've ever used at Stiffs.com to log in!
If you don't know what your password is — or if you never had one — try the password recovery system.
E-bituaries™
Want an email every time someone famous takes the long dirt nap?
Sign up for Stiffs.com E-bituaries™ and always be the first to know!
The 2024 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool Leaderboard
Here are the ten lists in the lead for the current game …
| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Are You Ready To Die 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 2. | Anarchy Knows Donnie Darko | 5 | 21 |
| 3. | Anarchy Goes To Gma's On Sunday | 4 | 26 |
| 4. | In Through The Out Door | 4 | 25 |
| 5. | Chindon, That's Enough | 4 | 24 |
| 6. | Kay Tastrophe's Toenail Clipping Collection | 4 | 24 |
| 7. | Dead Still Not Dancing | 4 | 22 |
| 8. | Terminal Joe #1 | 4 | 21 |
| 9. | Ima Goner | 4 | 20 |
| 10. | Mah Lizst | 4 | 19 |