Newest Stiffs:

  • Anita Bryant

    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

    Gil Gerard · 82

    January 23rd, 1943 — December 16th, 2025

    Out of time.


  • Diane Ladd

    Diane Ladd · 89

    November 29th, 1935 — November 3rd, 2025

    Diane doesn't live here anymore.


  • Dick Cheney

    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

    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:

  • Hugo Chavez

    Hugo Chavez

    would have been 72 today
    July 28th, 1954 — March 5th, 2013

    Hugone.

  • Richard Wright

    Richard Wright

    would have been 83 today
    July 28th, 1943 — September 15th, 2008

    See you on the dark side of the moon.

Today's Celebrity Deaths:

  • William Scranton

    William Scranton · 96

    died 13 years ago today
    July 19th, 1917 — July 28th, 2013

    He was a fantastically wealthy scandal-less politician from New England. They can't all be Weiners.

  • Eileen Brennan

    Eileen Brennan · 80

    died 13 years ago today
    September 3rd, 1932 — July 28th, 2013

    She won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Doreen Lewis in the TV adaptation of Private Benjamin. Yes. This is a CELEBRITY dead pool. We swear.

  • Francis Crick

    Francis Crick · 88

    died 22 years ago today
    June 8th, 1916 — July 28th, 2004

    Q: What comes after DNA?

    A: DOA.

  • Ben Hogan

    died 29 years ago today
    — July 28th, 1997

    One of the greatest golfers ever. Ugly as a two-dollar mule, but a great golfer.

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The fact that the singing governor made it to 101 convinces us that the key to longevity is to declare someone or something to be your sunshine (preferably your only sunshine) and then to repeatedly implore to no one in particular that said sunshine not be taken away.

(d) November 5th, 2000