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:
Tina Fey · 56
(b) May 18th, 1970
Brooks Robinson
would have been 89 today
May 18th, 1937 — September 26th, 2023Brooks isn't here.
Dwayne Hickman
would have been 92 today
May 18th, 1934 — January 9th, 2022Actor. Did some stuff. NO idea how the Fame Committee made this guy a celeb. Oh well.
Don Martin
would have been 95 today
May 18th, 1931 — January 7th, 2000MAD's maddest artist drops dead.
Warren Rudman
would have been 96 today
May 18th, 1930 — November 19th, 2012Off the fiscal cliff.
Pernell Roberts
would have been 98 today
May 18th, 1928 — January 24th, 2010Headed for the last roundup.
Bill Macy
would have been 104 today
May 18th, 1922 — October 17th, 2019He convinced audiences that he loved Bea Arthur, which makes him a legendary actor.
Pope John Paul II
would have been 106 today
May 18th, 1920 — April 2nd, 2005Sic transit gloria mundi.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Jim Brown · 87
died 3 years ago today
February 17th, 1936 — May 18th, 2023Yeah, yeah - great football player. But basically a jerk in most all other respects.
So, you know.
Charles Grodin · 86
died 5 years ago today
April 21st, 1935 — May 18th, 2021Heartbreaking.
Herman Wouk · 103
died 7 years ago today
May 27th, 1915 — May 18th, 2019They called him"The Jackie Robinson Of Jewish-American Fiction". We have no idea what that means but assume it is something awesome.
Roger Ailes · 77
died 9 years ago today
May 15th, 1940 — May 18th, 2017If you're looking for someone to blame for the dumbing down of America, you should start here. And end here.
Jerry Vale · 83
died 12 years ago today
July 8th, 1930 — May 18th, 2014He sang Have you looked into your heart?, Deep in Your Heart, I've Lost My Heart Again, In the Back of My Heart and Don't Tell My Heart to Stop Loving You - which all of corse work for a dude with heart failure. But somehow Hello and Goodbye just tickles our fancy a bit more. Go figure.
Elvin Jones · 76
died 22 years ago today
September 9th, 1927 — May 18th, 2004Maybe now he'll stop fucking banging on everything in sight! Sheesh.Elizabeth Montgomery · 62
died 31 years ago today
April 15th, 1933 — May 18th, 1995
Elisha Cook · 91
died 31 years ago today
December 26th, 1903 — May 18th, 1995He was in The Big Sleep.
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