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:
Lisa Lopes
would have been 55 today
May 27th, 1971 — April 25th, 2002Scrub.
Christopher Dodd · 82
(b) May 27th, 1944
Louis Gossett
would have been 90 today
May 27th, 1936 — March 29th, 2024He had nowhere else to go.
Harlan Ellison
would have been 92 today
May 27th, 1934 — June 28th, 2018He was an award-winning science fiction writer who frequently sued studios for stealing his work. James Cameron hated him, so he couldn't have been that bad.
Tony Hillerman
would have been 101 today
May 27th, 1925 — October 26th, 2008He wrote detective novels about Navajo Indians. Those must have been riveting.
Henry Kissinger
would have been 103 today
May 27th, 1923 — November 29th, 2023He was the guy who said "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac". Good thing, too - because he's uglier than a mud fence.
Sumner Redstone
would have been 103 today
May 27th, 1923 — August 11th, 2020Lots of money, two ex-wives, a handful of kids, gave some money to charities, a lot to political campaigns, and tried to have a reporter from MTV killed. It's the resume of every rich guy in LA.
Christopher Lee
would have been 104 today
May 27th, 1922 — June 7th, 2015Dead Lee.
Kam Fong
would have been 108 today
May 27th, 1918 — October 18th, 2002Mahalo, Chin. Mahalo.
Herman Wouk
would have been 111 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.
Sam Snead
would have been 114 today
May 27th, 1912 — May 23rd, 2002Too many strokes.
Teddy Kollek
would have been 115 today
May 27th, 1911 — January 2nd, 2007Really? That's what we start the year with, Teddy Kollek?
Dolores Hope
would have been 117 today
May 27th, 1909 — September 19th, 2011What an amazing life and career. During her working days she...well, really nothing. But in terms of her philanthropy, nobody could have...wait, nothing. But there is no denying her fierce dedication to...hmm. OK. Whatever. She was married to Bob.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Larry Kramer · 84
died 6 years ago today
June 25th, 1935 — May 27th, 2020He wrote "The Destiny of Me". That's it. That's the obit.
Gregg Allman · 69
died 9 years ago today
December 8th, 1947 — May 27th, 2017Laid back. WAY back.
Jeff Conaway · 60
died 15 years ago today
October 5th, 1950 — May 27th, 2011Gonaway.
Gil Scott-Heron · 62
died 15 years ago today
April 1st, 1949 — May 27th, 2011The Funeral Will Not Be Televised.
Craig Heyward · 39
died 20 years ago today
September 26th, 1966 — May 27th, 2006Clank!
Victor Kiam · 74
died 25 years ago today
December 7th, 1926 — May 27th, 2001This is the guy who liked Remington shavers so much, he bought the company. Of course, he also bought the Patriots.
Maurice Richard · 78
died 26 years ago today
August 4th, 1921 — May 27th, 2000Rocket failure.
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