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:
Brian Pillman
would have been 64 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 · 67
(b) May 22nd, 1959
Bernie Taupin · 76
(b) May 22nd, 1950
George Best
would have been 80 today
May 22nd, 1946 — November 25th, 2005Northern Irish footballer. Drank a bit.
Bernard Shaw
would have been 86 today
May 22nd, 1940 — September 7th, 2022Breaking: Broadcaster Bernard Broken By Big Bad Bug.
Susan Strasberg
would have been 88 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
would have been 98 today
May 22nd, 1928 — September 11th, 2019Slimmer Pickens. Much slimmer.
Michael Constantine
would have been 99 today
May 22nd, 1927 — August 31st, 2021Big Fat Greek Dead Guy.
Charles Aznavour
would have been 102 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 104 today
May 22nd, 1922 — August 7th, 2012Two thumbs down.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Thurl Ravenscroft · 91
died 21 years ago today
February 6th, 1914 — May 22nd, 2005He's as cuddly as a cactus.
Whitman Mayo · 70
died 25 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 28 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!
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 2026 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool Leaderboard
Here are the ten lists in the lead for the current game …
| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2026 At Random | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | 2026 Autopsy Listing | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | 2026 Corpse Train | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | 2026 Inductees #1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | 2026 Inductees #2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | 2026 Inductees #3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | 2026 List | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 3 | 0 | 0 |