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:
Missy Elliott · 55
(b) July 1st, 1971
Princess Diana
would have been 65 today
July 1st, 1961 — August 31st, 1997Man, does this chick know how to grab headlines or what?
Dan Aykroyd · 74
(b) July 1st, 1952
Shirley Hemphill
would have been 79 today
July 1st, 1947 — December 6th, 1999Wait a minute, first Mama, now Shirley -- what the hell is happening!?
Debbie Harry · 81
(b) July 1st, 1945
Karen Black
would have been 87 today
July 1st, 1939 — August 8th, 2013Blacked out.
David Prowse
would have been 91 today
July 1st, 1935 — November 28th, 2020Later, Vader.
Jamie Farr · 92
(b) July 1st, 1934
Sydney Pollack
would have been 92 today
July 1st, 1934 — May 26th, 2008The director of "Absence Of Malice" has now attained it.
Farley Granger
would have been 101 today
July 1st, 1925 — March 27th, 2011He once had a steamy romance with Shelley Winters. No wonder he was bisexual.
Olivia de Havilland
would have been 110 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.
Guy Raymond
would have been 115 today
July 1st, 1911 — January 26th, 1997The trouble with tribbles is that it's the only thing anyone will ever remember about this guy.
Estee Lauder
would have been 120 today
July 1st, 1906 — April 24th, 2004See-u-latered.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Hugh Downs · 99
died 6 years ago today
February 14th, 1921 — July 1st, 20202020 86ed another 20/20
Paul Mazursky · 84
died 12 years ago today
April 25th, 1930 — July 1st, 2014Downer and Outer.
Karl Malden · 97
died 17 years ago today
March 22nd, 1912 — July 1st, 2009Left home.
Luther Vandross · 54
died 21 years ago today
April 20th, 1951 — July 1st, 2005Not here. Not now.
Herbie Mann · 73
died 23 years ago today
April 16th, 1930 — July 1st, 2003Hey, speak of the Beetle ....
N!xau
died 23 years ago today
— July 1st, 2003Meanwhile, the relentless Hollywood fame machine chews up, spits out, and throws away another dreamer. The gods must be completely out of their friggin' minds.Cub Koda
died 26 years ago today
— July 1st, 2000You ever seem to have one of those days where it just seems like everybody's gettin' on your case, from your teacher all the way down to your best girlfriend? Well, you know, Cub used to have 'em just about all the time. But he found a way to get out of it.
Walter Matthau · 79
died 26 years ago today
October 1st, 1920 — July 1st, 2000You know that wherever he's going, George Burns'll be there waiting for him, and when Matthau knocks, Burns will point his finger in the air and say, "Enter!"Sylvia Sidney
died 27 years ago today
— July 1st, 1999During her heyday in the '30s, Sylvia was said to have the saddest eyes in Hollywood. She was also famous for a brief but torrid affair with Rin Tin Tin.Joshua Nkomo
died 27 years ago today
— July 1st, 1999After more than 50 years in African politics, including a 12-year stint as vice president of Zimbabwe, Nkomo earned the title "Our Old Man." That's the love of the people talking, folks.Guy Mitchell
died 27 years ago today
— July 1st, 1999He was sort of a Pat Boone kind of a guy, only not as good looking. In other words, he had no redeeming features whatsoever.Forrest Mars
died 27 years ago today
— July 1st, 1999He single-handedly created the Milky Way, Snickers and 3 Musketeers bars. Shouldn't there be, like, a statue of this guy?Edward Dmytryk
died 27 years ago today
— July 1st, 1999As a member of the Hollywood 10, Dmytryk went to prison for refusing to answer questions about the Communist Party. Then he went back and named names after he got out of jail. What a yutz.
Robert George · 74
died 28 years ago today
June 1st, 1924 — July 1st, 1998He was the official Santa Claus to six U.S. Presidents, with 38 Santa outfits, and a year-round Yuletide display, and yet, no one ever questioned his sanity. Then, the very day after he ho-ho-hoed his last ...
Robert Mitchum · 79
died 29 years ago today
August 6th, 1917 — July 1st, 1997You want tough? Mitchum made guys like Charles Bronson and Sylvester Stallone look like the Lennon Sisters.
Margaux Hemingway · 42
died 30 years ago today
February 16th, 1954 — July 1st, 1996Closet Karen Carpenter fan, right to the end.
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