Newest Stiffs:
Carol Channing · 97
January 31st, 1921 — January 15th, 2019
Goodbye, Dolly.
Mel Stottlemyre · 77
November 13th, 1941 — January 13th, 2019
There’s simply nothing funny about a well-respected pitching coach.
Bob Einstein · 76
November 10th, 1942 — January 2nd, 2019
And for our first stiff of the year - a fake stuntman. AWESOME.
Penny Marshall · 75
October 15th, 1943 — December 18th, 2018
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! You're dead!
George H.W. Bush · 94
June 12th, 1924 — November 30th, 2018
Read my lips: No new breaths.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Aaliyah
would have been 40 today
January 16th, 1979 — August 25th, 2001If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again, unless you happen to have been in a Cessna, in which case, never mind.
Robert Schimmel
would have been 69 today
January 16th, 1950 — September 3rd, 2010He beat cancer and then died in a car accident. What a comedian!
A.J. Foyt · 84
(b) January 16th, 1935
Susan Sontag
would have been 86 today
January 16th, 1933 — December 27th, 2004She was the smartest Oakland Raiders fan.
Francesco Scavullo
would have been 98 today
January 16th, 1921 — January 6th, 2004Say cheese!
Carl Karcher
would have been 102 today
January 16th, 1917 — January 11th, 2008Okay, so, that's one Old-Timer, extra cheese .... Uh, flies?
Irving Rapper
would have been 121 today
January 16, 1898 — December 20th, 1999Now, voyager.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Dave Madden · 82
died 5 years ago today
December 17th, 1931 — January 16th, 2014Played the manager of The Partridge Family, then a diner patron on Alice. We thought he was either a football guy or someone to do with women's shoes. Either way - somehow he's a celebrity.
Russell Johnson · 89
died 5 years ago today
November 10th, 1924 — January 16th, 2014And now we'll never know the answer to the question that only the Professor can answer.
Ginger? Or Mary Ann?
Dear Abby · 94
died 6 years ago today
July 4th, 1918 — January 16th, 2013Dear Abby,
I think my husband is cheating on me. I keep finding little clues around the house - hotel keys, receipts for restaurants we've never been to, that sort of thing. I feel guilty even thinking it, but I have to know. Should I approach him and just ask? Or should I spy on him to find out? -- BETRAYED IN BALTIMORE
Dear Betrayed -
I'm dead.
Andrew Wyeth · 91
died 10 years ago today
July 12th, 1917 — January 16th, 2009Easel come, easel go.
Benny Parsons · 65
died 12 years ago today
July 12th, 1941 — January 16th, 2007Threw a rod.
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 2019 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool Leaderboard
Here are the ten lists in the lead for the current game …
| Stiffs | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | @@@@@@ | 2 | 13 |
| 2. | Herb | 2 | 12 |
| 3. | Well Nobody Died, Did They? #2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4. | I Hate Myself For Laughing | 2 | 11 |
| 5. | Come On, God, Do Your Work | 2 | 9 |
| 6. | Down And Dirty | 2 | 8 |
| 7. | Dust To Dollars | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | Aardvark2 | 1 | 10 |
| 9. | Depressed 07 | 1 | 10 |
| 10. | Doctor Of Death Nearly The End | 1 | 10 |