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:
Jack Wild
would have been 74 today
September 30th, 1952 — March 1st, 2006So, did Witchiepoo get the flute, or what?
Dan O'Bannon
would have been 80 today
September 30th, 1946 — December 17th, 2009In a casket, nobody can hear you scream.
Johnny Podres
would have been 94 today
September 30th, 1932 — January 13th, 2008Dead guy.
Elie Wiesel
would have been 98 today
September 30th, 1928 — July 2nd, 2016Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, writer of 57 books. No scandals, affairs, controversies. We're going to pass on this one. You guys have fun with it.
Robin Roberts
would have been 100 today
September 30th, 1926 — May 6th, 2010In his 19-season career, Roberts compiled a 286-245 record with 2,357 strikeouts, a 3.41 ERA, 305 complete games, 45 shutouts, and 4,688 innings pitched in 676 games. He holds the Major League records for home runs allowed by a pitcher (505) and for most consecutive Opening Day starts for the same team with 12, between 1950 and 1961. Also: he's dead.
Deborah Kerr
would have been 105 today
September 30th, 1921 — October 16th, 2007Pronounced "car," and then scrapped for parts.
Lester Maddox
would have been 111 today
September 30th, 1915 — June 25th, 2003Georgia's irrepressible segregationist, who defied the 1964 Civil Rights Act by chasing three black students from his restaurant with a gun. Given twenty days to desegregate, Maddox chose instead to close and sell the place, for which they made him Governor. Later, after his political career waned, he attempted to update his image by launching a nightclub comedy act with a black ex-con he had pardoned while in office. They were billed as "The Governor and the Dishwasher." We're not making this up.
Cholly Atkins
would have been 113 today
September 30th, 1913 — April 19th, 2003Funk getting ready to roll!
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Pete Rose · 83
died 2 years ago today
April 14th, 1941 — September 30th, 2024Bet he didn't see that coming.
Monty Hall · 96
died 9 years ago today
August 25th, 1921 — September 30th, 2017Out of respect, those attending his funeral should please dress as chickens.
Dan Quisenberry · 45
died 28 years ago today
February 7th, 1953 — September 30th, 1998Whoops, here comes the skipper, and it looks like he's bringing the hook.
Al Collins · 78
died 29 years ago today
January 4th, 1919 — September 30th, 1997Hey, daddy-o, like, he's gonesville, you dig?
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