Newest Stiffs:

  • Anita Bryant

    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

    Gil Gerard · 82

    January 23rd, 1943 — December 16th, 2025

    Out of time.


  • Diane Ladd

    Diane Ladd · 89

    November 29th, 1935 — November 3rd, 2025

    Diane doesn't live here anymore.


  • Dick Cheney

    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

    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:

  • John Mayer

    John Mayer · 49

    (b) October 16th, 1977


  • Manute Bol

    Manute Bol

    would have been 64 today
    October 16th, 1962 — June 19th, 2010

    So that makes up for Gary Coleman then, right?

  • Suzanne Somers

    Suzanne Somers

    would have been 80 today
    October 16th, 1946 — October 15th, 2023

    We can all mourn the loss of her work with Thighmaster. You thought we forgot that? Come on.

  • Tim McCarver

    Tim McCarver · 85

    (b) October 16th, 1941


  • Dave DeBusschere

    Dave DeBusschere

    would have been 86 today
    October 16th, 1940 — May 14th, 2003

    DeCeased.

  • Barbara Sinatra

    Barbara Sinatra

    would have been 99 today
    October 16th, 1927 — July 25th, 2017

    Before she married Frank, she was married to Zeppo. The least popular Marx brother. Quite a life you led there, Barb.

  • Angela Lansbury

    Angela Lansbury

    would have been 101 today
    October 16th, 1925 — October 11th, 2022

    Died in her sleep, she wrote.

Today's Celebrity Deaths:

  • Barbara Billingsley

    Barbara Billingsley · 94

    died 16 years ago today
    December 22nd, 1915 — October 16th, 2010

    That's a lovely casket you're wearing there, Mrs. Cleaver.

  • Deborah Kerr

    Deborah Kerr · 86

    died 19 years ago today
    September 30th, 1921 — October 16th, 2007

    Pronounced "car," and then scrapped for parts.

  • Pierre Salinger

    Pierre Salinger · 79

    died 22 years ago today
    June 14th, 1925 — October 16th, 2004

    If there's anything worse than a French politician guy, it's a fake French politician guy.

  • Mel Carnahan

    Mel Carnahan · 66

    died 26 years ago today
    February 11th, 1934 — October 16th, 2000

    Gov·er·nor (guv´-er-ner) noun: an attachment to a machine or engine designed to control or limit its function. (e.g. Missouri's governor may need to be readjusted).

  • Jean Shepherd

    Jean Shepherd · 78

    died 27 years ago today
    July 26th, 1921 — October 16th, 1999

    Marshall McLuhan once called him "the first radio novelist." Interestingly, he once called Marshall McLuhan "a dried up old bag of shit."

  • James A. Michener

    James A. Michener · 90

    died 29 years ago today
    February 3rd, 1907 — October 16th, 1997

    We're gonna wash that man right out of our hair.

  • Audra Lindley

    Audra Lindley · 79

    died 29 years ago today
    September 24th, 1918 — October 16th, 1997

    Forget Mrs. Roper — she's a no-hoper.

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