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:
Don Larsen
would have been 97 today
August 7th, 1929 — January 1st, 2020First stiff of the year, and it's a Yankee. 2020 is looking good already.
James Randi
would have been 98 today
August 7th, 1928 — October 20th, 2020Abracadaver.
Stan Freberg
would have been 100 today
August 7th, 1926 — April 7th, 2015They called him "The Che Guevara of Advertising". Not sure what that means, but it sounds pretty stupid.
Felice Bryant
would have been 101 today
August 7th, 1925 — April 22nd, 2003She's through with romance, she's through with love,
She's through with countin' the stars above,
And here's the reason that she's so free,
Boudleaux's old lady has ceased to be ....
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
William Friedkin · 87
died 3 years ago today
August 29th, 1935 — August 7th, 2023Married four times and engaged three other times. Sheesh. Why can't we have that kind of money to throw away?
Jane Withers · 95
died 5 years ago today
April 12th, 1926 — August 7th, 2021Boy, she sure does.
Stan Mikita · 78
died 8 years ago today
May 20th, 1940 — August 7th, 2018Blackhawk Down
Don Baylor · 68
died 9 years ago today
June 28th, 1949 — August 7th, 2017That's what you get for crowding the plate.
Judith Crist · 90
died 14 years ago today
May 22nd, 1922 — August 7th, 2012Two thumbs down.
Marvin Hamlisch · 68
died 14 years ago today
June 2nd, 1944 — August 7th, 2012The way he is.
Mark Hatfield · 89
died 15 years ago today
July 12th, 1922 — August 7th, 2011Well, at least the McCoys are happy.
Peter Jennings · 67
died 21 years ago today
July 29th, 1938 — August 7th, 2005Showbiz can be screwy, sometimes, but there's a good chance that this will have a seriously negative impact on his ratings.
Red Adair · 89
died 22 years ago today
June 18th, 1915 — August 7th, 2004The world's most celebrated oil-well firefighter has been extinguished.Kazuo Miyagawa
died 27 years ago today
— August 7th, 1999The great Japanese cinematographer who was affectionately referred to by Akira Kurosawa as "Needle dick."
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