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:
Craig Heyward
would have been 60 today
September 26th, 1966 — May 27th, 2006Clank!
Olivia Newton-John
would have been 78 today
September 26th, 1948 — August 8th, 2022Look at me
I'm Sandra Dee
Dead as a
Doornail can be.
Bryan Ferry · 81
(b) September 26th, 1945
Winnie Mandela
would have been 90 today
September 26th, 1936 — April 2nd, 2018Nelson Mandela managed to make it through 27 years in prison, but could only handle 2 years married to Winnie once he was out. Not sure what all that means, but it can't be good.
Julie London
would have been 100 today
September 26th, 1926 — October 18th, 2000Sadly, Julie had just begun working on a remake of her biggest hit, an updated version called "Buy Me A Liver."
Jack LaLanne
would have been 112 today
September 26th, 1914 — January 23rd, 2011He exercised every day since he was a teenager, and ate nothing but healthy food his whole life. And he died anyway.
Zachary Fisher
would have been 116 today
September 26th, 1910 — June 4th, 1999He was a noted philanthropist, which we guess is what you do when you're really rich and really talentless.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Brooks Robinson · 86
died 3 years ago today
May 18th, 1937 — September 26th, 2023Brooks isn't here.
Jacques Chirac · 86
died 7 years ago today
November 29th, 1932 — September 26th, 2019The only thing he had more of than corruption charges were girlfriends. Can't decide if we like him or not.
Andy Williams · 84
died 14 years ago today
December 3rd, 1927 — September 26th, 2012Tomb River.
Gloria Stuart · 100
died 16 years ago today
July 4th, 1910 — September 26th, 2010She was honored TWICE in one month for a long and outstanding career. Haven't these people ever heard of The Woody Herman Phenomenon? They might as well have pushed her off a cliff.
Paul Newman · 83
died 18 years ago today
January 26th, 1925 — September 26th, 2008What we've got here is failure to perpetuate.
Byron Nelson · 94
died 20 years ago today
February 4th, 1912 — September 26th, 2006Classic.
Robert Palmer · 54
died 23 years ago today
January 19th, 1949 — September 26th, 2003Simply irretrievable.
Richard Mulligan · 67
died 26 years ago today
November 13th, 1932 — September 26th, 2000The star of Empty Nest fills a box.
Oseola McCarty · 91
died 27 years ago today
March 7th, 1908 — September 26th, 1999Would it have killed her to send US a few bucks? Oh. It would have? OK.
Betty Carter · 69
died 28 years ago today
May 16th, 1929 — September 26th, 1998Baby, it's downright freezing outside.
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