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:
Top Jimmy
would have been 72 today
May 1st, 1954 — May 13th, 2001Cooked.
John Woo · 80
(b) May 1st, 1946
Abu Nidal
would have been 89 today
May 1st, 1937 — August 16th, 2002They say he was a terrorist mastermind and leader of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, but we'll always remember him as the lovable convenience store clerk from The Simpsons.
Sonny James
would have been 97 today
May 1st, 1929 — February 22nd, 2016The gentleman has gone south.
Karolj Seles
would have been 100 today
May 1st, 1926 — May 14th, 1998The King of the Yugoslavian tennis-Dad editorial cartoonists is toast.
Scott Carpenter
would have been 101 today
May 1st, 1925 — October 10th, 2013He spent a total of 4 hours and 56 minutes in space. When you think about it, that's only 4 hours and 56 minutes more than YOU spent in space. Big WHOOP.
Art Fleming
would have been 102 today
May 1st, 1924 — April 25th, 1995This! Is! Jeopardy!
Joseph Heller
would have been 103 today
May 1st, 1923 — December 12th, 1999The essence of Catch-22 is that if you are concerned enough for your safety to ask to be declared insane, then you are sane enough to go into battle. The essence of Catch-23 is that if you stop breathing, you can't write anymore.
Jack Paar
would have been 108 today
May 1st, 1918 — January 27th, 2004Insert golf joke here.
Glenn Ford
would have been 110 today
May 1st, 1916 — August 30th, 2006Ditto.
Louis Nye
would have been 113 today
May 1st, 1913 — October 9th, 2005Hi ho, Reaperino!
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Ruth Buzzi · 88
died 1 year ago today
July 24th, 1936 — May 1st, 2025Went to school with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, and then later went on to star in Baggy Pants and the Nitwits..
Gordon Lightfoot · 84
died 3 years ago today
November 17th, 1938 — May 1st, 2023"Ribbon of Darkness" or "Sundown". Take your pick.
Olympia Dukakis · 89
died 5 years ago today
June 20th, 1931 — May 1st, 2021She was in a ton of movies, which came as a huge shock to us, because we thought she was just married to that failed politician. Huh. Oh well.
Danny Gans · 52
died 17 years ago today
October 25th, 1956 — May 1st, 2009The Las Vegas billboard industry just took a BIG hit.
Buzzie Bavasi · 93
died 18 years ago today
December 12th, 1914 — May 1st, 2008There once was a GM named Buzzie
Whose tactics were said to be scuzzy
From the day they were drafted
All his players got shafted
Ol' Buzz wasn't very nice, was he?
Happy Hairston · 58
died 25 years ago today
May 31st, 1942 — May 1st, 2001His given name was Harold, and he's now known as "Somewhat Less Than Thrilled" Hairston.
Chandra Levy · 24
died 25 years ago today
April 14th, 1977 — May 1st, 2001Do you really care? Really?
Why?
Steve Reeves · 74
died 26 years ago today
January 21st, 1926 — May 1st, 2000As one of the first to successfully make the leap from oily, near-naked flexing and posing to oily, near-naked flexing and posing in front of a camera, Reeves paved the way for one of our greatest modern movie stars. Yes, it was Steve's ability to overcome his unfortunate voice (picture an adenoidal 7-year-old girl in mild tantrum) that inspired another world-class athlete to step onto a sound stage and into our hearts. Say a little prayer, America, for without Steve Reeves, there would be no Lou Ferrigno.
Lee Mathis · 44
died 30 years ago today
March 10th, 1952 — May 1st, 1996We never heard of him either, but Julie swears he was a big soap opera star.
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