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:
Ben Affleck · 54
(b) August 15th, 1972
Bobby Byrd
would have been 92 today
August 15th, 1934 — September 12th, 2007Get up (get on up)
Get Up! (get on up)
GET UP!! (get on up)
Nicolas Roeg
would have been 98 today
August 15th, 1928 — November 23rd, 2018He was a scandal-free British film director and it took us years to notice he had shuffled off this mortal coil.
Mike Connors
would have been 101 today
August 15th, 1925 — January 26th, 2017Less-than-a-man-nix.
Oscar Peterson
would have been 101 today
August 15th, 1925 — December 23rd, 2007Dead AND Canadian.
Phyllis Schlafly
would have been 102 today
August 15th, 1924 — September 5th, 2016A woman's place is in the cemetery.
Rose Marie
would have been 103 today
August 15th, 1923 — December 28th, 2017She was at opening night of the Flamingo Hotel in Vegas. 16 YEARS after she started in radio. This chick had some miles on her.
Julia Child
would have been 114 today
August 15th, 1912 — August 13th, 2004Stick a fork in her.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Bert Lance · 82
died 13 years ago today
June 3rd, 1931 — August 15th, 2013Oh, it's broke alright. And there's no fixing it.
Kyle Rote · 73
died 24 years ago today
October 27th, 1928 — August 15th, 2002That's all Kyle wrote.
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| 1. | 2026 At Random | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | 2026 Autopsy Listing | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | 2026 Corpse Train | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | 2026 Inductees #1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | 2026 Inductees #2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | 2026 Inductees #3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | 2026 List | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. | 2026 Stiffs R Us 3 | 0 | 0 |