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:
Albert Belle · 60
(b) August 25th, 1966
Billy Cyrus · 65
(b) August 25th, 1961
Tim Burton · 68
(b) August 25th, 1958
James McDougal
would have been 86 today
August 25th, 1940 — March 8th, 1998Old McDougal bought the farm (Ee-I-Ee-I-Oh) ...
Regis Philbin
would have been 95 today
August 25th, 1931 — July 24th, 2020Final answer?
Sean Connery
would have been 96 today
August 25th, 1930 — October 31st, 2020Diamonds are forever. Bonds? Not so much.
Althea Gibson
would have been 99 today
August 25th, 1927 — September 28th, 2003'Thea later.
Monty Hall
would have been 105 today
August 25th, 1921 — September 30th, 2017Out of respect, those attending his funeral should please dress as chickens.
George Wallace
would have been 107 today
August 25th, 1919 — September 14th, 1998
Mel Ferrer
would have been 109 today
August 25th, 1917 — June 2nd, 2008Who?
Van Johnson
would have been 110 today
August 25th, 1916 — December 12th, 2008He's on the subway in the sky.
Vo Giap
would have been 115 today
August 25th, 1911 — October 4th, 2013No mo Vo.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
John McCain · 81
died 8 years ago today
August 29th, 1936 — August 25th, 2018He ran for President twice. Apparently he was way, WAY too smart for that job.
Neil Armstrong · 82
died 14 years ago today
August 5th, 1930 — August 25th, 2012That's one small death for man, one giant death for mankind.
Ted Kennedy · 77
died 17 years ago today
February 22nd, 1932 — August 25th, 2009Another Kennedy? Shouldn't we be out of them by now?
Aaliyah · 22
died 25 years ago today
January 16th, 1979 — August 25th, 2001If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again, unless you happen to have been in a Cessna, in which case, never mind.
Jack Nitzsche · 63
died 26 years ago today
April 22nd, 1937 — August 25th, 2000Oscar-winning songwriter who also worked as a producer, arranger and keyboardist with people like The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Darin, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Ike & Tina Turner, Tammy Wynette, John Lee Hooker, Barbra Streisand, The Neville Brothers, Graham Parker, Jackie DeShannon, The Monkees, Marianne Faithfull, Sonny & Cher, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ricky Nelson, Willy DeVille, Doris Day and The Germs, so it's no surprise if you've never heard of him.
Lewis Powell · 90
died 28 years ago today
September 19th, 1907 — August 25th, 1998This Nixon Supreme Court appointee belonged to whites-only organizations and kept gay sex illegal. What a dick.
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