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:
Courtney Love · 62
(b) July 9th, 1964
Mitch Mitchell
would have been 79 today
July 9th, 1947 — November 12th, 2008Looks like they finally got the old band back together.
O.J. Simpson
would have been 79 today
July 9th, 1947 — April 10th, 2024If the cancer don't fit, you must just quit.
Dean Koontz · 81
(b) July 9th, 1945
Richard Roundtree
would have been 84 today
July 9th, 1942 — October 24th, 2023They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother
(Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Then we can dig it)
Brian Dennehy
would have been 88 today
July 9th, 1938 — April 15th, 2020It is highly unlikely that Callahan Auto is going to recover from this.
Oliver Sacks
would have been 93 today
July 9th, 1933 — August 30th, 2015He spent the first half of his life doing drugs, riding motorcycles, and bodybuilding. He spent the second part writing books about the brain and getting movies made about him. We would have stuck with the first part.
Donald Rumsfeld
would have been 94 today
July 9th, 1932 — June 29th, 2021He had a ton of military awards, AND had to resign in disgrace. A well rounded career, we say.
Lee Hazlewood
would have been 97 today
July 9th, 1929 — August 4th, 2007These days, boots are walking all over him.
Vince Edwards
would have been 98 today
July 9th, 1928 — March 11th, 1996Ben Casey has struck out.
Ed Ames
would have been 99 today
July 9th, 1927 — May 21st, 2023Somebody better take another looketh at that cup.
Edward Heath
would have been 110 today
July 9th, 1916 — July 17th, 2005Ha-ha, Mr. Heath.
Barbara Cartland
would have been 125 today
July 9, 1901 — May 21st, 2000She closed her eyes dreamily and sighed, a moist and wheezy sigh of surrender, as his firm grip tightened on her ventricle, and Randy the Reaper shut that sucker down.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Ross Perot · 89
died 7 years ago today
June 27th, 1930 — July 9th, 2019Remember when we all thought he was too crazy to run for President? Boy - those were the days, huh?
Rip Torn · 88
died 7 years ago today
February 6th, 1931 — July 9th, 2019Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.Rod Steiger
died 24 years ago today
— July 9th, 2002Looks like Charley's got a one-way ticket to Palookaville.James Farmer
died 27 years ago today
— July 9th, 1999Here's your Freedom Ride, pal.Melvin Belli
died 30 years ago today
— July 9th, 1996Lawyer.
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