This list was submitted by 1BCeltics on Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 7:31 AM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sargent Shriver | January 18th, 2011 | 95 |
| 9 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
| 8 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
| 7 | Ted Kennedy | August 25th, 2009 | 77 |
| 6 | Dolores Hope | September 19th, 2011 | 102 |
| 5 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
| 4 | Kevin McCarthy | September 11th, 2010 | 96 |
| 3 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
| 2 | Luise Rainer | December 30th, 2014 | 104 |
| 1 | Karl Malden | July 1st, 2009 | 97 |
| 17 points | 3 hits |
Oscar-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.
(d) August 25th, 2000