This list was submitted by LaMuerte on Sunday, December 30th, 2012 at 12:59 PM PST for The 2013 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
This list is in the Dinner Somewhere Boneyard.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
9 | Helen Thomas | July 20th, 2013 | 92 |
8 | David Rockefeller | March 20th, 2017 | 101 |
7 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
6 | Doris Lessing | November 17th, 2013 | 94 |
5 | Beverly Cleary | March 25th, 2021 | 104 |
4 | Carol Channing | January 15th, 2019 | 97 |
3 | Eli Wallach | June 24th, 2014 | 98 |
2 | Joan Fontaine | December 15th, 2013 | 96 |
1 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
17 points | 3 hits |
Yes - he was a 24 time all-star selection, compiled 3630 hits, and is widely considered the best left fielder of all time, and is in the Hall of Fame. But for OUR money, the fact that he played the harmonica on Hee Haw in 1994 AND made an album of harmonica songs? THAT is what makes someone famous.
(d) January 19th, 2013