This list was submitted by Bud Santimyer on Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 at 8:17 AM PST for The 2024 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Dr. Ruth Westheimer | July 12th, 2024 | 96 |
9 | Tom Brokaw | Alive | 85 |
8 | Jimmy Carter | December 29th, 2024 | 100 |
7 | Clint Eastwood | Alive | 95 |
6 | Dick Van Dyke | Alive | 99 |
5 | Bob Newhart | July 18th, 2024 | 94 |
4 | John Astin | Alive | ? |
3 | Charlie Sheen | Alive | 59 |
2 | Robert Duvall | Alive | 94 |
1 | Pending Fame Committee Review | ||
23 points | 3 hits |
This jazz and studio guitar great played on hundreds of recordings — including Phil Spector's "River Deep-Mountain High" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," Julie London's "Cry Me A River," and many of the Coasters' hits — and was known for beig one of the weirdest dudes in the business.
(d) May 6th, 2004