This list was submitted by USER02958 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | J.D. Salinger | January 27th, 2010 | 91 |
| 9 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
| 8 | Richard Harris | October 25th, 2002 | 72 |
| 7 | Eugene McCarthy | December 10th, 2005 | 89 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
| 5 | James Earl Ray | April 23rd, 1998 | 70 |
| 4 | Matthew McConaughey | Alive | ? |
| 3 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 2 | Barry Goldwater | May 29th, 1998 | 89 |
| 1 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 7 points | 2 hits |
She was the first black woman to star in a TV show (in 1968) in a non-servant role. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress. She worked with women at the LA Mission for decades. And she survived breast cancer. All of that is incredibly impressive, but there's just no getting around it: that is a RIDICULOUS way to spell Diane.
(d) October 4th, 2019