This list was submitted by USER03134 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | John Gielgud | May 21st, 2000 | 96 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
| 8 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 7 | Al Hirschfeld | January 20th, 2003 | 99 |
| 6 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
| 5 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
| 4 | James Earl Ray | April 23rd, 1998 | 70 |
| 3 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
| 2 | Marie-Louise Meilleur | April 16th, 1998 | 117 |
| 1 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 11 points | 3 hits |
Though hailed the world over as "The King of the Trumpet," it's less widely known that in his home town of New Orleans, he was called "that fat, boring guy."
(d) April 27th, 1999