This list was submitted by USER00008 on Sunday, September 29th, 2002 at 8:11 AM PDT for The October '02 Lee Jr..
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Warren Zevon | September 7th, 2003 | 56 |
9 | Lester Maddox | June 25th, 2003 | 87 |
8 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
7 | Stephen Ambrose | October 13th, 2002 | ? |
6 | George Mikan | June 1st, 2005 | 80 |
5 | Prince Rainier | April 6th, 2005 | 81 |
4 | Johnny PayCheck | February 19th, 2003 | 64 |
3 | Bo Diddley | June 2nd, 2008 | 79 |
2 | Dear Abby | January 16th, 2013 | 94 |
1 | Betty Friedan | February 4th, 2006 | 85 |
11 points | 2 hits |
Georgia's irrepressible segregationist, who defied the 1964 Civil Rights Act by chasing three black students from his restaurant with a gun. Given twenty days to desegregate, Maddox chose instead to close and sell the place, for which they made him Governor. Later, after his political career waned, he attempted to update his image by launching a nightclub comedy act with a black ex-con he had pardoned while in office. They were billed as "The Governor and the Dishwasher." We're not making this up.
(d) June 25th, 2003