For the 30th year running, we present our fondest farewells to the recently departed.

If they were on any lists — or if they mattered at all in the world — you'll find them here.

If you're looking for everybody, then you need to head on over to the Directory.

Choose any date combination:      
Rose Marie

64

Rose Marie · 94

August 15th, 1923 - December 28th, 2017


She was at opening night of the Flamingo Hotel in Vegas. 16 YEARS after she started in radio. This chick had some miles on her.

Dick Enberg

63

Dick Enberg · 82

January 9th, 1935 - December 21st, 2017


Oh, my.

Bernard Law

62

Bernard Law · 86

November 4th, 1931 - December 20th, 2017


Your elevator is ready sir. Going down?

Jim Nabors

61

Jim Nabors · 87

June 12th, 1930 - November 30th, 2017


Surprise, Surprise Surprise!

David Cassidy

60

David Cassidy · 67

April 12th, 1950 - November 21st, 2017


THAT’S what he was so afraid of.

Della Reese

59

Della Reese · 86

July 6th, 1931 - November 20th, 2017


Touching an angel.

Charles Manson

58

Charles Manson · 83

November 12th, 1934 - November 19th, 2017


Stick a fork in him.

Mel Tillis

57

Mel Tillis · 85

August 8th, 1932 - November 19th, 2017


M-M-M-M-Mel's D-D-D-D-D-Dead.

Malcolm Young

56

Malcolm Young · 64

January 6th, 1953 - November 18th, 2017


Finally lost his long-running battle with American thighs.

Bobby Doerr

55

Bobby Doerr · 99

April 7th, 1918 - November 13th, 2017


He was the oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame until, well, recently.

Liz Smith (mediocre journalist)

54

Liz Smith (mediocre journalist) · 94

February 2nd, 1923 - November 12th, 2017


Word going around the Hollywood party scene has it that a "kinda journalist" with the initials LS may not be "off the market" for good!

Fats Domino

53

Fats Domino · 89

February 26th, 1928 - October 24th, 2017


A stark reminder of the tragedy that awaits those who find excitement on hills made of any sort of berry.

Robert Gillaume

52

Robert Gillaume · 89

November 30th, 1927 - October 24th, 2017


He was a beloved, scandal-free, African-American actor with a career that spanned more than fifty years.
Pisses us off.

Gord Downie

51

Gord Downie · 53

February 6th, 1964 - October 17th, 2017


Way, way downie.

Y.A.Tittle

50

Y.A.Tittle · 90

October 24th, 1926 - October 8th, 2017


Good question.

Tom Petty

49

Tom Petty · 66

October 20th, 1950 - October 2nd, 2017


Gonna leave this world for a while.

Monty Hall

48

Monty Hall · 96

August 25th, 1921 - September 30th, 2017


Out of respect, those attending his funeral should please dress as chickens.

Hugh Hefner

47

Hugh Hefner · 91

April 9th, 1926 - September 27th, 2017


We salute the passing of a great American hero. Thankfully salutes are just with one hand.

Liliane Bettencourt

46

Liliane Bettencourt · 94

October 21st, 1922 - September 21st, 2017


Beauty really is only skin deep.

Jake LaMotta

45

Jake LaMotta · 96

July 10th, 1921 - September 19th, 2017


Reclining Bull

Harry Dean Stanton

44

Harry Dean Stanton · 91

July 14th, 1926 - September 15th, 2017


Fire Corpse with Me

Pete Domenici

43

Pete Domenici · 85

May 7th, 1932 - September 13th, 2017


He voted to impeach Clinton because of his "lewd conduct", and then got a 24 year old staffer pregnant and didn't admit it until 12 years later. Lewd indeed.

Shelley Berman

42

Shelley Berman · 92

February 3rd, 1925 - September 1st, 2017


Curbed.

Richard Anderson

41

Richard Anderson · 91

August 8th, 1926 - August 31st, 2017


He was best known as Oscar Goldman on The Six Million Dollar Man. Right.
We said BEST known.

Jerry Lewis

40

Jerry Lewis · 91

March 16th, 1926 - August 20th, 2017


Comedien de la mort.

Dick Gregory

39

Dick Gregory · 84

October 12th, 1932 - August 19th, 2017


If you were a black civil rights activist during the Trump Presidency, you would have keeled over right about now too.

Glen Campbell

38

Glen Campbell · 81

April 22nd, 1936 - August 8th, 2017


He released his last album just 2 months ago. It was titled "Adios". So, yeah. There you go.

Don Baylor

37

Don Baylor · 68

June 28th, 1949 - August 7th, 2017


That's what you get for crowding the plate.

Ara Parseghian

36

Ara Parseghian · 94

May 21st, 1923 - August 2nd, 2017


Die like a champion today.

Barbara Sinatra

35

Barbara Sinatra · 89

October 16th, 1927 - July 25th, 2017


Before she married Frank, she was married to Zeppo. The least popular Marx brother. Quite a life you led there, Barb.

Martin Landau

34

Martin Landau · 89

June 20th, 1928 - July 15th, 2017


Winning an Academy Award probably paled in comparison to starring in 1981's "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island"

Helmut Kohl

33

Helmut Kohl · 87

April 3rd, 1930 - June 16th, 2017


They said he was friends with Vladimir Putin. The leader of a country friends with that maniac? Man. Good thing that would never happen in the US.

Bill Dana

32

Bill Dana · 92

October 5th, 1924 - June 15th, 2017


We know some of you are thinking "How the fuck did this guy end of famous for the purposes of this game?"

Yeah, well. That's what we are thinking too.

Adam West

31

Adam West · 88

September 19th, 1928 - June 10th, 2017


Quick, Robin! To the Bat Grave!

Roberto de Vicenzo

30

Roberto de Vicenzo · 94

April 14th, 1923 - June 1st, 2017


What a stupid he was.

Manuel Noriega

29

Manuel Noriega · 83

February 11th, 1934 - May 29th, 2017


A man, a plan, an evil dictator. Manuel!

Gregg Allman

28

Gregg Allman · 69

December 8th, 1947 - May 27th, 2017


Laid back. WAY back.

Jim Bunning

27

Jim Bunning · 85

October 23rd, 1931 - May 26th, 2017


The honorable gentleman from Kentucky yields the floor.

Zbigniew Brzezinski

26

Zbigniew Brzezinski · 89

March 28th, 1928 - May 26th, 2017


Three Z's in your name? No. That's just wrong.

Roger Moore

25

Roger Moore · 89

October 14th, 1927 - May 23rd, 2017


Moore is less.

Roger Ailes

24

Roger Ailes · 77

May 15th, 1940 - May 18th, 2017


If you're looking for someone to blame for the dumbing down of America, you should start here. And end here.

Michael Parks

23

Michael Parks · 77

April 24th, 1940 - May 9th, 2017


Parked now, for sure.

Jonathan Demme

22

Jonathan Demme · 73

February 22nd, 1944 - April 26th, 2017


It puts the lotion in the casket.

Erin Moran

21

Erin Moran · 56

October 18th, 1960 - April 22nd, 2017


Joanie Loves Formaldehyde.

Aaron Hernandez

20

Aaron Hernandez · 27

November 6th, 1989 - April 19th, 2017


Pretty good hang time for a guy that never played punter.

Don Rickles

19

Don Rickles · 90

May 8th, 1926 - April 6th, 2017


Who's the hockey puck now?

Dallas Green

18

Dallas Green · 82

August 4th, 1934 - March 22nd, 2017


More of a greenish-black, actually.

Jerry Krause

17

Jerry Krause · 77

April 6th, 1939 - March 21st, 2017


Despite the fact that he was considered a hardass and didn't work well with others, and despite the fact that Jordan and and Phil Jackson both hated him, he actually seemed like a real dick.

Chuck Barris

16

Chuck Barris · 87

June 3rd, 1929 - March 21st, 2017


He joins Gene Gene The Dancing Machine in that great green room in the sky.

David Rockefeller

15

David Rockefeller · 101

June 12th, 1915 - March 20th, 2017


A shining example that you can have all the money in the world and you're still going to end up on this shitty website.

Jimmy Breslin

14

Jimmy Breslin · 86

October 17th, 1930 - March 19th, 2017


Cold off the presses.

Chuck Berry

13

Chuck Berry · 90

October 18th, 1926 - March 18th, 2017


Johnny B. Dead

Lou Duva

12

Lou Duva · 94

May 28th, 1922 - March 8th, 2017


He owned a trucking company, then became a bail bondsman - tracking those who jumped bail himself - and then got into boxing. We'll have to check - but he MAY have been Italian.

Joseph Wapner

11

Joseph Wapner · 97

November 15th, 1919 - February 26th, 2017


The decision in the case of Grim Reaper v. Wapner is in. Ruling is for the plaintiff.

Bill Paxton

10

Bill Paxton · 61

May 17th, 1955 - February 25th, 2017


Game Over, Man! Game Over!

Omar Abdel-Rahman

9

Omar Abdel-Rahman · 78

May 3rd, 1938 - February 18th, 2017


Hard to bill yourself as a bad-ass terrorist when you wear a Santa hat every day of your life. Dummy.

Al Jarreau

8

Al Jarreau · 76

March 12th, 1940 - February 12th, 2017


Looks like we're in this love all on our own now.

Richard Hatch

7

Richard Hatch · 71

May 21st, 1945 - February 7th, 2017


Down the - well, you know.

Irwin Corey

6

Irwin Corey · 102

July 29th, 1914 - February 6th, 2017


They called him "The World's Foremost Authority". No idea for what.

John Hurt

5

John Hurt · 77

January 22nd, 1940 - January 27th, 2017


I am not an animal! I am a human be - oh wait. Never mind.

Barbara Hale

4

Barbara Hale · 94

April 18th, 1922 - January 27th, 2017


She was in movies for 35 years and on TV for 48 years. And she'll still be remembered as Perry Mason's secretary. Raymond Burr can suck it.

Mike Connors

3

Mike Connors · 91

August 15th, 1925 - January 26th, 2017


Less-than-a-man-nix.

Mary Tyler Moore

2

Mary Tyler Moore · 80

December 29th, 1936 - January 25th, 2017


Looks like she didn't make it, after all.

Buddy Greco

1

Buddy Greco · 90

August 14th, 1926 - January 10th, 2017


From Atlanta to Goodbye.

 

 

Guess the Stiff!

The Commissioner of this fine game played a round of golf with him, and can verify two things:

1. He was very funny guy.
2. He sucked at golf.

(d) September 14th, 2021