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64 stiffs · 2017

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For the 32nd year running, our fondest farewells to the recently departed. If they were on anybody’s list, or mattered at all, they’re here. Looking for everybody? Try the Directory.

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Died December 28, 2017 · Age 94

Rose Marie

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.

Born August 15, 1923

Died December 21, 2017 · Age 82

Dick Enberg

Oh, my.

Born January 9, 1935

Died December 20, 2017 · Age 86

Bernard Law

Your elevator is ready sir. Going down?

Born November 4, 1931

Died November 30, 2017 · Age 87

Jim Nabors

Surprise, Surprise Surprise!

Born June 12, 1930

Died November 21, 2017 · Age 67

David Cassidy

THAT’S what he was so afraid of.

Born April 12, 1950

Died November 20, 2017 · Age 86

Della Reese

Touching an angel.

Born July 6, 1931

Died November 19, 2017 · Age 85

Mel Tillis

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

Born August 8, 1932

Died November 19, 2017 · Age 83

Charles Manson

Stick a fork in him.

Born November 12, 1934

Died November 18, 2017 · Age 64

Malcolm Young

Finally lost his long-running battle with American thighs.

Born January 6, 1953

Died November 13, 2017 · Age 99

Bobby Doerr

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

Born April 7, 1918

Died November 12, 2017 · Age 94

Liz Smith (mediocre journalist)

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!

Born February 2, 1923

Died October 24, 2017 · Age 89

Fats Domino

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

Born February 26, 1928

Died October 24, 2017 · Age 89

Robert Gillaume

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

Born November 30, 1927

Died October 17, 2017 · Age 53

Gord Downie

Way, way downie.

Born February 6, 1964

Died October 8, 2017 · Age 90

Y.A.Tittle

Good question.

Born October 24, 1926

Died October 2, 2017 · Age 66

Tom Petty

Gonna leave this world for a while.

Born October 20, 1950

Died September 30, 2017 · Age 96

Monty Hall

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

Born August 25, 1921

Died September 27, 2017 · Age 91

Hugh Hefner

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

Born April 9, 1926

Died September 21, 2017 · Age 94

Liliane Bettencourt

Beauty really is only skin deep.

Born October 21, 1922

Died September 19, 2017 · Age 95

Jake LaMotta

Reclining Bull

Born July 10, 1922

Died September 15, 2017 · Age 91

Harry Dean Stanton

Fire Corpse with Me

Born July 14, 1926

Died September 13, 2017 · Age 85

Pete Domenici

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.

Born May 7, 1932

Died September 1, 2017 · Age 92

Shelley Berman

Curbed.

Born February 3, 1925

Died August 31, 2017 · Age 91

Richard Anderson

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

Born August 8, 1926

Died August 20, 2017 · Age 91

Jerry Lewis

Comedien de la mort.

Born March 16, 1926

Died August 19, 2017 · Age 84

Dick Gregory

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

Born October 12, 1932

Died August 8, 2017 · Age 81

Glen Campbell

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

Born April 22, 1936

Died August 7, 2017 · Age 68

Don Baylor

That's what you get for crowding the plate.

Born June 28, 1949

Died August 2, 2017 · Age 94

Ara Parseghian

Die like a champion today.

Born May 21, 1923

Died July 25, 2017 · Age 89

Barbara Sinatra

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

Born October 16, 1927

Died July 15, 2017 · Age 89

Martin Landau

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

Born June 20, 1928

Died June 16, 2017 · Age 87

Helmut Kohl

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.

Born April 3, 1930

Died June 15, 2017 · Age 92

Bill Dana

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.

Born October 5, 1924

Died June 10, 2017 · Age 88

Adam West

Quick, Robin! To the Bat Grave!

Born September 19, 1928

Died June 1, 2017 · Age 94

Roberto de Vicenzo

What a stupid he was.

Born April 14, 1923

Died May 29, 2017 · Age 83

Manuel Noriega

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

Born February 11, 1934

Died May 27, 2017 · Age 69

Gregg Allman

Laid back. WAY back.

Born December 8, 1947

Died May 26, 2017 · Age 85

Jim Bunning

The honorable gentleman from Kentucky yields the floor.

Born October 23, 1931

Died May 26, 2017 · Age 89

Zbigniew Brzezinski

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

Born March 28, 1928

Died May 23, 2017 · Age 89

Roger Moore

Moore is less.

Born October 14, 1927

Died May 18, 2017 · Age 77

Roger Ailes

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

Born May 15, 1940

Died May 9, 2017 · Age 77

Michael Parks

Parked now, for sure.

Born April 24, 1940

Died April 26, 2017 · Age 73

Jonathan Demme

It puts the lotion in the casket.

Born February 22, 1944

Died April 22, 2017 · Age 56

Erin Moran

Joanie Loves Formaldehyde.

Born October 18, 1960

Died April 19, 2017 · Age 27

Aaron Hernandez

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

Born November 6, 1989

Died April 6, 2017 · Age 90

Don Rickles

Who's the hockey puck now?

Born May 8, 1926

Died March 22, 2017 · Age 82

Dallas Green

More of a greenish-black, actually.

Born August 4, 1934

Died March 21, 2017 · Age 87

Chuck Barris

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

Born June 3, 1929

Died March 21, 2017 · Age 77

Jerry Krause

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.

Born April 6, 1939

Died March 20, 2017 · Age 101

David Rockefeller

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.

Born June 12, 1915

Died March 19, 2017 · Age 86

Jimmy Breslin

Cold off the presses.

Born October 17, 1930

Died March 18, 2017 · Age 90

Chuck Berry

Johnny B. Dead

Born October 18, 1926

Died March 8, 2017 · Age 94

Lou Duva

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.

Born May 28, 1922

Died February 26, 2017 · Age 97

Joseph Wapner

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

Born November 15, 1919

Died February 25, 2017 · Age 61

Bill Paxton

Game Over, Man! Game Over!

Born May 17, 1955

Died February 18, 2017 · Age 78

Omar Abdel-Rahman

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

Born May 3, 1938

Died February 12, 2017 · Age 76

Al Jarreau

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

Born March 12, 1940

Died February 7, 2017 · Age 71

Richard Hatch

Down the - well, you know.

Born May 21, 1945

Died February 6, 2017 · Age 102

Irwin Corey

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

Born July 29, 1914

Died January 27, 2017 · Age 94

Barbara Hale

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.

Born April 18, 1922

Died January 27, 2017 · Age 77

John Hurt

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

Born January 22, 1940

Died January 26, 2017 · Age 91

Mike Connors

Less-than-a-man-nix.

Born August 15, 1925

Died January 25, 2017 · Age 80

Mary Tyler Moore

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

Born December 29, 1936

Died January 10, 2017 · Age 90

Buddy Greco

From Atlanta to Goodbye.

Born August 14, 1926

Guess the stiff · died 2006

Sadly, we bid farewell to Al-Qaeda's popular night club entertainer and game show host.