2008 Celebrity Death Pool (Rules, Questions & General Discussion)

[trojanmiro]

im gonna be honest about next years, since ill be doing it. ryan put a lot of effort into digging up obituaries of people i never heard of. the slinky lady being a prime example. more then likely i will not be putting forth that much effort so your list may want to be composed of people whos death would make a tabloid headline. if you choose an obscure famous person i may not see if they die, therefore any points you get for them could go unnoticed.

of course people will still be encouraged to watch out for their own list, and are still welcome to post whatever obituaries they find.

since we have an early jump to this one, all current members who want to participate will have to have their list ready for new year. any new members who join and want to participate will have 2 weeks to compile a list. points will still be calculated at 100- the persons age. if you want to choose a fetus for the list, still births will not count as points.

[MedicCook]

John Robert "Red" Murff (http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/11139025), the New York Mets scout who discovered Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, died Friday in a Tyler nursing home. He was 87.

[MedicCook]

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Paul Benedict (http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=342477&gt1=28103), the actor who played the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 70.

[MedicCook]

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Sam Bottoms (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=344789&GT1=28101), who had small but memorable roles in the 1970s classics "Apocalypse Now" and "The Last Picture Show," has died. He was 53.

[MedicCook]

Robert Mulligan (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=345027&GT1=28101), who directed the classic film "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at 83.

[MedicCook]

Does not count but still entertaining to read.

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Jane Goodall Institute staff members are mourning the death of Gregoire, Africa's oldest known chimpanzee. Gregoire, who was 66 years old, was international symbol for the conservation of all animals, particularly those which suffered human-inflicted abuse prior to their rescue.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28368980/from/ET/wid/18298287/?GT1=45002

[MedicCook]

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/081225/nn_alexander_kitt_081225.300w.jpg Eartha Kitt (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28386832/?GT1=43001), a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81.

http://entimg.msn.com/i/240/haroldpinter_240.jpg Harold Pinter (http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=345319), praised as the most influential British playwright of his generation and a longtime voice of political protest, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.

[mb*]

bummer. i thought eartha kitt was wicked cool.

i remember her best in that ernest scared stupid movie. :rotflmao:

[MedicCook]

http://entimg.msn.com/i/240/annsavage_240.jpg Ann Savage (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=345433&GT1=28101), who earned a cult following as a femme fatale in such 1940s pulp-fiction movies as "Detour," has died at 87.

[MedicCook]

http://entimg.msn.com/i/240/freddiehubbard_240.jpg Grammy-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard (http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=345519&gt1=28102), whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died at age 70.

[MedicCook]

http://entimg.msn.com/i/150/News/Dec08/larkprevin_150.jpg Lark Previn (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=345603&GT1=28101), a daughter of actress Mia Farrow whose sister Soon-Yi Previn was at the center of Farrow's messy breakup with Woody Allen, has died. She was 35.

[Donna]

http://entimg.msn.com/i/150/News/Dec08/larkprevin_150.jpg Lark Previn (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=345603&GT1=28101), a daughter of actress Mia Farrow whose sister Soon-Yi Previn was at the center of Farrow's messy breakup with Woody Allen, has died. She was 35.

wow, she looks practically identical to her mother. what she died of? guess i can go look it up if i really wanna know. LMAO, THAT IS MIA!! <blush> omg <eyeroll> weird, the daughter died on christmas day with no explanation of death and then cremated. hmmmmm

[MedicCook]

Her cause of death is still unknown.

[Donna]

lemme ask you something......does my list have to be a certain length? Can I just choose like 10 people?


Her cause of death is still unknown.

so they cremate her?? :huh:

[MedicCook]

lemme ask you something......does my list have to be a certain length? Can I just choose like 10 people?



so they cremate her?? :huh:

We are picking 20 people. You can probab;y pick only 10 but you just have less chance of winning.

[Donna]

We are picking 20 people. You can probab;y pick only 10 but you just have less chance of winning.

I can't think of 20, i may just say f it on this.

[MedicCook]

wow, she looks practically identical to her mother. what she died of? guess i can go look it up if i really wanna know. LMAO, THAT IS MIA!! <blush> omg <eyeroll> weird, the daughter died on christmas day with no explanation of death and then cremated. hmmmmm

That picture I think is of Mia. I just did a quick search for Lark and found no pictures of her.

[debbie]

Lark Previn, Mia Farrow's Daughter, Dies On Christmas - UPDATED, PHOTO (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/lark-previn-mia-farrows-d_n_154139.html)

[MedicCook]

Lark Previn, Mia Farrow's Daughter, Dies On Christmas - UPDATED, PHOTO (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/lark-previn-mia-farrows-d_n_154139.html)

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/55935/original.jpg

[MedicCook]

Vincent Ford (http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=345767&gt1=28102), a songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic "No Woman, No Cry," has died in Jamaica. He was 68.