The Graffe's Celebrity Death Pool

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Originally Posted by Delores Mulva

My father (in his early 70's) listens almost exclusively to music from the 50's and 60's. When in the car with him yesterday, he was listening to Sirius 60's, so I asked him if they had been playing more Cream songs that day because of the death. He had no idea who Cream was

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Yeah, but he's outside the age range I mentioned. Cream represented a fairly radical shift from popular music of the era, much heavier and more intricate. If your favorite music includes '50s hits, you probably didn't listen to Cream at all unless you're a musician yourself. By the time Cream became popular, your dad was likely already in his mid 20s, when musical tastes for the majority of people have already solidified.

But I would be mildly surprised to find someone my mother's age (65) with no knowledge of Cream, assuming that person grew up in America or Britain.

https://tv.yahoo.com/news/carol-ann-...032449479.html

Carol Ann Susi, the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz on Big Bang Theory, 62, due to cancer.

Her short but funny role in My Blue Heaven always made me chuckle.

Warren Clarke

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British actor Warren Clarke, best known for TV role in Dalziel And Pascoe, has died aged 67 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed.

Clarke, who was born in Oldham, starred in the controversial 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, by Stanley Kubrick.

He recently appeared in the BBC One dramas Call the Midwife and Down to Earth, about a family moving to rural Devon.

The actor is due to appear in a remake of Poldark.

The series, which is due to be released next year, was his last role before his death.

Clarke, with his heavy set build and hangdog facial features, was a perfect fit for grumpy police detective Dalziel, who was translated to the screen from the books by Reginald Hill.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30023012

Big Bank Hank :(

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/showbi...ill-gang-obit/

57 is too early for one of the guys who helped bring an otherwise isolated style of music (at the time) to the masses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljUnyv5XUA8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljUnyv5XUA8

Hopefully, wherever rappers go when they die, he is provided with a gigantic color tv for knicks games.

(edit -- and hopefully Hertz' rental car selection is better there so he can truly drive off in a "Def OJ")

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Now the bitch can set him up in the afterlife.

I learned the other day that in 1977, during the riots, some of the looting that was done was apparently a bunch of DJ Equipment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/ar...pagewanted=all

Which gave a whole lot of aspiring musicians access to things they would not otherwise have and led to the skyrocketing rise of hip-hop at the time.

It makes you wonder what other kinds of musical revolutions or artistic endeavors we'd get if people donated the things necessary for production of such to those who couldn't afford them.

Or if there were more riots! :rockon:

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Originally Posted by Merrick ap'Milandra

I learned the other day that in 1977, during the riots, some of the looting that was done was apparently a bunch of DJ Equipment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/ar...pagewanted=all

Which gave a whole lot of aspiring musicians access to things they would not otherwise have and led to the skyrocketing rise of hip-hop at the time.

It makes you wonder what other kinds of musical revolutions or artistic endeavors we'd get if people donated the things necessary for production of such to those who couldn't afford them.

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1993, LA Riots. Birth of Sublime.

RIP Joe Cocker

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/ar...t-70.html?_r=0

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Originally Posted by Aennyil

RIP Joe Cocker

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/ar...t-70.html?_r=0

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Every time I think of him, I think of the brilliant imitation that John Belushi used to do of him on SNL.

Still, a sad day for music :(

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Originally Posted by Khieran

Every time I think of him, I think of the brilliant imitation that John Belushi used to do of him on SNL.

Still, a sad day for music :(

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That's exactly what I told my girlfriend last night when I saw he had passed away. He definitely had a great voice.

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Originally Posted by Khieran

Every time I think of him, I think of the brilliant imitation that John Belushi used to do of him on SNL.

Still, a sad day for music :(

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I have to confess for me, when I think of him I think of Kim Basinger stripping to "You Can Leave Your Hat On" heh.

Definitely loved his voice though. R.I.P.

Sad thing is in today's music he probably would never get a contract.

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Originally Posted by aazdazen

Sad thing is in today's music he probably would never get a contract.

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Dunno, you have to take his Woodstock-era looks into account:

Spoiler for He'd get hired, even today:

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Not the way he looked, he doesn't have that cookie cutter voice that pretty much all artists have now a days.

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Originally Posted by Nerkahia

I have to confess for me, when I think of him I think of Kim Basinger stripping to "You Can Leave Your Hat On" heh.

Definitely loved his voice though. R.I.P.

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My thoughts exactly. And there's nothing wrong with that!

Edward Herrmann, actor famed for his FDR portrayals, dies

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/1...or-dies-age-49

ESPN's Stuart Scott passed away this morning. 49 is way too young.

Fucking cancer. :mad:

that is certainly not a good day in Bristol.

Stuart Scott was an ESPN jewel. The only personality I ever liked better was Dan Patrick.

Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks passed away today at 83.

Let's play two.

Dean Smith and Jerry Tarkanian. Polar opposites in style, but both winners. I always liked Dean Smith, and would cheer for UNC in basketball simply because of him. When I was in college my school was in the Big West with UNLV, and when Tark came to town the Pan Am Center was packed and nuts, all the students would take towels and chew on them to copy him.

Bob Simon!

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...-crash-n304806

Who was Bob Simon? The 65+ 60 Mins demographic must be crushed.

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Originally Posted by Bonlainy

Dean Smith and Jerry Tarkanian. Polar opposites in style, but both winners.

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To steal a comment I saw -- even in death, Tark was two steps behind Dean Smith.

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Originally Posted by PPatty

To steal a comment I saw -- even in death, Tark was two steps behind Dean Smith.

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haha That's a good one. At least Tark did beat the NCAA for trying to force him out.

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Originally Posted by hurrhurr

Next up, Dennis Hopper

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Apparently I need to learn to read

umm, he died in 2010

http://comicbook.com/2015/04/14/herb...s-passed-away/

Herb Trimpe graphic artist RIP. Herb graduated from the same HS I did. In fact he designed our school mascot.

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Originally Posted by Aennyil

Herb graduated from the same HS I did. In fact he designed our school mascot.

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Was your school mascot a big green mass of muscle?

http://hulklibrary.com/superhero-lib...b-trimpe-l.jpg

I wish it was, lol

Next pick: B.B. King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7Jc1sWGg4

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Originally Posted by PPatty

Next pick: B.B. King

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I see your B.B. King and raise you a Maureen O'Hara.

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Originally Posted by PPatty

Next pick: B.B. King

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You picked the wrong King.

Ben E. King dies at 76.

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Originally Posted by Delores Mulva

You picked the wrong King.

Ben E. King dies at 76.

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I said next pick. He was already dead before I posted.

Double Jeopardy today

Nigel Terry, Arthur from Excalibur. Emphysema

Grace Lee Whitney, Janice Rand from Star Trek TOS et al. Unspecified cause.

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Originally Posted by PPatty

Next pick: B.B. King

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The Thrill Is Gone

That's a sad loss to the music world. Hopefully he is buried with Lucille, at least one of them.

Truly a loss :(

John Nash and his wife dies in car crash.
He's the mathematician portrayed in "A Beautiful Mind".

Tortured soul - amazing what things he managed to get out of his life.

Just read this in the NYT this morning.

Always wear your seatbelt.

Do taxis have seatbelts in the back? honest question as I have never taken a cab before. I have only used the MTA when in NYC.

Another death today: Anne Meara, talented comedian and Ben Stiller's mom.

http://deadline.com/2015/05/anne-mea...er-1201432430/

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Originally Posted by FilanFyretracker

Do taxis have seatbelts in the back? honest question as I have never taken a cab before. I have only used the MTA when in NYC.

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Yes they do. The cars come with them before they get converted to taxis and it would take effort to take them out, after all. In some places their use is mandatory, and in others not, and often the drivers themselves are exempt due to the frequent getting in and out.

Sir Christopher Lee, 93, heart failure.

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Originally Posted by Mileron

Sir Christopher Lee, 93, heart failure.

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Great actor - a lot of great films over the years. :(

RIP. I'm glad he got to bring us Saruman.

Definitely a legend. He could do evil (modern and archaic), comedy, drama, everything.

Plus he was a metal god. I imagine him going out with a badass guitar riff!
RIP, indeed.

Didn't realize he was so old. He must have been close to 80 when he did LOTR

EDIT or rather he was. Basic math proves this.

I just read on one of the sites that he was the voice of Lucan D'Lere in EQ2. Wow, I had no idea!

Bye bye, American Dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9py4aMK3aIU

James Horner, composer of MANY a Hollywood score.
Solo plane accident :(

Dick Van Patten, 86, diabetes.

RIP to the Snake, Ken Stabler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbca0EncfW4

:(

Ixnay on the tablersay eathday. Oops.

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Originally Posted by PPatty

Ixnay on the tablersay eathday. Oops.

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Well, maybe not - seems he did pass away:

A University of Alabama spokesperson confirms Alabama legend Ken "The Snake" Stabler died Thursday at the age of 69.

https://www.facebook.com/kennystable...type=1&theater

Omar Sharif, the dashing actor whose career included star turns in "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago," died Friday. He was 83.

The Egyptian-born actor suffered a heart attack this afternoon in Cairo, according to his agent, Steve Kenis. Egyptian state media report that Sharif had been in the hospital for a month.

CEO of Nintendo Satoru Iwata. 55, bile duct growth

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf

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Originally Posted by Mileron

CEO of Nintendo Satoru Iwata. 55, bile duct growth

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf

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Bile duct growth sounds like a really messed up gall stone, or gall bladder cancer.

A stone would not be referred to as a growth. Could also be related to pancreatic cancer.

http://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions...carcinoma.html

RIP, Moe Greene:

http://time.com/3963808/godfather-alex-rocco-dies/

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Originally Posted by Khieran

RIP, Moe Greene:

http://time.com/3963808/godfather-alex-rocco-dies/

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The tweets I've seen about it have been using the Godfather still image of Moe Greene on the massage table, either about to get shot or just after, with the shattered right lens. That's one of way of rubbing in the fact that he's dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye2a94LZ05g

That's pretty cold :(

Frank Gifford passed away. He was 84.

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Originally Posted by Merkus

Frank Gifford passed away. He was 84.

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He wasn't the best MNF announcer, but he was definitely on the best (by far) MNF team.

Not to mention the best quote ever, "Shut up Howard!"

Yvonne Craig, the First-Ever Onscreen Batgirl, Dies Aged 78

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Actress Yvonne Craig, known for playing superheroine Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman, died Monday night aged 78.

Craig’s nephew Cristopher Carson announced that she had died at her California home after suffering from breast cancer that had spread to her liver, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Craig joined for Batman‘s third and final season in 1967-8, and performed all her own stunts on the show. She had previously starred opposite rock sensation Elvis Presley in two films — It Happened At the World’s Fair and Kissin’ Cousins — and also briefly dated him.

The native of Taylorville, Ill., went on to guest star in an episode of Star Trek as well as other hit T.V. shows, including The Six Million Dollar Man and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Craig is survived by her husband, Kenneth, her sister and two nephews.

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Originally Posted by Ackar

Yvonne Craig, the First-Ever Onscreen Batgirl, Dies Aged 78

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First television star I ever had a crush on.

She may have spent most of her time getting tied up, but she certainly kicked FAR more ass than most female characters on US television at the time.

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Originally Posted by Merrick ap'Milandra

First television star I ever had a crush on.

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Same here... I think the costume helped.

The original article mentions she was on Star Trek, but it doesn't say that she was the green skinned dancing alien woman, Marta.

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Originally Posted by Delores Mulva

The original article mentions she was on Star Trek, but it doesn't say that she was the green skinned dancing alien woman, Marta.

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Wow, you're right. I had no idea that was her. IMDB has a picture of her in her makeup.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm11789181...ef_=tt_pv_md_1

RIP Darryl Dawkins, Chocolate Thunder. This guy was HUGE. When I was about 20 my cousin and I walked onto the court behind the basket while the 76ers were warming up at a game in San Antonio, Dawkins walked over and stood in front of us, it was like an eclipse. Man he was wide and tall. I never liked the 76ers but I was a Dawkins fan.

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Originally Posted by Bonlainy

RIP Darryl Dawkins, Chocolate Thunder. This guy was HUGE.

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And a pioneer of backboard smashing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszr5JGNA7o

Named all of his dunks.

Only pro-basketball game I ever went to I got to see Dawkins. 76r's beat Baltimore something like 126-101.

Horror master Wes Craven dead at 76

How troubled Disney star Dean Jones, who just died at 84, found ‘the peace of Christ’

Judy Carne, ‘Sock It to Me Girl’ on ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 76

Laugh-In was damn funny, and well ahead of it's time. Judy Carne was funny and damn adorable.

R.I.P. Terry Gilliam

http://i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/c...ms-death<br />

(Or not)

https://www.facebook.com/Terry.Gilli...538094/?type=1

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I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING DEAD especially to those who have already bought tickets to the upcoming talks, but, Variety has announced my demise. Don't believe their retraction and apology!

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He was just restin'

He's just pinin' for the fjords!

He should have put a sign on his chest that said "I ainten't dead yet!".

RIP, Moses Malone

So if these things come in threes, and we've already had Dawkins and now Moses, who's next among big men? Or among 76ers?

haha Yeah, if I were an ex-76er I would be a bit nervous.

Yogi Berra, 90 years old:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/23/us/yog...ath/index.html

"its deja vu all over again."

"Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore, it's too crowded."

I loved Yogi Berra, truly one of baseball's greatest characters.

Legendary chef Paul Prudhomme dies at 75

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Paul Prudhomme, the superstar chef from Louisiana known for popularizing authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine around the world, has died at age 75.

A representative from Prudhomme’s restaurant K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen confirmed his death to WWLTV. The representative said the chef died after a brief illness. The cause of death has not been released.

Prudhomme helped make dishes like blackened redfish a Louisiana staple on restaurant menus. They are now sold in all 50 states and 37 countries around the world. The blackened redfish craze became so popular that commercial fishing of the species became restricted in order to prevent it from going extinct. Prudhomme is also credited with introducing the turducken poultry dish, now a mainstay.

Born in Opelousas, LA, on July 13, 1940, Prudhomme was the youngest of 13 children. According to his biography on ChefPaul.com, he learned to cook from his mother and later traveled the country in his 20s to learn more about cooking in a wide variety of styles.

In July 1979, he opened his acclaimed K-Paul’s as well as a catering businesses. Over the years, he made many guest appearances on television shows, including NBC's "Today Show" and ABC's "Good Morning America". He authored nine cookbooks, hosted five cooking shows for PBS and launched a popular product line, Chef Paul Prudhomme Magic Seasoning Blends.

In 2012, he was named one of the Pioneers of American Cuisine by the Culinary Institute of America. In addition to his awards as a chef, he also received multiple awards for his philanthropy, including Bon Appetit’s Humanitarian Award in 2006.

Prudhomme is survived by his second wife, Lori Bennett, whom he married in 2010. His first wife, Kay Prudhomme, died in 1993 after a 7-year battle with cancer.

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Al from "Happy Days" goes to the big diner in the sky at the age of 96:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...py-days-835796

Fred Thompson has died. You may remember him from such movies and shows as Die Hard II, Law & Order, Watergate Committee and U.S. Senate 1994-2002 and GOP Presidential Campaign 2007-08.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news...s-73/74752142/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjXgS5lqqRQ

http://www.tmz.com/2015/12/03/scott-weiland-dead/

Lets hope its natural and not the usual exit for a rock star.

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Originally Posted by FilanFyretracker

http://www.tmz.com/2015/12/03/scott-weiland-dead/

Lets hope its natural and not the usual exit for a rock star.

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Given his history with substance abuse, I'm doubtful that it's natural. Still sad though.

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Originally Posted by Khieran

Given his history with substance abuse, I'm doubtful that it's natural. Still sad though.

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If he's clean now(which I doubt), it will likely be caused by what he's done in the past...either way...substance abuse

48 year old, not horribly overweight man? Either drug abuse or the aftereffects of said use.

STP had some really good music in their heyday. Interstate Love Song still hits me every time I hear it.

That sucks.

I was never a huge fan of his voice, but a lot of his stuff was fantastic in spite of my preferences.

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Originally Posted by Dawlin

48 year old, not horribly overweight man? Either drug abuse or the aftereffects of said use.

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Same with Peter Steele from Type O Negative.