Celebrity Death Game

[byron]

Mitch Mitchell, 62, Drummer, Jimi Hendrix Experience.

[gobias30]

We've lost a writer with ties to Arrested Development:

Irving Brecher, who wrote the screenplay to Bye, Bye, Birdie dies of heart attack.

Tobias: "And this is “Kids,” from Bye Bye Birdie."

[Frightened Inmate #2]

This is sudden...

Sunny von Bulow dies after 28 years in coma

NEW YORK (CNN) -- After spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a family statement. She was 76.

Von Bulow was subject of one of the nation's most sensational criminal cases during the 1980s.

Her husband, Claus, was accused of trying to kill her with an overdose of insulin, which prosecutors alleged sent her into the coma.

He was convicted of making two attempts on her life, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. He was acquitted in a second trial.

His retrial in 1985 received national attention.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/06/von.bu ... index.html

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Deep Throat Dies
W. Mark Felt, who leaked information to reporters under the moniker, "Deep Throat," about the Watergate break-in, died Thursday at the age of 95. Felt, who worked with the FBI in 1973, gave information to Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein that eventually led to the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon.

Sammy Baugh, NFL Great, Dies at 94
Sammy Baugh, the Washington Redskins quarterback who was one of football’s greatest passers and a pivotal figure in transforming the National Football League from a plodding affair into a high-scoring spectacle, died Wednesday in Rotan, Tex. He was 94.

I'll take both of those points, thank you.

Though of late, I think I'm the only one playing.

[byron]

Dock Ellis, 63, Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher who claimed to have pitched a no-hitter on LSD and later went on to counsel drug addicts:

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/ ... 1785.story

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Dock Ellis, 63, Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher who claimed to have pitched a no-hitter on LSD, later went on to counsel drug addicts:

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/ ... 1785.story

Man, I wish all of my baseball cards did that!

[gobias30]

Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt, 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://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61935259

[byron]

Ron Asheton, Guitarist for the Stooges, 60

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Ron Asheton, Guitarist for the Stooges, 60

Damn, you beat me to Death.

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Smiles everyone! Smiles!

Our beloved Mr. Roarke (your host) has passed at age 88.

Or if you prefer... KHAN!!!!!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ne ... 2229.story

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Famed author John Updike dies at 76

Author John Updike, regarded as one of the greatest and most prolific writers in modern American letters, has died, his publicist said. He was 76.

He passed away Tuesday morning after battling lung cancer.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/01/27/obit.updike/index.html

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Ron Silver, 62, esophageal cancer.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/1 ... index.html

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Actor and political activist Ron Silver, who played a recurring role in TV's presidential drama "The West Wing," and who also let his political views play out in real life, died Sunday after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer, according to a colleague.

Ron Silver is seen in this 2006 photograph. He had a recurring role in TV's "The West Wing."

Robin L. Bronk, executive director of The Creative Coalition, said Silver, a New York native, died in his sleep with his family around him.

"Nothing could hold Ron back, not even a debilitating illness. His contributions as an artist and activist will never be forgotten," said Bronk, who runs an organization founded in 1989 by Silver, actor Christopher Reeve and other prominent figures in the arts as a political advocacy organization for the entertainment industry.

[Frightened Inmate #2]

I feel like I'm playing with myself here.

Anyway, I think this counts. It's very sad, though.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03172009/ne ... 160027.htm

NATASHA RICHARDSON IS BRAIN DEAD
CRITICALLY INJURED IN SKIING ACCIDENT

Actress Natasha Richardson is brain dead - after falling in a ski accident in Canada - and is now on sad journey home to New York, friends told The Post today.

Richardson, who was being treated at a Montreal hospital, is being transported to New York this afternoon so her mom Vanessa Redgrave, two children and other loved ones can say goodbye before she's taken off life-support, friends said.

Redgrave was in London when the accident happened but arrived in New York today to see her gravely injured daughter, sources said.

Liam Neeson, husband of the Broadway and screen star, left shooting of his movie in Toronto to rush to Richardson's side in Montreal and now on the trip home.

The British-born Richardson, 45, fell during a private lesson at Mont Tremblant resort yesterday and allegedly told resort employees she felt fine.

But an hour later, she complained of an extreme headache and was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Richardson was on a beginner's slope and reportedly not wearing a helmet when she fell - although headgear is not required.

"She did not show any visible sign of injury but the ski patrol followed strict procedures and brought her back to the bottom of the slope and insisted she should see a doctor," said a statement from the resort, which is almost 80 miles northwest of Montreal.

"Approximately an hour after the incident Mrs. Richardson was not feeling good."

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Rookie makes first start of season, dies in crash

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was among three people killed in a 3-vehicle crash in Fullerton, California, early today, according to a hospital spokesman. Hours earlier, Adenhart, 22, pitched 6 scoreless innings in his first start for the Angels this season. He was considered one of the top prospects in the major leagues.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/09/adenhart.killed/index.html?cnn=yes

[byron]

Harry Kalas, 73, Philadelphia Phillies Announcer:

http://www.app.com/article/20090413/NEWS/90413066

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not sure if this occupation qualifies, but...

Marilyn Chambers, 56, pornstar:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/04/porn-star-marilyn-chambers-found-dead-in-los-angeles-county-home.html