Newest Stiffs:
O.J. Simpson · 76
July 9th, 1947 — April 10th, 2024
If the cancer don't fit, you must just quit.
Louis Gossett · 87
May 27th, 1936 — March 29th, 2024
He had nowhere else to go.
Joseph Lieberman · 82
February 24th, 1942 — March 27th, 2024
He helped create the Department of Homeland Security, kneecapped the ACA, and was the leader of No Labels. So, yeah.
Steve Lawrence · 88
July 8th, 1935 — March 7th, 2024
Go away, little boy.
Richard Lewis · 76
June 29th, 1947 — February 27th, 2024
Curbed.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Tina Fey · 54
(b) May 18th, 1970
Brooks Robinson · 87
(b) May 18th, 1937
Dwayne Hickman
would have been 90 today
May 18th, 1934 — January 9th, 2022Actor. Did some stuff. NO idea how the Fame Committee made this guy a celeb. Oh well.
Don Martin
would have been 93 today
May 18th, 1931 — January 7th, 2000MAD's maddest artist drops dead.
Warren Rudman
would have been 94 today
May 18th, 1930 — November 19th, 2012Off the fiscal cliff.
Pernell Roberts
would have been 96 today
May 18th, 1928 — January 24th, 2010Headed for the last roundup.
Bill Macy
would have been 102 today
May 18th, 1922 — October 17th, 2019He convinced audiences that he loved Bea Arthur, which makes him a legendary actor.
Pope John Paul II
would have been 104 today
May 18th, 1920 — April 2nd, 2005Sic transit gloria mundi.
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Jim Brown · 87
died 1 year ago today
February 17th, 1936 — May 18th, 2023Yeah, yeah - great football player. But basically a jerk in most all other respects.
So, you know.
Charles Grodin · 86
died 3 years ago today
April 21st, 1935 — May 18th, 2021Heartbreaking.
Herman Wouk · 103
died 5 years ago today
May 27th, 1915 — May 18th, 2019They called him"The Jackie Robinson Of Jewish-American Fiction". We have no idea what that means but assume it is something awesome.
Roger Ailes · 77
died 7 years ago today
May 15th, 1940 — May 18th, 2017If you're looking for someone to blame for the dumbing down of America, you should start here. And end here.
Jerry Vale · 83
died 10 years ago today
July 8th, 1930 — May 18th, 2014He sang Have you looked into your heart?, Deep in Your Heart, I've Lost My Heart Again, In the Back of My Heart and Don't Tell My Heart to Stop Loving You - which all of corse work for a dude with heart failure. But somehow Hello and Goodbye just tickles our fancy a bit more. Go figure.
Elvin Jones · 76
died 20 years ago today
September 9th, 1927 — May 18th, 2004Maybe now he'll stop fucking banging on everything in sight! Sheesh.Elizabeth Montgomery · 62
died 29 years ago today
April 15th, 1933 — May 18th, 1995
Elisha Cook · 91
died 29 years ago today
December 26th, 1903 — May 18th, 1995He was in The Big Sleep.
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