GOAL: Predict which notable* figures will die on/between January 1 and December 31, 2022, Eastern Time.
Produce a maximum of 50 names, to be PM'ed to me (NOT posted here) before the ball drops in Times Square (NYC) at midnight on New Years (i.e., 12AM ET, January 1, 2022). The BB's default timestamp will determine entry time, but I often post after midnight so the west coast has a little extra time.
*It's assumed that all notable figures will have an entry, or be mentioned in an entry, at Google, Wikipedia or another legit source which you may have to prove.
Rules:
1) PLEASE alphabetize your list of 50 names by LAST name (regardless of profession), either in the form of FIRSTNAME LASTNAME -or- LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME, in *1* column of names.
2) If it's not obvious who the person is for most people, after the name please add why they're notable. For example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist" (Sorry, he's already dead). In addition, you may or may not choose to include the person's current age; for example: "Douglas Fraser, trade unionist (91)"
3) If you submit your list days before Midnight, January 1st, 2022, and someone on your list dies before 2022, you should substitute the person with another and resubmit your list (by the deadline). If you do not resubmit your list, and the person died in 2021, the person will obviously NOT count for 2022.
4) a) Thou Shalt Not Kill (anyone on your list); b) criminals subject to the Death Penalty or anyone kidnapped or held hostage in 2021 won't count -- unless they die of natural causes; c) "Dead" means permanently dead, not later revived, nor put in animated suspension, or any induced or natural coma starting before 2022 begins; d) do not edit Wikipedia with false death information.
Everyone's lists will be updated unofficially throughout the year, but year-end audits should be performed to determine the final winner sometime shortly after December 31, 2022. YOU are responsible for your own audit at years' end.
(The next post will contain all participants' lists for easy reference, sometime on Jan 1st)
Prize: Bragging Rights for 12 months.
Past Winners: 2021 - XDXC (20!) 2020 - Don Marco (15) 2019 - SC (9) / Don Marco (9) 2018 - Mignon (14) 2017 - Don Marco (15) 2016 - SC (17) 2015 - Sr Vitelli (12) 2014 - SC (15) 2013 - DE NIRO (9) 2012 - SC (14) 2011 - Mignon (10) 2010 - SC (11) 2009 - JG (12) 2008 - JG (12)
1 Alan, Alda 2 Barker, Bob 3 Benedict, (ex) Pope 4 Bennett, Tony 5 6 Brooks, Mel 7 8 Carter, Jimmy 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Eastwood, Clint 18 Elizabeth, Queen 19 Erskine, Carl 20 21 22 Kissinger, Henry 23 24 Lansbury, Angela 25 Lear, Norman 26 27 Lockhart, June 28 29 30 MacLaine, Shirley 31 32 Mays, Willie 33 McCain, Roberta 34 35 Mubarak, Hosni 36 Murdock, Rupert 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Poitier, Sidney 44 45 46 47 Storch, Larry 48 Van Dyke, Dick 49 50
JG (8)
Buzz Aldrin, astronaut (91) David Attenborough, broadcaster (95) Burt Bacharach, singer (93) Bob Barker, game show host (98) Harry Belafonte, singer/activist (94) Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus (94) Tony Bennett, singer (95) Tom Brokaw, journalist (81) Mel Brooks, actor/director (95) Jimmy Carter, 39th president (97) Rosalynn Carter, Jimbo's wife (94) Cher, singer (75) Tommy Chong, pothead (83) Bill Clinton, 42nd president (75) Roger Corman, director/producer (95) David Crosby, musician (80) Tim Curry, actor (75) Shannen Doherty, actress (50) Kitty Dukakis, Michael's wife (85) Queen Elizabeth II (95) Morgan Freeman, actor (84) Leif Garrett, singer (60) Marsha Hunt, actress (104) Kim Jong-un, dictator (37) Henry Kissinger, Sec of State (98) Walter Koenig, Chekov (85) Kris Kristofferson, singer (85) Artie Lang, Comedian (54) Angela Lansbury, actress (96) Norman Lear, writer/producer (99) Lindsay Lohan, "actress" (35) Courtney Love, Hole (57) Joan Lunden, journalist (71) Bret Michaels, Poison (58) Morrisey, singer (62) Rupert Murdoch, media mogul (90) Bob Newhart, actor (92) Olivia Newton-John, singer (73) Nichelle Nichols, Uhura (89) Yoko Ono, John's wife (88) Sidney Poitier, actor (94) Keith Richards, invincible (78) Dennis Rodman, B-Baller (60) Charlie Sheen, winning tiger (56) Randy Travis, Country singer (62) Dick Van Dyke, legend (96) Barbara Walters, TV personality (92) Lil Wayne, rapper (39) Montel Williams, TV host (65) Ron Wood, Rolling Stone (74)
SIGNOR VITELLI (5)
1. Ames, Ed 94 2. Barker, Bob 98 3. Belafonte, Harry 94 4. Carter, Jimmy 97 5. Chakiris, George 87 6. Cheney, Dick 80 7. Chong, Tommy 83 8. Eden, Barbara 90 9. Elizabeth II, Queen 95 10. Elliott, Ramblin’ Jack 90 11. Farrakhan, Louis 88 12. Feiffer, Jules 92 13. Gallagher, Helen 95 14. Gaynor, Mitzi 90 15. Gordon, Bert I. 99 16. Greene, Shecky 95 17. Grey, Joel 89 18. Hackman, Gene 91 19. Hanna, Jack 75 20. Hassilev, Alex (musician) 89 21. Hunt, Marsha 104 22. Johns, Glynis 98 23. Jones, James Earl 90 24. Kissinger, Henry 98 25. Lawrence, Steve 86 26. Lear, Norman 99 27. Lehrer, Tom 93 28. Lynn, Loretta 89 29. Max, Peter 84 30. Mays, Willie 90 31. McCourt, Malachy 90 32. Mitchell, Joni 78 33. Montes, Yolanda (Tongolele) 89 34. Newhart, Bob 92 35. Newton-John, Olivia 73 36. Nichols, Nichelle 89 37. Perrine, Valerie 78 38. Randolph, Joyce 97 39. Richards, Keith 78 40. Saint, Eva Marie 97 41. Scales, Prunella 89 42. Severinsen, Doc 94 43. Shatner, William 90 44. Stevens, Stella 83 45. Turner, Ted 83 46. Turner, Tina 82 47. Van Doren, Mamie 90 48. Westheimer, Dr. Ruth 93 49. Williams, Edy 79 50. Woodward, Joanne 91
1 Attenborough, David(naturalist) 2 Burt Bacharach 93 Singer 3 Bardot,Briggite (Actress) 4 Barker, Bob (Game Show Host) 5 Belafonte,Harry (Singer) 6 Bennett Tony (Singer) 7 Britton Tony (Actor) 8 Brooks Mel (Actor) 9 Brown June (Actress) 10 Carter,Jimmy(Former President) 11 Chubby Checker (Singer) 12 Connolly Billy (Comedian) 13 Dion (Singer) 14 Duane Eddy Musician 15 Eastwood, Clint(Actor) 16 Francis,Connie (Singer) 17 Gascoigne Paul(Footballer) 18 Gorbachev Mikhail (Fmr Soviet leader) 19 Gordy, Berry (Music Producer) 20 Greenspan Alan (Economist) 21 Heseltine, Michael (Politician) 22 Johnson,Wilko (Guitarist) 23 Jones.Earl James (Actor) 24 Kissinger,Henry (Diplomat) 25 Kristofferson,Kris (Singer-Songwriter) 26 Lansbury, Angela (Actress) 27 Lewis,Jerry Lee (Singer) 28 Lynn Loretta (Country Singer) 29 McGowan Shane (Singer) 30 Nelson Willie (Singer/Songwriter) 31 Nicol Jimmie (Stand in Beatle) 32 Nolan Linda (Ex Nolan Sister) 33 O'Farrell, Frank (Ex Football Manager) 34 Ono Yoko (Mrs Lennon) 35 Piggott Lester (Jockey) 36 Poitier, Sidney (Actor) 37 Pope Benedict XVI (Ex Pope) 38 Pruett,Jeanne (Singer) 39 Queen Elizabeth II 40 Randon Lucile (Super centenarian) 41 Richards, Keith( Rolling Stone) 42 Rogers Julie (Singer) 43 Sedaka, Neil (Singer) 44 Sheen, Charlie (Actor) 45 Sinatra ,Nancy(US Singer) 46 Smith Maggie (Actress) 47 Tanaka Kane (Super centenarian) 48 Van Dyke, Dick (American Actor) 49 Walters Barbara (American Journalist) 50 Woodward Joanne (Actress)
MIKEY_SUNSET (9)
1. Barker, Bob 2. Belafonte, Harry 3. Bennett, Tony 4. Blake, Robert 5. Brooks, Mel (Melvin Kaminsky) 6. Burdon, Eric 7. Carter, Jimmy 8. Chianese, Dominic 9. Clapton, Eric 10. Clark, Petula 11. Copeland, Joan 12. Crosby, David 13. Di'Anno, Paul - Iron Maiden 14. Durst, Will - Comic 15. Garr, Teri 16. Jones, Steve - Sex Pistols 17. Kilmer, Val 18. Lange, Artie 19. Lansbury, Angela 20. Lee, Ruta 21. Cardinale, Claudia 22. Carter, Aaron 23. Collins, Phil 24. Dickinson, Angie 25. Hunt, Marsha 26. Lewis, Jerry Lee 27. Lockhart, June 28. Lynn, Loretta 29. Maxwell, Ghislaine 30. Mayall, John - Musician 31. McKellen, Sir Ian 32. Minnelli, Liza 33. Miret, Roger - Agnostic Front 34. Mitchell, Joni 35. Nichols, Nichelle 36. Nicholson, Jack 37. Ono, Yoko 38. Price, Lloyd - Singer 39. Richardson Dandridge, Gloria 40. Ronstadt, Linda 41. Rossington, Gary 42. Saint, Eva Marie 43. Scales, Prunella - Actress 44. Sirico, Tony 45. Storch, Larry 46. Van Doran, Mamie 47. Van Dyke, Dick 48. Ward, Bill - Black Sabbath 49. Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II 50. Wyman, Bill (Perks, Wm George Jr)
XDXC (10)
1 Mohamed Al-Fayed (businessman, 92) 2 Buzz Aldrin (astronaut, 90) 3 George Argyros (real estate investor, 84) 4 David Attenborough (Brit broadcaster, 95) 5 Bob Barker (former game show host, 98) 6 Harry Belafonte (singer, 95) 7 Benedict XVI (Pope Emeritus, 94) 8 Tony Bennett (singer, 95) 9 Mel Brooks (director/actor, 95) 10 Jimmy Carter (39th POTUS, 97) 11 Dick Cheney (former VPOTUS, 80) 12 Bill Cosby (actor/comedian, 84) 13 William Daniels (actor, 94) 14 Shannen Doherty (actress, 50) 15 Clint Eastwood (actor/director, 91) 16 Elizabeth II (Queen of England, 95) 17 Bob Eubanks (Rose Parade guy, 83) 18 Michael J. Fox (actor, 60) 19 Morgan Freeman (actor, 84) 20 Estelle Harris (actress, 93) 21 Marsha Hunt (actress, 104) 22 Ted Kaczynski (Unabomber, 79) 23 Val Kilmer (actor, 62) 24 Henry Kissinger (Secretary of State, 98) 25 Angela Lansbury (actress, 96) 26 Norman Lear (TV writer, 99) 27 Lisa Lu (actress, 94) 28 Caren Marsh-Doll (actress, 102) 29 Willie Mays (baseball player, 90) 30 Rupert Murdoch (businessman, 90) 31 Bob Newhart (actor, 92) 32 Yoko Ono (musician, 88) 33 Nehemiah Persoff (actor, 102) 34 Sidney Poitier (actor, 94) 35 Joyce Randolph (actress, 97) 36 Lucille Randon (supercentenarian, 117) 37 Keith Richards (musician, 79) 38 Eva Marie Saint (actress, 97) 39 William Shatner (actor, 90) 40 Felix Sienra (Uruguayan Olympian, 105) 41 O. J. Simpson (football player, 74) 42 Larry Storch (actor, 98) 43 Donald Sutherland (actor, 86) 44 Kane Tanaka (supercentenarian, 118) 45 Donald Trump (45th POTUS, 75) 46 Dick Van Dyke (actor/comedian, 96) 47 Elisabeth Waldo (violinist, 103) 48 Barbara Walters (broadcaster, 92) 49 Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins (singer, 51) 50 Ye (formerly Kanye West) (rapper, 44)
Turner Tina - 80 Wagner,Robert-88 Walters, Barbara-88 .
DON MARCO (7)
1 Attenborough David 2 Barker Bob 3 Bartha John 4 Benedict XVI Pope 5 Bennett Tony 6 Brooks Mel 7 Button Dick 8 Carter Jimmy 9 Clary Robert 10 11 Corman Roger 12 13 Garr Terri 14 Grant Lee 15 Greene Shecky 16 Greenspan Alan 17 18 Hollings Ernest 19 Hunt Marsha 20 Johns, Glynis 21 22 Kissinger Henry 23 Kroft Sid 24 Lansberry Angela 25 26 27 Lear Norman 28 29 30 Lockhart June 31 Marshall Peter 32 Mays Willie 33 McGee Charles 34 Nichols Nichelle 35 Paige, Janis 36 Perry William (politician) 37 Persoff Nehemiah 38 39 Rader Jack 40 Randolph Joyce 41 42 Saint Eva Marie 43 44 Severinsen Doc 45 Shalit Gene 46 47 Shaw Tim 48 Storch Larry 49 Trippi Charlie 50
TIS (5)
. . . Bardot, Bridgette Barker, Bob Belafonte, Harry Bennett, Tony Breyer, Stephen (Supreme Court Judge) Brooks, Mel Burnett, Carol Buchanan, Pat
Carter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn
Douglas, Michael Eastwood, Clint Eden, Barbara (actress) Feinstein, Dianne (Senator)
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers. First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves. It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: J Geoff]
#1026701 12/30/2102:39 PM12/30/2102:39 PM
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers. First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves. It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: J Geoff]
#1026717 12/30/2105:48 PM12/30/2105:48 PM
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: J Geoff]
#1026854 01/01/2201:32 AM01/01/2201:32 AM
Okay, lists are posted... if I get lists from DM or DP by the time I wake up, I'll think about adding them...
Happy New Year, everyone!
And I forget, is Jan 1 really your birthday, X? If so, happy birthday!
It is, and I thank you!
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: J Geoff]
#1026898 01/02/2212:52 AM01/02/2212:52 AM
A supremely talented director and actor. I'll always remember him as Dr. Melfi's therapist.
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: J Geoff]
#1027462 01/07/2210:36 AM01/07/2210:36 AM
The first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor, and one of my all time favorites. Quite a few of us picked him
RIP
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: XDCX]
#1027470 01/07/2201:27 PM01/07/2201:27 PM
The first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor, and one of my all time favorites. Quite a few of us picked him
RIP
I know he gets a lot of attention because he was "the first".... but my most memorable roles by Sidney are other than Lilies of the Field... a good movie, but I like some of his other work better.
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: XDCX]
#1027990 01/12/2206:11 PM01/12/2206:11 PM
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers. First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves. It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
The first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor, and one of my all time favorites. Quite a few of us picked him
RIP
I know he gets a lot of attention because he was "the first".... but my most memorable roles by Sidney are other than Lilies of the Field... a good movie, but I like some of his other work better.
Shoot To Kill is an underrated Sidney Poitier movie
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way Had to be a fool, had to throw it all away
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers. First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves. It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: J Geoff]
#1028602 01/21/2210:54 AM01/21/2210:54 AM
A native of Dallas, Aday was the son of a school teacher who raised him on her own after divorcing his alcoholic father, a police officer. Aday was singing and acting in high school (Mick Jagger was an early favorite, so was Ethel Merman) and attended Lubbock Christian College and what is now the University of North Texas. Among his more notable childhood memories: Seeing John F. Kennedy arrive at Love Field in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, then learning the president had been assassinated and driving to Parkland Hospital and watching a bloodied Jackie Kennedy step out of a car.
Marvin Lee Aday was born in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 27, 1947. He was a chunky baby, and he claimed his father named him “Meat” when he was just four days old. His father was also a violent alcoholic that regularly beat him, and things at school weren’t much better since his large size caused the kids to mercilessly tease him. Things turned around in high school when his stature proved to be an asset on the football team. He also discovered he suddenly had a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range his sophomore year after a 12-pound shot landed on his head during a track and field event. (For the rest of his life, he believed the accident somehow created his singing voice.)
A native of Dallas, Aday was the son of a school teacher who raised him on her own after divorcing his alcoholic father, a police officer. Aday was singing and acting in high school (Mick Jagger was an early favorite, so was Ethel Merman) and attended Lubbock Christian College and what is now the University of North Texas. Among his more notable childhood memories: Seeing John F. Kennedy arrive at Love Field in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, then learning the president had been assassinated and driving to Parkland Hospital and watching a bloodied Jackie Kennedy step out of a car.
Marvin Lee Aday was born in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 27, 1947. He was a chunky baby, and he claimed his father named him “Meat” when he was just four days old. His father was also a violent alcoholic that regularly beat him, and things at school weren’t much better since his large size caused the kids to mercilessly tease him. Things turned around in high school when his stature proved to be an asset on the football team. He also discovered he suddenly had a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range his sophomore year after a 12-pound shot landed on his head during a track and field event. (For the rest of his life, he believed the accident somehow created his singing voice.)
Very good stuff sir..in all my yrs., I never saw that video...that Karla DeVito was kinda sexy back then & what a voice too..
I didn't want to leave blood on your carpet...
Re: The 2022 Dead Pool
[Re: hoodlum]
#1028722 01/23/2201:55 AM01/23/2201:55 AM
I thought about it, but I tried to limit my supercentenarians this year to make it more interesting. I still have a few on my list, though
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis