The Off Topic 2010 Celebrity Dead Pool

[ColdWizard]

Dammit, I was only supposed to get 50 points for the whole year. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/..._obit_salinger

[-Jrabbit]

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thu, January 28, 2010 -- 1:17 PM ET
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J.D. Salinger, Author of 'The Catcher in the Rye,' Is Dead at 91

J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most
important American writer to emerge since World War II but
who then turned his back on success and adulation, has died
in Cornish, N.H., where he lived in seclusion for more than
50 years, his son told The Associated Press. He was 91.

Mr. Salinger's literary reputation rests on a slender but
enormously influential body of published work: the novel "The
Catcher in the Rye," the collection "Nine Stories" and two
compilations, each with two long stories about the fictional
Glass family: "Franny and Zooey" and "Raise High the Roof
Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction."

Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na

RIP.

[Grandpa Troll]

Poltergeists can now invade safely.............

Zelda Rubinstein, the actress best known for her role as the psychic in the horror film "Poltergeist," died in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, her agent said. She was 76.

Eric Stevens, Rubinstein's agent for the past four years, said the 4-foot-3-inch actress had never recovered from a mild heart attack she suffered several months ago, which he said left her a patient at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles.

"She had several pre-existing conditions that she had been dealing with for years, and unfortunately they began to overtake her," Stevens said.

Rubinstein, who took up acting later in life after a career as a lab tech, also appeared on television in shows including "Picket Fences" and "Hey Arnold."

But the diminutive actress first came to fame for her portrayal of Tangina Barrons, the diminutive clairvoyant in "Poltergeist," where she urged a group of spirits to "Go into the light." She later revisited the role in the movie's sequels.

Stevens said Rubinstein continued to work at her craft up until her heart attack.

"She had been considering scripts and taking meetings," he said. "Her last feature film appearance was in 'Southland Tales,' which co-starred The Rock, Dwayne Johnson."

Rubinstein was also a passionate activist for safe sex and HIV awareness, appearing 25 years ago as the mother in an ad campaign aimed at gay men.

"I lost a friend to AIDS, one of the first public figures that died of AIDS," the actress said in an interview with The Advocate. "I knew it was not the kind of disease that would stay in anybody's backyard. It would climb the fences, get over the fences into all of our homes. It was not limited to one group of people."

The actress told the publication her career took a hit after she went public with her activism, and she didn't work for a year. Her agent said Rubinstein "always leant her support to any fundraiser she could be a part of" to help the cause.

Stevens said that per Rubinstein's request no funeral will be held. Instead there are plans for a celebration of her life to be held at the end of February, he said.

[SlowwHand]

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thu, January 28, 2010 -- 1:17 PM ET
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J.D. Salinger, Author of 'The Catcher in the Rye,' Is Dead at 91

Sloww shoots, AND SCORES!

RIP

[embalmer42]

....and the shutout remains intact!

How do I do it?

[Wezil]

Salinger was picked by 3 teams. 91 years old. No bonus points.

SlowwHand (8) -> (171-8) + (100-91) = 172
ColdWizard (10) ->(171-10) = (100-91) = 170
Ricketyclik (10) -> (171-10) + (100-91) = 170

[Straybow]

Dang, wish I'd had time to post a list. He was on mine.

[Grandpa Troll]

David Brown..............

David Brown, whose producing credits included "The Sting," "Jaws," and "The Verdict," died Monday of kidney failure in his Manhattan home, The New York Times reports. He was 93.

Perhaps known best as the husband of "Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown, he began his career as a journalist for publications such as "The Saturday Evening Post," "Harper's," and "Collier's."

In the 1950s, producer Darryl F. Zanuck hired Brown to run the story department at 20th Century Fox, where Brown eventually rose to executive vice president of creative operations.

He and Darryl's son, Richard Zanuck, left in 1971 for Warner Bros., then started their own production company. "The Sting," "Jaws," "The Verdict," "Cocoon," and "Driving Miss Daisy" were among their films.

Even after Brown left the company, they continued to collaborate on films that included "The Player" and "Chocolat."

[Wezil]

Why didn't you enter a team GT?

[Grandpa Troll]

Why didn't you enter a team GT?

Not really my cup of tea

I add information here as a way to share well known persons passing to the afterlife instead of several threads in OT

[Wezil]

One of our more popular (yet reclusive) picks made a rare public appearance.

She looks old but not sick.

A mahvelous 93 I'd say...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1246470/Zsa-Zsa-Gabor-looks-tired-frail-makes-rare-public-appearance.html

[SlowwHand]

Doing well enough to pop a wheelie.

[OzzyKP]

Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)

[Solomwi]

One of our more popular (yet reclusive) picks made a rare public appearance.

She looks old but not sick.

A mahvelous 93 I'd say...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...ppearance.html

She looks like Harry Caray if he decided to follow Lynyrd Skynyrd on tour.

[Wezil]

She looks like Harry Caray if he decided to follow Lynyrd Skynyrd on tour.

Ozzy - They aren't dead without a link.