MetaFilter posts tagged with death and celebrity

Mollie Sugden dies at 86

dnash — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:04:48 -0800

Mrs. Slocombe is no longer free. Actress Mollie Sugden has died at 86, after a long illness. Best known as the irascible Mrs. Slocombe in the long running British sitcom "Are You Being Served?" who famous cared a great deal about her pussy.

Greatly exaggerated

robcorr — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:31:40 -0800

With the world buzzing about celebrity deaths, it was an opportune moment for hoaxsters. A rumour that Jeff Goldblum had died spread quickly on Twitter, and "'Jeff Goldblum dead' was at 11am the third-most popular search term on Google". The actor's agent quashed the rumour, but not before Australian TV broadcast it as fact, complete with a touching montage tribute. Still, now he knows what it will be like when he really goes: "A surprise funeral? For me?"

Mark Speight dead

auralcoral — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:13:23 -0800

Children's TV host Mark Speight found dead in a remote part of Paddington station in London.

Lee Hazlewood, 1929-2007

tugena13 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:38:06 -0800

Lee Hazlewood died.

RIP Mike

KevinSkomsvold — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:31:58 -0800

Mike Douglas dead.

drezdn — Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:46:08 -0800

Own the Bus that Drowning Pool's Lead Singer was found Dead in. Is this a hoax or a morbid curiosity collectible? Would you buy a Haunted Painting or celebrity death memorabilia? [link via actionmanmagazine board]

WolfDaddy — Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:23:24 -0800

Spenser: Retired Robert Urich 1946-2002 :(

mathowie — Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:44:38 -0800

It's too late to enter Luke's Death Pool, but you can visit the previous "participants" in the game at Find a Grave. It's pretty useful, you can search by birthdate, deathdate, and by their claim to fame among other criteria. Many even have photos of the grave site like Orson Welles, Nat King Cole (died 35 years ago today), and Smokey Bear. Useful and bizarre.