Bruce Gordon

1/20/11

Actor Bruce Gordon, who played a mobster on the television series "The Untouchables" from 1959 to 1963, died at his Santa Fe home. He was 94.
Gordon, who had lived in Santa Fe since the 1970s, died Jan. 20, 12 days before his 95th birthday.

Gladys Horton

1/26/11

Gladys Horton, a co-founder of the Marvelettes who helped put fledgling Motown Records on the musical map with its first No. 1 hit "Please Mr. Postman," has died at age 66.
Horton died Wednesday at a nursing home in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, where she had been recovering from a stroke, her son Vaughn Thornton said.

Ok course we here at Slab Central like this version better!

Jack Lalanne

1/23/01

Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron for decades before exercise became a national obsession, died Sunday. He was 96.
LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay on California's central coast, his longtime agent Rick Hersh said.

Man ol'Jack is gonna be pissed when he finds out there is nothing to eat but cheeseburgers and cupcakes in Heaven!

Don Kirshner

1/17/11

He was known as "The Man With the Golden Ear", was an American song publisher and rock producer who is best known for managing songwriting talent as well as successful pop groups, such as The Monkees and The Archies. Also Kirshner was the host of the widly successful "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert". Kirshner would showcase talent that everyone else was afraid to showcase. Just look at these two videos!



and who will ever forget this!





Don was 76.

Susannah York

1/15/11

British actress Susannah York passed away Saturday (Jan. 15) in England after a battle with cancer. She was 72. York is best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in the 1969 movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?". Also of course she was Supermans Mom as well as Mrs. Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol".

John Dye

1/13/11

John Dye, best known as the angel of death Andrew on "Touched By an Angel," has died. He was 47. The actor died Monday from a heart attack in San Francisco, his brother, Jerre Dye, said.

Oh irony how thy are cruel! Guess Johnny is being "touched" by a lot of Angels now!!

David Nelson

1/11/11

David Nelson, who starred on his parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died, a family spokesman said. He was 74.
Nelson, who was battling complications of colon cancer, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home, said family spokesman and longtime Hollywood publicist Dale Olson.

I guess 1/1/11 wasn't too lucky for Davey baby!

Peter Yates

1/09/11

British filmmaker Peter Yates, who sent Steve McQueen screeching through the streets of San Francisco in a Ford Mustang in "Bullitt," has died at the age of 81. A statement from Yates' agent, Judy Daish, said he died Sunday in London after an illness.

Gerry Rafferty

1/4/2011

Gerry Rafferty, the Scottish singer-songwriter who had hits in the late '70s with the street life anthem "Baker Street" and mom favorite "Right Down the Line," passed away at the age of 63 following a long illness, the Guardian reports. Rafferty also left his mark with later generations, thanks to Quentin Tarantino: With the band Stealers Wheel, Rafferty co-wrote the song "Stuck in the Middle," a potent hit on its own that took legendary status thanks to its iconic and gruesome placement in "Reservoir Dogs."

gotta love this part of the movie!!

Bill Erwin

12/29/2010

Ok this one doesn't count. Bill died on Dec. 29th. But what the hell. He was funny so I'll add him here. Dead at 96? This just proves I does not matter how old you are. You can still be an actor! Here's the write up:

Character actor Bill Erwin has died at 96. His film, stage, and TV parts spanned half a century. But he gained the most attention for his guest appearance on a "Seinfeld" episode in 1993 titled "Old Man."

Anne Francis

1/2/2011

Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic 'Forbidden Planet' and later was sexy private eye in 'Honey West' on TV, has died at age 80.

Damn! Two in four days! Hmmmmm. Who will be number three?

Pete Postlethwaite

1/2/2011

Well 2011 is only three days old and we have our first celebrity down! Actor Oscar nominee Pete Poslethwaite died after a long fight with cancer. Ol' Pete was nominated for his role in "In the Name of the Father". Postlethwaite's films included Brassed Off, The Usual Suspects, The Shipping News, Inception and Romeo & Juliet. He was 64.

2010 RESULTS

Well, that was a pretty shoddy year of celebs kicking, wasn't it?!

Slabber Mike Z ends up the winner with a whopping total of 2 celebs.

There was a four way tie for second place between Slabbers Jenn, Debbie, Adam and Carrie, all with 1 hit apiece.

Everyone else got zilch.

Scott will become the new SlabMaster in 2o11... should this continue.