The Short List – Feb ’21

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Each month, we list the unselected dead celebs we either didn’t have time to report on… or who were just too boring to malign. So in case you were wondering “whatever happened to,” this monthly post may give you some unexpected closure.

February 1, 2021
  • Ricky Powell – Aged 59 years. Renowned hip-hop photographer and correspondent.
  • John Sweeney – Aged 86 years. AFL-CIO President Emeritus.
February 2, 2021
  • Rennie Davis – Aged 80 years. Activist, member of the Chicago Seven.
  • Albert Hale – Aged 70 years. Politician, former head of the Navajo Nation.
  • Grant Jackson – Aged 78 years. Winning pitcher for game 7 of the ’79 World Series.
February 3, 2021
  • Jim Weatherly – Aged 77 years. Pop/country singer/songwriter from the 70’s.
February 4, 2021
  • Nolan Porter – Aged 71 years. American R&B singer and songwriter known for “Keep On Keepin’ On.”
February 5, 2021
  • Charlie Krueger – Aged 84 years. Hall of Fame NFL tackle for the 49’ers.
February 6, 2021
  • George Shultz – Aged 100 years. Politician, businessman, and one of only two people to have held four different Cabinet-level posts.
February 7, 2021
  • Ron Wright – Aged 67 years. Texas republican, first sitting member of Congress to die from COVID.
  • Ralph Backstrom – Aged 83 years. Canadian, 6X NHL Champion.
February 8, 2021
February 9, 2021
  • Chick Corea – Aged 79 years. American jazz composer & Miles Davis collaborator.
February 10, 2021
  • Jorge Morel – Aged 89 years. Renowned classical guitarist and composer.
February 11, 2021
  • Rusty Brooks – Aged 63 years. Heel jobber in the early 80s who regularly got pummeled by WWF A-listers.
February 12, 2021
  • Lynn Stalmaster – Aged 93 years. Famed Hollywood casting director, first to receive an Oscar.

 

February 13, 2021
  • Louis Clark – Aged 73 years. English music arranger and keyboard player (ELO, Hooked on Classics).
  • Marco Dimitri – Aged 58 years. Weirdo Italian dubbed “the most famous Satanist in Europe.”
February 14, 2021
  • Carlos Menem – Aged 90 years. 44th and oldest living president of Argentina.
  • Ari Gold – Aged 47 years. Gay Jewish pop singer.
February 15, 2021
  • Arne Sorenson – Aged 62 years. President & CEO of Marriott International.
  • Vincent Jackson – Aged 38 years. 3x Pro Bowl WR & Tampa bay stud.
February 16, 2021
  • Carman – Aged 65 years. Grammy nominated Christian music singer/songwriter & TV evangelist.
February 17, 2021
  • Martha Stewart – Aged 98 years. No… the OTHER Martha who was an actress in the 40’s & 50’s.
February 18, 2021
  • Prince Markie Dee – Aged 52 years. The lighter complected of the 3 Fat Boys.
  • John Roach – Aged 87 years. NFL QB who backed up Bart Starr in GB.
February 19, 2021
  • Bruce Meyers – Aged 94 years. Designer of the Meyers Manx, the original Dune Buggy.
February 20, 2021
  • Stan Williams – Aged 84 years. 2X World Series Champ pitcher and pitching coach for 14 MLB teams.
February 21, 2021
  • Doug Wilkerson – Aged 73 years. 3X Pro Bowl guard for the Chargers.
February 22, 2021
February 23, 2021
  • Geoffrey Scott – Aged 79 years. American TV actor known for roles on “Dynasty,” “Dark Shadows,” “General Hospital,” and other soapy turds.
February 24, 2021
  • Ronald Pickup – Aged 80 years. English actor seen in the “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” movies (yes… they made more than one.)
February 25, 2021
  • Darrius Johnson – Aged 48 years. NFL cornerback & member of the Broncos’ Super Bowl 32 and 33 championship squads
February 26, 2021
  • Bob James – Aged 68 years. American rock singer-songwriter for Montrose.
February 27, 2021
  • Louis Nix – Aged 29 years. NFL defensive lineman who liked to call himself “Irish Chocolate.”
February 28, 2021
  • Johnny Briggs – Aged 85 years. British soap actor who had a 30 year gig on “Coronation Street.”