The Short List – May ’20

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Here we list the unselected celebs we either didn’t have time for… 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.

May 1, 2020
  • Matt Keough – Aged 64 years. All-star pitcher for the Oakland A’s.
May 2, 2020
  • Cady Groves – Aged 30 years. Pop-country songstress.
May 3, 2020
  • John Ericson – Aged 93 years. German-American film & TV actor who starred in “Pretty Boy Floyd.”
May 4, 2020
May 5, 2020
  • Millie Small – Aged 73 years. Jamaican singer-songwriter, best known for her 1964 recording of “My Boy Lollipop”.
May 6, 2020
  • Brian Howe – Aged 66 years. Rock vocalist for Bad Company and Ted Nugent.
May 7, 2020
  • Ty – Aged 47 years. British rapper and Mercury Prize nominee.
May 8, 2020
  • Mark Barkan – Aged 85 years. American songwriter and record producer.
May 9, 2020
  • Geno Silva – Aged 72 years. Bit role actor who killed Tony Montana in “Scarface.”
May 10, 2020
  • Betty Wright – Aged 66 years. American soul and R&B singer.
May 11, 2020
  • Moon Martin – Aged 69 years. American singer-songwriter.
May 12, 2020
  • Michel Piccoli – Aged 94 years. French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years.
  • Astrid Kirchherr – Aged 81 years. Photographer for The Beatles.
May 13, 2020
  • Andy Thompson – Aged 57 years. American politician, Ohio state rep.
May 14, 2020
  • Phyllis George – Aged 70 years. American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster.
May 15, 2020
  • Lynn Shelton – Aged 54 years. American filmmaker known for such films as “Humpday” and “Your Sister’s Sister.”
May 16, 2020
  • Michael McCaskey – Aged 76 years. American sports executive, former chairman of the Chicago Bears.
May 17, 2020
  • Shad Gaspard – Aged 39 years. Professional wrestler and actor.
  • Peter Thomas – Aged 94 years. German composer who scored for film & TV for over 50 years.
May 18, 2020
  • Willie K – Aged 59 years. Grammy nominated Hawaiian musician.
May 19, 2020
  • Ravi Zacharias – Aged 74 years. Indian author and christian evangelist.
May 20, 2020
May 21, 2020
  • Bobby Digital – Aged 59 years. Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer.
May 22, 2020
  • Ashley Cooper – Aged 83 years. Australian pro tennis player, multiple Grand Slam tourney winner.
May 23, 2020
  • Eddie Sutton – Aged 84 years. American college basketball coach.
May 24, 2020
  • Jimmy Cobb – Aged 91 years. American jazz drummer, Miles Davis collaborator.
May 25, 2020
  • Bucky Baxter – Aged 65 years. American guitarist noted for work with Bob Dylan.
May 26, 2020
  • Irmgard Hermann – Aged 87 years. German actress of over 160 film and TV productions.
  • Richard Herd – Aged 87 years. American actor who played Mr. Wilhelm, George’s boss on “Seinfeld.”
May 27, 2020
  • Sam Johnson – Aged 89 years. American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
May 28, 2020
  • Charlie Monttana – Aged 58 years. Mexican rock urbano musician and songwriter.
May 29, 2020
  • Bob Kulick – Aged 70 years. American guitarist and record producer, worked with Kiss and W.A.S.P.
May 30, 2020
  • Michael Angelis – Aged 68 years. British actor known as the voice from “Thomas & Friends.”
  • Michel Gauthier – Aged 70 years. Canadian politician.
May 31, 2020
  • Christo – Aged 84 years. Bulgarian-born American artist.