Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, who is number 3?

[illini1959]

Doris Day? I hope not though.

[aneye4detail]

Originally Posted by Eastcoasting

If I were a betting man...

Luise Rainer, Born January 12, 1910
Actress, The Great Ziegfeld
Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born on January 12, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany, into a prosperous Jewish family. Her parents were Emilie (Königsberger) and Heinrich Rainer, a businessman. She took to the stage, and plied her craft on the boards in Germany.

I personally wouldn't count this as a well known celebrity, I've never heard of her.

[fleetiebelle]

Originally Posted by thefragile

There already was, James Garner.

My friends were counting Elaine Stritch as the third (or the first, actually) on FB this morning.

[Eastcoasting]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

Eli died in June: Eli Wallach Dead: ‘Baby Doll,’ ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ Villain Was 98 | Variety

Missed that one.

I hope Wall Street 2 wasn't his final movie.

[treasurekidd]

My guess is Abe Vigoda, altough I also hope not.

abe vigoda status


With that said, I consider James Garner to be the first of the three, Garner, Williams and now Bacall.

[FlowerPower00]

Originally Posted by aneye4detail

Not easily predicted, but pretty much guaranteed by end of week, another celebrity will go. ....

I am being pretty morbid by even participating in this thread...maybe Clint Eastwood?

[JrzDefector]

Originally Posted by treasurekidd

My guess is Abe Vigoda, altough I also hope not.

abe vigoda status


With that said, I consider James Garner to be the first of the three, Garner, Williams and now Bacall.

Vigoda is always my best, just because so many people already think he's dead. He keeps on trucking though!

[drro]

Originally Posted by apexgds

Typically, the "rule of three" (which I don't really think is anything more than coincidence, to be honest) is sort of an all-at-once sort of thing. Like when Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon, and Farrah Fawcett all died within a couple days of each other. People are still talking about the first and second when the third occurs. Sad to say, but true that most people aren't talking about James Garner anymore.

Billy Mays died at the same time too so there is not really a 'rule of three'. South Park even dedicated an episode to the dying celebrities phenomena called 'Dead Celebrities'.

[Mr_Geek]

If you look hard enough when any celebrity dies you can find many others that died around the same time. Celebrities die every day. Whether or not they are major celebrities is another story.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by illini1959

Doris Day? I hope not though.

Que Sera, Sera...