Noble Willingham was 72. He worked steadily as a supporting actor over the last 30 years and left his role as a saloon owner on the series "Walker, Texas Ranger" to run for Congress.

Olivia Goldsmith was 54. She was an author who penned "The First Wives Club" which sold millions of copies and became a number one film in 1996 starring Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler. Much like Uta Hagen, I read of Olivia Goldmith's passing and didn't immediately post it

Uta Hagen was 84.  She dazzled Broadway for more than 50 years and wrote what many consider the actor's bible on performing. I first read about Uta Hagen's death a couple of days ago but didn't initially add here to the Dead Pool list because I had never heard of

Ron O'Neal was 66.  He played a cocaine dealer named Youngblood Priest in "Superfly" and the sequel, "Superfly TNT," which he also directed.

Yinka Dare was 32.  He led the George Washington Colonials to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances before being drafted in the first-round of the NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets.

J. Douglas Creighton was 75.  He founded The Toronto Sun in 1971.  Under Creighton's leadership, the "little paper that grew" became a national chain, including Suns in Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa.

Tug McGraw was 59.  He's the zany relief pitcher who coined the phrase "You Gotta Believe" with the New York Mets and later closed out Philadelphia's only World Series championship.

Earl Hindman was 61.  He played Wilson, the neighbor of Tim Allen's character on the long-running sitcom "Home Improvement".

Ivan Calderon was 41.  He played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos, finishing his big league career in 1993 with a .272 batting average, 104 homers and 444 RBIs.

Sir Alan Bates was 69.  He starred in films such as "Zorba the Greek", "Far From The Madding Crowd" and "Women in Love".

I just did something I've never done before.  I just added a celebrity to the list of celebrity deaths I maintain within Dead Pool over three weeks after I first learned about his untimely demise. Back in late November, I read about Jonathan Brandis' apparent suicide.  I semi-recalled the name