Let’s give a round of applause to the people who write these blurbs. They have to make a 1980s voice actor sound fascinating. “After a triumphant run as the voice of a vacuum cleaner in a Japanese cartoon, he retired to breed miniature poodles.”
They use words like “beloved” for everyone. Even the guy who was that creepy uncle in the Murder, She Wrote episode. Beloved. It’s the magic word.
The best obituaries have a killer first sentence. “Known for his distinctively giant ears and his love of mime performance…” You are now hooked. You need to know every ear-related detail.
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So, how do you play this game? Set a daily alarm. “Death O’Clock.” Check a site like Wikipedia’s “Deaths in [Current Year]” page. It’s a list of glorious randomness. Nobel laureates next to soap opera stars next to the inventor of the Slinky knock-off.
Learn to spot the pattern. Tuesdays are heavy on rock musicians. Thursdays? More child actors from the 1970s. It’s like a weather forecast for the afterlife.
You’ll start to see “celebrity deaths” as a professional category. Did they die “at home, surrounded by family”? Classic. Did they die “unexpectedly, but peaceably”? That’s a mystery novel waiting to be written.
