Jonathan Larson

publication date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)

category: Theater

clue: The rent was too damn high for this New York playwright, who passed away three months before his most successful show opened in 1996.

explanation: Larson wrote Rent. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, Ryan Dunn, and Laurie Laczkowski

Life After Death: Just as spring follows winter, new life can follow death. To commemorate the addition of zombie players to the game, here are five celebrities who achieved significant success posthumously.

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