French avante-garde novelist and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet died February 18, 2008 at the age of 85.

I didn't even realize he was dead until today. I hope there is no expiration on expirations in this here deathfest. If not this actually put me on the board with the first points of the year prior to Tom's Buckley points. Sorry to be a historical revisionist.

(Image not intended to portray actual moment of death.)