Question: In what year did the star of the 1978 National Lampoon comedy film about a college die?

Context articles: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series)
National Lampoon's Animal House Book
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
National Lampoon, Inc.
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2
John Belushi
Animal House
Cattle Call

The National Lampoon's Vacation film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by "National Lampoon" magazine.
 The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of seven films, two of which are not sponsored by "National Lampoon".
 In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members.
 The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with continual disasters and strangely embarrassing predicaments.
National Lampoon's Animal House Book was an American humor book that was published in 1978 by "National Lampoon" magazine.
 The book was an illustrated novel based on the hit movie "National Lampoon's Animal House".
 The cover illustration was the illustration for the movie poster, which was by Rick Meyerowitz.
 The novel was put together by Chris Miller and it was published by Twenty First Century Publications, Book Division.
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (credited as just National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj from the film) is a 2006 sequel to the 2002 comedy "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" starring Kal Penn.
 Despite the film's title, Ryan Reynolds does not reprise the role of Van Wilder and the character is absent from the film.
National Lampoon, Inc. was incorporated in 1970 to launch the National Lampoon magazine.
 They leveraged that success into radio, film , television, and live stage.
 The Company developed and produced a number of iconic films, including "National Lampoon's Animal House" and the "National Lampoon Vacation" franchise.
National Lampoon's Movie Madness is an American comedy film produced by "National Lampoon" as the second film from the magazine.
 The film was originally produced under the title "National Lampoon Goes to the Movies"; completed in 1981, the film was not released until 1983, and was reedited and retitled as "Movie Madness".
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.
 It is the third installment in National Lampoon's "Vacation" film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in "National Lampoon" magazine, "Christmas '59".
 The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki as the Griswold children Audrey and Rusty, respectively.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure is a 2003 American made-for-television comedy film.
 It premiered December 20, 2003 on NBC and stars Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn reprising their roles as Cousin Eddie and Catherine, along with Dana Barron reprising her role as Audrey Griswold.
 It is the sequel to the 1989 film, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", although it is more of a spin-off than a direct chapter of the National Lampoon's "Vacation" film series, because Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo did not appear.
John Adam Belushi ( ; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and musician.
 Belushi is best known for his "intense energy and raucous attitude" which he displayed as one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL").
 Throughout his career, Belushi had a close personal and artistic partnership with his fellow "SNL" star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's The Second City comedy club.
National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film from Universal Pictures.
 It was produced by Ivan Reitman and Matty Simmons, directed by John Landis, and stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Stephen Furst, and Donald Sutherland.
 The film, a direct spin-off from "National Lampoon magazine", is about a misfit group of fraternity members who challenge the authority of the dean of Faber College.
"National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call" is a 2006 National Lampoon comedy film written and directed by Martin Guigui, and starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Jenny Mollen.
 It was Chelsea Handler's first feature film debut, and includes cameo appearances from Paul Mazursky and Jonathan Winters.
 The R-rated film was released via DVD on May 13, 2008 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.