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Mary Tyler Moore, Tom Petty, Bill Paxton and so many more: The people we lost in 2017
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Stephen Furst, the actor who played Flounder in the 1978 movie "Animal House," died at age 63, his son Nathan Furst told CNN on June 17.
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Adam West,
star of the popular and campy 1960s "Batman" TV show, died June 9 after
"a short but brave battle with leukemia," his family said in a
statement. He was 88.
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Frank Deford,
a renowned sportswriter and commentator, died May 28 at the age of 78.
Here, Deford holds the final front page of The National Sports Daily
when it folded in 1991. Deford was well known for his NPR commentaries
as well as his decades-long career at Sports Illustrated.
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Gregg Allman,
the founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who overcame family
tragedy, drug addiction and health problems to become a grizzled elder
statesman for the blues music he loved, died May 27. He was 69.
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Former US Sen. Jim Bunning, the only National Baseball Hall of Fame member ever to serve in Congress, died May 26 at the age of 85.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski,
the national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter, died May 26 at
age 89. Brzezinski is seen here at right talking with Israeli Prime
Minister Menahem Begin in 1978.
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Roger Moore,
the actor famous for portraying James Bond in seven films between 1973
and 1985, died May 23 after a battle with cancer, according to his
family. He was 89.
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Roger Ailes,
who transformed cable news and then American politics by building the
Fox News Channel into a ratings powerhouse, died May 18. He was 77.
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Chris Cornell,
lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, died May 17. Cornell, 52,
was in Detroit performing with Soundgarden, which had embarked on a US
tour in April. Cornell hanged himself, according to a statement from the
Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office.
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Powers Boothe, known for his roles in "Sin City," "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D," and "Deadwood," died May 14. The Emmy-winning actor was 68.
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American bobsledder Steven Holcomb,
who piloted a four-man team to Olympic gold in 2010, died on May 6. The
37-year-old was found in his room at the US training center in Lake
Placid, New York. No cause of death was given.
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Veteran Indian actor Vinod Khanna
died May 4 at the age of 70. Khanna, who had been dubbed Bollywood's
"original heartthrob," reportedly battled cancer for several years.
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Filmmaker Jonathan Demme,
whose Oscar-winning thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" terrified
audiences, died April 26 at the age of 73. Here, Demme works on the
"Silence of the Lambs" set with actor Anthony Hopkins in 1991. Demme's
other films include "Philadelphia," "Married to the Mob" and a remake of
"The Manchurian Candidate."
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Actress Erin Moran,
best known as kid sister Joanie Cunningham on the TV show "Happy Days,"
was found dead on April 22. She was 56. Moran likely died from
complications of Stage 4 cancer, officials said.
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Comedian Charlie Murphy
died April 12 after a battle with leukemia, according to his publicist
Domenick Nati. He was 57. Murphy rose to fame for his work on the
popular "Chapelle's Show," where he was a co-star and writer.
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John Warren Geils Jr.,
the guitarist and founder of the eponymous J. Geils Band, was found
dead in his Groton, Massachusetts, home on April 11, police said. He was
71.
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Comedian and actor Don Rickles died at his home in Los Angeles on April 6, according to his publicist Paul Shefrin. Rickles was 90.
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Martin McGuinness,
the former Irish Republican Army commander who was also a deputy first
minister of Northern Ireland, died March 21 after a short illness,
according to a statement released by the Sinn Fein party. He was 66.
McGuinness became Sinn Fein's chief negotiator during the Northern
Ireland peace process, working with US President Bill Clinton on the
1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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Jimmy Breslin,
the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and champion of New York
City's working class, died March 19 at the age of 88. Breslin's death
was reported by his longtime employer, the New York Daily News.
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Chuck Berry,
a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," died March
18 at his home outside St. Louis, his verified Facebook page said. He
was 90. Berry wrote and recorded the rock standards "Johnny B. Goode"
and "Sweet Little Sixteen."
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Derek Walcott,
the Caribbean poet and playwright who won the 1992 Nobel Prize for
Literature, died March 17, according to the Nobel Prize website. He was
87.
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Joni Sledge,
a founding member of the R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, was found
dead in her home in Phoenix on March 10, publicist Biff Warren told CNN.
She was 60 years old. The cause of death was unknown.
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Robert Osborne, the film aficionado who was the longtime host of Turner Classic Movies, died on March 6. He was 84.
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Judge Joseph Wapner,
from the popular reality television program "The People's Court," died
February 26, according to his son Judge Fred Wapner. He was 97.
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Actor Bill Paxton,
whose extensive career included films such as "Twister," "Aliens" and
"Titanic," died February 26, according to a representative for his
family. He was 61. Paxton died "due to complications from surgery," a
statement said.
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Clyde
Stubblefield, seen here on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," died
February 18 at age 73. He was the drummer for James Brown in the 1960s
and '70s. He laid down the groove on such Brown hits as "Cold Sweat,"
"Sex Machine" and "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud." The drum break
in the song "Funky Drummer" has been sampled and used in over 1,000
songs.
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Norma McCorvey,
the anonymous plaintiff "Jane Roe" in the landmark Supreme Court case
Roe v. Wade, died February 18, a priest close to her family said in a
statement. Multiple media sources said she was 69. In this photo from
1989, McCorvey is on the left holding hands with attorney Gloria Allred.
Roe v. Wade was the 1973 case that established a constitutional right
to abortion. McCorvey once supported the pro-choice movement but
switched sides in 1995.
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Al Jarreau,
the jazz-pop musician best known for the hits "Breakin' Away," "We're
in This Love Together" and the theme song to the popular 1980's TV show,
"Moonlighting," died February 12, according to posts on his verified
social-media accounts. He was 76.
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Actor Richard Hatch,
who was known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original
"Battlestar Galactica" series that ran from 1978-1979, died Tuesday,
February 7, according to his manager Michael Kaliski. The 71-year-old
actor had been battling pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from
his family. Hatch played Tom Zarek in the show remake that started in
2003.
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John Hurt,
the British actor who garnered Oscar nominations for his roles in
"Midnight Express" and "The Elephant Man," died January 27, his
publicist said. He was 77.
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Actress Mary Tyler Moore,
whose eponymous 1970s series helped usher in a new era for women on
television, died January 25, according to her longtime representative
Mara Buxbaum. She was 80.
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Eugene A. Cernan, the last astronaut to leave his footprints on the surface of the moon, died January 16, NASA said. He was 82.
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Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, a pro wrestler known for his high-flying leap off the ring's top rope, died on January 15. He was 73.
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Author and filmmaker William Peter Blatty,
who scared millions with the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning movie
"The Exorcist," died January 12 from a form of blood cancer called
multiple myeloma, his widow said. He was 89.
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Veteran war correspondent Clare Hollingworth, who broke the news that World War II had started, died on January 10. She was 105.
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Alfonso Wong, the creator of Asia's iconic "Old Master Q" comic strip, died January 1, according to the publisher of the comic. He was 93.
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Sue Grafton,
the mystery writer who penned best-selling novels with alphabet-based
titles, starting with "A Is for Alibi" and ending with "Y Is for
Yesterday," died December 28 after a bout with cancer, her daughter,
Jamie Clark, said in a social media post. She was 77.
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Broadway and television actress Rose Marie,
best known for her role as Sally Rogers on "The Dick Van Dyke Show,"
died December 28, her publicist said, citing her family. She was 94.
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More than 50 years after her star turn in "The Sound of Music," actress Heather Menzies Urich died of brain cancer on December 24. She was 68 years old. Menzies Urich played Louisa von Trapp in the classic 1965 movie.
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Former astronaut Bruce McCandless II, famously captured in a 1984 photo documenting the first untethered flight in space, died December 21, NASA said. He was 80.
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Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Enberg, seen here in 2016, died December 21. He was 82. Most recently, Enberg was the play-by-play voice of the San Diego Padres.
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Beloved Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor
died December 4 at a hospital in Mumbai, India, a hospital spokesman
said. The 79-year-old actor had been battling chronic kidney disease,
local media reported.
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Jim Nabors,
a singer and actor best known for his role as Gomer Pyle on "The Andy
Griffith Show," died November 30, according to family friend and CNN
affiliate KHNL-KGMB producer Phil Arnone.
Nabors was 87. His popular character was the center of a spinoff series, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," which ran for five seasons.
Nabors was 87. His popular character was the center of a spinoff series, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," which ran for five seasons.
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Rance Howard,
a stage, film and TV actor, died November 25 at the age of 89,
according to the Twitter account of his son, movie director Ron Howard.
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David Cassidy,
who came to fame as a '70s teen heartthrob and lead singer on "The
Partridge Family," died on November 21, according to his publicist
Jo-Ann Geffen. He was 67.
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Della Reese,
who rose to fame as a jazz singer and later found television stardom on
the drama "Touched by an Angel," died on November 19. She was 86.
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Country music legend Mel Tillis
died early on November 19, according to a statement from his publicist.
He was 85. Tillis was a prolific singer-songwriter who penned more than
1,000 songs and recorded more than 60 albums in a career that spanned
six decades.
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Earle Hyman,
a longtime stage and TV actor who was best known for playing Bill
Cosby's father on "The Cosby Show," died Friday, November 17. Hyman was
91.
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Longtime gossip columnist Liz Smith,
who started her column at the New York Daily News in 1976, died on
November 12, according to the newspaper. She was 94. Known
affectionately as the "the Grand Dame of Dish," Smith's legendary work
included a chronicle of Donald and Ivana Trump's divorce, which made
front-page news.
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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay,
a two-time winner of the Cy Young Award, died in a plane crash on
November 7, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
Halladay was 40.
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Former
NASA astronaut Dick Gordon, the command module pilot on the second
lunar landing mission, died on November 6. He was 88. Gordon spent more
than 316 hours in space over two missions.
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Antoine "Fats" Domino,
a titan of early rock 'n' roll whose piano-based hits -- such as "Ain't
That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday" -- influenced artists
including Paul McCartney and Randy Newman, died on October 24. He was
89.
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Robert Guillaume,
best known for his lead role in the TV series "Benson" and as the voice
of Rafiki in "The Lion King," died October 24 after a battle with
prostate cancer, according to his wife, Donna. He was 89.
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Fashion designer and popular "Project Runway" contestant Mychael Knight died October 17 outside Atlanta, family spokesman Jerris Madison told CNN. Knight was 39. No cause of death was released.
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Hall of Fame football quarterback Y.A. Tittle died
October 8 at the age of 90. Tittle made the Pro Bowl seven times over
his 17-year career, and he was the NFL's MVP in 1963. In this photo,
Tittle squats on the field after being hit hard during a game against
the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1964. This became an iconic photograph that
helped cement Tittle's name in football history.
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Rock legend Tom Petty died
October 2 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu,
California, according to Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers. Petty was 66.
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Monty Hall,
best known as the cheerful and friendly host of the game show "Let's
Make a Deal," died September 30 in Los Angeles, his daughter Sharon Hall
said. He was 96.
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Hugh Hefner
-- the silk-robed Casanova whose Playboy magazine popularized the term
"centerfold," glamorized an urbane bachelor lifestyle and helped spur
the sexual revolution of the 1960s -- died September 27 at the age of
91, the magazine said.
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Singer Charles Bradley,
who was known as the "Screaming Eagle of Soul" because of his raspy
voice and stirring performances, died September 23 at the age of 68.
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Former boxing champion Jake LaMotta,
right, died September 19 at the age of 95. LaMotta was played by Robert
De Niro in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie "Raging Bull."
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Longtime character actor Harry Dean Stanton
died September 15 at the age of 91, according to his agent, John S.
Kelly. Stanton, whose gaunt, worn looks were more recognizable to many
than his name, appeared in more than 100 movies and 50 TV shows,
including "Alien," "Repo Man," "Paris, Texas" and "Pretty in Pink."
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Troy Gentry,
of the country duo Montgomery Gentry, died following a helicopter crash
in New Jersey on September 8, according to a statement posted on the
group's official site. He was 50.
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Jay Thomas,
a comic and character actor whose credits include roles on "Cheers" and
"Murphy Brown," died of cancer, his publicist said on August 24. Thomas
was 69.
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Jerry Lewis, the slapstick-loving comedian, innovative filmmaker and generous fundraiser, died August 20 after a brief illness. He was 91.
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Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory,
who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first
African-Americans to perform at white clubs, died on August 19. He was
84.
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Glen Campbell,
the upbeat guitarist from Delight, Arkansas, whose smooth vocals and
down-home manner made him a mainstay of music and television for
decades, died August 8 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease,
his family announced on Facebook. The six-time Grammy Award winner was
81.
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Sam Shepard,
the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, died
at his home in Kentucky on July 27. He was 73. Shepard authored more
than 40 plays, winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1979 for his play
"Buried Child," which explored the breakdown of the traditional
American family. Shepard also received an Oscar nomination for his
portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in the 1983 astronaut drama "The Right
Stuff."
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June Foray,
the iconic voice of Rocky and Natasha in the popular and memorable
"Rocky and Bullwinkle Show," died July 26. She was 99. Foray also was
the voice of Nell in "Dudley Do-Right," Granny in the "Tweety and
Sylvester" cartoons and Cindy Lou Who in "How the Grinch Stole
Christmas."
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John Heard,
a character actor best known as the father in the "Home Alone" movies,
died July 21, according to the medical examiner's office in Santa Clara
County, California. It said the actor was 71, but other reports listed
his age as 72.
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Chester Bennington,
the lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park, was found dead on July
20, according to a spokesman for the LA County Coroner. Bennington was
41. Authorities said they were treating the case as a possible suicide.
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Actor Martin Landau,
who starred in the 1960s television show "Mission Impossible" and won
an Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in the movie "Ed Wood," died July 15
following "unexpected complications during a short hospitalization," his
publicist Dick Guttman said. Landau was 89.
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Stephen Furst, the actor who played Flounder in the 1978 movie "Animal House," died at age 63, his son Nathan Furst told CNN on June 17.
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Adam West,
star of the popular and campy 1960s "Batman" TV show, died June 9 after
"a short but brave battle with leukemia," his family said in a
statement. He was 88.
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Frank Deford,
a renowned sportswriter and commentator, died May 28 at the age of 78.
Here, Deford holds the final front page of The National Sports Daily
when it folded in 1991. Deford was well known for his NPR commentaries
as well as his decades-long career at Sports Illustrated.
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Gregg Allman,
the founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who overcame family
tragedy, drug addiction and health problems to become a grizzled elder
statesman for the blues music he loved, died May 27. He was 69.
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Former US Sen. Jim Bunning, the only National Baseball Hall of Fame member ever to serve in Congress, died May 26 at the age of 85.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski,
the national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter, died May 26 at
age 89. Brzezinski is seen here at right talking with Israeli Prime
Minister Menahem Begin in 1978.
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Roger Moore,
the actor famous for portraying James Bond in seven films between 1973
and 1985, died May 23 after a battle with cancer, according to his
family. He was 89.
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Roger Ailes,
who transformed cable news and then American politics by building the
Fox News Channel into a ratings powerhouse, died May 18. He was 77.
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Chris Cornell,
lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, died May 17. Cornell, 52,
was in Detroit performing with Soundgarden, which had embarked on a US
tour in April. Cornell hanged himself, according to a statement from the
Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office.
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Powers Boothe, known for his roles in "Sin City," "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D," and "Deadwood," died May 14. The Emmy-winning actor was 68.
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American bobsledder Steven Holcomb,
who piloted a four-man team to Olympic gold in 2010, died on May 6. The
37-year-old was found in his room at the US training center in Lake
Placid, New York. No cause of death was given.
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Veteran Indian actor Vinod Khanna
died May 4 at the age of 70. Khanna, who had been dubbed Bollywood's
"original heartthrob," reportedly battled cancer for several years.
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Filmmaker Jonathan Demme,
whose Oscar-winning thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" terrified
audiences, died April 26 at the age of 73. Here, Demme works on the
"Silence of the Lambs" set with actor Anthony Hopkins in 1991. Demme's
other films include "Philadelphia," "Married to the Mob" and a remake of
"The Manchurian Candidate."
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Actress Erin Moran,
best known as kid sister Joanie Cunningham on the TV show "Happy Days,"
was found dead on April 22. She was 56. Moran likely died from
complications of Stage 4 cancer, officials said.
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Comedian Charlie Murphy
died April 12 after a battle with leukemia, according to his publicist
Domenick Nati. He was 57. Murphy rose to fame for his work on the
popular "Chapelle's Show," where he was a co-star and writer.
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John Warren Geils Jr.,
the guitarist and founder of the eponymous J. Geils Band, was found
dead in his Groton, Massachusetts, home on April 11, police said. He was
71.
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Comedian and actor Don Rickles died at his home in Los Angeles on April 6, according to his publicist Paul Shefrin. Rickles was 90.
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Martin McGuinness,
the former Irish Republican Army commander who was also a deputy first
minister of Northern Ireland, died March 21 after a short illness,
according to a statement released by the Sinn Fein party. He was 66.
McGuinness became Sinn Fein's chief negotiator during the Northern
Ireland peace process, working with US President Bill Clinton on the
1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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Jimmy Breslin,
the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and champion of New York
City's working class, died March 19 at the age of 88. Breslin's death
was reported by his longtime employer, the New York Daily News.
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Chuck Berry,
a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," died March
18 at his home outside St. Louis, his verified Facebook page said. He
was 90. Berry wrote and recorded the rock standards "Johnny B. Goode"
and "Sweet Little Sixteen."
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Derek Walcott,
the Caribbean poet and playwright who won the 1992 Nobel Prize for
Literature, died March 17, according to the Nobel Prize website. He was
87.
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Joni Sledge,
a founding member of the R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, was found
dead in her home in Phoenix on March 10, publicist Biff Warren told CNN.
She was 60 years old. The cause of death was unknown.
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Robert Osborne, the film aficionado who was the longtime host of Turner Classic Movies, died on March 6. He was 84.
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Judge Joseph Wapner,
from the popular reality television program "The People's Court," died
February 26, according to his son Judge Fred Wapner. He was 97.
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Actor Bill Paxton,
whose extensive career included films such as "Twister," "Aliens" and
"Titanic," died February 26, according to a representative for his
family. He was 61. Paxton died "due to complications from surgery," a
statement said.
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Clyde
Stubblefield, seen here on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," died
February 18 at age 73. He was the drummer for James Brown in the 1960s
and '70s. He laid down the groove on such Brown hits as "Cold Sweat,"
"Sex Machine" and "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud." The drum break
in the song "Funky Drummer" has been sampled and used in over 1,000
songs.
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Norma McCorvey,
the anonymous plaintiff "Jane Roe" in the landmark Supreme Court case
Roe v. Wade, died February 18, a priest close to her family said in a
statement. Multiple media sources said she was 69. In this photo from
1989, McCorvey is on the left holding hands with attorney Gloria Allred.
Roe v. Wade was the 1973 case that established a constitutional right
to abortion. McCorvey once supported the pro-choice movement but
switched sides in 1995.
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Al Jarreau,
the jazz-pop musician best known for the hits "Breakin' Away," "We're
in This Love Together" and the theme song to the popular 1980's TV show,
"Moonlighting," died February 12, according to posts on his verified
social-media accounts. He was 76.
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Actor Richard Hatch,
who was known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original
"Battlestar Galactica" series that ran from 1978-1979, died Tuesday,
February 7, according to his manager Michael Kaliski. The 71-year-old
actor had been battling pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from
his family. Hatch played Tom Zarek in the show remake that started in
2003.
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John Hurt,
the British actor who garnered Oscar nominations for his roles in
"Midnight Express" and "The Elephant Man," died January 27, his
publicist said. He was 77.
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Actress Mary Tyler Moore,
whose eponymous 1970s series helped usher in a new era for women on
television, died January 25, according to her longtime representative
Mara Buxbaum. She was 80.
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Eugene A. Cernan, the last astronaut to leave his footprints on the surface of the moon, died January 16, NASA said. He was 82.
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Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, a pro wrestler known for his high-flying leap off the ring's top rope, died on January 15. He was 73.
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Author and filmmaker William Peter Blatty,
who scared millions with the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning movie
"The Exorcist," died January 12 from a form of blood cancer called
multiple myeloma, his widow said. He was 89.
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Veteran war correspondent Clare Hollingworth, who broke the news that World War II had started, died on January 10. She was 105.
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Alfonso Wong, the creator of Asia's iconic "Old Master Q" comic strip, died January 1, according to the publisher of the comic. He was 93.
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Sue Grafton,
the mystery writer who penned best-selling novels with alphabet-based
titles, starting with "A Is for Alibi" and ending with "Y Is for
Yesterday," died December 28 after a bout with cancer, her daughter,
Jamie Clark, said in a social media post. She was 77.
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Broadway and television actress Rose Marie,
best known for her role as Sally Rogers on "The Dick Van Dyke Show,"
died December 28, her publicist said, citing her family. She was 94.
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More than 50 years after her star turn in "The Sound of Music," actress Heather Menzies Urich died of brain cancer on December 24. She was 68 years old. Menzies Urich played Louisa von Trapp in the classic 1965 movie.
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Former astronaut Bruce McCandless II, famously captured in a 1984 photo documenting the first untethered flight in space, died December 21, NASA said. He was 80.
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Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Enberg, seen here in 2016, died December 21. He was 82. Most recently, Enberg was the play-by-play voice of the San Diego Padres.
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Beloved Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor
died December 4 at a hospital in Mumbai, India, a hospital spokesman
said. The 79-year-old actor had been battling chronic kidney disease,
local media reported.
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Jim Nabors,
a singer and actor best known for his role as Gomer Pyle on "The Andy
Griffith Show," died November 30, according to family friend and CNN
affiliate KHNL-KGMB producer Phil Arnone.
Nabors was 87. His popular character was the center of a spinoff series, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," which ran for five seasons.
Nabors was 87. His popular character was the center of a spinoff series, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," which ran for five seasons.
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Rance Howard,
a stage, film and TV actor, died November 25 at the age of 89,
according to the Twitter account of his son, movie director Ron Howard.
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David Cassidy,
who came to fame as a '70s teen heartthrob and lead singer on "The
Partridge Family," died on November 21, according to his publicist
Jo-Ann Geffen. He was 67.
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Della Reese,
who rose to fame as a jazz singer and later found television stardom on
the drama "Touched by an Angel," died on November 19. She was 86.
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Country music legend Mel Tillis
died early on November 19, according to a statement from his publicist.
He was 85. Tillis was a prolific singer-songwriter who penned more than
1,000 songs and recorded more than 60 albums in a career that spanned
six decades.
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Earle Hyman,
a longtime stage and TV actor who was best known for playing Bill
Cosby's father on "The Cosby Show," died Friday, November 17. Hyman was
91.
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Longtime gossip columnist Liz Smith,
who started her column at the New York Daily News in 1976, died on
November 12, according to the newspaper. She was 94. Known
affectionately as the "the Grand Dame of Dish," Smith's legendary work
included a chronicle of Donald and Ivana Trump's divorce, which made
front-page news.
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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay,
a two-time winner of the Cy Young Award, died in a plane crash on
November 7, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
Halladay was 40.
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Former
NASA astronaut Dick Gordon, the command module pilot on the second
lunar landing mission, died on November 6. He was 88. Gordon spent more
than 316 hours in space over two missions.
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Antoine "Fats" Domino,
a titan of early rock 'n' roll whose piano-based hits -- such as "Ain't
That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday" -- influenced artists
including Paul McCartney and Randy Newman, died on October 24. He was
89.
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Robert Guillaume,
best known for his lead role in the TV series "Benson" and as the voice
of Rafiki in "The Lion King," died October 24 after a battle with
prostate cancer, according to his wife, Donna. He was 89.
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Fashion designer and popular "Project Runway" contestant Mychael Knight died October 17 outside Atlanta, family spokesman Jerris Madison told CNN. Knight was 39. No cause of death was released.
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Hall of Fame football quarterback Y.A. Tittle died
October 8 at the age of 90. Tittle made the Pro Bowl seven times over
his 17-year career, and he was the NFL's MVP in 1963. In this photo,
Tittle squats on the field after being hit hard during a game against
the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1964. This became an iconic photograph that
helped cement Tittle's name in football history.
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Rock legend Tom Petty died
October 2 after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu,
California, according to Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers. Petty was 66.
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Monty Hall,
best known as the cheerful and friendly host of the game show "Let's
Make a Deal," died September 30 in Los Angeles, his daughter Sharon Hall
said. He was 96.
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Hugh Hefner
-- the silk-robed Casanova whose Playboy magazine popularized the term
"centerfold," glamorized an urbane bachelor lifestyle and helped spur
the sexual revolution of the 1960s -- died September 27 at the age of
91, the magazine said.
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Singer Charles Bradley,
who was known as the "Screaming Eagle of Soul" because of his raspy
voice and stirring performances, died September 23 at the age of 68.
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Former boxing champion Jake LaMotta,
right, died September 19 at the age of 95. LaMotta was played by Robert
De Niro in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie "Raging Bull."
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Longtime character actor Harry Dean Stanton
died September 15 at the age of 91, according to his agent, John S.
Kelly. Stanton, whose gaunt, worn looks were more recognizable to many
than his name, appeared in more than 100 movies and 50 TV shows,
including "Alien," "Repo Man," "Paris, Texas" and "Pretty in Pink."
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Troy Gentry,
of the country duo Montgomery Gentry, died following a helicopter crash
in New Jersey on September 8, according to a statement posted on the
group's official site. He was 50.
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Jay Thomas,
a comic and character actor whose credits include roles on "Cheers" and
"Murphy Brown," died of cancer, his publicist said on August 24. Thomas
was 69.
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Jerry Lewis, the slapstick-loving comedian, innovative filmmaker and generous fundraiser, died August 20 after a brief illness. He was 91.
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Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory,
who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first
African-Americans to perform at white clubs, died on August 19. He was
84.
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Glen Campbell,
the upbeat guitarist from Delight, Arkansas, whose smooth vocals and
down-home manner made him a mainstay of music and television for
decades, died August 8 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease,
his family announced on Facebook. The six-time Grammy Award winner was
81.
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Sam Shepard,
the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, died
at his home in Kentucky on July 27. He was 73. Shepard authored more
than 40 plays, winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1979 for his play
"Buried Child," which explored the breakdown of the traditional
American family. Shepard also received an Oscar nomination for his
portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in the 1983 astronaut drama "The Right
Stuff."
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June Foray,
the iconic voice of Rocky and Natasha in the popular and memorable
"Rocky and Bullwinkle Show," died July 26. She was 99. Foray also was
the voice of Nell in "Dudley Do-Right," Granny in the "Tweety and
Sylvester" cartoons and Cindy Lou Who in "How the Grinch Stole
Christmas."
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John Heard,
a character actor best known as the father in the "Home Alone" movies,
died July 21, according to the medical examiner's office in Santa Clara
County, California. It said the actor was 71, but other reports listed
his age as 72.
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Chester Bennington,
the lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park, was found dead on July
20, according to a spokesman for the LA County Coroner. Bennington was
41. Authorities said they were treating the case as a possible suicide.
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Actor Martin Landau,
who starred in the 1960s television show "Mission Impossible" and won
an Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in the movie "Ed Wood," died July 15
following "unexpected complications during a short hospitalization," his
publicist Dick Guttman said. Landau was 89.
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