Celebrity Deaths 2011

by Michael RichComment — Updated August 3, 2023
Anne Francis
Anne Francis
January 2
John Dye
John Dye
January 10
David Nelson
David Nelson
January 11
Susannah York
Susannah York
January 15
Jack Lalanne
Jack Lalanne
January 23
Charlie Callas
Charlie Callas
January 27
Betty Garrett
Betty Garrett
February 12
Len Lesser
Len Lesser
February 16
Jane Russell
Jane Russell
February 28
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
March 17
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
March 23
Michael Sarrazin
Michael Sarrazin
April 17
Elisabeth Sladen
Elisabeth Sladen
April 19
Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Snow
April 26
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
May 03
sada thompson
Sada Thompson
May 04
dana wynter
Dana Wynter
May 05
Jeff Conaway
Jeff Conaway
May 27
James Arness
James Arness
June 03
Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons
June 18
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
June 23
Betty Ford
Betty Ford
July 08
Linda Christian
Linda Christian
July 22
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
July 23
Bubba Smith
Bubba Smith
August 03
Annette Charles
Annette Charles
August 03
Francis Quinn
Francis Quinn
August 08
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson
September 10
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
October 05
Charles Napier
Charles Napier
October 05
Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney
November 04
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
December 07

Gone But Not Forgotten – 2011

January 02 – Anne Francis, Actress – Detective Honey West also Cmd. JJ Adams in movie “Forbidden Planet” – age 80

January 04 – Gerry Rafferty, Singer / Songwriter – “Baker Street“, “Stuck in the Middle With You” – age 63

January 10 – Margaret Whiting, Singer / Actress – popular singer had TV show “Those Whiting Girls” – age 86

January 10 – John Dye, Actor – Andrew (The Angel of Death) on “Touched By An Angel” – age 47

January 11 –David Nelson, Actor – “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” from 1952 – 1966 – age 74

January 15 – Susannah York, British Actress – “They Shoot Horses Don’t They” – age 72

January 17 – Don Kirshner, Record Producer / Promoter worked with Bobby Darin, Neal Diamond, Carole King – age 76

January 18 – Sargent Shriver, Politician, Diplomat – married Eunice Kennedy to join the Kennedy clan – age 95

January 23 – Francois Henri “Jack” LaLanne, Fitness expert who had a popular work out TV program – age 96

January 26 – Gladys Horton, R&B Singer – founder and lead singer for the Marvelettes – age 65

January 27 – Charlie Callas, Comedian – was a favored sidekick of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in the 60s & 70s – age 83

February 03 – Maria Schneider, Actress – when she was 20 years old starred in “Last Tango in Paris” – age 58

February 12 – Betty Garrett, Actress – had roles in “All in the Family” and “Laverne & Shirley” – age 91

February 16 – Len Lesser, Actor – Uncle Leo on “Seinfield” and had a role on “Everybody Loves Raymond” – age 88

February 28 – Jane Russell, Actress – “Outlaw”, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” was discovered by Howard Hughes – age 89
webmaster note:We had the privilege of meeting Ms. Russell at a an event in her honor in 2010 and Wow what a gal!!

March 17 – Ferlin Husky, Musician – Country Music star with over 20 Top 20 hits – age 85

March 17 – Michael Gough, Actor – played Alfred the Butler in Batman movies – age 94

March 18 – Warren Christopher, Diplomat – Secretary of State under President Clinton – age 85

March 23 – Elizabeth Taylor, Actress – famed for her beauty, talent and philanthropy as well as her many husbands and lavish jewelry – age 79

March 26 – Geraldine Ferraro, Politician – 3 term Congresswoman from NY, V Presidential candidate 1984 with Walter Mondale – age 75

March 27 – Farley Granger, Actor – the Hitchcock films “Strangers on a Train” and “Rope” – age 85

April 09 – Sidney Lumet, Director / Producer – “12 Angry Men”, “Dog Day Afternoon”, “Network” – age 86

April 12 – Gail Robbins, Musician / Singer – Sang with The Highwaymen, best known song “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” – age 80

April 17 – Michael Sarrazin, Actor – “They Shoot Horse, Don’t They?” and “The Reincarnation of Peter Proud” – age 70

April 19 – Elisabeth Sladen, Actress – Sarah Jane Smith on “Dr Who” also “Sarah Jane Adventures” a spin off – age 63

April 26 – Phoebe Snow, Singer / Songwriter – 1975 “Poetry Man”, mostly quit performing to care for an ill child – age 60

May 03 – Jackie Cooper, Actor/ Director/ Producer – Youngest Oscar nominee at age 9, also Perry White in Superman – age 88

May 04 – Sada Thompson, Actress – the family matriarch Kate Lawrence on “Family” – age 83

May 04 – Mary Murphy, Actress – starred in “The Wild One” with Marlon Brando – age 80

May 05 – Dana Wynter, Actress – starred in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” – age 79

May 10 – Norma Zimmer, Singer – was the Champagne Lady on the “Lawrence Welk Show” for 22 years – age 87

May 16 – Edward Hardwicke, British Actor – Doctor Watson on “The Return of Sherlock Holmes” TV series – age 78

May 16 – Robert “Bob” Flanigan, Musician – last surviving member of “The Four Freshman” – age 84

May 20 – Randy “Machoman” Savage, Pro Wrestler – WCF & WWF Champion multi times – age 58

May 27 – Jeff Conaway, Actor – played Kenickie in “Grease” and Bobby Wheeler in “Taxi” – age 60

May 27 – Gill Scott-Heron, Poet / Musician – helped to popularize the spoken word type of performances – age 62

May 30 – Clarice Taylor, Actress – Anna Huxtable (Bill Cosbys stage Mother) in “The Cosby Show” – age 93

June 03 – James Arness, Actor – Marshall Matt Dillon on TV series “Gunsmoke” from 1955 – 1975 – age 88

June 03 – Jack Kevorkian, MD / Pathologist – was jailed for assisting the suicides of terminally ill patients – age 83

June 07 – Leonard Stern, Screenwriter / Producer “Get Smart”, “McMillan & Wife” also invented Mad Libs Game – age 87

June 12 – Carl Gardner, Singer – Founding member of the “Coasters”, biggest hit was Yakety Yak – age 83

June 12 – Laura Ziskin, Film Producer – “Pretty Woman”, all 3 “Spider Man” films – age 61
(webmaster note: she was one of the co-creators of Stand Up To Cancer – she died of breast cancer at home)

June 18 – Clarence Clemons, Musician – played saxophone with “Bruce Springsteens E Street Band” – age 69

June 20 – Ryan Dunn, Actor / Daredevil – was in the “Jackass” TV series and movies – age 34

June 23 – Peter Falk, Actor – portrayed Lieutenant Columbo in the TV series “Columbo” from 1971 – ’78 and 1989 – 2003 – age 83

July 08 – Betty Ford, First Lady from 1974 – 1977, an outspoken activist for Womens Rights, Founder of the Betty Ford Clinic for substance abuse – age 93

July 08 – Roberts Blossom, Actor – “Home Alone”, “Doc Hollywood” and the “Quick and the Dead” – age 87

July 12 – Sherwood Schwartz, Writer / Composer – created and wrote the theme songs for Gilligan’s Island & Brady Bunch – age 94

July 15 – Googie Withers, Actress – Helen Nosseross in “Night and the City” (1950) – age 94

July 22 – Linda Christian, Actress – the first “Bond” girl in (1954) Casino Royale, married to Tyrone Power – age 87

July 23 – Amy Winehouse, Singer / Songwriter – British solo female recording artist, won 5 Grammy Awards for “Back to Black” album – age 27

July 23 – Christopher Mayer, Actor – “Dukes of Hazzard” for 1 season and Santa Barbara – age 57

July 26 – G. D. Spradlin, Actor – played Senator Geary in The Godfather Part II and numerous roles in Dragnet – age 90

July 29 – Gene McDaniels, Singer / Songwriter – “A Hundred Pounds of Clay”, “Tower of Strength” – age 76

August 03 – Bubba Smith, Athlete / Actor – defensive end for several NFL teams and Hightower in the “Police Academy” movies – age 66

August 03 – Annette Charles, Actress – ChaCha in Grease (1978)also the Bionic Women, Barnaby Jones and more – age 63

August 08 – Francis Quinn, Actor – Rhoh in “Platoon”, Syed Ali in “24”, son of Anthony Quinn – age 48

August 22 – Nick Ashford, R&B Songwriter- with Valerie Simpson, “Aint No Mountain High Enough” – age 70

August 22 – Jerry Leiber, Songwriter – with Mike Stoller, “Jailhouse Rock” “Hound Dog” – age 78

August 23 – Ross Barbour, Singer – Original member of The Four Freshman, sang baritone – age 82

August 23 – Frank Potenza, Actor / Security Guard – “Uncle Frank” on the Jimmy Kimmel show – age 77

August 24 – Esther Gordy Edwards, Music mogul – co-founded Motown Records with younger brother Berry Gordy – age 91

September 08 – Mary Fickett, Actress – Nurse Ruth Martin on “All My Children” – age 83

September 10 – Cliff Robertson, Actor – Lt. Jack Kennedy in the movie “PT-109”, also “Charly” – age 88

September 16 – Kara Kennedy, Philanthropist – oldest child of Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy – age 51

September 17 – Eleanor Mondale, Radio Personality – only daughter of V. President Walter Mondale – age 51

September 19 – Dolores Hope, Singer – married to the late Bob Hope for 69 years – age 102

October 05 – Steve Jobs, Inventor, Entrepuener – co-founder of Apple Computers also developed Pixar Studios – age 56

October 05 – Charles Napier, Actor – “Silence of the Lambs”, “Philadelphia”, “Rambo II” – age 75

October 08 – Roger Williams, Pianist – “Autumn Leaves”, “Born Free” the best selling pianist ever – age 87

October 16 – Dan Wheldon, Race Car Driver – won Indianapolis 500 in 2005 & 2011 – age 33

October 25 – Wyatt Knight, Actor – Tommy Turner in the Porky’s trilogy – age 56

October 28 – Beryl Davis, Singer – with Benny Goodman Band, Frank Sinatra on Hit Parade, Four Girls singing group – age 87

November 01 – Dorothy Rodham, Mother of former First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton – age 92

November 02 – Leonard Stone, Actor – “Jean Arthur Show” (1966) and Judge Paul Hanson on “L.A. Law” – age 87

November 04 – Andy Rooney, Writer – had a weekly commentary on “60 Minutes” from 1978-2011 – age 92

November 07 – “Smokin” Joe Frazier, Boxer – Heavyweight Champ 1970, boxing gold medal 1964 Olympics – age 67

November 15 – Karl Slover, Actor – a munchkin in the (1939) “Wizard of Oz” – age 93

November 19 – John Neville, Actor – played the Well Manicured Man on “X Files” series – age 86

November 25 – Frederik Meijer, Businessmann – owned Meijer Thrifty Acres chain of supermarkets – age 91

November 25 – Judy Lewis, Actress – General Hospital illegitimate daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable – age 76

December 07 – Harry Morgan, Actor – Col. Sherman T Potter on M*A*S*H* (1975-’83) – age 96

December 17 – Kim Jong Il, Dictator – Supreme (tyranical) leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (N. Korea) – age 69

December 24 – Cheetah, Chimpanzee Actor – beloved sidekick to Johnny Weissmuller’s “Tarzan” in the 1930’s – age 80

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