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Celebrity Passing's, Alphabetically
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The Fiftiesweb is grateful to Paula Valenzuela for her very welcome help with compiling this list!

Patti Page January 01	Ned Wertimer January 08	Conrad Bain January 14	Stan Musial January 19	Patty Andrews January 30	Lou Meyers February 19	Dale Robertson February 27
Bonnie Franklin March 01	Roger Ebert April 04	Margaret Thatcher April 08	Annette Funicello April 08	Jonathan Winters April 11	Allen Arbuss April 19	Dr Joyce Brothers April 19
Jean Stapleton May 31	Esther Williams June 06

Gone But Not Forgotten - 2013

January

   01 - Patti Page, Singer - Top selling female artist of the 1950's, songs include "Tennessee Waltz" & "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window" - age 85

   08 - Ned Wertimer, Actor - Ralph Hart the doorman on "The Jeffersons" (1975 - '85) - age 89

   14 - Conrad Bain, Actor - Phillip Drummond in "Diff'rent Strokes" and Dr. Arthur Harmon on "Maude" - age 89

   16 - Pauline Phillips, Columnist - under the pen name Abigail Van Buren, she wrote the "Dear Abby" advice column (1956 - 2002)- age 94

   17 - Robert Chew, Actor - played Proposition Joe on "The Wire" - age 52

   17 - James Hood, Activist - in 1963 he enrolled in an Alabama University desite Gov. George Wallace's "stand in the schoolhouse door" policy - age 70

   19 - Stan Musial, Athlete - "Stan the Man", played MLB from 1941 - 1963, was a record 24-time All-Star selection, had 3,630 hits - age 92

   19 - Earl Weaver, MLB Manager - Managed the Baltimore Orioles (1968–1982; 1985–1986) - age 82

   30 - Patty Andrews, Singer - Last surviving Andrews Sister, "Boogie, Woogie Bugle Boy" - age 94

February

   01 - Ed Koch, Politician - 3 term Mayor of New York City and NY Congressman for 2 terms - age 88

   02 - Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis, baseball Player - inspiration for the movie "A League of Their Own" - age 88

   04 - Reg Presley, Singer / songwriter - The Trogs - biggest hit was "Wild Thing" - age 71

   04 - Donald Byrd, Muscian - a jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, biggest hit was "Black Byrd" - age 80

   05 - Paul Tanner, Musician / teacher - Trombonist with The Glen Miller Band (1935 - '42) - age 95

   05 - Robin Sachs, Actor - Ethan Rayne on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - age 61

   11 - Rick Huxley, Musician - bassist for "The Dave Clark Five" - age 72

   11 - Mark Balelo, Auction House Owner - appeared on reality series "Storage Wars" - age 40

   16 - Tony Sheridan, Singer / songwriter - recorded several songs singing with the Beatles (1961) - age 72

   17 - Mindy McCready, C&W Singer - "Guys Do It All the Time" - age 37

   18 - Jerry Buss, Businessman - owner of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball franchise - age 80

   19 - Lou Meyers, Actor - Mr. Gaines on "A Different World" (1987-'93) - age 77

   23 - Damon Harris, Singer - performed with the Temptations (1971-'75) - age 62

   25 - Dan Toler, Musician - guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band - age 65

   27 - Dale Robertson, Actor - Tales of Wells Fargo (1957-'62), Iron Horse (1966 - '68), Death Valley Days (1969-'72) - age 89

   27 - Richard Street, Singer - member of The Temptations (1971 - '93) - age 70

March

   01 - Bonnie Franklin, Actress - portrayed Ann Romano on "One Day at a Time" (1975 -'84) - age 69

   03 - Robert E.(Bobby)Rogers Singer / songwriter - original member of The Miracles (1956 - '11) - age 73

   04 - Fran Warren, Singer - biggest hit, "A Sunday Kind Of Love" - age 87    06 - Alvin Lee, Musician - lead guitarist for Ten Years After, performed at Woodstock - age 68

   19 - Harry Reems, Actor - starred in pornographic movies in the 1970's - age 65

   19 - Henry Bromell, Producer - Exec. Producer of "Homeland" also "Northern Exposure" & "Chicago Hope" - age 65

   26 - Don Payne, Producer / Writer - co-executive producer of "The Simpsons" tv series - age 48

   28 - Richard Giffiths, Actor - Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" films - age 65

April

   01 - Shain Gandee, Actor - star of MTV reality series "Buckwild" - age 21

   02 - Milo O'Shea, Actor - played the Judge in the movie "The Verdict" with Paul Newman - age 86

   02 - Jane Henson, Puppeteer - Co-creator of the "Muppets" - age 78

   04 - Roger Ebert, Journalist - Pulitzer Prize winning film critic and screenwriter - age 70

   08 - Margaret Thatcher, Politician - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 - 1990) - age 87

   08 - Annette Funicello, Actress - popular "Mouseketeer" on the original Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959) also "Beach Party" genre movies- age 70

   11 - Jonathan Winters, Comedian / Actor - The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972–'74) also Mork & Mindy - age 87

   13 - Frank Bank, Actor - Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on "Leave It To Beaver" (1957 - '63) - age 71

   16 - Pat Summerall, Athlete / Broadcaster - "the voice of the NFL" did commentary for CBS & Fox - age 82

   16 - George Beverly Shea Gospel singer and hymn composer - described as "America's beloved Gospel singer" - age 104

   19 - Allan Arbus, Actor - psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on "MASH" (1972-1983) - age 95

   22 - Richie Havens, Musician - folk singer and guitarist who's song "Freedom" opened the 1969 Woodstock Festival - age 72

   26 - George Jones, Musician - known as the greatest C&W singer for the last 5 decades - age 81

May

   04 - Mario Machado, Newsman - award winning TV anchor also starred in RoboCop, Rocky III and more movies as a reporter - age 78

   08 - Jeanne Cooper, Actress - Katherine Chancellor on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (1973–2013) - age 84

   13 - Dr. Joyce Brothers, Psychologist - syndicated advice columnist (1960-2013), radio and television personality also - age 85

   18 - Steve Forrest, Actor - Lt. Hondo Harrelson on tv show S.W.A.T. (1975-1976)- age 87

   20 - Ray Manzarek, Musician - keyboardist and founding member of The Doors (1965-1973) - age 74

   31 - Jean Stapleton, Actress - Edith Bunker on "All in the Family" (1971-1979)- age 90

June

   03 - Deacon Jones, Athlete - Pro football player (1961-1974),he coined the term "sack the quarterback" - age 74

   06 - Esther Williams, Swimmer & Actress - appeared in movies that featured swimming and diving - age 91

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