 Pat Hingle January 4 |
 Ricardo Montalban January 14 |
 John Updike January 27 |
 Don Galloway January 8 |
 Patrick McGoohan January 13 |
 James Whitmore February 6 |
 Paul Harvey (Aurandt) February 28 |
 Ron Silver March 15 |
 Natasha Richardson March 18 |
 Bea Arthur April 25 |
 Jack Kemp May 2 |
 Dom Deluise May 4 |
 David Carradine June 3 |
 Ed McMahon June 23 |
 Farrah Fawcett June 25 |
 Michael Jackson June 25 |
 Billy Mays June 28 |
 Karl Malden July 01 |
 Walter Cronkite July 17 |
 John Hughes August 06 |
 Eunice Kennedy Shriver August 11 |
 Edward “Ted” Kennedy August 25 |
 Patrick Swayze September 14 |
 Henry Gibson September 14 |
 Soupy Sales October 22 |
 Gene Barry December 9 |
 Connie Hines December 18 |
 Brittany Murphy December 20 |
January 02 – Jet Travolta, Son of John Travolta & Kelly Preston, age 16
January 04 – Martin Patterson ‘Pat’ Hingle, Actor(portrayed the Commissioner in Batman movies) age 84
January 06 – Cheryl Holdridge, Actress(a very popular “Mouseketeer” on The Mickey Mouse Club) age 64
January 8 – Claude Jeeter, Musician (with the 50s gospel group Swan Silvertones)age 94
January 8 – Don Galloway,Actor (Raymond Burr’s protge on Ironside) age 71
January 13 – Patrick McGoohan,Actor (Danger Man/Secret Agent & The Prisoner) age 80
January 14 – Ricardo Montalban,Actor (Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island) age 88
January 27 – John Updike Novelist (won 2 Pulizers for his Rabbit series)age 76
February 6 – James Whitmore Actor (portrayed Will Rogers on stage) age 87
February 11 – Estelle Bennett Singer ( the girl group The Ronettes) age 67
February 28 – Paul Harvey (Aurandt) Newsman & Radio Broadcaster (The Rest of the Story segments) age 91
March 7 – Jimmy Boyd Singer & actor (recorded original “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”) age 70
March 13 –Betsy Blair Actress (Oscar nominated for “Marty”) age 85
March 15 –Ron Silver Actor & politcal activist (best known recently for recurring role on West Wing) age 65
March 18 –Natasha Richardson Tony award winning Actress (daughter of Vanesa Redgrave and married to Liam Neeson) age 45
March 27 –Irving R Levine NBC on air newsman for 45 years age 86
March 29 –Andrew (Andy) Hallet played Lorne on tv series “Angel”
April 25 –Beatrice (Bea) Arthur Emmy award winning actress-comedienne, star of Maude and Golden Girls tv shows
May 2 – Jack Kemp Pro Football quarterback and politician, 9 term Congressman and Secretary of HUD
May 4 – Dom DeLuise Actor / Comedian, best known for his movies with Burt Reynolds
June 3 – Koko Taylor Singer, was known as the “Queen of the Blues”
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June 3 – David Carradine Actor, best known for role in “Kung Fu” tv series and “Kill Bill” movies
June 10 – Huey Long Guitarist, original member of the Ink Spots
June 23 – Ed McMahon Announcer, TV Personality, side kick to Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show from 1962 – 1992
June 25 – Farrah Fawcett Actress, best known for her role in Charlie’s Angels
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June 25 – Michael Jackson Singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, legitimately referred to as “The King of Pop”, was a pioneer in music video’s, pop music, and pop culture
June 27 – Gale Storm Actress/ Singer, tv shows “My Little Marjie and The Gale Storm Show”
June 28 – Billy Mays Actor / Pitchman, promoted “as seen on tv” products, was spokesperson for oxi-clean
July 01 – Karl Malden Actor, best known for playing Lt. Mike Stone on The Streets of San Francisco
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July 01 – Anna Karen Morrow Actress, best known for playing Mrs. Chernak on “Peyton Place”
July 06 – Robert McNamara Defense Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson during the Vietnam War
July 17 – Walter Cronkite Broadcast Journalist, was the anchorman for the CBS Nightly News for 19 years and possibly the most trusted man in America
August 6 – John Hughes Film director, producer and writer, films include Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and more
August 11 – Eunice Kennedy Shriver Philanthropist and champion for the mentally disabled , founded the Special Olympics, sister of John Kennedy (JFK)
August 13 – Les Paul inventor, muscian and song writer credited with inventing the electric guitar which made rock music possible
August 19 – Don Hewitt television news producer, created the news show “60 Minutes”
August 25 – Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy 9 term US Senator from Mass. was the youngest of seven including John (JFK) and Bobby Kennedy
September 13 – Paul Burke Actor, character roles in Twelve O’Clock High and Naked City
September 14 – Patrick Swayze Actor / dancer, movies include Dirty Dancing, Ghost and North & South
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September 14 – Henry Gibson Actor, Judge on Boston Legal also Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In
September 16 – Mary Allin Travers Singer songwriter with 60’s group Peter Paul & Mary
October 13 – Al Martino Singer / actor, played character of Johnny Fontaine in Godfather movies
October 19 – Joseph Wiseman Canadian Actor, played Dr. No in the James Bond film of the same name
October 22 – Soupy Sales Comedian, panelist on What’s My Line? also made getting a pie in the face famous
December 9 – Gene Barry Actor, tv series include Bat Masterson, Burkes Law, Our Miss Brooks, also War of the Worlds
December 14 – Conrad Fowkes Actor, appeared on Dark Shadows as Frank Garner from 1966 – 1967
December 15 – Oral Roberts Protestant Minister and Televangelist also founder of Oral Roberts University
December 18 – Connie Hines Actress, best known for role of Carol Post (wife) in Mr. Ed tv series
December 20 – Brittany Murphy Actress / singer co-starred in Clueless, Girl Interrupted and others
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