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 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 |
 James Gandoifini June 19 |
 Cory Monteith July 13 |
 Dennis Farina July 22 |
 Eileen Brennan July 28 |
 Michael Ansara July 31 |
 Karen Black August 08 |
 David Frost August 31 |
 Ed Lauder October 16 |
 Marcia Wallace October 25 |
 Jane Kean November 26 |
 Paul Walker November 30 |
 Nelson Mandela December 05 |
 Peter O’Toole December 14 |
 Joan Fontaine December 16 |
 Andy Granatelli December 29 |
 James Avery December 31 |
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
19 – James Gandoifini, Actor – played Tony Soprano in “The Sopranos” age – 51
19 – Slim Whitman, C&W Singer – known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth high octave falsetto – age 90
23 – Bobby Bland, Musician – blues and soul singer “Turn On Your Love Light” – age 83
July
07 – Joe Conley, Actor – Ike Godsey the storekeeper on “The Waltons” – age 85
13 – Cory Monteith, Actor / Singer – Finn Hudson on the tv series “Glee” – age 31
20 – Helen Thomas, Journalist – United Press International (UPI) for 57 years – age 92
22 – Dennis Farina, Actor – Detective Joe Fontana on “Law & Order” – age 69
27 – David (Kidd) Kraddick, Radio DJ – syndicated radio show out of Dallas, TX – age 53
28 – William Scranton, Politician – Governor of Pennsylvania (1963-1967)and Ambassador to the U.N. (1976) – age 96
28 – Eileen Brennan, Actress – Doreen Lewis the mean Captain in “Private Benjamin” – age 80
30 – Harry F. Byrd, Jr., Politician – U.S. Senator from Virginia (1965-1983) – age 98
31 – Michael Ansara, Actor – Cochise in tv show “Broken Arrow” (1956-1958) – age 91
August
08 – Karen Black, Actress – “Easy Rider” (1969), “Five Easy Pieces” (1970) and many more – age 74
10 – Eydie Gormè, Singer – worked with husband Steve Lawrence, “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” – age 84
15 – Lisa Robin Kelly, Actress – played Laurie Forman on the TV show “That ’70s Show” (1998-’01) – age 43 (drug overdose while in rehab)
19 – Lee Thompson Young, Actor – Disney Channel TV series “The Famous Jett Jackson” – age 29
20 – Elmore Leonard, Jr, Novelist – “Get Shorty”, “Mr. Majestyk”, “3:10 to Yuma” – age 87
24 – Julie Harris, Actress – “East of Eden” (1955) “Requiem for a Heavyweight” (1962) – age 87
31 – David Frost, Journalist, comedian, writer – Interviewed politicians including Nixon – age 74
September
16 – Patsy Swayze, Dancer / Choreographer – Mother of Patrick Swayze – age 86
18 – Ken Norton, Heavyweight boxer – won the title from Muhammad Ali, (1973) – age 70
October
01 – Tom Clancy, Author – many of his books made into movies, “The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games” – age 66
16 – Ed Lauter, Actor – character actor, “The Magnificent Seven Ride!”, “ER”, “Golden Years”, hundreds more – age 74
25 – Marcia Wallace, Actress – receptionist Carol Kester on “Bob Newhart Show” (1972 – 1978) – age 70
27 – Lou Reed, Musician – 1960’s group “The Velvet Underground” also solo hit “Walk on the Wild Side” – age 71
November
11 – Shirley Mitchell, Actress – “I Love Lucy” played Lucy’s friend Marion Strong (last surviving cast member) – age 94
26 – Jane Kean, Actress – Trixie Norton in the “The Honeymooners Show” (1966-1970) – age 90
30 – Paul Walker, Actor – Brian O’Conner in “The Fast and the Furious” films – age – 40
December
05 – Nelson Mandela, Political Figure – inspired the revolt to end apartheid in S. Africa; President of S. Africa (1994-1999) – age 95
08 – Don Mitchell, Actor – Mark Sanger in Ironside (1967-75) – age 70
12 – Tom Laughlin, Actor – wrote, co-produced and starred in four “Billy Jack” movies – age 82
14 – Peter O’Toole, Actor – T. E. Lawrence in “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962), nominated for seven Academy Awards – age 81
16 – Joan Fontaine, Actress – starred in “Rebecca” and “Suspicion” (1941) sister to Olivia de Havilland – age 96
16 – Ray Price, C&W Singer – “For the Good Times”, “Night Life” – age 87
21 – John Eisenhower, Army Brigadier General and son of President Dwight Eisenhower – age 91
29 – Andy Granatelli, Car Racing Promoter and Designer – was CEO and sponsor for STP (motor oil company) – age 90
31 – James Avery, Actor – Philip Banks on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” – age 65
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