The Fiftiesweb is grateful to Paula Valenzuela for her very gracious help with compiling this list!
 Etta James January 20 |
 James Farentino January 24 |
 Robert Hegyes January 26 |
 Ben Gazzara February 3 |
 Peter Breck February 6 |
 Whitney Houston February 11 |
 Davy Jones February 29 |
 Mike Wallace April 7 |
 Jonathan Frid April 7 |
 Dick Clark April 18 |
 George Lindsey May 6 |
 Donna Summer May 17 |
 Robin Gibb May 20 |
 Kathryn Joostin June 2 |
 Richard Dawson June 2 |
 Don Grady June 27 |
 Andy Giffith July 3 |
 Ernest Borgnine July 8 |
 Celeste Holm July 15 |
 Sherman Hemsley July 24 |
 Chad Everett July 25 |
 Ron Palillo August 14 |
 Phyllis Diller August 20 |
 Neil Armstrong August 25 |
 Michael Clarke Duncan Sept. 03 |
 Dorothy McGuire Sept. 07 |
 Andy Williams Sept. 25 |
 Alex Karras October 10 |
 Gary Collins October 13 |
 George McGovern October 21 |
 Larry Hagman Nov. 23 |
 Jack Klugman Dec. 24 |
 Charles Durning Dec. 24 |
Gone But Not Forgotten – 2012
January 17 – Johnny Otis, Singer/Songwriter – “Willie and the Jive Hand” also wrote “Every Beat of My Heart” – age 90
January 20 – Etta James, Singer – Jazz/Blues singer “Dance With Me”, “At Last” won 6 Grammy Awards – age 73
January 22 – Joe Paterno, College football coach – Penn State head coach for 46 years – age 85
January 24 – James Farentino, Actor – “The Bold Ones” (1967-72) “The Final Countdown” (1980) – age 73
January 26 – Ian Abercrombie, Actor – Mr. Pitt on “Seinfield” also Alfred Pennyworth in “Birds of Prey” – age 77
January 26 – Robert Hegyes, Actor – Epstein on “Welcome Back Kotter” (1975-79) – age 60
February 01 – Don Cornelius, TV Host & Producer – creator of “Soul Train” tv dance show – age 75
February 03 – Ben Gazzara, Actor – “Run for Your Life” (1965-68), villain in “Road House” – age 81
February 06 – Peter Breck, Actor – Nick Barkley in “Big Valley” (1965-69) – age 82
February 08 – John Fairfax, Adventurer – first person to row across an ocean solo (Atlantic Ocean in 1969)- age 74
February 11 – Whitney Houston, Singer/Actress – “I Will Always Love You”, “How Will I Know”, “Greatest Love of All” – age 48
February 24 – Jan Berenstain, Writer – Co-created with her husband “The Berenstain Bears” series of children’s books – age 88
February 29 – Davy Jones, Singer/Actor – Lead singer in “The Monkees” also “Monkees” tv show – age 66
March 03 – Steve Bridges, Comedian – did a George W Bush impression – age 48
March 08 – Jimmy Ellis, Singer/Song Writer – sang with The Trammps, “Disco Inferno” – age 74
March 28 – Earl Scruggs, Musician/Banjo player – performed theme song to “The Beverly Hillbillies” called “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” – age 88
April 07 – Mike Wallace, Journalist – original correspondent on “60 Minutes” for 40 years (1968 – 2008) age – 93
April 14 – Jonathan Frid, Actor – Barnabas Collins on TV show “Dark Shadows” (1969 – ’71) age – 87
April 18 – Dick Clark, radio and television personality – American Bandstand 1957 -’87, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (1972 – 2011) – age 82
May 06 – George Lindsey, Actor – Goober on “Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw” age – 83
May 10 – Caroll Shelby, Automotive Designer – Shelby Cobra & Shelby Mustang – age 89
May 17 – Donna Summer, Singer/Songwriter – “Last Dance”, “Bad Girls”, “Hot Stuff” – age 63
May 20 – Robin Gibb, Singer/Songwriter – with his three brothers formed The Bee Gees – age 62
May 24 – Janet Carroll, Actress – played Tom Cruise’s mother in “Risky Business” – age 71
June 02 – Richard Dawson, Actor – “Family Feud” Host (1976-’85) & “Hogans Heroes” (1965-’71) – age 79
June 02 – Kathryn Joostin, Actress – Karen McCluskey in “Desperate Housewives” won 2 Emmy’s – age 72
June 04 – Herb Reed, Muscian/ Singer – founding member of The Platters (1953) – age 83
June 05 – Ray Bradbury, Writer – science fiction – “Martian Chronicles”, “Fahrenheit 451” – age 91
June 07 – Bob Welch, Singer/ Songwriter – with Fleetwood Mac (1971 – ’74) – age 65
June 08 – Frank Cady, Actor – store owner Sam Drucker on “Green Acres” (1965 – ’71) – age 96
June 19 – Richard Lynch, Actor – King Cromwell in The Sword and the Sorcerer – age 72
June 26 – Nora Ephron, Writer/ Director/ Producer – “Sleepless in Seattle”, “When Harry Met Sally” – age 71
June 26 – Doris Singleton, Actress/ Singer – Carol Appleby on “I Love Lucy” also “My Three Sons” – age 92
June 27 – Don Grady, Actor – Robbie Douglas on “My Three Sons” also a Mouseketeer – age 68
July 03 – Andy Griffith, Actor/Director/Producer/Singer – “The Andy Griffith Show” (1960-’68), “Matlock” (1986-’95) – age 86
July 08 – Ernest Borgnine, Actor – Won Academy Award for “Marty”, also “McHales Navy” (1962-’68), “Airwolf” (1984-’86)- age 95
July 13 – Richard Zanuck, Producer – Academy Award for “Driving Miss Daisy” also “Jaws”, “Cocoon”, “The Sound of Music” – age 77
July 13 – Ginny Tyler, Actress – Mouseketeer (1963) on “Mickey Mouse Club” – age 86
July 15 – Celeste Holm, Actress – Academy Award for “Gentleman’s Agreement” also in “All About Eve” – age 95
July 16 – Kitty Wells, C&W Singer – 1952 hit “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” – age 92
July 23 – Sally Ride, Physicist, Astronaut – First woman in space aboard the Shuttle Challenger in 1983 – age 61
July 24 – Sherman Hemsley, Actor – George Jefferson on “The Jeffersons” (1975-’85) age – 74
July 25 – Chad Everett, Actor – Dr. Joe Gannon in “Medical Center” (1969-’76) age – 75
July 27 – Tony Martin, Singer – “To Each His Own” (1946),did radio and film musicals – age 98
July 31 – Gore Vidal, Author /Playwright/ Activist – wrote “Myra Breckenridge” and 1000’s of others – age 86
August 01 – Marvin Hamlisch, Composer – won 3 Oscars, 4 Grammys, 4 Emmys, 1 Tony, 3 Golden Globes – “The Way We Were” – age 68
August 07 – Judith Crist, Film Critic – Today Show (1964-’73) also for TV Guide, New York Magazine and others – age 90
August 13 – Helen Gurley Brown, Author, Publisher – Editor of Cosompolitan Magazine (1965 -’97) – age 90
August 14 – Ron Palillo, Actor – Horshack on “Welcome Back Kotter” (1975 – ’79) – age 63
August 14 – Phyllis Thaxter, Actress – Ma Kent in “Superman” movie (1978) – age 92
August 15 – William Windom, Actor – played a doctor on “Murder, She Wrote” – age 88
August 18 – Scott McKenzie, Singer / Songwriter – “Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair” – age 73
August 19 – Tony Scott, Film Director – “Top Gun”, “Beverly Hills Cop II”, “The Last Boy Scout” and others – age 68
August 20 – Phyllis Diller, Comedienne / TV Personality – known for her wild hair, long cigarette holder and self-deprecating humor – age 95
August 24 – Steve Franken, Actor – Chatsworth Osborne Jr. on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis – age 80
August 25 – Neil Armstrong, Astronaut – 1st man to ever step foot on the moon, a true American hero – age 82
September 01 – Hal David, Song Writer – with partner Burt Bacharach “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” – age 90
September 03 – Michael Clarke Duncan, Actor – “Armageddon”, “The Green Mile” – age 54
September 05 – Joe South, Songwriter – won a Grammy for “Games People Play” – age 72
September 07 – Dorothy McGuire, Singer – one of three sisters that formed The McGuire Sisters,in the 1960s and ’70s – age 84
September 11 – Johnny Perez, Drummer / Song Writer – Sir Douglas Quintet, biggest hit, “She’s About a Mover” – age 69
September 16 – John Ingle, Actor – Edward Quartermaine on “General Hospital” from 1993 – 2004 – age 84
September 25 – Andy Williams, Singer / Entertainer – biggest hit was “Moon River”, weekly variety show (1959-1971) – age 84
September 27 – Frank Wilson, Songwriter / Producer – “Love Child” for Supremes, “Castles In the Sand” for Stevie Wonder – age 71
October 10 – Alex Karras, Athlete / Actor – Detroit Lions (1958-1970), starred in “Webster” (1983–87), “Blazing Saddles” (1974) – age 77
October 13 – Gary Collins, Actor – host Miss America Pageant, The Sixth Sense, The Wackiest Ship in the Army” (1965-66) – age 74
October 14 – Arlen Specter, Politician – Senator from Pennsylvania (1980-2011), known as a outspoken moderate – age 82
October 21 – George McGovern, Politician – liberal Senator from South Dakota and Democratic Party presidential nominee in 1972 – age 90
November 17 – Bonnie Lynn Fields, Actress / Dancer – A Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer, season three (1957-58) – age 68
November 21 – Art Ginsburg, Writer / Chef – “Mr Food” syndicated ninety second tv cooking spots, “Ooh! It’s so good!” – age 81
November 23 – Larry Hagman, Actor – JR Ewing on “Dallas” (1978 -’91)& (2012) and Major Tony Nelson on “I Dream of Jeannie” (1965 – ’70)- age 81
November 29 – Susan Luckey, Actress – “Carousel” (1956) and Zaneeta Shinn in “The Music Man” (1962) – age 74
December 13 – Jack Hanlon, Child Actor – played in two “Our Gang” films (1927) retired at sixteen – age 96
December 17 – Daniel Inouye, Politician – Senator from Hawaii (1963-death), Medal of Honor recipient – age 88
December 24 – Jack Klugman, Actor – Oscar Madison in “The Odd Couple” (1970 – ’75), “Quincy, M.E.” (1976 -’83) – age 90
December 24 – Charles Durning, Actor – “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”, “Tootsie”, Big Daddy in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” – age 89
December 27 – Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Soldier – commanded coalition forces in the first Persian Gulf War, “Desert Storm” – age 78
December 27 – Harry Carey, Jr., Character Actor – appeared in many big budget western movies, and a regular role as Bill Burnett on “Spin
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