The Fiftiesweb is grateful to Paula Valenzuela for her very gracious help with compiling this list!
 Donna Douglas January 01 |
 Rod Taylor January 07 |
 Taylor Negron January 10 |
 Bob Simon February 11 |
 Lesley Gore February 16 |
 Leonard Nimoy February 27 |
 James Best April 6 |
 Lewis Geoffrey April 7 |
 Suzanne Crough April 27 |
 B.B. King May 14 |
 Anne MearaMay 24 |
 Christopher Lee June 7 |
 Mary Ellen Trainor June 8 |
 Dick Van Patten June 23 |
 Omar Sharif July 10 |
 Theodore Bikel July 21 |
 Frank Gifford Aug. 09 |
 Dean Jones Sept. 01 |
 Martin Milner Sept. 06 |
 Yogi Berra Sept. 22 |
 Maureen O’Hara Oct. 24 |
 Al Molinaro Oct. 30 |
 Fred Thompson Nov. 1 |
 David Canary Nov. 16 |
 Robert Loggia Dec. 4 |
 Martin Brooks Dec. 7 |
 Natalie Cole Dec. 31 |
 Wayne Rogers Dec 31 |
Gone But Not Forgotten – 2015
January
01 – Mario Cuomo, Politician – Former Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994 – age 82
02 – Donna Douglas, Actress – Elly May Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies” – age 81
02 – Little Jimmy Dickens, C&W Musician – biggest hit, “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose” – age 94
04 – Stuart Scott, Sportscaster – anchor on ESPN’s Sports Center – age 49
07 – Rod Taylor, Actor – “The Time Machine”, “The Birds”, “Sunday in New York” – age 84
08 – Curtis Lee, Singer – “Pretty Little Angel Eyes”, “Under the Moon of Love” – age 75
10 – Taylor Negron, Actor – “Angels in the Outfield”, “The Last Boy Scout” – age 57
11 – Anita Ekberg, Actress – Sylvia in La Dolce Vita (1960) – age 83
15 – Samuel Goldwyn Jr, – Film Producer – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) – age 88
17 – Don Harron, Actor – Charlie Farquharson on “Hee Haw” – age 90
30 – Geraldine McKeown, Actress – Miss Marple, in the series “Marple” (2004-’09) – age 82
February
11 – Bob Simon, Journalist – television correspondent for CBS News (1969–2015) – age 73
12 – Gary Owens, Voice Actor – the announcer on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In (1968-1973) – age 80
14 – Louis Jourdan, Actor – Gigi (1958), Octopussy (1983) – age 93
16 – Lesley Gore, Singer/ Songwriter – “It’s My Party” & “You Don’t Own Me” – age 68
27 – Leonard Nimoy, Actor/Director – Spock in the original Star Trek series and through out the franchise (1966-2013) – age 83
March
09 – Windell Middlebrooks, Actor – Miller High Life tv beer commercials – age 36
15 – Sally Forrest, Actress – Son of Sinbad (1955) – age 86
20 – Jim Berry, Cartoonist – “Berry’s World” (1963-2003) – age 83
21 – Alberta Watson, Actress – Madeline in “La Femme Nikita” – age 60
April
01 – Cynthia Lennon, 1st wife of John Lennon of the Beatles, married, 1962 divorced, 1968 – age 75
03 – Sarah Brady, Crusader for gun control, wife of James Brady, the White House Press Secretary under President Reagan – age 77
06 – James Best, Actor – Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in “The Dukes of Hazard” (1979-1985) – age 88
06 – Ben Powers, Actor – Thelma’s husband Keith on “Good Times” – age 64
07 – Geoffrey Lewis, Actor – Orville Boggs in “Every Which Way But Loose” and “Any Which Way You Can” – age 79
08 – James Hellwig, Pro Wrestler – The Ultimate Warrior, WWF two time champion – age 54
14 – Percy Sledge, R&B Singer – “When a Man Loves a Woman” – age 73
23 – Sawyer Sweeten, Actor – one of two twins sons on “Everyone Loves Raymond” – age 19
26 – Jayne Meadows, Actress – I’ve Got a Secret and What’s My Line TV shows – age 95
27 – Jack Ely, Musician & Singer – sang “Louie Louie” (1963) while with the Kingsmen – age 71
27 – Suzanne Crough, Actress – Tracy Partridge on “The Partridge Family” – age 52
30 – Ben E. King, R&B Singer – “Stand by Me” (1961) and “Spanish Harlem” – age 76
May
01 – Grace Lee Whitney, Actress – Yeoman Janice Rand in Star Trek the original series – age 85
06 – Errol Brown, Singer/songwriter (UK) lead singer for the funk band “Hot Chocolate”, recorded his own version of “Give Peace a Chance” – age 71 (liver cancer)
09 – Elizabeth Wilson, Actress – The Birds (1963) – age 94
14 – B.B. King, Blues singer/guitarist – “The King of Blues”, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom – age 89
24 – Anne Meara, Actress/Comedienne – Stiller and Meara comedy team, parents of actor and comedian Ben and Amy Stiller – age 85
29 – Betsy Palmer, Actress – a regular panelist on I’ve Got a Secret – age 88
30 – Beau Biden, Politician – Attorney General of Delaware and son of Vice President Joe Biden – age 46
June
07 – Christopher Lee, Actor – Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003)- age 93
08 – Mary Ellen Trainor, Actress – Dr. Stephanie Woods in all 4 Lethal Weapon movies – age 62
11 – Dusty Rhodes, Pro Wrestler – three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion – age 69
11 – Jim Ed Brown, C&W Performer – “Looking Back To See”, “Pop a Top” – age 81
23 – Dick Van Patten, Actor – Tom Bradford on “Eight is Enough” – age 86
25 – Patrick MacNee, Actor – agent John Steed in the Avengers – age 93
July
10 – Omar Sharif, Actor – Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Funny Girl (1968) – age 83
11 – Roger Rees, Actor – Robin Colcord in Cheers and Lord John Marbury in The West Wing – age 71
18 – Alex Rocco, Actor – Moe Greene in The Godfather – age 79
21 – Theodore Bikel, Actor – Sheriff Max Muller in The Defiant Ones – age 91
26 – Bobbi Kristina Brown, Singer – only child of Whitney Houston – age 22
30 – Lynn Anderson, C&W Singer – (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden – age 67
31 – Gerald S. O’Loughlin, Actor – Lt. Ed Ryker on the TV show “The Rookies” (1972-’76) – age 93
31 – Roddy “Rowdy” Piper Wrestler – WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, named as the top villain in wrestling – age 61
August
01 – Cilla Black, Singer / Actress – “Anyone Who Had a Heart” “You’re My World” – age 72
09 – Frank Gifford, Football player and television sportscaster – ABC’s Monday Night Football 1971-’97 – age 84
10 – Buddy Baker, NASCAR driver – won two NASCAR Championships and inducted into the Hall of Fame – age 74
16 – Emma Didlake, she was oldest living American World War II veteran when she died- age 111
17 – Yvonne Craig, Actress / Dancer – Batgirl and Barbara Gordon in Batman (1967-68)- age 78
20 – Melody Patterson, Actress – Wrangler Jane in F-Troop (1965-67) – age 66
30 – Wes Craven, Director / Producer – A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise – age 76
September
01 – Dean Jones, Actor – several Walt Disney movies incl. “The Love Bug” and both sequels – age 84
03 – Judy Carne, Actress – the “sock-it-to-me” girl on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (1968–1970)- age 76
04 – Jean Darling, Actress – last surviving cast of Our Gang silent era – age 93
06 – Martin Milner, Actor – Route 66 (1960-64) and Adam-12 (1968-75) – age 83
07 – Dickie Moore, Actor – regular in the Our Gang series (1932-33) – age 89
19 – Jackie Collins, Novelist – Hollywood Wives (1983) – age 77
20 – Jack Larson, Actor – Jimmy Olsen in Adventures of Superman (1952-58) – age 87
22 – Yogi Berra, Baseball Player – New York Yankees for most of 1946–65) appeared in 21 World Series games winning 13 – age 90
28 – Frankie Ford, Singer – sang “Sea Cruise” (1959) – age 76
29 – Pat Woodell, Actress / Singer – Bobbie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction – age 71
October-
06 – Billy Joe Royal, Singer – sang “Down in the Boondocks” (1965) – age 73
06 – Kevin Corcoran, Actor – Moochie in Spin and Marty segments – age 66
20 – Cory Wells, Singer – one of the three front men for Three Dog Night – age 74
21 – Marty Ingels, Actor – I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster (1962–1963)
24 – Maureen O’Hara, Actress – Miracle on 34th Street (1947) – age 95
30 – Al Molinaro, Actor – Al on Happy Days – age 96
31 – Gregg Palmer, Actor – played in many western’s Gunsmoke (20) episodes etc. – age 88
November-
01 – Fred Thompson, Actor/Politician – Senator from Tennessee (1994-2001) and acting; portrayed the DA in Law & Order – age 73
11 – Nathaniel Marston, Actor – One Life to Live (2001-’07) – age 40
16 – David Canary, Actor – Candy on Bonanza (1967-73) – age 77
20 – Jim Perry, TV Host – Host of “$ale of the Century” – age 82
28 – Marjorie Lord, Actress – Kathy “Clancy” Williams on “Make Room for Daddy” – age 97
December-
03 – Scott Weiland, Singer / Song Writer – front man for Stone Temple Pilots – age 48
04 – Robert Loggia, Actor – “Scarface”, “Big”, “An Officer and a Gentleman” – age 85
07 – Martin E. Brooks, Actor – Dr. Rudy Wells on “Six Million Dollar Man” – age 90
20 – Patricia Elliott, Actress – Renée Divine Buchanan on “One Life to Live” (1988-2011) – age 77
22 – Brooke McCarter, Actor – Paul in “The Lost Boys” – age 52
24 – William Guest, Singer – One of the Pips and cousin of Gladys Knight – age 74
27 – Meadowlark Lemon, Basketball Player – Harlem Globetrotters (1956-1980) – age 83
28 – Lemmy Kilmister, Musician – founded the group Motörhead, one of the first heavy metal bands – age 70
31 – Wayne Rogers, Actor – Captain “Trapper” John McIntyre on “MASH” – age 82
31 – Natalie Cole, Singer – Daughter of Nat King Cole, sang “Unforgettable”- age 65
31 – Beth Howland, Actress – Vera Gorman in the TV show “Alice” – age 74
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