 James Dean 1955 |  Bette Davis 1989 |  Gail Davis 1997 |  John Denver 1997 |  Rodney Dangerfield 2004 |  Ossie Davis 2005 |
 Sandra Dee 2005 |  James Doohan 2005 |  Bob Denver 2005 |  Mike Douglas 2006 |  Bo Diddley 2008 |  Dom Deluise 2009 |
 Jimmy Dean 2009 |  John Dye 2011 |  Richard Dawson 2012 |  Phyllis Diller 2012 |  Michael Clarke Duncan 2012 |  Charles Durning 2012 |
 Donna Douglas 2015 |  Larry Drake 2016 |  Patty Duke 2016 |  Fats Domino 2017 |  Kirk Douglas 2020 |  Hugh Downs 2020 |
Richard Daley b. 1902 d. 1976 (heart attack)
Mayor of Chicago
Paul Dana b. 1976 d. March 26, 2006 (warmup session crash)
IRL race car driver – Rahal Letterman Racing team
Dorothy Jean Dandridge b. 1922 d. 1965 (possible bone fragment poisoning from fractured ankle)
Singer
Rodney Dangerfield b. 1921 d. October 5, 2004 (complications of heart surgery)
Comedian – I don’t get no respect!
Royal Dano b. 1922 d. 1994 (heart attack)
Character Actor
Ray Danton b. 1931 d. 1992 (kidney disease)
Actor – Nifty Cronin on the Alaskans
Bobby Darin b. 1936 d. 1973 (heart disease)
Singer/Actor – Mack the Knife
Linda Darnell b. 1924 d. 1965 (died running back into a burning house to save others)
Actress – Star Dust
Sam Dash b. 1925 d. May 29, 2004
Lawyer/Politician – chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee
Hal David b. 1921 d. Sept. 1, 2012 (stroke)
Lyricist – with partner Burt Bacharach “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”
Ann B. Davis b.1926 d. June 01, 2014 (Subdural hematoma)
Actress – Schultzy in “The Bob Cummings Show” (1955-59) and Alice in “The Brady Bunch” (1969-74)
Beryl Davis b. 1924 d. 2011 (Alzheimer’s disease)
Singer- Benny Goodman,and Four Girls singing group
Bette Davis b. 1908 d. 1989 (breast cancer)
Actress – All About Eve
Brad Davis b. 1949 d. 1991 (AIDS)
Actor – Robert Kennedy in Robert Kennedy and His Times
Gail Davis b. 1925 d. 1997 (cancer)
Actress – Annie Oakley
Jim Davis b. 1915 d. 1981(complications from surgery for a perforated ulcer)
Actor – Jock Ewing on Dallas
Joan Davis b. 1912 d. 1961(heart attack)
Actress – I Married Joan
Miles Davis b. 1926 d. 1991(pneumonia and stroke)
Musician
Ossie Davis b. 1917 d. February 4, 2005
Actor, humanitarian – husband of Ruby Dee; Roots, The Stand, Do the Right Thing
Priscilla Davis b.1942 d. February 19, 2001 (breast cancer)
Dallas socialite shot in 1976. Ex-husband T. Cullen Davis was acquitted of the crime.
Sammy Davis, Jr. b. 1925 d. 1990 (throat cancer)
Entertainer and member of the Rat Pack
Skeeter Davis b. 1931 d. September 19, 2004 (breast cancer)
Singer – Grand Ole Opry; song – End of the World
Richard Dawson b. 1932 d. June 2, 2012 (esophageal cancer)
Actor – Host of “Family Feud” (1976-1985), Hogans Heroes
James Dean b. 1931 d. 1955 (car crash)
Actor – Rebel Without a Cause
Jimmy Dean b. 1928 d. 2010 (natural)
Singer, Businessman – “Big Bad John”, also founder Jimmy Dean Sausage
Michael Deaver b. 1938 d. August 18, 2007 (pancreatic cancer)
Close advisor to President Ronald Reagan
Rosemary DeCamp b.1910 d. February 20, 2001(complications of pneumonia)
Actress – Margaret MacDonald on The Bob Cummings Show
Yvonne De Carlo b. 1922 d. January 8, 2007
Actress – Lily on the Munsters
Jeanine Decker b. 1933 d. 1985 (drug and alcohol overdose)
The Singing Nun – Dominique
Fred de Cordova b. 1910 d. September 15, 2001
Producer/director – The Tonight Show, also Burns and Allen, Jack Benny Show, My Three Sons
Ruby Dee b. 1922 d. June 11, 2014 (natural)
Actress / playwright – “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961) also civil rights activist, married to Ossie Davis
Sandra Dee b. 1942 d. February 20, 2005 (kidney failure and pneumonia)
Actress – Gidget and Tammy;Married to Bobby Darin 1960-1967
Gloria DeHaven b. 1925 d 2016 (in her sleep)
Actress/Singer – “So This Is Paris”, “The Girl Rush”
Dino De Laurentiis b. 1919 d. 2010 (natural)
Producer – Serpico, King Kong, Barbarella and many Italian films
John DeLorean b. 1925 d. March 19, 2005 (complications from a stroke)
Launched DeLorean Motor Corp., made time-traveling vehicle for “Back to the Future” films
Brad Delp b. 1951 d. March 9, 2007 (suicide)
Lead singer of Boston – More Than a Feeling and Long Time
Dom DeLuise b. 1933 d. May 4, 2009 (cancer)
Actor/Comedian/chef, best known for comedy films
William Demarest b. 1892 d. 1983 (heart attack)
Actor – Uncle Charlie in My Three Sons
Richard Denning b. 1914 d. 1998 (cardiac arrest)
Actor – the Governor in Hawaii Five-O
Sandy Dennis b. 1937 d. 1992 (ovarian cancer)
Actress – Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Bob Denver b. 1935 d. September 2, 2005 (cancer & heart problems)
Actor – Maynard G. Krebs on “Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” and Gilligan on “Gilligan’s Island,”
John Denver b. 1943 d. 1997 (plane crash)
Musician and environmental activist
Albert DeSalvo b. 1931 d. 1973 (stabbed to death by inmates)
The Boston Strangler
Johnny Desmond b. 1919 d. 1985
Actor – Jim Kendall in Sally
Andy Devine b. 1905 d. 1977 (heart attack)
Actor – Andy’s Gang and Wild Bill Hickock
Colleen Dewhurst d. 1991 b. 1926
Actress – twice married to George C. Scott
Brandon DeWilde b. 1942 d. 1972 (car accident)
Actor – Joey Starrett in Shane
Selma Diamond b. 1920 d. 1985 (cancer)
Actress – Baliff Selma Hacker in Night Court
Little Jimmy Dickens b. 1920 d. 2015 (cardiac arrest)
C&W Musician – biggest hit, “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose”
Nancy Dickerson b. 1927 d. 1997 (stroke/heart attack)
Journalist
James Dickey b. 1923 d. 1997 (lung disease)
Writer – Deliverance
Bo Diddley b.1928 d. 2008
(real name Ellas McDaniel) was a behind the scenes influence on most of early rock & roll
Marlene Dietrich b. 1901 d. 1992
Singer/actress – Destry Rides Again
Phyllis Diller b.1917 d. 2012
Comedienne / TV Personality – known for her wild hair, long cigarette holder and self-deprecating humor
Joe DiMaggio b. 1914. d. 1999 (lung cancer)
Baseball Player and husband of Marilyn Monroe
Emilie Dionne b. 1934 d.1954
One of famed Dionne quintuplets
Marie Dionne b. 1934 d.1970
One of famed Dionne quintuplets
Yvonne Dionne b. 1934 d. 2001
One of famed Dionne quintuplets
Walt Disney b. 1901 d. 1966
Entertainment Genius
Jeanne Dixon b. 1918 d. 1997 (heart attack)
Astrologer
Larry Doby b. 1924 d. June 18, 2003
Baseball Hall of Famer – Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
Jimmie W. Dodd b. 1910 d. 1964
Head Mousketeer
Denny Doherty b. 1940 d. January 19, 2007 (kidney problems after surgery)
Singer – Mamas and the Papas
Fats Domino b. 1928 d. Oct. 25, 2017 (natural)
Singer/Songwriter – “Ain’t That a Shame” (1955), “Blueberry Hill” (1956), he sold over 65 million records
Troy Donahue b. 1936 d. September 2, 2001 (heart attack)
Actor – A Summer Place and Surfside Six
James Doohan b. 1920 d. July 20, 2005 (Alzheimers and pneumonia)
Actor – Commander Montgomery “Scotty” Scott on Star Trek
James “Jimmy” Doolittle b. 1896 d. 1993
Aviator, Medal of Honor Winner
Donna Douglas b. 1933 d. 2015 (pancreatic cancer)
Actress – Elly May Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies
Kirk Douglas b.1916 d. 2020
Actor/producer/director/author – appeared in over 90 films here are a few of his movies “Champion” (1949), “Bad & the Beautiful” (1952), “Lust for Life” (1956); his awards are too numerous to list so please click here for the list
Marjory Stoneman Douglas b. 1890 d. 1998
Environmentalist, writer – “First Lady of the Everglades”
Mike Douglas b. August 11, 1925 d. August 11, 2006
Singer and talk show host – The Mike Douglas Show
Hugh Downs b. 1921 d. 2020
Radio and television broadcaster/announcer/host/news anchor
Joe Dowell b. 1940 d. 2016 (heart attack)
Pop Singer – #1 hit song “Wooden Heart” (1961)
Morton Downey Jr. b. 1933 d. March 12, 2001 (lung cancer, respiratory problems)
Talk show host – Mort the Mouth
Jerry Doyle b. 1956 d. 2016 (unknown)
Actor – Michael Garibaldi in Babylon 5 (1994–98)
Larry Drake b. 1950 d. 2016
Actor – Benny Stulwicz on L.A. Law (1987-1994)
Allen Drury b. 1918 d. 1998 (heart failure)
Lawyer/writer – Advise and Consent
James Drury b. 1934 d. 2020 (natural)
Actor – had the title role in TV show “The Virginian” as the ranch foreman (1962-’71)
Peter Duel b. 1940 d. 1971(suicide)
Actor – Hannibal Heyes Alias Smith and Jones
Howard Duff b. 1913 d. 1990 (heart attack)
Actor – Married to Ida Lupino
Andrew Duggan b. 1923 d. 1988 (cancer)
Actor – Bourbon Street Beat and Lancer
Patty Duke b. 1946 d. 2016 (sepsis from a ruptured intestine)
Actress – played identical cousins in “The Patty Duke Show” (1963-1966)
David Dukes b. 1945 d. 2000 (heart attack)
Actor – Dr. Wade Halsey on Sisters
Michael Clarke Duncan b. 1957 d. 2012 (complications from a heart attack)
Actor – “Armageddon”, “The Green Mile”
Michael Dunn b.1934 d. 1973 (suicide)
Actor – Dr. Miguelito Loveless on Wild Wild West
Irene Dunne b. 1898 d. 1990 (heart attack)
Actress – nominated five times for Academy Award for Best Actress
Ryan Dunn b. 1977 d. 2011 (alcohol related car accident)
did stupid stunts in the “Jackass” TV series and movies
John Gregory Dunne b. 1932 d. December 30, 2003 (heart attack)
Writer – husband of Joan Didion, brother of Dominick Dunne
Jimmy Durante b. 1893 d. 1980
Entertainer
Deanna Durbin b. 1921 d. 2013
Actress/Singer – Christmas Holiday (1944)
Charles Durning b. 1923 d. 2012 (natural causes)
Actor – “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”, “Tootsie”
Leo “The Lip” Durocher b. 1905 d. 1991
Baseball Manager
Dan Duryea b. 1907 d. 1968 (cancer)
Actor – China Smith
John Dye b. 1963 d. 2011 (heart attack)
Actor – Andrew the Angel of Death on “Touched By An Angel
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