 Ritchie Valens 1959 |  Vivian Vance 1979 |  Herve Villechaize 1993 |  Gianni Versace 1997 |
 Luther Vandross 2005 |  Dick Van Patten 2015 |  Abe Vigoda 2016 |  Robert Vaughn 2016 |
 Bobby Vee 2016 |
Roger Vadim b. 1928 d. 2000 (cancer)
Director – Barbarella, married Bridget Bardot and Jane Fonda
Jerry Vale b. 1932 d. 2014 (natural)
Singer / Actor – his version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a favorite at sporting events
Michael Vale b. 1922 d. December 24, 2005 (diabetes)
Actor – Dunkin’ Donuts ad man – “Time to make the doughnuts”
Ritchie Valens (Valenzuela) b. May 13, 1941. d. February 3, 1959 (plane crash)
Singer – Come On Let’s Go, La Bamba
Jack Valenti b. 1921 d. April 26, 2007 (complications of a stroke)
Former White House aide and long time president of the Motion Picture Association of America
Rudy Vallee b. 1901 d. 1986
Singer/bandleader
Bobby Van b. 1928. d. 1980 (brain tumor)
Actor/host – Tattletales, Showoffs
Lee Van Cleef b. 1925. d. 1989 (heart attack)
Actor – Angel Eyes Sentenza in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
James “Jimmy” Van Heusen b. 1913 d. 1990
Composer – Themes for Hazel, Ocean’s Eleven and many more
Dick Van Patten b. 1928 d. 2015 (complications from diabetes)
Actor – Tom Bradford on “Eight is Enough”
Vivian Vance b. 1909 d. 1979 (cancer)
Actress – Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy
Jean Vander Pyl b. 1919 d. 1999 (lung cancer)
Actress – Voice of Wilma Flintstone
Luther Vandross b. 1951 d. July 1, 2005 (complications of stroke)
R&B singer – “Never Too Much”James ”
Jim” Varney b. 1949 d. 2000 (lung cancer)
Actor – Ernest in all the Ernest Goes To… movies
Sarah Vaughan b. 1924 d. 1990 (lung cancer)
Singer
Stevie Ray Vaughan b. 1954 d. 1990 (helicopter crash)
Musician
Robert Vaughn b.1932 d. 2016 (in his sleep)
Actor – Napoleon Solo in “The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-’68)
Bobby Vee (Velline) b. 1943 d. 2016 (Alzheimer’s disease)
Singer – “Take Good Care of My Baby”, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes”
Gwen Verdon b. 1925 d.2000
Actress/dancer – 4 time Tony winner and wife to Bob Fosse
John Vernon b. 1932 d. February 1, 2005 (complications of heart surgery)
Actor – Dean Wormer in Animal House
Gianni Versace b. 1946 d. July 15, 1997 (murdered)
Fashion designer
Yvette Vickers b. 1928 d. unknown date 2010 (heart failure)
Actress – “Attack of the 50 Woman” found alone in her home after 1 year of death
Gore Vidal b. 1925 d. July 31, 2012 (pneumonia)
Author/ Playwright/ Activist – wrote “Myra Breckenridge”
Abe Vigoda b. 1921 d. 2016 (natural)
Actor – Salvatore Tessio in “The Godfather” (1972) Fish in Barney Miller
Herve “Tattoo” Villechaize b. 1943 d. 1993 (suicide – self-inflicted gunshot wound)
Actor – Tattoo on Fantasy Island
Gene Vincent b. 1935 d. 1971 (bleeding ulcer)
Singer – Be Bop a Lula
Joe Viterelli b. 1937 d. January 28, 2004 (stomach hemorrhage after heart surgery)
Actor – Jelly in Analyze This and Analyze That
Werner Von Braun b. 1912. d. 1977 (cancer)
Rocket scientist
Maria Von Trapp b. 1905 d. 1987
The real Sound of Music woman
Kurt Vonnegut b. 1922 d. April 11, 2007 (brain injury after a fall)
Author – Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat’s Cradle
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