Tuesday, September 20, 2011

World Famous People Pass Away (Died) In 2010-2011

May

Moshe Landau, May 1

Moshe Landau, May 1
Chief justice of the 1961 trial of Nazi, Adolf Euchmann. Age 99

Gene Gossage, May 2

Gene Gossage, May 2
Football player. Age 76

Lloyd Colteryahn, May 2

Lloyd Colteryahn, May 2
Football player. Age 79

Phoebe Snow, May 3

Phoebe Snow, May 3
Singer, songwriter, guitarist. Age 58

Jackie Cooper, May 3

Jackie Cooper, May 3
Child actor, adult film & TV actor, director. Age 88

Sada Thompson, May 4

Sada Thompson, May 4
Film & TV actress. Age 83

Arthur Laurents, May 5

Arthur Laurents, May 5
Director, screenwriter, playwright. "West Side Story", "The Way We Were". Age 93

Claude Stanley Choules, May 5

Claude Stanley Choules, May 5
Last known combat veteran of World War I. Age 110

Dana Wynter, May 5

Dana Wynter, May 5
Stage & film actress. Age 80

Steve Ballesteros, May 7

Steve Ballesteros, May 7
Spanish golf pro. Age 54

Peter Lieberson, May 7

Peter Lieberson, May 7
Composer. Age 64

Emilio Navarro, May 7

Emilio Navarro, May 7
Baseball player. Age 105

Jane Rhodes, May 7

Jane Rhodes, May 7
Opera singer. Age 82

Norma Zimmer, May 10

Norma Zimmer, May 10
Singer. Starred on the Lawrence Welk Show in the 1960s. Age 88

Mark Landon, May 11

Mark Landon, May 11
Actor and oldest, adopted son of actor, Michael Landon. Age 60

Edward Hardwicke, May 16

Edward Hardwicke, May 16
British TV & film actor. Starred as Dr. Watson in the British TV show, "Sherlock Holmes" with Jeremy Brit. Son of actor, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Age 78

Barbara Stuart, May 16

Barbara Stuart, May 16
Film & TV actress. Age 76

Harman Killebrew, May 17

Harman Killebrew, May 17
Baseball player. Age 75

Kathie Kirby, May 19

Kathie Kirby, May 19
British pop singer of the 1960s. Age 72

Phyllis Avery, May 19

Phyllis Avery, May 19
Film & TV actress. Age 86

Randy Savage, May 20

Randy Savage, May 20
Wrestler. Age 58

Derek Boogaard, May 20

Derek Boogaard, May 20
Football player. Age 28

Paul Splittorff, May 25

Paul Splittorff, May 25
Baseball player. Age 64

Janet Brown, May 27

Janet Brown, May 27
British Film, stage, radio & TV actress. Age 87

Jeff Conaway, May 27

Jeff Conaway, May 27
Film & TV actor. Starred in the TV show "Taxi" and in the feature film "Grease". Age 60

Clarice Taylor, May 30

Clarice Taylor, May 30
Stage, radio, film & TV actress. Played Bill Cosby's mother on the TV show "The Cosby Show". Age 93

Andy Robustelli, May 31

Andy Robustelli, May 31
Football player. Age 85

Pauline Betz Addie, May 31

Pauline Betz Addie, May 31
Tennis player. Age 91

June

Josephine Hart, June 2

Josephine Hart, June 2
Author. Age 69

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, June 3

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, June 3
Assisted suicide doctor. Age 83

James Arness, June 3

James Arness, June 3
Film & TV actor. Played Matt Dillon on long running TV show "Gunsmoke". Age 88

Lilian Jackson Braun, June 4

Lilian Jackson Braun, June 4
Author of "The Cat Who..." novels. Age 98

Mietek Pemper, June 7

Mietek Pemper, June 7
Holocaust survivor, author, personal friend of Oskar Schindler. Age 91

Jose Pagan, June 7

Jose Pagan, June 7
Baseball player, coach. Age 76

Jim Northrup, June 8

Jim Northrup, June 8
Baseball player, broadcaster. Age 71

Gunnar Fischer, June 11

Gunnar Fischer, June 11
Movie cinematographer, Age 100

Carl Gardner, Sr., June 12

Carl Gardner, Sr., June 12
Founding member & lead singer of the 1950s R&B group, "The Coasters". Age 83

Laura Ziskin, June 12

Laura Ziskin, June 12
Motion picture producer. "A Star Is Born", "Murphy's Romance", "As Good As It Gets", and "Spiderman 1, 2 & 3". Age 61

Larry Smith, June 24

Larry Smith, June 24
Chicago Jazz DJ. Age 81

July


John Mackey, July 6

John Mackey, July 6
Foortball player. Age 69

Dick Williams, July 7

Dick Williams, July 7
Baseball player/manager. Age 82

Alan Rubin, July 8

Alan Rubin, July 8
Jazz musician, trumpet player. Age 68

Betty Ford, July 8

Betty Ford, July 8
Former 1st Lady. Wife of President Gerald R. Ford. Age 93

Roberts Blossom, July 8

Roberts Blossom, July 8
Stage and film actor. Age 87

Rob Grill, July 11

Rob Grill, July 11
Rock musician. Founder and lead singer of the "Grass Roots". Age 67

Sherwood Schwartz, July 12

Sherwood Schwartz, July 12
TV producer. Wrote for "I Married Joan", Red Skelton and "My Favorite Martian". Created "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch". Age 94

Sid Cooper, July 18

Sid Cooper, July 18
Musician, worked with Frank Sinatra. Played in the band on Johnny Carson's the "Tonight Show". Age 92

Amy Winehouse, July 23

Amy Winehouse, July 23
British punk rock singer. Age 27

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