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Entertainment Obituaries

JAN. 6
LOU RAWLS 72 LUNG & BRAIN CANCER
POPULAR SINGER OF THE 60'S & 70'S

 

JAN. 9
DON STEWART 70 LUNG CANCER
ACTOR BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE ON GUIDING LIGHT

 

JAN. 12
PAT BERTALANITS 66 CANCER
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FOR WTAE RADIO IN PITTSBURGH FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, WORKED WITH THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS & LEGENDARY BROADCASTER MYRON COPE

 

JAN. 14
SHELLEY WINTERS 85 NATURAL CAUSES
POPULAR ACTRESS DURING THE GOLDEN DAYS OF HOLLYWOOD

 

JAN. 19
WILSON PICKETT 65 HEART ATTACK
R&B SINGER OF THE 1960'S, HAD HITS SUCH AS MUSTANG SALLY & IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

 

JAN. 19
ANTHONY FRANCIOSA  77 STROKE
ACTOR KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES AS MATT HELM AND APPEARED IN FINDER OF LOST LOVES

 

JAN. 27
GENE MC FADDEN 57 LUNG CANCER
SINGER WHO APPEARED IN THE DUO MC FADDEN & WHITEHEAD, THEY HAD THE BIG HIT "AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW"

 

JAN. 29
ANN SAVAGE 63 CANCER
BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS WHO PORTRAYED "WANDER WOMAN" IN PITTSBURGH FOR THE APPLIANCE GIANT IN THE 1970'S.

 

FEB. 3
JEAN BYRON 80 SURGERY COMPLICATIONS
PLAYED ON THE PATTY DUKE SHOW & DOBIE GILLIS

 

FEB. 3
AL LEWIS 95 NATURAL CAUSES
PLAYED GRANDPA MUNSTER ON THE POPULAR 60'S SITCOM

 

FEB. 5
FRANKLIN COVER 77 PNEUMONIA
ACTOR FAMOUS FOR HIS ROLE ON THE JEFFERSONS

 

FEB. 16
ERNIE STAUTNER 80 ALZHEIMER'S
HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS

 

FEB. 20
CURT GOWDY 86 LEUKEMIA
ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP SPORTSCASTERS, HE BROADCAST THE FIRST SUPER BOWL

FEB. 24
DON KNOTTS   81   RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS
ONE OF TV'S MOST POPULAR CHARACTERS, PLAYED BARNEY FIFE ON THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW AND RALPH FURLEY ON THREE'S COMPANY

FEB. 24
DARREN MC GAVIN   83   NATURAL CAUSES
WAS KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER ON TV IN THE 70'S

FEB 24
DENNIS WEAVER    81  CANCER
PLAYED DETECTIVE MC CLOUD AND STARRED IN THE LATE 60'S HIT GENTLE BEN.

MARCH 6
DANA REEVE   44   LUNG CANCER
WIFE OF CHRISTOPHER REEVE

MARCH 6
KIRBY PUCKETT   46   STROKE
FAMOUS BASEBALL PLAYER

MARCH 13
PETER TOMARKEN   63  PLANE CRASH
GAME SHOW HOST FAMOUS FOR THE SHOW PRESS YOUR LUCK

MARCH 13
MAUREEN STAPLETON   80   PULMONARY DISEASE
POPULAR ACTRESS OF THE 1950'S

MARCH 25
BUCK OWENS  76   CANCER
FAMOUS COUNTRY WESTERN SINGER AND HOST OF HEE HAW

MARCH 27
DAN CURTIS   78   BRAIN TUMOR
CREATOR OF THE SERIES DARK SHADOWS

APRIL 5
GENE PITNEY    65   DIED AFTER A PERFORMANCE IN ENGLAND
POP SINGER WITH HITS LIKE TOWN WITHOUT PITY, IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE & SHE'S A HEARTBREAKER

APRIL 11
JUNE POINTER    52    CANCER
MEMBER OF THE POINTER SISTERS

MAY 2
TOMMY OLIVER    73   CANCER
BAND LEADER FOR SHOWS LIKE PLAYBOY AFTER DARK & THE 70'S NAME THAT TUNE

MAY 11
FLOYD PATTERSON   71   PROSTATE CANCER
WELL KNOWN BOXER

MAY 14
LEW ANDERSON    84   PROSTATE CANCER
PLAYED CLARABELL THE CLOWN ON THE HOWDY DOODY SHOW

MAY 19
FREDDIE GARRITY   69   BLOOD DISORDER
LEAD SINGER OF FREDDIE & THE DREAMERS

MAY 21
BILLY WALKER    76   CAR ACCIDENT
POPULAR COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER

MAY 24
DESMOND DEKKER   64   HEART ATTACK
HAD THE HIT "ISRAELITES" IN 1969

JUNE 6
BILLY PRESTON   59   KIDNEY FAILURE
POPULAR RECORDING ARTIST OF THE 70'S

JUNE 8
ROBERT DONNER   65   ANEURYSM
POPULAR CHARACTER ACTOR, WAS IN MORK & MINDY

JUNE 10
JOHN TENTA   42   BLADDER CANCER
PRO WRESTLER KNOWN AS EARTHQUAKE

JUNE 18
RICHARD STAHL   74  PARKINSON'S DISEASE
PLAYED HOWARD ON IT'S A LIVING

JUNE 21
THEO BELL   52   KIDNEY DISEASE
FORMER PITTSBURGH STEELERS FOOTBALL PLAYER

JUNE 23
AARON SPELLING   83   STROKE
PRODUCER OF SUCH HIT SHOWS AS CHARLIE'S ANGELS, HART TO HART LOVE BOAT & OTHERS

JUNE 23
CRAZY LUKE GRAHAM    HEART ATTACK
PRO WRESTLER, ONE OF THE FAMOUS GRAHAM BROTHERS, BUT NOT REALLY

JUNE 24
PATSY RAMSEY   49   OVARIAN CANCER
FORMER MISS WEST VIRGINIA BEAUTY QUEEN

JUNE 28
LENNIE WEINRIB   61   STROKE
WROTE ALL THE EPISODES OF H.R. PUFF N STUFF

JULY 2
JAN MURRAY   89   NATURAL CAUSES
WELL KNOWN COMEDIAN, HOSTED TV GAME SHOWS IN THE 50'S

JULY 6
KASEY ROGERS   80   STROKE
PLAYED LOUISE TATE ON BEWITCHED

JULY 7
SYD BARRETT   60  DIABETES
FOUNDING MEMBER OF ROCK GROUP PINK FLOYD

JULY 13
RED BUTTONS   87   VASCULAR DISEASE
WELL KNOWN ACTOR OF THE 1950'S, HAD HIS OWN SHOW

JULY 19
JACK WARDEN   85   HEART FAILURE
PLAYED BUTTERMAKER IN THE TV SHOW BAD NEWS BEARS, VETERAN ACTOR

JULY 21
BOB ORTON SR   77   HEART ATTACK
PRO WRESTLER OF THE 50'S & 60'S

AUGUST 10
BARBARA GEORGE   63   CANCER
RECORDED THE HIT "I KNOW" IN THE EARLY 60'S

AUGUST 11
MIKE DOUGLAS   81   NATURAL CAUSES
TV TALK SHOW HOST & SINGER, HOSTED THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW AND HAD THE HIT "MEN IN MY LITTLE GIRL'S LIFE"

AUGUST 23
MAYNARD FERGUSON   78  KIDNEY FAILURE
POPULAR BANDLEADER WHO HAD A HIT WITH "GONNA FLY NOW" IN 1977

AUGUST 29
GENE SIMMONS   73   HEART ATTACK
SINGER WHO HAD THE HIT "HAUNTED HOUSE" IN 1964...NOT THE MEMBER OF "KISS"

AUGUST 30
GLENN FORD   90   NATURAL CAUSES
LEGENDARY ACTOR WHO CAME TO TV IN THE SERIES CADE'S COUNTY IN THE EARLY 70'S.

SEPT 1
BOB O'CONNOR   61   BRAIN CANCER
POPULAR MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND ALL AROUND SUPER GUY

SEPT. 4
STEVE IRWIN   44   STINGRAY ATTACK
TV'S CROCODILE HUNTER
 
SEPT. 9
HERBERT RUDLEY   95   HEART ATTACK
APPEARED IN THE HIT SHOW MOTHER'S IN LAW FROM 1967-69
 
SEPT. 19
ELIZABETH ALLEN  77   KIDNEY FAILURE
ONE OF JACKIE GLEASON'S MODELS ON HIS SATURDAY NIGHT, ALSO STARRED IN BRACKEN'S WORLD
 
SEPT. 26
BYRON NELSON   94 
ONE OF THE GREATEST PRO GOLFERS EVER
 
OCT. 14
FREDDY FENDER    69   LUNG CANCER
POP SINGER OF THE 1970'S, HAD THE HITS WASTED DAYS & WASTED NIGHTS & BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS

OCT 17

CHRISTOPHER GLENN  68  LIVER CANCER
POPULAR CBS TV NEWS ANCHOR

OCT 20

JANE WYATT   96  NATURAL CAUSES
ACTRESS WHO APPEARED IN FATHER KNOWS BEST

OCT. 28  

RED AUERBACH   89  HEART ATTACK
POPULAR BASKETBALL COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS & OTHER TEAMS

NOV. 1

BETTYE ACKERMAN  78   ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
ACTRESS WHO GUEST STARRED IN A TON OF TV SHOWS

NOV. 3

PAUL MAURIAT  81  NATURAL CAUSES
HAD THE NO. 1 HIT INSTRUMENTAL LOVE IS BLUE IN 1968

NOV. 9

ED BRADLEY  65  LEUKEMIA
FAMOUS CBS NEWSMAN, WAS PART OF THE 60 MINUTES TEAM

NOV. 10

JACK PALANCE   87   NATURAL CAUSES
FAMOUS MOVIE ACTOR WHO HOSTED RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT IN THE 1980'S.

NOV. 10

GERALD LEVERT  40   HEART ATTACK
POPULAR R&B SINGER OF THE 80'S & 90'S

NOV. 17

BO SCHEMBECHLER  77  HEART ATTACK
FORMER HEAD COACH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS COLLEGE COACH'S OF ALL TIME

NOV. 17

RUTH BROWN   78  STROKE
FAMOUS R&B SINGER OF THE 1950'S, APPEARED IN THE TV SHOW HELLO LARRY

NOV. 19

JEREMY SLATE  80  THROAT CANCER
APPEARED AS A GUEST STAR IN MANY TV SHOWS DURING THE 60'S & 70'S.

DEC. 9

GEORGIA GIBBS  87  LEUKEMIA
FAMOUS SINGER OF THE 1950'S, COVERED A NUMBER OF BIG R&B HITS IN THE 50'S.

DEC. 12

PETER BOYLE   71   HEART DISEASE
FAMOUS FOR HIS ROLE OF RAY ROMANO'S FATHER ON EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

DEC. 16

DON JARDINE  66  LEUKEMIA
PRO WRESTLER KNOWN AS "THE SPOILER"

DEC. 18

JOSEPH BARBERA  95  NATURAL CAUSES
HALF OF HANNA/BARBERA PRODUCTIONS

DEC. 25

JAMES BROWN  73  PNEUMONIA
SOUL SINGER, KNOWN AS THE "GODFATHER OF SOUL"

DEC. 26

GERALD FORD   93   HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS
FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, APPEARED ON "WHAT'S MY LINE" IN THE LATE 60'S.

 

 

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