Gone But Not Forgotten in 2019
We said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature this year. These celebrities and others said their final farewell to us in 2019.
Celebrity deaths in 2019 that you may have missed:
Julie Adams (nee Betty May Adams)
American actress of TV (Capitol; The Jimmy Stewart Show; Perry Mason; General Hospital; Quincy M.E.) & movies (Horizons West; The Lawless Breed; Creature from the Black Lagoon) (born Oct. 17, 1926 – died Feb. 23, 2019; age 92). Cause of death for Julie Adams is unknown. (Julie Adams 1970 Dan August)
Danny Aiello (nee Daniel Louis Aiello Jr.)
American actor of TV & movies (Moonstruck; Ruby; Bang the Drum Slowly; The Purple Rose of Cairo; 29th Street; Do The Right Thing) (born June 20, 1933 – died Dec. 12, 2019; age 86). Danny Aiello died after a short illness. (Danny Aiello 2011 Photo: Mike Lizzi)
Jed Allan (nee Jed Allan Brown)
American actor of movies (Ice Station Zebra) and TV (C. C. Capwell on Santa Barbara; Lassie; Beverly Hills 90210; Paul Britton on The Secret Storm; Days of Our Lives; General Hospital; Port Charles) (born Mar. 1, 1935 – died Mar. 9, 2019; age 84). Cause of death for Jed Allan is unknown. (Jed Allan 1969 Lassie)
Bibi Andersson (nee Berit Elisabeth Andersson)
Swedish movie actress (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden; Duel at Diablo; Persona; The Passion of Anna; Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story) (born Nov. 11, 1935 – died Apr. 14, 2019; age 83). Bibi Andersson had a 2009 stroke. (Bibi Andersson 1961 Photo: Harry Pot / Dutch National Archives)
Tony Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (Benson; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Boston Legal), movies (MASH; The Big Bus; Eyes of Laura Mars; The Little Mermaid) (born June 1, 1940 – died Dec. 8, 2019; age 79). René Auberjonois died of lung cancer. (René Auberjonois 2010 Photo: Luigi Rosa)
Claudine Auger (nee Claudine Oger)
French movie actress (Thunderball; Triple Cross; The Devil in Love; The Bastard; Anyone Can Play; Summertime Killer; Flic Story; The Bermuda Triangle; Lovers and Liars; Bloody Sun) (born Apr. 26, 1941 – died Dec. 18, 2019; age 78). Claudine Auger died after a long illness. (Claudine Auger 1965 Photo)
Ginger Baker (nee Peter Edward Baker)
Modern Drummer Hall of Fame English co-founder of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Cream (Toad; Sunshine of Your Love; Strange Brew) (born Aug. 19, 1939 – died Oct. 6, 2019; age 80). Cause of death for Ginger Baker is unknown. (Ginger Baker 1968 Photo: F. van Geelen, Omropvereniging VARA)
Kaye Ballard (nee Catherine Gloria Balotta)
American singer & actress of TV (The Mothers-in-Law; What a Dummy; The Doris Day Show; The Hollywood Squares; All My Children) and movies (The Girl Most Likely; Freaky Friday; The Ritz) (born Nov. 20, 1925 – died Jan. 21, 2019; age 93). Kaye Ballard died of kidney cancer. (Kaye Ballard 1968 Photo)
Dave Bartholomew (nee Davis Bartholomew)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American musician, songwriter (I Hear You Knocking; Ain’t That A Shame; I’m Walkin; My Ding-a-Ling), & bandleader (born Dec. 24, 1918 – died June 23, 2019; age 100). Dave Bartholomew died of heart failure. (Dave Bartholomew 1962 Photo: Hugo van Gelderen)
Diahann Carroll (nee Carol Diahann Johnson)
Tony Award-winning American singer-actress of TV (Julia Baker on Julia; Dominique Deveraux on Dynasty & The Colbys; White Collar), movies (Carmen Jones; Porgy & Bess; The Split; Claudine) (born July 17, 1935 – died Oct. 4, 2019; age 84). Diahann Carroll died of cancer. (Diahann Carroll 1976 Photo: CBS TV)
American actor of movies (Minnie and Moskowitz; Valentino; Dick Tracy; Honeymoon in Vegas; Indecent Proposal; Sunburn), TV (12 O’Clock High; Tracy Takes On…) (born Jan. 22, 1935 – died Apr. 7, 2019; age 84). Seymour Cassel’s cause of death is unknown. (Seymour Cassel 2007 Photo: Tantamount)
Tony Award-winning American singer, dancer, & actress of stage (Hello, Dolly!), TV (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In; The Love Boat) and movies (Thoroughly Modern Millie) (born Jan. 31, 1921 – died Jan. 15, 2019; age 97). Carol Channing died of natural causes.(Carol Channing 1973 Photo: Allen Warren)
Marion Chesney Gibbons (nee Marion Chesney; aka M.C. Beaton)
Scottish historical romance series writer (Travelling Matchmaker; A House for the Season) and mystery author (Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series) (born June 10, 1936 – died Dec. 30, 2019; age 83). Marion Chesney died after a short illness. (M. C. Beaton 2006 Photo: David Shankbone)
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor of movies & TV (Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives 1965-2004; The New Breed; Gunsmoke; The Loretta Young Show) (born Apr. 14, 1931- died Oct. 16, 2019; age 88). John Clarke died of pneumonia complications. (John Clarke c 1970s Photo)
Barry Coe (nee Barry Clark Heacock; aka Joseph Spalding Coe)
American actor of TV (Ben Gregory on Follow the Sun; General Hospital; Bracken’s World) and movies (A Private’s Affair; Peyton Place; Thundering Jets; The Cat; Love Me Tender) (born Nov. 26, 1934 – died July 16, 2019; age 84). Cause of death for Barry Coe is unknown. (Barry Coe 1962 Photo: ABC)
Tim Conway (nee Thomas Daniel Conway)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (McHale’s Navy; The Carol Burnett Show; The Tim Conway Comedy Hour; Rango) & movies (The Apple Dumpling Gang) (born Dec. 15, 1933 – died May 14, 2019; age 85). Cause of death for Tim Conway is unknown. (Tim Conway 1970 The Tim Conway Show Photo)
Doris Day (nee Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff)
Grammy Award-winning American singer (Que Sera Sera; Secret Love) and actress of TV (The Doris Day Show) & movies (Pillow Talk; Teacher’s Pet; The Glass Bottom Boat) (born Apr. 3, 1922 – died May 13, 2019; age 97). Cause of death for Doris Day is unknown. (Doris Day 1960s Photo: kate gabrielle)
Harrison Dillard (“Bones“; 1948 “World’s Fastest Man“)
Retired American & Olympic Games gold medalist (1948 London Olympics 100M and 100M relay; 1952 Helsinki 110m hurdles and 100m relay) (born July 8, 1923 – died Nov. 15, 2019; age 96). Harrison Dillard died of stomach cancer. (Harrison Dillard 1952 Photo: United Press Association)
American movie producer & director (Singin’ in the Rain; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; Indiscreet; Damn Yankees; Royal Wedding; Funny Face; Charade; Two for the Road) (born Apr. 13, 1924 – died Feb. 21, 2019; age 94). Stanley Donen died of a heart attack. (Stanley Donen 1952 Photo: Photoplay)
American musician, songwriter & and songwriter with Captain and Tenille (Love Will Keep Us Together; Do That To Me One More Time; Shop Around; Muskrat Love) (born Aug. 27, 1942 – died Jan. 2, 2019; age 76). Daryl Dragon died of renal failure. (Daryl Dragon 1976 Photo: ABC Television)
Carmen Duncan
Australian actress of stage, movies, and TV (Iris Carrington Wheeler on Another World; As the World Turns; Winners & Losers; The Young Doctors) (born July 7, 1942 – died Feb. 3, 2019; age 76). Iris Duncan died of breast cancer. (Carmen Duncan 1989 Another World Promo: NBC)
Bob Einstein (nee Stewart Robert Einstein)
American TV writer, producer, & actor of movies and TV (Super Dave; Bizarre; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Arrested Development; The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour; The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour) (born Nov. 20, 1942 – died Jan. 2, 2019; age 76). Bob Einstein died of cancer. (Bob Einstein 1970 Photo: ABC)
American actress of stage, movies, and TV (Georgette on The Mary Tyler Moore Show & Rhoda; The Betty White Show; Hot in Cleveland; Passions) (born July 28, 1948 – died Apr. 12, 2019; age 70). Cause of death for Georgia Engel is unknown. (Georgia Engel 1975 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Photo: CBS TV)
Canadian CBC producer, reporter, author (The Man Who Forgot How to Read; City of Fallen Angels; The Suicide Murders) (born April 2, 1931 – died July 16, 2019; age 88). Cause of death for Howard Engel is unknown. (Howard Engel Photo: By Permission of Beverly Slopen Literary Agency)
Richard Erdman (nee John Richard Erdmann)
American character & voice over actor of TV (Leonard on Community; Where’s Raymond?; The Tab Hunter Show; Perry Mason), & movies (Francis in the Navy; Stalag 17) (born June 1, 1925 – died Mar. 16, 2019; age 93). Richard Erdman had dementia and a fall before he died. (Richard Erdman 1958 Photo: ABC-TV)
American movie producer (Chinatown; Marathon Man; Urban Cowboy; Rosemary’s Baby; Players; The Cotton Club), and actor (The Sun Also Rises) (born June 29, 1930 – died Oct. 26, 2019; age 89). Cause of death for Robert Evans is unknown. (Robert Evans 1967 The Kid Stays in the Picture Photo: Hyperion)
Albert Finney (nee Albert Finney Jr.)
Emmy Award-winning English actor of stage, TV & movies (Tom Jones; Scrooge; Two for the Road; Annie; The Bourne Ultimatum; Skyfall; Wolfen; Erin Brockovitch) (born May 9, 1936 – died Feb. 7, 2019; age 82). Albert Finney died of a chest infection. (Albert Finney 1964 Night Must Fall Photo: CBS TV)
American screenwriter & actor of TV & films (Easy Rider; Futureworld; Ulee’s Gold; The Limey; Escape from L.A.; Ghost Rider; Race with the Devil; 3:10 to Yuma; Wild Hog; Open Season) (born Feb. 23, 1940 – died Feb. 16, 2019; age 79.) Peter Fonda died of lung cancer. (Peter Fonda 1965 12 O’Clock High)
Robert Forster (nee Robert Wallace Forster Jr.)
American actor of TV (Banyon; Twin Peaks; Heroes; Last Man Standing) & movies (Avalanche; Jackie Brown; Mulholland Dr.; The Black Hole) (born July 13, 1941 – died Oct. 11, 2019; age 78). Robert Forster died of brain cancer. (Robert Forster 2009 Photo: © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com)
Dorothea Benton Frank (nee Dorothea Olivia Benton)
American author (Porch Lights; All the Single Ladies; Queen Bee; Folly Beach; Sullivan’s Island) (born Sept. 12, 1951 – died Sept. 2, 2019; age 67). Dorothea Benton Frank died of cancer complications. (Dorothea Benton Frank 2009 Return to Sullivan’s Island Press Kit Photo: www.dotfrank.com)
Marie Fredriksson (nee Gun-Marie Fredriksson)
Swedish musician, songwriter, co-founder& lead singer of Roxette (The Look; Listen to Your Heart; It Must Have Been Love; Joyride; Dangerous; Listen to Your Heart) (born May 30, 1958 – died Dec. 9, 2019; age 61). Marie Fredriksson died of a brain tumor. (Marie Fredriksson 2014 Photo: Karin Törnblom)
Swiss film actor (The Boys From Brazil; Heidi; The Manchurian Candidate; In Order of Disappearance; The Reader; Remember; Luther; Night Train to Lisbon; The Party) (born Mar. 22, 1941 – died Feb. 16, 2019; age 77). Bruno Ganz died of intestinal cancer. (Bruno Ganz 2017 Photo: Maximilian Bühn)
Emmy Award-winning American actress of TV (Rhoda Morganstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show & Rhoda; Valerie) & movies (Blame it on Rio) (born Aug. 22, 1939 – died Aug. 30, 2019; age 80). Valerie Harper died of cancer. (Valerie Harper 1996 Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Dutch TV (Smallville) & movie actor (Blade Runner; The Hitcher; Ladyhawke; Batman Begins; The Osterman Weekend; Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (born Jan. 23, 1944 – died July 19, 2019; age 75). Cause of death for Rutger Hauer is unknown. (Rutger Hauer 1987 Escape From Sobibor Photo: Jack Gold)
David Hedison (nee Albert David Hedison Jr.)
American actor of TV (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; Another World; The Young and the Restless) & films (Live and Let Die; Licence to Kill; The Lost World) (born May 20, 1927 – died July 18, 2019; age 92). Cause of death for David Hedison is unknown. (David Hedison 2009 Photo: Nightscream)
American actress of TV (Mona Robinson on Who’s The Boss?; Jessica Tate on Soap & Benson; Everybody Loves Raymond) and movies (Frank and Ava) (born July 5, 1929 – died Feb. 23, 2019; age 89). Katherine Helmond died of Alzheimer’s Disease complications. (Katherine Helmond 1977 Photo: UPI)
George Hilton (nee Jorge Hill Acosta y Lara)
Uruguayan-American actor of movies (Halleluja for Django; The Ruthless Four; A Bullet for Sandoval; Last of the Badmen; The Battle of El Alamein; The Devil with Seven Faces) (born July 16, 1934 – died July 28, 2019; age 85). George Hilton died after a long illness. (George Hilton 1967 Any Gun Can Play)
Lee Iacocca (nee Lido Anthony Iacocca)
American automobile executive for Ford (Ford Mustang; Mercury Cougar), Chrysler CEO (Dodge Minivan; K-Cars), and author (Where Have All the Leaders Gone?) (born Oct. 15, 1924 – died July 2, 2019; age 94). Lee Iacocca died of Parkinson’s disease complications. (Ford Mustang Photo: Alvintrusty)
Grammy Award-winning American producer, musician, and singer-songwriter (Somewhere Out There; The Day I Fall in Love; Yah Mo B There) (born Feb. 16, 1952 – died Jan. 29, 2019; age 66). James Ingram died of brain cancer. (James Ingram 1998 Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com)
American comic & voice over actor of movies (That Funny Feeling; Love at First Bite) and TV (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In; Hennesey; The Hollywood Squares) (born Jan. 20, 1929 – died July 3, 2019; age 90). Arte Johnson died of bladder and prostate cancer. (Arte Johnson 1956 Make Room For Daddy)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian NHL defenceman, 8x Stanley Cups (4 Detroit Red Wings; 4 Toronto Maple Leafs), James Norris & Lady Byng Trophies, NHL coach (LA Kings; Penguins; Leafs) (born July 9, 1927 – died May 2, 2019; age 91). Cause of death for Red Kelley is unknown. (Red Kelly 1958 Photo: TGC)
American actor of TV (Cliff Barnes on Dallas; The Secret Storm; Search for Tomorrow; How to Survive a Marriage) and movies (Rabbit, Run; Network) (born July 15, 1935 – died Apr. 21, 2019; age 83). Ken Kercheval died of pneumonia. (Ken Kercheval 1974 The Disappearance of Flight 412)
German-Canadian actor of TV (Life Goes On; Hawaii Five-O; Falcon Crest; Cannon; The Incredible Hulk) and movies (Bootleggers; Welcome Home, Soldier Boy; The Stone Killer; Mr. Majestyk) (born June 27, 1944 – died Jan. 9, 2019; age 74). Paul Koslo died of pancreatic cancer. (Paul Koslo 1975 The Drowning Pool)
Judith Krantz (nee Judith Bluma-Gittel Tarcher; aka Judy Krantz)
American magazine short story writer, romantic fiction novelist (Scruples, Princess Daisy, Mistral’s Daughter, Till We Meet Again; I’ll Take Manhattan; Dazzle), and screenplay writer (Judith Krantz’s Secrets) (born Jan. 9, 1928 – died June 22, 2019; age 91). Cause of death for Judith Krantz is unknown.
German photographer, costume designer, & fashion designer for fashion houses (Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel, Fendi, Macy’s, Jean Patou, H&M, Chloe) (born Sept. 10, 1933 – died Feb. 19, 2019; age 85). Cause of death for Karl Lagerfeld is unknown. (Karl Lagerfeld 2014 Photo: Christopher William Adach)
Niki Lauda (nee Andreas Nikolaus Lauda)
Austrian Formula One (March, BRM, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren) racing car driver, 3-time F1 Champion (1975, 1977, 1984), founder of Lauda Air and Niki airlines (born Feb. 22, 1949 – died May 21, 2019; age 70). Niki Lauda died of kidney problem complications. (Niki Lauda 1984 Photo: Z105space)
Ron Leibman (nee Ronald Leibman)
Tony & Emmy Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (Kaz; Friends; Law & Order; The Edge of Night) and movies (The Super Cops; Slaughterhouse-Five; Norma Rae) (born Oct. 11, 1937 – died Dec. 6, 2019; age 82). Ron Leibman died of pneumonia complications. (Ron Leibman 1978 Photo: AP Laserphoto)
Ted Lindsay (nee Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay; “Terrible Ted“)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings – Stanley Cups 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955; Chicago Black Hawks) with 800+ points, 1950 Art Ross Trophy, NHLPA founder (born July 29, 1925 – died Mar. 4, 2019; age 93). Cause of death for Ted Lindsay is unknown. (Ted Lindsay 2011 Photo)
Peggy Lipton (nee Margaret Ann Lipton)
American model, singer & actress of TV (Julie Barnes on Mod Squad; Norma Jennings on Twin Peaks; Popular), movies (Mosby’s Marauders; When in Rome) (born Aug. 30, 1946 – died May 11, 2019; age 72). Peggy Lipton died of colon cancer. (Peggy Lipton The Mod Squad 1979 Photo: TV Keynotes)
Carol Lynley (nee Carole Ann Jones)
American actress of TV & movies (Blue Denim; Return to Peyton Place, The Pleasure Seekers, Harlow; Bunny Lake is Missing, The Poseidon Adventure; Under the Yum Yum Tree; Blackout) (born Feb. 13, 1942 – died Sept. 3, 2019; age 77). Carol Lynley died of a heart attack. (Carol Lynley 1961: The Last Sunset Trailer)
American actress of TV & movies (Lolita; The Night of the Iguana; 7 Women; The Flim-Flam Man; Tony Rome; Four Rode Out; Evel Knievel; Crash!; The Magician; The Astral Factor) (born July 10, 1946 – died Dec. 26, 2019; age 73. Cause of death for Sue Lyon is unknown. (Sue Lyon 1970 Four Rode Out)
Bill Macy (nee Wolf Martin Garber)
American actor of TV (Walter Findlay on Maude & All in the Family; Nothing in Common; St. Elsewhere; L.A. Law) & films (The Late Show; The Jerk; My Favorite Year) (born May 18, 1922 – died Oct. 17, 2019; age 98). Cause of death for Bill Macy is unknown. (Bill Macy 1975 All Together Now Photo: ABC Television Network)
Jan Merlin (nee Jan Wasylewski)
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American screenwriter (Another World), actor of movies & TV (Tom Corbett, Space Cadet; The Rough Riders; Perry Mason; The Virginian; The F.B.I.) (born April 3, 1925 – died Sept. 30, 2019; age 94). Cause of death for Jan Merlin is unknown. (Jan Merlin 1955 Public Defender)
Eddie Money (nee Edward Joseph Mahoney)
American singer-songwriter (Baby Hold On; Think I’m in Love; Two Tickets to Paradise; Take Me Home Tonight; I Wanna Go Back), and film composer (born Mar. 21, 1949 – died Sept. 13, 2019; age 70). Eddie Money died of esophageal cancer. (Eddie Money 2013 Photo: Kevin Foley Photography)
Toni Morrison (nee Chloe Ardelia Wofford)
Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist (Beloved; The Song of Solomon; Sula; The Bluest Eye; God Help the Child) (born Feb. 18, 1931 – died Aug. 5, 2019; age 88). Toni Morrison died of pneumonia complications. (Toni Morrison 1998 © John Mathew Smith / Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Jim McMullan (nee James P. McMullan)
American actor of TV (Dallas; Chopper One; The Young and the Restless; Ben Casey; Barnaby Jones; S.W.A.T.; Cannon) and movies (The Raiders; Downhill Racer) (born Oct. 13, 1936 – died May 31, 2019; age 82). Cause of death for Jim McMullan is unknown. (Jim McMullan 1970 Daniel Boone)
Shelley Morrison (nee Rachel Mitrani; aka Rachel Dominguez)
American character actress of TV (Rosario Salazar on Will & Grace; Sister Sixto on The Flying Nun; General Hospital; Laredo; The Rookies; Sisters), movies (Troop Beverly Hills) (born Oct. 26, 1936 – died Dec. 1, 2019; age 83). Shelley Morrison died of heart failure. (Shelley Morrison Photo: Charles Bush)
American actress of TV (Nina Feeney on Everwood; Vanishing Son; Diagnosis Murder; Life is Wild) & movies (The Twenty; Exit to Eden; Star Trek: Insurrection) (born May 20, 1967 – died June 23, 2019; age 52). Cause of death for Stephanie Niznik is unknown. (Casting Chair Photo: Jon Tyson via Unsplash)
Finnish ski jumper, 5-time World Champion & Winter Olympics medalist (1988 Calgary 3 gold; 1984 Sarajevo gold & bronze) (born July 17, 1963 – died Feb. 4, 2019; age 55). Matti Nykänen died of pancreatitis and pneumonia. (Matti Nykänen 2014 Photo: Jakke Nikkarinen / Suomen Moneta)
Ric Ocasek (nee Richard Theodore Otcasek)
American singer-songwriter for The Cars (Just What I Needed; Good Times Roll; Shake It Up; Let’s Go; My Best Friends Girl; You Might Think; Drive; Magic; Tonight She Comes; Magic) (born Mar. 23, 1949 – died Sept. 15, 2019; age 75). Ric Ocasek died of natural causes. (Ric Ocasek 2009 Photo: Adanne Osefo)
Terry O’Neill (nee Terence Patrick O’Neill)
British fashion & celebrity photographer (Elton John; British Royal Family; The Rolling Stones, David Bowie; Audrey Hepburn), ex-husband of Faye Dunaway (born July 30, 1938 – died Nov. 16, 2019; age 81). Terry O’Neill died of prostate cancer. (Terry O’Neill 2009 Photo: Legende Celebrity Art)
Luke Perry (nee Coy Luther Perry III)
American actor of TV (Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210; Riverdale; Another World; Oz; John from Cincinnati) and movies (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; 8 Seconds; Black Beauty) (born Oct.11, 1966 – died Mar. 4, 2019; age 52) Luke Perry died of stroke complications. (Luke Perry 2008 Photo: Sergei 5of7)
T. Boone Pickens is 91 (nee Thomas Boone Pickens Jr.)
American businessman (Mesa Petroleum; BP Capital Management), alternative energy advocate (wind power, natural gas), and philanthropist (born May 22, 1928 – died Sept. 11, 2019; age 91). Cause of death for T. Boone Pickens is unknown. (T. Boone Pickens 2011 Photo: David Shankbone)
Rosamunde Pilcher (nee Rosamunde E. M. L. Scott; aka Jane Fraser)
English romance author (The Shell Seekers; Coming Home; a Day Like Spring; Sleeping Tiger; Winter Solstice; September; Under Gemini; The Carousel; The Key; Shadows; Voices in Summer) (born Sept. 22, 1924 – died Feb. 6, 2019; age 94). Rosamunde Pilcher died after a stroke. (Typewriter Photo: Florian Klauer)
Michael J. Pollard (nee Michael John Pollack Jr.)
American movie actor (Bonnie and Clyde; Little Fauss and Big Halsy; Hannibal Brooks; The Stripper; Summer Magic; The Wild Angels; Enter Laughing; Caprice; Jigsaw; Melvin and Howard) (born May 30, 1939 – died Nov. 20, 2019; age 80). Michael J. Pollard died of cardiac arrest. (Michael J. Pollard 1974 Movin’ On)
André Previn (nee Andreas Ludwig Priwin)
Academy & Grammy Award-winning German-American conductor, jazz pianist, and movie score composer (Gigi; Porgy & Bess; Irma la Douce; My Fair Lady; Kim; Elmer Gantry) (born Apr. 6, 1929 – died Feb. 28, 2019; age 89). Cause of death for André Previn is unknown. (André Previn 1977 Photo)
Les Reed (nee Leslie David Reed)
English pianist, bandleader, music composer, arranger and songwriter (There’s a Kind of Hush; It’s Not Unusual; Everybody Knows; Delilah; The Last Waltz; I’ve Got My Eyes on You; Marching On Together; Here It Comes Again; I Pretend; That’s What Life is All About) (born July 24, 1935 – died Apr. 15, 2019; age 83). Cause of death for Les Reed is unknown.
Cuban-American character & voice actress of TV (The Secret Storm; Dora the Explorer) & movies (Hair; Coogan’s Bluff; Klute; King of the Gypsies; Only You) (born Oct. 12, 1927 – died Feb. 21, 2019; age 92). Antonia Rey died of natural causes. (Antonia Rey 1973 The Marcus-Nelson Murders)
Allene Roberts (nee Emma Allene Roberts)
American actress of TV (Dragnet) and films (The Sign of the Ram; Knock on Any Door; Bomba on Panther Island; Santa Fe; The Hoodlum; Kid Monk Baroni; Thunderbirds) (born Sept. 1, 1928 – died May 9, 2019; age 90). Cause of death for Allene Roberts is unknown. (Allene Roberts 1947 The Red House)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of movies & TV (Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless; Adam Marshall on Generations; The Bad News Bears; Diagnosis Murder) (born July 15, 1966 – died Feb. 3, 2019; age 52) (Kristoff St. John 2000 Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Anne Rivers Siddons (nee Sybil Anne Rivers)
American civil rights activist & author (Peachtree Road, Low Country; Downtown; The House Next Door;, Hill Towns; Burnt Mountain; Heartbreak Hotel; Sweetwater Creek) (born Jan. 9, 1936 – died Sept. 11, 2019; age 83). Anne Rivers Siddons died of lung cancer. (Typewriter Photo: Patrick Fore)
Joan Staley (nee Joan Lynette McConchie)
American actress of movies (Gunpoint; The Ghost and Mr. Chicken; Roustabout; Gun Fight; Kissin’ Cousins), TV (77 Sunset Strip; Broadside; Mission: Impossible; Hawaiian Eye; Batman) (born May 20, 1940 – died Nov. 24, 2019; age 79). Joan Staley’s cause of death is unknown. (Joan Staley 1963 Johnny Cool)
Peggy Stewart (nee Peggy O’Rourke)
American actress of TV (The Cisco Kid; Gunsmoke; Quincy M.E.; Emergency!) and movies (Son of Zorro; Oregon Trail; Tucson Raiders; Little Tough Guy; Back Street; Conquest of Cheyenne) (born June 5, 1923 – died May 29, 2019; age 95). Cause of death for Peggy Stewart is unknown. (Peggy Stewart c 1940s Photo)
Brian Tarantina
American actor of TV (One Life to Live; The Black Donnellys; Heroes; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Gilmore Girls; Law & Order) and movies (Bed of Roses; City by the Sea; Donnie Brasco; The Jerky Boys; January Man; Uncle Buck) (born Mar. 27, 1959 – died Nov. 2, 2019; age 60). Brian Tarantina had a severe illness before he died.
Rip Taylor (nee Charles Elmer Taylor Jr.)
American comedic actor of stage, TV (The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show; The Brady Bunch Variety Hour), & movies (Alex & Emma; Silent But Deadly; Indecent Proposal; The Silence of the Hams) (born Jan. 31, 1931 – died Oct. 6, 2019; age 88). Rip Taylor died after a seizure. (Rip Taylor 2010 Photo: Angela George)
Peter Tork (nee Peter Halsten Thorkelson)
American actor of movies & TV (The Monkees), songwriter, keyboardist, and singer with The Monkees (Daydream Believer; For Pete’s Sake; Last Train to Clarksville) (born Feb. 13, 1942 – died Feb. 21, 2019; age 77). Peter Tork died of head and neck cancer complications. (Peter Tork 1966 Photo: NBC TV)
Rip Torn (nee Elmore Rual Torn Jr.)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of movies (Sweet Bird of Youth; Men in Black; The Cincinnati Kid, How to Make an American Quilt) and TV (The Larry Sanders Show) (born Feb. 6, 1931 – died July 9, 2019; age 88). Cause of death for Rip Torn is unknown. (Rip Torn 1973 The President’s Plane is Missing)
American heiress, inspiration for the novel & TV series (Little Gloria…Happy at Last), writer (A Mother’s Story), actress, fashion model, designer (scarves, jeans and perfumes) (born Feb. 20, 1924 – died June 17, 2019; age 95). Gloria Vanderbilt died of stomach cancer. (Gloria Vanderbilt 1941 Photo: AP)
American actor of TV (Days of Our Lives; The F.B.I.; Dr. Kildare; Mr. Novak; Cannon; Combat!; Charlie’s Angels) and movies (Ensign Pulver; The War Wagon; Easy Rider) (born Apr. 15, 1940 – died Dec. 5, 2019; age 79). Cause of death for Robert Walker Jr. is unknown. (Robert Walker 1966 12 O’Clock High)
American actor of TV (Airwolf; The Survivors; The Winds of War; Lassie) and movies (The World’s Greatest Athlete; White Line Fever; Baby Blue Marine; Big Wednesday) (born July 15, 1944 – died Feb. 10, 2019; age 73). Jan-Michael Vincent died of cardiac arrest. (Jan-Michael Vincent 1970s Youtube News)
John Witherspoon (nee John Weatherspoon)
American comic actor of TV (Pops Williams on The Wayans Bros.; The Tracy Morgan Show) & movies (Friday films; Little Nicky; Bulworth; Bird; The Meteor Man) (born Jan. 27, 1942 – died Oct. 29, 2019; age 77). Cause of death for John Witherspoon is unknown. (John Witherspoon 2019: Sister Circle Live)
American novelist, 1952 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (The Caine Mutiny; The Winds of War; War and Remembrance; Slattery’s Hurricane; Youngblood Hawke) (born May 27, 1915 – died May 17, 2019; age 103). Cause of death for Herman Wouk is unknown. (Herman Wouk 1955 What’s My Line?)
Franco Zeffirelli is 96 (nee Gianfranco Zeffirelli)
Italian senator, producer, director & screenwriter of opera, TV (Jesus of Nazareth), and movies (Romeo and Juliet; The Champ; Tea with Mussolini) (born Feb. 12, 1923 – died June 15, 2019; age 96). Cause of death for Franco Zeffirelli is unknown. (Franco Zeffirelli 2008 Photo: Alexey Yushenkov)
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