Gone But Not Forgotten in 2024
We’ve said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature so far in 2024. These celebrities and others said their final farewell to us recently.
(2024 Celebrity Memorial Photo Montage: © A. Hamilton / 50PlusWorld.Com)
Celebrity deaths in 2024:
Anouk Aimée (nee Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus)
French movie actress (La Dolce Vita; 8 1/2; A Man and a Woman; Justine; Bethune: The Making of a Hero; Ready to Wear / Prêt-à-Porter; Lola; Second Chance; Model Shop; The Lovers of Verona) (born April 27, 1932 – died June 18, 2024; age 92). Ex of Albert Finney. (Anouk Aimée 2007: Georges Biard)
English youth & adult fiction author (The Indian in the Cupboard series; My Darling Villain; Harry the Poisonous Centipede series; The Fairy Rebel; Broken Bridge; The L-Shaped Room; An End to Running) (born July 31, 1929 – died Apr. 4, 2024; age 94). (Lynne Reid Banks Painting: A. Hamilton)
Meg Bennett (nee Helen Bennett; married Robert Guza Jr.)
Emmy-winning American screenwriter, actress of Broadway & TV (Search for Tomorrow; The Young and the Restless; Santa Barbara; General Hospital; Sunset Beach; The Bold and the Beautiful; Generations) (born Oct. 4, 1950 – died Apr. 11, 2024; age 75). (Meg Bennett c. 1983 Painting: A. Hamilton)
American musician, singer-songwriter solo (All By Myself; Hungry Eyes; Never Gonna Fall in Love Again; Make Me Lose Control; She Did It), and with The Raspberries (Go All the Way; I Wanna Be With You) (born Aug. 11, 1949 – died Mar. 11, 2024; age 64). (Eric Carmen 1975 Album Photo: Lawren)
Roger Corman (brother of Gene Corman; “King of Cult“)
Honorary Oscar-winning American producer, actor, writer, & director (Little Shop of Horrors; The Pit and the Pendulum; The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre; I Never Promised You a Rose Garden; Dementia 13), & WWII US Navy vet (born Apr. 5, 1926 – died May 9, 2024; age 98). (Roger Corman 1963: Box Office)
Mark Damon (nee Alan Harris; married Margaret Markov)
American producer (Monster; Das Boot; The NeverEnding Story; The Choirboys; The Jungle Book; The Lost Boys; A Dog of Flanders), TV & film actor (The Party Crashers; Life Begins at 17; House of Usher) (born Apr. 22, 1933 – died May 12, 2024; age 91). Ex of Barbara Frey. (Mark Damon 2015: ForesightUnlimited)
American Korean War vet, actor of TV (Police Woman; Naked City; Bonanza; Lancer; Gunsmoke) & films (Under Crystal Lake; Murder on the Yellow Brick Road; The Sting; Gunn; The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) (born Sept. 11, 1936 – died Feb. 25, 2024; age 87). (Charles Dierkop c. 1970s Painting: A. Hamilton)
American actor of movies & TV series (Dr. Joe Scanlon on Port Charles; Dean Collins on Savannah; Eddie on Robin’s Hoods; Beverly Hills, 90210; Matlock; Growing Pains; Doogie Howser, M. D.; Murder, She Wrote) (born Feb. 27, 1965 – died Jan. 16, 2024; age 58) (David Gail c. 1990s Painting: A. Hamilton)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Emmy & Oscar-winning American actor of movies (An Officer and a Gentleman; Iron Eagle films; The Deep; Skin Game) & TV (Roots; Gideon Oliver; An Officer and a Gentleman; The Powers of Matthew Star) (born May 27, 1936 – died Mar. 29, 2024; age 87). (Louis Gossett Jr. 1974 It’s Good to Be Alive)
American actor of TV (Matthew Sikes on Alien Nation; The Jace Hall Show; Star Trek: Enterprise; Scruples; M.A.N.T.I.S.; JAG) & movies (The Spy Within; Hardcore; All the Right Moves; The Hollywood Knights) (born June 6, 1950 – died Jan. 22, 2024; age 73).(Gary Graham Painting: A. Hamilton)
Bill Hayes (nee William Foster Hayes III; married Susan Seaforth Hayes)
American singer (The Ballad of Davy Crockett), actor of Broadway, daytime TV soap opera Days of Our Lives for 50+ years (Doug Williams 1970-2023), primetime TV (Your Show of Shows), & movies (The Cardinal; Stop, You’re Killing Me) (born June 5, 1925 – died Jan. 12, 2024; age 98). (Bill Hayes 1960s)
Darryl Hickman (brother of Dwayne Hickman; ex of Pamela Lincoln)
American actor of movies (Leave Her to Heaven; Rhapsody in Blue; Tea and Sympathy; The Tingler; Network; A Kiss for Corliss; Assignment in Brittany; The Grapes of Wrath) and TV (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis) (born July 28, 1931 – died May 22, 2024; age 92). (Darryl Hickman 1962: Friedman-Abeles)
Norman Jewison
Oscar-winning Canadian movie producer & director (Moonstruck; The Thrill of It All; A Soldier’s Story; In the Heat of the Night; The Thomas Crown Affair; Jesus Christ Superstar; Fiddler on the Roof; The Hurricane; The January Man) (born July 21, 1926 – died Jan. 20, 2024; age 97). (Norman Jewison 2011: CFC / TIFF)
Glynis Johns (daughter of Mervyn Johns; married Elliott Arnold)
Tony-winning South African-Welsh actress of Broadway, movies (The Sword and the Rose; Mary Poppins; Papa’s Delicate Condition; The Sundowners; An Ideal Husband), & TV (Glynis; Batman) (born Oct. 5, 1923 – died Jan. 4, 2024; age 100). Ex of Anthony Fowood. (Glynis Johns 1954 The Beachcomber Trailer)
Toby Keith (nee Toby Keith Covel)
American country music songwriter & singer (Should’ve Been a Cowboy; How Do You Like Me Now?!; Who’s That Man; You Ain’t Much Fun; We Were in Love; I Wanna Talk About Me; Whiskey Girl; Love Me If You Can), & actor (born July 8, 1961 – died Feb. 5, 2024; age 62). (Toby Keith 2010: Rob McIlvaine / US Army)
Steve Lawrence (nee Sidney Liebowitz; married Eydie Gormé)
American singer (Go Away Little Girl; Party Doll), Emmy-winning producer, host & actor of Broadway, TV (Tonight Starring Steve Allen / Johnny Carson; The Carol Burnett Show) & movies (The Blues Brothers; The Lonely Guy) (born July 8, 1935 – died Mar. 7, 2024; age 88).(Steve Lawrence 1950s)
American actor & comedian of stage, TV (Marty Gold on Anything But Love; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Daddy Dearest; 7th Heaven), & movies (Robin Hood: Men in Tights), and author (The Other Great Depression) (born June 29, 1947 – died Feb. 27, 2024; age 76) (Richard Lewis 2015: Allin Lewis)
Italian-American actor of Broadway, films (The French Connection; The Seven-Ups; The Juror; F.I.S.T.; Separate Ways; City Heat; Nixon), & TV (Dr. Joe Corelli on Love of Life; Police Story; Jessie; Homicide: Life on the Street; N.Y.P.D.) (born Oct. 19, 1936 – died June 11, 2024; age 87). (Tony Lo Bianco 1966 Hawk)
Willie Mays (“The Say Hey Kid“; godfather of Barry Bonds)
Baseball Hall of Fame American MLB center fielder (New York Giants – 1954 World Series Champions; San Francisco Giants), 1951 NL Rookie of the Year, 24-time MLB All-Star & 12 Gold Glove Awards, 2X NL MVP (born May 6, 1931 – died June 18, 2024; age 93). (Willie Mays 1961: William C. Greene)
American musical comedian, actor of TV (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; America 2-Night; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman; Fernwood 2 Night; Roseanne; Arrested Development) & movies (Mrs. Doubtfire; FM; Mr. Mom) (born Aug. 18, 1943 – died June 27, 2024; age 80). (Martin Mull 2018: Life, Love, and Pop-culture)
Don Murray (nee Donald Patrick Murray; ex of Hope Lange)
American actor of TV (Sid Fairgate on Knots Landing; The Outcasts; Sons and Daughters) & movies (Bus Stop; The Bachelor Party; A Hatful of Rain; Advise & Consent; Justin Morgan Had A Horse; Baby the Rain Must Fall) (born July 31, 1929 – died Feb. 2, 2024; age 94). (Don Murray 1975 Deadly Hero)
Alice Munro (nee Alice Ann Laidlaw)
Canadian short story writer (Dance of the Happy Shades; Who Do You Think You Are?; The Bear Came Over the Mountain; Away from Her), 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature & 2009 Man Booker International Prize winner (born July 10, 1931 – died May 13, 2024; age 92). (Alice Munro 2013: Wolf Gang)
Christian Oliver (nee Christian Klepser)
German actor of video games (Call of Duty: WWII; Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond), TV (Brian Keller on Saved by the Bell: The New Class; Cobra 11; Hunters; Tribute) and movies (The Baby-Sitters Club) (born Mar. 3, 1972 – died Jan. 4, 2024; age 51). (Christian Oliver 2015: Manfred Werner – Tsui cc-by-sa3.0)
Charles Osgood (nee Charles Osgood Wood III)
American author (The Osgood Files), news anchor of radio (Flair Reports) & TV (Universe; The CBS Morning News; CBS News Sunday Morning) (born Jan. 8, 1933 – died Jan. 23, 2024; age 91). (Charles Osgood 2016 An Evening With Charles Osgood: The New York Press Club)
Janis Paige (nee Donna Mae Tjaden; married Ray Gilbert)
American WWII pin-up model, singer-actress of Broadway, TV (Minx Lockridge on Santa Barbara; It’s Always Jan; Trapper John, M.D.; Capitol; General Hospital) & movies (Cheyenne; Silk Stockings; Follow the Boys; Bachelor in Paradise) (born Sept. 16, 1922 – died June 2, 2024; age 101). (Janis Paige 1948: Engstead)
Joyce Randolph (nee Joyce Sirola)
American chorus girl & comedic actress of Broadway & TV (Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners, The Jackie Gleason Show, Cavalcade of Stars & The Ed Sullivan Show; Buck Rogers; The Doctors and the Nurses) (born Oct. 21, 1924 – died Jan. 13, 2024; age 99). (Joyce Randolph 1950s The Honeymooners: CBS)
Chita Rivera (nee Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson)
Tony-winning American singer (All That Jazz), dancer & actress of Broadway (Kiss of the Spider Woman; Guys and Dolls), TV (The New Dick Van Dyke Show; One Life to Live), & movies (West Side Story; Chicago) (born Jan. 23, 1933 – died Jan. 30, 2024; age 91). (Chita Rivera 1997: © copyright John Mathew Smith)
Barbara Rush (ex of Jeffrey Hunter, Warren Cowan)
American actress of movies (It Came From Outer Space; The Young Lions; The Young Philadelphians; Magnificent Obsession; Hombre; Robin and the 7 Hoods) & TV (Marsha on Peyton Place; All My Children) (born Jan. 4, 1927 – died Mar. 31, 2024; age 97). Aunt of Carolyn Hennesy. (Barbara Rush 1966)
O. J. Simpson (nee Orenthal James Simpson; “The Juice“)
Pro Football Hall of Fame American NFL running back (Buffalo Bills; San Francisco 49ers), 1968 Heisman Trophy winner, actor of TV (1st & Ten) & films (The Cassandra Crossing; Naked Gun movies; The Towering Inferno) (born July 9, 1947 – died Apr. 10, 2024; age 76). (O.J. Simpson Painting: A. Hamilton)
David Soul (nee David Richard Solberg; ex of Julia Nickson, others)
American-British singer (Don’t Give Up on Us), actor of TV (Starsky and Hutch; Joshua Bolt on Here Come the Brides; Casablanca; The Yellow Rose) and movies (Magnum Force; The Hanoi Hilton) (born Aug. 28, 1943 – died Jan. 4, 2024; age 80). (David Soul 1974 The Disappearance of Flight 412)
Donald Sutherland (father of Rossif, Angus, & Kiefer Sutherland)
Honorary Oscar & Emmy-winning Canadian actor of TV & films (The Hunger Games; Invasion of the Body Snatchers; Ordinary People; Klute; Don’t Look Now; Kelly’s Heroes; MASH) (born July 17, 1935 – died June 20, 2024; age 88). Married Francine Racette; ex of Shirley Douglas. (Donald Sutherland 1964)
M. Emmet Walsh (nee Michael Emmet Walsh)
American character & voice over actor of TV (The Sandy Duncan Show; Sneaky Pete) & films (Serpico; The Jerk; Slap Shot; Back to School; Brubaker; Blade Runner; Blood Simple; Fletch; Ordinary People; Knives Out) (born Mar. 22, 1935 – died Mar. 19, 2024; age 88). (M. Emmett Walsh 2009: David Shankbone)
Bill Walton (nee William Theodore Walton III)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers – MVP & NBA champ; San Diego / LA Clippers; Boston Celtics – NBA Champ), 3X College Player of the Year, & Emmy-winning sportscaster (born Nov. 5, 1952 – died May 27, 2024; age 71). (Bill Walton 1970s)
Jerry West (“Mr. Clutch“; “The Logo“; “Mr. Outside“)
College & Naismith Memorial Basketball Halls of Fame American NBA coach, exec, & player (Los Angeles Lakers – NBA Champions, NBA Finals MVP, 14-time NBA All-Star) & 1960 Olympic gold medalist (born May 28, 1938 – died June 12, 2024; age 86). (Jerry West 1974: Malcolm W. Emmons / Sporting News)
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