GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN 2011


CELEBRITY
AGE
DATE OF DEATH
DESCRIPTION
DON MUELLER
84
12/28/2011
American Major League baseball outfielder with the New York Giants and Chicago White Soz. An MVP in 1954 and 1955.
KAYE STEVENS
79
12/28/2011
American singer and actress ('Jaws 3', 'The Interns').
JIM SHERWOOD
69
12/25/2011
American rock musician (The Mothers of Invention).
EVELYN HANDLER
78
12/23/2011
American academic who was president of the University of New Hampshire from 1980 to 1983 and Brandeis University from 1983 to 1991.
SEAN BONNIWELL
71
12/20/2011
American guitarist, singer and songwriter with the 60's group The Music Machine ('Talk Talk').
AVA ECKVALL
28
12/17/2011
Venezuelan TV news anchor and model who was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2000.
KIM JONG-IL
69
12/17/2011
North Korean supreme leader from 1994 until his death.
DAN FRAZER
90
12/16/2011
American actor ('Kojak', 'As the World Turns').
BILLIE JO SPEARS
74
12/14/2011
American country music singer ('Blanket on the Ground').
BERT SCHNEIDER
78
12/12/2011
American television and movie producer ('The Monkees','Easy Rider', 'Five Easy Pieces').
SUSAN GORDON
62
12/11/2011
American child actress ('The Fine Pennies', 'My Three Sons', 'The Twilight Zone').
DICK SIMS
60
12/8/2011
American musician who was a keyboard player for Eric Claton and Bob Seger.
DAN SPEARS
62
12/8/2011
American musician with the country group Willie Nelson and Family.
ALAN STYLES
75
12/8/2011
British roadie with Pink Floyd who was the subject of the song 'Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast'.
BOB BURNETT
71
12/7/2011
American musician with the folk group The Highwaymen ('Michael Row the Boat Ashore').
HARRY MORGAN
96
12/7/2011
American actor ('M*A*S*H', 'Dragnet', 'The Ox-Bow Incident').
DOBIE GRAY
71
12/6/2011
American rhythm and blues singer ('Drift Away', 'The In-Crowd').
BARBARA ORBISON
60
12/6/2011
German-born American record producer who was also the widow of singer Roy Orbison.
PATRICE O'NEAL
41
11/29/2011
American actor and comedian ('The Opie and Anthony Show').
JUDY LEWIS
75
11/25/2011
American actress ('General Hospital', 'The Secret Storm') who was the daughter of Clark Gable and Loretta Young.
JOHN NEVILLE
86
11/19/2011
Britsh-born Candadian actor ('The Adventures of Baron Munchausen', 'The X-Files').
GARY GARCIA
63
11/17/2011
American musician (Buckner and Garcia) who hit the top 10 in the 1980's with 'Pacman Fever'.
DOYLE BRAMHALL
62
11/12/2011
American blues musician.
HEAVY D
44
11/8/2011
Jamaican-born American actor and rapper who was the leader of Heavy D and the Boyz.
BILL KEANE
89
11/8/2011
American cartoonist ('The Fasily Circus').
JOE FRAZIER
67
11/7/2011
American boxer who was a former Heavyweight Boxing champion.
ANDY ROONEY
92
11/4/2011
American journalist who was a long-time correspondent on the television show '60 Minutes'.
MATTY ALOU
72
11/3/2011
Dominican Republic born American major league baseball player. Brother of Felipe and Jesus.
BOB FORSCH
61
11/3/2011
American major league baseball pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals).
COREY SMOOT
34
11/3/2011
American heavy metal rock guitarist (Gwar).
LEONARD STONE
87
11/2/2011
American actor best known for playing Violet's father in the film 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'.
PERKINS BASS
99
10/25/2011
American politician who was a representative in the House from New Hampshire from 1955 to 1963.
WYATT KNIGHT
56
10/25/2011
Amercian actor who played Tommy Turner in the Porky's trilogy of movies.
FREDDIE FERRARA
71
10/21/2011
American rhythm and blues singer with the Del-Satins and the Brooklyn Bridge.
BARRY FEINSTEIN
80
10/20/2011
American photographer and photojournalist whose photographs were used in more than 500 album covers.
MUAMMAR GADDAFI
69
10/20/2011
Dictator who was the leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011.
DAN WHELDON
33
10/16/2011
British IndyCar racing driver who won the Indy 500 twice.
PATRICIA BRESLIN
80
10/12/2011
American actress ('The People's Choice', 'Peyton Place', 'The Twilight Zone').
JOEL DiGREGORIO
67
10/12/2011
American keyboardist with the Charlie Daniels Band.
AL DAVIS
82
10/8/2011
American National Football League owner of the Oakland Raiders.
ROGER WILLIAMS
87
10/8/2011
American pianist who hit #1 on the charts with 'Autumn Leaves' in 1955.
MIKEY WELSH
40
10/8/2011
American bass guitarist with the band Weezer.
STEVE JOBS
56
10/5/2011
American computer entrepreneur and inventorwho was a co-founder of Apple Inc.
JOHN ROMONOSKY
82
10/2/2011
American major league baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Senators.
MARVIN TARPLIN
70
9/30/2011
American R & B singer and guitarist (The Miracles).
SYLVIA ROBINSON
75
9/29/2011
American singer ('Pillow Talk', 'Love is Strange'), record producer and executive (Sugar Hill Records).
DOLORES HOPE
102
9/18/2011
American singer who was the widow of entertainer Bob Hope.
ELEANOR MONDALE
51
9/17/2011
American radio personality, television host and actress. Only daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale.
CLIFF ROBERTSON
88
9/10/2011
American actor ('Charly', 'PT 109', 'Spider-Man').
MARY FICKETT
83
9/8/2011
American actress who played Ruth Martin on the soap opera 'All My Children'.
DONALD TAFFNER
80
9/6/2011
American television producer and distributor.
CHARLES DUBIN
92
9/5/2011
American film and television director ('MASH', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Kojak').
DAVID 'HOMEBOY' EDWARDS
96
8/29/2011
American blues guitarist and singer.
JOHNNY GIOSA
42
8/28/2011
American drummer with the rock/metal group Bulletboys.
GEORGE GREEN
59
8/28/2011
American songwriter who wrote two of John Cougar Mellencamp's biggest hits ('Hurts So Good', Crumblin' Down').
EVE BRENT
82
8/27/2011
American actress ('The Green Mile').
LAURIE McALLISTER
53
8/25/2011
American bass player (The Runaways).
MIKE FLANAGAN
59
8/24/2011
American major league baseball pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays.
FRANK DiLEO
59
8/24/2011
American music industry executive and actor ('GoodFellas', 'Wayne's World').
NICKOLAS ASHFORD
69
8/22/2011
American R&B singer-songwriter who was one half of Ashford & Simpson ('Solid') and co-wrote many 60's hits ('Ain't No Mountain High Enough', "You're All I Need to Get By').
JERRY LEIBER
78
8/22/2011
American songwriter who was one half of the duo Leiber & Stoller. Together they wrote many big oldies hits ('Stand By Me', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Kansas City', 'Yakety Yak')
JOHN J. KELLEY
80
8/21/2011
American long distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1957.
RICK RYPIEN
27
8/15/2011
Canadian hockey player with the NHL's Vancouver Canucks.
JANI LANE
47
8/11/2011
American rock singer with the late 80's hair band Warrant (Heaven', 'Cherry Pie', 'Down Boys').
FRANCESCO QUINN
48
8/5/2011
Italian-born American actor ('Platoon, 'The Young and the Restless'). Son of actor Anthony Quinn.
BUBBA SMITH
66
8/3/2011
American football player and actor (Police Academy').
GENE McDANIELS
76
7/29/2011
American singer-songwriter ('Tower of Strength', 'Hundred Pounds of Clay').
HIDEKI IRABU
42
7/27/2011
Japanese Major League basball pitcher (New York Yankees, Chiba Lotte Marines).
POLLY PLATT
72
7/27/2011
American film producer ('Say Anything').
DAN PEEK
60
7/24/2011
American singer-songwriter who was a member of the pop group America ('Lonely People').
AMY WINEHOUSE
27
7/23/2011
British white soul singer and songwriter ('Rehab', 'Valerie').
MYRA KRAFT
68
7/20/2011
American philanthropist who was the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
JIM KINCAID
76
7/17/2011
American news correspondent (ABC News).
JERRY RAGOVOY
80
7/13/2011
American songwriter ('Time is on My Side', 'Cry Baby' 'Piece of My Heart') and record producer.
SHERWOOD SCHWARTZ
94
7/12/2011
American television producer who created Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.
ROB GRILL
67
7/11/2011
American singer and songwriter who was the lead singer of The Grass Roots ('Midnight Confessions', 'Let's Live for Today').
BETTY FORD
93
7/8/2011
American former first lady and co-founder of addiction clinic.
DICK WILLIAMS
82
7/7/2011
American baseball player and Hall of Fame manager.
LORENZO CHARLES
47
6/27/2011
American basketball player (NC State, Atlanta Hawks).
ELAINE STEWART
81
6/27/2011
American actress and model.
NICK CHARLES
64
6/25/2011
American sportscaster (CNN Sports Tonight).
ALICE PLAYTEN
63
6/25/2011
American actress (Henry, Sweet Henry).
PETER FALK
83
6/23/2011
American television and film actor ('Columbo', 'The Princess Bride').
DAVID RAYFIEL
87
6/22/2011
American screenwriter best known for his films 'Out of Africa' and 'Three Days of the Condor'.
RYAN DUNN
34
6/20/2011
American reality television star ('Jackass', 'Viva La Bam').
DON DIAMOND
90
6/19/2011
American actor ('F Troop', 'The Adventures of Kit Carson', 'Zorro').
CLARENCE CLEMONS
69
6/18/2011
American rock saxophonist with the E Street Band.
WILD MAN FISCHER
66
6/16/2011
American street musician whose recording were featured on the Dr. Demento show.
BOB BANNER
89
6/15/2011
American producer and director ('The Carol Burnett Show').
CARL GARDNER
83
6/12/2011
American rhythm and blues singer with The Coasters.
LAURA ZISKIN
61
6/10/2011
American film producer ('Spiderman', 'Pretty Woman", 'What About Bob').
BUDDY GASK
64
6/7/2011
British rock and roll singer with the group Showaddywaddy.
LEONARD B. STERN
87
6/7/2011
American director, producer and writer ('Get Smart') who was also the creator of The Honeymooners.
MARTIN RUSHENT
63
6/4/2011
British record producer of new wave music ('Human League', 'The Buzzcocks' 'The Stranglers')
JAMES ARNESS
88
6/3/2011
American television actor ('Gunsmoke').
ANDREW GOLD
59
6/3/2011
American singer and songwriter ('Lonely Boy', 'Thank You for Being a Friend').
DR JACK KEVORKIAN
83
6/3/2011
Armenian-American pathologist and right-to-die activist who claimed to have assisted 130 patients in their deaths.
WALTER PETERSON JR
88
6/2/2011
American politician who was the governor of New Hampshire from 1969-1973.
CLARICE TAYLOR
93
5/30/2011
American actress ('The Cosby Show', 'Sesame Street').
SERGEI BAGAPSH
58
5/29/2011
President of the Republic of Abkhazia since 2005.
JEFF CONAWAY
60
5/27/2011
American television and film actor ('Grease', 'Taxi').
GIL SCOTT-HERON
62
5/27/2011
American poet and spoken word artist best known for 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'.
PAUL SPLITTORFF
64
5/25/2011
American baseball pitcher and broadcaster for the Kansas City Royals.
JOSEPH BROOKS
73
5/22/2011
American grammy-winning songwriter ('You Light Up My Life').
RANDY 'MACHO MAN' SAVAGE
58
5/20/2011
American professional wrestler.
HARMON KILLEBREW
74
5/17/2011
Baseball Hall of Fame slugger who spent most of his career with the Minnesota Twins.
BOB FLANIGAN
84
5/15/2011
American singer and musician with the pop group The Four Freshman.
MONTAE 'M-BONE' TALBERT
22
5/15/2011
American rapper and dancer with the group Cal Swag District ('Teach Me How to Dougie').
ROBERT TRAYLOR
34
5/11/2011
American National Basketball Association player whose nickname was 'Tractor'.
NORMA ZIMMER
87
5/10/2011
American singer and entertainer best known as the 'Champagne Lady' on television's 'The Lawrence Welk Show'.
DOLORES FULLER
88
5/9/2011
American actress 'Glen or Glenda' and songwriter of many tunes used in Elvis movies.
SEVE BALLESTEROS
54
5/7/2011
Spanish golfer who won five major championships including the British Open three times.
JOHN WALKER
67
5/7/2011
American singer, songwriter and musician with the Walker Brothers ('The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore').
DANA WYNTER
79
5/5/2011
German-born British actress who appeared in films for over 40 years. Best known for her role in the original 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'.
SADA THOMPSON
83
5/4/2011
American actress who played the mom Kate Lawrence on the television show 'Family'.
JACKIE COOPER
88
5/3/2011
American actor, director and producer ('Skippy', 'M*A*S*H').
OSAMA BIN LADEN
54
5/2/2011
Saudi founder of Al-Qaeda, responsible for September 11th attacks.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL
87
4/28/2011
American movie and television actor ('Love Me Tender', 'Star Trek', 'Dementia 13'.
YVETTE VICKERS
82
4/27/2011
American actress ('Attack of the 50 Foot Woman'), pin-up model and singer.
JOHN COSSETTE
54
4/26/2011
American television producer (The Grammy Awards).
PHOEBE SNOW
60
4/26/2011
American singer and songwriter ('Poetry Man').
MADELYN PUGH
90
4/20/2011
American television screenwriter ('I Love Lucy', 'Alice').
MICHAEL SARRAZIN
70
4/17/2011
Canadian actor ('They Shoot Horses, Don't They?').
SOL SAKS
100
4/16/2011
American screenwriter who was the creator of the television series 'Bewitched'.
TREVOR BANNISTER
75
4/14/2011
British actor best known for playing Mr Lucas on the sitcom 'Are You Being Served?'.
SIDNEY LUMET
86
4/9/2011
American film director ('12 Angry Men', 'Dog Day Afternoon', 'Network').
RANDY WOOD
94
4/9/2011
American record producer who was the founder of Dot Records.
COYOTE McCLOUD
68
4/6/2011
American disc jockey who had a novelty hit in the 1980's with Clara Peller called 'Where's the Beef?'.
JOHN ADLER
51
4/4/2011
American politician who was a US representative from New Jersey.
LARRY FINCH
60
4/2/2011
American college basketball player and coach with the Memphis Tigers.
LOU GORMAN
82
4/1/2011
American baseball executive and former general manager of the Boston Red Sox (1984-1993).
MEL McDANIEL
62
3/31/2011
American country singer ('Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On', 'Louisiana Staurday Night').
FARLEY GRANGER
85
3/27/2011
American actor ('Strangers on a Train', 'Rope').
GERALDINE FERRARO
75
3/26/2011
American politician (House of Representatives from New York from 1979-1985) who became the first female vice-presidential candidate in 1984.
JOSÉ ARGÜELLES
72
3/23/2011
World-renowned new age author, artist and educator who founded the first Whole Earth Festival in 1970.
DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR
79
3/23/2011
English-born American Academy-Award winning actress ('Cleopatra', 'Butterfield 8', 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf') who was also known for her beautiful looks and many marriages.
NIKOLAI ANDRIANOV
58
3/21/2011
Russian gymnast who was the most-decorated medal winner at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY
64
3/21/2011
American soul and disco singer who contributed vocals to the Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch #1 hit 'Good Vibrations'.
PINETOP PERKINS
70
3/20/2011
American blues musician and member of the Blues Hall of Fame.
WARREN CHRISTOPHER
85
3/18/2011
American diplomat who was Secretary of State during the Clinton administration.
FERLIN HUSKY
85
3/17/2011
American country singer and Country Music Hall of Fame member ('Gone', 'Wings of a Dove').
NATE DOGG
41
3/15/2011
American rap singer who appeared on hits by Warren G ('Regulate') , 50 Cent ('21 Questions') and others.
RONNIE HAMMOND
60
3/14/2011
American lead singer for the Atlanta Rhythm Section ('So Into You', 'Imaginary Lover').
BIG JACK JOHNSON
70
3/14/2011
American electric blues guitarist and singer.
JOE MORELLO
82
3/12/2011
American jazz drummer with the Dave Brubeck quartet.
HUGH MARTIN
96
3/11/2011
American songwriter ('Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas') and film composer ('Meet Me in St. Louis').
DAVID S BRODER
91
3/9/2011
American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist with the Washington Post. He was also an author and a pundit on television news shows.
MIKE STARR
44
3/8/2011
American bass player who was an original member of the rock group Alice in Chains.
ST CLAIR LEE
66
3/8/2011
American R & B singer and musician with the Hues Corporation ('Rock the Boat').
JEAN BARTEL
87
3/6/2011
American actress who was crowned Miss America in 1943.
JOHNNY PRESTON
71
3/4/2011
American pop singer whose biggest hit in 1960 was 'Running Bear'.
JANE RUSSELL
89
2/28/2011
American actress ('The Outlaw', 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes') and commercial pitchwoman ('Playtex 18-Hour Bra').
FRANK BUCKLES
110
2/27/2011
American soldier who was the last surviving World War I veteran.
GARY WINICK
49
2/27/2011
American film director ('Letters to Juliet', '13 Going on 30').
DUKE SNIDER
84
2/27/2011
American baseball Hall of Fame centerfielder with the Brooklyn and then Los Angeles Dodgers. Helped win Brooklyn's only World Series triumph in 1955
MARK TULIN
62
2/26/2011
American bass guitar player for the Electric Prunes ('I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night'). Later played with Smashing Pumpkins.
EDDIE SERRATO
65
2/24/2011
American drummer for the 60's group Question Mark and the Mysterians ('96 Tears').
TERRY CLEMENTS
63
2/20/2011
American guitarist with singer Gordon Lightfoot's band.
NANCY CARR
50
2/18/2011
American television executive for CBS and the Hallmark Channel.
RON HICKMAN
78
2/17/2011
South African born British inventor of the Black and Decker Workmate.
BILL MONROE
90
2/17/2011
American journalist who was the host of Meet the Press from 1975-1984.
LEN LESSER
88
2/16/2011
American actor who portrayed Uncle Leo on the television show Seinfeld and also was on Everybody Loves Raymond.
DAVID F. FRIEDMAN
87
2/14/2011
American soft-core filmmaker and producer of 'Blood Feast'.
SIR GEORGE SHEARING
94
2/14/2011
British born American jazz pianist.
T.P. McKENNA
81
2/13/2011
Irish television actor on 'The Avengers' and 'Doctor Who'.
BETTY GARRETT
91
2/12/2011
American film ('On the Town') and television ('All in the Family', 'Laverne and Shirley') actress.
KENNETH MARS
75
2/12/2011
American film ('Young Frankenstein', 'The Producers') and television ('Malcolm in the Middle') actor.
CHUCK TANNER
82
2/11/2011
Major League Baseball player and manager. Won the 1979 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
MARVIN SEASE
64
2/8/2011
American blues and soul singer known for racy lyrics in his songs.
KEN OLSEN
84
2/6/2011
American engineer who was the co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation.
GARY MOORE
58
2/6/2011
Northern Irish rock guitarist and singer with the group Thin Lizzy.
MARY CLEERE HARAN
58
2/5/2011
American cabaret singer known for her interpretations of classic songs.
LENA NYMAN
66
2/4/2011
Swedish actress best known for the films 'I Am Curious (Yellow)' and 'I Am Curious (Blue)'.
TURA SATANA
72
2/4/2011
American B-Movie star of the films 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!', 'Astro-Zombies' and more.
MARIA SCHNEIDER
58
2/3/2011
French actress who was one of the stars of the film 'Last Tango in Paris'.
JOHN BARRY
77
1/30/2011
American award-winning film score composer ('Dances With Wolves", James Bond themes).
CHARLIE CALLAS
83
1/27/2011
American comedian and actor ('Silent Movie', "Switch').
GLADYS HORTON
66
1/26/2011
American R & B singer who was a co-founder of the Motown group The Marvelettes ('Please Mister Postman').
CHARLIE LOUVIN
83
1/26/2011
American country music singer and songwriter who was half of the Louvin Brothers Band.
DAVID FRYE
77
1/23/2011
American satirist and Richard Nixon impersonator.
JACK LaLANNE
96
1/23/2011
American fitness guru, nutritional expert and motivational speaker.
BRUCE GORDON
94
1/20/2011
American televison and movie actor best known for his portrayal of gangster Frank Nitti on 'The Untouchables'.
SARGENT SCHRIVER
95
1/18/2011
American politician and activist who was the widower of Eunice Kennedy.
DON KIRSHNER
76
1/17/2011
American record producer and songwriter who was the host of 'Don Kirshner's Rock Concert'.
SUSANNAH YORK
72
1/15/2011
English film actress ('They Shoot Horses Don't They?', 'Superman').
TRISH KEENAN
42
1/14/2011
British musician who was one half of the group Broadcast.
TOMMY CRAIN
59
1/13/2011
American guitarist with the Charlie Daniels Band.
DAVID NELSON
74
1/11/2011
American actor who was part of the famous Nelson family on TV's 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'.
MARGARET WHITING
86
1/10/2011
American singer who had her biggest success in the 1940's thru 1960's ('A Tree in the Meadow', 'The Wheel of Hurt').
JOHN DYE
47
1/10/2011
American actor who played Andrew on Touched By an Angel.
PETER YATES
81
1/9/2011
British film director and producer ('Bullitt', 'Breaking Away', 'Krull').
JOHN ROLL
63
1/8/2011
American federal judge who was a victim in the Tuscon, Arizona shootings.
DEL REISMAN
86
1/8/2011
American television producer ('The Twilight Zone', 'Rawhide', 'The Untouchables')
BOBBY ROBINSON
93
1/7/2011
African-American record producer who producer hits for Wilbert Harrison, The Shirelles and many others.
MICK CARN
63
1/4/2011
Musician from Cyprus who was the bassist for the new wave band Japan.
GERRY RAFFERTY
63
1/4/2011
Scottish singer/songwriter from the group Stealer's Wheel ('Stuck in the Middle with You') who went on to a successful solo career ('Baker Street', 'Right Down the Line').
ANNE FRANCIS
80
1/2/2011
American actress who was in the sci-fi classic 'Forbidden Planet' and on television as Honey West.
PETE POSTLETHWAITE
64
1/2/2011
British actor who appeared in many films ('In the Name of the Father', 'The Usual Suspects').

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