Dead Celebrity Alert Roll Call, 2007
Posted: Friday, December 28th, 2007 9:17 pm…in which we review all the deaths of the past 365 days posted to Dead Celebrity Alert, and pick up the ones we missed.
NOVEMBER
16 - Eustace Lycett, Oscar-winning Disney special effects whiz, 91
DECEMBER, 2006
28 - Jared Nathan, Ex-’Zoom’ actor, 21
30 - Frank Campanella, prolific tough-guy character actor, 87
JANUARY
1 - Darrent Williams, Denver Broncos cornerback, 24
1 - A.I. Bezzerides, screenwriter (”They Drive by Night”), 98
1 - Leonard Fraser, Australian serial killer, 55
1 - Tillie Olsen, American feminist writer, 94
1 - Del Reeves, country singer, 74
2 - Gasper, beloved star beluga whale at Georgia Aquarium, 16-18
2 - Sergio Jimenez, Mexican actor, 69
2 - Don Massengale, PGA player, 69
2 - Dan Shaver, NASCAR driver, 56
3 - Garry Betty, EarthLink CEO, 49
3 - Ben Gannon, theatre producer (The Boy from Oz), 54
3 - Calvin William Verity, Jr., former US Secretary of Commerce, 89
3 - Michael Yeats, Irish senator & son of William Butler Yeats, 85
4 - Nikki Bacharach, daughter of Burt Bacharach & Angie Dickinson, 40
4 - Helen Hill, award-winning independent filmmaker, 36
4 - Grenfell (Gren) Jones, British newspaper cartoonist, 72
4 - Steve Krantz, producer (”Fritz the Cat”), 83
4 - Bob Milliken, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, 80
5 - Vincent Sardi, Jr., Sardi’s restaurant owner-manager, 91
5 - Mohan Seneviratne, Esquire magazine journalist, 32
5 - Momofuku Ando, inventor of Nissin instant ramen noodles, 96
6 - Mario Danelo, USC Rose Bowl kicker, 21
6 - “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow, Flying Burrito Brothers guitarist, 72
6 - Bill W. Clayton, former Speaker of Texas House, 78
6 - Yvon Durelle, Canadian boxing champion, 77
6 - Charmion King, Canadian actress, 81
6 - Soad Nasr, Egyptian actress, 57
7 - Bobby Hamilton, NASCAR 2004 Craftsman Truck Series champ, 49
7 - Magnus Magnusson, British TV presenter (”Mastermind”), 77
8 - Iwao Takamoto, Hanna-Barbera animator, Scooby-Doo creator, 81
8 - Yvonne De Carlo, “Lily Munster,” 84
8 - Jane Bolin, first African-American female judge, 98
8 - Gloria Connors, tennis player; Jimmy Connors’ mom & coach, 82
8 - Ken Cranston, English test cricketer (1947-1948), 89
8 - Bong Soo Han, Korean martial arts fight choreographer, 75
8 - Drew Posada, comic book artist, 37
8 - Judith Vladeck, labor lawyer & women’s rights advocate, 83
9 - Rex Farrance, PC World senior editor, 59
9 - Carlo Ponti, producer, husband of Sophia Loren, 94
9 - Maureen Orcutt, golf champ, 99
10 - Alice Auma, Ugandan founder of Holy Spirit Movement, 50
10 - Ray Beck, played for New York Giants (1952-57), 75
10 - Harry Horse (Richard Horne), cartoonist & kid-lit author, 46
10 - Bradford Washburn, founder of Boston Museum of Science, 96
11 - Robert Anton Wilson, author, “Illuminati” buster, 74
11 - Solveig Dommartin, French actress (”Wings of Desire”), 45
12 - Larry Stewart, millionaire Secret Santa; gave away $1.3M, 58
12 - Jimmy Cheatham, jazz trombonist, 82
12 - Alice Coltrane, jazz musician & widow of John Coltrane, 69
12 - Stephen Gilbert, British painter & sculptor, 96
12 - Sir James Killen, former Australian Minister for Defence, 81
13 - Michael Brecker, jazz saxophonist, 57
13 - Doyle Holly, former bassist for Buck Owens’ Buckaroos, 70
13 - Danny Oakes, champion midget car driver, 95
14 - Darlene Conley, “Bold and the Beautiful” soap star, 72
14 - Vassilis Fotopoulos, art director (”Zorba the Greek”), 72
14 - Barbara Kelly, British actress (”What’s My Line?”), 82
15 - Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of Iraq, 61
15 - Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, half-brother of Saddam Hussein, 55
15 - James Hillier, invented 1st practical electron microscope, 91
15 - Percy Saltzman, first person to appear on Canadian TV, 91
15 - Colin Thurston, record producer (Duran Duran, et al.), 59
16 - Benny Parsons, NASCAR champion & analyst, 65
16 - Ron Carey, comedic actor (”I got it! … I ain’t got it”), 71
16 - Pookie Hudson, lead singer of The Spaniels, 72
17 - Art Buchwald, Pulitzer Prizewinning columnist, 81
17 - Keeley Dorsey, University of South Florida running back, 19
17 - Virtue Hampton Whitted, jazz musician (Hampton Sisters), 84
18 - Julie Winnefred Bertrand, Canadian; world’s oldest woman, 115
18 - Charles H. O’Brien, Tenn. Supreme Court judge (1987–94), 86
19 - Denny Doherty, “Mamas and the Papas” singer-songwriter, 66
19 - Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow, professional wrestler, 45
20 - Vern Ruhle, former Cincinnati Reds pitching coach, 55
20 - Lloyd Francis, former Canadian MP, 86
20 - Alfredo Ripstein, Mexican movie producer, 90
20 - George Smathers, former Dem U.S. Senator from Florida, 93
21 - Peer Raben, composer for Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 66
21 - U;Nee, Korean pop singer, 25
22 - Doug Blasdell, trainer on Bravo TV’s “Work Out,” 44
22 - L. M. Boyd, San Francisco Chronicle columnist, 79
22 - Lisa E. Goldberg, Charles H. Revson Foundation president, 54
22 - Victoria Hopper, British actress (”The Constant Nymph”), 97
22 - Liz Renay, actress (”Desperate Living”), author, moll, 80
23 - E. Howard Hunt, convicted Watergate “plumber,” 88
23 - Leopoldo Pirelli, Pirelli tire company chairman, 81
24 - Brent Liles, ex-Social Distortion, Agent Orange bassist, 43
24 - Ismail Cem, former Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, 67
24 - Bryan Kocis, porn producer, 44
24 - Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian Defense minister, 50
24 - John W. Lavelle, New York State Assemblyman, 57
24 - Harry Melbourne, inventor of Freddo Frog chocolate, 94
24 - Mendy Samstein, civil rights activist, 68
24 - Daniel Stern, Warner Bros. & CBS Vice President, 79
24 - Peter Tompkins, author (”The Secret Life of Plants”), 87
25 - Eleanor McGovern, former Sen. George McGovern, 85
25 - Ken Kavanaugh, NFL player, 90
25 - Jack Lang, sportswriter, 85
25 - Roberta Semple Salter, daughter of Aimee S. McPherson, 96
26 - Sharon Tyler Herbst, author (”Food Lover’s Companion”), 65
26 - Jean Ichbiah, computer scientist; designed Ada language, 66
26 - Emanuele Luzzati, painter, production designer, animator, 85
26 - Glen Tetley, choreographer, 80
27 - Marcheline Bertrand, actress & mother of Angelina Jolie, 57
27 - Tige Andrews, Emmy-nominated actor (”The Mod Squad”), 86
27 - Trevor Allan, Australian rugby player & TV commentator, 80
27 - Bob Carroll, TV writer (”I Love Lucy”), 88
27 - Alberta Davis, oldest person in America, around 125
28 - Fr. Robert Drinan, Catholic priest elected to Congress, 86
28 - Hsu Wei Lun, Taiwanese actress, 28
28 - Deborah Orin-Eilbeck, NY Post Washington bureau chief, 59
28 - Yelena Romanova, Russian Olympic gold medalist (1992), 43
28 - Emma Tillman, oldest known person in the world, 114
29 - Barbaro, 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, 3
29 - Art Fowler, MLB pitcher & pitching coach, 84
29 - Robert Meier, oldest living German man, 109
30 - Sidney Sheldon, bestselling novelist & TV producer, 89
31 - Molly Ivins, beloved columnist & inimitable Texas wit, 62
31 - Lee Bergere, actor (”Dynasty”), 82
31 - Richard Kelley, Bill Clinton’s stepfather, 91
31 - Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Osama bin Laden brother-in-law, 49
31 - Ronald Muldrow, jazz guitarist, 57
FEBRUARY
1 - Gian Carlo Menotti, “Amahl & the Night Visitors” composer, 95
1 - Ray Berres, oldest living ex-(Brooklyn) Dodger, 99
2 - Loren Grey, psychologist & son of western author Zane Grey, 91
2 - Billy Henderson, Spinners singer, 67
2 - Joe Hunter, pianist & bandleader (The Funk Brothers), 79
2 - Gisèle Pascal, actress & former lover of Prince Rainier, 85
3 - David B. Ast, dentist & water-fluoridation pioneer, 104
3 - George Becker, former United Steelworkers president, 78
3 - Pedro Knight, musician & husband of Celia Cruz, 85
4 - Barbara McNair, pioneering black singer-actress, 72
4 - Steve Barber, MLB pitcher, 68
5 - Angela King, former Assistant Secretary-General of U.N., 68
5 - Leo McCarthy, New Zealand-born Lt. Governor of California, 76
6 - Frankie Laine, pop singer (”Rawhide”), 93
6 - Lew Burdette, 1957 World Series MVP, 80
6 - Lee Hoffman, science fiction author & publisher, 74
6 - Johnny Williams, British boxing champ, 80
7 - Tommy James, played for Cleveland Browns, 83
7 - Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel Prizewinner in Chemistry (2000), 79
7 - Fred Mustard Stewart, author (”The Mephisto Waltz”), 74
8 - Anna Nicole Smith, professional celebrity, 39
8 - Joe Edwards, comic book artist (”Archie,” “Li’l Jinx”), 85
8 - Antonio Pierro, oldest man in US, oldest living WWI vet, 110
8 - Harriett Woods, Missouri Lieutenant Governor (1985–1989), 79
9 - Ian Richardson, actor (”House of Cards,” Grey Poupon ads), 62
9 - Hank Bauer, three-time MLB All Star, 84
9 - Aida Mason, oldest person in U.K., 111
9 - Bruno Ruffo, Italian champion motorcycle racer, 86
10 - Gary Frisch, co-founder of Gaydar dating website, 38
10 - Charles Walgreen, Jr., ex-Walgreens prez, founder’s son, 100
11 - Charles Langford, lawyer; represented Rosa Parks, 84
11 - Yunus Parvez, Indian Bollywood actor, 75
11 - Jim Ricca, played for Redskins, Eagles, & Lions, 79
12 - Peter Ellenshaw, Disney special effects specialist, 93
12 - Peggy Gilbert, jazz saxophonist & bandleader, 102
12 - Paolo Pileri, Italian champion motorcycle racer, 62
12 - Randy Stone, filmmaker & founder of The Trevor Project, 48
13 - Charlie Norwood, Republican U.S. rep from Georgia, 65
14 - Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator, 63
14 - John O’Banion, singer, 59
14 - Richard S. Prather, mystery novelist (”Shell Scott”), 85
15 - Walker Edmiston, voice actor (Ernie the Keebler elf), 81
15 - Robert Adler, TV remote control co-inventor, 93
15 - Ray Evans, songwriter (”Buttons and Bows”), 92
15 - Daniel McDonald, actor (”CSI: Miami,” “Sex in the City”), 46
16 - Sheridan Morley, British broadcaster & author, 65
16 - Ralph Penza, WNBC senior correspondent, 74
16 - Gene Snyder, former Republican U.S. rep from Kentucky, 79
17 - Sheridan Morley, British broadcaster, author, actor, 65
17 - Michael “Mike Awesome” Alfonso, pro wrestler, 42
17 - Mary Kaye, singer-guitarist (Mary Kaye Trio), 83
18 - Barbara Gittings, gay & lesbian rights pioneer, 75
19 - Janet Blair, actress (”My Sister Eileen”), 85
19 - Celia Franca, National Ballet of Canada artistic director, 85
20 - Ronald Hilton, discovered plan for Bay of Pigs Invasion, 95
20 - Siegfried Landau, Brooklyn Philharmonic conductor, 85
20 - Derek Waring, British actor (”Z-Cars”), 79
21 - Barry Stevens, Iowa State’s 2nd-highest basketball scorer, 44
22 - Dennis Johnson, Austin Toros coach; former NBA star guard, 52
22 - Lothar-Gunther Buchheim, German author (”Das Boot”), 89
22 - Irwin Caplan, Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s cartoonist, 87
22 - Fons Rademakers, Oscar-winning director (”The Assault”), 86
22 - Ian Wallace, King Crimson drummer, 60
23 - Donnie Brooks, singer (”Mission Bell”), 71
23 - Pascal Yoadimnadji, Prime Minister of Chad, 56
24 - Bruce Bennett, actor & Olympic medalist, 100
24 - Lamar Lundy, one of L.A. Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome,” 71
24 - Damien Nash, Denver Broncos running back, 24
24 - George Preas, Baltimore Colts lineman, 73
24 - Paul Secon, Pottery Barn founder, 91
25 - William Anderson, captain of USS Nautilus, 85
25 - Brett Mycles, model & porn star, 29
25 - Mark Spoelstra, folk singer, 66
27 - Billy Thorpe, Australian rocker, 60 (see also April 21)
27 - Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, German WWII general, 93
27 - Bobby Rosengarden, “Dick Cavett Show” bandleader, 82
27 - Judith Toups, birding expert; Sun Herald columnist, 76
28 - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning author, 89
MARCH
1 - Colette Brosset, French actress, 85
2 - Thomas Kleppe, former U.S. Secretary of Interior, 87
2 - Harold Michelson, storyboard artist (”West Side Story”), 87
3 - Saul Swimmer, filmmaker (”Concert for Bangladesh”), 70
3 - Marjabelle Young Stewart, etiquette expert, 82
4 - Thomas Eagleton, ex-U.S. Senator, ex-McGovern running mate, 77
4 - Natalie Bodanya, American soprano, 98
4 - Bob Hattoy, Calif. Fish & Game commissioner; AIDS advocate, 56
5 - Ivo Lorscheiter, liberation theologian, 79
6 - Ernest Gallo, California winemaking mogul, 97
6 - Allen Coage, pro wrestler (”Bad News Brown”), 63
6 - Ray Stern, professional wrestler, 74
7 - Andy Sidaris, screenwriter & director (”Malibu Express”), 76
8 - John Inman, Mr. Humphries (”Are You Being Served?”), 71
8 - Alejandro Cruz, Mexican wrestler a.k.a. “The Black Shadow,” 82
8 - Tom Moldvay, Dungeons & Dragons books & modules writer, 58
8 - Viky Vanita, Greek actress, 59
9 - Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston, 55
10 - Ernie Ladd, AFL football player turned pro wrestler, 68
10 - Richard Jeni, comedian, 49
10 - Lanna Saunders, actress; wife of actor Lawrence Pressman, 65
10 - Buddy Allin, PGA tour golfer, 62
10 - Angela Webber, Australian comedian & writer, 52
11 - Betty Hutton, stage & screen star (”Annie Get Your Gun”), 86
12 - Lydia Black, Alaska anthropologist & author, 81
12 - Vilma Ebsen, dancer; sister & dancing partner of Buddy, 96
12 - Arnold Drake, comic book writer (”Doom Patrol”), 83
13 - Arnold Skaaland, pro wrestler, 82
13 - Nicole Stephane, French actress (”Le Silence de la mer”), 83
14 - Gareth Hunt, actor (”The New Avengers”), 65
14 - Hezekiah Easter, civil rights advocate, 85
14 - Clark Howell, anthropologist, 81
14 - Lucie Aubrac, French Resistance hero, 94
14 - Stan Duke, sportscaster, second-degree-murder convict, 70
14 - Sa’dun Hammadi, Iraqi Prime Minister (1991), 76
14 - Fitzgerald “Mighty Terror” Henry, calypso musician, 86
14 - Birk Sproxton, Canadian author (”Phantom Lake”), 63
15 - Jovan Zebic, ex-Slobodan Milosevic aide; embezzler
15 - Bowie Kuhn, former Major League Baseball commissioner, 80
15 - Stuart Rosenberg, director (”Cool Hand Luke”), 79
15 - Charles Harrelson, father of Woody; murderer, 69
15 - Herman Stein, prolific 1950s scary-movie music composer, 91
15 - Jay Kennedy, King Features Syndicate editor in chief, 50
15 - Jack Metcalf, Republican U.S. rep from Washington state, 79
16 - S. Hasan, 28, & M.I. Rana, 22, Bangladeshi cricketers
17 - John W. Backus, computer pioneer & FORTRAN developer, 82
17 - Roger Bennett, gospel singer (Cathedrals, Legacy Five), 48
17 - Freddie Francis, Hammer horror director, 89
18 - John G. (Jack) Samson, Field and Stream editor, 84
18 - Bob Woolmer, British cricketer & Pakistan team coach, 58
19 - Luther Ingram, R&B singer-songwriter, 69
19 - Calvert DeForest, a.k.a. Larry “Bud” Melman, 85
19 - Jay Koch, former New York cop & Ronald Reagan double, 81
19 - Shimon Tzabar, Israeli artist & author, 81
20 - Albert Baez, physicist; father of Joan Baez & Mimi Farina, 94
20 - Taha Yassin Ramadan, former Iraqi vice president, 69
20 - John P. Ryan, character actor (”Five Easy Pieces”), 70
21 - Catherine Seipp, conservative columnist, 49
22 - Don Dennis, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, 65
23 - Robert E. Petersen, Hot Rod & Motor Trend publisher, 80
23 - Damian McDonald, Australian Olympic (1996) bicyclist, 34
23 - Ed Bailey, former Cincinnati Reds All-Star catcher, 75
23 - Mao Anqing, Chinese author & son of Mao Zedong, 83
23 - Walter Turnbull, Boys Choir of Harlem founder, 62
24 - Henson Cargill, country singer (”Skip A Rope”), 66
25 - Andranik Margaryan, prime minister of Armenia, 55
25 - Jerry Girard, WPIX sports anchor, 74
26 - Jason Ray, UNC mascot, 21
26 - Sylvia Straus, widow of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, 94
27 - Charlotte Winters, last surviving U.S. female WWI vet, 109
27 - Faustino Oramas, Cuban singer (Buena Vista Social Club), 95
28 - Abe Coleman, Depression-era pro wrestler, 101
29 - Adebayo Adefarati, ex-Nigerian governor & prez candidate
29 - Lloyd Brown, last known surviving WWI Navy veteran, 105
29 - Tosiwo Nakayama, first president of Micronesia, 75
29 - Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian-born blaxploitation movie actor, 72
29 - Mimi Lerner, Polish-born American mezzo-soprano, 61
29 - Leslie Waller, novelist, 83
30 - Michael Dibdin, British crime writer, 60
30 - Dave Martin, British TV writer (”Doctor Who,” “Z-Cars”), 72
31 - Ian Tapson, “Great Escape” POW camp escapee, 84
31 - Thomas W. Moore, ABC president, 88
31 - Lito Sisnorio, Filipino boxer, 24
APRIL
1 - Herb Carneal, Twins Hall of Fame broadcaster, 83
1 - Jerry Girard, WPIX-TV sportscaster, 74
1 - Belinda Wright, British ballerina, 78
1 - Myrna “Screechy Peach” Crenshaw, singer-songwriter, 47
1 - Char Fontane, actress, singer, daughter of Tony Fontane, 55
1 - Lou Limmer, played for Philadelphia Athletics, 82
1 - Salem Ludwig, character actor (”Object of My Affection”), 91
1 - Ladislav Rychman, Czech film director, 84
1 - George Sewell, actor (”Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”), 82
1 - Elliott Skinner, former U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta, 82
2 - Jeannie Ferris, South Australian Liberal Senator, 66
2 - William Becker, Motel 6 co-founder, 85
3 - Neal Shine, Detroit Free Press publisher & managing editor, 76
3 - Eddie Robinson, longtime Grambling coach, 88
3 - Marion Eames, British novelist (”The Secret Room”), 85
3 - Thomas Hal Phillips, novelist, screenwriter, actor, 84
3 - Burt Topper, screenwriter, director, producer, 78
3 - Nina Wang, richest woman in Asia, 69
4 - Robert Clark, director (”Porky’s,” “A Christmas Story”), 67
4 - Edward Mallory, Dr. Bill Horton on “Days Of Our Lives,” 76
5 - Darryl Stingley, Patriots receiver paralyzed in 1978 game, 55
5 - Jonathan Bailey, Rice sophomore guard, 22
5 - Mark St. John, former Kiss guitarist, 51
5 - Vernie A. Boots, survived 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, 93
5 - John Winter, WFLA-TV meteorologist, 39
6 - Luigi Comencini, Italian filmmaker, 90
6 - Stan Daniels, TV writer & producer (”Mary Tyler Moore”), 72
6 - George Jenkins, Oscar-winning production designer, 98
6 - Jill McGown, British mystery writer, 59
6 - Jimmy Lee Smith, “The Onion Field” murderer, 76
7 - Johnny Hart, cartoonist (”B.C.”), 76
7 - Barry Nelson, prolific stage, film, & TV actor, 89
8 - William Mescher, North Carolina state senator, 79
8 - Neville Duke, British World War II fighter pilot, 85
8 - Natalia Clare, American ballerina, 87
8 - Sol LeWitt, conceptualist & minimalist artist, 78
9 - Kevin Crease, Australian TV personality, 70
9 - A.J. Carothers, screenwriter (”Secret of My Success”), 75
9 - Philip Mayne, last surviving British officer of WWI, 107
10 - E. Arthur Gray, longest-serving mayor of Port Jervis, NY, 82
10 - Dakota Staton, jazz vocalist, 76
10 - Salvatore Scarpitta, sculptor, 88
11 - George Sewell, character actor, 83
11 - Terry Hall, early British children’s TV entertainer, 80
11 - Roscoe Lee Browne, deep-voiced, commanding black actor, 81
11 - Kurt Vonnegut, legendary writer (”Slaughterhouse-Five”), 84
12 - James Lyons, film editor (”The Virgin Suicides”), 46
12 - Haywood “Little Sonny” Warner, singer, 77
13 - Loic Leferme, French free-diving champion, 36
13 - Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, Dust Bowl chronicler & poet, 88
14 - Don Ho, Hawaiian singing legend, 76
14 - Jim Jontz, environmental activist & Oregon Congressman, 55
14 - Audrey Santo, comatose patient said to channel miracles, 23
14 - Jim Thurman, voice of Sesame St.’s Teeny Little Super Guy, 72
15 - Justine Saunders, Australian movie, TV & stage actress, 54
15 - Brant Parker, “Wizard of Id” cartoonist, 86
16 - Gaetan Duchesne, San Jose Sharks star, 44
16 - Abe Weissbrodt, USDOJ lawyer & Nuremberg prosecutor, 93
17 - Kitty Carlisle (Hart), TV, film, stage, & opera star, 96
18 - Iccho Itoh, mayor of Nagasaki, 61
18 - Alvin Roth, American contract bridge champion, 92
18 - Dick Vosburgh, comedy writer, actor, & lyricist, 77
19 - Helen Robson Walton, widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, 87
19 - Ken Albers, Four Freshmen singer, 82
19 - Anthony Brooks, British spy, French Resistance leader, 85
19 - Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor, 74
19 - Marie Hicks, civil rights activist, 83
20 - Andrew Hill, jazz pianist and composer, 75
20 - Fred Fish, computer programmer; developed GNU Debugger, 54
21 - Kevin Davis, Blue Angels pilot, 32
21 - Lobby Loyde, rock guitarist w/Billy Thorpe (Feb. 27), 65
21 - Art Saaf, comic book artist (”Sheena”), 85
22 - Juanita Millender-McDonald, Dem U.S. rep from California, 68
22 - Anne Pitoniak, Tony-nominated actress (”‘night, Mother”), 85
23 - Boris Yeltsin, former President of Russia, 76
23 - David Halberstam, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, 73
23 - Michael Smuin, ABT principal, choreographer, director, 68
24 - Warren E. Avis, founder of namesake auto rental company, 92
24 - Roy Jenson, character actor (”Chinatown,” many others), 80
25 - Bobby “Boris” Pickett, “Monster Mash” singer, 69
25 - Johnny Perkins, former New York Giants receiver, 54
26 - Jack Valenti, 38-year president of MPAA, 85
26 - Henry LeTang, stage, film, & TV choreographer, 91
27 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist & conductor, 80
28 - Carl F. von Weizsaecker, Nazi scientist turned pacifist, 94
28 - Dick Motz, cricket bowler for New Zealand, 67
28 - Tommy Newsom, “Tonight Show” bandleader; “Mr. Excitement,” 78
28 - Dabbs Greer, prolific character actor (”The Green Mile”), 90
28 - Bertha Wilson, first female Canadian Supreme Court judge, 83
29 - Ivica Racan, former prime minister of Croatia, 63
29 - Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher, 29
29 - Joseph Nérette, former President of Haïti (1991–1992), 83
29 - Lee Roberson, Tennessee Temple University founder, 97
30 - Bill Casey, former Australian racing writer & columnist, 72
30 - Tom Poston, comedic actor & husband of Suzanne Pleshette, 85
30 - Gordon Scott, 1950s movie Tarzan, 80
30 - Zola Taylor, first female member The Platters, 69
30 - Kevin Mitchell, played for 49ers & Redskins, 36
MAY
1 - Mathilde O. Tafna, oldest French citizen (Guadeloupe), 112
2 - David Rosenzweig, L.A. journalist; covered Vietnam, SLA; 67
2 - Brad McGann, New Zealand director (”In My Father’s Den”), 43
3 - Walter “Wally” Schirra, fifth American in space, 84
3 - J. Robert Bradley, gospel singer, 87
3 - Abdul Sabur Farid Kuhestani, former Afghan PM, 55-ish
3 - Pat O’Shea, Irish author (”Hounds of the Morrigan”), 74
4 - Mamadou Zare, Ivorian soccer player & coach, 45
5 - Prince Abdul-Majid bin Abdul-Aziz, governor of Mecca, 64-ish
5 - Tom Hutchinson, Cleveland Browns wide receiver, 65
5 - Theodore Maiman, American physicist; built first laser, 79
6 - Alvin Batiste, jazz musician, 74
6 - Carey Bell, blues harmonica player, 70
6 - Curtis Harrington, director (”Who Slew Auntie Roo?”), 80
6 - Lord Weatherill, former Speaker, British House of Commons, 86
7 - Diego Corrales, featherweight & lightweight boxing champ, 29
7 - Tomasi Kulimoetoke II, King of Wallis (’Uvea), 88
7 - Sonny Myers, American NWA heavyweight wrestler, 83
7 - Nicholas Worth, TV & video-game character actor, 69
7 - Yahweh ben Yahweh, Nation of Yahweh cult leader, 71
8 - Velma Dunn, American diver in 1936 Summer Olympics, 88
9 - Charley Ane, played for Detroit Lions, 76
9 - Gino Pariani, 1950 World Cup soccer player, 79
10 - Jimmy Hall, Hawaiian thrill-seeking adventurer, 41
10 - Robert Oelman, NCR Corp. CEO; Wright State U. co-founder, 97
11 - Bernard Gordon, blacklisted screenwriter, 88
12 - Kai Johansen, Danish soccer player, 67
12 - Edy Vasquez, Honduran soccer player, 23
13 - Kate Webb, New Zealand war correspondent, 64
14 - Aaron McMillan, classical pianist, 30
15 - Jerry Falwell, extreme-right televangelist, 73
15 - Yolanda King, civil-rights activist; eldest child of MLK, 51
16 - Terry Ryan, author (”The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio”), 60
16 - Lauren Terrazzano, chronicled cancer battle for Newsday, 39
17 - Lloyd Alexander, fantasy author (”Chronicles of Prydain”), 83
17 - John Gonzaga, played for 49ers, Cowboys, Lions, & Broncos, 74
18 - Roy DeForest, “California funk” artist, 77
18 - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Nobel Prize-winner for Physics, 74
19 - Jack Findlay, Australian auto racer, 72
19 - Carl Wright, tap dancer, comedian, actor (”Barbershop”), 75
19 - Frank Guida, record producer; discovered Gary U.S. Bonds, 84
19 - Ron Hall, played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 43
20 - Norman Von Nida, “the Don Bradman of Australian golf,” 93
20 - Bobby Ash, host, “The Uncle Bobby Show,” 82
20 - Valentina Leontyeva, early USSR TV presenter, 84
20 - Ben Weisman, wrote +/- 60 songs for Elvis Presley, 85
21 - Clark Adams, secular humanist leader & activist, 37
21 - Bruno Mattei, Italian director of zombie & gore flicks, 75
22 - Fannie Lee Chaney, civil rights activist, 84
22 - Art Stevens, director, animator, writer (”Fox and Hound”), 92
23 - Clyde Robert Bulla, kiddie lit author, 93
23 - Kei Kumai, Japanese film director (”Sandakan No. 8″), 76
24 - Bill Johnston, bowler on 1948 “Invincibles” cricket team, 85
24 - Buddy Childers, jazz trumpeter, 81
24 - David Renton, Baron Renton, UK House of Lords oldest peer, 98
25 - Charles Nelson Reilly, openly gay TV comedian, 76
25 - Arwon, longest surviving Melbourne Cup winner, 33
25 - Bartholomew Ulufa’alu, former PM of Solomon Islands, 56
26 - Harold Froehlich, co-designed mini-sub to explore Titanic, 84
26 - Harry Frazier, actor who often played Santa Claus, 77
26 - James Beck, art historian, ArtWatch International founder, 77
26 - Aubrey Singer, British TV exec, former head of BBC Two, 80
27 - Percy Sonn, International Cricket Council president, 57
27 - Ron Archer, former Australian Test all-rounder, 73
27 - Gretchen Wyler, actress & animal-rights activist, 75
27 - Sam Garrison, lawyer; argued against Nixon impeachment, 65
27 - Marquise Hill, New England Patriot, 24
27 - Ed Yost, inventor of modern hot air balloon, 87
28 - David Lane, American neo-Nazi leader, 68
28 - Parren Mitchell, Congressional Black Caucus co-founder, 85
28 - Ethel Mutharika, First Lady of Malawi, 63
29 - Wallace Seawell, Hollywood photographer, 90
29 - Tony Bastable, British kid-TV show presenter (”Magpie”), 62
29 - Posteal Laskey, Cincinnati Strangler serial killer, 69
30 - Mark Harris, author (”Bang the Drum Slowly”), 84
30 - Jean-Claude Brialy, prolific French actor & director, 74
31 - Charles Lee Remington, butterfly expert, 85
31 - Jim Williams, longtime Colorado State U. basketball coach, 92
JUNE
1 - Tony Thompson, Hi-Five singer, 31
1 - Pamela Low, created coating for Cap’n Crunch, 79
2 - Sandy Barr, pro wrestler, 69
2 - Steve Gilliard, prominent left-wing blogger, 42
3 - Ivan Darvas, Hungarian actor, 82
4 - Jim Clark, anti-civil rights sheriff of Selma, Albama, 84
4 - Bill France, Jr., former NASCAR CEO (1972–2003), 74
4 - Freddie Scott, singer (”Hey Girl”), 74
4 - Craig L. Thomas, U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 74
5 - Jean Vollum, philanthropist & widow of Tektronix founder, 80
6 - Lee Nagrin, playwright (”Behind the Lid”), 78
7 - Gilbert Gude, Congressional rep from Maryland (1967–1977), 84
8 - Lynne Randell, Australian pop singer (”Ciao Baby”), 57
8 - Aden Abdulle Osman, 1st President of Somalia (1960–1967), 99
9 - Ousmane Sembene, Senegalese screenwriter & director, 84
9 - Frankie Abernathy, “Real World: San Diego” cast member, 25
9 - Lorne Carr, Canadian NHL player for Rangers & Maple Leafs, 96
10 - George Burrarrawanga, Aboriginal rock Warumpi Band leader
10 - Witarina Harris, New Zealand’s oldest living film star, 101
10 - Tommy Eytle, British actor (”Eastenders”) & jazz singer, 79
11 - Mala Powers, actress (”Cyrano de Bergerac”), 76
12 - Don Herbert, TV’s “Mr. Wizard,” 89
12 - Sir Wally Herbert, first to reach North Pole on foot, 72
12 - Frank Scarrabelotti, Australia’s oldest man, 109
12 - Samuel Isaac Weissman, Manhattan Project chemist, 94
13 - Oskar Morawetz, Canadian composer, 90
14 - Kurt Waldheim, former UN head, Nazi officer, 88
14 - Ruth Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, 87
15 - Sherri Martel (”Sensational Sherri”), pro wrestler, 49
15 - Richard Bell, keyboardist for Janis Joplin & The Band, 61
15 - Alex Thomson, cinematographer (”Excalibur”), 78
16 - Claudia Cohen, New York socialite & gossip reporter, 56
16 - Thommie Walsh, dancer (”A Chorus Line”) & choreographer, 57
17 - Gianfranco Ferre, Italian designer, 62
17 - Ed Friendly, TV producer (”Laugh-In,” et al.), 85
18 - Kenneth L. Franklin, Hayden Planetarium’s top astronomer, 84
18 - Hank Medress, Tokens vocalist (”The Lion Sleeps Tonight”), 68
18 - Bill Barber, jazz tuba player, 87
18 - Vilma Espín, wife of acting Cuban President Raul Castro, 77
19 - Antonio Aguilar, Mexican actor, 88
20 - Shayne Bower, Canadian pro wrestler (”Biff Wellington”), 42
20 - J.B. Handelsman, New Yorker cartoonist, 85
21 - Bob Evans, Bob Evans Restaurants founder, 89
22 - Nancy Benoit, pro wrestler, 43 (see June 24)
23 - Rod Beck, relief pitcher (Giants, Cubs, Red Sox, Padres), 38
24 - Ralph F. Stayer, Wisconsin sausage company founder, 92
24 - Chris Benoit, wrestler; killed self & family, 40 (see June 22)
24 - Charles W. Lindberg, last Iwo Jima flag-raising Marine, 86
25 - Jeeva, Indian Kollywood (not Bollywood) director, 43
25 - Mahasti, Iranian pop singer, 61
25 - Bill Moss, gospel musician (The Celestials), 76
26 - Liz Claiborne, larger-than-life fashion mogul, 78
27 - William Hutt, Canadian actor, 87
27 - Emilio Ochoa, last signatory of 1940 Cuban Constitution, 99
28 - Leo Burmester, actor (”Last Temptation of Christ”), 63
28 - Bruce R. Kennedy, former CEO of Alaska Airlines, 68
28 - Kiichi Miyazawa, former Prime Minister of Japan, 87
28 - Howie Schneider, cartoonist (”Eek and Meek”), 77
29 - Joel Siegel, longtime “Good Morning America” movie critic, 63
29 - Harry Henshel, Bulova watch company heir, 88
29 - George McCorkle, Marshall Tucker Band guitarist, 60
29 - Edward Yang, Taiwanese film director (”Yi Yi”), 59
30 - Will Schaefer, TV-score composer (”I Dream of Jeannie”), 78
JULY
1 - Count Gottfried von Bismarck, German aristocrat, 44
1 - Joerg Kalt, Austrian cinematographer, 40
1 - Colleen McCrory, Canadian environmental activist, 57
1 - David Ritcheson, Latino hate crime victim, 18
1 - Gerhard Skrobek, German Hummel sculptor, 85
2 - Beverly Sills, hugely popular American soprano, 78
2 - Robert “Buck” Brown, Playboy “Granny” cartoonist, 71
2 - Howell M. Estes II, Vietnam-era USAF general, 92
2 - Ray Goins, bluegrass musician, 71
2 - Jimmy Walker, played for Pistons, Rockets, & KC Kings, 63
2 - Hy Zaret, lyricist (”Unchained Melody”), 99
3 - Claude Pompidou, widow of former French PM Georges Pompidou, 94
3 - Boots Randolph, “Yakety Sax” saxophonist, 80
4 - Johnny Frigo, jazz violinist, bass player, 90
4 - Vivienne Nearing, beat Van Doren on rigged “21″ game show, 81
4 - Bill Pinkney, singer; last original Drifter, 81
4 - Eleanor Stewart, western-movie & voice actress, 94
4 - James Street, voice actor (”Strawberry Shortcake”), 13
5 - Kerwin Mathews, Sinbad, “Seventh Voyage of Sinbad” (1958), 81
5 - Regine Crespin, French operatic soprano, 80
6 - Eileen Wearne, Australia’s oldest Olympian (1932), 95
7 - Jack Odell, inventor of Matchbox cars, 87
7 - John G. Mitchell, National Geographic editor/author, 75
8 - Jindrich Feld, Czech composer, 82
8 - Itzik Kol, Israeli film producer, 75
8 - Chandra Shekhar, former Prime Minister of India, 80
8 - Jack B. Sowards, screenwriter (”Star Trek: Wrath of Khan”), 78
9 - Charles Lane, ubiquitous, mean-old-man character actor, 102
9 - John Baker, former Australian Defence Force chief, 71
9 - John Hill, former TX AG & Supreme Court Chief Justice, 84
9 - Penny Thomson, British TV exec (BBC4) & film producer, 56
9 - Peter Tuddenham, British voice actor (”Blake’s 7″), 88
10 - Doug Marlette, Pulitzer Prizewinning cartoonist (”Kudzu”), 57
10 - Corbin Harney, Shoshone leader & environmental activist, 87
10 - Zheng Xiaoyu, executed China FDA head, 62
11 - Lady Bird Johnson, widow of LBJ; environmentalist, 94
11 - Stan Zemanek, right-wing Australian shock jock, 60
11 - Richard Franklin, director (”Patrick,” “Roadgames”), 58
11 - Glenda Adams, Australian writer, 68
11 - Rod Lauren, actor (”Alfred Hitchcock,” “Gomer Pyle”), 67
11 - Alfonso López Michelsen, former Colombian President, 94
11 - Larry Staverman, first head coach of Indiana Pacers, 70
12 - Jim Mitchell, porn producer; murderer (of his brother), 63
12 - Pat Fordice, ex-wife of philandering Miss. guv Kirk, 71
13 - Khalid Hassan, Iraqi reporter for New York Times, 23
14 - Nan Cross, South African anti-apartheid activist, 79
14 - William LeMessurier, architect (Boston City Hall), 81
15 - Kelly Johnson, Girlschool guitarist, 49
15 - Kieron Moore, Irish actor (”Day of the Triffids”), 82
15 - Schelto Patijn, former mayor of Amsterdam, 70
16 - Tom Brooks, Australian cricketer & umpire, 88
16 - Mikhail Kononov, Russian actor (”Guest from the Future”), 67
16 - Skinny McNabb, played for Detroit Tigers, 90
16 - Dmitri Prigov, Russian poet, 66
17 - Teresa Stich-Randall, American opera singer, 79
18 - Gen. Wayne A. Downing, U.S. Special Ops leader (ret.), 67
18 - Jerry Hadley, American opera singer, 55
18 - John Kronus, pro wrestler, 38
18 - Gary Lupul, Canadian hockey player, 48
18 - Orlando McFarlane, Cuban Major League Baseball player, 69
18 - Kenji Miyamoto, 40-yr leader of Japanese Communist Party, 98
19 - Ivor Emmanuel, British singer & actor (”Zulu”), 79
20 - Tammy Faye Messner, televangelist & ex-wife of Jim Bakker, 65
20 - Pete Wilson, award-winning San Francisco news anchor, 62
20 - Bill Flemming, sportscaster (ABC “Wide World of Sports”), 80
20 - Ollie Bridewell, British motorcycle racer, 21
20 - Golde Flami, Argentine actress, 89
20 - Kai Siegbahn, Swedish Nobel Prizewinner in Physics, 89
21 - Laszlo Kovacs, gifted cinematographer (”Easy Rider”, 74
21 - Don Arden, British rock manager, Sharon Osbourne’s dad, 81
21 - Jack Fearey, founded Bumbershoot festival, 84
21 - Jesus de Polanco, Spanish publisher (”El Pais”), 77
22 - Jarrod Cunningham, New Zealand rugby union footballer, 38
22 - Norma Gabler, self-appoited textbook censor, 84
22 - Andre Milongo, former Congo Prime Minister, 71
22 - Ulrich Mühe, German actor (”The Lives of Others”), 54
22 - Rollie Stiles, oldest living former MLB player, 100
23 - Sir Tom Davis, former Cook Islands Prime Minister, 90
23 - Ron Miller, songwriter (”"For Once in My Life”), 74
23 - Mohammed Zahir Shah, last king of Afghanistan, 92
24 - Albert Ellis, cognitive-behavioral therapy pioneer, 93
24 - William Young, last RFC WWI veteran, 107
25 - Raymond Bristow, longest-serving Anglican minister, 98
25 - Jake, search & rescue dog, served in 9-11 & Katrina, 12
26 - John Normington, British actor, 70
26 - Skip Prosser, Wake Forest basketball coach, 56
27 - Lucky Grills, Australian comedian & actor (”Bluey”), 79
27 - Alan Pottasch, developed “Pepsi Generation” ad campaign, 79
27 - William Tuttle, makeup artist (”Singin’ in the Rain”), 95
28 - Jim LeRoy, stunt pilot, 46
28 - Sal Mosca, jazz pianist, 80
29 - Michel Serrault, French actor (”La Cage aux Folles”), 79
29 - Mike Reid, Cockney comedian & actor (”EastEnders”), 67
29 - Tom Snyder, chain-smoking talk show host (”Tomorrow”), 71
30 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish cinematic giant, 89
30 - Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian film master, 94
30 - Bill Walsh, former San Francisco 49ers head coach
30 - Jerry Ringlien, “My bologna has a first name” ad creator, 77
31 - Oliver Morgan, R&B vocalist, 74
AUGUST
1 - Sergei Antonov, would-be assassin of Pope John Paul II, 59
1 - Tommy Makem, Irish folk musician (Clancy Brothers), 74
2 - Chauncey Bailey, Oakland Post editor, 58
2 - Frank Rosenfelt, MGM executive, 85
3 - James T. Callahan, actor (”Charles in Charge”), 76
4 - Lee Hazlewood, singer-songwriter, 78
5 - Stanley Myron Handelman, comedian, 77
5 - Oliver Hill, lead attorney on Brown v. Board of Education, 100
6 - Heinz Barth, Nazi war criminal, 86
7 - Gato Del Sol, 1982 Kentucky Derby winner, 28
8 - Melville Shavelson, director-writer (”Seven Little Foys”), 90
9 - Joe O’Donnell, Hiroshima photographer, 85
10 - Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, Tuskegee Airman, 82
10 - Tony Wilson, British TV host, Factory Records owner, 57
11 - Joe Jimenez, 1978 Senior PGA champ, 81
11 - Herb Pomeroy, jazz trumpeter, 77
12 - Merv Griffin, TV host & game show mogul (”Jeopardy!”), 82
13 - Brooke Astor, New York society matron & philanthropist, 105
13 - Phil Rizzuto, NY Yankees Hall of Famer & sportscaster, 89
13 - Brian “Crush” Adams, pro wrestler, 44
13 - Ox Miller, played for Washington Senators, 92
13 - Clifton Neita, Jamaica Gleaner editor, 92
14 - Diane Lewis, Boston Globe reporter, 54
14 - Eduardo Noriega, Mexican actor, 90
14 - Sayoko Yamaguchi, Japanese fashion model, 57
15 - John Wallowitch, prolific singer-songwriter, 81
16 - John Blewett III, NASCAR driver, 33
16 - Clive Exton, British TV & screenwriter (”Poirot”), 77
16 - Dewey Robertson, Canadian pro wrestler (”Missing Link”), 68
17 - Max Hodge, TV writer (”Batman”), 91
18 - Michael Deaver, Reagan’s Deputy Chief of Staff, 69
19 - Daniel Brewster, Democratic U.S. Senator from Maryland, 83
19 - Shitsu Nakano, oldest person in Japan, 113
20 - Leona Helmsley, “Queen of Mean” “cutthroat hotel magnate,” 87
21 - Caroline Aigle, first French female fighter pilot, 32
21 - Rose Bampton, American opera singer, 99
21 - Cabulitis, Europe’s oldest alligator, 72-ish
21 - Haley Paige, porn star, 26
22 - Butch van Breda Kolff, coached Lakers, Pistons, & Jazz, 84
23 - Robert Symonds, actor (”The Exorcist,” “Dynasty”), 80
24 - Abdul Rahman Arif, former President of Iraq (1966–1968), 91
24 - Wm. E. McAnulty, Jr., 1st black KY Supreme Court Justice, 59
24 - Aaron Russo, producer (”Trading Places,” “The Rose”), 64
25 - Alberto de Lacerda, Portuguese poet, BBC radio presenter, 78
26 - Charles A. Comiskey II, former Chicago White Sox co-owner, 81
26 - Gaston Thorn, former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 78
27 - Doug Riley, Canadian musician (”Doctor Music”), 62
28 - Hilly Kristal, founder of legendary punk-rock club CBGB, 75
28 - Miyoshi Umeki, Oscar-winning actress (”Sayonara”), 78
28 - Arthur Jones, Nautilus exercise machine inventor, 80
29 - Richard Jewell, wrongly suspected in bombing ‘96 Olympics, 44
29 - Pierre Messmer, former Prime Minister of France, 91
29 - Alfred Peet, Peet’s Coffee & Tea founder, 87
30 - Nancy Littlefield, ex-director of NYC Office of Film, 77
31 - Gay Brewer, pro golfer, 75
31 - Karloff Lagarde, Mexican lucha libre wrestler, 79
SEPTEMBER
1 - Russell Ellington, Harlem Globetrotters coach, 69
2 - Marcia Mae Jones, 1930s child star (”The Champ,” “Heidi”), 83
3 - Carter Albrecht, musician (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians), 34
4 - Lewis O’Donnell, “Mr. Trolley” of NY kid show “Magic Toyshop”
4 - Seth Tobias, CNBC commentator (”Squawk Box”), 44
5 - D. James Kennedy, pastor; major religious-right player, 76
5 - Luciano Pavarotti, internationally-beloved tenor, 71
5 - Paul E. Gillmor, Republican Ohio lawmaker, 68
5 - Jennifer Dunn, former Republican Washington state lawmaker, 66
6 - Effi Barry, ex-wife of disgraced D.C. mayor Marion Berry, 63
6 - Madeleine L’Engle, kid-lit author (”A Wrinkle in Time”), 88
6 - Billy Darnell, pro wrestler, 81
6 - Ronald Magill, British actor (”Amos Brearly”), 87
7 - Russell E. Dougherty, ex-U.S. Strategic Air Command head, 87
8 - Vincent Serventy, Australian writer & conservationist, 91
9 - Belinda Dann, oldest survivor of Aust. Stolen Generation, 107
9 - Hughie Thomasson, Outlaws guitarist, 55
10 - Jane Wyman, actress; ex-Mrs. Ronald Reagan, 90 (or 93)
10 - Anita Roddick, Body Shop founder, “Queen of Green,” 64
10 - Loretta King, Ed Wood actress (”Bride of the Monster”), 90
11 - Gene Savoy, American explorer of Peru, 80
12 - Bobby Byrd, soul/funk singer, 73
12 - Gordon Sloan, Australian 2001 Big Brother contestant, 34
13 - Phil Frank, cartoonist, 64
14 - Emilio Ruiz del Rio, set decorator (”Pan’s Labyrinth”), 84
15 - Colin McRae, British former world rallying champion, 39
15 - Brett Somers, actress, comedian, & “Match Game” staple, 83
15 - Ernie Renzel, former mayor of San Jose, CA (1945-1946), 100
16 - Robert Jordan, fantasy author (”The Wheel of Time”), 58
16 - Calvin L. Rampton, former governor of Utah (1965–1977), 93
17 - Unnamed Chinese man, after three-day Internet gaming binge, 30
18 - Nate Hill, played for Packers, Dolphins, & Redskins, 41
19 - Maia Simon, French film & TV actress, 67
20 - Myra Nicholson, oldest person in Australia, 112
21 - Alice Ghostley, beloved, nervous character actress, 81
21 - Rex Humbard, televangelist, 88
21 - Coral Watts, serial killer, 53
22 - Marcel Marceau, legendary French mime, 84
22 - Karl Hardman, “Night of the Living Dead” producer & actor, 80
23 - Ken Danby, Canadian painter, 67
24 - Terry Connolly, Aust. Capital Terr. Supreme Court judge, 49
24 - Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, physicist, former SLAC director, 88
25 - Patrick Bourque, bass guitarist (Emerson Drive), 29
26 - Velma Wayne Dawson, created Howdy Doody, 94
26 - Randy Van Horne, TV theme singer (”Flintstones,” et al.), 83
27 - George Rieveschl, invented Benadryl, 91
28 - Charles Griffith, screenwriter (”Little Shop of Horrors”), 77
28 - Martin Manulis, movie &TV producer (”Playhouse 90″), 92
28 - Wally Parks, “Father of Drag Racing,” 94
29 - Lois Maxwell, Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond films, 80
30 - Joe Mitty, Oxfam founder, 88
OCTOBER
1 - Al Oerter, four-time Olympic gold medalist (discus), 71
1 - Ronnie Hazlehurst, wrote “Are You Being Served?” theme, 79
2 - Gary Franklin, KABC-TV film critic, 79
2 - Richard Goldwater, Archie Comics president, 67
2 - George Grizzard, stage, screen, & TV actor, 79
2 - Katherine of Greece, Queen Victoria’s great-granddaughter, 94
3 - Giuseppe Valdengo, Italian operatic baritone, 93
4 - Bob Burdick, NASCAR driver, 70
5 - Irmgard von Stephani, oldest German, 112 (see also Oct. 6)
6 - Jo Ann Davis, U.S. rep from Virginia since 2001, 57
6 - Rodney Diak, British actor, 83
6 - Bud Ekins, motorcycle racer, stuntman (”The Great Escape”), 77
6 - Elsa Tauser, oldest German, 111 (see also Oct. 5)
7 - George E. Sangmeister, U.S. rep from Illinois (1989–1995), 76
7 - Joe Waggonner, U.S. rep from Louisiana (1961–1979), 89
8 - John Henry, Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse, 32
9 - Carol Bruce, actress (Mama Carlson, “WKRP in Cincinnati”), 87
10 - Ken Fry, Australian MP, 86
11 - David Lee “Tex” Hill, flying ace, member of Flying Tigers, 92
11 - Werner von Trapp, 2nd-oldest son of von Trapp Family, 91
12 - Lonny Chapman, TV supporting actor (”Quincy, M.E.”), 87
12 - Judy Mazel, wrote “The Beverly Hills Diet,” 63
13 - Alec Kessler, played for Georgia Bulldogs & Miami Heat, 40
14 - Big Moe, rapper, 33
14 - Frances Rich, actress (”The Thirteenth Guest”), 97
14 - Sigrid Valdis, “Hogan’s Heroes” actress, Mrs. Bob Crane, 72
15 - Steve J. Spears, Australian author & playwright, 56
15 - Nicky James, Moody Blues singer, 64
15 - Bobby Mauch, child actor & twin of Billy (d. 2006), 86
15 - Lucius Theus, Tuskegee Airman, 85
16 - Deborah Kerr, gifted screen actress, 86 (see also Nov. 4)
16 - Barbara West Dainton, Titanic survivor, 96
17 - Teresa Brewer, perky 1950s singer, 76
17 - Joey Bishop, comedian & last survivor of The Rat Pack, 89
18 - Alan Coren, former Punch editor (1978-1987), 69
18 - William J. Crowe, ex-Ambassador to UK, Joint Chiefs chair, 82
18 - Vincent DeDomenico, invented Rice-a-Roni, 92
18 - Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician, 43
19 - LaLa Brown, R&B singer, 21
20 - Max McGee, ex-Packers receiver, played in 1st Super Bowl, 75
20 - Paul Raven, bass player (Ministry, Killing Joke), 46
21 - Don Fellows, actor (”Z-Cars,” “Velvet Goldmine”), 84
21 - Peter Moffatt, British TV director (”Doctor Who”), 84
22 - Eve Curie, author; daughter of Pierre & Marie Curie, 102
23 - John Ilhan, founded Crazy John’s mobile phone stores, 42
24 - Masakazu Yoshizawa, flautist often on movie soundtracks, 57
25 - Carole Hillard, former Lt. Governor of South Dakota, 71
25 - Puntsagiin Jasrai, former Prime Minister of Mongolia, 73
26 - Jim Cummins, NBC News correspondent, 62
26 - Friedman Paul Erhardt, inspired Muppets’ “Swedish Chef,” 63
27 - Satyen Kappu, Bollywood character actor, 76
28 - Porter Wagoner, venerable country music icon, 80
28 - Evelyn Hamann, German actress, 65
28 - Joe Herzenberg, N. Carolina’s 1st gay elected official, 66
29 - Thomas Joseph Meskill, former Governor of Connecticut, 79
29 - Senkichi Taniguchi, director (”Lost World of Sinbad”), 95
30 - Robert Goulet, almost too-handsome baritone, 73
30 - Linda Stein, former Ramones manager, 62
31 - Alderbrook, racehorse; 1995 Champion Hurdle winner, 18
NOVEMBER
1 - Sonny Bupp, child actor (”Our Gang,” “Citizen Kane”), 79
1 - Paul Tibbets, Enola Gay pilot; dropped bomb on Hiroshima, 92
2 - Henry Cele, South African actor (”Shaka Zulu”), 58
2 - Charmaine Dragun, Australian TV news presenter, 29
2 - Lillian Ellison, pro wrestler (”The Fabulous Moolah”), 84
2 - Don Freeland, Indianapolis 500 driver, 82
3 - Marilyn Martinez, comedian, 52
3 - Ryan Shay, long-distance runner, 28
4 - Peter Viertel, author; widower of Deborah Kerr, 86 (see 10/16)
5 - Paul Norris, comic book artist, co-creator of Aquaman, 93
5 - Paul Soloway, five-time world bridge champ, 66
6 - George Osmond, Osmond family patriarch, 90
6 - Hilda Braid, British actress (”EastEnders”), 78
6 - John Grenier, ex-Repub National Committee exec director, 77
6 - Fred W. McDarrah, Village Voice photographer, 81
6 - Hank Thompson, country singer, 82
7 - Earl Dodge, Prohibition Party prez candidate (1979), 74
7 - George W. George, producer (”My Dinner With Andre”), 87
7 - Alejandra Meyer, Mexican soap opera actress, 70
8 - Francine Parker, film director, 81
9 - Luis Herrera Campins, former president of Venezuela, 82
10 - Laraine Day, actress (”Foreign Correspondent”), 87
10 - Augustus F. Hawkins, U.S. rep from Calif. (1963–1991), 100
10 - Norman Mailer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, 84
11 - Delbert Mann, director (”Marty,” “The Bachelor Party”), 87
12 - Ira Levin, author (”Rosemary’s Baby,” “Stepford Wives”), 78
13 - Tony Harris, basketball player (Washington State Cougars), 36
13 - Monty Westmore, makeup artist of famed Westmore family, 84
13 - Peter Zinner, Oscar-winning film editor (”Deer Hunter”), 88
14 - Michael Blodgett, actor & screenwriter, 68
14 - Ronnie Burns, actor; son of George Burns & Gracie Allen, 72
15 - Joe Nuxhall, longtime Cincinnati Reds announcer, 79
16 - Pierre Granier-Deferre, French film director, 80
17 - Hy Lit, veteran Philadelphia rock DJ, 73
17 - Robert Evander McNair, former Governor of South Carolina, 83
17 - Gail Sheridan, actress (”The Plainsman”), 92
18 - Hollis Alpert, co-founded Nat’l Society of Film Critics, 91
19 - Kevin DuBrow, Quiet Riot lead singer, 52
19 - Dick Wilson, Charmin’s “Mr. Whipple,” 91
20 - Ernest “Doc” Paulin, jazz musician, 100
21 - Richard Leigh, author (”Holy Blood, Holy Grail”), 64
22 - Verity Lambert, BBC’s 1st female producer (”Doctor Who”), 71
22 - Reg Park, Mr. Universe (1951), 79
23 - Joe Kennedy, MLB pitcher with various teams since 2001, 28
24 - Joseph Minish, former U.S. rep from New Jersey, 91
24 - William O’Neill, former Governor of Connecticut, 77
24 - David Sheldon, pro wrestler (”Angel of Death”), 43
25 - Matt Price, Australian journalist, 46
26 - Sean Taylor, Washington Redskins safety, 24
26 - Marit Allen, costume designer (”Mrs. Doubtfire”), 66
26 - Bill Hartack, jockey; five-time Kentucky Derby winner, 74
26 - Raleigh Rhodes, early Blue Angels leader, 89
26 - Mel Tolkin, TV writer (”Your Show of Shows”), 94
27 - Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade, 80
27 - Jane Rule, author (”Desert of the Heart”), 76
28 - Tony Holland, “EastEnders” co-creator, 67
28 - Jeanne Bates, 1940s-50s movie & TV actress, 89
29 - Henry Hyde, hard-right Republican from Illinois, 83
29 - Roger Bonham Smith, former General Motors CEO, 82
30 - Evel Knievel, legendary motorcycle daredevil, 69
DECEMBER
1 - Jennifer Davidson, Cartoon Network senior vice president, 38
1 - Ken McGregor, Australian tennis champion, 78
1 - Anton Rodgers, British comedic actor, 74
2 - Jennifer Alexander, Canadian-born ballerina, 35
2 - Robert O. Anderson, ARCO founder & former CEO, 90
2 - Eleonora Rossi Drago, Italian actress, 82
3 - Art Arfons, race driver; land speed record holder, 81
4 - David “Chip” Reese, poker champ, 56
4 - Chad “Pimp C” Butler, rapper, 33
4 - Carlos Valdes, Cuban conga player, 81
5 - Jillian Kesner-Graver, actress, Orson Welles historian, 58
5 - Tony Tenser, British producer (”Beast in the Cellar”), 87
6 - Katy French, Irish model, 24
6 - Ken Southworth, animator for Disney & Hanna-Barbera, 89
7 - John Hollowbread, British football goalie, 73
8 - Roger M. King, CBS & King World syndication icon, 63
8 - Al Scaduto, cartoonist (”They’ll Do It Every Time”), 79
9 - Gordon Zahn, co-founder of Pax Christi USA, 84
10 - Gordon Samuels, former Governor of New South Wales, 84
11 - Allan Berube, gay historian & writer, 61
11 - Jose Luis Calva, Mexican serial killer & cannibal, 38
11 - Freddie Fields, Hollywood agent & studio exec, 84
11 - Terry Yates, biologist; discovered source of hantavirus, 57
12 - Ike Turner, rock and roll legend; ex-Mr. Tina Turner, 76
12 - Shawn Eckhardt, conspirator in Nancy Kerrigan attack, 40
13 - Philippe Clay, French singer & actor, 80
13 - Laura Huxley, musician, author, & widow of Aldous Huxley, 96
13 - Alain Payet, French adult film director, 60
13 - Floyd Red Crow Westerman, actor (”Dances With Wolves”), 71
14 - Clarence Marshall, pitched for New York Yankees, 82
15 - Julia Carson, Dem U.S. Congressional rep from Indiana, 69
15 - John Berg, actor (”Law & Order,” “Boston Legal”), 58
15 - St. Clair Bourne, filmmaker (”Half Past Autumn”), 64
16 - Dan Fogelberg, singer-songwriter (”A Love Like This”), 56
17 - Jim Holstein, basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers), 77
18 - Jack Linkletter, TV host & son of Art Linkletter, 70
19 - Frank Capra, Jr., movie executive, son of Frank Capra, 73
20 - Jeanne Carmen, larger-than-life pin-up girl & actress, 77
20 - Gar Campbell, actor (”Fright Night Part 2″), 64
20 - J. Russell Coffey, oldest known surviving U.S. WWI vet, 109
21 - Carol Bly, author & poet, 77
21 - Pfc. George J. Howell, 3,897th U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, 24
22 - Chrysostomos I, former Archbishop of Cyprus (1977–2006), 80
22 - Sir Charles Court, former Premier of Western Australia, 96
23 - Oscar Peterson, world-renowned jazz pianist, 82
23 - Michael Kidd, Oscar-winning choreographer, 92
23 - Michael Klein, Pacificor owner & former eGroups CEO, 37
23 - Dale Baird, thoroughbred horse trainer, 72
23 - Evelyn Gandy, former Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 87
23 - Evan Farrell, ex-Rogue Wave bassist, 33
24 - Thomas Morgan, NYT reporter; acclaimed gay journalist, 56
24 - Jim Angel, Australian radio newsreader, 67
25 - Pat Kirkwood, actress; “Britain’s Betty Grable,” 86
25 - Mighty King Kong, Kenyan reggae musician, 33
25 - G. P. Sippy, Indian film producer & director, 92
25 - Hugh Massingberd, Daily Telegraph obituary writer, 60
26 - Joe Dolan, Irish singer, 64
26 - Stu Nahan, longtime Southern California sportscaster, 81
26 - Joe Dolan, Irish entertainer, 68
27 - Steven T. Florio, former Conde Nast CEO, 58
27 - Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistan PM & current opp. leader, 54
28 - Tab Thacker, wrestler, actor (”Police Academy”), 45
