Final goodbye: Recalling influential individuals who died in 2022
Published 4:47 pm Wednesday, December 28, 2022
One would should return a whole bunch of years to search out a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.
In her 70 years on the throne, she helped modernize the monarchy across many years of enormous social change, royal marriages and births, and family scandals. For many Britons, she was the one monarch that they had ever known.
Her death in September was arguably essentially the most high-profile death this yr, prompting a collective outpouring of grief and respect for her regular leadership in addition to some criticism of the monarchy’s role in colonialism. She likely met more people than anyone in history, and her image — on stamps, coins and bank notes — was amongst essentially the most reproduced on the planet.
Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. His efforts to revitalize the Soviet Union led to the collapse of communism there and the tip of the Cold War. He eventually resigned after an attempted coup, just as republics declared independence from the Soviet Union.
The yr also saw the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot during a campaign speech in July.
Other political figures who died this yr include: former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk, former Mexico President Luis Echeverria, former Peru President Francisco Morales Bermudez, Cuban diplomat Ricardo Alarcón, former U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, American Indian Movement co-founder Clyde Bellecourt and former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
Among the many entertainers who died this yr was groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier, who played roles with such dignity that it helped change the way in which Black persons are portrayed on screen. Poitier, who died in January, became the primary Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role within the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field.”
Others on the planet of arts and entertainment who died in 2022 include: director Jean-Luc Godard; filmmaker Ivan Reitman; visual artists Paula Rego and Carmen Herrera; fashion designers Issey Miyake and Hanae Mori; fashion editor André Leon Talley; country singers Loretta Lynn and Naomi Judd; rock star Meat Loaf; Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie; Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins; Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy “Fletch” Fletcher; Bollywood singer and composer Bappi Lahiri; singer-actors Olivia Newton-John and Irene Cara; “Sesame Street” actor Bob McGrath; jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis; rappers Coolio and Takeoff; singers Ronnie Spector, Judith Durham, Lata Mangeshkar and Gal Costa; and actors Angela Lansbury, Leslie Jordan, Bob Saget, Tony Dow, Kirstie Alley, Nichelle Nichols, Ray Liotta, Irene Papas, Sally Kellerman, Anne Heche, Bernard Cribbins, Yvette Mimieux and June Brown.
Here’s a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (reason for death cited for younger people, if available):
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JANUARY
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Dan Reeves, 77. He won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for an extended coaching profession that included 4 blowout losses within the title game with the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons. Jan. 1.
Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed al-Luhaidan, 90. An influential Saudi cleric who once served for years as head of the dominion’s Shariah courts and whose ultraconservative views sparked outcry. Jan. 5.
Peter Bogdanovich, 82. The ascot-wearing cinephile and director of Nineteen Seventies black-and-white classics like “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon.” Jan. 6.
Sidney Poitier, 94. He played roles of such dignity and intelligence that he transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, becoming the primary Black actor to win an Oscar for best lead performance and the primary to be a top box-office draw. Jan. 6.
Marilyn Bergman, 93. The Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and a whole bunch of other songs. Jan. 8.
Bob Saget, 65. The actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and because the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Jan. 9.
Dwayne Hickman, 87. The actor and network TV executive who despite quite a few achievements throughout his life would all the time be remembered fondly by a generation of baby boomers for his role as Dobie Gillis. Jan. 9.
Robert Durst, 78. The rich Recent York real estate heir and failed fugitive dogged for many years with suspicion within the disappearance and deaths of those around him before he was convicted last yr of killing his best friend. Jan. 10.
David Sassoli, 65. An Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics while defending the downtrodden and oppressed to turn into president of the European Union’s parliament. Jan. 11.
Clyde Bellecourt, 85. A frontrunner within the Native American struggle for civil rights and a founding father of the American Indian Movement. Jan. 11.
Ronnie Spector, 78. The cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such Sixties hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking within the Rain” because the leader of the girl group the Ronettes. Jan. 12.
Iraj Pezeshkzad, 94. An Iranian creator whose bestselling comic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” lampooned Persian culture’s self-aggrandizing and paranoid behavior because the country entered the fashionable era. Jan. 12.
Fred Parris, 85. The lead singer of the Fifties harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “Within the Still of the Night.” Jan. 13.
Ralph Emery, 88. He became often known as the dean of country music broadcasters over greater than a half-century in each radio and tv. Jan. 15.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 76. The previous president of Mali who took office in a landmark election held after a destabilizing coup only to be ousted in one other military takeover nearly seven years later. Jan. 16.
Charles McGee, 102. A Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad. Jan. 16.
Birju Maharaj, 83. A legend of classical Indian dance and among the many country’s most well-known performing artists. Jan. 17.
Yvette Mimieux, 80. The blond and blue-eyed Sixties film star of “Where the Boys Are,” “The Time Machine” and “Light within the Piazza.” Jan. 17.
André Leon Talley, 73. A towering and highly visible figure of the style world who made history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry. Jan. 18.
Meat Loaf, 74. The rock superstar loved by hundreds of thousands for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).” Jan. 20.
Louie Anderson, 68. His four-decade profession as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons within the TV series “Baskets.” Jan. 21.
Thich Nhat Hanh, 95. The revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness within the West and socially engaged Buddhism within the East. Jan. 22.
Olavo de Carvalho, 74. A number one light of Brazil’s conservative movement who stirred passions amongst each devotees and detractors. Jan. 24.
Fatma Girik, 79. A beloved Turkish screen actress of the Sixties and Nineteen Seventies and one-time district mayor. Jan. 24.
Diego Verdaguer, 70. An Argentine singer-songwriter whose romantic hits similar to “Corazón de papel,” “Yo te amo” and “Volveré” sold nearly 50 million copies. Jan. 27.
Howard Hesseman, 81. He played the radio disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati” and the actor-turned-history teacher Charlie Moore on “Head of the Class.” Jan. 29.
Cheslie Kryst, 30. The winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra.” Jan. 30. Died by suicide.
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FEBRUARY
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Shintaro Ishihara, 89. A fiery nationalist politician remembered as Tokyo’s gaffe-prone governor who provoked a spat with China by calling for Japan’s purchase of disputed islands within the East China Seas. Feb. 1.
Robin Herman, 70. A gender barrier-breaking reporter for The Recent York Times who was the primary female journalist to interview players within the locker room after an NHL game. Feb. 1.
Monica Vitti, 90. The versatile movie star of Michelangelo Antonioni’s “L’Avventura” and other Italian alienation movies of the Sixties, and later a number one comic actress. Feb. 2.
Ashley Bryan, 98. A prolific and prize-winning children’s creator and illustrator who told stories of Black life, culture and folklore in such acclaimed works as “Freedom Over Me,” “Beautiful Blackbird” and “Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum.” Feb. 4.
Lata Mangeshkar, 92. A legendary Indian singer with a prolific, groundbreaking catalog and a voice recognized by greater than a billion people in South Asia. Feb. 6.
Douglas Trumbull, 79. A visible effects master who showed movie audiences indelible images of the longer term and of space in movies like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Blade Runner.” Feb. 7.
Luc Montagnier, 89. A French researcher who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for locating the HIV virus and more recently spread false claims in regards to the coronavirus. Feb. 8.
Betty Davis, 77. A daring and pioneering funk singer, model and songwriter of the Sixties and ’70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis’ landmark fusion of jazz and more contemporary sounds. Feb. 9.
Ivan Reitman, 75. The influential filmmaker and producer behind a lot of essentially the most beloved comedies of the late twentieth century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters.” Feb. 12.
Carmen Herrera, 106. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were missed for many years before the art world took notice. Feb. 12.
P.J. O’Rourke, 74. The prolific creator and satirist who re-fashioned the irreverence and “Gonzo” journalism of the Sixties counterculture into a particular brand of conservative and libertarian commentary. Feb. 15.
Bappi Lahiri, 69. A well-liked Bollywood singer and composer who won hundreds of thousands of fans together with his penchant for feet-tapping disco music within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties. Feb. 15.
Gail S. Halvorsen, 101. A U.S. military pilot often known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops throughout the Berlin Airlift after World War II ended. Feb. 16.
Jamal Edwards, 31. A British music entrepreneur who championed U.K. rap and dirt and helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and Stormzy. Feb. 20.
Dr. Paul Farmer, 62. A U.S. physician, humanitarian and creator renowned for providing health care to hundreds of thousands of impoverished people worldwide and who co-founded the worldwide nonprofit Partners in Health. Feb. 21.
Mark Lanegan, 57. The singer whose raspy baritone and darkly poetic songwriting made Screaming Trees a necessary a part of the early Seattle grunge scene and brought him an acclaimed solo profession. Feb. 22.
Sally Kellerman, 84. The Oscar and Emmy nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film “MASH.” Feb. 24.
John Landy, 91. An Australian runner who dueled with Roger Bannister to be the primary person to run a four-minute mile. Feb. 24.
Shirley Hughes, 94. A British children’s creator and illustrator best known for her popular “Alfie” series and classic picture book “Dogger.” Feb. 25.
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MARCH
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Alan Ladd Jr., 84. The Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a twentieth Century Fox executive greenlit “Star Wars.” March 2.
Autherine Lucy Foster, 92. The primary Black student to enroll on the University of Alabama. March 2.
Shane Warne, 52. He was considered certainly one of the best players, most astute tacticians and supreme competitors within the long history of cricket. March 4.
Inge Deutschkron, 99. A Holocaust survivor who hid in Berlin throughout the Third Reich to flee deportation to Nazi death camps and later wrote an autobiography. March 9.
Emilio Delgado, 81. The actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children’s lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street.” March 10.
Mario Terán, 80. The Bolivian soldier who pulled the trigger to execute famed revolutionary guerrilla Ernesto “Che” Guevara. March 10.
Traci Braxton, 50. A singer who was featured together with her family in the fact television series “Braxton Family Values.” March 12.
William Hurt, 71. His laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him certainly one of the Nineteen Eighties foremost leading men in movies similar to “Broadcast News,” “Body Heat” and “The Big Chill.” March 13.
Brent Renaud, 50. An acclaimed filmmaker who traveled to a number of the darkest and most dangerous corners of the world for documentaries that transported audiences to little-known places of suffering. March 13. Killed in Ukraine when Russian forces opened fire on his vehicle.
Eugene Parker, 94. A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and have become the primary person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name. March 15.
Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., 95. A Texas ranch foreman’s son who rose to turn into the primary Latino to serve in a presidential Cabinet as U.S. Secretary of Education throughout the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. March 15.
Don Young, 88. The Alaska congressman was the longest-serving Republican within the history of the U.S. House. March 18.
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 94. One of the vital influential leaders in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. March 18.
Madeleine Albright, 84. A toddler refugee from Nazi- after which Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to turn into the primary female secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and girls. March 23.
Dagny Carlsson, 109. Dubbed the world’s oldest blogger, who wrote about her life in Sweden based on the attitude that you need to never think you’re too old to do what you wish to do. March 24.
Taylor Hawkins, 50. For 25 years, he was the drummer for Foo Fighters and best friend of frontman Dave Grohl. March 25.
Noam Shalit, 68. The daddy of a captive Israeli soldier who battled for five years to free his son from his Hamas captors. March 30.
Richard Howard, 92. A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet celebrated for his exuberant monologues of historical figures and a prolific translator who helped introduce readers to a big selection of French literature. March 31.
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Estelle Harris, 93. She hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza’s short-fused mother on “Seinfeld” and voiced Mrs. Potato Head within the “Toy Story” franchise. April 2.
June Brown, 95. She played the chain-smoking Cockney matriarch Dot Cotton on the British soap opera “EastEnders” for 35 years. April 3.
Bobby Rydell, 79. A pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” April 5.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, 75. The Russian nationalist leader was a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride. April 6.
Mimi Reinhard, 107. A secretary in Oskar Schindler’s office who typed up the list of Jews he saved from extermination by Nazi Germany. April 8.
Gilbert Gottfried, 67. The actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes. April 12.
Letizia Battaglia, 87. An Italian photographer who documented the arrests of Mafia bosses and the bodies of their victims. April 13.
Liz Sheridan, 93. She played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom. April 15.
Rosario Ibarra, 95. Her long struggle to learn the fate of her disappeared son helped develop Mexico’s human rights movement and led her to turn into the country’s first female presidential candidate. April 16.
Harrison Birtwistle, 87. The creator of daringly experimental modern music who was recognized as certainly one of Britain’s biggest contemporary composers. April 18.
Dede Robertson, 94. The wife of spiritual broadcaster Pat Robertson and a founding board member of the Christian Broadcasting Network. April 19.
Romeo Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, 93. An award-winning Texas creator who began within the Nineteen Seventies writing a series of novels that told the stories of individuals living in a fictional county along the Texas-Mexico border. April 19.
Robert Morse, 90. An actor who won a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in “ Achieve Business Without Really Trying” and a second one a generation later because the good, troubled Truman Capote in “Tru.” April 20.
Orrin G. Hatch, 88. The longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for greater than 4 many years. April 23.
Dr. Morton Mower, 89. A former Maryland-based cardiologist who helped invent an automatic implantable defibrillator that has helped countless heart patients live longer and healthier. April 25.
Naomi Judd, 76. Her family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars The Judds. April 30. Died by suicide.
Ron Galella, 91. The photographer known for his visceral celebrity shots and his dogged pursuit of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who sued him and won a restraining order. April 30.
Ricardo Alarcón, 84. For years, he was the pinnacle of Cuba’s parliament and certainly one of the country’s most distinguished diplomats. April 30.
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MAY
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Kathy Boudin, 78. A former Weather Underground radical who served greater than twenty years behind bars for her role in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery and spent the latter a part of her life helping individuals who had been imprisoned. May 1.
Meda Mladkova, 102. A Czech arts collector, patron and historian who was an impassioned promoter of Frantisek Kupka and supported artists in communist Czechoslovakia while she was in exile behind the Iron Curtain. May 3.
Norman Mineta, 90. He broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered business flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks because the nation’s federal transportation secretary. May 3.
Stanislav Shushkevich, 87. He steered Belarus to independence throughout the breakup of the Soviet Union and served as its first leader. May 4.
Mickey Gilley, 86. A rustic singer whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots. May 7.
Ray Scott, 88. A consummate promoter who helped launch skilled bass angling and have become a fishing buddy to presidents while popularizing the conservation practice of catching and releasing fish. May 8.
Fred Ward, 79. A veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such movies as “The Right Stuff,” “The Player” and “Tremors.” May 8.
Midge Decter, 94. A number one neoconservative author and commentator who in blunt and tenacious style helped lead the correct’s attack within the culture wars as she opposed the rise of feminism, affirmative motion and the gay rights movement. May 9.
Leonid Kravchuk, 88. He led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president. May 10.
Bob Lanier, 73. The left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as certainly one of the NBA’s top players of the Nineteen Seventies. May 10.
Shireen Abu Akleh, 51. A correspondent who became a household name synonymous with Al Jazeera’s coverage of life under occupation during her greater than twenty years reporting within the Palestinian territories. May 11. Fatally shot during an Israeli raid within the West Bank.
Randy Weaver, 74. The patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago that left three people dead and helped spark the expansion of antigovernment extremists. May 11.
Robert C. McFarlane, 84. The previous White House national security adviser was a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an illegal arms-for-hostages deal often known as the Iran-Contra affair. May 12.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 73. The United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing ruler and president who oversaw much of the country’s blistering economic growth and whose name was immortalized on the world’s tallest constructing, the Burj Khalifa. May 13.
Uri Savir, 69. A distinguished Israeli peace negotiator and dogged believer in the necessity for a settlement with the Palestinians. May 13.
Rosmarie Trapp, 93. Her Austrian family the von Trapps was made famous within the musical and beloved movie “The Sound of Music.” May 13.
Vangelis, 79. The Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning rating for the film “Chariots of Fire” and music for dozens of other movies, documentaries and TV series. May 17.
Ray Liotta, 67. The actor best known for enjoying mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams.” May 26.
Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, 60. Keyboardist for British synth pop giants Depeche Mode for greater than 40 years. May 26.
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, 94. A once-powerful Italian prelate who long served because the Vatican’s No. 2 official but whose legacy was tarnished by his support for the pedophile founding father of an influential religious order. May 27.
Ronnie Hawkins, 87. A brash rockabilly star from Arkansas who became a patron of the Canadian music scene after moving north and recruiting a handful of local musicians later often known as the Band. May 29.
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, 83. An elderly leader of the previous Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the US within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties. May 31. Died in a U.S. prison.
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JUNE
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Ann Turner Cook, 95. Her cherubic baby face was known the world over as the unique Gerber baby. June 3.
George Lamming, 94. An enormous of post-colonial literature whose novels, essays and speeches influenced readers and peers in his native Barbados and around the globe. June 4.
Valery Ryumin, 82. A veteran Russian cosmonaut who set space endurance records on Soviet missions, then returned to orbit after an extended absence to fly on a U.S. space shuttle. June 6.
Jim Seals, 80. He teamed with fellow musician “Dash” Crofts on such Nineteen Seventies soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “We May Never Pass This Way Again.” June 6.
Paula Rego, 87. A Portuguese-British artist who created daring, visceral works inspired by fairy tales, her homeland and her own life. June 8.
Song Hae, 95. A South Korean TV presenter who was beloved for many years because the warm-humored emcee of a nationally televised singing contest. June 8.
Jean-Louis Trintignant, 91. A French film legend and amateur race automobile driver who earned approval for his starring role within the Oscar-winning film “A Man and a Woman” half a century ago and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years. June 17.
Mark Shields, 85. A political commentator and columnist who shared his insight into American politics and wit on “PBS NewsHour” for many years. June 18.
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, 80. He was Denmark’s foreign minister for greater than 10 years from the early Nineteen Eighties and was considered certainly one of the Nordic region’s key politicians ultimately phase of the Cold War. June 18.
Clela Rorex, 78. A former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer within the gay rights movement for being the primary public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975. June 19.
Józef Walaszczyk, 102. A member of the Polish resistance who rescued dozens of Jews throughout the Nazi German occupation of Poland during World War II. June 20.
Tony Siragusa, 55. The charismatic defensive tackle who was a part of probably the most celebrated defenses in NFL history with the Baltimore Ravens. June 22.
Leonardo Del Vecchio, 87. He founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an on a regular basis object into a worldwide fashion item, becoming certainly one of Italy’s richest men in the method. June 27.
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, 62. A distinguished member of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community who founded a volunteer paramedic service before his status got here crashing down in a series of sexual abuse allegations. June 29.
Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, 98. The last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, whose heroics under fire over several crucial hours on the Battle of Iwo Jima made him a legend in his native West Virginia. June 29.
Sonny Barger, 83. The leather-clad fixture of Sixties counterculture and figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club who was on the notorious Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway. June 29.
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JULY
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Bradford Freeman, 97. The last survivor of the famed Army unit featured within the World War II oral history book and miniseries “Band of Brothers.” July 3.
James Caan, 82. The curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans because the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as each the dying football player within the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas.” July 6.
Shinzo Abe, 67. Japan’s longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps essentially the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history. July 8. Fatally shot during a campaign speech.
José Eduardo dos Santos, 79. He was once certainly one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers who during almost 4 many years as president of Angola fought the continent’s longest civil war and turned his country into a significant oil producer in addition to certainly one of the world’s poorest and most corrupt nations. July 8.
Tony Sirico, 79. He played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to movies including “Goodfellas.” July 8.
Larry Storch, 99. The rubber-faced comic whose long profession in theater, movies and tv was capped by his “F Troop” role as zany Cpl. Agarn within the Sixties spoof of Western frontier TV shows. July 8.
Luis Echeverria, 100. A former Mexican president who tried to solid himself as a progressive world leader but was blamed for a few of Mexico’s worst political killings of the twentieth century. July 8.
Ann Shulgin, 91. Together together with her late husband Alexander Shulgin, she pioneered the usage of psychedelic drugs in psychotherapy and co-wrote two seminal books on the topic. July 9.
Ivana Trump, 73. A skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple within the Nineteen Eighties as the primary wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children. July 14. Injuries suffered in an accident.
Eugenio Scalfari, 98. He helped revolutionize Italian journalism with the creation of La Repubblica, a liberal each day that boldly challenged Italy’s traditional newspapers. July 14.
Francisco Morales Bermudez, 100. The previous president was a military general credited with paving the way in which for Peru’s return to civilian government — but additionally convicted abroad of involvement in dirty war crimes. July 14.
William “Poogie” Hart, 77. A founding father of the Grammy-winning trio the Delfonics who helped write and sang a soft lead tenor on such classic “Sound of Philadelphia” ballads as “La-La (Means I Love You)” and “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time).” July 14.
Taurean Blacque, 82. An Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the Nineteen Eighties NBC drama series “Hill Street Blues.” July 21.
Stuart Woods, 84. An creator of greater than 90 novels, many featuring the character of lawyer-investigator Stone Barrington. July 22.
Tim Giago, 88. The founding father of the primary independently owned Native American newspaper in the US. July 24.
Diana Kennedy, 99. A tart-tongued British food author dedicated to Mexican cuisine. July 24.
Paul Sorvino, 83. An imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order.” July 25.
David Trimble, 77. A former Northern Ireland first minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize for enjoying a key role in helping end Northern Ireland’s many years of violence. July 25.
James Lovelock, 103. The British environmental scientist whose influential Gaia theory sees the Earth as a living organism gravely imperiled by human activity. July 26.
Tony Dow, 77. As Wally Cleaver on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” he helped create the favored and lasting image of the American teenager of the Fifties and 60s. July 27.
Bernard Cribbins, 93. A beloved British entertainer whose seven-decade profession ranged from the bawdy “Carry On” comedies to children’s television and “Doctor Who.” July 27.
Nichelle Nichols, 89. She broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the unique “Star Trek” television series. July 30.
Pat Carroll, 95. A comedic television mainstay for many years, Emmy-winner for “Caesar’s Hour” and the voice of Ursula in “The Little Mermaid.” July 30.
Bill Russell, 88. The NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the primary Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. July 31.
Ayman al-Zawahri, 71. An Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West and who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid. July 31. Killed by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan.
Fidel Valdez Ramos, 94. The previous Philippine president was a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw motion within the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role in a 1986 pro-democracy rebellion that ousted a dictator. July 31.
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Vin Scully, 94. A Hall of Fame broadcaster who called 1000’s of games involving the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers during his 67 years within the booth. Aug. 2.
Roy Hackett, 93. The British civil rights campaigner was a pacesetter of a bus boycott that played a key role in ending legal racial discrimination within the U.K. Aug. 3.
Albert Woodfox, 75. A former inmate who spent many years in isolation at a Louisiana prison after which became an advocate for prison reforms after he was released. Aug. 4.
Issey Miyake, 84. He built certainly one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces in addition to former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks. Aug. 5.
Judith Durham, 79. Australia’s folk music icon who achieved global fame because the lead singer of The Seekers. Aug. 5.
Bert Fields, 93. For many years, he was the go-to lawyer for Hollywood A-listers including Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson, George Lucas and the Beatles, and a personality as colourful as a lot of his clients. Aug. 7.
Olivia Newton-John, 73. The Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult contemporary and dance charts with such hits as “Physical” and “You’re the One That I Want” and won countless hearts as everyone’s favorite Sandy within the blockbuster film version of “Grease.” Aug. 8.
Lamont Dozier, 81. He was the center name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown a necessary record company of the Sixties and beyond. Aug. 8.
Raymond Briggs, 88. A British children’s creator and illustrator whose creations include “The Snowman” and “Fungus the Bogeyman.” Aug. 9.
Hanae Mori, 96. A designer known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, quite a few cinema fashions and the marriage gown of Japan’s empress. Aug. 11.
Jean-Jacques Sempé, 89. A French cartoonist whose easy line drawings tinted with humor graced the covers of The Recent Yorker magazine and granted him international acclaim. Aug. 11.
Wolfgang Petersen, 81. The German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him right into a blockbuster Hollywood profession that included the movies “Within the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm.” Aug. 12.
Anne Heche, 53. The Emmy-winning film and tv actor whose dramatic Hollywood rise within the Nineteen Nineties and completed profession contrasted with personal chapters of turmoil. Aug. 14. Injuries suffered in a automobile crash.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, 62. A veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett. Aug. 14.
Dr. Nafis Sadik, 92. A Pakistani doctor who championed women’s health and rights and spearheaded the breakthrough motion plan adopted by 179 countries on the 1994 United Nations population conference. Aug. 14.
Svika Pick, 72. A pillar of Israel’s music industry who gained international attention after his song won the Eurovision Song Contest. Aug. 14.
Jerry Allison, 82. An architect of rock drumming who played and co-wrote songs with childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose future wife inspired the classic “Peggy Sue.” Aug. 22.
Len Dawson, 87. The Hall of Fame quarterback whose unmistakable swagger in helping the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title earned him the nickname “Lenny the Cool.” Aug. 24.
Kazuo Inamori, 90. He was the founding father of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera who also became a philanthropist singing the virtues of fairness and labor. Aug. 24.
Bob LuPone, 76. As an actor, he earned a Tony Award nomination in the unique run of “A Chorus Line” and played Tony Soprano’s family physician, and likewise helped found and lead the influential off-Broadway theater company MCC Theater for nearly 40 years. Aug. 27.
Charlbi Dean, 32. The South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this yr’s top prize on the Cannes Film Festival. Aug. 29. Sudden illness.
Mikhail Gorbachev, 91. The last leader of the Soviet Union, he got down to revitalize it but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the tip of the Cold War. Aug. 30.
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Barbara Ehrenreich, 81. The creator, activist and self-described “myth buster” who in such notable works as “Nickel and Dimed” and “Bait and Switch” challenged conventional serious about class, religion and the very idea of an American dream. Sept. 1.
Moon Landrieu, 92. A former Recent Orleans mayor whose early, lonely stand against segregationists within the Louisiana legislature launched a political profession on the forefront of sweeping changes on race. Sept. 5.
Bernard Shaw, 82. CNN’s chief anchor for twenty years and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the start of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad. Sept. 7.
Marsha Hunt, 104. Considered one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age of the Nineteen Thirties and Nineteen Forties who worked with performers starting from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in a profession disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist. Sept. 7.
Lance Mackey, 52. The four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner was certainly one of mushing’s most colourful and completed champions but additionally suffered from health and drug issues. Sept. 7.
Queen Elizabeth II, 96. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century. Sept. 8.
Ramsey Lewis, 87. A renowned jazz pianist whose music entertained fans over a greater than 60-year profession that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and made him certainly one of the country’s most successful jazz musicians. Sept. 12.
Jean-Luc Godard, 91. The enduring “enfant terrible” of the French Recent Wave who revolutionized popular cinema in 1960 together with his first feature, “Breathless,” and stood for years among the many film world’s most influential directors. Sept. 13.
Ken Starr, 76. A former federal appellate judge and a distinguished attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment and put Starr at the middle of certainly one of the country’s most polarizing debates of the Nineteen Nineties. Sept. 13.
Irene Papas, 93. The Greek actor and recording artist renowned for her dramatic performances and austere beauty that earned her distinguished roles in Hollywood movies in addition to in French and Italian cinema over six many years. Sept. 14.
Henry Silva, 95. A prolific character actor best known for enjoying villains and hard guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other movies. Sept. 14.
Dave Foreman, 74. A self-proclaimed eco-warrior who was a distinguished member of the novel environmentalism movement and a co-founder of Earth First! Sept. 19.
Sylvia Wu, 106. Her famed Southern California restaurant drew Hollywood’s biggest stars for 4 many years. Sept. 19.
Dr. Valery Polyakov, 80. The Soviet cosmonaut who set the record for the longest single stay in space. Sept. 19.
Louise Fletcher, 88. A late-blooming star whose riveting performance because the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” set a latest standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award. Sept. 23.
Pharoah Sanders, 81. The influential tenor saxophonist revered within the jazz world for the spirituality of his work. Sept. 24.
Meredith Tax, 80. A distinguished activist and author of second-wave feminism who challenged herself, her peers and the world at large to rethink long-held ideas about gender, race and sophistication. Sept. 25.
Youssef al-Qaradawi, 96. An Egyptian cleric who was seen because the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and have become the Islamist “voice of revolution” throughout the popular uprisings across the Arab world greater than a decade ago. Sept. 26.
Coolio, 59. The rapper was amongst hip-hop’s biggest names of the Nineteen Nineties with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Unbelievable Voyage.” Sept. 28.
Kevin Locke, 68. An acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer, cultural ambassador and educator. Sept. 30.
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Antonio Inoki, 79. A well-liked Japanese skilled wrestler and lawmaker who faced boxing great Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match in 1976. Oct. 1.
Sacheen Littlefeather, 75. The actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for “The Godfather” on his behalf in an indelible protest of Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans. Oct. 2.
Jerzy Urban, 89. A spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government within the Nineteen Eighties who masterminded state propaganda and censorship for the regime in the ultimate years before its collapse. Oct. 3.
Charles Fuller, 83. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the searing and acclaimed “A Soldier’s Play” who often explored and exposed how social institutions can perpetuate racism. Oct. 3.
Loretta Lynn, 90. The Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a lady in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music. Oct. 4.
Judy Tenuta, 72. A brash standup who cheekily styled herself because the “Love Goddess” and toured with George Carlin as she built her profession within the Nineteen Eighties golden age of comedy. Oct. 6.
Jody Miller, 80. Her hit “Queen of the House” won the 1966 Grammy Award for best country performance by a lady. Oct. 6.
Toshi Ichiyanagi, 89. An avant-garde pianist and composer who studied with John Cage and went on to steer Japan’s advances in experimental modern music. Oct. 7.
Nikki Finke, 68. The veteran reporter who became certainly one of Hollywood’s top journalists as founding father of the entertainment trade website Deadline.com and whose sharp-tongued tenacity made her the most-feared columnist in show business. Oct. 9.
Anita Kerr, 94. A Grammy-winning singer and composer whose vocal group the Anita Kerr Singers provided the plush backdrop to the Nashville Sound. Oct. 10.
Angela Lansbury, 96. The scene-stealing British actor who kicked up her heels within the Broadway musicals “Mame” and “Gypsy” and solved limitless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher within the long-running TV series “Murder, She Wrote.” Oct. 11.
James A. McDivitt, 93. He commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the primary complete set of apparatus to go to the moon. Oct. 13.
Robbie Coltrane, 72. The newborn-faced comedian and character actor whose a whole bunch of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the gentle half-giant Hagrid within the “Harry Potter” movies. Oct. 14.
Benjamin R. Civiletti, 87. A former U.S. attorney general who investigated President Jimmy Carter’s brother while within the administration and who later became certainly one of the nation’s costliest private attorneys. Oct. 16.
Joanna Simon, 85. An acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Emmy-winning TV correspondent and certainly one of the three singing Simon sisters who include pop star Carly. Oct. 19.
Lucy Simon, 82. The composer who received a Tony nomination in 1991 for her work on the long-running Broadway musical “The Secret Garden.” Oct. 20.
Zilli Schmidt, 98. A survivor of the Auschwitz, Lety and Ravensbrueck concentration camps who became a vocal advocate for the popularity of the Nazi genocide of Sinti and Roma. Oct. 21.
Dietrich Mateschitz, 78. The Austrian billionaire was the co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team. Oct. 22.
Ash Carter, 68. A former defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving within the military. Oct. 24.
Leslie Jordan, 67. The Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and flexibility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story.” Oct. 24.
Julie Powell, 49. A food author who became a web darling after blogging for a yr about making every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” resulting in a book deal and a movie adaptation. Oct. 26.
Jerry Lee Lewis, 87. The untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and sustained a profession otherwise upended by personal scandal. Oct. 28.
The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, 73. He fought poverty and racism and elegantly navigated Recent York’s power structure as pastor of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church. Oct. 28.
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Takeoff, 28. A rapper best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated trio Migos. Nov. 1. Killed in a shooting.
George Booth, 96. A prize-winning cartoonist for The Recent Yorker who with manic affection captured the timeless comedy of dogs and cats and the human beings by some means in control of their well being. Nov. 1.
Ibrahim Munir, 85. The previous acting leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Nov. 4.
Aaron Carter, 34. The singer-rapper who began performing as a baby and had hit albums starting in his teen years. Nov. 5.
Archbishop Chrysostomos II, 81. The outspoken leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Christian Church whose forays into the country’s complex politics and funds fired up supporters and detractors alike. Nov. 7.
Leslie Phillips, 98. The British actor best known for his roles within the bawdy “Carry On” comedies and because the voice of the Sorting Hat within the “Harry Potter” movies. Nov. 7.
Jeff Cook, 73. The guitarist who co-founded the country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as “Song of the South” and “Dixieland Delight.” Nov. 8.
Gal Costa, 77. The singer was an icon within the Tropicalia and Brazilian popular music movements and enjoyed a virtually six-decade profession. Nov. 9.
Paul Schrade, 97. A labor union leader who was shot in the pinnacle throughout the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and spent many years convinced that Sirhan Sirhan wasn’t the killer. Nov. 9.
Kevin Conroy, 66. The prolific voice actor whose gravely delivery on “Batman: The Animated Series” was for a lot of Batman fans the definitive sound of the Caped Crusader. Nov. 10.
Gallagher, 76. The long-haired, smash-’em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong profession. Nov. 11.
John Aniston, 89. The Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and father of actress Jennifer Aniston. Nov. 11.
Robert Clary, 96. A French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II who played a feisty prisoner of war within the improbable Sixties sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes.” Nov. 16.
Carol Leigh, 71. A San Francisco activist who’s credited with coining the term “sex work” and who looked for many years to enhance conditions for prostitutes and others within the adult entertainment business. Nov. 16.
Jason David Frank, 49. He played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the Nineteen Nineties children’s series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” Nov. 19.
Hebe de Bonafini, 93. She became a human rights campaigner when her two sons were arrested and disappeared under Argentina’s military dictatorship. Nov. 20.
Wilko Johnson, 75. The guitarist with British blues-rock band Dr. Feelgood who had an unexpected profession renaissance after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Nov. 21.
Pablo Milanes, 79. The Latin Grammy-winning balladeer who helped found Cuba’s “nueva trova” movement and toured the world as a cultural ambassador for Fidel Castro’s revolution. Nov. 22.
Irene Cara, 63. The Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actor who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” after which belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance … What a Feeling” from 1983’s “Flashdance.” Nov. 25.
Doddie Weir, 52. A former Scotland rugby player whose diagnosis with Lou Gehrig’s disease led to a widely praised campaign for more research into ALS. Nov. 26.
Freddie Roman, 85. The comedian was a former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene. Nov. 26.
Jiang Zemin, 96. He led China out of isolation after the military crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth. Nov. 30.
Christine McVie, 79. The British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as “You Make Loving Fun,” “All over the place” and “Don’t Stop.” Nov. 30.
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Gaylord Perry, 84. The Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner was a master of the spitball who wrote a book about using pitch. Dec. 1.
Julia Reichert, 76. The Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker behind “American Factory” — often called the “godmother of American independent documentaries” — whose movies explored themes of race, class and gender, often within the Midwest. Dec. 1.
Dorothy Pitman Hughes, 84. A pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria Steinem within the Nineteen Seventies and appears together with her in probably the most iconic photos of the second-wave feminist movement. Dec. 1.
Bob McGrath, 90. An actor, musician and kids’s creator widely known for his portrayal of certainly one of the primary regular characters on the youngsters’s show “Sesame Street.” Dec. 4.
Kirstie Alley, 71. A two-time Emmy winner whose roles on the TV megahit “Cheers” and within the “Look Who’s Talking” movies made her certainly one of the largest stars in American comedy within the late Nineteen Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties. Dec. 5.
Angelo Badalamenti, 85. The composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for a lot of David Lynch productions, from “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” to “Mulholland Drive.” Dec. 11.
Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, 96. She was the so-called last Hawaiian princess whose lineage included the royal family that when ruled the islands and an Irish businessman who became certainly one of Hawaii’s largest landowners. Dec. 11.
Mike Leach, 61. The gruff, pioneering and unfiltered college football coach who helped revolutionize the sport with the Air Raid offense. Dec. 12.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, 40. The longtime and beloved dancing DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and a former contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Dec. 13. Died by suicide.
Shirley Eikhard, 67. The singer-songwriter who supplied songs for Cher, Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, Chet Atkins and located lasting fame penning Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy-winning 1991 hit “Something to Talk About.” Dec. 15.
Franco Harris, 72. The Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up considering authored the “Immaculate Reception,” considered essentially the most iconic play in NFL history. Dec. 20.
Thom Bell, 79. The Grammy-winning producer, author and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the Nineteen Seventies with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits because the Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and the Stylistics’ “Betcha by Golly, Wow.” Dec. 22.