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Dec 29, 2019 · Remembering the celebrities, sports stars, politicians and other notable figures who have sadly died in 2019. Prodigy star Keith Flint, actors Luke Perry, Peter Fonda and Doris Day, chef Gary ...
Notable Deaths. The ‘girl next door’, the only black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first spacewalker... Albert Finney. Oscar-nominated actor. “He was the only actor I knew of...
Jan 3, 2019 · K-pop star Goo Hara died at the age of 28. She was found dead at her home in Seoul, Korea on Nov. 24, the Gangnam Police Department confirmed according to multiple media reports. Hara was a...
Dec 31, 2019 · As the year draws to a close, it is time to remember the figures from the worlds of arts and entertainment who died in 2019. Here is a look back at some of those to whom we said farewell.
- Toni Morrison
- Doris Day
- Robert Forster
- Peter Mayhew
- Peggy Lipton
- Bart Starr
- Carol Channing
- Tim Conway
- Rip Torn
- Ross Perot
The Nobel laureate, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer and educator leaves behind a transformative, boundary-crossing legacy. Her best-known works are Beloved and Song of Solomon. In 2012, President Barack Obamaawarded Morrison the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She died Aug. 5 at age 88. Related: Celebrities From Oprah Winfrey to Bette Midler Celebrate...
An indisputable icon of the big screen, the actress, singer and animal welfare activist rose to prominence in the golden age of Hollywood, best known for pictures made with co-star Rock Hudson. She sang in many movies, but most memorable may be her haunting rendition of “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” in the Alfred Hitchcock movie The ...
Widely loved, Forster was one of the best character actors in the entertainment business. His notable turns include roles in the films Mulholland Drive and The Descendants and a recurring role on TV’s Last Man Standing. Forster died at 78 on Oct. 11, the same day Netflix premiered his masterful, bone-chilling supporting performance in the Breaking ...
The 7-foot-3-inch English-American actor played Chewbacca in all of the character’s Star Wars appearances from 1977 through 2015’s The Force Awakens. (Finnish actor and basketball star Joonas Suotamo filled out the costume of everyone’s favorite Wookiee starting with The Last Jedi in 2017). This year’s The Rise of Skywalker is dedicated to the memo...
The actress and model was best known for her Golden Globe–winning role as Julie Barnes on TV’s The Mod Squad (1968–73) and Norma Jennings on Twin Peaks (1990s and 2017). Lipton had two children with former husband Quincy Jones: fashion designer Kidada Jones and actress Rashida Jones. She died at age 72 on May 11.
Playing for the mighty Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 (after which he coached for over a decade), Starr was the only quarterback in NFL history to win three consecutive league championships. He also led his team to victories in the first two Super Bowls. The Packers and Starr’s family announced his death at age 85 on May 26. He had suffered a ...
An American Theater Hall of Fame inductee, Channing made her Broadway debut with a small part in Proof Thro’ the Night and broke through as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949. She won a Tony for Hello, Dolly!in 1964, then continued performing well into her 90s. She died on Jan. 15 at 97. “I can think of no greater loyalty than that whi...
The co-star of Carol Burnett’s iconic variety show (for which he won four Emmys) passed away May 14 at the age of 85. The performer had exceptional talents for creating characters, wordplay and pure, glorious slapstick. Among Conway’s most unforgettable CarolBurnett Show sketches: “The Dentist” opposite Harvey Korman. Look it up on YouTube; you’ll ...
Born Elmore Rual Torn Jr. in Temple, Texas, the actor’s career spanned over six decades. He won an Emmy for his work on The Larry Sanders Show and was Oscar-nominated for Cross Creek. We can remember him fondly every time we laugh ourselves silly watching him play the crazy coach in Dodgeball. He died July 9, at 88. “Character actors make movies,” ...
One of the richest men in the United States at the time, he ran for president in 1992 as an independent candidate (winning 19 percent of the popular vote) and as a Reform Party candidate in 1996 (winning more than 8 percent of the popular vote). The billionaire business magnate and philanthropist passed away at age 89 on the same day as Rip Torn, J...
Dec 31, 2019 · The Oscar-nominated actor, best known for movies including Do the Right Thing and Moonstruck, died on Dec. 12 at 86 years old, PEOPLE confirmed. According to TMZ , Aiello died at a medical ...
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Our roll call of film figures who passed away in 2019, compiled by Bob Mastrangelo, with links to individual obituaries.