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- William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) Jan 12 American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, dies at 89. Jan 13 Dick Gautier, American stage and screen actor (Get Smart - "Hymie"; Bye Bye Birdie; When Things Were Rotten), dies at 85.
- Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) Jan 25 American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Laura"; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Ordinary People), dies at 80.
- Roger Moore (1927-2017) May 23 British actor (The Saint, James Bond), dies at 89. May 28 John Noakes, British TV presenter, dies at 83. May 30 Elena Verdugo, American actress (Little Giant, Cavalier of the West), dies at 92.
- George A. Romero (1940-2017) Jul 16 American-Canadian director, filmmaker and "Father of the Zombie Film" (Night of the Living Dead), dies at 77. Jul 18 Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor (Meatballs), dies at 74.
Apr 22, 2024 · Metaweb (FB) Public domain. NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless died at the age of 80 on December 22, 2017. No cause of death was immediately given. McCandless is best-known for being the first human to fly in space untethered; he is the man in the suit in this famous image. The famous space first took place in 1984.
On January 6, 2017, Francine York died of cancer at age 80 in Van Nuys, California. 2. Tony Rosato. Actor. Writer. Soundtrack. Night Heat (1985–1989) Tony Rosato was born on 26 December 1954 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Night Heat (1985), SCTV (1976) and Seeds of Doubt (1998).
- Gene Cernan
- John Hurt
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Richard Hatch
- Bill Paxton
- Joseph Wapner
- Robert Osborne
- Joni Sledge
- Chuck Berry
- Jimmy Breslin
Gene Cernan, 82, the last astronaut to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of "peace and hope for all mankind," died on Jan. 16.
John Hurt, 77, the acclaimed prolific English actor of stage and screen whose credits included "Midnight Express," "The Elephant Man" and "Alien," died on Jan. 25.
Mary Tyler Moore, 80, the pop culture icon who co-starred on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and became a torchbearer for women with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," died on Jan. 25.
Richard Hatch, 71, star of the original science fiction cult series "Battlestar Galactica" and its Syfy remake, died on Feb. 7.
Bill Paxton, 61, the everyman character actor who appeared in 1990s blockbusters like "Apollo 13," "Twister" and "Titanic," died on Feb. 25.
Joseph Wapner, 97, who presided over "The People's Court" and became a beloved fixture on daytime television, died on Feb. 26.
Robert Osborne, 84, the respected film historian and gleeful primetime host of Turner Classic Movies for more than two decades, died on March 6.
Joni Sledge, 60, who with her sisters recorded the timeliness dance anthem "We Are Family," died on March 10.
Chuck Berry, 90, the groundbreaking blues singer who was often referred to as the "poet laureate" and "father" of rock 'n' roll, died on March 18. Photos: Chuck Berry: Rock 'n' roll's first guitar hero
Jimmy Breslin, 88, the cigar-chomping, Pulitzer Prize-winning tabloid newsman who became the gruff voice of ordinary New Yorkers, died on March 19.
Jim Ferguson was an actor, known for The Beachcombers (1972), The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) and The Rovers Comedy House (1981). He died in 1997 ...
Jan 25, 2017 · 1 of 56. Jim Nabors. January 25, 2017, 3:09pm. Jim Nabors, whose name is synonymous with the genial bumpkin Gomer Pyle, whom he played on TV, died Nov. 30. He was 87. Read his obituary here.
Dec 18, 2017 · Jay Thomas (August 24) Murphy Brown and Cheers actor Jay Thomas passed away at his home in Santa Barbara, California back in August after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Thomas is survived by his ...
