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In Memoriam of the Remarkable Entertainers, that We Lost in 2024

In 2024 we lost some of our favorite entertainers. Here is an incomplete list of the bright lights we lost this year, in the order in which they passed.

by morty
January 1, 2025
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Glynis Johns (100)
Born: October 4, 1923
Died: January 3, 2024
Singer and actress, Mary Poppins, While You Were Sleeping
The South African-born Welsh actor, singer, who memorably played suffragist mother Winifred Banks in the film musical Mary Poppins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glynis_Johns

David Soul (80)
Born: August 28, 1943
Died: January 4, 2024
Actor and singer, 9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Soul

Joyce Randolph & Art Carney in “The Honeymooners”

Joyce Randolph (99)
Born: October 20, 1924
Died: January 12, 2024
Actress, The Honeymooners
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Randolph

Lynne Marta (78)
Born: October 30, 1945
Died: January 11, 2024
Singer and actress, Footloose, Love, American Style
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Marta

Bill Hayes (98)
Born: June 5, 1925
Died: January 12, 2024
Actor, Days of Our Lives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hayes_(actor)

The Shangrilas L-R Mary Ann Ganser Mary Weiss

Mary Weiss (75)
Born: December 28, 1948
Died: January 19, 2024
Singer, the Shangri-Las, “Leader of the Pack”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Weiss

David Emge (77)
Born: September 9, 1946
Died: January 20, 2024
Actor, Dawn of the Dead
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Emge

Melanie Safka (76)
Born: February 3, 1947
Died: January 23, 2024
Singer-songwriter, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” “What Have They Done to My Song Ma”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_(singer)

Chita Rivera (91)
Born: January 23, 1933
Died: January 30, 2024
Actress, singer and dancer in Broadway musicals, including West Side Story, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chita_Rivera

Carl Weathers (76)
Born: January 14, 1948
Died: February 2, 2024
Actor and football player, Rocky, Predator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Weathers

Wayne Kramer (75)
Born: April 30, 1948
Died: February 2, 2024
Influential guitarist and co-founder of the Detroit punk band MC5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Kramer

Toby Keith (62)
Born: July 8, 1961
Died: February 5, 2024
Singer-songwriter, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” “How Do You Like Me Now?!”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Keith

Mojo Nixon (66)
Born: August 2, 1957
Died: February 7, 2024
Musician and actor, “Elvis Is Everywhere”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojo_Nixon

Veronica Loretta “Roni” Stoneman (85)
Born: May 5, 1938
Died: February 22, 2024
Bluegrass banjo player and comedian, Hee-Haw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roni_Stoneman

Richard Lewis (76)
Born: June 29, 1947
Died: February 27, 2024
Actor and comedian, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lewis_(comedian)

Steve Lawrence (88)
Born: July 8, 1935
Died: March 7, 2024
Singer and actor; formed a pop duo with his wife Eydie Gormé
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lawrence

Eric Carmen (74)
Born: August 10, 1949
Died: March 10, 2024
Singer and frontman of the ‘70s group the Raspberries, “All By Myself,” “Hungry Eyes,”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carmen

M. Emmet Walsh (88)
Born: March 22, 1935
Died: March 19, 2024
Actor, The Jerk, Blade Runner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Emmet_Walsh

Ron Harper (91)
Born: January 12, 1933
Died: March 21, 2024
Actor, Land of the Lost, Planet of the Apes (TV Show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Harper_(actor)

Louis Gossett Jr. (87)
Born: May 27, 1936
Died: March 29, 2024
Actor, An Officer and a Gentleman, Iron Eagle, Roots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Gossett_Jr.

Joe Flaherty (82)
Born: June 21, 1941
Died: April 1, 2024
Actor, writer and comedian, SCTV, Freaks and Geeks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Flaherty

O.J. Simpson (76)
Born: July 8, 1947
Died: April 9, 2024
Football player and actor, Roots, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson

Dickey Betts (80)
Born: December 12, 1943
Died: April 17, 2024
Musician, Allman Brothers Band guitarist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_Betts

Spencer Milligan (86)
Born: September 10, 1937
Died: April 18, 2024
Actor, Land of the Lost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Milligan

Mike Pinder (82)
Born: December 27, 1941
Died: April 24, 2024
Musician, and keyboard player for the Moody Blues
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pinder

Duane Eddy (86)
Born: April 25, 1938
Died: April 29, 2024
Musician, “Rebel Rouser”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Eddy

Richard Tandy (76)
Born: March 25, 1948
Died: April 30, 2024
Musician, and keyboard player for Electronic Light Orchestra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tandy

Bernard Hill (79)
Born: December 17, 1944
Died: May 5, 2024
Actor, Titanic, Lord of the Rings franchise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hill

Steve Albini (61)
Born: Jul 21, 1962
Died: May 6, 2024
Musician (Big Black) and music producer (Nirvana’s In Utero)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Albini

Robert Logan (82)
Born: May 29, 1941
Died: May 6, 2024
Actor, 77 Sunset Strip, Wilderness Family films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Logan_Jr.

Roger Corman (98)
Born: April 5, 1926
Died: May 9, 2024
Producer/director and “King of B-Movies,” The Little Shop of Horrors, The Trip, House of Usher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Corman

Susan Backlinie (77)
Born: September 1, 1946
Died: May 11, 2024
Actress, Jaws
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Backlinie

Mark Damon (91)
Born: April 22, 1933
Died: May 12, 2024
Actor, House of Usher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Damon

Dabney Coleman (92)
Born: January 3, 1932
Died: May 16, 2024
Actor, WarGames, 9 to 5, Tootsie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabney_Coleman

Janis Paige (101)
Born: September 16, 1922
Died: June 2, 2024
Actress, Silk Stockings, Romance on the High Seas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Paige

Willie Mays (93)
Born: May 5, 1931
Died: June 17, 2024
Baseball Player, Hall of Fame MLB center fielder with the New York/San Francisco Giants and New York Mets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mays

(88)
Born: July 17, 1935
Died: June 20, 2024
Actor, M*A*S*H, Hunger Games, Invasion of the Body Snatchers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Sutherland

Martin Mull (80)
Born: August 18, 1943
Died: June 27, 2024
Actor and comedian, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Clue, Roseanne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mull

Joe Bonsall (76)
Born: May 18, 1948
Died: July 9, 2024
Singer, tenor vocalist for the Oakridge Boys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bonsall

(75)
Born: July 7, 1949
Died: July 11, 2024
Actress, The Shining, Popeye, Brewster McCloud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Duvall

Dr. Ruth Westheimer (96)
Born: June 3, 1928
Died: Jul 12, 2024
Talk show host and sex advice expert, Ask Dr. Ruth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Westheimer

(53)
Born: April 12, 1971
Died: July 13, 2024
Actress, Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, Heathers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannen_Doherty

James B. Sikking (90)
Born: March 5, 1934
Died: July 13, 2024
Actor, Hill Street Blues, Doogie Howser
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Sikking

Richard Simmons (76)
Born: July 12, 1948
Died: July 13, 2024
Fitness guru and actor, General Hospital, Sweatin’ to the Oldies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simmons

Bob Newhart (94)
Born: September 5, 1929
Died: July 18, 2024
Actor and comedian, The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, Elf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Newhart

John Mayall (90)
Born: November 29, 1933
Died: July 22, 2024
British blues musician, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayall

Jack Russell (63)
Born: December 5, 1960
Died: August 7, 2024
Singer-songwriter, Great White frontman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Russell_(musician)

Greg Kihn (75)
Born: July 10, 1949
Died: August 13, 2024
Musician, Greg Kihn Band, “Jeopardy”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kihn

Gena Rowlands (94)
Born: June 19, 1930
Died: August 14, 2024
Actress, The Notebook, Peyton Place
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gena_Rowlands

Peter Marshall (98)
Born: March 30, 1926
Died: August 15, 2024
Game show host and entertainer, The Hollywood Squares
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Marshall_(entertainer)

Phil Donahue (88)
Born: December 21, 1935
Died: August 18, 2024
Talk show host and producer, Donahue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Donahue

John Amos (84)
Born: December 27, 1939
Died: August 21, 2024
Actor, Good Times, Roots, Coming to America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos

Sandra Dee as Gidget and James Darren as Moondoggie in "Gidget" 1959James Darren (88)
Born: June 8, 1936
Death: September 2, 2024
Actor and singer, Gidget movies, The Time Tunnel, T.J. Hooker, hit song “Goodbye Cruel World”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Darren

Sérgio Mendes (83)
Born: February 11, 1941
Died: September 5, 2024
Musician, Brazilian bossa nova pop pioneer, “Mas Que Nada”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9rgio_Mendes

James Earl Jones (93)
Born: January 17, 1931
Died: September 9, 2024
Actor, Field of Dreams, Coming to America, voice of Darth Vader (Star Wars) and Mufasa (Lion King)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earl_Jones

Tito Jackson (70)
Born: October 15, 1953
Died: September 15, 2024
Musician, Jackson 5 guitarist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Jackson

Maggie Smith (89)
Born: December 28, 1934
Died: September 27, 2024
Actress, Downtown Abbey, Harry Potter franchise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Smith

Drake Hogestyn (70)
Born: September 29, 1953
Died: September 28, 2024
Actor, Days of Our Lives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Hogestyn

Kris Kristofferson (88)
Born: June 22, 1936
Died: September 28, 2024
Singer-songwriter and actor, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” A Star is Born
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson

Ron Ely (86)
Born: June 21, 1938
Died: September 29, 2024
Actor, Tarzan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Ely

Pete Rose (83)
Born: April 13, 1941
Died: September 29, 2024
MLB player and manager; all-time leader in hits, games played, at-bats, singles, and outs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose

Mitzi Gaynor in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ‘South Pacific’ (1958)

Mitzi Gaynor (93)
Born: September 4, 1931
Died: October 17, 2024
Actress and Las Vegas entertainer, South Pacific
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzi_Gaynor

Michael Newman (68)
Born: April 26, 1957
Died: October 20, 2024
Actor, Baywatch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Newman_(actor)

David Harris (75)
Born: June 18, 1949
Died: October 25, 2024
Actor, The Warriors, NYPD Blue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Harris_(American_actor)

Phil Lesh (84)
Born: March 15, 1940
Died: October 25, 2024
Musician, Grateful Dead bass player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lesh

Teri Garr (79)
Born: December 11, 1944
Died: October 29, 2024
Actress, Young Frankenstein, Mr. Mom, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr

Quincy Jones performing in Culture Hall, Helsinki. (1960)

Quincy Jones (91)
Born: March 14, 1933
Died: November 3, 2024
Songwriter/composer/producer; produced Michael Jackson’s albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad; composed scores for Roots, The Wiz, The Color Purple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones

Wayne Northrop (77)
Born: April 12, 1947
Died: November 29, 2024
Actor, Dynasty, Days of Our Lives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Northrop

Earl Holliman (96)
Born: September 11, 1928
Died: November 25, 2024
Actor, The Twilight Zone, Police Woman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Holliman

Michael Cole (84)
Born: July 3, 1940
Died: December 10, 2024
Actor, Mod Squad, It
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cole_(actor)

Geoffrey Deuel (81)
Born: January 17, 1943
Died: December 22, 2024
Actor, The Young and the Restless
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Deuel

Richard Perry (82)
Born: June 18, 1942
Died: December 24, 2024)
Music/Record Producer, “Your So Vain”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Perry

Greg Gumble (78)
Born: May 3, 1946
Died: December 27, 2024
Sports Anchor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Gumbel

Olivia Hussey (73)
Born: April 17, 1951
Died: December 26, 2024
Actress, Romeo and Juliet (1968), Black Christmas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Hussey

Jimmy Carter (100)
Born: September 30, 1924
Died: December 28, 2024
39th US President and Humanitarian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter

Beth Howland as Vera, Linda Lavin as Alice, and Polly Holliday as Flo on “Alice” (1976)

Linda Lavin (87)
Born: October 15, 1937
Died: December 29, 2024
Actress, Broadway Star, Alice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Lavin

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