By: Jon Corrigan
Over the course of 2015, we lost a number of celebrities.
Whether it’s Stuart Scott, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Leonard Nimoy or Anne Meara, join us in paying them tribute one final time.
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Donna Douglas – died Jan. 1 at age 81 (pancreatic cancer)
Best known: actress, starred on the Beverly Hillbillies, was also a former Miss Baton Rouge and Miss New Orleans
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Mario Cuomo – died Jan. 1 at age 82 (heart complications)
Best known: three-time governor of New York, died just hours after his son Andrew was sworn into his second term as New York Governor
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Little Jimmy Dickens – died Jan. 2 at age 94 (stroke)
Best known: country
star, was the oldest and longest-tenured member of the Grand Ole Opry (joined in 1948)
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Stuart Scott – died Jan. 4 at age 49 (cancer)
Best known: ESPN anchor, infused sports broadcasting with hip-hop vernacular, coined terms like “Booyah!” and “as cool as the other side of the pillow”
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Rod Taylor – died Jan. 7 at age 84 (heart attack)
Best known Australian-born actor, starred in The Birds (1963) and H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine (1960)
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Samuel Goldwyn Jr. – died Jan. 9 at age 88 (congestive heart failure)
Best known: Hollywood producer, father of Scandal star Tony Goldwyn, earned an Oscar nomination for Master and Commander (2003)
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Taylor Negron – died Jan. 10 at age 57 (cancer)
Best known: actor, comedian, played the pizza delivery man in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Friends and Seinfeld
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Anita Ekberg – died Jan. 11 at age 83 (series of illnesses)
Best known: actress, former Miss Sweden, appeared in La Dolce Vita (1960) and played opposite from actors like Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra in later roles
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Dallas Taylor – died Jan. 18 at age 66 (complications of pneumonia, kidney disease)
Best known: former Crosby, Still & Nash drummer
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Ernie Banks – died Jan. 24 at age 83 (heart attack)
Best known: professional baseball player, two-time MVP, referred to as Mr. Cub, spent all of his 19-year career with the Chicago Cubs
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Joe Franklin – died Jan. 24 at age 88 (prostate cancer)
Best known: TV and radio personality, host of The Joe Franklin Show , Guinness World Record holder for longest-running continuous on-air talk show host
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Bob Simon – died Feb. 11 at age 73 (car accident)
Best known: 60 Minutes and CBS’ Chief Middle Eastern correspondent, spent time as an Iraqi prisoner in 1991 during the Gulf War
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David Carr – died Feb. 12 at 58 (collapsed at his office)
Best known: New York Times columnist, previously contributed to New York Magazine and The Atlantic Monthly
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Gary Owens – died Feb. 12 at age 80 (complications of diabetes)
Best known: voiceover artist, announce for Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In and Sesame Street, appeared on cartoons including Space Ghost, The Ren and Stimpy Show and Garfield and Friends
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Louis Jourdan – died Feb. 14 at age 93 (natural causes)
Best known: French actor, played opposite of Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)
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Lesley Gore – died Feb. 16 at age 68 (lung cancer)
Best known: singer, released the No. 1 hit “It’s My Party” at age 16
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Harris Wittels – died Feb. 19 at age 30 (suspected drug overdose)
Best known: comedian, co-executive producer of Parks and Recreation, previously worked on The Sarah Silverman Program and Eastbound & Down
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Ahmad “Real” Givens – died Feb. 21 at age 33 (colon cancer)
Best known: reality TV star, first appeared on I Love New York with his brother Chance in 2007, eventually starred in their own show The Real Chance at Love
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Ben Woolf – died Feb. 23 at age 33 (stroke)
Best known: actor, stood at 4-foot-4, appeared as Meep on American Horror Story: Freak Show
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Mirjana Puhar – died Feb. 24 at age 19 (murdered in a triple homicide)
Best known: model, appeared on America’s Next Top Model
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Leonard Nimoy – died Feb. 27 at age 83 (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Best known: actor, sci-fi icon, was the original Spock on Star Trek
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Jenna McMahon – died March 2 at age 89 (heart failure)
Best known: comedy writer, co-creator of the Facts of Life and Mama’s Family
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Albert Maysles – died March 5 at age 88 (cancer)
Best known: filmmaker, created the famed documentary Grey Gardens (1975)
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Sam Simon – died March 8 at age 59 (colon cancer)
Best known: co-creator and executive producer of The Simpsons, also wrote for animated shows like Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids
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Richard Glatzer – died March 10 at age 63 (complications of ALS)
Best known: co-writer and co-director of Still Alice (2014)
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Cristie Schoen Codd – died March 17 at age 38 (murdered by neighbor)
Best known: chef, appeared on season 8 of Food Network Star
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A.J. Pero – died March 20 at age 55 (heart attack)
Best known: drummer for Twister Sister
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Cynthia Lennon – died April 1 at age 75 (cancer)
Best known: first wife of John Lennon, mother of Julian Lennon
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Linsey “Jade” Berardi – died April 2 at age 22 (no details released)
Best known: reality star, season 12 alum on Bad Girls Club, nicknamed “Brooklyn Brat”
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Bob Burns – died April 3 at age 64 (car accident)
Best known: drummer and founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Fredric Brandt – died April 5 at age 65 (suicide by hanging)
Best known: celebrity dermatologist, Madonna was among his long list of clients
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Richard Dysart – died April 5 at age 86 (long illness)
Best known: actor, L.A. Law star, won an Emmy for the show in 1992
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James Best – died April 6 at age 88 (pneumonia)
Best known: actor, played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on Dukes of Hazzards, appeared in 80 movies and hundreds of TV shows
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Ben Powers – died April 6 at age 64
Best known: actor, stand-up comedian, starred on Good Times and appeared on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In
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Sawyer Sweeten – died April 23 at age 19 (suicide, self-inflicted gunshot wound)
Best known – actor, Sweeten and his twin brother Sullivan starred on Everybody Loves Raymond as Geoffrey and Michael Barone
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Suzanne Crough – died April 27 at age 52 (cardiomyopathy)
Best known: actress, played the tambourine-wielding daughter Tracy on The Partridge Family
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Jean Nidetch – died April 29 at age 91 (natural causes)
Best known: founded Weight Watchers in 1961
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John Nash – died May 23 at age 86 (car accident)
Best known: mathematician whose life inspired A Beautiful Mind (2001)
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Anne Meara – died May 23 at age 85 (natural causes)
Best known: legendary comedian, wife of Jerry Stiller, mother of Ben Stiller, was a regular on the Ed Sullivan Show, appeared on King of Queens and a number of other shows and movies
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Beau Biden – died May 31 at age 46 (brain cancer)
Best known: son of Vice President Joe Biden, served as the attorney general of Delaware in 2007
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Anthony Riley – died June 5 at age 28 (suicide)
Best known: singer, contestant on season 8 of The Voice, left the show voluntarily to deal with substance abuse issues
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Victoria Siegel – died June 6 at age 18 (accidental overdose)
Best known: her family appeared in the 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles
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Randy Howard – died June 9 age 65 (shot by a bounty hunter)
Best known: country music star, performed alongside Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, his 1983 album All-American Redneck reached No. 41 on the Top Country Chart
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James Horner – died June 22 at age 61 (plane crash)
Best known: Oscar-winning composer, created scores for Titanic (1997), Braveheart (1995) and Apollo 13 (1995)
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Dick Van Patten – died June 23 at age 86 (complications from diabetes)
Best known: legendary actor, starred as Tom Bradford on Eight Is Enough, appeared in countless movies and TV shows
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Patrick Macnee – died June 25 at age 93 (natural causes)
Best known: actor, starred on the TV show The Avengers in the 1960s, also appeared in Battlestar Galactica, Fraiser and more
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Jackson Vroman – died June 29 at age 34 (found dead in pool after slipping, hitting head)
Best known: professional basketball player, played for the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns
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Diana Douglas – died July 4 at age 92 (cancer)
Best known: actress, mother of Michael Douglas and ex-wife of Kirk Douglas, appeared in a handful of movies and TV shows
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Omar Sharif – died July 10 at age 83 (heart attack)
Best known: Oscar-nominated actor, starred in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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Roger Rees – died July 10 at age 71 (brief illness)
Best known: Broadway star, Tony award winner and Emmy nominee, known for his role in Nicholas Nickleby
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Alex Rocco – died July 18 at age 79 (cancer)
Best known: actor, appeared in The Godfather (1972) as casino boss Mo Greene, recently appeared on Starz show Magic City
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Bobbi Kristina Brown – died July 26 at age 22 (was in a coma after found unresponsive in bathtub)
Best known: daughter of Bobby Brown and the late singer Whitney Houston
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Lynn Anderson – died July 30 at age 67 (cardiac arrest)
Best known: country singer, began her career in the 1960s, won a Grammy for “(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden” in 1971
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“Rowdy” Roddy Piper – died July 31 at age 61 (cardiac arrest)
Best known: professional wrestler, played on his Scottish heritage in the ring, often entering with a kilt and bagpipes
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Uggie – died Aug. 7 at age 13 (prostate tumor)
Best known: the canine star of The Artist (2011)
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Tony Lara – died Aug. 8 at age 50 (died in his sleep)
Best known: reality TV star, appeared on Deadliest Catch as the captain of the crabbing boat Cornelia Marie
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Frank Gifford – died Aug. 9 at age 84 (natural causes)
Best known: former professional football player, NFL Hall of Famer, Monday Night Football broadcaster, husband of Kathy Lee Gifford
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Yvonne Craig – died Aug. 17 at age 78 (breast cancer)
Best known: actress, former ballerina, originated the role of Bat Girl on TV’s Batman, also appeared in a number of other shows
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Bud Yorkin – died Aug. 18 at age 89 (natural causes)
Best known: producer, developed All in the Family,The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son and Maude
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Darryl Dawkins – died Aug. 27 at age 58 (heart attack)
Best known: professional basketball player, nicknamed “Chocolate Thunder,” NBA legend for the Philadelphia 76ers
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Kyle Jean-Baptiste – died Aug. 28 at age 21 (fell from fire escape)
Best known: Broadway actor, starred in Les Miserables as Jean Valjean
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Dr. Oliver Sacks – died Aug. 30 at age 82 (cancer)
Best known: neurologist, author of 1973’s Awakeningswhich was later turned into Academy Award nominated film starring Robin Williams
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Wes Craven – died Aug 30 at age 76 (brain cancer)
Best known: horror director, made films like The Last House on the Left (1972), Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and the Scream (1996) franchise
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Judy Carne – died Sept. 3 at age 76 (pneumonia)
Best known: actress, appeared on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In as the “Sock it to me girl”
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Jean Darling – died Sept. 4 at age 93 (lung infection)
Best known: 1930s child actor, member of Hal Roach’s Our Gang troupe
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Martin Milner – died Sept. 6 at age 83 (heart failure)
Best known: actor, star on Adams-12 and Route 66
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Tyler Sash – died Sept. 8 at age 27 (drug overdose)
Best known: professional football player, won a Super Bowl with New York Giants in 2011
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Dickie Moore – died Sept. 7 at age 89 (natural causes)
Best known: 1930s child actor, member of Hal Roach’s Our Gang troupe
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Moses Malone – died Sept. 13 at age 60 (died in sleep, heart disease)
Best known: Hall of Fame basketball player, played in both the ABA and NBA
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Gary Richrath – died Sept. 13 at age 65
Best known: guitarist, member of REO Speedwagon
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Jackie Collins – died Sept. 19 at age 77 (breast cancer)
Best known: best-selling author, sold more than 500 million copies of her 32 novels
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Jack Larson – died Sept. 20 at age 87 (natural causes)
Best known: playwright, actor, starred as Jimmy Olsen on The Adventures of Superman
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Yogi Berra – died Sept. 22 at age 90 (natural causes)
Best known: Hall of Fame baseball player, New York Yankees legendary catcher
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Catherine Coulson – died Sept. 28 at age 71 (cancer)
Best known: actress, cryptic Log Lady on Twin Peaks, also appeared on Portlandia and Psych
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Erik Roner – died Sept. 28 at age 39 (skydiving accident)
Best known: thrill seeker, star of MTV’s Nitro Circus
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Frankie Ford – died Sept. 28 at age 76 (long illness)
Best known: rock ‘n’ roll and R&B singer, responsible for the 1959 hit “Sea Cruise”
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Johnny Strange – died Oct. 1 at age 23 (wingsuiting accident)
Best known: a world-record adventurer, climbed the worlds tallest peak at 17
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Paul Prudhomme – died Oct. 8 at age 75 (brief illness)
Best known: celebrity chef, Louisiana native, best-selling cookbook author
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Frank Albanese – died Oct. 4 at age 84 (prostate cancer)
Best known: actor, appeared in The Sopranos and Goodfellas (1990)
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Joan Leslie – died Oct. 12 at age 90 (natural causes)
Best known: actress, appeared in a number of films during Hollywood’s first “Golden Age”
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Pat Woodell – died Sept. 29 at age 71 (cancer)
Best known: actress, played Bobbie Jo on Petticoat Junction
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Marty Ingels – died Oct. 21 at age 79 (stroke)
Best known: comic actor, appeared on Bewitched and The Dick Van Dyke Show
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Maureen O’Hara – died Oct. 24 at age 95 (natural causes)
Best known: actress, dubbed the “Queen of Technicolor,” starred in classics such as The Parent Trap (1961) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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Flip Saunders – died Oct. 25 at age 60 (Hodgkin lymphoma)
Best known: NBA coach for 35 years, coached the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards
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Melissa Mathison – died Nov. 4 at age 65 (cancer)
Best known: screenwriter, Oscar-nominated for her screenplay of Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)
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Gunnar Hansen – died Nov. 7 at age 68 (pancreatic cancer)
Best known: Icelandic actor, played Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
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Nathaniel Marston – died Nov. 11 at age 40 (car accident)
Best known: actor, starred on The One Life to Star and appeared on As the World Turns
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Cynthia Robinson – died Nov. 23 at age 71 (cancer)
Best known: trumpeter, co-founder of Sly and the Family Stone
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Scott Weiland – died Dec. 3 at age 48 (found dead on tour bus)
Best known: lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver
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Robert Loggia – died Dec. 4 at age 85 (Alzheimer’s)
Best known: Academy award actor, appeared in Jagged Edge (1985) , Scarface (1983), Prizzi’s Honor (1985) and Big (1988)
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Holly Woodlawn – died Dec. 6 at age 69 (cancer)
Best known: transgender actress, famous for her work with Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey
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Marque Lynche – died Dec. 6 at age 34 (death is still under investigation)
Best known: former All New Mickey Mouse Club star, appeared with Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling and Christina Aguilera
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