Toni Vaz (1922–2024), NAACP Image Award creator

Toni Vaz was an actress and the first Black stuntwoman in Hollywood, best known for being the creator of the NAACP Image Awards.

Herb Elfring (1922–2024), 102-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor

Herb Elfring was a 19-year-old National Guardsman stationed at Camp Malakole when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Micheline Presle (1922–2024), Devil in the Flesh star 

Micheline Presle was a French actress who starred in such films as “Devil in the Flesh” and “Under My Skin.” 

Ruth Ashton Taylor (1922–2024), groundbreaking broadcast reporter 

Ruth Ashton Taylor was a television journalist and newscaster who worked with Edward R. Murrow in New York City, then moved to Los Angeles, where she became the first female television newscaster on the West Coast.

Guy Stern (1922–2023), Holocaust refugee and WWII intel operative

Guy Stern was a German refugee who fled the Nazis in the 1930s and became a military intelligence operative for the U.S. during World War II as part of the elite group known as the Ritchie Boys.

Norman Lear (1922–2023), legendary TV sitcom creator

Norman Lear was a TV sitcom legend who created classic shows including “All in the Family" and “Sanford and Son.” 

Margia Dean (1922–2023), The Quatermass Xperiment star 

Margia Dean was an actress known for such films as “The Quatermass Xperiment” and “The Big Show.”  

Léon Gautier (1922–2023), last surviving French D-Day fighter 

Léon Gautier was a veteran of the French military, the country’s last surviving D-Day veteran.

John Goodenough (1922–2023), Nobel-winning lithium-ion battery creator

John Goodenough was a scientist who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in the creation of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery.

Herb Douglas (1922–2023), oldest living U.S. Olympic medalist

Herb Douglas was a track and field star who won a bronze medal in long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Gloria Dea (1922–2023), magician who brought magic to Vegas

Names like David Copperfield and Penn & Teller dominate the billboards on the Las Vegas strip, but it all began with magician, actor, and dancer Gloria Dea . She was just 19 when she performed at El Rancho Vegas on May 14, 1941, the first known performance by a professional magician in the then growing resort city. She would go on to have a career as an actor before retiring from the performing arts. She was inducted into the UNLV College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame this week by Copperfield, a ceremony scheduled prior to her death.

Bert I. Gordon (1922–2023), director of The Amazing Colossal Man

Bert I. Gordon was a director of drive-in B movie classics of the 1950s through 1970s, including “The Amazing Colossal Man.”

Bernard Kalb (1922–2023), journalist for CBS News, CNN

Bernard Kalb was a journalist for many years at outlets including CBS News and CNN.

Dean Caswell (1922–2022), World War II flying ace

Dean Caswell was the last living U.S. Marine Corps flying ace from World War II.

Betty White (1922–2021), beloved star of “The Golden Girls”

Betty White was a beloved American actress who starred in "The Golden Girls" and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Edward Shames (1922–2021), last surviving “Band of Brothers” officer

Edward Shames was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the last surviving officer from Easy Company, profiled in the book and miniseries “Band of Brothers.”

Don Maddox (1922–2021), country music pioneer with the Maddox Brothers & Rose

Don Maddox was a fiddle player in the pioneering country band the Maddox Brothers & Rose.

Rose Lee Maphis (1922–2021), country singer known as “Mrs. Country Music”

Rose Lee Maphis was a country singer and guitarist who performed with her husband, Joe Maphis, as “Mr. and Mrs. Country Music.”

Reuben Klamer (1922–2021), creator of the Game of Life

Reuben Klamer was a toy and game inventor who created the Game of Life for Milton Bradley.

Gloria Richardson (1922–2021), civil rights activist

Gloria Richardson was a civil rights activist known for her role in intense protests in early-1960s Cambridge, Maryland.

Martha White (1922–2021), started influential 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott

Martha White was a housekeeper whose refusal to leave the whites-only section of a bus was the catalyst for a 1953 bus boycott in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Bill Wynne (1922–2021), photojournalist who trained WWII hero dog Smoky

Bill Wynne was a photojournalist and U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, who trained the war hero dog Smoky.

Pierre Cardin (1922–2020), “Space Age style” fashion designer

Pierre Cardin was a French fashion designer who pioneered Space Age style in the 1960s, popularizing sleek, geometric designs.

Alexander Horanzy (1922–2020), U.S. Army veteran who survived Pearl Harbor

Alexander Horanzy was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II who was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Robert Kehoe (1922–2020), American WWII hero of the French Resistance

Robert Kehoe was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II who was honored with the Distinguished Service Cross for his work with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to aid the French Resistance.

Charles Evers (1922–2020), civil rights legend

Charles Evers, the brother of civil rights icon , was the first black elected mayor of a Mississippi city since the Reconstruction era.

Madeline McWhinney Dale (1922–2020), pioneering Fed banker

Madeline McWhinney Dale was a banker who broke new ground for women in finance as the first female officer of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Carl Reiner (1922–2020), legendary comedy writer, director, and performer

Carl Reiner was a legendary comedy writer and performer who created "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and directed films including "The Jerk.”

Gertrud Steinl (1922–2020), Holocaust hero

GertrudSteinl was thelast surviving German honored for saving Jewishlives during the Holocaust.Shewas a supervisor at a company in Poland when a co-worker confided to her that she was Jewish.Stenlwas able to send the woman to live with her parents, saving her life.In 1979, she was recognized by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations,the countrye28099s highest honor to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.

Donald Stratton (1922–2020), one of the last survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack

Donald Stratton was a U.S. Navy veteran who survived the attack on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor in a daring escape from a burning ship. One of the last to escape the USS Arizona as it became engulfed in flames, Stratton was saved by a sailor on a nearby ship who threw a line for him to grab. In later years, Stratton worked to learn the identity of the sailor who helped — Joe George — and lobbied for George to receive the Bronze Star that was posthumously awarded to him in 2017. With Stratton’s death, only two survivors of the USS Arizona remain.

Bill Macy (1922–2019), starred on TV’s “Maude”

Bill Macy was best known for his starring role as Walter Findlay on the popular 1970s sitcom “Maude.”

Doris Day (1922–2019), legendary actress and singer

She was a symbol of innocence and wholesomeness as she starred in popular movies of the 1950s and '60s.

Damon Keith (1922–2019), federal judge promoted equality

Damon Keith was a federal judge with a long and prolific career, serving on the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for more than 40 years. Presiding over courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee, Keith never retired, serving until his death at 96. His most notable decision was in a 1971 case regarding the Nixon Administration. Nixon's Justice Department was wiretapping people suspected of conspiring to bomb a CIA office, and they were doing it without court orders. Keith ordered them to cease wiretapping without warrants. The Justice Department appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld Keith's decision 8-0. Keith was also known for a 1971 order to desegregate schools in Pontiac, Michigan via bussing, as well as for upholding the affirmative action policy in the Detroit Police Department.

Stan Lee Showed Me It Was OK to Love Both Art and Politics

Editor's note: This weekend's "Avengers: Endgame" will feature Stan Lee's final posthumous cameo in a Marvel film, . Playwright and Marvel fan Lissa Brennan penned this remembrance for Legacy.

Henry Bloch (1922–2019), co-founder of tax preparation giant H&R Block

The H&R Block founder was a beloved philanthropist in his hometown of Kansas City.

Lyndon LaRouche (1922–2019), perennial presidential candidate

Lyndon LaRouche Jr., a contentious political activist and perennial candidate for U.S. president, died February 12. He was 96. One of the most unusual characters in American politics, LaRouche operated outside the mainstream of political thought, embracing an unorthodox platform of ideas from both the left and right of the political spectrum. With the support of his small but intensely loyal group of followers, he ran for president eight times between 1976 and 2004 — once from prison.

Stan Lee (1922–2018), the great American writer who launched the Marvel Comics universe

Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics giant who created some of the most recognizable comic book heroes in history, died Monday, November 12, 2018, at the age of 95. According to multiple news sources, he died early in the morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Tex Winter (1922–2018), genius behind the triangle offense

His innovative offense led the Bulls and Lakers to many NBA titles.

Glenn Snoddy (1922–2018), invented the fuzz pedal

Keith Richards famously used the pedal on "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."

Doug Ford (1922 – 2018), 1957 Masters Champion

World Golf Hall of Fame member was the oldest surviving Masters champion...

Jean Porter (1922 – 2018), 1940s MGM movie starlet

Starred opposite Abbott and Costello and Mickey Rooney…

John Anderson (1922–2017), Former longtime Illinois Congressman

Ran for President as an independent in 1980…

Liliane Bettencourt (1922 – 2017), the richest woman in the world

Liliane Bettencourt, L’Oreal cosmetics heiress, and the richest woman in the world, died at her home in Paris on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, according to The Associated Press. She was 94.

Penny Chenery (1922–2017), owner of Triple Crown champion Secretariat

The first female president of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders' Association.

Joan Lee (1922–2017), wife of Marvel icon Stan Lee

The wife of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee for 69-plus years…

Sam Mele (1922 - 2017), Minnesota Twins right fielder

Former MLB player led Twins to their first World Series in ’65…

Lou Duva (1922 - 2017), legendary boxing trainer

Lou Duva, the legendary boxing trainer and manager who worked with Evander Holyfield, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 94.

Hal Moore (1922 - 2017), We Were Soldiers Once … and Young co-author

Retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, a co-author of “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young,” died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Auburn, Alabama, according to multiple news sources. He was 94.

Barbara Hale (1922 - 2017), Perry Mason star

Actress Barbara Hale, who won an Emmy Award for playing legal secretary Della Street on the long-running "Perry Mason" television series, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at her home in Sherman Oaks, California. She was 94.