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Mar 18, 2025
Jesse Colin Young (1941–2025), Youngbloods frontman
Jesse Colin Young was the founder and frontman of the band the Youngbloods, best known for their enduring classic about peace, “Get Together,” originally written by Chet Powers.0
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Feb 25, 2025
John Lawlor (1941–2025), The Facts of Life actor
John Lawlor was a character actor best known for his sitcom roles in “Phyllis” and “The Facts of Life.”
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Feb 20, 2025
David Boren (1941–2025), longtime Oklahoma senator
David Boren was a politician from Oklahoma, serving as the state’s governor, U.S. senator, andthe longtime president of the University of Oklahoma.
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Feb 5, 2025
David Edward Byrd (1941–2025), 1960s rock poster artist
David Edward Byrd was an artist known for his psychedelic posters promoting 1960s rock acts and for his logos and posters for significant Broadway musicals.
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Jan 22, 2025
Jeff Torborg (1941–2025), longtime MLB player and manager
Jeff Torborg was a longtime Major League Baseball player and manager who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, and in 1990 was named American League Manager of the Year.
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Jan 7, 2025
Charles Shyer (1941–2024), Father of the Bride writer-director
Charles Shyer was a filmmaker known for such movies as “Private Benjamin,” which he co-wrote and co-produced, and “Father of the Bride,” which he co-wrote and directed.
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Jan 6, 2025
Brenton Wood (1941–2025), The Oogum Boogum Song singer
Brenton Wood was a singer and songwriter best known for a trio of hits released in 1967: "The Oogum Boogum Song," "Gimme Little Sign," and "Baby You Got It."
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Dec 9, 2024
Malcolm Smith (1941–2024), Baja 1000 racing legend
Malcolm Smith was a racing driver known for his five wins at the Baja 1000 and four at the Baja 500, both notoriously grueling desert races.
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Dec 4, 2024
Art Cashin (1941–2024), New York Stock Exchange veteran
Art Cashin was a Wall Street fixture for six decades, serving as director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange, and as a regular commentator on CNBC for over 25 years.
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Nov 25, 2024
Alice Brock (1941–2024), the real Alice of Alice’s Restaurant
Alice Brock was a restaurant owner immortalized in Arlo Guthrie’s epic classic song, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” better known as “Alice’s Restaurant.”
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Nov 25, 2024
Chuck Woolery (1941–2024), Love Connection host
Chuck Woolery was a longtime game show host best known for “Love Connection” and as the original daytime host of “Wheel of Fortune.”
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Oct 3, 2024
Susie Maxwell Berning (1941–2024), Hall of Fame LPGA golfer
Susie Maxwell Berning was a Hall of Fame golfer on the LPGA tour best known for her four Major Championship victories.0
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Sep 30, 2024
Pete Rose (1941–2024), controversial MLB hits leader
Pete Rose was a legend of the Cincinnati Reds, the MLB’s all-time leader in hits, at-bats, and other metrics. He was permanently banned from baseball after betting on his own team’s games while managing the Reds.
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Sep 13, 2024
Bob Weatherwax (1941–2024), Lassie’s dog trainer
Bob Weatherwax was a dog trainer who, like his father, earned acclaim breeding and training the collies that portrayed Lassie.
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Sep 9, 2024
Sergio Mendes (1941–2024), brought bossa nova to the U.S. charts
Sergio Mendes was a Brazilian musician best known for songs like “Mas Que Nada” and “The Look of Love,” which helped bring bossa nova and samba music to the U.S. charts.
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Sep 3, 2024
Betty A. Bridges (1941–2024), prolific actress and Todd Bridges’ mom
Betty A. Bridges was a teacher and actress known for guest spots on such TV shows as “Diff’rent Strokes,” on which she appeared alongside her son, Todd Bridges.
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Aug 28, 2024
Leonard Riggio (1941–2024), turned Barnes & Noble into a giant
Leonard Riggio was a businessman who, starting in 1971, expanded Barnes & Noble from a single Manhattan store into a nationwide book giant.
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Aug 19, 2024
John Aprea (1941–2024), Godfather Part II actor
John Aprea was an actor known for portraying young Salvatore Tessio in “The Godfather Part II” and Uncle Jesse’s father on “Full House,” along with a long tenure on “Another World” and stints on “Falcon Crest” and “Knots Landing.”
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Aug 8, 2024
Robert Logan (1941–2024), Wilderness Family, 77 Sunset Strip actor
Robert Logan was an actor best known for playing the father, Skip Robinson, in the “Wilderness Family” series of movies in the 1970s, and for playing J. R. Hale, aka Johnnie, a parking attendant in the TV detective series “77 Sunset Strip.”
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May 7, 2024
Jeannie Epper (1941–2024), Wonder Woman stunt double
Jeannie Epper was a pioneering stuntwoman and actress best known for her work in films like “Romancing the Stone” and TV’s “Wonder Woman.”
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Apr 26, 2024
Mike Pinder (1941–2024), the Moody Blues' last original member
Mike Pinder was the original keyboardist and the last surviving founding member of the superstar English rock band the Moody Blues, and an inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Apr 16, 2024
Ron Thompson (1941–2024), played Pete and Tony in American Pop
Ron Thompson was an actor best known for playing Detective Nopke on “Baretta” and his multiple roles in Ralph Bakshi's 1981 animated film, “American Pop,” where he played father and son duo Pete and Tony.
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Apr 3, 2024
John Sinclair (1941–2024), poet, activist and counterculture icon
John Sinclair was a Detroit-based poet, activist, and counterculture icon as well as the manager of the pioneering rock group MC5.
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Apr 2, 2024
Joe Flaherty (1941–2024), actor in Freaks and Geeks, SCTV
Joe Flaherty was an original cast member of “SCTV” who went on to memorable roles in “Happy Gilmore” and “Freaks and Geeks.”
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Apr 1, 2024
Bill Delahunt (1941–2024), U.S. Rep. from Massachusetts
William “Bill” Delahunt represented the 10th congressional district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1997 to 2011.
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Mar 25, 2024
Linda Bean (1941–2024), conservative activist and philanthropist
Linda Bean was a conservative activist and philanthropist, as well as the granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean, founder of the outdoor wear company L.L. Bean.
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Mar 4, 2024
Andy Russell (1941–2024), 12-year Pittsburgh Steelers veteran
Andy Russell was a linebacker for 12 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and won two Super Bowls with the team.
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Feb 5, 2024
Hage Geingob (1941–2024), president of Namibia
Hage Geingob was the third president of Namibia, serving from 2015 until his death.
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Jan 24, 2024
Frank Farian (1941–2024), Milli Vanilli creator
Frank Farian was a German singer, songwriter, and record producer who created the hit pop acts Milli Vanilli and Boney M.
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Dec 9, 2023
Ryan O’Neal (1941–2023), star of Love Story, Paper Moon
Ryan O’Neal was a Hollywood star known for the soap opera “Peyton Place” and the movies “Love Story” and “Paper Moon,” in the latter of which he starred with his daughter, Tatum O’Neal.
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Nov 29, 2023
Larry Fink (1941–2023), social commentary and lifestyle photographer
Larry Fink was a photographer and educator best known for how his images depicted the stark contrasts between the wealthy and the working classes at social events, often in black and white.
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Sep 6, 2023
Franne Lee (1941–2023), designer of SNL’s Coneheads
Franne Lee was a costume designer in the early days of “Saturday Night Live” who created the costumes for classic sketches like the Coneheads and the Blues Brothers.
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Aug 29, 2023
Pat Corrales (1941–2023), first Mexican American MLB manager
Pat Corrales spent five decades in Major League Baseball (MLB), beginning as a player before moving on to managing and coaching. He was the first Mexican American MLB manager.
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Aug 14, 2023
David LaFlamme (1941–2023), White Bird singer and songwriter
David LaFlamme was a singer, songwriter, and violinist with It’s a Beautiful Day, known for their 1969 hit “White Bird.”
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Jun 20, 2023
Bob Brown (1941–2023), NFL Hall of Famer
Bob Brown was an offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, and Oakland Raiders in the 1960s and ’70s.
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Jun 15, 2023
Homer Jones (1941–2023), inventor of touchdown spike
Homer Jones was a Pro Bowl wide receiver for the New York Giants widely credited as the inventor of the NFL touchdown spike, one of the most recognizable celebrations in sports.
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Jun 13, 2023
Jim Turner (1941–2023), Super Bowl champ with New York Jets
Jim Turner was a placekicker in the NFL who went to two Super Bowls with the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos.
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May 19, 2023
Sam Zell (1941–2023), billionaire real estate tycoon
Sam Zell was a billionaire real estate investor who was nicknamed “the Grave Dancer” for his tactic of acquiring distressed companies.0
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Apr 10, 2023
Michael Lerner (1941–2023), actor in Elf, Barton Fink
Michael Lerner was an actor who was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in the 1991 Coen brothers' film “Barton Fink.”
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Apr 6, 2023
Andrés García (1941–2023), Mexican actor and telenovela star
Andrés García was a Mexican actor who became a Latin American icon in the 1960s and ‘70s, with roles in over 50 films and many popular telenovelas.
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Apr 3, 2023
Royston Ellis (1941–2023), Beatles-connected beat poet
Royston Ellis began as a poet in the so-called Beat Generation, with a career spanning the 1950s through the 2010s. His primary claim to fame may be his connection to The Beatles, and to John Lennon in particular, but he also wrote dozens of books on travel, works of fiction, biographies, and poetry.
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Mar 29, 2023
Randall Robinson (1941–2023), anti-apartheid activist
Randall Robinson was a prominent anti-apartheid activist who founded the advocacy organization TransAfrica.
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Mar 20, 2023
Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins (1941–2023), Parliament-Funkadelic cofounder
Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins was a singer who cofounded the legendary funk collective Parliament-Funkadelic.
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Jan 30, 2023
Barrett Strong (1941–2023), Motown’s first star with Money (That's What I Want)
Barrett Strong was a singer and songwriter for Motown Records who had the label’s first hit with “Money (That’s What I Want).”
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Jan 19, 2023
David Crosby (1941–2023), legendary rock and roll singer-songwriter
David Crosby was one of the most important figures in rock and roll. He was an original member of folk rock visionaries the Byrds and the super group, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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Jan 6, 2023
Earl Boen (1941–2023), “The Terminator” actor
Earl Boen was an actor who played criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in “The Terminator” and its first two sequels.
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Dec 30, 2022
Vivienne Westwood (1941–2022), fashion designer who styled the punk movement
Vivienne Westwood was an influential fashion designer who shaped the look of punk and new wave with her designs for bands including the Sex Pistols.
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Dec 22, 2022
Diane McBain (1941–2022), Elvis Presley’s co-star in “Spinout”
Diane McBain was an actress best known for starring with Elvis Presley in the movie “Spinout.”
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Nov 8, 2022
Don Lewis (1941–2022), legendary synth pioneer
Don Lewis was a legendary synth player who worked with Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson and who invented the Live Electronic Orchestra, the inspiration for MIDI.
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Oct 14, 2022
Lucious Jackson (1941–2022), former Philadelphia 76ers star
Lucious Jackson was a former NBA all-star with the Philadelphia 76ers who helped them win the 1967 NBA championship.
