Born December 13

He was influential on artists including R.E.M. and U2.

He was in a memorable episode of “Little House on the Prairie.”

He played on Motown hit songs for more than a decade.

Shultz was an influential Secretary of State during the Cold War.

Plummer was the oldest actor to win an Academy Award, at age 82.

Cain was a business executive best known for seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Actor enjoyed three-decade run on beloved children’s cartoon

Actress Darlene Cates was well-known for her role as the housebound matriarch alongside Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1993 movie “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.”

He was involved in such blockbuster films as “Jaws” and “The Sting.”

Saks wrote the pilot script for “Bewitched,” but he never wrote another episode of the ABC series about a witch married to a mortal.