Lillian Schwartz (1927–2024), pioneer of computer-generated art

Lillian Schwartz was a groundbreaking digital artist whose computer-assisted work in the 1960s and ‘70s pre-dated personal home computers and mainstream digital art by many years.

Ed Ames (1927–2023), pop singer and Daniel Boone star 

Ed Ames starred as Mingo on the 1960s TV series “Daniel Boone,” and he sang hit songs such as “My Cup Runneth Over.” 

Gina Lollobrigida (1927–2023), Italian film star of Hollywood's Golden Age

Gina Lollobrigida, one of the world's most renowned movie actresses of the 1950s and '60s, died Jan 16, according to authorities in her home country of Italy.

Joe Turkel (1927–2022), actor who played “The Shining” bartender

Joe Turkel was an actor known for roles including Lloyd, the ghostly bartender in “The Shining.”

Midge Decter (1927–2022), prominent neoconservative writer

Midge Decter was a writer and one of the founders of the neoconservative movement in the 1960s.

Shirley Hughes (1927–2022), British children’s author

Shirley Hughes was a British children’s author and illustrator known for “Dogger” and the “Alfie” series.  

David Dinkins (1927–2020), NYC’s only Black mayor

David Dinkins was the first and, to date, only Black mayor of New York City.

Manuel Donley (1927–2020), “The Godfather of Tejano music”

Manuel “Cowboy” Donley was a Tejano music legend called “The Godfather of Tejano Music.” 

Neil Simon (1927–2018), “The Odd Couple” playwright

Neil Simon, one of the most popular and prolific playwrights and screenwriters of the second half of the 20th century, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, of complications from pneumonia, according to his publicist Bill Evans as reported by CNN. He was 91.

Tim O’Connor (1927 – 2018), “Peyton Place” and “Buck Rogers” actor

Tim O’Connor, longtime character actor who co-starred in “Peyton Place” and “Buck Rogers,” died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at his home in Nevada City, Calif., according to multiple news sources. He was 90.

Tom Benson (1927 – 2018), owner of the New Orleans Saints

Benson’s team won the Super Bowl in 2009…

Kurt Masur (1927 - 2015), New York Philharmonic maestro

Kurt Masur, the maestro who tamed the New York Philharmonic and united a divided Germany, has died of complications of Parkinson’s disease, The Associated Press and the New York Philharmonic report. Masur, who died Saturday, Dec. 19, was 88.

Pat Paulsen for President

In this contentious election year, we could really use Pat Paulsen.