M. Emmet Walsh (1935–2024), character actor with over 200 credits 

M. Emmet Walsh was a character actor with over 200 film credits, including roles in “Blade Runner,” “The Jerk,” “Fletch,” “Raising Arizona,” and “Knives Out.” 

Edith Grossman (1936–2023), Gabriel García Márquez's translator 

Edith Grossman was a literary translator best known for her work with the novels of great Spanish-language authors.

Pat Robertson (1930–2023), televangelist who hosted The 700 Club

Pat Robertson was a former Southern Baptist minister and political commentator who founded the Christian Broadcasting Network and hosted its flagship show, “The 700 Club,” since 1966.

Angelo Badalamenti (1937–2022), composer best known for “Twin Peaks”  

A ngelo Badalamenti was a composer best known for his collaborations with David Lynch on the TV series “Twin Peaks” and the film “Blue Velvet.

Tanya Kersey (1961–2022), Hollywood Black Film Festival founder

Tanya Kersey was the founder of the Hollywood Black Film Festival.

Ann Shulgin (1931–2022), pioneer of psychedelic drugs in therapy

Ann Shulgin was an author and therapist who worked with her late husband, Alexander Shulgin, to pioneer the use of psychedelic drugs in therapy.

Billy Kametz (1987–2022), “Attack on Titan,” “Pokémon Journeys” voice actor

Billy Kametz was a voice actor known for his performances in anime including “Attack on Titan,” “Pokémon Journeys,” and “The Rising of the Shield Hero.”

Orrin Hatch (1934–2022), long-serving U.S. Senator from Utah

Orrin Hatch was a Republican U.S. senator from Utah, the longest-serving Republican in U.S. Senate history and the longest-serving senator from Utah in Senate history.

Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021), renowned Broadway lyricist and composer

Stephen Sondheim was one of the most renowned lyricists and composers of the Broadway stage.

Marilyn Golden (1954–2021), disability rights activist

Marilyn Golden was a disability activist who fought for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Mort Drucker (1929–2020), iconic Mad magazine cartoonist

Mort Drucker was the iconic cartoonist for Mad magazine celebrated for drawing the Mad movie satires.

Bruno Ganz (1941–2019), played Hitler in “Downfall”

Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor known for his portrayal of Hitler in the 2004 Oscar-nominated movie “Downfall.” He was a favorite of director Wim Wenders, appearing as an angel who chooses mortal life after he falls in love with a trapeze performer in 1987’s “Wings of Desire.” and starred opposite Dennis Hopper in Wender’s “The American Friend.” He also appeared in “The Boys from Brazil” and “The Reader.”

Carlos "Shawty Lo" Walker (1976–2016), Dey Know rapper

Carlos “Shawty Lo” Walker, an Atlanta-based hip-hop artist known for hit singles such as “Laffy Taffy” and “Dey Know,” died in an automobile accident Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was 40.

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