Died 2016

W.P. Kinsella, Canadian author whose writing inspired “Field of Dreams,” died on Friday, September 16, 2016, in Hope, British Columbia, according to multiple news sources. He was 81.

Gabe Rygaard, who formerly starred on the reality TV show “Ax Men,” died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in a motor vehicle crash near Port Angeles, Washington, according to multiple news sources. He …

Albee was one of the most acclaimed and influential American playwrights of the 20th century. He won the Tony Award for best play for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1963) and …

Rose Mofford, Arizona’s first female governor, died Sept. 15, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 94. Former Mofford spokeswoman and longtime friend Athie Hardt said Mofford died Thursday …

Kim McGuire, the actress who played Mona “Hatchet-Face” Malnorowski in the 1990 John Waters movie “Cry-Baby,” died Sept. 14, 2016.

Alexis Arquette, transgender actress and sister of David, Patricia and Rosanna Arquette, has died at the age of 47, according to People Magazine.

Prince Buster, a legendary pioneer of ska music, has died at 78, according to multiple news sources. His son Kareem Ali has confirmed that Prince Buster died Sept. 8 in …

The Lady Chablis, a transgender entertainer known best for playing a drag queen comedian in the 1997 film “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Sept. 8, 2016, …

John Hostetter, a veteran character actor who was known best for his role as the unflappable stage manager on TV’s “Murphy Brown,” died Sept. 2, 2016, of cancer. He was …

Cary Blanchard, a former NFL All-Pro kicker for the Indianapolis Colts, died Sept. 6, 2016, according to his wife. He was 47. Mindi Blanchard told the news media she believed …