Died 2016

Dutch woman helped save the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust.

Fran Jeffries, a nightclub singer with a silky voice and an actress who performed a provocative samba dance in 1963’s “The Pink Panther,” died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Los …

Kevin O’Morrison, an actor who appeared in such films as “Sleepless in Seattle” and “The Set-Up,” has died at the age of 100, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Gordon Hunt, the director of TV cartoon favorites including “The Jetsons,” “Scooby-Doo,” and “The Smurfs,” died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. He was 87.

Dick Latessa, an actor who won a Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical for “Hairspray,” died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 87. One …

Canadian entertainer played Cousin Clem on CBS’ “Hee Haw.”

The Shanghai-born supermodel who broke barriers in the fashion industry.

Longtime host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline.”

Benjamin Gilman, a former U.S. representative from New York, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Wappingers Falls, New York, according to The Associated Press. He was 94.

Henry Heimlich, the physician who was known best for inventing the anti-choking Heimlich maneuver, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to multiple news sources. He was 96. …