Died August 2016

John McLaughlin, the legendary television host of “The McLaughlin Group,” died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 89. His death was announced on Facebook via …

Joel Cornette, a former standout basketball player for Butler University, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in a Chicago apartment, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was 35. …

Fyvush Finkel, the actor who won an Emmy Award for his performance as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on “Picket Fences,” died Aug. 14, 2016. He was 93. Born Philip Finkel Oct. …

British actor played R2-D2 in “Star Wars”…

Ruby Wilson, the singer known as the Queen of Beale Street, died Aug. 12, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 68. Wilson’s manager, Rollin Riggs of the Resource …

Singer-songwriter Glenn Yarbrough, a founding member of the folk music vocal trio the Limeliters, died Aug. 11, 2016, at his home in Nashville following a long period of ill health. He was …

Opera star Patrice Munsel died Aug. 4, according to her family. She was 91.

John Saunders was a Canadian-born sports journalist who worked for ESPN and ABC.

Barry Jenner, an actor who was known best for playing Admiral William Ross on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” died Aug. 9, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was …

Padraig Duggan, a guitarist who co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Irish Celtic music group Clannad, died Aug. 9, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 67. Duggan died in a …