Died July 6

At just 6, she faced jeers and protests when she attended school alongside white children.

Egan was one of the founders of Stealers Wheel.

Jackson was just starting his NFL career when a car accident took his life.

He first gained attention with the locally broadcast series “The Webster Webfoot Show.”

Nero released over 60 albums in his career and led Philly Pops for 34 years.

The show won a GLAAD Media Award for the trans character he portrayed.

He was a Mississippi State University football legend.

For her book, she lived disguised as a man for a year and a half.

His many leading roles include “Misery,” and “Thief.”

She won an NAACP Image Award for her performance in “Tap.”