Died March 2017

Ahmed Kathrada, the South African anti-apartheid activist who was imprisoned for many years along with his close friend, former South African President Nelson Mandela, for resisting the apartheid system of …

Noreen Fraser, a television producer and cancer crusader who co-created the network TV special “Stand Up to Cancer,” died Monday, March 27, 2017, of metastatic breast cancer, according to multiple …

The German-Austrian actress was  Germany’s first winner of a Golden Globe Award.

Jean Rouverol, an actress and screenwriter who was blacklisted in Hollywood during the 1950s, died Friday, March 24, 2017, at the home of a care provider in Wingdale, New York, …

Actress and singer Lola Albright earned an Emmy nomination for her work on TV’s “Peter Gunn.”

John “Sib” Hashian, the former original drummer for the rock band Boston who played on their self-titled debut item, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, while playing onstage, according to multiple …

Pete Hamilton, the former NASCAR driver who won the Daytona 500 race in 1970, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017. He was 74. NASCAR announced Hamilton’s death on its website, issuing …

Former MLB manager led the Phillies to a World Series title in 1980…

Mike Aktari, a television personality known best for appearing on the reality show “Jerseylicious,” has reportedly died at age 28, according to multiple news sources. Aktari died March 13, 2017. …

Robert Silvers, a longtime editor of The New York Review of Books, died March 20, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 87. The New York Review of Books announced on …