Colin Welland (1934 - 2015), Chariots of Fire screenwriter

Colin Welland, the Academy Award-winning English screenwriter of "Chariots of Fire," died Nov. 3 at 81.

Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), new Orleans musician and songwriter

Legendary New Orleans musician, songwriter and producer.

Nathaniel Marston (1975 - 2015), One Life to Live star

Actor Nathaniel Marston, a former star of the soap opera "One Life To Live," has died, his mother, Elizabeth Jackson, announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 40.

Betty Ann Grove (1929 - 2015), Broadway star in Kiss Me, Kate

Betty Ann Grove, an actress, singer and dancer, died Nov. 13, according to multiple news sources. She was 87. Grove replaced Lisa Kirk as Bianca on Broadway's "Kiss Me, Kate." 

David Canary (1938 - 2015), Bonanza actor

David Canary, an actor who was known best for playing the Ponderosa's foreman on TV's "Bonanza," has died. He was 77.

John Knauss (1925 - 2015), noted oceanographer

John A. Knauss, the noted oceanographer whose research and advocacy helped raised alarms about the delicate state of the world’s oceans, died Nov. 19, according to The Associated Press. He was 90.

Guy Lewis (1922 – 2015), University of Houston basketball coach

Former University of Houston men's basketball coach Guy V. Lewis, who led the Phi Slama Jama teams of the 1980s, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 93.

Planned Parenthood Shooting Victims (2015)

Three people were killed during a standoff with an armed gunman who occupied a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs Friday, Nov. 27.

Maurice Strong (1929 - 2015), first U.N. Environment Program chief

Canadian environmentalist and businessman Maurice Strong, who served as the first United Nations Environment Program chief and whose work led to the upcoming World Climate Summit in Paris, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 86.

John Ciarcia (1940 - 2015), The Sopranos actor

John "Cha-Cha" Ciarcia, a tough-guy actor on "The Sopranos" who also owned a popular restaurant in New York City's Little Italy neighborhood that his celebrity friends frequented, has died. He was 75.

Steve Shagan (1927 - 2015), Save the Tiger screenwriter

Steve Shagan, a novelist, producer and screenwriter known best for writing the screenplay for the 1973 film Save the Tiger, has died, according to multiple news reports. He was 88. Shagan died Nov. 30 at his Los Angeles home.

Marjorie Lord (1918 - 2015), Make Room for Daddy star

Marjorie Lord, a stage and screen actress who starred opposite Danny Thomas on TV's "Make Room for Daddy," died Nov. 28 of natural causes at her home in Beverly Hills, California. She was 97.