Mimi Hines (1933–2024), Funny Girl star 

Mimi Hines was an actress, singer, and comedian who stepped in to replace Barbra Streisand in the lead role of “Funny Girl” on Broadway.

Robbin Bain (1936–2023), “Today Girl” on NBC

Robbin Bain was a former beauty pageant winner who became a “Today Girl” on television, offering fashion and beauty tips in segments for NBC’s “Today” in the 1960s.

Sir Bobby Charlton (1937–2023), English soccer legend 

Sir Bobby Charlton was an English soccer legend who played for the 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning team and is considered among the best players of all time.

Dusty Street (1946–2023), pioneering female rock DJ 

Dusty Street was one of the first women to work as a rock and roll DJ, most famously at Los Angeles’ KROQ-FM.

Betsy Rawls (1928–2023), LPGA champion

Betsy Rawls was a professional golfer who won the U.S. Women’s Open four times, among dozens of other career wins on the LPGA Tour.

Zuri Craig (2022), “America’s Got Talent” finalist

Zuri Craig was a singer who made it to the finals of season 10 on “America’s Got Talent.”    

Halyna Hutchins (1979–2021), rising star of cinematography

Halyna Hutchins was a cinematographer who worked on films including “Archenemy” and “Darlin’.”

Viola Smith (1912–2020), pioneering female swing drummer

Viola Smith was a drummer billed as the “fastest girl drummer in the world,” playing for big bands in an era when few professional musicians were women.

Marge Champion (1919–2020), model for Snow White

Marge Champion was a dancer who was known for movie musicals, as well as for being the model for the main character of Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

Willie Brown (1940–2019), Oakland Raiders legend

Willie Brown was the Hall of Fame legendary Oakland Raiders cornerback whose 75-yard interception return for a touchdown helped the franchise win their first Super Bowl in the 1976 season. Brown played football for Grambling State and played his first 4 seasons in the NFL for the Denver Broncos. He was traded to the Raiders before the 1967 season and made four Pro Bowl teams. In Super Bowl XI against the Minnesota Vikings, Davis intercepted a Fran Tarkenton pass and rumbled 75 yards for a touchdown, helping the Raiders seal their first Super Bowl by a score of 32–14. Brown had 39 career interceptions and he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984. He later coached with the Raiders.

Harry L. Ettlinger (1926 - 2018), one of World War II’s “Monuments Men”

Member of the Allied team that recovered valuable artwork stolen by the Nazis.

Joachim Roenneberg (1919–2018), Norwegian World War II hero

Leader of a daring raid that crippled Nazis’ nuclear ambitions.

Kevin Meaney (1956 - 2016), "That's not right" comedian

Kevin Meaney, stand-up comedian and actor, died at his home in Forestburgh, New York, Friday, October 21, 2016. He was 60.

Richard Nicoll (1977 - 2016), fashion designer

Richard Nicoll, a British-born fashion designer, died Friday, Oct. 21, in Sydney, Australia, where he lived, according to multiple news sources. He was 39.

Marty Ingels (1936–2015), I'm Dickens, He's Fenster star

Marty Ingels, a raspy-voiced comedian, actor and talent agent who was married to singer and actress Shirley Jones for nearly 40 years, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to The Associated Press. He was 79.

Remembering Ben Bradlee

Famed Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee led the newspaper and journalism to new heights.

Francois Truffaut, Cinema's Wild Child

Is the cinema more important than life? For Francois Truffaut, they were one and the same.

Elliott Smith, Reluctant Star

The 1998 Oscars telecast featured some of the biggest names in pop music — and then there was Elliott Smith.