Died October 4

Archer trained as a Tuskegee Airman and served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

Starred in films “Carmen Jones” and “Porgy and Bess” and became the first black women to win a Tony Award.

Writer and director of “Under the Tuscan Sun.”

Founded the award-winning Will Vinton Studios…

One of three sportswriters who have won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

Robert Guillaume was an Emmy-winning actor who starred on television’s “Soap” and “Benson,” as well as on Broadway.

Norman Wisdom was Britain’s biggest box office draw and an icon in, of all places, Albania. What made his brand of humour so popular?

Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin were three of the biggest rock icons of the 1960s, and they died within a year of each other. Decades later, only Joplin’s star has …

He was nominated for a Tony Award for his work in the comedy “Walking Happy.”

The story of a young unknown singer who died years ago doesn’t seem like headline news — until you factor in Lady Gaga.