Ron Ely (1938–2024), Tarzan of the 1960s

Ron Ely was an actor best known for starring in the 1960s television show “Tarzan” and hosting the Miss America pageant.

Sylvia Wu (1915–2022), restaurateur to Hollywood stars

Sylvia Wu was the owner of the legendary restaurant Madame Wu’s Garden in Santa Monica, California, a popular destination for Hollywood stars.

Cleatus Lebow (1924–2022), World War II USS Indianapolis survivor

Cleatus Lebow was a U.S. Navy veteran and one of the last living survivors of the USS Indianapolis disaster in World War II.

Hector Lopez (1929–2022), first black manager in Triple-A baseball 

Hector Lopez was the first black manager in Triple-A baseball when he became manager of the Buffalo Bisons in 1969.

Audrey Evans (1925–2022), Ronald McDonald House co-founder

Audrey Evans was a pediatric oncologist who co-founded the first Ronald McDonald House for families with children in the hospital.

Armando “Chick” Galella (1921–2021), Pearl Harbor survivor

Armando “Chick” Galella was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and later worked to honor the military personnel who died there.

Timothy Ray Brown (1966–2020), first person cured of HIV infection

Timothy Ray Brown was known as the “Berlin patient,” the first person who was known to have been cured of HIV infection.

Mac Davis (1942–2020), “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me” singer-songwriter

Mac Davis was a singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit in 1972 with “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me” and wrote hit songs for other artists including “In the Ghetto.”

Helen Reddy (1941–2020), singer known for feminist anthem “I Am Woman”

Helen Reddy was an Australian singer whose hits included the 1972 chart-topping feminist anthem “I Am Woman.”

Otis Rush (1934–2018), Chicago blues guitar legend

Otis Rush was a legendary Chicago blues guitarist known for his fluid jazz-influenced style which came to be known in Chicago as the West Side blues sound. He was a major influence on many guitarists including Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Carlos Santana.

Pat Woodell (1944–2015), Petticoat Junction star

Actress Pat Woodell, who starred as one of the sisters on the 1960s sitcom "Petticoat Junction", died Sept. 29 at her home in Fallbrook, California, according to the Associated Press. She was 71.

Phil Woods (1931 - 2015), jazz saxophonist

Phil Woods, a jazz saxophonist known for touring and recording with Quincy Jones, Billy Joel and others, has died, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. He was 83.

Tony Curtis: The Artist

On screen, actor Tony Curtis was at his peak during the 1950s and '60s. Then, in the 1980s, Curtis revealed another side of himself: He was an artist.

Sylvia Robinson, the Mother of Hip-Hop

 is remembered today by hip-hop fans as a pioneer of the genre. How did the R&B singer-songwriter once known for her duo Mickey & Sylvia become the "mother of hip-hop?" As the story goes, Sylvia Robinson was out at a club in Harlem one night in 1979. The record label she and her husband owned, Sugar Hill Records, was struggling — they were hoping they could avoid bankruptcy. And they were always open to new sounds that might revitalize the music scene — and their business. Robinson heard the DJ talking rhythmically over the music, and the crowd loved it. She had never heard it before, though it was a common enough sound in the inner city. For a couple of years, MCs like Grandmaster Flash and Kurtis Blow had been putting on live shows that intertwined DJing and rapping in a stream-of-consciousness groove that could last for hours. These raps were becoming a fixture of the club scene, but they hadn't yet been committed to vinyl. Robinson decided it was time to bring this music out of the clubs and onto the radio. Within days, she had assembled a group of amateur rappers — none of whom had met each other before — into the Sugarhill Gang. She brought them into her studio, recorded their raps over a disco beat in a single 15-minute take, and history's first rap record was born.