Geoffrey Deuel (1943–2024), Chisum co-star

Geoffrey Deuel was an actor best known for his roles in the John Wayne movie “Chisum” and the soap opera “The Young and the Restless.”

Toni Vaz (1922–2024), NAACP Image Award creator

Toni Vaz was an actress and the first Black stuntwoman in Hollywood, best known for being the creator of the NAACP Image Awards.

Benny Golson (1929–2024), jazz saxophonist and composer

Benny Golson was a tenor saxophonist and composer whose work helped define the sound of hard bop and whose compositions have since become standards in the world of jazz.

Robert Towne (1934–2024), screenwriter behind Chinatown

Robert Towne was an acclaimed screenwriter best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for “Chinatown,” as well as “Days of Thunder,” “Mission: Impossible” and other noted films.

Gerald Fried (1928–2023), film and television composer 

Gerald Fried was an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring "Roots” and composing Star Trek’s iconic fight-scene music.

Herbert F. Solow (1930–2020), TV exec who launched “Star Trek” & “Mission: Impossible”

Herbert F. Solow was a TV executive with Desilu Studios and MGM who helped develop classic shows including “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible,” and “Mannix.”

Emil Richards (1932–2019), percussionist who snapped for “The Addams Family” theme song

Emil Richards was a percussionist who played vibraphone and other instruments with some of the great musicians of the 20th century and on popular theme songs.

Joseph Campanella (1924 – 2018), prolific TV character actor

Appeared in “The Bold Ones: The Lawyers” and “Mannix”…

Martin Landau (1928 - 2017), Oscar-winning "Ed Wood" star

“Mission: Impossible” actor won an Oscar for his role in “Ed Wood”…

Leslie H. Martinson (1915–2016), Batman director

Leslie Martinson, the prolific TV and film director who worked on “Batman: The Movie,” “PT 109,” and “The Brady Bunch.”

Steven Hill (1922–2016), Law & Order star

Actor played DA Adam Schiff on TV's "Law & Order."