For the 28th year running, we present our fondest farewells to the recently departed.
If they were on any lists — or if they mattered at all in the world — you'll find them here.
If you're looking for everybody, then you need to head on over to the Directory.
124
Richard Paul · 58June 6th, 1940 - December 25th, 1998
122
David Manners · 98December 31, 1900 - December 23rd, 1998
120
Michelle Thomas · 30September 23rd, 1968 - December 22nd, 1998
119
Mel Fisher · 76August 21st, 1922 - December 19th, 1998
118
Paddy Leahy · 81May 20th, 1917 - December 17th, 1998
116
Annette Strauss · 74January 26th, 1924 - December 14th, 1998
115
Lew Grade · 91December 25th, 1906 - December 13th, 1998
114
Lawton Chiles · 68April 3rd, 1930 - December 12th, 1998
112
Archie Moore · 81December 13th, 1916 - December 9th, 1998
111
Michael Zaslow · 56November 1st, 1942 - December 6th, 1998
110
Al Gore, Sr. · 90December 26th, 1907 - December 5th, 1998
109
John Stanford · 60September 14th, 1938 - November 28th, 1998
108
Flip Wilson · 64December 8th, 1933 - November 25th, 1998
107
Dick Sisler · 78November 2nd, 1920 - November 20th, 1998
106
Tase Matunaga · 114November 5, 1884 - November 18th, 1998
105
Weeb EwbankNovember 17th, 1998
104
Stokely Carmichael · 57June 29th, 1941 - November 15th, 1998
103
Valerie Hobson · 81April 14th, 1917 - November 13th, 1998
101
Bob Kane · 83October 24th, 1915 - November 3rd, 1998
100
Burton Cross · 95November 15th, 1902 - October 22nd, 1998
99
Clark Clifford · 91December 25th, 1906 - October 10th, 1998
97
Mark BelangerOctober 6th, 1998
96
Roddy McDowall · 70September 17th, 1928 - October 3rd, 1998
95
Denny Welch · 38October 1st, 1960 - October 2nd, 1998
94
Korla Pandit · 77September 16th, 1921 - October 1st, 1998
93
Dan Quisenberry · 45February 7th, 1953 - September 30th, 1998
90
Mary Frann · 55February 27th, 1943 - September 23rd, 1998
88
Red Hoff · 107August 5, 1891 - September 17th, 1998
86
Leonid Kinskey · 95April 18th, 1903 - September 8th, 1998
85
Akira Kurosawa · 88March 23rd, 1910 - September 6th, 1998
84
Leo Penn · 77August 27th, 1921 - September 5th, 1998
82
Lewis Powell · 90September 19th, 1907 - August 25th, 1998
81
Woody Stephens · 84September 1st, 1913 - August 21st, 1998
80
Phil Leeds · 82April 6th, 1916 - August 16th, 1998
79
Jim Murray · 78December 29th, 1919 - August 16th, 1998
78
Rose BlumkinAugust 8th, 1998
77
Shari Lewis · 65January 17th, 1933 - August 2nd, 1998
76
Milan Kovacevic · 57February 10th, 1941 - August 1st, 1998
75
Buffalo Bob Smith · 80November 27th, 1917 - July 30th, 1998
74
Jerome RobbinsJuly 29th, 1998
73
Tal Farlow · 77June 7th, 1921 - July 25th, 1998
72
Robert YoungJuly 21st, 1998
68
Virginia GuynesJuly 2nd, 1998
67
Robert George · 74June 1st, 1924 - July 1st, 1998
66
Glenn MontgomeryJune 28th, 1998
65
Maureen O'SullivanJune 22nd, 1998
63
Sani AbachaJune 8th, 1998
62
Jeanette NolanJune 5th, 1998
61
Shirley Povich · 92July 15th, 1905 - June 4th, 1998
59
Phil Hartman · 49September 24th, 1948 - May 28th, 1998
58
Todd Witsken · 34November 4th, 1963 - May 25th, 1998
57
Robert Morgan · 70July 23rd, 1927 - May 22nd, 1998
56
Montie Montana · 87June 21st, 1910 - May 20th, 1998
55
Marjory Douglas · 108July 4, 1890 - May 14th, 1998
54
Karolj Seles · 72May 1st, 1926 - May 14th, 1998
53
Frank Sinatra · 82December 12th, 1915 - May 14th, 1998
51
Eddie Rabbitt · 56November 27th, 1941 - May 7th, 1998
49
Octavio PazApril 19th, 1998
48
Linda Schele · 55October 30th, 1942 - April 18th, 1998
47
Terry Sanford · 80August 20th, 1917 - April 18th, 1998
46
Linda McCartney · 56September 24th, 1941 - April 17th, 1998
45
Marie-Louise Meilleur · 117December 31, 1880 - April 16th, 1998
44
Pol Pot · 72May 19th, 1925 - April 15th, 1998
42
Frederick Lenz · 48February 9th, 1950 - April 12th, 1998
41
Wendy Williams · 48May 28th, 1949 - April 7th, 1998
37
Bella Abzug · 77July 24th, 1920 - March 31st, 1998
34
Benjamin Spock · 94May 2nd, 1903 - March 15th, 1998
32
Lloyd Bridges · 85January 15th, 1913 - March 10th, 1998
31
Sonny Bloch · 61March 1st, 1937 - March 10th, 1998
29
James McDougal · 57August 25th, 1940 - March 8th, 1998
28
Fred Friendly · 82October 30th, 1915 - March 4th, 1998
26
Todd Duncan · 95February 12th, 1903 - February 28th, 1998
25
J.T. Walsh · 54September 28th, 1943 - February 27th, 1998
24
Rockin Sidney · 59April 9th, 1938 - February 25th, 1998
23
Antonio Prohias · 77January 17th, 1921 - February 24th, 1998
22
Henny Youngman · 91March 16th, 1906 - February 24th, 1998
20
Chuck HumphreyFebruary 20th, 1998
19
Grandpa Jones · 84October 20th, 1913 - February 19th, 1998
18
Harry Caray · 83March 1st, 1914 - February 18th, 1998
17
Ernst Junger · 102December 31, 1895 - February 17th, 1998
16
Lawrence Sanders · 77March 15th, 1920 - February 7th, 1998
14
Falco · 40February 19th, 1957 - February 6th, 1998
13
Joseph Alioto · 81February 12th, 1916 - January 28th, 1998
12
Shinichi Suzuki · 99December 31, 1898 - January 26th, 1998
9
Carl Perkins · 65April 9th, 1932 - January 19th, 1998
8
Walter D. Edmonds · 94July 15th, 1903 - January 10th, 1998
7
Larry Gilbert · 55November 19th, 1942 - January 8th, 1998
6
Junior Wells · 63December 9th, 1934 - January 6th, 1998
3
Sonny Bono · 62February 16th, 1935 - January 3rd, 1998
2
Mae Questel · 89September 13th, 1908 - January 2nd, 1998
Georgia's irrepressible segregationist, who defied the 1964 Civil Rights Act by chasing three black students from his restaurant with a gun. Given twenty days to desegregate, Maddox chose instead to close and sell the place, for which they made him Governor. Later, after his political career waned, he attempted to update his image by launching a nightclub comedy act with a black ex-con he had pardoned while in office. They were billed as "The Governor and the Dishwasher." We're not making this up.
(d) June 25th, 2003