For the 31st 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.
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Alan Cranston · 86June 19th, 1914 - December 31st, 2000
91
Jason Robards · 78July 26th, 1922 - December 26th, 2000
89
Victor Borge · 91January 3rd, 1909 - December 23rd, 2000
87
Pops Staples · 85December 28th, 1914 - December 19th, 2000
86
John Lindsay · 79November 24th, 1921 - December 19th, 2000
85
Werner Klemperer · 80March 22nd, 1920 - December 6th, 2000
84
Henck Arron · 64April 25th, 1936 - December 4th, 2000
83
Gwendolyn Brooks · 83June 7th, 1917 - December 3rd, 2000
81
Emil Zatopek · 78September 19th, 1922 - November 21st, 2000
80
Joe C.November 17th, 2000
78
Jimmie Davis · 101November 9, 1899 - November 5th, 2000
77
Ring Lardner · 85August 19th, 1915 - November 1st, 2000
75
Gwen Verdon · 75January 13th, 1925 - October 18th, 2000
74
Julie London · 74September 26th, 1926 - October 18th, 2000
73
Mel Carnahan · 66February 11th, 1934 - October 16th, 2000
71
Gus HallOctober 13th, 2000
70
David Dukes · 55June 6th, 1945 - October 9th, 2000
69
Richard FarnsworthOctober 6th, 2000
68
Benjamin Orr · 53September 8th, 1947 - October 3rd, 2000
67
Reggie KrayOctober 1st, 2000
66
Pierre TrudeauSeptember 28th, 2000
65
Richard Mulligan · 67November 13th, 1932 - September 26th, 2000
64
Aurelio Rodriguez · 52December 28th, 1947 - September 23rd, 2000
63
Paula Yates · 41April 24th, 1959 - September 17th, 2000
62
Jack Nitzsche · 63April 22nd, 1937 - August 25th, 2000
60
Alec Guinness · 86April 2nd, 1914 - August 5th, 2000
59
Leslie GlassAugust 4th, 2000
57
Cub KodaJuly 1st, 2000
56
Walter Matthau · 79October 1st, 1920 - July 1st, 2000
52
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. · 93June 20th, 1906 - June 14th, 2000
50
Tito Puente · 77April 20th, 1923 - May 31st, 2000
47
Bob Casey · 68January 9th, 1932 - May 30th, 2000
45
Barbara Cartland · 98September 7, 1901 - May 21st, 2000
44
John Gielgud · 96April 14th, 1904 - May 21st, 2000
42
Jean-Pierre Rampal · 78January 7th, 1922 - May 20th, 2000
41
Malik Sealy · 30February 1st, 1970 - May 20th, 2000
40
Paul Bartel · 61August 6th, 1938 - May 17th, 2000
39
Bill Foster · 68January 23rd, 1932 - May 10th, 2000
36
Steve Reeves · 74January 21st, 1926 - May 1st, 2000
35
Vicki RobinsonApril 27th, 2000
34
David Merrick · 88November 27th, 1911 - April 25th, 2000
33
Edward Gorey · 75February 22nd, 1925 - April 15th, 2000
31
Claire Trevor · 90March 8th, 1910 - April 8th, 2000
30
Ian Dury · 57May 12th, 1942 - March 27th, 2000
29
Alex Comfort · 80February 10th, 1920 - March 26th, 2000
27
Mack Robinson · 87July 18th, 1912 - March 12th, 2000
23
Ofra Haza · 42November 19th, 1957 - February 23rd, 2000
21
William Swofford · 54February 22nd, 1945 - February 12th, 2000
19
Screamin' Jay Hawkins · 70July 18th, 1929 - February 12th, 2000
18
Tom Landry · 75September 11th, 1924 - February 12th, 2000
14
Derrick Thomas · 33January 1st, 1967 - February 8th, 2000
12
Doug Henning · 52May 3rd, 1947 - February 7th, 2000
11
Carl Albert · 91May 10th, 1908 - February 4th, 2000
10
Don Budge · 84June 13th, 1915 - January 26th, 2000
6
Bob Lemon · 79September 22nd, 1920 - January 11th, 2000
4
Bob Crosby · 88March 26th, 1911 - January 7th, 2000
2
Elmo Zumwalt · 79November 29th, 1920 - January 2nd, 2000
1
Nat Adderley · 68November 25th, 1931 - January 2nd, 2000
After more than 20 years of loudly calling for all the sober, uptight, boring assholes in the world to fuck off and die, he fucked off and died.
(d) October 2nd, 1999