For the 30th 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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Jerry Orbach · 69October 20th, 1935 - December 28th, 2004
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Susan Sontag · 71January 16th, 1933 - December 27th, 2004
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Johnny Oates · 58January 21st, 1946 - December 24th, 2004
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Prince Bernhard · 93June 29th, 1911 - December 1st, 2004
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Robert Merrill · 87June 4th, 1917 - October 23rd, 2004
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Pierre Salinger · 79June 14th, 1925 - October 16th, 2004
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Christopher Reeve · 52September 25th, 1952 - October 10th, 2004
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Rodney Dangerfield · 82November 22nd, 1921 - October 5th, 2004
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Gordon Cooper · 77March 6th, 1927 - October 4th, 2004
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Janet Leigh · 77July 6th, 1927 - October 3rd, 2004
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Richard Avedon · 81May 15th, 1923 - October 1st, 2004
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Skeeter Davis · 72December 30th, 1931 - September 19th, 2004
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Russ Meyer · 82March 21st, 1922 - September 18th, 2004
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Marvin Mitchelson · 76May 7th, 1928 - September 18th, 2004
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Izora Armstead · 62July 6th, 1942 - September 16th, 2004
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Johnny Ramone · 55October 8th, 1948 - September 15th, 2004
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Laura Branigan · 47July 3rd, 1957 - August 26th, 2004
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross · 78July 8th, 1926 - August 24th, 2004
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Elmer Bernstein · 82April 4th, 1922 - August 18th, 2004
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Gypsy Boots · 89August 19th, 1914 - August 8th, 2004
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Fay Wray · 96September 15th, 1907 - August 8th, 2004
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Red Adair · 89June 18th, 1915 - August 7th, 2004
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Rick James · 56February 1st, 1948 - August 6th, 2004
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Thelma Bugbee · 93July 2nd, 1911 - July 26th, 2004
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Isabel Sanford · 86August 29th, 1917 - July 12th, 2004
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Ray Charles · 73September 23rd, 1930 - June 10th, 2004
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Archibald Cox · 92May 17th, 1912 - May 29th, 2004
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Elvin Jones · 76September 9th, 1927 - May 18th, 2004
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Tony Randall · 84February 26th, 1920 - May 17th, 2004
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Barney Kessel · 80October 17th, 1923 - May 6th, 2004
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Hubert Selby · 75July 23rd, 1928 - April 26th, 2004
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Alistair Cooke · 95November 20th, 1908 - March 30th, 2004
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Peter Ustinov · 82April 16th, 1921 - March 28th, 2004
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Jan Berry · 62April 3rd, 1941 - March 26th, 2004
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Edmund Sylvers · 47January 25th, 1957 - March 11th, 2004
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Mercedes McCambridge · 87March 16th, 1916 - March 2nd, 2004
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Preston Love · 82April 26th, 1921 - February 12th, 2004
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Ann Miller · 80April 12th, 1923 - January 22nd, 2004
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Spalding Gray · 62June 5th, 1941 - January 10th, 2004
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Brother Boniface Schnitzbauer · 96January 3rd, 1908 - January 7th, 2004