| WHOM |
DIED |
OBITUARY |
PICKS |
| Ian Carmichael
| 05-Feb-2010 | English actor Ian Carmichael dies at his home in Esk Valley, North Yorkshire, England, having fallen ill around Christmas. | 38
|
| Cecil Heftel
| 05-Feb-2010 | Media businessman and former US Congressman Cecil Heftel dies following an illness in San Diego, California. | 0 |
| Bill Dudley
| 04-Feb-2010 | Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Bill Dudley dies in Lynchburg, Virginia. | 8
|
| Dick McGuire
| 03-Feb-2010 | Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dick McGuire dies at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, New York. | 0 |
| Frances Reid
| 03-Feb-2010 | Days of Our Lives actress Frances Reid dies in Los Angeles, aged 95. | 196
|
| Robert D. Joffe
| 28-Jan-2010 | Attorney Robert D. Joffe, former head of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, dies from cancer. | 0 |
| Betty Lou Keim
| 27-Jan-2010 | Actress Betty Lou Keim dies from lung cancer at her home in Chatsworth, California. | 0 |
| Zelda Rubinstein
| 27-Jan-2010 | Actress Zelda Rubinstein, who played the psychic Tangina in Poltergeist, dies at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles. | 53
|
| J. D. Salinger
| 27-Jan-2010 | Notoriously reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger dies of natural causes at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire. | 1,841
|
| Howard Zinn
| 27-Jan-2010 | Historian Howard Zinn dies of a heart attack in Santa Monica, California. | 56
|
| Louis Auchincloss
| 26-Jan-2010 | Author and critic Louis Auchincloss dies at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, suffering complications of a stroke. | 50
|
| Geoffrey Burbidge
| 26-Jan-2010 | Astrophysicist and cosmologist Geoffrey Burbidge dies at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California, following a lengthy illness. | 5
|
| Chemical Ali
| 25-Jan-2010 | Former Iraqi defense minister Ali Hassan Al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali for his use of chemical weapons against the Kurds, is hanged, a week after being sentenced to death for the fourth time. | 0 |
| Charles Mathias
| 25-Jan-2010 | Former US Senator Charles Mathias dies from complications of Parkinson's disease, at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. | 6
|
| Robert Mosbacher
| 24-Jan-2010 | Former US Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher dies after a battle with prostate cancer in Houston, Texas. | 0 |
| James Quello
| 24-Jan-2010 | Former FCC Commissioner James Quello dies from heart and kidney failure at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. | 53
|
| Pernell Roberts
| 24-Jan-2010 | Actor Pernell Roberts, who played Trapper John, dies from pancreatic cancer at his home in Malibu, California. | 15
|
| Andrew E. Lange
| 22-Jan-2010 | Caltech astrophysicist and cosmologist Andrew E. Lange commits suicide by asphyxiation in a Pasadena, California hotel room. | 0 |
| James Mitchell
| 22-Jan-2010 | All My Children actor James Mitchell dies from respiratory failure and pneumonia in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Jean Simmons
| 22-Jan-2010 | Following a lengthy battle with lung cancer, actress Jean Simmons dies at her home in Santa Monica, California. | 15
|
| Dan Fitzgerald
| 19-Jan-2010 | Longtime Gonzaga head basketball coach Dan Fitzgerald dies after collapsing at a restaurant in Airway Heights, Washington. | 0 |
| Robert B. Parker
| 18-Jan-2010 | Mystery novelist Robert B. Parker, author of the Spenser series, dies suddenly from a heart attack at his desk at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | 0 |
| Glen Bell
| 17-Jan-2010 | Founder of Taco Bell Glen Bell dies at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California. | 1
|
| Daniel J. Freed
| 17-Jan-2010 | Retired Yale Law professor Daniel J. Freed, influential in criminal justice and sentencing, dies in a Manhattan hospital from renal failure. | 0 |
| Erich Segal
| 17-Jan-2010 | Novelist Erich Segal, noted for authoring the screenplay to Yellow Submarine, dies from a heart attack in London. | 0 |
| Carl Smith
| 16-Jan-2010 | Country musician Carl Smith, known as "Mr. Country", dies from natural causes at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. | 0 |
| Marshall W. Nirenberg
| 15-Jan-2010 | National Institutes of Health geneticist Marshall W. Nirenberg dies of cancer in his New York City home. | 0 |
| Teddy Pendergrass
| 13-Jan-2010 | Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies from colon cancer at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA. | 9
|
| Juliet Anderson
| 11-Jan-2010 | Porn film actress and director Juliet Anderson dies at her home in Berkeley, California. | 37
|
| Miep Gies
| 11-Jan-2010 | Activist Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during WWII, dies in Amsterdam after a short illness, aged 100. | 778
|
| Éric Rohmer
| 11-Jan-2010 | French New Wave film director Éric Rohmer dies in a Paris hospital. | 11
|
| Robben W. Fleming
| 10-Jan-2010 | Robben W. Fleming, President of the University of Michigan between 1968 to 1978, dies at the Care and Rehabilitation Center, Glacial Hills, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | 0 |
| Edward H. Linde
| 10-Jan-2010 | Former CEO of Boston Properties Edward H. Linde dies in Boston from pneumonia. | 0 |
| Art Clokey
| 08-Jan-2010 | "Gumby" creator Art Clokey dies in his sleep at his home in Los Osos, California. | 1
|
| Lew Allen, Jr.
| 04-Jan-2010 | Former NSA Director Lew Allen, Jr. dies in Potomac Falls, Virginia. | 4
|
| Chauncey H. Browning, Jr.
| 01-Jan-2010 | Four-term West Virginia Attorney General Chauncey H. Browning, Jr. dies at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia. | 0 |
| John S. Wilder
| 01-Jan-2010 | Longtime Lt. Governor of Tennessee John S. Wilder dies at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, having suffered a stroke several days prior. | 0 |
| Abdurrahman Wahid
| 30-Dec-2009 | Former President of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid dies in a Jakarta hospital following a lengthy period of ill-health. | 0 |
| Ruth Lilly
| 30-Dec-2009 | Philanthropist heir to the Lilly fortune Ruth Lilly dies in Indianapolis, Indiana. | 120
|
| David Levine
| 29-Dec-2009 | New York Review of Books caricaturist David Levine dies from prostate cancer at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Dennis Brutus
| 26-Dec-2009 | South African poet Dennis Brutus dies from prostate cancer at his home in Cape Town, South Africa. | 3
|
| David Taylor
| 26-Dec-2009 | English Labour politician David Taylor dies from a heart attack while out for a walk, in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. | 0 |
| Vic Chesnutt
| 25-Dec-2009 | Wheelchair-bound singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt commits suicide with an overdose of prescription muscle relaxants, dying after a brief coma in Athens, GA, aged 45. | 0 |
| Edward Schillebeeckx
| 23-Dec-2009 | Catholic theologian Edward Schillebeeckx dies from an illness at Nijmegen in the Netherlands, aged 95. | 16
|
| Edwin G. Krebs
| 21-Dec-2009 | Biochemist and Nobel laureate Edwin G. Krebs dies from progressive heart failure at a care facility in Seattle, Washington. | 1
|
| Brittany Murphy
| 20-Dec-2009 | Actress Brittany Murphy dies of pneumonia at her home in Los Angeles, while suffering from anemia and intoxicated on a cocktail of prescription drugs, aged 32. | 12
|
| Arnold Stang
| 20-Dec-2009 | Character actor Arnold Stang dies of pneumonia in Newton, MA, aged 91. | 4
|
| Lincoln Gordon
| 19-Dec-2009 | Former US Ambassador to Brazil and President of Johns Hopkins University Lincoln Gordon dies at Collington Episcopal Life Care in Mitchellville, Maryland, aged 96. | 13
|
| Kim Peek
| 19-Dec-2009 | Kim Peek, the savant who inspired Rain Man, dies of a heart attack in Murray, UT. | 1
|
| James L. Goddard
| 18-Dec-2009 | Former FDA Commissioner James L. Goddard dies of a brain hemorrhage at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, California. | 0 |
| Jennifer Jones
| 17-Dec-2009 | Former movie actress Jennifer Jones dies of natural causes at her Malibu, California home. | 65
|
| Dan O'Bannon
| 17-Dec-2009 | Science fiction screenwriter Dan O'Bannon dies of Crohn's disease in Santa Monica, CA. | 0 |
| Alaina Reed Hall
| 17-Dec-2009 | Actress Alaina Reed Hall dies of breast cancer at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. | 0 |
| Roy E. Disney
| 16-Dec-2009 | Walt Disney's nephew Roy E. Disney dies of stomach cancer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, CA. | 47
|
| Oral Roberts
| 15-Dec-2009 | Televangelist faith healer Oral Roberts dies of complications of pneumonia in Newport Beach, California, aged 91. | 357
|
| Paul Samuelson
| 13-Dec-2009 | Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson dies at his home in Belmont, Massachusetts, aged 94. | 96
|
| Gene Barry
| 09-Dec-2009 | Actor and singer Gene Barry dies at a rest home in Woodland Hills, California. | 119
|
| Rodrigo Carazo Odio
| 09-Dec-2009 | The former President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Carazo Odio dies from complications two weeks after undergoing open heart surgery at Mexico Hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica. | 0 |
| Frank M. Coffin
| 07-Dec-2009 | Judge and Maine Congressman Frank M. Coffin dies from complications of surgery after suffering an aortic aneurysm, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. | 0 |
| Grady L. Patterson
| 07-Dec-2009 | Former South Carolina State Treasurer Grady Patterson dies in Columbia, South Carolina, from natural causes. | 0 |
| Otto Lambsdorff
| 05-Dec-2009 | Former German Economic Minister Otto Lambsdorff dies at a hospital in Bonn, Germany. | 0 |
| Jack Rose
| 05-Dec-2009 | Ragtime-influenced guitarist of Pelt, Jack Rose dies of a heart attack in Philadelphia, aged 38. | 0 |
| Paula Hawkins
| 03-Dec-2009 | Former US Senator from Florida Paula Hawkins dies at her home in Winter Gardens, Florida. | 0 |
| Richard Todd
| 03-Dec-2009 | Actor Richard Todd dies from cancer at his home in Little Humby, Lincolnshire, England. | 18
|
| Maggie Jones
| 02-Dec-2009 | British actress Maggie Jones dies in her sleep at a hospital in Salford, England. | 0 |
| Eric Woolfson
| 01-Dec-2009 | Musician, songwriter and producer Eric Woolfson, who was co-founder of the Alan Parsons Project, dies from cancer in London. | 1
|
| Alice McGrath
| 27-Nov-2009 | Activist Alice McGrath dies from an infection at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. | 4
|
| Fred Joseph
| 27-Nov-2009 | Former CEO of infamous junk bond firm Drexel Burnham Lambert, Fred Joseph dies of multiple myeloma at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. | 0 |
| Jeanne-Claude
| 18-Nov-2009 | Installation artist Jeanne-Claude, the wife of Christo, dies of a brain aneurysm in New York City. | 0 |
| Edward Woodward
| 16-Nov-2009 | English actor Edward Woodward, best known for playing the lead role in The Equalizer, dies in Cornwall, England. | 16
|
| Dennis Cole
| 15-Nov-2009 | Former male model and actor Dennis Cole dies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | 0 |
| Ken Ober
| 15-Nov-2009 | Former host of MTV's Remote Control, Ken Ober dies. | 3
|
| Bruce King
| 13-Nov-2009 | Three-time Governor of New Mexico Bruce King dies at his ranch in Stanley, New Mexico. | 1
|
| James Roderick Lilley
| 12-Nov-2009 | Former US Ambassador to China James Roderick Lilley dies from complications of prostate cancer at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC. | 1
|
| Paul Wendkos
| 12-Nov-2009 | Film director Paul Wendkos dies in Malibu, California, from a lung infection after suffering a stroke. | 0 |
| John J. O'Connor III
| 11-Nov-2009 | John J. O'Connor III, husband of Sandra Day O'Connor, dies from complications of Alzheimer's in Phoenix, Arizona. | 14
|
| John Allen Muhammad
| 10-Nov-2009 | Washington beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is executed via lethal injection at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia. | 62
|
| Al Cervi
| 09-Nov-2009 | Basketball Hall-of-Famer Al Cervi dies at a hospice in Rochester, New York. | 8
|
| Jerry Fuchs
| 08-Nov-2009 | Shortly after midnight, drummer Jerry Fuchs falls to his death after climbing out of a broken freight elevator at a party in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. | 0 |
| Vitaly L. Ginzburg
| 08-Nov-2009 | Russian theoretical and particle physicist Vitaly L. Ginzburg dies from cardiac arrest in Moscow. | 27
|
| William H. Avery
| 04-Nov-2009 | Former Kansas Governor William H. Avery dies. | 100
|
| Carl Ballantine
| 03-Nov-2009 | Comedy magician Carl Ballantine dies in his sleep at his home in Hollywood. | 9
|
| Claude Lévi-Strauss
| 01-Nov-2009 | Influential French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies, aged 100. | 1,518
|
| Tsien Hsue-shen
| 31-Oct-2009 | Founder of the Chinese space program Tsien Hsue-shen dies in Beijing, aged 98. | 19
|
| Melvin T. Brunetti
| 30-Oct-2009 | US Appeals Court Judge Melvin T. Brunetti dies at his home in Reno, Nevada, after a battle with cancer. | 0 |
| Michelle Triola
| 30-Oct-2009 | Former consort of Dick Van Dyke and Lee Marvin, Michelle Triola Marvin dies of lung cancer in Malibu. | 0 |
| David C. Treen
| 29-Oct-2009 | Former Louisiana Governor David C. Treen dies from respiratory failure at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana. | 2
|
| Teel Bivins
| 26-Oct-2009 | Former Texas State Senator and US Ambassador Teel Bivins dies at his home in Amarillo, Texas. | 0 |
| Jeffry M. Picower
| 25-Oct-2009 | Investor Jeffry M. Picower is found drowned the pool at his home in Palm Beach, Florida. | 0 |
| Lou Jacobi
| 23-Oct-2009 | Canadian-American character actor Lou Jacobi dies at his home in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Maryanne Amacher
| 22-Oct-2009 | Electroacoustic composer Maryanne Amacher dies in Rhinebeck, New York, two weeks after suffering a stroke. | 1
|
| Soupy Sales
| 22-Oct-2009 | Pie-throwing comedian Soupy Sales dies at Calvary Hospital in Bronx, New York. | 208
|
| Jack Nelson
| 21-Oct-2009 | Pulitzer prize winning journalist Jack Nelson dies from pancreatic cancer at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. | 0 |
| Clifford Hansen
| 20-Oct-2009 | Former Oklahoma Governor and US Senator Clifford Hansen dies in Jackson, Wyoming. | 45
|
| Howard Unruh
| 19-Oct-2009 | Spree killer Howard Unruh dies at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital in Trenton, New Jersey, where he had been incarcerated for 60 years. | 0 |
| Joseph Wiseman
| 19-Oct-2009 | Canadian-American actor Joseph Wiseman, who played the title villain in Dr. No, dies at his home in Manhattan. | 4
|
| Jay Johnson
| 17-Oct-2009 | Former US Congressman and news anchorman Jay Johnson dies from a heart attack at his home in suburban Washington, DC. | 0 |
| Vic Mizzy
| 17-Oct-2009 | Television composer and songwriter Vic Mizzy dies from heart failure at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Bob Davis
| 16-Oct-2009 | Former US Congressman from Michigan Bob Davis dies at a hospice in Arlington, Virginia. | 0 |
| Elizabeth Clare Prophet
| 15-Oct-2009 | Church Universal and Triumphant leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet dies from Alzheimer's at her apartment in Bozeman, Montana. | 5
|
| Captain Lou Albano
| 14-Oct-2009 | Professional wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano dies. | 464
|
| Bruce Wasserstein
| 14-Oct-2009 | Investment banker Bruce Wasserstein dies. | 0 |
| Stephen Gately
| 10-Oct-2009 | Boyzone member Stephen Gately dies in his sleep at a house near Port d'Andratx on the island Majorca. | 0 |
| Lionel Pincus
| 10-Oct-2009 | Venture capitalist Lionel Pincus dies at his home in Manhattan. | 0 |
| James S. Duesenberry
| 05-Oct-2009 | Harvard economist James S. Duesenberry dies from heart failure. | 0 |
| John Evander Couey
| 30-Sep-2009 | Convicted murderer of Jessica Lunsford John Evander Couey dies from natural causes at a Jacksonville, Florida hospital. | 35
|
| Henry Bellmon
| 29-Sep-2009 | Former Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon dies in Oklahoma City, suffering complications of Parkinson's disease. | 5
|
| Guillermo Endara
| 28-Sep-2009 | Former Panamanian President Guillermo Endara dies at his home in Panama City, suffering kidney failure. | 1
|
| Donald Fisher
| 27-Sep-2009 | The Gap co-founder Donald Fisher dies from cancer at his home in San Francisco. | 0 |
| William Safire
| 27-Sep-2009 | New York Times columnist William Safire dies of pancreatic cancer at a Maryland hospice. | 41
|
| Susan Atkins
| 24-Sep-2009 | Manson Family follower Susan Atkins dies at a prison facility in Chowchilla, California, suffering from brain cancer. | 312
|
| Kevork S. Hovnanian
| 24-Sep-2009 | Hovnanian Enterprises founder Kevork S. Hovnanian dies at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Robert Ginty
| 21-Sep-2009 | Actor Robert Ginty dies of cancer in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| John Hart
| 20-Sep-2009 | Replacement Lone Ranger John Hart dies at his home in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. | 68
|
| Irving Kristol
| 18-Sep-2009 | Neoconservative thinker Irving Kristol dies from lung cancer at the Capital Hospice in Arlington, Virginia. | 9
|
| Leon Kirchner
| 17-Sep-2009 | Composer Leon Kirchner dies at his Central Park West apartment in Manhattan from congestive heart failure. | 0 |
| Myles Brand
| 16-Sep-2009 | NCAA President Myles Brand dies at his home in Indianapolis, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. | 8
|
| Monte Clark
| 16-Sep-2009 | Former Detroit Lions Head Coach Monte Clark dies in Detroit, Michigan from a bone marrow malignancy. | 0 |
| Julian M. Niemczyk
| 16-Sep-2009 | American diplomat Julian M. Niemczyk dies from cardiac arrest at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. | 3
|
| Mary Travers
| 16-Sep-2009 | Singer Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul, and Mary, dies battling leukemia at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. | 35
|
| Henry Gibson
| 14-Sep-2009 | Laugh-In actor Henry Gibson dies in Malibu, California, following a battle with cancer. | 8
|
| Jody Powell
| 14-Sep-2009 | Press Secretary for the Carter Administration, Jody Powell dies from a heart attack while moving firewood at his home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. | 2
|
| Patrick Swayze
| 14-Sep-2009 | Star of Dirty Dancing, Patrick Swayze dies of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles. | 2,668
|
| Paul Burke
| 13-Sep-2009 | Actor Paul Burke dies from leukemia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma at his home in Palm Springs, California. | 2
|
| Norman Borlaug
| 12-Sep-2009 | Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug dies from cancer at his home in Dallas. | 79
|
| Alfred Gottschalk
| 12-Sep-2009 | Jewish educator Alfred Gottschalk dies in Cincinnati from the lingering effects of a 2008 automobile accident. | 0 |
| Jack Kramer
| 12-Sep-2009 | Tennis player and promoter Jack Kramer dies from cancer at his Los Angeles home. | 0 |
| James S. McDonald
| 12-Sep-2009 | Financier James S. McDonald, CEO of Rockefeller & Co., commits suicide outside of an automobile dealership in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, with a single gunshot to the head. | 0 |
| Jim Carroll
| 11-Sep-2009 | Author/rocker Jim Carroll dies from a heart attack at his Manhattan home. | 1
|
| Larry Gelbart
| 11-Sep-2009 | Creator and principal writer of the TV series M*A*S*H, Larry Gelbart, dies from cancer which was diagnosed in June, at his home in Beverly Hills. | 13
|
| Frank Batten
| 10-Sep-2009 | Newspaper publisher and founder of the Weather Channel, Frank Batten dies after a long illness in Norfolk, Virginia. | 0 |
| Army Archerd
| 08-Sep-2009 | Variety columnist Army Archerd dies at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 54
|
| Ray Barrett
| 08-Sep-2009 | Australian actor Ray Barrett dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia. | 0 |
| Aage N. Bohr
| 08-Sep-2009 | Danish physicist and Nobel laureate Aage N. Bohr dies in Copenhagen. | 8
|
| Keith Waterhouse
| 04-Sep-2009 | English novelist and columnist Keith Waterhouse dies in his sleep at his London home. | 2
|
| W. G. Hefner
| 02-Sep-2009 | Former Congressman from Alabama and gospel singer W. G. Hefner dies of a brain aneurysm at a hospital in Huntsville, AL. | 1
|
| Ismael Valenzuela
| 02-Sep-2009 | Jockey Hall-of-Famer Ismael Valenzuela dies from diabetes complications at his home in Arcadia, California. | 0 |
| Erich Kunzel
| 01-Sep-2009 | Cincinnati Pops Conductor Erich Kunzel dies from cancer at a hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine. | 0 |
| Robert V. Schnabel
| 01-Sep-2009 | Robert V. Schnabel, President of Valparaiso University from 1978-88, dies in Angola, Indiana. | 0 |
| Simon Dee
| 30-Aug-2009 | British talk show host Simon Dee dies after a brief battle with bone cancer, at Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, Hampshire, England. | 0 |
| Chris Connor
| 29-Aug-2009 | Jazz singer Chris Connor dies from cancer in Toms River, New Jersey. | 0 |
| Richard J. Egan
| 28-Aug-2009 | Richard J. Egan, Co-Founder of EMC Corporation, suffering the late stages of lung cancer, commits suicide. | 0 |
| DJ AM
| 28-Aug-2009 | New York disc jockey DJ AM is found dead in the bathroom of his New York City apartment, a mostly-empty bag of crack cocaine stuck to his body. | 0 |
| Alex Grass
| 27-Aug-2009 | Rite Aid founder Alex Grass dies after a ten-year battle with lung cancer. | 0 |
| Sergei V. Mikhalkov
| 27-Aug-2009 | Russian lyricist and juvenile author Sergei V. Mikhalkov dies in Moscow. | 0 |
| Dominick Dunne
| 26-Aug-2009 | Novelist/journalist Dominick Dunne dies from bladder cancer at his home in Manhattan. | 31
|
| Ellie Greenwich
| 26-Aug-2009 | Songwriter Ellie Greenwich dies from a heart attack at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, having been admitted several days prior for treatment of pneumonia. | 0 |
| William A. Emerson, Jr.
| 25-Aug-2009 | Journalist and editor William A. Emerson, Jr. dies at his home in Atlanta. | 0 |
| A. Stone Freedberg
| 25-Aug-2009 | Physician A. Stone Freedberg dies at his home in Boston. | 0 |
| Ted Kennedy
| 25-Aug-2009 | Long-serving United States Senator Ted Kennedy dies at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. | 1,860
|
| H. Douglas Lee
| 25-Aug-2009 | Former Stetson University President H. Douglas Lee dies at Florida Hospital-DeLand in DeLand, FL. | 0 |
| Toni Sailer
| 24-Aug-2009 | Austrian downhill skier Toni Sailer dies in Innsbruck, Austria. | 0 |
| Stanley H. Kaplan
| 23-Aug-2009 | Stanley H. Kaplan, publisher of SAT study aids, dies in Manhattan. | 0 |
| James Lord
| 23-Aug-2009 | Biographer James Lord dies at his home in Paris from a heart attack. | 0 |
| Elmer Kelton
| 22-Aug-2009 | Prolific Western novelist Elmer Kelton dies from multiple ailments in San Angelo, Texas. | 0 |
| Beryl W. Sprinkel
| 22-Aug-2009 | Economist Beryl W. Sprinkel dies in Chicago. | 0 |
| Don Hewitt
| 19-Aug-2009 | 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt dies of pancreatic cancer at his Bridgehampton, New York home. | 67
|
| Hildegard Behrens
| 18-Aug-2009 | Soprano Hildegard Behrens dies from an aneurysm while traveling in Tokyo. | 0 |
| Kim Dae-Jung
| 18-Aug-2009 | Former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung dies from heart failure while in hospital being treated for pneumonia. | 33
|
| Robert Novak
| 18-Aug-2009 | Conservative columnist Robert Novak dies of brain cancer at his home in Washington, DC. | 171
|
| Khalid bin Mahfouz
| 16-Aug-2009 | Billionaire Saudi banker Khalid bin Mahfouz dies from a heart attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. | 0 |
| Warren E. Hearnes
| 16-Aug-2009 | Former Missouri Governor Warren E. Hearnes dies in Charleston, Missouri, after an illness of several months. | 1
|
| Kenneth H. Bacon
| 15-Aug-2009 | Journalist Kenneth H. Bacon dies from melanoma complications at home in Block Island, Rhode Island. | 0 |
| Richard Poirier
| 15-Aug-2009 | Literary critic and scholar Richard Poirier dies in Manhattan, from injuries suffered in a fall. | 0 |
| Malcolm R. Wilkey
| 15-Aug-2009 | Former US Judge and Ambassador Malcolm R. Wilkey dies from prostate cancer at his home in Santiago, Chile. | 3
|
| Teeder Kennedy
| 14-Aug-2009 | Toronto Maple Leaf and NHL Hall-of-Famer Teeder Kennedy dies at a nursing home in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. | 0 |
| Les Paul
| 13-Aug-2009 | Guitar pioneer Les Paul dies of pneumonia at a hospital in White Plains, NY. | 661
|
| Ruth Ford
| 12-Aug-2009 | American stage actress Ruth Ford dies at her Manhattan apartment. | 20
|
| Margaret Bush Wilson
| 11-Aug-2009 | Former NAACP Chairman Margaret Bush Wilson dies at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, from multiple organ failure. | 0 |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver
| 11-Aug-2009 | Kennedy sibling and founder of the Special Olympics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies following a series of strokes, Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts. | 234
|
| John Quade
| 09-Aug-2009 | American character actor John Quade dies in his sleep from natural causes, at his home in Rosamond, California. | 0 |
| Adrian W. DeWind
| 07-Aug-2009 | Attorney and human rights activist Adrian W. DeWind dies at his home in Manhattan, aged 95. | 0 |
| Frank Graves Dickey
| 07-Aug-2009 | Former President of the University of Kentucky, Frank Graves Dickey dies from pancreatic cancer complications at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. | 0 |
| Willy DeVille
| 06-Aug-2009 | Willy DeVille, leader of Mink DeVille, dies from pancratic cancer in New York City. | 0 |
| John Hughes
| 06-Aug-2009 | Film director John Hughes dies from a heart attack in New York City. | 3
|
| Jack T. Kirby
| 06-Aug-2009 | Southern historian Jack T. Kirby dies from heart failure in St. Augustine, Florida. | 0 |
| Budd Schulberg
| 05-Aug-2009 | Novelist and screenwriter Budd Schulberg dies at his home on Long Island, New York, aged 95. | 21
|
| Amos Kenan
| 04-Aug-2009 | Israeli author and newspaper columnist Amos Kenan dies in Tel Aviv. | 0 |
| Charles Gwathmey
| 03-Aug-2009 | American architect Charles Gwathmey dies from esophageal cancer in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Corazon Aquino
| 01-Aug-2009 | Former Philippines President Corazon Aquino dies of colon cancer in Manila. | 32
|
| Naomi Sims
| 01-Aug-2009 | Pioneering black supermodel Naomi Sims dies from breast cancer in Newark, New Jersey. | 0 |
| Bobby Robson
| 31-Jul-2009 | English soccer player, and later manager, Bobby Robson dies at his home in Durham, England, from cancer. | 0 |
| Tony Rosenthal
| 28-Jul-2009 | Sculptor Tony Rosenthal dies from a stroke in Southampton, New York. | 0 |
| Merce Cunningham
| 26-Jul-2009 | Dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham dies at his home in New York City. | 4
|
| Alexander Heard
| 24-Jul-2009 | The former Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, Alexander Heard, dies at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, following a long illness. | 0 |
| Harry Towb
| 24-Jul-2009 | Northern Irish stage and film actor Harry Towb dies after a battle with cancer at his home in London, England. | 0 |
| George Weissman
| 24-Jul-2009 | The former CEO of Philip Morris, who was later Chairman of Lincoln Center, George Weissman dies at the age of 90 in Greenwich, Connecticut, after having fallen at his home in Rye, New York. | 0 |
| E. Lynn Harris
| 23-Jul-2009 | Novelist E. Lynn Harris dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Thomas N. Schroth
| 23-Jul-2009 | Former Congressional Quarterly editor Thomas N. Schroth dies from congestive heart failure at his home in Sedgwick, Maine. | 0 |
| Les Lye
| 21-Jul-2009 | Canadian children's entertainer from the long-running You Can't Do That On Television, Les Lye dies at age 84 in Ottawa. | 0 |
| Edward T. Hall
| 20-Jul-2009 | Anthropologist Edward T. Hall dies at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | 0 |
| Frank McCourt
| 19-Jul-2009 | Author Frank McCourt, author of the Pulitzer-winning memoir Angela's Ashes, dies from melanoma at a hospice in New York City. | 62
|
| Ray Shaw
| 19-Jul-2009 | Former Dow Jones President Ray Shaw dies at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, after having been stung by a yellow-jacket wasp. | 0 |
| Lionel Casson
| 18-Jul-2009 | Classical scholar Lionel Casson dies from pneumonia in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Walter Cronkite
| 17-Jul-2009 | Former CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite dies from cerebrovascular disease at his home in New York City. | 1,815
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| Leszek Kolakowski
| 17-Jul-2009 | Polish philosopher Leszek Kolakowski dies at Oxford. | 1
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| Gordon Waller
| 17-Jul-2009 | Musician Gordon Waller, half of Peter and Gordon, dies from cardiac arrest at a hospital near his home in Ledyard, Connecticut. | 2
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| Otto Heino
| 16-Jul-2009 | Master potter Otto Heino dies at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California, aged 94. | 8
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| Sam Church
| 14-Jul-2009 | Former UMW President Sam Church dies from complications of surgery in Bristol, Virginia. | 0 |
| Harry J. Gray
| 08-Jul-2009 | Former United Technologies executive Harry J. Gray dies at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. | 0 |
| Harold J. Haynes
| 08-Jul-2009 | Former Standard Oil of California CEO Harold J. Haynes dies at his home in San Rafael, California. | 0 |
| Robert McNamara
| 06-Jul-2009 | US Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War, Robert McNamara, dies in his sleep at his home in Washington, DC. | 260
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| Lou Creekmur
| 05-Jul-2009 | Former Detroit Lion and Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Lou Creekmur dies at a hospital in Tamarac, Florida. | 3
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| Allen Klein
| 04-Jul-2009 | Music executive Allen Klein dies from Alzheimer's in New York City. | 2
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| Brenda Joyce
| 04-Jul-2009 | Actress Brenda Joyce dies at a nursing home in Santa Monica, California. | 58
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| Steve McNair
| 04-Jul-2009 | Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair and an unidentified woman are found dead in downtown Nashville, an apparent murder-suicide. | 7
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| Herbert G. Klein
| 02-Jul-2009 | Journalist and former White House Communications Director for Nixon, Herbert G. Klein dies after suffering a heart attack at his home in La Jolla, California. | 23
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| Karl Malden
| 01-Jul-2009 | Actor Karl Malden dies of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, California, aged 97. | 2,129
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| Mollie Sugden
| 01-Jul-2009 | English actress Mollie Sugden dies after a lengthy illness at Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, Surrey, England. | 20
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| Harve Presnell
| 30-Jun-2009 | Actor Harve Presnell dies from pancreatic cancer at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. | 0 |
| John W. Fisher
| 28-Jun-2009 | Former Ball Corporation CEO John W. Fisher dies from leukemia. | 1
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| Billy Mays
| 28-Jun-2009 | Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays is found dead at his Odessa, Florida home. | 12
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| Fred Travalena
| 28-Jun-2009 | Comic impressionist Fred Travalena dies from lymphoma at his home in Encino, California. | 0 |
| Gale Storm
| 27-Jun-2009 | Actress Gale Storm dies at a convalescent hospital in Danville, California. | 11
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| Farrah Fawcett
| 25-Jun-2009 | Charlie's Angels actress Farrah Fawcett dies from anal cancer at a Santa Monica hospital. | 901
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| Michael Jackson
| 25-Jun-2009 | Controversial pop singer Michael Jackson dies of a cardiac arrest at a rented mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. | 4,908
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| Sky Saxon
| 25-Jun-2009 | Singer for 60s garage rock band The Seeds, Sky Saxon dies of an undiagnosed internal infection. | 0 |
| Ed McMahon
| 23-Jun-2009 | Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon dies at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles of a combination of pneumonia and other ailments. | 1,199
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| Karel Van Miert
| 22-Jun-2009 | Belgian politician Karel Van Miert dies after a fall from a ladder, at his home in Beersel, Belgium. | 0 |
| Richard O. Ristine
| 20-Jun-2009 | Richard O. Ristine, Lt. Governor of Indiana from 1961-65, dies after a brief illness at his home in Leland, Michigan. | 0 |
| H. A. Boucher
| 19-Jun-2009 | H. A. Boucher, Lt. Governor of Alaska from 1970 to 1974, dies at his home in Anchorage, Alaska. | 0 |
| Frank J. Low
| 11-Jun-2009 | Infrared astronomer Frank J. Low dies in Tucson, Arizona, following a long illness. | 0 |
| Carl Pursell
| 11-Jun-2009 | Former US Congressman from Michigan Carl Pursell dies in Plymouth, Michigan after a lengthy illness. | 0 |
| Norman Brinker
| 09-Jun-2009 | Restaurateur and former Chairman of Brinker International, Norman Brinker dies while on vacation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. | 2
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| Omar Bongo
| 07-Jun-2009 | President of Gabon Omar Bongo dies from cancer at a clinic in Barcelona, Spain. | 1
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| Hugh Hopper
| 07-Jun-2009 | Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper dies of leukemia in Kent, England. | 3
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| Jean Dausset
| 06-Jun-2009 | Nobel prize-winning immunologist Jean Dausset dies of natural causes. | 5
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| David Carradine
| 03-Jun-2009 | Actor David Carradine is found hanged in his Bangkok, Thailand hotel room. | 50
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| Thomas Gill
| 03-Jun-2009 | Former Congressman and Lt. Governor of Hawaii Thomas Gill dies after a lengthy illness, at Leahi Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. | 0 |
| Koko Taylor
| 03-Jun-2009 | Blues singer Koko Taylor dies in Chicago. | 0 |
| David Eddings
| 02-Jun-2009 | Fantasy author David Eddings dies from natural causes at his home in Carson City, Nevada. | 12
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| George Tiller
| 31-May-2009 | Abortionist George Tiller is shot to death during a 10:00 a.m. service at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas. | 0 |
| Ephraim Katzir
| 30-May-2009 | Former President of Israel Ephraim Katzir dies at his home in Rehovot, Israel. | 0 |
| John H. Austin
| 29-May-2009 | Physician and Chairman of Arcadian Management Services, John H. Austin dies in the airplane crash of his private, two-seater Storch in Garfield County, Utah. | 0 |
| Clive W.J. Granger
| 27-May-2009 | Nobel prize-winning economist Clive W.J. Granger dies in San Diego. | 0 |
| Roh Moo Hyun
| 23-May-2009 | Former South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun commits suicide by jumping from a mountain cliff in the village of Bongha. He died several hours later in a hospital nearby in Pusan, South Korea. | 1
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| Robert F. Furchgott
| 19-May-2009 | Pharmacologist and Nobel laureate Robert F. Furchgott dies in Seattle, Washington. | 3
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| Bob Rosburg
| 14-May-2009 | Professional golfer Bob Rosburg dies after falling and striking his head, Rancho Mirage, California. | 3
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| L. William Seidman
| 13-May-2009 | Former FDIC Chairman and CNBC Commentator L. William Seidman dies after a brief illness. | 1
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| Robert J. Cornell
| 10-May-2009 | Former US Congressman and Roman Catholic priest Robert J. Cornell dies at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin. | 0 |
| Chuck Daly
| 09-May-2009 | Basketball coach Chuck Daly dies from pancreatic cancer at his home in Jupiter, Florida. | 9
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| Dom DeLuise
| 04-May-2009 | Actor Dom DeLuise dies in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital. | 225
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| Jane Randolph
| 04-May-2009 | Actress Jane Randolph dies from complications of a broken hip, in Gstaad, Switzerland. | 4
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| Marilyn French
| 02-May-2009 | Feminist author Marilyn French dies from heart failure at a hospital in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Jack Kemp
| 02-May-2009 | American politician and football player Jack Kemp dies from cancer at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. | 29
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| Marc Rocco
| 01-May-2009 | Film director Marc Rocco dies in his sleep, Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Raymond J. Saulnier
| 30-Apr-2009 | Economist Raymond J. Saulnier dies in Chestertown, Maryland, aged 100. | 0 |
| Bea Arthur
| 25-Apr-2009 | Golden Girls star Bea Arthur succumbs to lung cancer in her Los Angeles, California home. | 565
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| Ken Annakin
| 22-Apr-2009 | Film director Ken Annakin dies at his home in Beverly Hills, California. | 18
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| Jack Cardiff
| 22-Apr-2009 | Cinematographer and film director Jack Cardiff dies, aged 94. | 9
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| David B. Kellerman
| 22-Apr-2009 | Recently appointed Freddie Mac CFO David B. Kellerman hangs himself in the basement of his home in Vienna, VA. | 0 |
| J. G. Ballard
| 19-Apr-2009 | Author J. G. Ballard dies from cancer at his home in Shepperton, Surrey, England. | 32
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| Doc Blanchard
| 19-Apr-2009 | Heisman Trophy winner Doc Blanchard dies from pneumonia at his home in Bulvedere, Texas. | 5
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| Bill Orton
| 18-Apr-2009 | Former Congressman Bill Orton dies after an ATV accident at Little Sahara Sand Dunes in Utah. | 0 |
| Bruce Snyder
| 13-Apr-2009 | Former college football coach Bruce Snyder dies battling cancer at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. | 1
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| Marilyn Chambers
| 12-Apr-2009 | Former adult film star Marilyn Chambers found dead in her Canyon Country, California home. | 42
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| Jack Wrangler
| 07-Apr-2009 | Pornographic actor Jack Wrangler dies from emphysema in New York. | 0 |
| Tom Braden
| 03-Apr-2009 | Eight Is Enough author and former cohost of CNN's Crossfire, Tom Braden dies of a heart attack in his Denver, Colorado home. | 0 |
| Jerome R. Waldie
| 03-Apr-2009 | Former California congressman Jerome R. Waldie dies at his home in Placerville, CA. | 2
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| Raúl Alfonsín
| 31-Mar-2009 | Former Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín dies suffering lung cancer in Buenos Aires. | 34
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| Andrea Mead Lawrence
| 30-Mar-2009 | Olympic skier Andrea Mead Lawrence dies from brain cancer at her home in Mammoth Lakes, California. | 0 |
| Maurice Jarre
| 29-Mar-2009 | Composer Maurice Jarre dies from cancer in Los Angeles. | 10
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| Earl Paulk
| 29-Mar-2009 | Disgraced televangelist Earl Paulk dies of cancer at Atlanta Medical Center. | 0 |
| Lou Saban
| 29-Mar-2009 | Retired football coach Lou Saban dies at his home in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. | 2
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| Janet Jagan
| 28-Mar-2009 | American-born Janet Jagan, who served as First Lady and then President of Guyana from 1997 to 1999, dies at a hospital in Georgetown, Guyana. | 0 |
| Irving R. Levine
| 27-Mar-2009 | Journalist Irving R. Levine dies from prostate cancer at a Washington, DC hospice. | 0 |
| John Hope Franklin
| 25-Mar-2009 | Historian and educator John Hope Franklin dies from congestive heart failure at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. | 58
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| Dan Seals
| 25-Mar-2009 | Country and pop star Dan Seals succumbs to mantle cell lymphoma in Nashville. | 0 |
| George Kell
| 24-Mar-2009 | Baseball Hall-of-Famer George Kell dies his sleep as his home in Swifton, Arkansas. | 1
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| Jade Goody
| 22-Mar-2009 | British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody dies from cervical cancer at her home in Upshire, Essex, England. | 181
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| Joseph P. Albright
| 20-Mar-2009 | West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Albright dies from esophageal cancer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | 0 |
| Natasha Richardson
| 18-Mar-2009 | Actress Natasha Richardson dies from traumatic brain injuries at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, several days after a skiing accident suffered at the Mont Tremblant Resort in Quebec. | 64
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| Ron Silver
| 15-Mar-2009 | Actor Ron Silver dies from esophageal cancer in New York City. | 1
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| Betsy Blair
| 13-Mar-2009 | Actress Betsy Blair dies from cancer in London, aged 85. | 0 |
| Claude S. Brinegar
| 13-Mar-2009 | Former US Transportation Secretary Claude S. Brinegar dies from natural causes at a retirement community in Palo Alto, California. | 0 |
| James Purdy
| 13-Mar-2009 | American author James Purdy dies at an Englewood, New Jersey hospital, aged 94. | 4
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| Leonore Annenberg
| 12-Mar-2009 | Leonore Annenberg, wife of media mogul Walter Annenberg, dies of natural causes in Rancho Mirage, California. | 0 |
| Jimmy Boyd
| 07-Mar-2009 | Singer/actor Jimmy Boyd, best known for I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, dies at a Santa Monica convalescent hospital. | 0 |
| Daniel E. Button
| 07-Mar-2009 | Former US Congressman and editor Daniel E. Button dies from pneumonia at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. | 0 |
| Horton Foote
| 04-Mar-2009 | Pulitzer prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote dies in Hartford, Connecticut. | 0 |
| George McAfee
| 04-Mar-2009 | NFL Hall of Famer George McAfee dies in Durham, North Carolina. | 0 |
| Paul Harvey
| 28-Feb-2009 | Radio broadcaster Paul Harvey dies at a hospital near his winter home in Phoenix, Arizona. | 854
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| Wendy Richard
| 26-Feb-2009 | British actress Wendy Richard dies from breast cancer in London. | 47
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| Johnny Kerr
| 26-Feb-2009 | Former Chicago Bulls basketball coach and commentator Johnny Kerr dies in Chicago from prostate cancer. | 0 |
| Philip Jose Farmer
| 25-Feb-2009 | Science fiction author Philip Jose Farmer dies in his sleep, Peoria, Illinois. | 86
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| Howard Zieff
| 22-Feb-2009 | Film and television commercial director Howard Zieff dies from Parkinson's complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Robert Quarry
| 20-Feb-2009 | Actor Robert Quarry dies in Woodland Hills, California. | 0 |
| William P. Benton
| 19-Feb-2009 | Former Ford executive William P. Benton dies from cancer. | 0 |
| Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-Hwan
| 16-Feb-2009 | Roman Catholic Cardinal Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-Hwan dies in Seoul, South Korea. | 0 |
| Malcolm Toon
| 12-Feb-2009 | American diplomat Malcolm Toon dies in Pinehurst, North Carolina, aged 92. | 4
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| Willem Johan Kolff
| 11-Feb-2009 | Surgeon and inventor Willem Johan Kolff, designer of the first artificial kidney and heart, dies at his home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. | 0 |
| Robert W. Anderson
| 09-Feb-2009 | Playwright Robert W. Anderson dies from pneumonia in Manhattan. | 7
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| Philip Carey
| 06-Feb-2009 | Longtime One Life to Live actor Philip Carey dies of lung cancer at his home in New York City. | 6
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| James Whitmore
| 06-Feb-2009 | Actor James Whitmore dies of lung cancer at his home in Malibu, California. | 34
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| Lux Interior
| 04-Feb-2009 | The lead singer of The Cramps Lux Interior dies in his home of a pre-existing heart condition. | 0 |
| Lukas Foss
| 01-Feb-2009 | Conductor and music professor Lukas Foss dies from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan. | 0 |
