Remembering those celebrities we lost in 2007...
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Introduction
Kinda morbid, but I couldn' t help myself... as I keep lists of all things list-worthy. Here's a fairly comprehensive list of celebrities who passed away in 2007. RIP folks.
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January
Jan 1 Darrent Williams, Denver Broncos football player (24)
Jan 8 Yvonne DeCarlo, actress - Lily Munster (84)
Jan 9 Carlo Ponti, film director (94)
Jan 14 Darlene Conley, actress - Bold & the Beautiful (72)
Jan 16 Ron Carey, actor (71)
Jan 17 Art Buchwald, writer & columnist (81)
Jan 30 Sidney Sheldon, writer (89)
Jan 31 Molly Ivins, writer (62)
Jan 8 Yvonne DeCarlo, actress - Lily Munster (84)
Jan 9 Carlo Ponti, film director (94)
Jan 14 Darlene Conley, actress - Bold & the Beautiful (72)
Jan 16 Ron Carey, actor (71)
Jan 17 Art Buchwald, writer & columnist (81)
Jan 30 Sidney Sheldon, writer (89)
Jan 31 Molly Ivins, writer (62)
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February
Feb 8 Anna Nicole Smith, model/actress (39)
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March
Mar 10 Richard Jeni, comedian (49)
Mar 19 Calvert DeForest, aka Larry "Bud" Melman (85)
Mar 19 Calvert DeForest, aka Larry "Bud" Melman (85)
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April
Apr 11 Kurt Vonnegut, novelist (84)
Apr 14 Don Ho, musician (76)
Apr 17 Kitty Carlisle Hart, actress (96)
Apr 23 Boris Yeltsin, Russian leader (76)
Apr 26 Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA (85)
Apr 28 Tommy Newsom, Tonight Show saxophonist (78)
Apr 30 Tom Poston, actor (85)
Apr 14 Don Ho, musician (76)
Apr 17 Kitty Carlisle Hart, actress (96)
Apr 23 Boris Yeltsin, Russian leader (76)
Apr 26 Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA (85)
Apr 28 Tommy Newsom, Tonight Show saxophonist (78)
Apr 30 Tom Poston, actor (85)
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May
May 15 Jerry Falwell, evangelist (73)
May 25 Charles Nelson Reilly, actor and comedian (76)
May 27 Gretchen Wyler, actress and singer (75)
May 25 Charles Nelson Reilly, actor and comedian (76)
May 27 Gretchen Wyler, actress and singer (75)
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June
Jun 12 Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard) (89)
Jun 17 Gianfranco Ferre (62)
Jun 29 Joel Siegel (63)
Jun 17 Gianfranco Ferre (62)
Jun 29 Joel Siegel (63)
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July
Jul 2 Beverly Sills, actress (78)
Jul 11 Lady Bird Johnson, former first lady (94)
Jul 20 Tammy Faye Messner, evangelist and novelist (65)
Jul 29 Marvin Zindler, journalist (Best little whorehouse in Texas) (85)
Jul 29 Tom Snyder, tv host (71)
Jul 30 Bill Walsh, coach (75)
Jul 30 Ingmar Bergman, director (89)
Jul 31 Michaelangelo Antonioni, director (94)
Jul 11 Lady Bird Johnson, former first lady (94)
Jul 20 Tammy Faye Messner, evangelist and novelist (65)
Jul 29 Marvin Zindler, journalist (Best little whorehouse in Texas) (85)
Jul 29 Tom Snyder, tv host (71)
Jul 30 Bill Walsh, coach (75)
Jul 30 Ingmar Bergman, director (89)
Jul 31 Michaelangelo Antonioni, director (94)
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August
Aug 12 Merv Griffin, tv host and producer (82)
Aug 13 Phil Rizzuto, baseball player (89)
Aug 13 Brooke Astor, NY socialite (105)
Aug 20 Leona Helmsley, business woman (87)
Aug 13 Phil Rizzuto, baseball player (89)
Aug 13 Brooke Astor, NY socialite (105)
Aug 20 Leona Helmsley, business woman (87)
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September
Sep 6 Madeleine L'Engle, novelist (88)
Sep 6 Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer (71)
Sep 10 Jane Wyman, actress (90)
Sep 15 Brett Somers, actress and game show panelist (83)
Sep 21 Alice Ghostley, actress (81)
Sep 22 Marcel Marceau, mime (84)
Sep 6 Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer (71)
Sep 10 Jane Wyman, actress (90)
Sep 15 Brett Somers, actress and game show panelist (83)
Sep 21 Alice Ghostley, actress (81)
Sep 22 Marcel Marceau, mime (84)
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October
Oct 14 Big Moe, rapper (33)
Oct 16 Deborah Kerr, actress (86)
Oct 17 Joey Bishop, member of Rat Pack (89)
Oct 19 LaLa Brown, rapper (21)
Oct 28 Porter Wagoner, country western singer (80)
Oct 30 Robert Goulet, actor (73)
Oct 16 Deborah Kerr, actress (86)
Oct 17 Joey Bishop, member of Rat Pack (89)
Oct 19 LaLa Brown, rapper (21)
Oct 28 Porter Wagoner, country western singer (80)
Oct 30 Robert Goulet, actor (73)
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November
Nov 6 George Osmond, father of Osmond family (90)
Nov 10 Norman Mailer, writer (84)
Nov 10 Laraine Day, actress (87)
Nov 12 Ira Levin, writer (78)
Nov 19 Dick Wilson (Mr. Whipple) (91)
Nov 25 Kevin DuBrow, lead singer for Quiet Riot (52)
Nov 27 Sean Taylor, Washington Redskins football player (24)
Nov 30 Evel Knievel, stuntman (69)
Nov 10 Norman Mailer, writer (84)
Nov 10 Laraine Day, actress (87)
Nov 12 Ira Levin, writer (78)
Nov 19 Dick Wilson (Mr. Whipple) (91)
Nov 25 Kevin DuBrow, lead singer for Quiet Riot (52)
Nov 27 Sean Taylor, Washington Redskins football player (24)
Nov 30 Evel Knievel, stuntman (69)
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December
Dec 4 David "Chip" Reese, poker player (56)
Dec 12 Ike Turner, musician (76)
Dec 16 Dan Fogelberg, musician (56)
Dec 19 Frank Capra Jr., movie producer (73)
Dec 12 Ike Turner, musician (76)
Dec 16 Dan Fogelberg, musician (56)
Dec 19 Frank Capra Jr., movie producer (73)
Well, only 12 of these people were younger than me, so that is something.
I miss Molly Ivens so much; I never met her in person, but I responded to one of her columns twenty-five years ago, and to my surprise she responded to my response, and we exchanged rants a couple of times a year until about a year before she died.
I miss Molly Ivens so much; I never met her in person, but I responded to one of her columns twenty-five years ago, and to my surprise she responded to my response, and we exchanged rants a couple of times a year until about a year before she died.
As a Texan with my own hippie tendencies, I also miss Molly. She seems like the type who would love to exchange ideas - and wasn't afraid to share her own.
Two of my other favorite writers... Kurt Vonnegut and Madeleine L'Engle will also be missed. A Wrinkle in Time changed my life as a kid... and Slaughterhouse Five did as an adult.
Two of my other favorite writers... Kurt Vonnegut and Madeleine L'Engle will also be missed. A Wrinkle in Time changed my life as a kid... and Slaughterhouse Five did as an adult.
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