Celebrity Deaths

George Jones (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)

Country Music Legend George Jones Dead At 81

George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” has died. He was 81.

2013/04/26

Jonathan Winters died on April 11, 2013 of natural causes at age 87. (credit: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TV Land)

Groundbreaking Comedian Jonathan Winters Dies At Age 87

Winters was a pioneer of improvisational standup comedy, with an exceptional gift for mimicry, a grab bag of eccentric personalities and a bottomless reservoir of creative energy.

2013/04/12

Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club,'' who matured to a successful career in records and `60s beach party movies but struggled with illness in middle age and after, died April 8. She was 70. (VINCE BUCCI/AFP/Getty Images)

Beloved Actress, Disney Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dead At 70

Actress Annette Funicello, long-time Disney and Beach Party star, passed away on Monday April 8 at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, at the age of 70. She died peacefully from complications due to Multiple Sclerosis, a disease she battled for over 25 years.

2013/04/08

Bonnie Franklin in 2008 (Neilson Barnard
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Actress Bonnie Franklin Of ‘One Day At A Time’ Fame Dead At 69

Bonnie Franklin, the pert, redheaded actress who won fame as a divorced mom on the long-running sitcom “One Day at a Time,” has died.

2013/03/01

Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren wrote the long-running "Dear Abby'' advice column, died on Jan. 16, 2013. She was 94. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Pauline Friedman Phillips, A.K.A. ‘Dear Abby,’ Dead At Age 94

Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running “Dear Abby” advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94.

2013/01/17

Jack Klugman (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images)

Jack Klugman, Star Of ‘The Odd Couple,’ Passes Away At Age 90

Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV’s “The Odd Couple” and the crime-fighting coroner in “Quincy, M.E.,” died on Monday, a son said.

2012/12/24

Sherman Hemsley (credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Entertainment)

Actor Sherman Hemsley, Best Known As George Jefferson On ‘The Jeffersons,’ Dies

The man who glorified moving on up to the ‘East Side’ of Manhattan has died.

2012/07/24

Donna Summer performs during the David Foster and Friends concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center October 1, 2011 in Las Vegas. (credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Donna Summer, ‘Queen Of Disco,’ Dead At 63

“Bad Girls,” “On The Radio,” “Hot Stuff,” “Last Dance” and “She Works Hard For The Money” were all hits for Summer.

2012/05/17

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Trailer From Whitney Houston’s New Film ‘Sparkle’ Makes Its Debut

A remake of the 1976 original, “Sparkle” stars Houston as the mother of three girls who form a singing group and struggle with fame and drug addiction.

2012/04/03

(L-R) Peter Tork, Davey Jones and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees pose during portrait session to announce the bands' 45th anniversary tour. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

Monkees Lead Singer Davy Jones Dies Of Heart Attack At Age 66

Davy Jones, the lead singer of the 1960s group The Monkees, died of a massive heart attack Wednesday in Florida just 11 days after performing in New York City. The former heartthrob played at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill on February 18.

2012/02/29

Patrice O'Neal (Christopher Polk/Getty Images Entertainment)

Comedian Patrice O’Neal Dies After Suffering Stroke

Heaven just got a lot more funny.

2011/11/29

"Jackass'' cast member Ryan Dunn (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn, 34, Killed In Fiery Pa. Car Crash

“Jackass” cast member Ryan Dunn died early Monday of injuries sustained in a fiery car crash, and speed may have been a factor, police said.

2011/06/20

Elizabeth Taylor in 1957 (AP Photo/File)

Oscar Winner, AIDS Activist, Broadway Star, Legend: Liz Taylor Dead At 79

Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday at age 79.

2011/03/23

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