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Hal David

Harold Lane David

United States

1921 – 2012 (91 years old)

Master American lyricist whose legendary partnership with composer Burt Bacharach produced dozens of timeless pop classics including 'What the World Needs Now Is Love', 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head', and 'I Say a Little Prayer'.

Los Angeles, United States

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Jean-Luc Delarue

Jean-Luc Delarue

France

1964 – 2012 (48 years old)

Influential French television presenter and media producer dubbed the 'golden boy of French television' who revolutionized conversational talk shows with his landmark program 'Ça se discute' and production company Réservoir Prod.

Thiais, France

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Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Ada Driver

United States

1917 – 2012 (95 years old)

Trailblazing American stand-up comedian whose wild hair, outrageous wardrobe, rapid-fire self-deprecating wit, and cackling laugh shattered barriers for women in stand-up comedy.

Los Angeles, United States

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Tony Scott

Anthony David Leighton Scott

Great Britain

1944 – 2012 (68 years old)

Dynamic British film director and younger brother of Ridley Scott, whose kinetic editing, saturated colors, and high-octane energy created Top Gun, Crimson Tide, and True Romance.

Los Angeles, United States

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William Windom

William Windom

United States

1923 – 2012 (88 years old)

Distinguished American character actor and decorated World War II paratrooper who won an Emmy Award for 'My World and Welcome to It', immortalized as the tormented Commodore Decker in 'Star Trek' and Dr. Seth Hazlitt in 'Murder, She Wrote'.

Orcas Island, United States

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Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch

United States

1944 – 2012 (68 years old)

Virtuoso American composer and conductor, one of only two people in history (with Richard Rodgers) to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and the Pulitzer Prize (PEGOT), famed for 'The Way We Were' and 'A Chorus Line'.

Maspeth, United States

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Chavela Vargas

María Isabel Anita Carmen de Jesús Vargas Lizano

Costa Rica

1919 – 2012 (93 years old)

Legendary Costa Rican-born Mexican singer whose raw, smoking, gravelly renditions of Mexican ranchera songs, defiance of gender conventions, and close friendship with Frida Kahlo made her an icon of Latin American culture.

Tepoztlán, Mexico

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Chris Marker

Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve

France

1921 – 2012 (91 years old)

Enigmatic and visionary French filmmaker, photographer, and multimedia artist who invented the modern cinematic essay and created the sci-fi photomontage classic La Jetée (1962).

Paris, France

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Dianne Foster

Olga Helen Laruska

Canada

1928 – 2012 (83 years old)

Canadian-born Hollywood film and television actress who starred opposite major legends including Jimmy Stewart, Charlton Heston, and Mickey Rooney in 1950s classics like 'The Kentuckian' and 'Night Passage'.

Glendale, United States

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Lupe Ontiveros

Guadalupe Moreno

United States

1942 – 2012 (69 years old)

Trailblazing Hispanic-American actress who estimated she played maids over 150 times while fearlessly fighting Hollywood ethnic stereotyping, acclaimed for her chilling turn as Yolanda Saldívar in Selena.

Whittier, United States

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Frank Pierson

Frank Romer Pierson

United States

1925 – 2012 (87 years old)

Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and director who wrote cinema masterpieces including 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'Dog Day Afternoon', and served as president of both the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Los Angeles, United States

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Celeste Holm

Celeste Holm

United States

1917 – 2012 (95 years old)

Charming American actress who originated the role of Ado Annie in Broadway's Oklahoma!, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Gentleman's Agreement, and starred in All About Eve.

New York City, United States

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Ernest Borgnine

Ermes Effron Borgnino

United States

1917 – 2012 (95 years old)

Beloved American character actor and ten-year Navy veteran who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955), starred in The Wild Bunch and The Poseidon Adventure, and voiced Mermaid Man in SpongeBob.

Los Angeles, United States

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Andy Griffith

Andy Samuel Griffith

United States

1926 – 2012 (86 years old)

Legendary American actor and entertainer whose portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor in 'The Andy Griffith Show' and defense attorney Ben Matlock in 'Matlock' made him an enduring symbol of American television warmth and integrity.

Manteo, United States

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Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron

United States

1941 – 2012 (71 years old)

Sharp-witted American journalist, essayist, and three-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter/director who reinvented modern romantic comedy with When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail.

New York City, United States

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Bob Welch

Robert Lawrence Welch Jr.

United States

1945 – 2012 (66 years old)

American rock musician, singer, and songwriter who played guitar and sang in Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974 bridging their British blues and pop eras, later achieving solo platinum success with 'Sentimental Lady' and 'Ebony Eyes'.

Nashville, United States

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Eduard Khil

Эдуард Анатольевич Хиль

Russia

1934 – 2012 (77 years old)

Acclaimed Russian baritone and People's Artist of the RSFSR whose joyous vocal performances earned immense prestige in the Soviet Union, who achieved global viral fame in 2010 as 'Mr. Trololo' for his 1976 vocalise performance.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Richard Dawson

Colin Lionel Emm

Great Britain

1932 – 2012 (79 years old)

Charismatic British-American actor and television host celebrated as Corporal Peter Newkirk on 'Hogan's Heroes' and the kissing host of 'Family Feud', as well as his iconic villainous turn in 'The Running Man'.

Los Angeles, United States

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