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9 Celebrity Deaths Last Week: Actors, Athletes, Influencers Who Died Too Soon. Adrian Schiller, Joe Flaherty, and several other celebrities died in the past week, with tributes and...
- Gene Cernan
- John Hurt
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Richard Hatch
- Bill Paxton
- Joseph Wapner
- Robert Osborne
- Joni Sledge
- Chuck Berry
- Jimmy Breslin
Gene Cernan, 82, the last astronaut to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of "peace and hope for all mankind," died on Jan. 16.
John Hurt, 77, the acclaimed prolific English actor of stage and screen whose credits included "Midnight Express," "The Elephant Man" and "Alien," died on Jan. 25.
Mary Tyler Moore, 80, the pop culture icon who co-starred on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and became a torchbearer for women with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," died on Jan. 25.
Richard Hatch, 71, star of the original science fiction cult series "Battlestar Galactica" and its Syfy remake, died on Feb. 7.
Bill Paxton, 61, the everyman character actor who appeared in 1990s blockbusters like "Apollo 13," "Twister" and "Titanic," died on Feb. 25.
Joseph Wapner, 97, who presided over "The People's Court" and became a beloved fixture on daytime television, died on Feb. 26.
Robert Osborne, 84, the respected film historian and gleeful primetime host of Turner Classic Movies for more than two decades, died on March 6.
Joni Sledge, 60, who with her sisters recorded the timeliness dance anthem "We Are Family," died on March 10.
Chuck Berry, 90, the groundbreaking blues singer who was often referred to as the "poet laureate" and "father" of rock 'n' roll, died on March 18. Photos: Chuck Berry: Rock 'n' roll's first guitar hero
Jimmy Breslin, 88, the cigar-chomping, Pulitzer Prize-winning tabloid newsman who became the gruff voice of ordinary New Yorkers, died on March 19.
- William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) Jan 12 American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, dies at 89. Jan 13 Dick Gautier, American stage and screen actor (Get Smart - "Hymie"; Bye Bye Birdie; When Things Were Rotten), dies at 85.
- Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) Jan 25 American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Laura"; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Ordinary People), dies at 80.
- Roger Moore (1927-2017) May 23 British actor (The Saint, James Bond), dies at 89. May 28 John Noakes, British TV presenter, dies at 83. May 30 Elena Verdugo, American actress (Little Giant, Cavalier of the West), dies at 92.
- George A. Romero (1940-2017) Jul 16 American-Canadian director, filmmaker and "Father of the Zombie Film" (Night of the Living Dead), dies at 77. Jul 18 Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor (Meatballs), dies at 74.
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- Rose Marie. One of the first stars to be known by her first name, the Dick Van Dyke Show actress died Dec. 28 in Van Nuys, Calif. at age 94. Earning three Emmy nominations for that sitcom, she also appeared on The Doris Day Show and was a 14-year staple on Hollywood Squares.
- Della Reese. The singer and actress, who became a household name while starring as a divine supervisor named Tess on CBS' Touched by an Angel, died Nov.
- Earle Hyman. The veteran actor best known for playing patriarch Russell Huxtable in The Cosby Show died Nov. 17 at age 91. Aside from his recurring role on The Cosby Show, he was known for his impressive stage career: He made his Broadway debut as a teen in 1944's Anna Lucasta, won a Tony in 1980 for his performance in The Lady From Dubuque, and starred in a number of acclaimed productions including Othello and A Raisin in the Sun.
- Malcolm Young. The guitarist and founding member of AC/DC died in November at age 64 after a years-long battle with dementia. He and his brother Angus created AC/DC in 1973 in Australia, and he remained with the band until 2014, when he left due to health problems.
- Jim Nabors. Jim Nabors, whose name is synonymous with the genial bumpkin Gomer Pyle, whom he played on TV, died Nov. 30. He was 87. Read his obituary here.
- Heather Menzies-Urich. Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, best known for portraying Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film “The Sound of Music,” died at the age of 68.
- Martin Landau. Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau, most closely associated with scene-stealing character turns in such films as “North by Northwest,” “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and “Ed Wood” as well as the classic TV series “Mission: Impossible,” died at the age of 89.
- David Cassidy. David Cassidy, pop culture idol of the 1970s, died at the age of 67. Read his full obituary here.
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Dec 29, 2017 · If 2016 felt like a celebrity death epidemic —including the unexpected deaths of the relatively young Prince, David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Carrie Fisher—2017 was filled with less surprising ...
