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The '06 Obituaries
A lot of poeple had passed away in '06. James Brown, Don Dohler, Peter Boyle, My Grandmother. Here's a thread to commemorate someone who died in '06.
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Gone But Not Forgotten - 2006
January 6 - Lou Rawls, soul singer ("Lady Love") age 72 January 14 - Shelley Winters, two time Oscar winning actor ("The Diary of Anne Frank" and "A Patch of Blue") age 85 January 19 - Wilson Pickett, soul singer ("In the MIdnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally") age 64 January 19 - Anthony Franciosa, actor ("The Long Hot Summer" and "The Name of the Game") age 77 January 24 - Chris Penn, actor ("Reservoir Dogs" and "Starsky & Hutch") brother of Sean Penn, age 40 January 30 - Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King and Civil Rights matriarch, age 78 February 3 - Al Lewis, actor (Grandpa on "The Munsters" and Officer Leo Schnauzer on "Car 54, Where Are You?") age 82 February 4 - Betty Friedan, author ("The Feminine Mystique") and early leader of the feminist movement, age 85 February 12 - Peter Benchley, author ("Jaws") age 65 February 13 - Andreas Katsulas, actor (GKar on "Babylon 5") age 59 February 18 - William Cowsill, singer (The Cowsills, band that inspired the TV series "The Partridge Family" ) age 58 February 18 - Richard Bright, actor (Al Neri in " The Godfather") age 68 February 20 - Curt Gowdy, sportscaster ("American Sportsman") age 86 February 24 - Don Knotts, actor (Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" and Ralph Furley on "Three's Company" ) age 81 February 24 - Dennis Weaver, actor (Chester Goode on"Gunsmoke" and Sam McCloud on "McCloud") age 81 February 25 - Darren McGavin, actor (Carl Kolchak on "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" ) age 83 March 6 - Kirby Puckett,Baseball Hall of Famer who played for Minnesota Twins, age 44 March 6 - Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, age 44 March 11 - Slobodan Milosevic. tyrant ("Butcher of the Balkans") age 64 March 13 - Maureen Stapleton, actress ("Reds" and "Interiors") age 80 March 26 - Buck Owens, singer, host ("Hee Haw") age 76 March 25 - Richard Fleischer, director ("Tora, Tora, Tora" and "Soylent Green") age 89 March 26 - Paul Dana, IRL race car driver - Rahal Letterman Racing Team, age 30 March 28 - Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan, age 88 April 5 - Gene Pitney, singer/songwriter ("Town Without Pity" and "Liberty Valance") age 65 April 17 - Scott Brazil, producer/director ("The Shield" and "Hill Street Blues") age 50 May 2 - Louis Rukeyser, journalist ("Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser") age 73 May 3 - Earl Woods, father of golfer Tiger Woods, age 74 May 11 - Floyd Patterson, Heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic Gold medalist, age 71 May 14 - Lew Anderson, actor and musician (Clarabell on "Howdy Doody Show") age 84 May 23 - Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury (under Clinton) and U.S. Senator from Texas 1971-1993, age 85 May 27 - Paul Gleason, actor (Principal Richard Vernon in "Breakfast Club") age 67 May 30 - Robert Sterling, actor (ghost George Kerby in "Topper") age 88 June 2 - Vince Welnick, keyboard player for the Grateful Dead, age 51 June 6 - Billy Preston, keyboardist ("Outta Space" and "Nothing From Nothing") age 59 June 20 - Claydes Charles Smith, musician (co-founder and lead guitarist of Kool & the Gang) age 57 June 23 - Aaron Spelling, producer ("Mod Squad," "Starsky and Hutch," "Charlie's Angels," "The Love Boat," "Dynasty," and "Beverly Hills 90210") age 83 June 24 - Patsy Ramsey, mother of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, 49 June ? - Moose, actor (played Eddie on "Frazier") age 16 ˝ July 1 - Benjamin Hendrickson, actor (Hal Munson on "As the World Turns") age 55 July 2 - Jan Murray, comic host ("Treasure Hunt") age 89 July 5 - Ken Lay, fomer CEO of Enron, who was convicted of conspiracy and fraud, age 64 July 7 - Syd Barrett, musician (founder of Pink Floyd) age 60 July 8 - June Allyson, actress ("The Glenn Miller Story" and "Strategic Air Command") age 88 Juky 11 - Barnard Hughes, actor (Grandpa in "Lost Boys") age, 90 July 13 - Red Buttons, actor ("Sayonara" and Poseidon Adventure") age 87 July 16 - Lt. Governor Win Rockefeller, Arkansas politician, billionaire great-grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, age 57 July 17 - Mickey Spillane, writer (Mike Hammer novels) age 88 July 19 - Jack Warden, actor ("Crazy Like a Fox" and "Heaven Can Wait") age 85 August 11 - Mike Douglas, singer and talk show host ("The Mike Douglas Show:), age 81 August 14 - Bruno Kirby, actor (Ed Funillo in "City Slickers") age 57 August 30 - Glenn Ford, actor ( "The Blackboard Jungle," "Put the Blame on Mame") age 90 September 1 - Nellie Connally, wife of former Gov. John Connally of Texas (1917-1993) and the last surviving occupant of President Kennedy’s limousine when he was assassinated, age 87 September 2 - Bob Mathias, Olympic decathlete and U.S. Congressman (1967-1975), age 75 September 4 - Steve Irwin, Enviromentalist known as the "Croc Hunter," age 44 September 13 - Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas (1991 to 1995), age 73 September 14 - Michael Hargitay,bobybuilder ex-husband of Jayne Mansfield and father of "Law & Order: SVU" star Mariska Hargitay, age 80 September 17 - Patricia Kennedy Lawford, sister of John F. Kennedy and former wife of Peter Lawford, age 82 September 22 - Edward Albert Jr., actor ( Don Baker in "Butterflies Are Free") age 55 September 26 - Byron Nelson, Golfing great, age 94 October 11 - Corey Lidle, pitcher of the New York Yankees, age 34 October 14 - Freddy Fender, country singer ("Before the Next Teardrop Falls") age 69 October 20 - Phyllis Kirk, actress (Nora Charles on "The Thin Man") age 77 October 20 - Jane Wyatt, actress (Margaret Anderson on "Father Knows Best") age 96 October 28 - Red Auerbach, legendary winning coach of the Boston Celtics, age 89 November 9 - Ed Bradley, journalist, longtime corresponent for "60 Minutes," age 65 November 10- Jack Palance, actor (Curly Washburn in "City Slickers") age 87 November 17 - Bo Schembechler, legendary football coach at University of Michigan, age 77 November 21 - Robert Altman, director ("M.A.S.H.") age 81 December 25 - James Brown, Godfather of Soul, "I Got You (I Feel Good)" age 73 December 26 - President Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States 1974-1977, age 93 December 29 - Saddam Hussein,Butcher of Bagdad, age 69 |
where'd you find all those?
oh my, i cant believe i forgot Steve Irwin. R.I.P. Steve. Your show was the best :) |
I just googled "died in 2006" and this list came up.
Chris Penn still has me dumbfounded:( |
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Scooby-Doo's creator Iwao Takamoto born in Los Angeles in 1925, died today aged 81. He worked for the Hanna-Barbera studio.
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Man we lost alot of good ones in 2006. Don Knotts stands out as one of my favorites that has passed =(
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