Following is a comprehensive list of the celebrated figures we lost in 2022.

Each name is followed by the deceased figure's age at the time of death, birth and death dates, a description and a link to the original obit.

Who did I miss?

Read 'em and weep ...

In happier times (GIF via GIPHY)

Shinzo Abe, 67 (September 21, 1954-July 8, 2022) Japan's longest-serving PM (2012-2020), a rare Japanese victim of assassination OBIT

Robert Allan Ackerman, 77 (June 30, 1944-January 10, 2022) TV director of Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) and The Reagans (2003) OBIT

Beegie Adair, 84 (December 11, 1937-January 23, 2022) Jazz pianist OBIT

Neal Adams, 80 (June 15, 1941-April 28, 2022) Batman comic artist OBIT

Patrick Adams, 72 (March 17, 1950-June 22, 2022) Producer, arrange and engineer known for his work on disco and soul hits OBIT

Sam Adams, 94 (April 4, 1927-January 8, 2022) Longtime literary agent who represented Margaret Atwood (b. 1939), Earl Hamner Jr. (1923-2016) and others OBIT

Ralph Ahn, 95 (September 28, 1926-February 26, 2022) Tran on TV's New Girl (2012-2018) OBIT

Takarada Akira, 87 (April 29, 1934-March 14, 2022) Star of Godzilla (1954) OBIT

Abu Akleh, 51 (circa 1970-May 11, 2022) Palestinian-American reporter OBIT

Ayman al-Zawahri, 71 (June 19, 1951-July 31, 2022) Head of al-Qaeda, one of the 9/11 masterminds OBIT

Trailblazer (GIF via GIPHY)

Madeleine Albright, 84 (May 15, 1937-March 23, 2022) First woman to serve as a U.S. Secretary of State, which she did under Bill Clinton (b. 1946) from 1997-2001 OBIT

Cynthia Albritton, 74 (circa 1947-April 21, 2022) Made plaster casts of rock stars' penises OBIT

Clifford L. Alexander, 88 (September 21, 1933-July 3, 2022) First Black secretary of the Army, longtime governmental advisor OBIT

Matrix-iarchy (GIF via GIPHY)

Mary Alice, 80 or 85 (December 3, 1936 or 1940-July 27, 2022) Stage and screen actress remembered for her Tony-winning Fences (1987) turn, her work on The Women of Brewster Place (1989) and her Emmy-winning work on I'll Fly Away (1992), as well as performances in the films Sparkle (1976) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003) OBIT

Gloria Allen, 76 (October 6, 1945-June 13, 2022) Trans activist OBIT

A veteran of Vandelay industries (Image via NBC)

Rae Allen, 95 (July 23, 1926-April 6, 2022) An original cast member of Broadway's Damn Yankees (1955) and of the film version (1958), a Tony winner in 1971 and an actress from such shows as Seinfeld (1992) and The Sopranos (2004) OBIT

And Howe!(GIF via GIPHY)

Kirstie Alley, 71 (January 12, 1951-December 5, 2022) Two-time Emmy-winning star of Cheers (1987-1993), Veronica's Closet (1997-2000) and the Look Who's Talking film series (1989-1993) OBIT

Jerry Allison, 82 (August 31, 1939-August 22, 2022) Original member of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, co-writer of “That'll Be the Day” (1957) and “Peggy Sue” (1957) OBIT

Sidney Alman, 82 (May 7, 1939-April 5, 2022) Nobel Prize-winning scientist who found that RNA triggers life-changing cellular chemical reactions OBIT

Amazing Johnathan, The aka John Szeles, 63 (September 9, 1958-February 22, 2022) Whacky magician with a horror streak OBIT

(Image via FX)

Louie Anderson, 68 (March 24, 1953-January 21, 2022) Stand-up comedy legend remembered for his kids' show Life with Louie (1995-1998) and his Emmy-winning performance as a woman on the sitcom Baskets (2016-2019) OBIT

And one of my favorite Louis Anderson routines is when he’s talking about being in the ER and a woman next to him keeps whining repetitively saying “I’m dying”and Louie Anderson finally screams: “WHEN!”

— Jackie Hoffman (@JackieHoffman16) January 21, 2022

Rick Anderson, 75 (August 1, 1947-December 16, 2022) Co-founding bassist of the Tubes OBIT

Roger Angell, 101 (September 19, 1920-May 20, 2022) New Yorker baseball writer OBIT

Jim Angle, 75 (September 14, 1946-February 9, 2022) Former Fox News Channel reporter (1996-2014) OBIT

John Aniston, 89 (July 24, 1933-November 11, 2022) Star of Days of Our Lives (1985-2022), father of Jennifer Aniston (b. 1969).

Shinji Aoyama, 57 (July 13, 1964-March 21, 2022) Director of the Cannes hit Eureka (2000) OBIT

Marshall Arisman, 83 (October 14, 1938-April 22, 2022) Illustrator whose work made violent imagery beautiful OBIT

Cüneyt Arkin, 84 (September 8, 1937-June 28, 2022) Turkish film actor OBIT

Clint Arlis, 34 (circa 1987-January 12, 2022) The Bachelorette (2015) reality-TV performer OBIT

David A. Arnold, 54 (March 15, 1968-September 7, 2022) Netflix comic OBIT

John Arrillaga Sr., 84 (April 3, 1937-January 24, 2022) Real estate developer who helped build Silicon Valley OBIT

Maureen Arthur, 88 (April 15, 1934-June 15, 2022) Star of the film version of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) OBIT

Ali Ahmed Aslam, 77 (April 1, 1945-December 19, 2022) Creator of chicken tikka masala OBIT

Her performance was true blue. (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Jamie Auld, 26 (circa 1995-January 2022) Played Madonna in the 2019 docudrama Madonna and the Breakfast Club OBIT

John Aylward, 75 (November 7, 1946-May 16, 2022) The West Wing (2005-2006) actor OBIT

Yuri Averbakh, 100 (February 8, 1922-May 7, 2022) Russian chess grandmaster OBIT

Nicki Aycox, 47 (May 26, 1975-November 16, 2022) Actress who appeared on TV's Supernatural (2006-2008) OBIT

Angelo Badalamenti, 85 (March 22, 1937-December 11, 2022) Composer of the Twin Peaks (1990-1991; 2017) theme OBIT

Donald Baechler, 65 (November 22, 1956-April 4, 2022) Painter of cartoonish collages OBIT

Kirk Baily, 59 (February 2, 1963-February 28, 2022) Kevin “Ug” Lee from Nickelodeon's Salute Your Shorts (1991-1992), voice actor OBIT

Rebecca Balding, 73 (September 21, 1955-July 18, 2022) Soap (1978-1980) and Charmed (1998-2006) actress OBIT

Biyi Bandele, 54 (October 13, 1967-August 7, 2022) Groundbreaking Nigerian director OBIT

Melissa Bank, 61 (October 11, 1960-August 2, 2022) Author of The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing (1999) OBIT

Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77 (December 17, 1944-February 23, 2022) Classical guitarist OBIT

Jered Barclay, 91 (November 22, 1930-July 23, 2022) Vaudevillian child performer who worked on early TV shows, was in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and later did voice work on series like The Smurfs (1982-1989) OBIT

Sonny Barger, 83 (October 8, 1938-June 29, 2022) Face of the Hells Angels OBIT

Jeff Barnaby, 46 (1976-October 13, 2022) Indigenous filmmaker of Blood Quantum (2019) OBIT

Anything but ghastly ... (Image via video still)

Joanna Barnes, 87 (November 15, 1934-April 29, 2022) Actress remembered for Auntie Mame (1958) and The Parent Trap (1961) OBIT

Mary Ellin Barrett, 95 (November 25, 1926-July 16, 2022) Daughter of Irving Berlin (1888-1989) OBIT

George Bartenieff, 89 (January 23, 1933-July 31, 2022) Founder of Theater for the New City, Theater Three Collaborative and also an actor OBIT

Jennifer Bartlett, 81 (March 14, 1941-July 25, 2022) Conceptual painter OBIT

No small feat (GIF via GIPHY)

Jules Bass, 87 (September 16, 1935-October 25, 2022) With Arthur Rankin Jr. (1924-2014), he created a stop-motion animation empire that included Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Frosty the Snowman (1969), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970), The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) and The Hobbit (1977) OBIT

Harry Bates, 95 (April 27, 1927-November 1, 2022) Modernist architect of Long Island, New York, homes OBIT

Letizia Battaglia, 87 (March 5, 1935-April 13, 2022) Photographer specializing in scenes of mafia brutality OBIT

Barry Bauman, 73 (April 9, 1948-February 5, 2022) Restoration artist and expert who sometimes unmasked frauds OBIT

Gabrielle Beaumont, 80 (April 7, 1942-October 8, 2022) Trailblazing TV director who was the first woman to direct many classic shows, including a 1989 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a first for that franchise OBIT

Bob Beckel, 73 (November 15, 1948-February 21, 2022) Former Fox News host OBIT

Harmut Becker, 83 (May 6, 1938-January 22, 2022) German actor who appeared in the controversial film o.k. (1970) OBIT

David Beckwith, 79 (October 30, 1942-October 2, 2022) The journalist whose Time article in 1973 reported the Roe v. Wade decision — before it was announced OBIT

Jean-Jacques Beineix, 75 (October 8, 1946-January 13, 2022) Director of the Cinema du Look classique Diva (1981) OBIT

Andrei Belgrader, 75 (March 31, 1946-February 22, 2022) Yale and American Repertory Theater director who worked with future acting greats OBIT

Luke Bell, 32 (January 27, 1990-August 29, 2022) Country singer OBIT

Thom Bell, 79 (January 27, 1943-December 22, 2022) Philadelphia Soul Sound artist OBIT

Clyde Bellecourt, 85 (May 8, 1936-January 11, 2022) Co-founder of the American Indian Movement OBIT

Pope Benedict XVI, 95 (April 16, 1927-December 31, 2022) Controversial pope who resigned OBIT

Billy All Bengston, 88 (June 7, 1934-October 8, 2022) California-cool painter OBIT

Sheila Benson, 91 (December 4, 1930-February 23, 2022) The Los Angeles Times' chief film critic (1981-1991) OBIT

Teresa Berganza, 89 (March 16, 1933-May 13, 2022) Spanish mezzo-soprano OBIT

Marilyn Bergman, 93 (November 10, 1928-January 8, 2022) One half of the songwriting team (with her husband Alan, b. 1925) behind such songs as “The Windmills of Your Mind” (1968) with Michel Legrand (1932-2019), “The Way We Were” (1973) and “You Don't Bring Me Flowers” (1977) and the theme songs to the series Maude (1972-1978), Good Times (1974-1979) and Alice (1976-1985): Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner OBIT

Judd Bernard, 94 (June 20, 1927-January 25, 2022) Producer of such films as Point Blank (1967) and Double Trouble (1967) OBIT

Ashley Bickerton, 63 (May 26, 1959-November 30, 2022) Mixed-media artist who fled NYC for Bali OBIT

Roman fingers (Images by Matthew Rettenmund & by James Bidgood)

James Bidgood, 88 (March 28, 1933-January 31, 2022) Visual artist known for surrealist beefcake photography and the long-anonymous arthouse film Pink Narcissus (1971) OBIT

Jay Binder, 71 (circa 1950-April 15, 2022) Prominent Broadway casting director OBIT

John Bird, 86 (November 22, 1936-December 24, 2022) Star of UK TV's Bremner, Bird of Fortune (1999-2007) OBIT

David Birney, 83 (April 23, 1939-April 29, 2022) Stage actor remembered for TV's Bridget Loves Bernie (1972-1973) OBIT

Harrison Birtwistle, 87 (July 15, 1934-April 18, 2022) Modernist composer OBIT

Stephanie Bissonnette, 32 (circa 1990-December 17, 2022) Member of the cast of Broadway's Mean Girls (2018-2020) OBIT

Baxter Black, 77 (January 10, 1945-June 10, 2022) Folk artist and poet OBIT

Robert Blalack, 73 (December 9, 1948-February 2, 2022) Industrial Light & Magic co-founder who was Emmy-nominated for the ratings-rich TV movie The Day After (1983) OBIT

Singing the Blues (Image via NBC)

Taurean Blacque, 82 (May 10, 1940-July 21, 2022) Hill Street Blues (1981-1987) and Generations (1989-1990) actor who was an internationally recognized advocate of adoption OBIT

June Blair, 89 (October 20, 1933-December 4, 2022) Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 1957 who appeared on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1960-1966) with then-husband David Nelson (1936-2011) OBIT

Jürgen Blin, 79 (April 24, 1943-May 7, 2022) Fighter who went seven rounds with Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) in 1971 OBIT

Donald Blinken, 96 (November 11, 1925-September 22, 2022) Ambassador, financier, art patron OBIT

Richard Blum, 86 (July 31, 1935-February 27, 2022) Financier and major Democratic donor, husband of Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933) OBIT

Norman Blumenthal, 97 (circa 1925-September 23, 2022) Game show producer OBIT

Eric Boehlert, 57 (December 6, 1965-April 4, 2022) Media Matters and Salon critic of right-wing disinformation, founder of Press Run blog OBIT

Igor Bogdanoff, 72 (August 29, 1949-January 3, 2022) One of the eccentric French twins who were TV presenters, and who were famous for their body-dysmorphic facial transformations — Grichka died December 28, 2021 OBIT

Peter Bogdanovich, 82 (July 30, 1939-January 6, 2022) Oscar-nominated director of such films as The Last Picture Show (1971), What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Paper Moon (1973), champion of Hollywood's Golden Age, and the man who helped Orson Welles's (1915-1985) unfinished The Other Side of the Wind see restoration and completion in 2018 OBIT

David Boggs, 71 (June 17, 1950-February 19, 2022) Co-inventor of Ethernet OBIT

Stephen Bonnar, 45 (April 4, 1977-December 22, 2022) UFC Hall of Famer OBIT

George Booth, 96 (June 28, 1926-November 1, 2022) New Yorker cartoonist OBIT

William G. Borchert, 89 (September 9, 1933-October 1, 2022) Emmy-nominated writer of My Name Is Bill W. (1989) OBIT

Tova Borgnine, 80 (November 17, 1941-February 26, 2022) QVC star, cosmetics mogul, widow of Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012) OBIT

Fake DJ, real tragedy (GIF via GIPHY)

Stephen “tWitch” Boss, 40 (September 29, 1982-December 13, 2022) Former DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2014-2022) OBIT

Mike Bossy, 65 (January 22, 1957-April 15, 2022) Islander hockey star and hall of famer OBIT

Kathy Boudin, 78 (May 19, 1943-May 1, 2022) Radical involved in a notorious Weather Underground heist who later helped inmates once freed OBIT

When Bouquet was a mere bulb (Image via head shot)

Michel Bouquet, 96 (November 6, 1925-April 13, 2022) Legendary French actor who won the César for How I Killed My Father (2001) and The Last Mitterrand (2005) OBIT

Peter Bowles, 85 (October 16, 1936-March 17, 2022) Archetypal dapper British character actor, known for To the Manor Born (1979-1981; 2007) OBIT

Charles G. Boyd, 83 (April 15, 1938-March 23, 2022) Fighter pilot and Vietnamese POW who became a four-star general OBIT

Valerie Boyd, 58 (December 11, 1963-February 12, 2022) Author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston (2003) OBIT

Jaimie Branch, 39 (June 17, 1983-August 22, 2022) Genre-defying trumpeter OBIT

Traci Braxton, 50 (April 2, 1971-March 12, 2022) Reality-TV star OBIT

Albert Brenner, 96 (February 17, 1926-December 8, 2022) Five-time Oscar nominee who was production designer or art director on films from Bullitt (1968) to Pretty Woman (1990) OBIT

David Brenner, 59 (circa 1962-February 17, 2022) Oscar-winning film editor OBIT

Art Brewer, 71 (February 14, 1951-November 9, 2022) Preeminent photographer of surf culture of the '70s OBIT

Raymond Briggs, 88 (January 18, 1934-August 9, 2022) Children's book author-illustrator known for The Snowman (1978) OBIT

Val Broeksmit, 46 (January 14, 1976-April 25, 2022) Itinerant musician who leaked files pertaining to the Trump Organization and Deutsche Bank to the FBI OBIT

Peter Brook, 97 (March 21, 1925-July 2, 2022) Acclaimed stage director considered one of the last century's greatest theater directors OBIT

Gary Brooker, 76 (May 29, 1945-February 19, 2022) Procol Harum lead singer who co-wrote and sang the classic hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967) OBIT

Lawrence N. Brooks, 112 (September 12, 1909-January 5, 2022) Oldest surviving WWII veteran OBIT

John Y. Brown Jr., 88 (December 28, 1933-November 22, 2022) KFC mogul, former governor of Kentucky (1979-1983) OBIT

Brown (upper right) in Good-er Times (Image via CBS)

Johnny Brown, 84 (June 11, 1937-March 2, 2022) Bookman on Good Times (1975-1979) OBIT

June Brown, 95 (February 16, 1927-April 3, 2022) Eastenders (1985-1993; 1997-2020) actress OBIT

Kenneth H. Brown, 85 (March 9, 1936-February 5, 2022) Playwright known for The Brig (1963) OBIT

Robert Brown, 95 (November 17, 1926-September 19, 2022) Here Come the Brides (1968-1970) actor OBIT

Tom Browning, 62 (April 28, 1960-December 19, 2022) Reds pitcher with a perfect game under his belt OBIT

Bo Brundin, 85 (April 25, 1937-September 4, 2022) Actor seen in The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) and not seen in the unreleased The Day the Clown Cried (1972) OBIT

Daniel Brush, 75 (January 22, 1947-November 26, 2022) Artist known for sculpture, jewelry and other genres OBIT

Bart Bryant, 59 (November 18, 1962-May 31, 2022) Three-time PGA Tour winner OBIT

Joyce Bryant, 95 (October 14, 1927-November 20, 2022) Acclaimed and controversial '40s/'50s nightclub singer known as the Bronze Bombshell OBIT

Joe Bussard, 86 (July 11, 1936-September 26, 2022) Obsessive collector of rare records OBIT

Michael Butler, 95 (November 26, 1926-November 7, 2022) Producer of Hair (1968) OBIT

Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, 73 (July 19, 1949-October 28, 2022) Famed Harlem pastor OBIT

Dave Butz, 72 (June 23, 1950-November 4, 2022) All-Pro defensive lineman for Washington OBIT

Everything under the Sonny (Image via Paramount)

James Caan 82 (March 26, 1940-July 6, 2022) Oscar-nominated star of such hits as the TV movie Brian's Song (1971) and the films The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part 2 (1974), Freebie and the Bean (1974), Thief (1981), Misery (1990) and Elf (2003) OBIT

Keenan Cahill, 27 (March 20, 1995-December 29, 2022) Lip-synching YouTube phenom OBIT

Thomas Cahill, 82 (March 29, 1940-October 18, 2022) Author of How the Irish Saved Civilization (2005) OBIT

Jack Cakehead, 92 (January 11, 1930-April 26, 2022) Napa Valley winemaker OBIT

Sonny Caldinez, 89 (July 1, 1932-April 12, 2022) Doctor Who (1967-1974) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) actor OBIT

Callan went Hawaiian with Gidget (Deborah Walley) in 1961. (Image via Columbia)

Michael Callan, 86 (November 22, 1935-October 10, 2022) Original Riff in Broadway's West Side Story (1959), acted in the film Cat Ballou (1965) OBIT

Carmen Callil, 84 (July 15, 1938-October 17, 2022) Founder of feminist press Virago OBIT

Jule Campbell, 96 (May 15, 1926-November 19, 2022) Creator of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue OBIT

John L. Canley, 84 (December 20, 1937-May 11, 2022) First living Black Marine awarded the Medal of Honor OBIT

Colin Cantwell, 90 (1932-May 21, 2022) Concept artist behind Star Wars (1976-on) spacecrafts, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) structures OBIT

Gino Cappelletti, 89 (March 26, 1933-May 12, 2022) NFL star who played for the Patriots OBIT

A triple threat and '80s icon (GIF via GIPHY)

Irene Cara, 63 (March 18, 1959-November 25, 2022) Actress in the films Sparkle (1976) and Fame (1980) who hit the Top 5 with the Oscar-winning theme “Fame” (1980) and #1 with “Flashdance...What a Feeling” (1984), the latter of which won her an Oscar of her own OBIT

Patrick Carlin, 90 (1931-April 16, 2022) Comedy writer, brother of George Carlin (1937-2008) OBIT

Veronica Carlson, 77 (September 18, 1944-February 27, 2022) Hammer horror actress OBIT

Dagny Carlsson, 109 (May 8, 1912-March 2022) Centenarian blogger OBIT

Phyllis Carlyle, 80 (August 22, 1942-September 14, 2022) Producer on The Accidental Tourist (1988) and Seven (1995) OBIT

Fearless Carleton (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Carleton Carpenter, 95 (July 10, 1926-January 31, 2022) Star of Two Weeks with Love (1950), Summer Stock (1950) and Fearless Fagan (1952), his duet with Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016) “Aba Daba Honeymoon” (1950) was a million-seller OBIT

She went way back, and under the sea. (Image via Matthew Rettenmund collection)

Pat Carroll, 95 (May 5, 1927-July 30, 2022) TV pioneer who was the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid (1989) OBIT

Jeff Carson, 58 (December 16, 1963-March 26, 2022) Singer known for “The Car” (1995) and “Not on Your Love” (1995) who left the business to become a policeman OBIT

@boyculturedotcom RIP Aaron Carter #aaroncarter ♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

Aaron Carter, 34 (December 7, 1987-November 5, 2022) Former tween heartthrob who sold millions of albums and had hits with “Crazy Little Party Girl” (1998), “I Want Candy” (2000) and “Aaron's Party (Come Get It)” (2000) OBIT

Ashton B. Carter, 68 (September 24, 1954-October 24, 2022) Defense Secretary (2015-2017) under President Obama (b. 1961) OBIT

Barrie R. Cassileth, 83 (April 22, 1938-February 26, 2022) Advocate for acupuncture and other nontraditional cancer treatments OBIT

Neil Castles, 88 (October 1, 1934-August 4, 2022) NASCAR driver, movie stuntman OBIT

Lauro Cavazos, 95 (January 4, 1927-March 15, 2022) First Hispanic presidential cabinet member OBIT

Nino Cerruti, 91 (September 25, 1930-January 15, 2022) Italian menswear designer OBIT

Laney Chantal, 33 (circa 1989-October 31, 2022) Face Off (2013) reality performer OBIT

Manny Charlton, 80 (July 25, 1941-July 5, 2022) Founding member of rock band Nazareth OBIT

Kerry Chater, 77 (August 7, 1945-February 4, 2022) Co-founder of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap OBIT

H.T. Chen, 74 (June 23, 1947-June 12, 2022) Choreographer OBIT

Marvin J. Chomsky, 92 (May 23, 1929-March 28, 2022) Emmy-winning director of Roots (1977) and Holocaust (1978) OBIT

Latisha Chong, 32 (January 23, 1990-July 19, 2022) Innovative hairstylist to the stars OBIT

Etchika Choureau, 92 (November 19, 1929-January 25, 2022) French film actress OBIT

Roseanna Christiansen, 71 (circa 1951-July 14, 2022) Played maid Teresa on Dallas (1982-1981) OBIT

Roderick “Pooh” Clark, 49 (February 27, 1973-April 17, 2022) Member of '90s R&B boy band Hi-Five OBIT

Robert Clary, 95 (March 1, 1926-November 16, 2022) Holocaust survivor who played Corp. Louis LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971) OBIT

John Clayton, 67 (1954-March 18, 2022) Longtime ESPN reporter OBIT

Francis X. Clines, 84 (February 7, 1938-July 10, 2022) New York Times writer OBIT

Paul Coker, 93 (March 5, 1929-July 23, 2022) “Horrifying Clichés” illustrator at Mad Magazine (1961-2018) OBIT

A magical impact (GIF via GIPHY)

Robbie Coltrane, 72 (March 30, 1950-October 14, 2022) Character actor known for the films GoldenEye (1995), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter features (2001-2011) OBIT

Kevin Conroy, 66 (November 30, 1955-November 10, 2022) Longtime voice of Batman in animated series OBIT

One Son (Image via ABC)

Tim Considine, 81 (December 31, 1940-March 3, 2022) Spin and Marty (1955-1957), Hardy Boys (1956) and Annette (1958) youth actor of TV who was Mike Douglas on 185 episodes of My Three Sons (1960-1965) who also appeared in The Shaggy Dog (1959) OBIT

Ann Turner Cook, 95 (November 20, 1926-June 3, 2022) Model for the original Gerber Baby OBIT

Jeff Cook, 73 (August 27, 1949-November 7, 2022) Founder of country-rock band Alabama OBIT

Art Cooley, 87 (June 2, 1934-January 30, 2022) Co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund OBIT

He had six U.S. Top 40 hits. (GIF via GIPHY)

Coolio, 59 (August 1, 1963-September 28, 2022) Rapper whose “Gangsta's Paradise” was the top-selling song of 1995 OBIT

Christopher Coover, 72 (April 3, 1950-April 3, 2022) Christie's printed-word expert OBIT

Alan Copeland, 96 (October 6, 1926-December 28, 2022) Grammy-winning vocalist with the Modernaires OBIT

Stage tears (Image via head shot)

Joan Copeland, 99 (June 1, 1922-January 4, 2022) Early Actors Studio member and star of such Broadway shows as Pal Joey (1977) and The American Clock (1981), sister of Arthur Miller (1915-2005) OBIT

Robert Cormier, 33 (June 14, 1989-September 23, 2022) TV and film actor OBIT

Jim Corsi, 60 (September 9, 1961-January 4, 2022) Former MLB pitcher OBIT

José Luis Cortés, 70 (October 5, 1951-April 18, 2022) Cuban bandleader OBIT

Zuri Craig, 44 (July 20, 1978-October 21, 2022) America's Got Talent (2015) alum OBIT

Dale Critchlow, 92 (October 27, 1929-February 17, 2022) Napoleon Dynamite (2004) actor OBIT

“Falling” for Julee Cruise (Image via ABC)

Julee Cruise, 65 (December 1, 1956-June 9, 2022) Ethereal-voiced diva who sang “Falling,” the with-vocals version of the Twin Peaks (1990) theme OBIT

George Crumb, 92 (October 24, 1929-February 6, 2022) Composer who drew on Asian and Appalachian traditions OBIT 

Barry Cryer, 86 (March 23, 1935-January 25, 2022) British I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (1972-2020) comic actor OBIT

Robert F. Curl Jr., 88 (August 23, 1933-July 3, 2022) Chemistry Nobel Prize winner OBIT

Catherine Cyran, 59 (1963-December 24, 2022) Director of such TV movies as Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter (2019) and Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022) OBIT

Stephanie Dabney, 64 (July 11, 1958-September 28, 2022) Dance Theater of Harlem prima ballerina OBIT

Robert Dalva, 80 (April 14, 1942-January 27, 2023) Oscar-nominated film editor of The Black Stallion (1979) OBIT

Raymond Damadian, 86 (March 16, 1936-August 3, 2022) MRI inventor OBIT

Antonio D'Amico, 63 (January 20, 1959-December 6, 2022) Surviving partner of Gianni Versace (1946-1997) OBIT

Lawrence Dane, 84 (April 3, 1937-March 21, 2022) Prolific actor known for Bride of Chucky (1998) OBIT

Dino Danelli, 78 (July 23, 1944-December 15, 2022) Drummer for the Rascals OBIT

Jeff Darling, 60 (circa 1961-March 27, 2022) Australian cinematographer-director OBIT

Alice Estes Davis, 93 (March 26, 1929-November 3, 2022) Esteemed Disney costume designer who also had a hand in the fashions on various Disneyland rides OBIT

David Davis, 86 (August 5, 1936-November 4, 2022) Writer-producer on such shows as Mary Tyler Moore (1970-1971) and Rhoda (1974-1978), creator of The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978) and Taxi (1978-1983) OBIT

Donny Davis, 43 (1978-February 22, 2022) Little person who worked as a comic, appearing frequently on Chelsea Lately (2013) and as part of Britney Spears's (b. 1981) 2013 Las Vegas residency OBIT

Mike Davis, 76 (March 10, 1946-October 25, 2022) Leftist author of City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (1990) about the city's dual role as utopia and dystopia of capitalism OBIT

Tommy Davis, 83 (March 21, 1939-April 3, 2022) 1960s Dodgers star OBIT

Len Dawson, 87 (June 25, 1935-August 24, 2022) AFL star OBIT

Olavo de Carvalho, 74 (April 29, 1947-January 24, 2022) Far-right mentor of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro (b. 1955), a prominent COVID denialist OBIT

Cara De Silva, 83 (March 3, 1939-December 7, 2022) Food historian who specialized in preserving Jewish-heritage recipes OBIT

Charlbi Dean, 32 (February 5, 1990-August 29, 2022) Star of Palme d'Or-winning Triangle of Sadness (2022) OBIT

Joey DeFrancesco, 51 (April 10, 1971-August 25, 2022) King of the Jazz Organ OBIT

Brenda Deiss, 60 (September 9, 1961-February 14, 2022) Amateur actor from Red Rocket (2021) OBIT

Emilio Delgado, 81 (May 8, 1940-March 10, 2022) Luis on Sesame Street (1971-2016; events thereafter) OBIT

Walter Dellinger, 80 (May 15-1941-February 16, 2022) Top legal official in the Clinton White House (1993-1997) OBIT

He had an eye for the ladies. (Images via Patrick Demarchelier for Rolling Stone & Vogue)

Patrick Demarchelier, 78 (August 21, 1943-March 31, 2022) Renowned fashion photographer noted for his work with Princess Diana (1961-1997), Janet Jackson (b. 1966) and Madonna (b. 1958), as well as many collaborations with the industry's top brands OBIT

A contemporary of Marilyn Monroe's, with 50 more years of life and career. (GIF via GIPHY)

Mylène Demongeot, 87 (September 29, 1935-December 1, 2022) Blonde French actress and sex symbol known for The Crucible (1957), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Fantomas (1964), the Camping series (2006-2016) and 2022's smash hit Retirement Home OBIT

Breck Denny, 34 (circa 1987-January 17, 2022) Writer and Groundlings performer OBIT

Ruggero Deodato, 83 (May 7, 1939-December 29, 2022) Italian filmmaker behind one of the most controversial horror flicks ever made, Cannibal Holocaust (1980), which featured realistic scenes of torture and documentary footage of animals being killed OBIT

Doris Derby, 82 (November 11, 1939-March 28, 2022) Civil Rights Era photographer OBIT

Andy Detwiler, 52 (November 24, 1969-September 21, 2022) Armless farmer who became a YouTube sensation OBIT

Herbert Deutsch, 90 (February 9, 1932-December 9, 2022) Co-creator with Robert Moog (1934-2015) of the Moog synthesizer OBIT

Jan DeWitt, 75 (circa 1946-January 29, 2022) Prolific TV and movie producer OBIT

Bunny Diamond, 70 (May 10, 1951-April 1, 2022) Member of the Mighty Diamonds OBIT

Tabby Diamond, 66 (October 7, 1955-March 29, 2022) Member of the Mighty Diamonds OBIT

Dr. Vincent DiMaio, 81 (March 22, 1941-September 18, 2022) Pathologist who testified on behalf of George Zimmerman (b. 1983), who examined the remains of Lee Harvey Oswald (1939-1963) and who claimed that Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) did not take his own life — but was murdered OBIT

Harvey Dinnerstein, 94 (April 3, 1928-June 21, 2022) Realist painter who specialized in the Civil Rights Movement OBIT

Vince Dooley, 90 (September 4, 1932-October 28, 2022) Hall of Fame football coach for Georgia OBIT

Susana Dosamantes, 74 (January 9, 1948-July 2, 2022) Telenovela star OBIT

The brother load (Image via ABC/CBS)

Tony Dow, 77 (April 13, 1945-July 27, 2022) Wally Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963), Still the Beaver (1983) and The New Leave It to Beaver (1983-1989) OBIT

Bob Dowling, 83 (September 16, 1939-December 30, 2022) Former publisher and EIC of The Hollywood Reporter (1988-2005) OBIT

Lamont Dozier, 81 (June 16, 1941-August 8, 2022) Co-writer of Motown hits for Martha and the Vandellas, the Four Tops and the Supremes OBIT

Frank Drake, 92 (May 28, 1930-September 2, 2022) Leading theorist on the subject of extra-terrestrial life OBIT

Drake's most famous image, of Broadway Joe (Image by Jim Drake for Sports Illustrated)

Jim Drake, 89 (April 6, 1932-January 10, 2022) Sports Illustrated photographer of many iconic images OBIT

Stanley Drucker, 93 (February 4, 1929-December 19, 2022) New York Philharmonic clarinetist OBIT

Ken Duberstein, 77 (April 21, 1944-March 2, 2022) Former Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) chief of staff (1988-1989) who was the first Jewish person to hold that post OBIT

Bruce Duffy, 70 (June 9, 1951-February 10, 2022) Author of the acclaimed debut novel The World as I Found It (1987) OBIT

Noel Duggan, 73 (January 23, 1949-October 15, 2022) Founding member of Clannad OBIT

Shonka Dukureh, 44 (circa 1988-July 21, 2022) Actress who appeared in Elvis (2022) OBIT

Katherine Duncan-Jones, 81 (May 13, 1941-October 16, 2022) English-lit scholar OBIT

Judith Durham, 79 (July 3, 1943-August 5, 2022) Singer with the Seekers noted for the 1966 smash “Georgy Girl” OBIT

Robert Durst, 78 (April 12, 1943-January 10, 2022) Real estate mogul who was suspected in three murders, confessed accidentally on tape and was convicted of one and sentenced to life in prison OBIT

Bobby East, 37 (December 17, 1984-July 13, 2022) Former NASCAR star OBIT

Dina Eaton, 70 (June 2, 1951-February 1, 2022) British music editor who worked on five James Bond films OBIT

Luis Echeverría (Alvarez), 100 (January 17, 1922-July 8, 2022) Former president of Mexico (1970-1976) OBIT

RIP Sonya Eddy, one of a dwindling number of memorable guest stars on "Seinfeld" — and she did it twice. pic.twitter.com/MVX18VFxTd

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) December 20, 2022

Sonya Eddy, 55 (June 17, 1967-December 19, 2022) Epiphany Johnson on General Hospital (2006-2022) and Rebecca DeMornay on two episodes of Seinfeld (1997 & 1998) OBIT

Jamal Edwards, 31 (circa 1990-February 20, 2022) British music entrepreneur, founder of SBTV OBIT

Paul Eenhoorn, 73 (November 16, 1948-August 1, 2022) Australian actor from This Is Martin Bonner (2013) OBIT

Ralph Eggleston, 56 (October 18, 1965-August 28, 2022) Oscar winner for For the Birds (2000) OBIT

Barbara Ehrenreich, 81 (August 26, 1941-September 1, 2022) Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (2001) author OBIT

Shirley Eikhard, 67 (-December 15, 2022) Songwriter of “Something to Talk About” (1991) by Bonnie Raitt (b. 1949) OBIT

Ned Eisenberg, 65 (January 13, 1957-February 27, 2022) Played lawyer Roger Kressler on Law & Order: SVU (2001-2019) OBIT

Joyce Eliason, 87 (May 14, 1934-January 10, 2022) Emmy-nominated writer, producer of TV miniseries like The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) and The Last Don (1997) OBIT

One of the most famous women ... ever. (Image via postage stamp)

Elizabeth II, 96 (April 21, 1926-September 8, 2022) Second-longest-reigning sovereign monarch in world history, longest-reigning British monarch who presided over one of the most eventful periods of human history, spanning over 70 years OBIT

Bob Elkins, 89 (circa 1931-April 27, 2022) Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) actor OBIT

Dr. Paul M. Ellwood Jr., 95 (July 16, 1926-June 20, 2022) So-called “father of the HMO” OBIT

Ralph Emery, 88 (March 10, 1933-January 15, 2022) Popular country radio and TV broadcaster OBIT

Cliff Emmich, 85 (December 13, 1936-November 28, 2022) Actor who appeared in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Halloween II (1981) OBIT

Charles E. Entenmann, 92 (July 12, 1928-February 24, 2022) Last of the baked-goods brothers OBIT

Hans Magnus Enzensberger, 93 (November 11, 1929-November 24, 2022) German poet, social critic, journalist, essayist OBIT

Jason Epstein, 93 (August 25, 1928-February 4, 2022) Publishing innovator behind The New York Review of Books OBIT

Jeffrey Escoffier, 79 (October 9, 1942-May 20, 2022) Gay-theory scholar and health official OBIT

Rich Eustis, 86 (circa 1936-October 30, 2022) Emmy-winning writer who co-created Head of the Class (1986-1991) OBIT

Maria Ewing, 71 (March 27, 1950-January 9, 2022) Accomplished opera singer, mother of actress-director Rebecca Hall (b. 1982) OBIT

Rest In Peace My long time dear beautiful friend and collaborator over many years- the legendary ground breaking brilliant dancer Pop-n-Taco Bruno Falcon. June 10, 1964-July 2, 2022. #popping #breakin #legendary #popntaco #tonibasil #streetdancer #electricboogaloos #brunofalcon pic.twitter.com/Vy2rL7jyRc

— Toni Basil (@Toni_Basil) July 3, 2022

Bruno “Pop N” Taco Falcon, 58 (June 10, 1964-July 2, 2022) Street-dancing pioneer, Michael Jackson (1958-2009) collaborator, star of Breakin' (1984) OBIT

Shirley Baskin Familian, 101 (November 21, 1920-October 30, 2022) Fine artist who was a co-founder of KCET; her husband and brother founded Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream OBIT

Paul Farmer, 62 (October 26, 1959-February 21, 2022) Doctor, anthropologist and humanitarian whose Partners in Health global health foundation brought quality health care to some of the world's poorest OBIT

Christine Farnon, 97 (June 24, 1925-October 24, 2022) Present at the creation of the Grammys, she shepherded the event from black-tie and private to a broadcast seen globally OBIT

Victor Fazio, 79 (October 11, 1942-March 16, 2022) Former Democratic leader who represented Sacramento from 1979-1999 in the House OBIT

Ben Feigin, 47 (September 11, 1975-October 24, 2022) Emmy-winning producer who helped launch Schitt's Creek (2015-2020) OBIT

Michael Feingold, 77 (May 5, 1945-November 21, 2022) Tony-nominated lyricist who was a theater critic at The Village Voice OBIT

Ronald Feldman, 84 (April 25, 1938-December 20, 2022) Politically savvy art gallerist OBIT

Ryan Fellows, 41 (circa 1981-August 7, 2022) Star of reality show Street Outlaws: Fastest in America (2020-2022) OBIT

Bobbie Faye Ferguson, 78 (October 10, 1943-June 25, 2022) Actress who appeared on Evening Shade (1991 & 1992), mother of actor Jay R. Ferguson (b. 1974) OBIT

Jaylon Ferguson, 26 (December 14, 1995-June 21, 2022) Baltimore Ravens linebacker OBIT

Robert Ferrante, 87 (October 6, 1934-September 15, 2022) News producer OBIT

Greta Ferusic, 97 (June 26, 1924-January 23, 2022) Holocaust and Siege of Sarajevo survivor OBIT

Steve Fickinger, 62 (1960-June 24, 2022) Tony-winning Dear Evan Hansen (2016) producer OBIT

Bert Fields, 93 (March 31, 1929-August 7, 2022) Hollywood-elite lawyer who worked with Madonna (b. 1958), Michael Jackson (1958-2009) and more OBIT

Anton Fier, 66 (June 20, 1956-September 14, 2022) Downtown music scene drummer OBIT

Charlie Finch, 69 (April 22, 1953-August 24, 2022) Caustic New York art writer OBIT

Nikki Finke, 68 (1953-October 9, 2022) Reclusive Hollywood-reporting iconoclast behind Deadline Hollywood OBIT

Dow Finsterwald, 93 (September 6, 1929-November 4, 2022) One of golf's winningest players, remembered for narrowly missing out on the Masters twice OBIT

Bill Fitch, 89 (May 19, 1932-February 2, 2022) Venerated NBA coach OBIT

Annie Flanders, 82 (June 10, 1939-March 10, 2022) Founding publisher and editor of Details Magazine, prominent downtown-scene figure OBIT

Andy Fletcher, 60 (July 8, 1961-May 26, 2022) Founding member of Depeche Mode OBIT

Nurse! (Image via UA)

Louise Fletcher, 88 (July 22, 1934-September 23, 2022) Oscar winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) OBIT

Jake Flint, 37 (1985-November 26, 2022) C&W singer OBIT

Jim Florio, 85 (August 29, 1937-September 25, 2022) New Jersey governor (1990-1994) OBIT

Samuel Folsom, 102 (July 24, 1920-November 12, 2022) WWII hero, one of the last surviving U.S. Marine fighter pilots from the conflict OBIT

Colin Forbes, 94 (March 6, 1928-May 22, 2022) Designer known for his work as part of design force Pentagram OBIT

Strong impression on film (Image via Alta Vista)

Mark Forest, 89 (January 6, 1933-January 7, 2022) Bodybuilder who was part of Mae West's (1893-1980) retinue and who appeared in such films as Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) OBIT

On the Wings of love (Image via NBC)

Farrah Forke, 54 (January 12, 1968-February 25, 2022) Actress known for Wings (1992-1995) OBIT

Autherine Lucy Foster, 92 (October 5, 1929-March 2, 2022) First Black student at University of Alabama — from which she was suspended and expelled after three days OBIT

Emile Francis, 95 (September 13, 1926-February 19, 2022) Goalie and storied NHL coach OBIT

White Ranger to the rescue! (GIF via GIPHY)

Jason David Frank, 49 (September 4, 1973-November 19, 2022) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise star as Tommy Oliver beginning in 1993 OBIT

Dallas Frazier, 82 (October 27, 1939-January 14, 2022) Country hitmaker who wrote songs like “Elvira” (1966/popularized in 1981 by the Oak Ridge Boys) and also the novelty hit “Alley Oop” (1957) OBIT

Dottie Frazier, 99 (July 16, 1922-February 8, 2022) Deep-sea diving pioneer OBIT

Gary Frederickson, 85 (July 21, 1937-November 20, 2022) Co-executive producer on the first two Godfather films (1972 & 1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979) OBIT

Gary Friedkin, 70 (November 23, 1952-December 2, 2022) Young Doctors in Love (1982) actor OBIT

Budd Friedman, 90 (circa 1932-November 12, 2022) Improv Comedy Club founder OBIT

Silver Saundors Friedman, 89 (August 28, 1933-December 3, 2022) Co-founder of the New York Improv OBIT

Charles Fuller, 83 (March 5, 1939-October 3, 2022) Pulitzer Prize winner for A Soldier's Play (1982) OBIT

Suzi Gablik, 87 (September 26, 1934-May 7, 2022) Avant-garde artist who turned on the form OBIT

Gary Gaines, 73 (May 4, 1949-August 22, 2022) High school football coach whose team was immortalized in the film Friday Night Lights (2004) OBIT

Ron Galella, 91 (January 10, 1931-April 30, 2022) Notorious paparazzo whose run-ins with Jackie Onassis (1929-1994) helped define the parameters of the job, or art — and of stalking OBIT

Gallagher, 76 (July 24, 1946-November 11, 2022) Watermelon-smashing comic OBIT

Rita Gardner, 87 (October 23, 1934-September 24, 2022) An original star of off-Broadway's The Fantasticks (1960) OBIT

Anne Garrels, 71 (July 2, 1951-September 7, 2022) NPR correspondent OBIT

William Okuwah Garrett, 73 (April 17, 1949-December 9, 2022) Movie editor of such films as 1987's Hollywood Shuffle, music video director OBIT

Bamber Gascoigne, 87 (January 24, 1935-February 8, 2022) University Challenge (1962-1995) host OBIT

Janis Hunter Gaye, 66 (January 5, 1956-December 3, 2022) Widow of Marvin Gaye (1939-1984) OBIT

Donny Gerrard, 75 (March 19, 1946-February 3, 2022) Singer, with Skylark, of the 1972 ballad “Wildflower” OBIT

Harry Gesner, 97 (April 28, 1925-June 10, 2022) Architect of California OBIT

Jeremy Giambi, 47 (September 30, 1974-February 9, 2022) Major Leaguer portrayed in Moneyball (2011) OBIT

Mickey Gilley, 86 (March 9, 1936-May 7, 2022) Country-music powerhouse whose Gilley's Club inspired the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, with its ensuing cowboy-chic fashion craze OBIT

Sam Gilliam, 88 (November 30, 1933-June 25, 2022) Abstract artist OBIT

Clark Gillies, 67 (April 7, 1954-January 21, 2022) Part of the Trio Grande group of players who won the Stanley Cup four years in a row OBIT

This does not compute. (Image via 20th Century Fox)

Clarence Gilyard Jr., 66 (December 24, 1955-November 28, 2022) Actor on Matlock (1989-1993) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001) who appeared memorably in Die Hard (1988) OBIT

Jack Ging, 90 (November 30, 1931-September 9, 2022) Actor known for Mannix (1968-1974), Riptide (1984-1985) and The A-Team (1983-1986) OBIT

Jeff Gladney, 25 (December 12, 1996-May 30, 2022) Arizona Cardinals cornerback OBIT

Paul Glickler, 81 (February 13, 1941-September 19, 2022) Producer, director, editor and co-writer of the 1973 sexploitation hit The Cheerleaders (1973) OBIT

Jean-Luc Godard, 91 (December 3, 1930-September 13, 2022) Bold New Wave director of such classics as Breathless (1960) OBIT

Rebecca Godfrey, 54 (December 2, 1967-October 3, 2022) Author of Under the Bridge (2005) OBIT

Matt Gogin, 40 (May 28, 1940-December 13, 2022) Actor seen in The New Guy (2002) OBIT

Hank Goldberg, 82 (July 4, 1940-July 4, 2022) Longtime ESPN NFL reporter OBIT

Jay Goldberg, 89 (January 2, 1933-December 5, 2022) Tenacious celebrity lawyer OBIT

Lucianne Goldberg, 87 (April 29, 1935-October 26, 2022) Literary agent who urged Linda Tripp (1949-2020) to tape her phone calls with Monica Lewinsky (b. 1973), leading to the exposure of Lewinsky's affair with President Bill Clinton (b. 1946) OBIT

Phillip M. Goldfarb, 82 (February 24, 1940-April 7, 2022) Emmy-winning TV and film producer OBIT

Laurel Goodwin, 79 (August 11, 1942-February 25, 2022) Starred in the first, unsold Star Trek pilot in 1965 OBIT

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, 91 (March 2, 1931-August 30, 2022) Last Soviet leader, whose influence in setting a new course for Russia was historic OBIT

Robert Gordon, 75 (March 29, 1947-October 18, 2022) Rockabilly star OBIT

Center-square realness (GIF via GIPHY)

Gilbert Gottfried, 67 (February 28, 1955-April 12, 2022) Stand-up comic with inimitably abrasive delivery, also remembered as the Aflac duck in a series of ads and a voice artist on such projects as Aladdin (1992) OBIT

Ron Goulart, 89 (January 13, 1933-January 14, 2022) One of the most prolific writers in history, including After Things Fell Apart (1970) OBIT

Dan Graham, 79 (March 31, 1942-February 19, 2022) Conceptual artist OBIT

Don Graham, 87 (November 11, 1934-July 7, 2022) Music-promotion pioneer who helped secure hit status for songs like Tab Hunter's (1931-2018) “Young Love” (1957) and Edd Byrnes's (1932-2020) “Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb” (1959) OBIT

Rodney Graham, 73 (January 16, 1949-October 22, 2022) Conceptual artist OBIT

Derek Granger, 101 (April 23, 1921-November 29, 2022) Screenwriter of Brideshead Revisited (1981) OBIT

Vernon Gray, 94 (March 26, 1928-June 13, 2022) Canadian actor of the '50s OBIT

Helen Grayco, 97 (September 20, 1924-August 20, 2022) Singer, widow of Spike Jones (1911-1965) and actress who appeared in 1935's A Night at the Opera OBIT

Jeremiah Green, 45 (March 4, 1977-December 31, 2022) Drummer for Modest Mouse OBIT

Drawn to it (Image via Estate of Justin Green)

Justin Green, 76 (July 27, 1945-April 23, 2022) Underground cartoonist OBIT

Gael Greene, 88 (December 22, 1933-November 1, 2022) New York Magazine restaurant reviewer, co-creator of NYC's Citymeals on Wheels OBIT

Stephen Greif, 78 (August 26, 1944-December 23, 2022) Blake's 7 (1978), The Crown (2020) actor OBIT

Beryl Grey, 95 (June 11, 1927-December 10, 2022) Versatile and acclaimed British ballerina who was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet OBIT

Johnny Grier, 74 (April 16, 1947-March 8, 2022) NFL's first Black ref OBIT

Drew Griffin, 60 (circa 1962-December 17, 2022) Distinguished investigative reporter at CNN OBIT

Stephen C. Grossman, 76 (July 23, 1946-October 27, 2022) Producer on all eight seasons of Newhart (1982-1990) OBIT

A groundbreaking lesbian historical romance. (Image via Open Road)

Doris Grumbach, 104 (July 12, 1918-November 4, 2022) Writer of novels, essays and lit crit relating to the plight of women in repressive relationship, trailblazing writer of lesbian characters in fiction OBIT

Ann Hutchinson Guest, 103 (November 3, 1918-April 9, 2022) Leading dance advocate who notated the choreography of Kiss Me, Kate (1948), leading to it becoming the first-ever choreographic work that was copyright-registered OBIT

Lani Guinier, 71 (April 19, 1950-January 7, 2022) Legal scholar nominated to be attorney general by Bill Clinton (b. 1946), but whose nomination was withdrawn under intense pressure from anti-voting rights Republicans OBIT

Had gun, would travel ... (Image via NBC)

Clu Gulager, 93 (November 16, 1928-August 5, 2022) Handsome, unflappable TV cowboy — 100+ episodes of The Virginian (1963-1968) — who appeared in the films The Killers (1964), The Last Picture Show (1971), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (1985), Tangerine (2015) and Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) OBIT

Ray Guy, 72 (December 22, 1949-November 3, 2022) First NFL punter named to NFL Hall of Fame OBIT

Rio Hackford, 51 (June 28, 1970-April 14, 2022) Actor in The Mandalorian (2019) OBIT

John Hadl, 82 (February 15, 1940-November 30, 2022) San Diego Chargers football star who later played for the Rams OBIT

Jim Hagedorn, 59 (August 4, 1962-February 17, 2022) Two-term (2018-2022), Trump-supporting Republican congressman from Minnesota OBIT

Mike Hagerty, 67 (May 10, 1954-April 29, 2022) Longtime character actor with memorable guest spots on Seinfeld (1994) and Friends (1995-2001), and who closed his career as a regular on Somebody Somewhere (2022) OBIT

Patrick Haggerty, 78 (1944-October 31, 2022) Pioneering queer country artist whose Lavender Country (1973) was the first country record by an out performer, and who followed it up in 2022 after a 2014 rediscovery OBIT

Joe B. Hall, 93 (November 20, 1928-January 15, 2022) Longtime Kentucky basketball coach OBIT

Like a pitbull on a poodle ... (Image via NBC)

Philip Baker Hall, 90 (September 10, 1931-June 12, 2022) Actor noted for Secret Honor (1984), Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999) and for playing over-the-top library cop Bookman on Seinfeld (1991 & 1998) OBIT

Scott Hall, 63 (October 20, 1958-March 14, 2022) WWE Hall of Famer OBIT

Terry Hall, 63 (March 19, 1959-December 18, 2022) Lead singer of the ska band the Specials and Fun Boy Three, co-writer of the Go-Go's “Our Lips Are Sealed” (1981) OBIT

Dick Halligan, 78 (August 29, 1943-January 18, 2022) Blood, Sweat and Tears member, movie composer OBIT

Dirck Halstead, 85 (December 24, 1936-March 25, 2022) Photojournalist for Time and UPI who documented the Vietnam War and other historical events OBIT

Gail Halvorsen, 101 (October 10, 1920-February 16, 2022) Lieutenant who conceived of the candy drop into West Berlin OBIT

Alexander Hamilton, 77 (circa 1944-January 28, 2022) Worked on the iconic Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) album Amazing Grace (1972) OBIT

Ian Hamilton, 97 (September 13, 1925-October 3, 2022) Scottish nationalist who, with other students, liberated the Stone of Destiny — seized by England in 1296 — from Westminster Abbey in 1950 OBIT

Mona Hammond, 91 (January 1, 1931-July 4, 2022) EastEnders (1994-1997; 2010) actress OBIT

Thich Nhat Hanh, 95 (October 11, 1926-January 22, 2022) Zen master and political activist OBIT

Monique Hanotte, 101 (August 10, 1920-February 19, 2022) Belgian Resistance member during WWII who led about 140 Allied airmen out of her country during its Nazi occupation OBIT

Franco Harris, 72 (March 7, 1950-December 20, 2022) Hall of Fame running back for the Steelers whose shoestring catch in a 1972 game is an iconic NFL moment OBIT

When your son treats his body like an amuuusement park ... (Image via NBC)

Estelle Harris, 93 (April 22, 1928-April 2, 2022) George Costanza's mom on Seinfeld (1992-1998), the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in three Toy Story films (1999-2019) OBIT

Luisa Harris, 66 (February 10, 1955-January 18, 2022) First woman drafted by the NBA, subject of Oscar-shortlisted documentary short The Queen of Basketball (2021) OBIT

William Hart, 77 (January 17, 1945-July 14, 2022) Pioneering lead singer and main lyricist of the Delfonics OBIT

John Hartman, 72 (March 18, 1950-September 2022) Doobie Brothers drummer and co-founder OBIT

Jim Hartz, 82 (February 3, 1940-April 17, 2022) Longtime NBC newsman, Today show co-host (1974-1976) OBIT

Dwayne Haskins, 24 (May 3, 1997-April 9, 2022) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback OBIT

Orrin Hatch, 88 (March 22, 1934-April 23, 2022) Utah senator who became the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history OBIT

Ashton Hawkins, 84 (May 11, 1937-March 27, 2022) Met Museum mega fundraiser OBIT

Ronnie Hawkins, 87 (January 10, 1935-May 29, 2022) So-called “Father of Canadian Rock” OBIT

Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76 (October 23, 1945-January 11, 2022) Member of the Dixie Cups OBIT

Drum roll, please. (GIF via GIPHY)

Taylor Hawkins, 50 (February 17, 1972-March 25, 2022) Foo Fighters drummer OBIT

Kip Hawley, 68 (November 10, 1953-March 21, 2022) Transportation Security Administration head during 9/11 OBIT

She also spaced out on Star Trek. (Image via video still)

Kathryn Hays, 88 (July 26, 1933-March 25, 2022) Thirty-eight-year veteran of As the World Turns (1972-2010) OBIT

Joseph Hazelwood, 75 (September 24, 1946-July 22, 2022) Captain of the Exxon Valdez during the 1989 accident that dumped some 11 million gallons of crude oil into the waters off Alaska OBIT

A tragic end for a tough life (Image via Mandalay)

Anne Heche, 53 (May 25, 1969-August 12, 2022) Daytime Emmy winner for Another World (1987-1991) who starred in the films Donnie Brasco (1997), Volcano (1997), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Wag the Dog (1997), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Psycho (1998), Cedar Rapids (2011) and My Friend Dahmer (2017); on Broadway in Proof (2002) and Twentieth Century (2004); and on such TV shows as Ally McBeal (2001), Everwood (2004-2005), Men in Trees (2006-2008), Hung (2009-2011), Dig (2015) and who competed on Dancing with the Stars (2020); she was famously the first post-coming out girlfriend of icon Ellen DeGeneres (whom she dated from 1997-2000) OBIT

Duvall Hecht, 91 (April 23, 1930-February 10, 2022) Founder of Books on Tape OBIT

Julian Heicklen, 90 (March 9, 1932-March 11, 2022) Civil liberties advocate OBIT

It was the '80s. (Image via BUDDAH)

Michael Henderson, 71 (July 7, 1951-July 19, 2022) Bass guitarist and vocalist who worked with Miles Davis (1926-1991) and as a solo artist on such hits as “Take Me I'm Yours” (1978) and “Wide Receiver” (1980) OBIT

Brad William Henke, 56 (April 10, 1966-November 28, 2022) Orange Is the New Black (2016-2018) actor OBIT

Paul Herman, 76 (March 29, 1946-March 29, 2022) Actor from Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and The Irishman (2019) OBIT

Robin Herman, 70 (November 24, 1951-February 1, 2022) Female NHL reporter OBIT

Carmen Herrera, 106 (May 31, 1915-February 12, 2022) Cuban-born artist of abstractions who found fame via her work at age 89 OBIT

Kymberly Herrin, 65 (October 2, 1957-October 2022) ZZ Top music-video girl, Playmate and Dream Ghost seen in Ghostbusters (1984) OBIT

Frances Hesselbein, 107 (November 1, 1915-December 11, 2022) Progressive leader of the Girl Scouts OBIT

“Booger!” (Image via CBS)

Howard Hesseman, 81 (February 27, 1940-January 29, 2022) Improv legend who was Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982) and the star of Head of the Class (1986-1990), also appeared in This Is Spinal Tap (1984) OBIT

George Hester, 98 (September 1, 1923-January 15, 2022) Fashion photographer known for the groundbreaking twin set of nude photography books Man / Woman (1975) OBIT

Vivian Hewitt, 102 (February 17, 1920-May 29, 2022) Major collector of Black art OBIT

Teen angel (Image via TV Guide)

Dwayne Hickman, 87 (May 18, 1934-January 9, 2022) Star of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963) OBIT

Marva Hicks, 66 (May 5, 1956-September 16, 2022) Broadway actress known for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981) and Motown The Musical (2013) OBIT

Robert Hicks, 71 (January 30, 1951-February 25, 2022) Author of The Widow of the South (2005) OBIT

Jack Higgins, 92 (July 27, 1929-April 9, 2022) Author of The Eagle Has Landed (1975), which has sold north of 50 million copies OBIT

Philip J. Hilts, 74 (May 10, 1947-April 23, 2022) New York Times reporter who, in 1994, helped exposed Big Tobacco's decades-long coverup of studies linking cigarettes to cancer OBIT

Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, 93 (January 21, 1929-April 19, 2022) Award-winning Hispanic novelist OBIT

Mike Hodges, 90 (July 29, 1932) Director of such films as Get Carter (1971), Flash Gordon (1980) and Croupier (2000) OBIT

Adriana Hoffmann, 82 (January 29, 1940-March 20, 2022) Botanist who fought to save Chile's forests OBIT

Georgia Holt, 96 (June 9, 1926-December 10, 2022) Model and actress who was the mom of Cher (b. 1946) OBIT

The good ol' days (Image via Lucasfilm)

Bo Hopkins, 80 (February 2, 1942-May 28, 2022) Actor who appeared in The Wild Bunch (1969), American Graffiti (1973) & More American Graffiti (1979) and on TV's Dynasty (1981-1987) OBIT

Hana Horka 57 (circa 1964-January 16, 2022) Czech folk singer OBIT

Joan Hotchkis, 95 (September 21, 1927-September 27, 2022) Actress from My World and Welcome to It (1969-1970) and The Odd Couple (1971), as well as the movie Ode to Billie Joe (1976) OBIT

Maureen Howard, 91 (June 28, 1930-March 13, 2022) Author of Natural History (1992) OBIT

Richard Howard, 92 (October 13, 1929-March 31, 2022) Acclaimed poet-translator OBIT

Alan J. Hruska, 88 (July 9, 1933-March 29, 2022) Founder of Soho Press OBIT

Helmut Huber, 84 (October 10, 1937-March 28, 2022) Former manager and longtime husband of Susan Lucci (b. 1946) OBIT

Dolores Hughes aka Mema, 76 (circa 1946-November 9, 2022) Hollywood Hillbillies (2014) reality star OBIT

Dorothy Pittman Hughes, 84 (October 2, 1938-December 1, 2022) Close associate of Gloria Steinem's (b. 1934) who brought Black issues into the feminist movement OBIT

Shirley Hughes, 94 (July 16, 1927-February 25, 2022) Writer-illustrator of more than 70 children's books OBIT

Darryl Gatwick Hunt, 72 (May 4, 1950-August 8, 2022) Bass player for the Pogues OBIT

Hunt at 18 (Image via Paramount)

Marsha Hunt, 104 (October 17, 1917-September 7, 2022) Last surviving adult leading lady of the 1930s, blacklist victim and lifelong humanitarian who was the subject of the 2015 doc Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity OBIT

A Kiss before dying (GIF via GIPHY)

William Hurt, 71 (March 20, 1950-March 13, 2022) Oscar-winning (for 1985's Kiss of the Spider Woman) actor who was one of the most famous leading men of the 1980s, with nominations for Children of a Lesser God (1986), Broadcast News (1987) and A History of Violence (2005), plus plum roles in mega-hits like Body Heat (1981) and The Big Chill (1983) OBIT

Rustam Ibragimbekov, 83 (February 5, 1939-March 11, 2022) Writer of Oscar-winning Burnt by the Son (1994) OBIT

Tochi Ichiyanagi, 89 (February 4, 1933-October 7, 2022) Avant-garde composer OBIT

Antonio Inoki, 79 (February 20, 1943-October 1, 2022) Wrestling legend OBIT

Shintaro Ishihara, 89 (September 30, 1932-February 1, 2022) Nationalist governor of Tokyo OBIT

Tony Isidore, 89 (June 13, 1933-October 30, 2022) Adman who helped get John V. Lindsay (1921-2000) reelected OBIT

Arata Isozaki, 91 (July 23, 1931-December 28, 2022) Japanese architect OBIT

Gregory Itzin, 74 (April 20, 1948-July 8, 2022) President Logan on the series 24 (2005-2010) OBIT

Susan Jacks, 73 (August 19, 1948-April 25, 2022) Singer of “Which Way You Goin' Billy?” (1973) as leader of the Poppy Family OBIT

Esther Cooper Jackson, 105 (August 21, 1917-August 23, 2022) Radical voice for racial equality OBIT

Michael Jackson, 87 (April 16, 1934-January 15, 2022) Los Angeles talk-radio personality OBIT

Tiffany Jackson, 37 (April 26, 1985-October 3, 2022) Former WNBA player OBIT

Ritzi Jacobi, 81 (August 12, 1941-June 19, 2022) Artist known for massive, mind-blowing textiles OBIT

Sid Jacobson, 92 (October 20, 1929-July 23, 2022) Comic book writer OBIT

Just Jaeckin, 82 (August 8, 1940-September 6, 2022) Fashion photographer and director of Emmanuelle (1974) OBIT

Deborah James, 40 (October 1, 1981-June 28, 2022) Cancer activist OBIT

Joni James, 91 (September 22, 1930-February 20, 2022) '50s songstress who was the first pop singer to have a solo concert at Carnegie Hall OBIT

Conrad Janis, 94 (February 11, 1928-March 1, 2022) Longtime Broadway, TV and movie actor best known for his performance on TV's Mork & Mindy (1978-1982); accomplished jazz pianist and art expert OBIT

Morton L. Janklow, 91 (May 30, 1930-May 25, 2022) Risk-taking NYC literary agent OBIT

Maxi Jazz, 65 (June 14, 1957-December 23, 2022) Lead singer of the band Faithless, known for the hit single “Insomnia” (1995) OBIT

Gregory Jein, 76 (October 31, 1945-May 22, 2022) Model maker and artist who worked on multiple Star Trek properties and was Oscar-nominted for both Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and 1941 (1979) OBIT

Lee Ji-han, 24 (August 3, 1998-October 29, 2022) Rising star in the K-pop field; he perished in the Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea, stampede OBIT

Neal Jimenez, 62 (May 22, 1960-December 11, 2022) Spirit Award-winning writer (for 1986's The River's Edge) and director (of 1992's The Waterdance) OBIT

Jossara Jinaro, 48 (May 25, 1973-April 27, 2022) Passions (2002-2007) actress OBIT

Mable John, 91 (November 3, 1930-August 25, 2022) First female singer ever signed to Motown OBIT

Not for Always, just forever (Image via Amblin)

Brad Johnson, 62 (October 24, 1959-February 18, 2022) Actor from Always (1989) OBIT

Jimmy Johnson, 93 (November 25, 1928-January 31, 2022) Blues guitarist and singer OBIT

Johnny Johnson, 101 (November 25, 1921-December 7, 2022) Last WWII “Dambuster” OBIT

Syl Johnson, 85 (July 1, 1936-February 6, 2022) Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was routinely sampled in hip-hop works OBIT

Wilko Johnson, 75 (July 12, 1947-November 21, 2022) Dr. Feelgood guitarist, actor on Game of Thrones (2011-2012) OBIT

David M. Jones, 74 (circa 1947-April 8, 2022) Effects artist on Star Wars (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) OBIT

Elayne Jones, 94 (January 30, 1928-December 17, 2022) Percussionist with the San Francisco Symphony who, in 1972, broke a racial barrier OBIT

Johnnie A. Jones Sr., 102 (November 30, 1919-April 23, 2022) Civil rights lawyer who represented Baton Route Bus Boycott activists OBIT

Me and Mr. Jones (Image via CBS)

L.Q. Jones, 94 (August 19, 1927-July 9, 2022) Western actor in such films as The Wild Bunch (1969) who wrote, produced and directed the sci-fi classic A Boy and His Dog (1975) OBIT

Clay Jordan, 66 (December 30, 1955-May 19, 2022) Survivor: Thailand (2002) runner-up OBIT

Leslie Jordan, 67 (April 29, 1955-October 24, 2022) Flamboyant character actor famous for his Emmy-winning performance as Beverely Leslie on Will & Grace (2001-2007; 2017-2020) and for a late-in-life resurgence as a major Instagram and TikTok star OBIT

F. Sionil Jose, 97 (December 3, 1924-January 6, 2022) Filipino novelist OBIT

Joan Joyce, 81 (August 18, 1940-March 26, 2022) Softball legend OBIT

All three Judds in 2018 (Image via Facebook)

Naomi Judd, 76 (January 11, 1946-April 30, 2022) Country music legend who was one half of the Judds, who racked up 14 #1 country hits in the '80s and early '90s, and were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame OBIT

Hard out there for a pimp (Image via video still)

Max Julien, 88 (January 1, 1934-January 1, 2022) Star of Blaxpoitation classic The Mack (1973), screenwriter of Cleopatra Jones (1973) OBIT

Danny Kalb, 8o (September 9, 1942-November 19, 2022) NYC-based blues guitarist  of the '60s and '70s OBIT

Maurice Kanbar, 93 (March 1, 1929-August 20, 2022) Entrepreneur behind hangover-free Skyy Vodka OBIT

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 94 (January 8, 1928-March 18, 2022) Talmudic scholar OBIT

Arnie Kantrowitz, 81 (November 26, 1940-January 21, 2022) Early gay-rights champion and founding member of GLAAD, author of the memoir Under the Rainbow: Growing Up Gay (1977) OBIT

Anna Karen, 85 (September 19, 1936-February 22, 2022) British On the Buses (1969-1973) sitcom actress OBIT

Kathryn Kates, 73 (circa 1948-January 22, 2022) Played the lady who sold babka and rye on Seinfeld (1994 & 1996) OBIT

Samuel L. Katz, 95 (May 29, 1927-October 31, 2022) Developer of the measles vaccine OBIT

Abigail Kawananakoa, 96 (April 23, 1926-December 11, 2022) Claimed to be the last princess of Hawaii OBIT

Allen Kay, 77 (November 25, 1945-November 27, 2022) Clio Award-winning creator of “If You See Something, Say Something” OBIT

David A. Kay, 82 (June 8, 1940-August 13, 2022) Nuclear weapons expert who searched unsuccessfully for nukes in Iraq OBIT

Takahashi Kazuki, 60 (circa 1962-July 6, 2022) Yu-Gi-Oh! creator OBIT

Margaret Keane, 94 (September 6, 1927-June 26, 2022) Painter of large-eyed, eternally woeful waifs who fought a battled against her husband, who forged her work OBIT

Jack Kehler, 75 (May 22, 1946-May 7, 1922) Actor known for The Big Lebowski (1998) OBIT

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita aka I.B.K., 76 (January 29, 1945-January 16, 2022) Recently ousted president of Mali (2013-2020) OBIT

Alt-woman (Images via Columbia & Matthew Rettenmund)

Sally Kellerman, 84 (June 2, 1937-February 24, 2022) Oscar-nominated for playing Hot Lips Houlihan in M*A*S*H (1970), also known for Back to School (1986) and Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing voice-overs OBIT

Sean Kelly, 81 (July 22, 1940-July 11, 2022) National Lampoon writer OBIT

Diana Kennedy, 99 (March 3, 1923-July 24, 2022) Author of  The Cuisines of Mexico (1972) OBIT

Leonard Kessler, 101 (October 28, 1920-February 16, 2022) Author and children's book illustrator OBIT

Sheikh Khalifa, 73 (1948-May 13, 2022) U.A.E ruler OBIT

Mimi Kilgore, 87 (November 13, 1935-November 24, 2022) Arts patron and Abstract Expressionist muse OBIT

Robert Kime, 76 (February 7, 1946-August 17, 2022) Celebrated decorator to the stars OBIT

Kamoya Kimeu, 84ish (circa 1938-July 20, 2022) Fossil hunter OBIT

Ioane King, 49 (circa 1973-August 2022) Star of Starz drama Spartacus (2010-2012) OBIT

One of Marilyn's most famous photographers (Image via Photo Magazine)

Douglas Kirkland, 88 (August 16, 1934-October 2, 2022) Famed photographer of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) and other Hollywood luminaries OBIT

Ralph Kiser, 56 (October 27, 1965-April 20, 2022) Survivor (2010) reality performer OBIT

Joseph Kittinger, 94 (July 27, 1928-December 9, 2022) Sky-high daredevil OBIT

KK, 53 (August 23, 1968-May 31, 2022) Indian playback singer OBIT

Gerda Weissmann Klein, 97 (May 8, 1924-April 3, 2022) Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, subject of Oscar-winning One Survivor Remembers (1995) OBIT

William Klein, 96 (April 19, 1926-September 10, 2022) Fine-arts photographer of city scenes OBIT

Howard Kleinberg, 46 (July 31, 1975-circa July 23, 2022) Top Chef (2007) contestant OBIT

Carl Kleinschmitt, 85 (August 28, 1937-December 8, 2022) Sitcom writer known for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1965-1966) and M*A*S*H (1973) OBIT

Elsa Klensch, 89 (February 21, 1933-March 4, 2022) Face of fashion on CNN from 1980-2000 OBIT

Ken Knowlton, 91 (June 6, 1931-June 16, 2022) Father of computer art and animation OBIT

Joanne Koch, 92 (October 7, 1929-August 16, 2022) Film Society of Lincoln Center head OBIT

Alice Koh, 51 (December 9, 1970-January 21, 2022) Executive producer of the documentaries Kusama: Infinity (2018) and Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable (2018) OBIT

Jim Kolbe, 80 (June 28, 1942-December 3, 2022) Former Arizona representative (1985-2007) who came out as gay after realizing he'd be outed in the wake of voting for the Defense of Marriage Act (1996) OBIT

Illustrated woman (Image via Drawn & Quarterly)

Aline Kominsky-Crumb, 74 (August 1, 1948-November 30, 2022) Pioneering female memoirist of the comic field, wife of comic-art legend Robert Crumb (b. 1943) OBIT

Michael Kopsa, 66 (January 22, 1956-October 23, 2022) Veteran Canadian TV actor OBIT

The two faces of Mildred (Images via Vogue & vintage still)

Mildred Kornman aka Ricki VanDusen, 97 (July 10, 1925-August 19, 2022) Our Gang (1926-1935) player and one of the last three (possibly fewer) living actors to have appeared in a Silent Era silent film, '40s Vogue cover model OBIT

John Korty, 85 (July 22, 1936-March 9, 2022) Director of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) OBIT

Leonid Kravchuk, 88 (January 10, 1934-May 10, 2022) First president of free Ukraine (1991-1994) OBIT

Hardy Krüger, 93 (April 12, 1928-January 19, 2022) German-born actor who was raised a Nazi and became an outspoken voice against right-wing extremism, known for roles in The Moon Is Blue (1953), Hatari! (1962), Barry Lyndon (1975) and The Wild Geese (1978) OBIT

Cheslie Kryst, 30 (April 28, 1991-January 30, 2022) Miss USA 2019 and an Extra correspondent OBIT

Ni Kuang, 87 (May 30, 1935-July 3, 2022) Hong Kong novelist and screenwriter OBIT

Kidding around (Image via MGM)

Mickey Kuhn, 90 (September 21, 1932-November 20, 2022) Last surviving credited Gone with the Wind (1939) cast member, he played Beau Wilkes OBIT

Mantas Kvedaravicius, 45 (August 28, 1976-April 2, 2022) Director of Mariupolis (2016) OBIT

Art Laboe, 97 (August 7, 1925-October 7, 2022) Seventy-nine-year radio veteran who created the phrase oldies but goodies OBIT

Alan Ladd Jr., 84 (October 22, 1937-March 2, 2022) The man who first commissioned George Lucas (b. 1944) to write Star Wars (1977), Best Picture Oscar-winning producer of Braveheart (1995), head of The Ladd Company, former head of MGM/UA, son of Old Hollywood superstar Alan Ladd (1913-1964) OBIT

Bappi Lahiri, 69 (November 27, 1952-February 15, 2022) Prominent Bollywood composer OBIT

Kathy Lamkin, 74 (December 10, 1947-April 4, 2022) No Country for Old Men (2007) actress OBIT

Daryle Lamonica, 80 (July 17, 1941-April 21, 2022) Super Bowl veteran who was one of the NFL's top passers in the '60s OBIT

Günther Lamprecht, 92 (January 21, 1930-October 4, 2022) Star of 1980 TV epic Berlin Alexanderplatz OBIT

Edie Landau, 95 (July 15, 1927-December 24, 2022) Producer of the 1962 film version of Long Day's Journey into Night OBIT

Moon Landrieu, 92 (July 23, 1930-September 5, 2022) New Orleans mayor (1970-1978) who pushed for integration OBIT

John Landy, 91 (April 12, 1930-February 24, 2022) Second man to run the four-minute mile OBIT

Mills Lane, 85 (November 12, 1937-December 6, 2022) Boxer-turned-TV judge OBIT

Mark Lanegan, 57 (November 25, 1964-February 22, 2022) Lead singer of the Screaming Trees, solo artist, author OBIT

Michael Lang, 77 (December 11, 1944-January 8, 2022) Co-creator of Woodstock OBIT

A bosom buddy to us all! (GIF via GIPHY)

Angela Lansbury, 96 (October 16, 1925-October 11, 2022) Legendary star of stage and screen noted for the films Gaslight (1944), The Portrait of Dorian Gray (1945), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), Samson and Delilah (1949), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Mary Poppins (2018); the Broadway shows Mame (1966), Dear World (1969), Gypsy (1974), Sweeney Todd (1979) and Blithe Spirit (2009); and for her iconic TV series Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996, with four TV movies through 2003. Lansbury was a three-time Oscar nominee, 18-time Emmy nominee (and loser), a Grammy nominee and a five-time Tony Winner OBIT 

Dominique Lapierre, 91 (July 30, 1931-December 2, 2022) Author of Is Paris Burning? (1964) and City of Joy (1985) OBIT

Destinee Lashaee, 30 (circa 1991-February 9, 2022) My 600-lb. Life (2019) star OBIT

Aaron Latham, 78 (October 3, 1943-July 23, 2022) Screenwriter, journalist, husband of Lesley Stahl (b. 1941) OBIT

Alex Law, 69 (circa 1953-July 2, 2022) Echoes of the Rainbow (2010) filmmaker OBIT

Linda Lawson, 86 (January 14, 1936-May 18, 2022) TV and film actress who was the U.S. government's Miss Cue, the face of nuclear testing OBIT

Lee Lawson, 80 (October 14, 1941-May 22, 2022) Soap and Broadway veteran OBIT

Sam Lay, 86 (March 20, 1935-January 29, 2022) Drummer who backed blues greats OBIT

Jethro Lazenby, 31 (1991-May 10, 2022) Model-actor, son of singer Nick Cave (b. 1957) OBIT

A one-hit wonderful (Images via Orion & family photo)

Q Lazzarus, 61 (December 12, 1960-July 19, 2022) Singer of 1988's “Goodbye Horses,” which was popularized in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) OBIT

Mike Leach, 61 (March 9, 1961-December 12, 2022) Football coach with a storied college career OBIT

Richard Leakey, 77 (December 19, 1944-January 2, 2022) Prominent Kenyan conservationist OBIT

He put Bruce Lee in his place — and vice versa. (Image courtesy LeBell family)

Gene LeBell, 89 (October 9, 1932-August 9, 2022) Stuntman and martial artist with 1,000+ TV and movie credits OBIT

Chris Ledesma, 64 (January 28, 1958-December 2022) Longtime musical editor for The Simpsons (1989-2022) OBIT

Everett Lee, 105 (August 31, 1916-January 12, 2022) One of the first Black conductors OBIT

Greg Lee, 70 (December 12, 1951-September 21, 2022) Key member of two U.C.L.A. title winners OBIT

Quentin Oliver Lee, 34 (circa 1988-December 1, 2022) Acclaimed Broadway and off-Broadway actor OBIT

Sara Lee, 30 (June 7, 1992-October 6, 2022) WWE star OBIT

Russell Lees, 64 (May 8, 1957-January 4, 2022) Playwright of Nixon's Nixon (1995), Ubisoft writer-director of the video game Assassin's Creed (2007) OBIT

Keith Levene, 65 (1957-November 11, 2022) Founding member of the Clash and PIL OBIT

Ellen Levine, 79 (February 19, 1943-November 6, 2022) Longtime Good Housekeeping editor who also helped launch O OBIT

Don Lewis, 81 (March 26, 1941-November 6, 2022) Pioneer of electronic music OBIT

The last of rock's originators (Image via London)

Jerry Lee Lewis, 87 (September 29, 1935-October 28, 2022) Controversial early-rock innovator whose third marriage, to a 13-year-old first cousin (once removed), darkened a career that began with the hits “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On” and “Great Balls of Fire” (both 1957); he recovered a decade later to enjoy many years of success on the country charts, as a live performer and as an original inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986) OBIT

Ramsey Lewis, 87 (May 27, 1935-September 12, 2022) Jazz pianist who tasted pop success with 1965's “The 'In' Crowd” OBIT

Marc Lewitinn, 76 (March 12, 1946-July 23, 2022) Man who lived 850 days on a ventilator after contracting COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic OBIT

Lil Keed, 24 (March 16, 1998-May 13, 2022) Up-and-coming Atlanta rapper OBIT

He wrote Madonna's second #1 hit with John Bettis (b. 1946) (Image via Geffen)

Jon Lind, 73 (circa 1947-January 15, 2022) A&R exec who also co-wrote such songs as “Boogie Wonderland” (1979) by Earth, Wind & Fire, “Save the Best for Last” (1992) by Vanessa Williams (b. 1963) and “Crazy for You” (1985) by Madonna (b. 1958) OBIT

Hilary Linstead, 83 (1938-August 6, 2022) She repped Jane Campion (b. 1954) and discovered Baz Luhrmann (b. 1962) OBIT

Wild man (Image via Orion)

Ray Liotta, 67 (December 18, 1954-May 26, 2022) Acclaimed and popular actor known for Something Wild (1986), Field of Dreams (1989), Goodfellas (1990) and the TV series Shades of Blue (2016-2018); Emmy winner for ER (2004) OBIT

Richard Lipez, 83 (November 30, 1938-March 16, 2022) Author of a series of gay detective novels under the pen name Richard Stevenson OBIT

Kevin Lippert, 63 (January 20, 1959-March 29, 2022) Architectural-book publisher OBIT

Lenny Lipton, 82 (May 18, 1940-October 5, 2022) Poet whose 1959 work led to the Peter, Paul and Mary hit “Puff the Magic Dragon” (1963) — and who developed technology that led to 3D theatrical projection systems OBIT

One of the most memorable Oscar moments of all time (GIF via GIPHY)

Sacheen Littlefeather, 75 (November 14, 1946-October 2, 2022) Activist for Native American causes who refused Brando's (1924-2004) Oscar at the 1973 Academy Awards, receiving an apology from the Academy for her mistreatment that evening just weeks before her death; she was exposed, credibly, as having faked her ethnicity, a major story in the weeks after her death OBIT

Si Litvinoff, 93 (-December 26, 2022) Executive producer of A Clockwork Orange (1971), who had developed the work after optioning the original novel years before; also a producer on Walkabout (1971) and The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) OBIT

Marilyn Loden, 76 (July 12, 1946-August 6, 2022) Originator of the term the glass ceiling as it relates to women's struggle for recognition in the workplace OBIT

George Lois, 91 (June 26, 1931-November 18, 2022) Iconic ad man at the forefront of the '50s/'60s Madison Avenue explosion in advertising creativity who also created “I Want My MTV” and “Lean Cuisine” OBIT

Ngo Vinh Long, 78 (April 10, 1944-October 12, 2022) Prominent anti-Vietnam War voice OBIT

Hector Lopez, 93 (July 8. 1929-September 29, 2022) Yankees utility player who broke a color barrier OBIT

Jamie Lopez, 37 (circa 1985-December 19, 2022) Super Sized Salon (2022) reality-TV star OBIT

Sterling Lord, 102 (September 3, 1920-September 3, 2022) Legendary literary agent who repped On the Road (1957) OBIT

Lee Lorenz, 90 (October 17, 1932-December 8, 2022) New Yorker cartoonist OBIT

Barbara Love, 85 (February 27, 1937-November 13, 2022) Lesbian activist known for her fight to bring lesbians a voice in the feminist movement OBIT

James Lovelock, 103 (July 26, 1919-July 26, 2022) Maverick ecologist who theorized the Earth was alive OBIT

Roxanne Lowit, 80 (February 2, 1942-September 13, 2022) Fashion photographer noted for backstage-fashion work OBIT

Don Luce, 88 (September 20, 1934-November 17, 2022) Vietnam-era anti-war activist OBIT

Bob LuPone, 76 (July 29, 1946-August 27, 2022) Off-Broadway MCC Theatre Founder, brother of Patti LuPone (b. 1949) OBIT

Busisiwe Lurayi, 34 or 35 (circa 1987-July 10, 2022) Star of the Netflix series How to Ruin Christmas (2020) OBIT

Ashvin Luximon, 38 (August 13, 1984-July 23, 2022) British soap actor OBIT

Life with Elizabeth (Image via MGM)

Jimmy Lydon, 98 (May 30, 1923-March 9, 2022) With experience on Broadway (from 1937), radio (including on Young Love from 1949-1950), early television (as a star of the first-ever network-TV soap, The First Hundred Years, from 1950-1952) and films, including Cynthia (1947), in which he gave Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) her first screen kiss; Life with Father (1947) and September Affair (1950) OBIT

Loretta Lynn, 90 (April 14, 1932-October 4, 2022) Grammy-winning First Lady of Country Music, whose life story was immortalized in the 1980 Best Picture nominee Coal Miner's Daughter; she amassed 11 U.S. #1 country hits and touched rural hearts with other classics, including “You Ain't Woman Enough (to Take My Man)” (1966), plus became one of country's most banned voices over controversial singles like the birth-control anthem “The Pill” (1975) OBIT

Terence Macartney-Filgate, 97 (January 1, 1924-July 11, 2022) Pioneering doc and cinéma vérité filmmaker OBIT

Amanda Mackey, 70 (September 22, 1951-August 27, 2022) Movie casting director OBIT

Lance Mackey, 52 (June 2, 1970-September 7, 2022) Four-time Iditarod winner OBIT

Patricia MacLachlan, 84 (March 3, 1938-March 31, 2022) Author of the Newberry Medal-winning book Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985) OBIT

Janet MacPherson, 84 (March 24, 1937-March 5, 2022) Pioneering female surfer OBIT

Bruce MacVittie, 65 (October 14, 1956-May 7, 2022) Prolific character on such shows as The Sopranos (2002) OBIT

Chris Madden, 73 (June 1, 1948-March 2, 2022) Lifestyle author, HGTV personality OBIT

Birju Maharaj, 83 (February 4, 1938-January 16, 2022) Indian classical dance virtuoso OBIT

Donald Mahler, 88 (February 16, 1933-January 25, 2022) Prolific ballet choreographer OBIT 

Andrew J. Maloney, 90 (October 6, 1931-August 15, 2022) The prosecutor who took down John Gotti (1940-2002) OBIT

Adrienne Mancia, 95 (June 5, 1927-December 11, 2022) Influential film curator OBIT

Vachik Mangassarian, 78 (circa 1943-January 2022) Character actor OBIT

Lata Mangeshkar, 92 (September 28, 1929-January 30, 2022) Revered singer who dubbed countless voices in classic Bollywood films OBIT

Hilary Mantel, 70 (July 6, 1952-September 22, 2022) Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall (2009) OBIT

Mary Mara, 61 (September 21, 1960-June 26, 2022) ER (1995-1996) actress OBIT

James Maraniss, 76 (March 22, 1945-January 9, 2022) Spanish scholar who wrote the liberetto for Life Is a Dream, an opera finished in 1978 that won the Pulitzer in 2000 and was not fully performed until 2010 OBIT

There must be an Angel playing with my heart. (Image via video still)

Stuart Margolin, 82 (January 21, 1940-December 12, 2022) Angel on The Rockford Files (1974-1979) OBIT

Javier Marías, 70 (September 20, 1951-September 11, 2022) Writer who had been called one of the greatest living Spanish novelists, including of Corazón Tan Blanco (1992) OBIT

Martine Marignac, 75 (December 27, 1946-July 18, 2022) French producer OBIT

Hiram Maristany, 76 (August 10, 1945-March 10, 2022) So-called “People's Photographer of Spanish Harlem” OBIT

Sid Mark, 88 (May 30, 1933-April 18, 2022) Sinatra-devoted DJ OBIT

Kurt Markus, 75 (April 6, 1947-June 12, 2022) Photographer of the American West and of Hollywood stars OBIT

Jo Mersa Marley, 31 (March 12, 1991-December 27, 2022) Reggae artist, son of Stephen Marley (b. 1972), grandson of Bob Marley (1945-1981) OBIT

Faye Marlowe, 95 (October 26, 1926-May 5, 2022) Actress who appeared in the noir classic Hangover Square (1945) OBIT

Cecilia Marshall, 94 (July 20, 1928-November 22, 2022) Civil rights advocate, widow of SCOTUS Justice Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) OBIT

Andra Martin, 86 (July 15, 1935-May 3, 2022) Star of The Thing That Wouldn't Die (1958) OBIT

Randy Martin, 65 (circa 1957-August 17, 2022) Star of DIY Network's Texas Flip N Move (2014-2017) OBIT

He was the sheriff. (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Ron Masak, 86 (July 1, 1936-October 21, 2022) Folksy sheriff on Murder, She Wrote (1985-1996), longtime Vlasic Pickles voice-over actor OBIT

Evgeny Maslin, 84 (May 20, 1937-February 26, 2022) Russian general who worked with the U.S. to secure his country's nuclear arsenal OBIT

Michelle Materre, 67 (May 12, 1954-March 11, 2022) Champion of Black independent film OBIT

Dietrich Mateschitz, 78 (May 20, 1944-October 22, 2022) Creator of Red Bull OBIT

Tito Matos, 53 (June 15, 1968-January 18, 2022) Master of the plena musical genre OBIT

Max Maven, 71 (December 21, 1950-November 1, 2022) Mentalist and magic historian OBIT

Donald May, 92 (February 22, 1929-January 28, 2022) The Edge of Night (1967-1977) star OBIT

Bernadette Mayer, 77 (May 12, 1945-November 22, 2022) NYC writer, artist and poet OBIT

Don Maynard, 86 (January 25, 1935-January 10, 2022) Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Jet OBIT

You better pink! (GIF via GIPHY)

Diane McBain, 81 (May 18, 1941-December 21, 2022) Starlet known for the series Surfside Six (1960-1962), playing Pinky Pinkston on Batman (1967) and the films Claudelle Inglish (1961) and Spinout (1966) OBIT

Dan McCafferty, 76 (October 14, 1946-November 8, 2022) Lead singer of Nazareth (1968-2013) OBIT

C.W. McCall, 93 (November 15, 1928-April 1, 2022) Singer of novelty hit “Convoy” (1976) OBIT

Mary McCaslin, 75 (December 22, 1946-October 2, 2022) Folk singer OBIT

David McCullough, 89 (July 7, 1933-August 7, 2022) Best-selling biographer of presidents — and the Brooklyn Bridge OBIT

Ian McDonald, 75 (June 25, 1946-February 9, 2022) King Crimson and Foreigner co-founder OBIT

Rep. Donald McEachin, 61 (October 10, 1961-November 28, 2022) Representative from Virginia from 2017 until his death OBIT

Hugh McElhenny, 93 (July 31, 1928-June 17, 2022) Hall of Fame halfback OBIT

Robert C. McFarlane, 84 (July 12, 1937-May 12, 2022) Iran-Contra Affair-era figure OBIT

Charles E. McGee, 102 (December 7, 1919-January 16, 2022) One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen OBIT

You can make this up. (GIF via GIPHY)

Dorothy McGowan, 82 (August 28, 1939-January 2, 2022) Supermodel of the '60s who retired after appearing in Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966) OBIT

Margaret M. McGowan, 90 (December 21, 1931-March 16, 2022) Expanded field of dance history OBIT

A person in our neighborhood (Images via CTW)

Bob McGrath, 90 (June 13, 1932-December 4, 2022) Bob Johnson on Sesame Street (1969-2016) OBIT

Douglas McGrath, 64 (February 2, 1958-November 3, 2022) Playwright, filmmaker (Oscar nominee for co-writing 1994's Bullets Over Broadway) and actor whose one-man show Everything's Fine (2022) had just opened on Broadway, and was being directed by John Lithgow (b. 1945) OBIT

Bernard McGuirk, 64 (October 26, 1957-October 5, 2022) Longtime producer of Don Imus (1940-2019) notorious for referring to the women players of the Rutgers basketball team as “hardcore ho's” OBIT

Virginia McLaurin, 113 (circa 1909-November 14, 2022) Washington woman who danced with the Obamas when she was 106 OBIT

Mary Adelia McLeod, 84 (September 27, 1938-October 12, 2022) First female bishop of an Episcopal diocese OBIT

Gloria McMillan, 88 (March 13, 1933-January 19, 2022) Harriet Conklin in Our Miss Brooks (1948-1957 radio, 1952-1956 TV, 1956 film) OBIT

Michele McNally, 66 (June 25, 1955-February 18, 2022) Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times photographer OBIT

Dale McRaven, 83 (March 15, 1939-September 5, 2022) Creator of Mork & Mindy (1978-1982) and Perfect Strangers (1986-1993) OBIT

John McVay, 91 (January 5, 1931-October 31, 2022) Infamous New York Giants coach, famous San Francisco 49ers coach OBIT

Had a hold on us (Image via headshot)

Christine McVie, 79 (September 1, 1943-November 30, 2022) Fleetwood Mac co-lead vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter behind such massive hits as “You Make Loving Fun” (1977), “Don't Stop” (1977), “Hold Me” (1982), “Little Lies” (1987) and “Everywhere” (1987) OBIT

Sister Janet Mead, 83 (1938-January 26, 2022) Nun who had a #4 Billboard Hot 100 smash with a pop-rock version of “The Lord's Prayer” OBIT

Marijane Meaker, 95 (May 27, 1927-November 21, 2022) Author of the pioneering lesbian pulp fiction work Spring Fire (1952), which launched the genre OBIT

Rock in peace. (GIF via GIPHY)

Meat Loaf, 74 (September 27, 1947-January 20, 2022) Iconic rocker whose albums Bat Out of Hell (1977) and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (1993) sold approximately 100 million copies, and who acted in such films as The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Fight Club (1999) OBIT

Kay Mellor, 71 (May 11, 1951-May 15, 2022) BAFTA-nominated writer of Fat Friends (2000-2004), The Syndicate (2012-2021) OBIT

Josephine Melville, 61 (1961-October 20, 2022) British actor and director OBIT

Nan Melville, 72 (October 7, 1949-March 18, 2022) Dance photographer OBIT

Mel Mermelstein, 95 (September 25, 1926-January 28, 2022) Holocaust survivor who successfully sued revisionist-history group when it reneged on a promise to give a reward to anyone providing proof that the Nazis gassed Jews OBIT

Margo Merrill, 71 (January 6, 1951-May 5, 2022) Bette Davis's (1908-1989) adoptive daughter with Gary Merrill (1915-1990) OBIT

Roland Mesnier, 78 (July 8, 1944-August 26, 2022) Pastry chef to five presidents OBIT

Burt Metcalfe, 87 (March 19, 1935-July 27, 2022) M*A*S*H showrunner for its final six seasons who co-wrote its iconic finale OBIT

Sonia Handelman Meyer, 102 (February 12, 1920-September 11, 2022) Socially conscious photographer rediscovered in her 80s OBIT

Kim Mi-soo, 29 (March 16, 1992-January 5, 2022) South Korean actress OBIT

Marilyn Miglin, 83 (October 18, 1938-March 15, 2022) HSN host known as Queen of Makeovers OBIT

Pablo Milanés, 79 (February 24, 1943-November 22, 2022) Cuban troubadour OBIT

Nancy Milford, 84 (March 26, 1938-March 29, 2022) Biographer of Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948) via 1970's Zelda OBIT

Jody Miller, 80 (November 29, 1941-October 6, 2022) Grammy-winning country singer of the 1965 hit “Queen of the House” OBIT

You just know those boys played ball in the house. (Image via NBC)

Mark Miller, 97 (November 20, 1924-September 9, 2022) Jim Nash on Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965-1967), Savannah Smiles (1982) writer/producer/actor, co-writer of A Walk in the Clouds (1995) OBIT

Richard Miller, 80 (circa 1942-December 8, 2022) Sculptor who created Princess Leia's iconic gold bikini OBIT

Sidney Miller, 89 (January 1933-January 20, 2022) Former Capitol Records exec who was also a founding publisher of Black Radio Exclusive magazine (1976-2017) OBIT

Time after Time (Image via MGM)

Yvette Mimieux, 80 (January 8, 1942-January 18, 2022) Star of the films The Time Machine (1960), Where the Boys Are (1960) and Light in the Piazza (1962), and a slew of '70s TV movies, including Snowbeast (1977) OBIT

Norman Y. Mineta, 90 (November 12, 1931-May 3, 2022) Served two U.S. presidents as the first Japanese-American Cabinet member OBIT

Peter Ming-min, 98 (August 15, 1923-April 8, 2022) Fighter for Taiwanese self-determination OBIT

Beatrice Mintz, 100 (January 24, 1921-January 3, 2022) Groundbreaking cancer researcher OBIT

Charlene Mitchell, 92 (June 8 1930-December 14, 2022) First-ever Black woman to run for president in the U.S. OBIT

Tattletales of the witty (Image via ABC)

Scoey Mitchell, 92 (March 12, 1930-March 19, 2022) Groundbreaking Black comedian who starred on TV's short-lived Barefoot in the Park (1970) and later appeared on game shows OBIT

Issey Miyake, 84 (April 22, 1938-August 5, 2022) Japanese fashion designer known for origami-like designs OBIT

Mike Moder, 86 (April 25, 1936-August 15, 2022) Producer of such films as Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Crimson Tide (1995) as well as TV's Cinderella (1997) OBIT

Joyce Molyneux, 91 (April 17, 1931-October 27, 2022) Innovative chef OBIT

Ted Mooney, 70 (October 19, 1951-March 25, 2022) Art in America editor (1977-2008) and author of out-there novels, including Easy Travel to Other Planets (1981) OBIT

Billie Moore, 79 (May 5, 1943-December 15, 2022) First coach to lead two different schools to women's basketball titles, in the 1970s OBIT

Christopher Moore, 72 (January 20, 1952-March 13, 2022) Preservationist of African-American history OBIT

Peter Moore, 78 (February 21, 1944-April 29, 2022) Nike team during the era of the Air Jordan OBIT

Rusty Mae Moore, 80 (October 25, 1941-February 23, 2022) Trans educator and activist OBIT

Tommy Morgan, 89 (December 4, 1932-June 23, 2022) Harmonica player who recorded music for 500+ movie soundtracks, including Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Dances with Wolves (1990) OBIT

Hanae Mori, 96 (January 8, 1926-August 11, 2022) Japanese designer who was the first Asian woman who made an impact on French haute couture OBIT

Barbara Morrison, 72 (September 10, 1949-March 26, 2022) Jazz singer OBIT

Can't blame a guy for Really Trying. (GIF via GIPHY)

Robert Morse, 90 (May 18, 1931-April 20, 2022) Two-time Tony-winning star of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961) and Tru (1989), Emmy-nominated Mad Men (2007-2014) actor OBIT

Moses J. Moseley, 31 (1990-January 2022) Actor known for The Walking Dead (2012-2015) OBIT

T.C. takes flight. (Image via CBS)

Roger E. Mosley, 83 (December 18, 1938-August 7, 2022) T.C. on all eight seasons of Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988) OBIT

Virginia Patton Moss, 97 (June 25, 1925-August 18, 2022) Last surviving adult cast member of the 1946 classic It's a Wonderful Life OBIT

Morton Mower, 89 (January 31, 1933-April 25, 2022) Cardiologist who helped invent a defibrillator that, when implanted in patients, manually returned erratic heart rates to normal OBIT

James Mtume, 76 (January 3, 1946-January 9, 2022) Grammy-winning leader of the music group Mtume OBIT

Manfred Thierry Mugler, 73 (December 21, 1948-January 23, 2022) Iconic gay fashion designer known for his broad-shouldered, exaggerated couture and later work with photography, director of the 1992 music video for George Michael's (1963-2016) “Too Funky” OBIT

James J. Murakami, 91 (June 4, 1931-December 15, 2022) Emmy-winning art director OBIT

Brandon Murphy, 43 (1978-January 9, 2022) Writer of Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) OBIT

Thomas S. Murphy, 96 (May 31, 1925-May 25, 2022) Capital Cities Communications head who engineered the acquisition of ABC OBIT

Angela Muto, 52 (July 7, 1957-December 28, 2022) Comic actress whose alter ego was Shecky Beagleman OBIT

Rachel Nagy, 37 (December 15, 1984-circa January 15, 2022) Lead singer of the Detroit Cobras OBIT

Bob Nalbandian, 58 (1964-December 30, 2022) Heavy metal director, producer and journalist OBIT

Mehran Nasseri, late 70s (circa early 1950s-November 12, 2022) Iranian refugee who inspired The Terminal (2004) OBIT

Top banana (GIF via GIPHY)

Kitten Natividad, 74 (February 13, 1948-September 24, 2022) Exotic dancer and porn star famous for her work in Up! (1976) and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979) OBIT

Nolan Neal, 41 (October 5, 1980-July 18, 2022) America's Got Talent (2020) competitor OBIT

Bobbie Nelson, 91 (circa 1930-March 10, 2022) Bandmate and sister of Willie Nelson (b. 1933) OBIT

Gary Nelson, 87 (October 6, 1934-May 25, 2022) Director of 23 episodes of Get Smart (1965-1970) and the films Freaky Friday (1976) and The Black Hole (1979) OBIT

Hilaree Nelson, 49 (December 13, 1972-September 26, 2022) Top ski mountaineer OBIT

Sandy Nelson, 83 (December 1, 1938-February 14, 2022) Drummer whose “Teen Beat” (1959) was a rare instrumental hit OBIT

Nick Nemeroff, 32 (December 28, 1989-June 27, 2022) Canadian comic OBIT

Mace Neufeld, 93 (July 13, 1928-January 21, 2022) Producer behind every Jack Ryan movie, former talent manager of such acts as the Carpenters OBIT

George Newall, 88 (June 17, 1934-November 30, 2022) Last surviving member of the creative team behind Schoolhouse Rock (1973-1984) OBIT

Lloyd Newman, 43 (March 3, 1979-December 7, 2022) Former teen NPR reporter behind Ghetto Life (1993) who won a Peabody for his work OBIT

Jack Newton, 72 (January 30, 1950-April 15, 2022) One-armed pro golfer OBIT

The ultimate good girl-gone-bad (GIF via GIPHY)

Olivia Newton-John, 73 (September 26, 1948-August 8, 2022) Four-time Grammy winner with a string of U.S. Hot 100 hits that included “If Not for You” (1971), “Let Me Be There” (1973), “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)” (1974), “I Honestly Love You” (1974), “Have You Never Been Mellow” (1975), “Please Mr. Please” (1975), “A Little More Love” (1978), “Magic (1980), “Xanadu (1980), “Make a Move on Me (1982) and “Twist of Fate (1983); along with appearing in the film Xanadu (1980), she acted in Grease (1978), the most successful movie musical of the 20th century, which spawned the chart-toppers “You're the One That I Want” (with John Travolta), Oscar nominee “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “Summer Nights” (with John Travolta); her 1981 #1 hit “Physical” was the biggest single release of the 1980s OBIT

She had a quite extraordinary craft. (GIF via GIPHY)

Nichelle Nichols, 89 (December 28, 1932-July 30, 2022) Iconic as Uhura on Star Trek (1966-1969) and the ensuing feature films OBIT

Nightbirde, 31 (December 31, 1990-February 19, 2022) America's Got Talent (2021) singer OBIT

Hermann Nitsch, 83 (August 29, 1938-April 18, 2022) Blood-and-guts artist OBIT

Valora Noland, 81 (December 8, 1941-March 27, 2022) Actress who appeared on Star Trek (1968) OBIT

Diane Noomin, 75 (May 13, 1947-September 1, 2022) Co-creator of Twisted Sister (1976) underground comic with Aline Kominsky-Crumb (b. 1948) OBIT

Monty Norman, 94 (April 4, 1928-July 11, 2022) “James Bond Theme” composer OBIT

Declan O'Brien, 56 (1965-February 16, 2022) Director of Wrong Turn 3 (2009), 4 (2011) & 5 (2012) OBIT 

Brian O'Doherty, 94 (May 4, 1928-November 7, 2022) Art critic OBIT

Robert Vincent O'Neil, 91 (September 15, 1930-March 12, 2022) Writer-director of Angel (1983) and Avenging Angel (1985) OBIT

Kevin O'Neill, 69 (August 22, 1953-November 3, 2022) Comic book artist known for the series Marshal Law and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen OBIT

P.J. O'Rourke, 74 (November 14, 1947-February 15, 2022) Conservative political satirist, author of Parliament of Whores (1991) OBIT

Phyllis Oakley, 87 (November 23, 1934-January 22, 2022) Pioneering female diplomat at the State Department (1957-1958, 1974-1999) OBIT

Claes Oldenburg, 93 (January 28, 1929-July 18, 2022) Pop artist OBIT

Going viral (GIF via GIPHY)

James Olson, 91 (October 8, 1930-April 17, 2022) Star of Rachel, Rachel (1968) and The Andromeda Strain (1971) OBIT

Louis Orr, 64 (May 7, 1958-December 15, 2022) Syracuse star basketball player who became a coach OBIT

John Jay Osborn Jr., 77 (August 5, 1945-October 19, 2022) Author of The Paper Chase (1971) OBIT

Mo Ostin, 95 (March 27, 1927-July 31, 2022) Warner Bros. Records head OBIT

P-22, 12ish (circa 2010-December 17, 2022) Well-known L.A. mountain lion OBIT

Tim Page, 78 (May 25, 1944-August 24, 2022) Gonzo Vietnam War photographer OBIT

Irene Papas, 96 (September 3, 1926-September 14, 2022) Greek icon known for such American films as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Z (1969), and for her portrayals onstage OBIT

Jean Paré, 95 (December 7, 1927-December 24, 2022) Best-selling author behind dozens of cookbooks (1981-2011) OBIT

Eugene N. Parker, 94 (June 10, 1927-March 15, 2022) Predicted the existence of solar wind OBIT

Gloria Parker, 100 (August 20, 1921-April 13, 2022) Player of moistened glasses who was featured in Broadway Danny Rose (1984) OBIT

Mimi Parker, 55 (September 15, 1967-November 5, 2022) Alt-rock vocalist for Low OBIT

My 2012 pic of the Wanted — nice guys; Tom 2nd from R (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Tom Parker, 33 (August 4, 1988-March 30, 2022) Member of the boy band the Wanted OBIT

Michael Parks, 78 (November 17, 1943-January 8, 2022) Reporter who became the top reporter at The Los Angeles Times OBIT

Leslie Parnas, 90 (November 11, 1931-February 1, 2022) Celebrated cellist OBIT

Ric Parnell, 70 (circa 1951-May 1, 2022) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) star, played drums on the hit single “Mickey” (1982) OBIT

Fred Parris, 85 (February 19, 1956-January 13, 2022) Five Satins frontman OBIT

Lindsey Pearlman, 43 (circa 1978-February 2022) Actress known for Chicago Justice (2017), General Hospital (2020) and Vicious (2021) OBIT

Philip Pearlstein, 98 (May 24, 1924-December 17, 2022) Painter known for coolly rendered, unsparing nude portraiture OBIT

Everett Peck, 71 (1950-June 14, 2022) Duckman (1994-1997) creator OBIT

Pelé, 82 (October 23, 1940-December 29, 2022) Soccer's greatest player and world emissary, Brazilian advocate for education and children OBIT

D.H. Peligro, 63 (July 9, 1959-October 28, 2022) Drummer for the Dead Kennedys OBIT

Uma Pemmaraju, 64 (March 31, 1958-August 8, 2022) One of the original Fox News anchors from 1996 OBIT

Bill Pence, 82 (1940-December 6, 2022) Co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival OBIT

Bob Penny, 87 (June 29, 1935-December 25, 2022) Character actor seen in such films as Forrest Gump (1994) OBIT

George Pérez, 67 (June 9, 1954-May 7, 2022) Acclaimed comic-book artist OBIT

Gene Perret, 85 (circa 1937-November 15, 2022) Writer on The Carol Burnett Show (1973-1978), producer on Three's Company (1979-1980) OBIT 

Jacques Perrin, 80 (July 13, 1941-April 21, 2022) Star of The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) OBIT

What a card. (Image via Topps)

Gaylord Perry, 84 (September 15, 1938-December 1, 2022) Hall of Fame pitcher who won 314 games and recoded 3,500 strikeouts OBIT

Hot stuff (Image via UA)

Nehemiah Persoff, 102 (August 2, 1919-April 5, 2022) Veteran actor known for Some Like It Hot (1959) and Yentl (1983) OBIT

Frank Pesce, 75 (December 8, 1947-February 6, 2022) Actor from the Beverly Hills Cop films (1984 & 1987) OBIT

Maggie Peterson aka Maggie Mancuso, 81 (January 10, 1941-May 15, 2022) Played Charlene Darling on The Andy Griffith Show (1963-1968) — one of the last survivors of that cast OBIT

Iraj Pezeshkzad, 94 (January 29, 1927-January 12, 2022) Author of Iranian classic My Uncle Napoleon (1970) OBIT

Leslie Phillips, 98 (April 20, 1924-November 7, 2022) Comic actor known for two Harry Potter films (2001 & 2002) OBIT

Lily Renée Phillips, 101 (May 12, 1921-August 24, 2022) Pioneering comic-book artist OBIT

Hannah Pick-Goslar, 93 (November 12, 1928-October 28, 2022) Close friend of Anne Frank (1929-1945) who appeared in The Diary of a Young Girl (U.S. 1952) OBIT

Cecile Pineda, 89 (September 24, 1932-August 11, 2022) Novelist who gained later-in-life acclaim for Face (1985) OBIT

Donald Pinkel, 95 (September 7, 1926-March 9, 2022) Man who developed cure for childhood leukemia OBIT

Nélida Piñon, 85 (May 3, 1937-December 17, 2022) Edgy Brazilian novelist OBIT

Donald Pippin, 95 (November 25, 1926-June 9, 2022) Tony-winning, Emmy-winning musical director and conductor OBIT

Bill Pitman, 102 (February 12, 1920-August 11, 2022) Revered studio guitarist OBIT

Bill Plante, 84 (January 14, 1938-September 28, 2022) CBS News reporter at the White House OBIT

Anita Pointer, 74 (January 23, 1948-December 31, 2022) Grammy-winning original member of the Pointer Sisters OBIT

Going for the gold (GIF via GIPHY)

Sidney Poitier, 94 (February 20, 1927-January 7, 2022) Legendary actor who became the first non-white Best Actor Oscar nominee (for The Defiant Ones, 1958) and winner (for Lilies of the Field, 1963) and starred in such hits as Blackboard Jungle (1955) and To Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (all 1967), won the Tony for A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and became the first Black man to direct at $100M-grossing film (Stir Crazy, 1980); last surviving male actor on AFI's Top 25 actors of Hollywood's Golden Age OBIT

James Stewart Polshek, 92 (February 11, 1930-September 9, 2022) Architect who designed the Clinton library OBIT

Martin Pope, 103 (August 22, 1918-March 27, 2022) Scientist whose word led to developing organic light-emanating diodes aka OLEDs OBIT

Paul Pope, 63 (November 7, 1958-April 14, 2022) Rare Birds (2001) producer OBIT

Kailia Posey, 16 (circa 2005-circa May 2, 2022) Toddlers & Tiaras (2010) star OBIT

Jim Post, 82 (October 28, 1939-September 14, 2022) Half of the duo Friend & Lover of “Reach Out of the Darkness” (1968) fame OBIT

Gerald Potterton, 91 (March 8, 1931-August 24, 2022) Director of Heavy Metal (1981) OBIT

Jean Potvin, 72 (March 25, 1949-March 15, 2022) Part of the Islanders' DHL dynasty OBIT

Julia Powell, 49 (April 20, 1973-October 26, 2022) Blogger at The Julie/Julia Project whose effort to make every recipe in Julia Child's (1912-2004) Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) became a best seller, and an award-winning film called Julie & Julia (2009) OBIT

Edward C. Prescott, 81 (December 26, 1940-November 6, 2022) Nobel Prize winner for his study of business cycles OBIT

Sy Presten, 98 (May 23, 1924-October 18, 2022) The last of the great, old-time press agents, whose clients included Penthouse, Chock Full o'Nuts and the Stork Club OBIT

June Preston, 93 (December 29, 1928-May 18, 2022) Child actress of the '30s and '40s who appeared in It Happened One Night (1934) and later became an accomplished singer OBIT

Al Primo, 87 (July 3, 1935-September 29, 2022) TV station exec known for revitalizing news programs with banter and pizzazz OBIT

A star of many saddle tales (Image via NBC)

Andrew Prine, 86 (February 14, 1936-October 31, 2022) Western actor who also appeared in The Miracle Worker (1962) OBIT

Doug was known as Shawn Mayotte in those days. (Image via Kurt Deitrick's Super Studs)

Doug Probst, 57 (April 1, 1965-November 4, 2022) Gay-porn actor and model noted for Hot, High, & Horny (1983) who was later a session musician and who published the memoir MAYOTTE: Musings of a Narcissist — A Survivor's Story (2021) OBIT

Albert Pyun, 69 (May 19, 1953-November 26, 2022) Director of such films as Cyborg (1989), Captain America (1990) and Nemesis (1992) OBIT

Jay Rado, 90 (January 23, 1932-June 21, 2022) Co-creator of Hair (1967) OBIT

Bob Rafelson, 89 (February 21, 1933-July 23, 2022) Co-creator of The Monkees (1966-1968); director of such films as Head (1968), Five Easy Pieces (1970), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) and Black Widow (1987); producer of The Last Picture Show (1971) OBIT

Dorli Rainey, 95 (1926-August 12, 2o22) Symbol of the Occupy protest of the 2010s OBIT

Sergei Rakhlin, 78 (1943-January 21, 2022) Longtime HFPA member OBIT

Tina Ramirez, 92 (November 7, 1929-September 6, 2022) Founder of the Ballét Hispanico OBIT

Fidel Ramos, 94 (March 18, 1928-July 31, 2022) President of the Philippines from 1992-1998 OBIT

Randy Rand, 62 (circa 1960-April 26, 2022) Co-founding member of Autograph who played on “Turn Up the Radio” (1984) OBIT

Isidoro Raponi, 76 (June 30, 1945-May 27, 2022) Mechanical designer on King Kong (1976), E.T. (1982) OBIT

Melanie Rauscher, 35 (circa 1987-July 17, 2022) Naked and Afraid (2013) and Naked and Afraid XL (2015) reality-TV contestant OBIT

Teddy Ray, 32 (circa 1990-August 12, 2022) Stand-up comic OBIT

Quinn K. Redeker, 86 (May 2, 1936-December 20, 2022) Alex Marshall on Days of Our Lives (1979-1987), Rex Sterling on The Young and the Restless (1987-1994) OBIT

Rick Reed, 69 (May 24, 1953-August 17, 2022) Swift Boat campaigner OBIT

Dan Reeves, 77 (January 19, 1944-January 1, 2022) Coached in — and lost — four Super Bowls OBIT

Regine, 92 (December 26, 1929-May 1, 2022) Nightclub owner (Regine's, 20+ others) who claimed to have coined the phrase “discotheque” OBIT

Paula Rego, 87 (January 26, 1935-June 8, 2022) Provocative visual artist who specialized in women's issues OBIT

Julia Reichert, 76 (June 16, 1946-December 1, 2022) Oscar-winning documentarian behind American Factory (2019) OBIT

Albert Reichmann, 93 (January 18, 1929-December 17, 2022) Billionaire real estate patriarch OBIT

Ivan Reitman, 75 (October 27, 1946-February 12, 2022) Producer of National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and producer-director of other comedy classics, including Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Twins (1988) and Kindergarten Cop (1990) OBIT

Brent Renaud, 50 (October 13, 1971-March 13, 2022) Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker OBIT

Hollis Resnik, 66 (June 1, 1955-April 17, 2022) Chicago theater legend OBIT

Rommy Hunt Revson, 78 (February 15, 1944-September 7, 2022) Inventor of the Scrunchie OBIT

William Reynolds, 90 (December 9, 1931-August 24, 2022) Special Agent Tom Colby on The F.B.I. (1966-1974) OBIT

William Richert, 79 (1942-July 19, 2022) Co-writer of The Happy Hooker (1975), writer of Winter Kills (1979), author of the novel Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye? (1966) that was adapted for the screen as A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988); actor in My Own Private Idaho (1991) OBIT

Tom Richmond, 72 (1950-July 29, 2022) Prolific cinematographer of such films as Little Odessa (1994) and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) OBIT

Wendy Rieger, 65 (April 18, 1956-April 16, 2022) NBC4 Washington, D.C., news anchor OBIT

Richard Roat, 89 (July 3, 1933-August 5, 2022) Prolific TV character actor, played a doctor who found Elaine Benes difficult on Seinfeld (1998) OBIT

Hargus “Pig” Robbins, 84 (January 18, 1938-January 30, 2022) Pianist who was the go-to Nashville session player OBIT

Rats. (GIF via GIPHY)

Peter Robbins, 65 (August 10, 1956-January 25, 2022) Voice of Charlie Brown on A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966), as well as in the 1969 feature film A Boy Named Charlie Brown OBIT

Marty Roberts, 89 (April 10, 1932-January 13, 2022) One half of Marty & Elayne, an L.A. lounge-band legend OBIT

Dede Robertson, 94 (December 3, 1927-April 19, 2022) Wife of CBN's Pat Robertson (b. 1930) OBIT

Bill Robinson, 92 (1929-August 6, 2022) Longtime rep for Carol Burnett (b. 1933) and many others OBIT

David Robinson, 50 (circa 1972-November 30, 2022) Dog the Bounty Hunter team member OBIT

PnB Rock, 30 (December 9, 1991-September 12, 2022) Philadelphia rapper known for the hit “Selfish” (2016) OBIT

Jay Rogers, ? (?-October 28, 2022) Drama Desk winner for When Pigs Fly (1995) OBIT

Freddie Roman, 85 (May 28, 1937-November 26, 2022) Catskills comic OBIT

Kevin Rooney, 71 (circa 1951-July 19, 2022) Emmy-winning writer who mentored Jay Leno (b. 1950) OBIT

Setting son (Image via Orange-Empire Record)

Mickey Rooney Jr., 77 (July 3, 1945-July 16, 2022) Original Mouseketeer, singer and actor who was Mickey Rooney's (1920-2014) oldest son OBIT

Ned Rorem, 99 (October 23, 1923-November 18, 2022) Pulitzer Prize-winning composer OBIT

Clela Rorex, 78 (July 23, 1943-June 19, 2022) Boulder County, Colorado, clerk who issued a marriage license to a gay couple — for one of the first times in U.S. history — in 1975 OBIT

Lennie Rosenbluth, 89 (January 22, 1933-June 18, 2022) Former player for the North Carolina basketball team the Tar Heels OBIT

Irving Rosenthal, 91 (October 9, 1930-April 22, 2022) Beat-affiliated figure OBIT

Beverly Ross, 87 (September 5, 1934-January 15, 2022) Top woman songwriter in the early years of rock 'n' roll, including “Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)” (1954), “Lollipop” (1958) and “Judy's Turn to Cry” (1963) OBIT

Pat Rosson, 69 (July 20, 1952-April 28, 2022) Former child actor who appeared on The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and the soap The Young Marrieds (1965-1966) OBIT

Cormac Roth, 25 (January 5, 1997-October 16, 2022) Musician son of Tim Roth (b. 1961) OBIT

Evelyn de Rothschild, 91 (August 29, 1931-November 7, 2022) Banking scion OBIT

Took it off (Image via vintage headshot)

Betty Rowland, 106 (January 23, 1916-April 3, 2022) The last of the burlesque queens of the '30s and '40s, who had been arguably the world's oldest living person known for a career in entertainment OBIT

Badal Roy, 82 (October 16, 1939-January 18, 2022) Jazz fusion artist OBIT

Maya Ruiz-Picasso, 87 (September 5, 1935-December 20, 2022) Daughter of, and inspiration for, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) OBIT

Art Rupe, 104 (September 4, 1917-April 15, 2022) The founder of Specialty Records who took R&B mainstream OBIT

Bill Russell, 88 (February 12, 1934-July 31, 2022) Transformative NBA player, Basketball Hall of Famer, legendary coach who at one time was considered to have been the game's single greatest player OBIT

Eileen Ryan, 94 (October 16, 1927-October 9, 2022) Veteran TV, film and Broadway actress, mother of Sean Penn (b. 1960) OBIT

Mitchell Ryan, 88 (January 11, 1934-March 4, 2022) Actor known for Monte Walsh (1970), High Plains Driffter (1973), Magnum Force (1973), Lethal Weapon (1987) and TV's Dharma & Greg (1997-2002), later for soaps OBIT

Rock bird (Image via head shot)

Bobby Rydell, 79 (April 26, 1942-April 5, 2022) Teen heartthrob of the early rock era known for such hits as “We Got Love” (1959), “Wild One” (1960) and “Volare” (1960) OBIT

Sumy Sadurni, 32 (August 30, 1989-March 7, 2022) Photojournalist who worked largely in East Africa OBIT

Lily Safra, 87 (December 20, 1934-July 9, 2022) Socialite and philanthropist OBIT

Our hearts are Full. (Image via ABC)

Bob Saget, 65 (May 17, 1956-January 9, 2022) Star of Full House (1987-1995) and host of America's Funniest Home Videos (1989-1997) OBIT

Vincent J. Sainato, 55 (February 13, 1944-January 8, 2022) Designed ad campaigns for Rent (1996) and Avenue Q (2003) OBIT

Steve Salas, 73* (January 5, 1949-February 10, 2022) Co-founder of L.A. R&B band Tierra OBIT *family reports his age at death of 69

Tim Sale, 66 (May 1, 1956-June 16, 2022) Comic-book artist OBIT

Frank Salemme aka Cadillac Frank, 89 (August 18, 1933-December 13, 2022) Mobster who took over the New England Mafia and later became an informant OBIT

Carl Samrock, 81 (June 1, 1941-October 1, 2022) Longtime Warner Bros. Pictures publicist OBIT

Kevin Samuels, 57 (March 13, 1965-May 5, 2022) Polarizing, misogynistic YouTube advice-doler OBIT

Pharoah Sanders, 81 (October 13, 1940-September 24, 2022) Jazz legend OBIT

Tyler Sanders, 18 (circa 2004-June 16, 2022) Actor who appeared on series like 9-1-1: Lone Star (2022) OBIT

José Eduardo dos Santos, 79 (August 28, 1942-July 8, 2022) Former ruler of Angola (1979-2017) OBIT

Mike Schank, 53 (1966-October 13, 2022) Star of the doc American Movie (1999) OBIT

Orven Schanzer, 97 (October 13, 1924-January 5, 2022) Film editor on The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Bus Stop (1956), The Fly (1958), Cleopatra (1963), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Alien (1979), among many others OBIT

Steve Schapiro, 87 (circa 1934-January 15, 2022) Photojournalist especially noted for iconic portraiture of celebrities OBIT

Maarten Schmidt, 92 (December 28, 1929-September 17, 2022) First astronomer to ID the Quasar OBIT

Paul Schrade, 97 (December 17, 1924-November 9, 2022) Wounded in the assassination of RFK (1925-1968) OBIT

Marnie Schulenburg, 37 (May 21, 1984-May 17, 2022) As the World Turns (2006-2010) and One Life to Live (2013) actress OBIT

Arnold Schulman, 97 (August 11, 1925-February 4, 2023) Screenwriter who was Oscar-nominated for Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) and Goodbye, Columbus (1969) OBIT

Klaus Schulze, 74 (August 4, 1947-April 26, 2022) Pioneering electronic composer OBIT

Ray Scott, 88 (circa 1933-May 8, 2022) “Father of modern bass fishing,” creator of Bassmaster (1987-2014) OBIT

Vin Scully, 94 (November 29, 1927-August 2, 2022) Voice of the Dodgers for more than 60 years OBIT

Jim Seals, 79 (October 17, 1942-June 6, 2022) One half of Seals & Croft OBIT

Lorey Sebastian, 78 (January 7, 1944-May 9, 2022) Well-known still photographer who worked on American Beauty (1999), among many others OBIT

Uwe Seeler, 85 (November 5, 1936-July 21, 2022) Renowned German soccer pro OBIT

Stephanie Selby, 56 (October 14, 1965-February 3, 2022) Star of the inspirational book A Very Young Dancer (1976) by Jill Krementz (b. 1940) OBIT

Jean-Jacques Sempé, 89 (August 17, 1932-August 11, 2022) The New Yorker cartoonist OBIT

Roger Sexton, 76 (September 26, 1946-October 26, 2022) Survivor: The Amazon (2003) contestant OBIT

Frank Shakespeare, 97 (April 9, 1925-December 14, 2022) TV exec who helped soften Nixon's (1913-1994) image ahead of the 1968 presidential contest OBIT

Sara Shane, 94 (May 18, 1928-July 31, 2022) MGM contract player seen in Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) OBIT

George Shapiro, 91 (May 18, 1931-May 26, 2022) Legendary talent manager, producer of Seinfeld (1989-1998) OBIT

Harriet S. Shapiro, 93 (September 7, 1928-February 1, 2022) First female lawyer ever hired in the U.S. solicitor general's office to present cases to the Supreme Court OBIT

Earnie Shavers, 78 (August 31, 1944-September 1, 2022) Boxing great OBIT

He died the same week CNN did, IMO. (Image via video still)

Bernard Shaw, 82 (May 22, 1940-September 7, 2022) CNN's lead anchor for 20 years OBIT

Who couldn't like her?! (GIF via GIPHY)

Liz Sheridan, 93 (April 10, 1929-April 15, 2022) Helen Seinfeld on 21 episodes of Seinfeld (1990-1998) and a memoirist who wrote of a '50s affair with James Dean (1931-1955) OBIT

Charles Sherrod, 85 (January 2, 1937-October 11, 2022) Civil rights pioneer OBIT

Mark Shields, 85 (May 25, 1937-June 18, 2022) PBS NewsHour (1987-2020) commentator OBIT

Miniseries queen (Image via NBC)

Yôko Shimada, 69 (May 17, 1953-July 25, 2022) Golden Globe-winning star of Shōgun (1980) OBIT

Gene Shue, 90 (December 18, 1931-April 3, 2022) All-star NBA basketball player and longtime NBA coach OBIT

Stanislav Shushkevich, 87 (December 15, 1934-May 4, 2022) First leader of post-Soviet Belarus (1991-1994) OBIT

Oksana Shvets, 67 (February 10, 1955-March 17, 2022) Revered Ukrainian actress OBIT

Paul Siebel, 84 (September 19, 1937-April 5, 2022) Folk singer-songwriter who peaked in the '60s and then fell from view OBIT

So good at playing bad (Image via TV still)

Charles Siebert, 84 (March 9, 1938-May 1, 2022) Trapper John, M.D. (1979-1986) actor OBIT

Paul Silas, 79 (July 12, 1943-December 10, 2022) NBA star and coach OBIT

Earl J. Silbert, 86 (March 8, 1936-September 6, 2022) Lead Watergate prosecutor OBIT

Silva — Italian and Hispanic — often played ethnic. (Image via MGM)

Henry Silva, 95 (September 23, 1926-September 14, 2022) Veteran bad-guy character actor in everything from Ocean's Eleven (1960) to Ocean's Eleven (2001), and particularly interesting in Johnny Cool (1963) and Sharky's Machine (1981) OBIT

Sheldon Silver, 77 (February 13, 1944-January 24, 2022) Former New York State Assembly leader who was felled by a 2015 corruption conviction OBIT

Kim Simmonds, 75 (December 5, 1947-December 13, 2022) Savoy Brown founder, blues musician OBIT

Curt Simmons, 93 (May 19, 1929-December 13, 2022) Last of the Phillies' Whiz Kids OBIT

Joanna Simon, 85 (October 20, 1936-October 19, 2022) Mezzo-soprano in the '60s, later an Emmy- and Peabody-winning TV host and documentarian; sister of Carly Simon (b. 1943 or 1945) OBIT

Lucy Simon, 82 (May 5, 1940-October 20, 2022) One half of the Simon Sisters in the '60s with sister Carly Simon (b. 1943 or 1945), solo artist and composer of the Broadway musicals The Secret Life (1991) and Doctor Zhivago (2015) OBIT

She was my all and all in college. (Image via Sleeping Bag)

Joyce Sims, 63 (August 6, 1959-October 15, 2022) R&B singer known for her smash single “Come Into My Life” (1987) OBIT

Tony Siragua, 55 (May 14, 1967-June 22, 2022) Defensive lineman known as Goose OBIT

Nuts to that! (Image via HBO)

Tony Sirico, 79 (July 29, 1942-July 8, 2022) Paulie on The Sopranos (1999-2007) OBIT

Jose Maria Sison, 83 (February 8, 1939-December 16, 2022) Philippine Communist Party founder OBIT

Zhang Sizhi, 94 (November 12, 1927-June 24, 2022) Chinese lawyer who defended Tiananmen dissidents OBIT

Rolf Skoglund, 81 (August 11, 1940-June 28, 2022) Swedish actor OBIT

Arnold Skolnick, 85 (February 25, 1937-June 15, 2022) Designer of the most iconic Woodstock poster: bird on a guitar OBIT

DJ Kay Slay aka Keith Grayson, 55 (August 14, 1966-April 17, 2022) Influential graffiti artist, hip-hop performer and producer OBIT

Plaza/sweet (Image via NBC)

Helen Slayton-Hughes, 92 (circa 1930-December 8, 2022) Helen Beavers on Parks and Recreation (2011-2015) OBIT

Daniel Smith, 90 (March 11, 1932-October 19, 2022) Probably the last American born to a formerly enslaved person OBIT

Dennis Smith, 81 (September 9, 1940-January 21, 2022) Firefighter whose novels were best sellers OBIT

Marion Smith, 80 (September 24, 1942-November 30, 2022) World's most prolific cave explorer OBIT

Tom Smith, 50 (October 3, 1971-April 6, 2022) Scottish rugby great OBIT

B. Smyth, 28 (March 12, 1994-November 17, 2022) Hip hop singer OBIT

Elza Soares, 91 (June 23, 1930-January 20, 2022) Brazilian samba singer who used her scandalous, yet iconic, status to advocate on behalf of Black people, LGBTQ people and women well OBIT

Ronni Solbert, 96 (September 7, 1925-June 9, 2022) Children's book illustrator, notably of her partner Jean Merrill's (1923-2012) The Pushcart War (1964) OBIT

Alfred Sole, 78 (July 2, 1943-February 14, 2022) Director of the cult horror flick Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) and the cult horror-comedy flick Pandemonium (1982) OBIT

Kang Soo-yeon, 55 (August 18, 1966-May 7, 2022) Veteran Korean actress OBIT

The unkindest cut (Images via Warner Bros.)

Paul Sorvino, 83 (April 13, 1939-July 25, 2022) Star of stage, TV and screen remembered for That Championship Season (1982), GoodFellas (1990) and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) OBIT

Pierre Soulages, 102 (December 24, 1919-October 26, 2022) Leading French abstract painter OBIT

Catherine Spaak, 77 (April 3, 1945-April 17, 2022) Italian leading lady OBIT

She was 30 years into her career here — with 30 more to go. (GIF via GIPHY)

Ronnie Spector, 78 (August 10, 1943-January 12, 2022) Iconic singer from the Ronettes, the distinctive voice behind such classics as “Be My Baby” (1963), classic Christmas covers and, with Eddie Money (1949-2019), “Take Me Home Tonight” (1986) OBIT

Carol Speed, 76 (March 19, 1945-January 14, 2022) Actress in The Mack (1973), Black Samson (1974) and on an episode of Sanford and Son (1972) OBIT

He came in second place, but was first in the hearts of many. (Image via ABC)

Willie Spence, 23 (June 18, 1999-October 11, 2022) American Idol runner-up in 2021 OBIT

Donald Anthony St. Claire, 87 (January 10, 1935—November 2022) Oldest contestant (age 69) to compete on The Amazing Race (2004) OBIT

Harvey G. Stack, 93 (June 3, 1928-January 3, 2022) Most famous coin auctioneer of all time OBIT

Thomas F. Staley, 86, (August 13, 1935-March 29, 2022) Protector and pursuer of literary archives OBIT

Jeremiah Stamler, 102 (-October 27, 1919-January 26, 2022) Cardiovascular researcher OBIT

Ken Starr, 76 (July 21, 1946-September 13, 2022) S0-called independent counsel whose investigation revealed the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal OBIT

Amy Stechler, 67 (June 23, 1955-August 26, 2022) Documentarian OBIT

John Steiner, 81 (January 7, 1941-July 31, 2022) Caligula (1979) and Tenebrae (1982) actor OBIT

Susie Steiner, 51 (June 29, 1971-July 2, 2022) Author of the Manon Bradshaw crime novels OBIT

Michael Stenger, 71 (July 11, 1950-June 27, 2022) Senate sergeant-at-arms disgraced over his response to January 6 OBIT

Gerald Stern, 97 (February 22, 1925-October 28, 2022) Poet who won the 1998 National Book Award OBIT

Morgan Stevens, 70 (October 16, 1951-circa January 26, 2022) Fame (1982-1984) actor who also appeared on The Waltons (1979, 1981, three 1982 TV movies) and Melrose Place (1995) OBIT

Jim Stewart, 92 (July 29, 1930-December 5, 2022) Co-founder of Stax Records OBIT

Austin Stoker, 92 (October 7, 1930-October 7, 2022) Actor from such films as Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Abby (1974) and Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) OBIT

Alan A. Stone, 92 (August 15, 1929-January 23, 2022) Guided the effort to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders OBIT

Cpl. Agarn demonstrates how the West was lost. (Image via ABC)

Larry Storch, 99 (January 8, 1923-July 8, 2022) F Troop (1965-1967) comic actor who also voiced Phineas J. Whoopee on Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963-1966) OBIT

Jean-Marie Straub, 89 (January 8, 1933-November 20, 2022) French filmmaker OBIT

Peter Straub, 79 (March 2, 1943-September 4, 2022) Author of the novels Ghost Story (1979) and, with Stephen King (b. 1947), both The Talisman (1984) and Black House (2001) OBIT

Al Strobel, 83 (circa 1939-November 28, 2022) One-Armed Man of Twin Peaks (1989-1991) and the films Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) OBIT

Margaret Styne, approx. 90 (circa 1980s-February 2022) Widow of Broadway composer Jule Style (1905-1994) who oversaw his estate OBIT

Alec John Such, 70 (November 14, 1951-June 5, 2022) Founding member of Bon Jovi OBIT

Barry Sussman, 87 (July 10, 1934-June 1, 2022) Worked on the Watergate report by The Washington Post OBIT

Bruce Sutter, 69 (January 8, 1953-October 13, 2022) Hall of Fame relief pitcher OBIT

Frederick Swann, 91 (July 30, 1931-November 13, 2022) Pipe organ player extraordinaire OBIT

Richard Tait, 58 (January 17, 1964-July 25, 2022) Co-creator of board game Cranium OBIT

Takeoff, 28 (June 18, 1994-November 1, 2022) One third of the rap trio Migos OBIT

He fought for style to transcend race, class and time. (Image via Amazon)

André Leon Talley, 73 (October 16, 1948-January 18, 2022) Outrageous, original Vogue creative director and more for decades who fought for more faces of color in fashion and publicly fell out with his famous boss, Anna Wintour (b. 1949) OBIT

Kane Tanaka, 119 (January 2, 1903-April 19, 2022) Oldest human being alive at the time of her death, second-oldest human being ever recorded OBIT

Alain Tanner, 92 (December 6, 1929-September 11, 2022) Leading Swiss New Wave director OBIT

Joe E. Tata, 85 (September 13, 1936-August 25, 2022) Character actor and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000) regular OBIT

Sven-Bertil Taube, 87 (November 24, 1934-November 11, 2022) Swedish singer who appeared in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) OBIT

Meredith Tax, 80 (September 18, 1942-September 25, 2022) Second-wave feminist author OBIT

Charley Taylor, 80 (September 28, 1941-February 19, 2022) NFL Hall of Famer OBIT

Morgan Taylor, 52 (September 5, 1969-August 11, 2022) Children's performer OBIT

Terry Teachout, 65 (February 6, 1956-January 13, 2022) Arts critic OBIT

Alice Teirstein, 93 (February 6, 1929-November 25, 2022) Fieldston School founder known for helping to teach dance to children OBIT

Budi Tek, 65 (October 27, 1957-March 18, 2022) One of the world's top collectors of Asian art, founder of the Yuz Museum in Shanghai OBIT

Lygia Fagundes Telles, 98 (April 19, 1923-April 3, 2022) Brazilian novelist OBIT

Technoblade, 23 (June 1, 1999-June 30, 2022) YouTuber OBIT

Dax Tejera, 37 (circa 1985-December 23, 2022) Executive producer of ABC's This Week (2020-2022) OBIT

Main squeeze (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Judy Tenuta, 72 (November 7, 1949-October 6, 2022) Stand-up comic known as the Petite Flower or the Love Goddess, famous for her accordion OBIT

Ralph Terry, 86 (October 13, 1960-March 16, 2022) Yankees pitcher who threw two famous pitches OBIT

Josephine Tewson, 91 (February 26, 1931-August 18, 2022) British sitcom star OBIT

Phyo Zeya Thaw aka Zayar Thaw, 41 (March 26, 1981-July 23, 2022) Pro-democracy Burmese rapper OBIT

Elias Theodorou, 34 (May 31, 1988-September 11, 2022) Mixed martial artist who pushed for medical marijuana in sports OBIT

Timmy Thomas, 77 (November 13, 1944-March 11, 2022) “Why Can't We Live Together” (1972) singer OBIT

Stephen S. Thompson, 56 (circa 1966-May 26, 2022) Writer of BAFTA-winning drama Sitting in Limbo (2020) OBIT

Barbara Thore, 76 (circa 1946-December 7, 2022) Mom seen on My Big Fat Fabulous Life (2015-2019) OBIT

Maggie Thrett, 76 (November 18, 1946-December 18, 2022) Actress who appeared in the “Mudd's Women” (1966) episode of Star Trek OBIT

Janet Thurlow, 96 (May 21, 1926-October 4, 2022) Jazz singer OBIT

Louise Tobin, 104 (November 11, 1918-November 26, 2022) Jazz singer who discovered Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) OBIT

Michael Tolchin, 93 (September 20, 1928-February 17, 2022) New York Times congressional reporter who launched The Hill in 1994, helped launch Politico.com in 2006 OBIT

Susan Tolsky, 79 (April 6, 1943-October 9, 2022) Biddie on Here Come the Brides (1968-1970) OBIT

Esteban Torres, 91 (January 27, 1930-January 25, 2022) Eight-term (1983-1999) Democratic member of Congress from California OBIT

Isabel Torres, 52 (July 14, 1969-February 11, 2022) Actress acclaimed for her performance in the Spanish HBO Max series Veneno (2020) OBIT

Jim Toy, 91 (April 29, 1930-January 1, 2022) First openly gay man in Michigan (circa 1970), longtime gay activist OBIT

John Train, 94 (May 25, 1928-August 13, 2022) Paris Review co-founder OBIT

Rosmarie Trapp, 93 (February 9, 1929-May 13, 2022) Of the Sound of Music (1965) family OBIT

He vanted to be alone. (GIF via GIPHY)

Jean-Louis Trintignant, 91 (December 11, 1930-June 17, 2022) French icon who starred in ...And God Created Woman (1956), A Man and a Woman (1966), My Night at Maud's (1969), The Conformist (1970), Three Colors: Red (1994) and Amour (2012) OBIT

Charley Trippi, 100 (December 14, 1921-October 19, 2022) College football star who became an NFL Hall of Famer OBIT

Ashley Tropez, 24 or 28 (1994 or 1998-August 26, 2022) Appeared on Beyond Scared Straight (2011) OBIT

Douglas Trumbull, 79 (April 8, 1942-February 7, 2022) Three-time Oscar-nominated visual effects artist OBIT

Ex-wife club (Image via Spy)

Ivana Trump, 73 (February 20, 1949-July 14, 2022) The first wife of Donald Trump (b. 1946), who dominated NYC in the '80s, and whose divorce became tabloid fodder OBIT

Kenneth Tsang, 87 (October 5, 1934-April 27, 2022) Veteran Hong Kong actor OBIT

Bar none (Image via Warner Bros.)

Joe Turkel, 94 (July 15, 1927-June 27, 2022) Character actor known for The Shining (1980) and Blade Runner (1982) OBIT

Nik Turner, 82 (August 26, 1940-November 10, 2022) Hawkwind saxophone/flute player OBIT

Ronnie Turner, 62 (1960-December 8, 2022) Youngest son of Tina Turner (b. 1939) OBIT

Ian Tyson, 89 (September 25, 1933-December 29, 2022) Canadian folk-music icon OBIT

Jerry Uelsmann, 87 (June 11,1934-April 4, 2022) Surrealist artist OBIT

Whatever he was sellin', I was buyin'. (GIF via GIPHY)

Gaspard Ulliel, 37 (November 25, 1984-January 19, 2022) French actor known for Hannibal Rising (2007), Saint Laurent (2014), It's Only the End of the World (2016), Moon Knight (2022) and as the face of Bleu de Chanel OBIT

Tom Urich, 87 (March 26, 1935-July 17, 2022) Actor and older brother of Robert Urich (1946-2002) OBIT

Tony Vaccaro, 100 (December 20, 1922-December 28, 2022) Renowned wartime photographer who shot from the perspective of a soldier OBIT

Vaid & partner (since '98) Kate Clinton (Image via Facebook)

Urvashi Vaid, 63 (October 8, 1958-May 14, 2022) Legendary LGBTQ rights activist, expert in LGBTQ and gender law, author of such works as Virtually Equal (1996) OBIT

Cherry Valentine, 28 (November 30, 1993-September 18, 2022) RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. (2021) performer OBIT

Frank Vallelonga Jr., 60 (circa 1962-November 28, 2022) Green Book (2018) actor OBIT

Paul Vance, 92 (November 4, 1929-May 30, 2022) Songwriter on “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” (1960) OBIT

Mikhail Vasenkov, 79 (October 9, 1942-April 6, 2022) Soviet sleeper agent whose story inspired the U.S. series The Americans (2013-2018) OBIT

Diego Verdaguer, 70 (April 26, 1951-January 27, 2022) Argentine singer and musician OBIT

Jerry verDorn, 72 (November 23, 1949-May 1, 2022) Soap actor OBIT

Beryl Vertue, 90 (April 8, 1931-February 12, 2022) Veteran English TV producer of such hits as Sherlock (2010-2017) OBIT

Ronan Vibert, 58 (February 23, 1964-December 22, 2022) Actor who appeared in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) OBIT

Norah Vincent, 35 (September 20, 1968-July 6, 2022) Author of Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man (2006) OBIT

Milton Viorst, 92 (February 18, 1930-December 9, 2022) Writer who focused on the Middle East OBIT

Dennis Virkler, 80 (November 23, 1941-September 15, 2022) Oscar-nominated film editor OBIT

Leon Vitali, 74 (July 26, 1948-August 20, 2022) Actor in Barry Lyndon (1975) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999) who was Stanley Kubrick's (1928-1999) personal assistant OBIT

Blaze of immodesty (GIF via GIPHY)

Monica Vitti (November 3, 1931-February 2, 2022) Integral figure in the history of Italian cinema, known for a triptych of films with Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007): L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961) and L'Eclisse (1962) OBIT

Robert J. Vlasic, 96 (March 9, 1926-May 8, 2022) Head of Vlasic pickles who introduced its iconic mascot the stork OBIT

Lenny von Dohlen, 63 (December 22, 1958-July 5, 2022) Actor from Electric Dreams (1984), Twin Peaks (1990) and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) OBIT

Dmitri Vrubel, 62 (July 14, 1960-August 13, 2022) Provocative artist whose painting of Brezhnev (1906-1982) kissing Honecker (1912-1994) was legendary OBIT

Adam Wade, 87 (March 17, 1935-July 7, 2022) Singer who acted in Shaft (1971) and made history as TV's first Black game show host, on Musical Chairs (1975) OBIT

Abdul Wadud, 75 (April 30, 1947-August 10, 2022) Cellist OBIT

Jeanette Wagner, 92 (July 2, 1929-February 26, 2022) Oversaw the globalization of the Estée Lauder brand OBIT

Did he die doing what he believed in, or because of it? (Images via Instagram & U.S. Soccer)

Grant Wahl, 48 (December 2, 1974-December 9, 2022) Popular American sports journalist who protested for LGBTQ rights while covering the World Cup in Qatar OBIT

Sidhu Moose Wala, 28 (June 11, 1993-May 29, 2022) Punjabi rapper OBIT

Richard C. Wald, 92 (March 19, 1930-May 13, 2022) Last managing editor of The New York Herald Tribune OBIT

David Walden, 79 (June 7, 1942-April 27, 2022) Engineer instrumental during the dawn of the Internet via Arpanet OBIT

Gary Waldhorn, 78 (July 3, 1943-January 10, 2022) British Vicar of Dibley (1994-2007) comic actor OBIT

Kent Waldrep, 67 (March 2, 1954-February 27, 2022) College football player whose traumatic injury led to his role in the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) OBIT

Chet Walker, 68 (circa 1954-October 21, 2022) Tony-nominated choreographer and creator of Fosse (1999) OBIT

Bob Wall, 82 (August 22, 1939-January 30, 2022) Martial arts expert seen in such films as Enter the Dragon (1973) OBIT

Terry Wallis, 57 (February 4, 1964-March 29, 2022) Man who spent 19 years in a virtual coma, only to reawaken and relearn speech, going on to live another 19 years OBIT

Jackie Walorski, 58 (August 17, 1963-August 3, 2022) Republican congresswoman from Indiana since 2012 OBIT

2022 — close enough (GIF via GIPHY)

Barbara Walters, 93 (September 25, 1929-December 30, 2022) Trailblazing female journalist iconic for her hard-hitting, sometimes invasive, sometimes awkward celebrity interviews, who worked from 1951-2015, including co-hosting Today (1974-1976); being the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program, ABC Evening News (1976-1978); and creating The View (1997-present) OBIT

Tony Walton, 87 (October 24, 1934-March 2, 2022) Oscar-winning, Emmy-winning, Tony-winning costume and set designer for the films Mary Poppins (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Wiz (1978) and All That Jazz (1979) and such shows as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Pippin (1972), The House of Blue Leaves (1986) and Guys and Dolls (1992); first husband of Julie Andrews (b. 1935) OBIT

Kenneth Wannberg, 91 (June 28, 1930-January 27, 2022) Composer and Emmy-winning music editor for film OBIT

Ward, in 1993's Short Cuts, was long on talent. (GIF via GIPHY)

Fred Ward, 79 (December 30, 1942-May 8, 2022) Star of films like The Right Stuff (1983), Big Business (1988), Tremors (1990), Henry and June (1990), The Player (1992) and Joe Dirt (2001) OBIT

Shane Warne, 52 (September 13, 1969-March 4, 2022) Australian cricket legend OBIT

Way ahead of his time (GIF via GIPHY)

David Warner, 80 (July 29, 1941-July 24, 2022) Veteran English actor known for Tom Jones (1963), The Omen (1976), Time After Time (1979), Tron (1982) and Titanic (1997) OBIT

Sandra Warner, 87 (May 12, 1934-March 13, 2022) The face of several exotic albums, appeared in The Human Jungle (1954) OBIT

Walter Wolfman Washington, 79 (December 20, 1943-December 22, 2022) New Orleans jazz fixture OBIT

Dennis Waterman, 74 (February 24, 1948-May 8, 2022) Actor from the series The Sweeney (1974-1978) OBIT

Norman Waterson, 82 (August 15, 1939-January 30, 2022) Part of the English singing group the Watersons, solo singer OBIT

Billy Watson, 98 (December 25, 1923-February 17, 2022) Penultimate surviving Watson Family member, third to last surviving veteran of the Silent Era OBIT

Archbishop Rembert Weakland, 95 (April 2, 1927-August 22, 2022) Critic of Vatican orthodoxy OBIT

Roger Welsch, 85 (November 6, 1936-September 30, 2022) Humorist and author OBIT

Kenneth Welsh, 80 (March 30, 1942-May 5, 2022) Windom Earle on Twin Peaks (1990-1991) OBIT

Don West, 59 (June 20, 1963-December 30, 2022) Impact Wrestling commentator OBIT

Av Westin, 92 (July 29, 1929-March 12, 2022) TV newsman at ABC and CBS OBIT

She set the trends. (Image via British Vogue)

Vivienne Westwood, 81 (April 8, 1941-December 29, 2022) Iconoclastic fashion designer OBIT

Joel Whitburn, 82 (November 29, 1939-June 14, 2022) Ultimate Billboard charts chronicler OBIT

Alan White, 72 (June 14, 1949-May 26, 2022) Drummer for Yes, Plastic Ono Band OBIT

Carrie White, 78 (August 25, 1943-May 3, 2022) Hair stylist to the stars OBIT

Roland White, 83 (April 23, 1938-April 1, 2022) Influential bluegrass and country-rock player OBIT

Dave Whitlock, 88 (November 11, 1934-November 23, 2022) Fly fishing A-lister OBIT

Ian Whittaker, 94 (July 13, 1928-October 16, 2022) Oscar-winning set decorator on everything from Alien (1979) to Howards End (1992) who had worked on films as diverse as A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1976) OBIT

Kathy Whitworth, 83 (September 27, 1939-December 24, 2022) Golf legend who won more U.S. tournaments than anyone in history OBIT

Tucker Wiard, 80 (November 10, 1941-August 28, 2022) TV editor OBIT

Dan Wieden, 77 (March 6, 1945-September 30, 2022) Nike adman who created Just Do It campaign OBIT

Stephen Wilhite, 73 (March 3, 1948-March 14, 2022) Creator of the GIF OBIT

Jon Wilkman, 80 (circa 1942-November 30, 2022) Emmy-nominated writer-producer of the doc Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010) OBIT

Paul Willen, 93 (August 29, 1928-February 2, 2022) Worked with Trump on reshaping the West Side of NYC aka Trump City aka Riverside South OBIT

Don Williams, 100 (October 9, 1922-December 30, 2022) Last surviving member of the Williams Brothers quartet OBIT

Hershel Williams, 98 (October 2, 1923-June 29, 2022) Iwo Jima hero, last Medal of Honor recipient of WWII OBIT

Ken Williams, 83 (January 13, 1939-June 17, 2022) Songwriter of “Everybody Plays the Fool” (1972) by the Main Ingredient OBIT

Ruby C. Williams, 94 (June 29, 1928-August 8, 2022) Florida folk artist OBIT

Jack Willis, 87 (June 20, 1934-February 9, 2022) Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker who pioneered local coverage OBIT

Maury Wills, 89 (October 2, 1932-September 19, 2022) Stolen-base king OBIT

Don Wilson, 88 (February 10, 1933-January 22, 2022) Last surviving co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group the Ventures OBIT

Bridgette Wimberly, 68 (January 7, 1954-December 1, 2022) Playwright and librettist OBIT

Vernon Winfrey, 87 (August 21, 1933-July 8, 2022) Father of Oprah Winfrey (b. 1954) OBIT

Seymour Wishman, 79 (circa 1942-January 29, 2022) President of First Run Features OBIT

Sharon Wohlmuth, 75 (September 25, 1946-February 12, 2022) Photographer of best-selling book Sisters (1994) OBIT

Larry Woiwode, 80 (October 30, 1941-April 28, 2022) Author of the epic Beyond the Bedroom Wall (1975) OBIT

Jay Wolpert, 79 (January 29, 1942-January 3, 2022) The Price Is Right (1972-1978) producer, The Count of Monte Crist0 (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2011) screenwriter OBIT

Albert Woodfox, 75 (February 19, 1947-August 4, 2022) American prisoner who spent a longer time (42 years) in solitary confinement than any other OBIT

Andrew Woolfolk, 71 (October 11, 1950-April 24, 2022) Earth, Wind & Fire sax player OBIT

Tom Wright, 78 (circa 1944-circa August 3, 2022) Tour manager for The Who, rock photographer OBIT

Serving look (Image via Charles Pub.)

Madame Wu, 106 (October 24, 1915-September 29, 2022) Santa Monica restaurateur OBIT

Roz Wyman, 92 (October 4, 1930-October 26, 2022) Helped bring the Dodgers to L.A. OBIT

Elena Xausa, 38 (July 11, 1984-November 27, 2022) Whimsical illustrator OBIT

Derrick Xtravaganza, 60s (circa early 1960s-December 2022) Legendary dancer and ballroom figure OBIT

George Yanok, 83 (November 29, 1938-April 29, 2022) Emmy-winning comedy TV writer OBIT

Jean Yeakel, 80 (July 9, 1941-January 13, 2022) Pennslvania Democrat spurred into politics by the mistreatment of Anita Hill (b. 1956), she almost unseated Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (1930-2012) OBIT

Don Young, 88 (June 9, 1933-March 19, 2022) Alaskan Republican congressman (1974-2022) OBIT

Irwin Young, 94 (circa 1927-January 20, 2022) DuArt Film Laboratories chairman OBIT

Sometimes you feel like two nuts. (GIF via GIPHY)

Barrie Youngfellow, 75 (October 22, 1946-March 28, 2022) Star of TV's It's a Living (1980-1989) OBIT

Jimmy Wang Yu, 79 (March 28, 1944-April 5, 2022) Martial arts star OBIT

Yuriko, 102 (February 2, 1920-March 8, 2022) Leading dancer with Martha Graham (1894-1991) from the '40s-1967, then a teacher and director of revivals of Graham's work OBIT

John Zaritsky, 79 (July 13, 1943-March 30, 2022) Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker behind The Fifth Estate: Just Another Missing Kid (1981) OBIT

Jon Zazula, 69 (March 16, 1952-February 1, 2022) Founder of Megaforce Records OBIT

John Zderko, 60 (circa 1961-May 19, 2022) Criminal Minds (2012) actor last seen in the film Breaking (2022) OBIT

Drummie Zeb, 62 (September 24, 1959-September 2, 2022) Singer in the reggae band Aswad OBIT

Vladimir Zelenko, 48 (November 27, 1973-June 30, 2022) Hydroxychloroquine quack OBIT

Jiang Zemin, 96 (August 17, 1926-November 30, 2022) Former leader of China OBIT

Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky, 75 (April 25, 1946-April 6, 2022) Far-right Russian politician OBIT