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While there have been many great new discoveries and continuations from the past year, it was also a time when we unfortunately lost many of the talents who brought us these works. The following is a list featuring all of the talented artists who have made the world of film, TV, music, and literature a far more interesting place for audiences to indulge in. While they are gone, they are surely not forgotten as long as their work lives on, entertaining generations to come.
Rod Taylor
Actor best known for his role in The Birds and playing Winston Churchill in Inglourious Basterds.
Francesco Rosi
Director best known for The Mattel Affair, which won him the Palme d'Or.
Anita Ekberg
Actress best known for playing the lead role in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita.
Colleen McCullough
Writer best known for the Australian novel "The Thorn Birds."
Movita Castaneda
Actress best known for her role in the Oscar-winning film Mutiny on the Bounty (she was also the last surviving member from the production).
Louis Jourdan
Actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Gigi and his appearance in the James Bond film Octopussy.
Lesley Gore
Singer best known for the songs "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows" and "It's My Party" as well as an Oscar-nomination for songwriting for Fame.
Leonard Nimoy
Actor best known for playing the character of Spock on the Star Trek TV series and subsequent movies.
James Best
Actor best known for his role as Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard.
Geoffrey Lewis
Actor best known for his collaborations with actor Clint Eastwood, including High Plains Drifter and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
Ben E. King
Musician and member of The Drifters, best known for his song "Stand By Me."
Grace Lee Whitney
Actress best known for her role as Janice Rand on Star Trek and subsequent films.
B.B. King
Musician best known for his contributions to blues music as well as being considered the King of the Blues.
John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Influential mathematician whose work influenced the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind.
Betsy Palmer
Actress best known for her role as serial killer Jason Vorhees' mother in the original Friday the 13th.
Christopher Lee
Actor with a 50+ year career that featured roles in films ranging from Hammer Films, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Tim Burton movies; as well as being a World War II veteran and metal musician who made an album about Charlemagne.
Ornette Coleman
Musician best known for his work in jazz music as well as being known as an innovator of free jazz.
Ron Moody
Actor best known for his role as Fagin in the Oscar-winning film Oliver! for a role that he originated on Broadway.
James Horner
Film composer best known for his work on Oscar-winning films like Titanic, Braveheart, Apollo 13, and A Beautiful Mind.
Dick Van Patten
Actor best known for appearing in Mel Brooks films such as Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tights as well as in the Oscar-nominated Charly.
Patrick Macnee
Actor best known for his role as John McSteed on the series The Avengers.
Chris Squire
Musician for the band Yes, best known for their hit song "Owner of a Lonely Heart."
Omar Sharif
Actor best known for his work in the Oscar-winning films Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and Funny Girl.
Alex Rocco
Actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film The Godfather and his voice work on TV series such as The Simpsons.
George Coe
Actor best known for his work on the TV series Saturday Night Live and Archer as well as for the Oscar-winning short De Duva.
Theodore Bikel
Actor and folk musician best known for his work in Oscar-winning movies including My Fair Lady, as well as being the inspiration for The Sound of Music song "Edelweiss."
Yvonne Craig
Actress best known for her role as Batgirl on the TV series Batman, which is also considered one of the pioneering roles for female superheroes.
Wes Craven
Director best known for his work in horror, including several movies in the Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises.
Setsuko Hara
Actress best known for her work in Yatsujiro Ozu films, most notably in Tokyo Story.
John Guillerman
Director best known for his work in the 70's on films that included The Towering Inferno and King King.
Maureen O'Hara
Actress best known for her work in the Oscar-winning films How Green Was My Valley and Miracle on 34th Street as well as her collaborations with John Ford and John Wayne.
Melissa Mathison
Screenwriter best known for her work on the Oscar-nominated film E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial and her other collaborations with Steven Spielberg, including next year's The BFG.
Allen Touissant
Musician best known for his work with New Orleans jazz, writing "Lady Marmalade," and singing "Working in the Coal Mine."
Robert Loggia
Actor best known for his role in Oscar-winning films such as Big and Jagged Edge; as well as other works including Scarface, Independence Day, and orange juice commercials.
Haskell Wexler
Movie and documentary cinematographer who was known for his groundbreaking work on Oscar-winning films such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, In the Heat of the Night, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Lemmy Kilmister
Musician best known for his work in the band Motorhead, including their hit song "The Ace of Spades."
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