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English clarinet player Acker Bilk, who beat the Beatles and other British rockers to the top of the U.S. music charts with the instrumental "Stranger on the Shore," has died at the age of 85.Manager Pamela Sutton said Bilk died Sunday at a hospital in Bath, southwestern England. The cause of death was not announced, born Bernard Stanley Bilk in 1929 in the southwestern English county of Somerset. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now Th

The worldly gentleman designer who shaped the wardrobe of socialites and Hollywood stars for more than four decades, has died. He was 82. De la Renta died at home Monday evening in Connecticut surrounded by family and friends. The late '60s and early '70s were a defining moment in U.S. fashion as New York-based designers finally carved a look of their own that was finally taken seriously by Europeans. De la Renta and his peers, including the late Bill Blass, Roy Halston and Geoffrey Beene, defin

Holder, a Tony Award-winning director, actor, painter and choreographer who during an eclectic show business career led the groundbreaking show "The Wiz" to Broadway, pitched 7-Up soda on TV and played a scary villain in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die," died of complications of pneumonia at Mount Sinai St. Luke' s Hospital in New York. He was 84 Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

James Rebhorn, the veteran character actor who most recently played Claire Danes' character's father on "Homeland," has died. He was 65. He died at home on Friday, March 21. Before playing Frank Mathison on the highly successful TV drama, Rebhorn starred on the big and small screen in "Scent of a Woman," "Independence Day," "White Collar," Enlightened" and "Law & Order." He was also a stage actor, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A mainstay of the Roundabout Theatre Company, he most rece

Nadine Gordimer, the Nobel Prize-winning South African author and anti-apartheid activist, died Sunday, her family said Monday. She was 90. Gordimer died peacefully in her sleep, according to a statement from her family. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991. Her literary works, including "A Guest of Honour" (1970), the Booker Prize-winning "The Conservationist" (1974) and "July's People" (1981) were cited by the Nobel committee as "giving profound insights into the historical p

Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering charges, has died after being critically injured in a tractor accident at his northeast Ohio home. He was 73. Dave Betras, the Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman, says Traficant died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 in the hospital. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

Eli Wallach, whose long acting career included performances in "The Magnificent Seven," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "The Godfather Part III" and "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," has died. He was 98. Wallach was long one of Hollywood's favorite character actors, giving his parts -- often villains, mobsters or shopkeepers -- an added touch of menace with his gravelly voice. In "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" -- two key '60s Westerns -- he played bandits. Che

Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas died Saturday night, Sept. 20, 2014 after a car accident near his Nashville home, according to police. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at his home. He was 82. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner said Noll died of natural causes. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

For 66 years, Zimmer was a most popular presence at ballparks all over, a huge chaw often filling his cheek. Everyone in the game seemed to know him, and love him. Zimmer started out as a minor league infielder in 1949, hitting powerful shots that earned him the nickname "Popeye." He went on to enjoy one of the longest-lasting careers in baseball history. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

Brockie, front man for the heavy metal band GWAR, has been found dead in his Richmond, Va., home at age 50. Richmond police spokeswoman Dionne Waugh says officers were called to home shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2014, for a report of a dead person. When officers arrived, Brockie, who went by the stage name Oderus Urungus, was found dead inside the home. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

World-renowned flamenco guitarist died, he was 66. He died in Mexico, where he lived.The cause of death was not immediately made known. De Lucia, whose real name was Francisco Sanchez Gomez, was recognized as one of the world's leading guitarists, dazzling audiences with his lightning-speed flamenco rhythms and finger work. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

Casale of the band Devo best known for the 1980s hit “Whip It,” died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, from conditions that led to heart failure, his brother and band member, Gerald Casale says in a statement his younger brother’s death was “sudden” and “a total shock.” Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

San Diego Padres baseball broadcaster Jerry Coleman played nine seasons with the New York Yankees, and made the switch from player to broadcaster. He received the Ford C. Frick award, presented annually for major contributions to baseball broadcasting, during National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Sunday. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

In this May 14, 2014 file photo, TV personality Joans Rivers attends A Celebration of Barbara Walters in New York. She died Thursday, Sept. 4, at 81. The New York state health department is investigating the circumstances surrounding Joan Rivers’s cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure. Rivers was hospitalized Aug. 28, after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: j

The Oscar-winning producer died Jan. 3 at 92 from complications of Alzheimer's. Zaentz began as a music producer with his Fantasy Records label, which represented acts including Creedence Clearwater Revival. He then moved into the film industry, helping produce three Oscar-winning best pictures: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient. On the same night as The English Patient's win in 1997, he received the Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts

The Honeymooners star died Jan. 12 at 91 of congestive heart failure and Alzheimer's disease. His numerous TV credits include appearances on The Fugitive, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., M*A*S*H and The Young and the Restless, but Marth is most known for his supporting turns on The Honeymooners. He played a man who hires Alice to babysit his son, a criminal who holds Ralph and Alice hostage after they witness a robbery, and the narrator of Norton's favorite show, Captain Video. Check This Out, Get Y

The Hall of Fame professional wrestler died Jan. 14 at 90. Born Johnnie Mae Young in 1923, she began her professional career in the 1940s and went on to become the first NWA United States Women's Champion. Young was also the only wrestler to have competed in eight different decades, remaining active in the sport through late last year. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

The Gilligan's Island star died Jan. 16 at 89 of kidney failure. Johnson earned a Purple Heart and several other medals for his service in World War II and, after he was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1945, used funds from the GI Bill to enroll in the Actors Lab in Hollywood. In addition to playing The Professor on Gilligan, Johnson appeared on Dallas and The Twilight Zone. He also published his memoirs under the title Here on Gilligan's Isle. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Sel

The Partridge Family star died Jan. 16 at 82 of died of congestive heart and kidney failure. The Canadian-born actor, who played the family's harried band manager on the '70s TV series, also had a recurring role on Alice and lent his voice to the film Charlotte's Web. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

The British actress died Jan. 19 at 80 of cancer. Marshall also had a notable Broadway career and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1960 for Goodbye, Charlie. She also received the New York Drama Critics Award for The Ponder Heart. Marshall began her TV career in the mid-1950s. Her credits include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Get Smart, Three's Company and Cheers, and she was also a regular on CBS' Miss Winslow & Son in the late 1970s. She also appeared in episodes ofThe Twilight Zone and Star

The Electric Company star died Jan. 22 at 67 after recently suffering a heart attack. On the PBS series, Avalos played a variety of characters, including Dr. Doolots, who cured patients using words. His other television credits include Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, ER and Full House. His most notable film role was in the 1979 comedy Hot Stuff. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here

The legendary folk singer died Jan. 27 at 94 of natural causes. Seeger recorded more than 100 albums in his career and is credited as a songwriter on iconic folk tunes including "Turn, Turn, Turn," "If I Had a Hammer" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine." He also helped to make "We Shall Overcome" a mainstream protest anthem. A one-time member of the Communist Party who later renounced the movement, Seeger found himself in political hot water in the 1950s. He was banned from public television for a de

The Ryan's Daughter star died Jan. 31 at 72 from complications of cancer. After moving to Hollywood, Jones was cast in the title role on ABC's The Legend of Jesse James, which aired for one season from 1965 to 1966. He abruptly left show business in 1969 because he was having an affair with actress Sharon Tate, the wife of Roman Polanski, and was devastated when she was murdered by followers of Charles Manson. His only film credit after that is in 1996's Mad Dog Time, though he was approached by

The Oscar winner died Feb. 1 at 83 following a sudden and serious illness. Schell won Best Actor for playing attorney Hans Rolfe, who defended four Nazis on trial, in 1962's Judgment at Nuremberg and remains the lowest-billed actor (fifth) to win a lead Oscar. Schell also received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for The Man in the Glass Booth and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Julia. As a director and producer, he received Best Foreign Film Oscar nominations for First Love and The Pedestri

The Oscar winner was found dead on Feb. 2 at 46 of an apparent heroin overdose. Hoffman, who had been sober for 23 years, entered a detox facility for heroin last spring. Hoffman began his acting career in the early '90s, appearing in such films as Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski, Magnolia and The Talented Mr. Ripley. In 2005, he played the title role in Capote, for which he received the Best Actor Oscar. He also received Oscar nominations for his supporting performances in Charlie Wilson's War,

The Little House on the Prairie star died Feb. 3 at 89. Born in Zion, Ill., Bull began his acting career with stage roles at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. In the 1960s, he starred as Doc on ABC'sVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea before landing the role of Nels on Little House in the Prairie. Bull played the character from 1974 to 1983. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going Fast: just click here