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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 comedian and Tonight Show staple died March 15 at 78 of cancer. A favorite guest of Johnny Carson's, Brenner holds the record for the most Tonight Show appearances, going on the show 158 times. The Philadelphia comedian even guest-hosted the talk show a few times. Brenner wrote, directed or produced 115 TV documentaries before landing his first paid stand-up gig in 1969. He went on to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, Late Show and The Daily Show. Brenner even married his wife, Elizabeth Slate

Jones, the voice of Pinocchio, died July 7 at 87 after a fall in his home. Jones appeared in more than 100 movies and TV shows, including Little Men, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Gene Autry Show. 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 MTV Challenge star died Nov. 14 at 34 after her third bout with cancer, which was found in her stomach and colon before spreading to her liver and lymph nodes in October. She received her first diagnosis shortly after competing on her first season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge in 2006 and faced the disease again in 2012. In addition to competing on seven seasons of The Challenge, Brown founded MedGift, a charity organization that provides medical patients a platform to create a gift reg

Rodney Bryce, who was known among the music community as DJ E-Z Rock, died at the age of 46 of unknown causes, although Biz Markie claimed it was from a diabetic seizure. Bryce teamed up with MC Rob Base for the dancefloor anthem "It Takes Two" in 1988. The duo's debut album It Takes Two, which also featured the familiar song "Joy and Pain," would go platinum and charted as high as number 31 on the Billboard 200. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.

House music star Rashad Harden was found dead of a suspected drug overdose. He was 34. Known as DJ Rashad, pioneered a technique known as footwork, which combines synthesizers, bursts of fast beats and R&B samples with classic stepper's movements and hip-hop dancing. The practice originated in Chicago. 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 longtime Saturday Night Live announcer died Aug. 18 at 96. Pardo got his start delivering news updates on the radio during World War II and later worked as an announcer for shows, including The Colgate Comedy Hour, Winner Takes All, The Price Is Right and Jeopardy!. He was the first to announce to NBC viewers that President John F. Kennedy had been shot on Nov. 22, 1963. Except for Season 7 from 1981-82, Pardo, with his booming baritone, had served as SNL's announcer every year. In recent ye

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

The son of Edward Herrmann says the "Gilmore Girls" star and Tony Award-winner has died. Rory Herrmann said that his father died Wednesday in a New York City hospital where he was being treated for brain cancer. Edward Herrmann was 71. The towering, 6-foot-5 actor with the melodious voice made his mark on stage, on screen and as the narrator of a number of documentaries. He also provided the voice for Franklin D. Roosevelt in Ken Burns' documentary series "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,

The Golden Globe-winning actor, star of F.B.I. and 77 Sunset Strip, passed away at his ranch in Solvang, Calif., at the age of 95. The New Yorker began his career on Broadway before landing a few film roles and a recurring role as Dandy Jim Buckley on Maverick in the late '50s. He later provided the voice of the trusty Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series and associated spin-offs. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’

The co-founder of Ford Models, Ford helped define 20th century American beauty, molding young talent such as Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton and Brooke Shields into stars. Beauty, she once said, looked like the Egyptian queen Nefertiti: “slender hands, long neck, long limbs” and “wide-spaced eyes.” 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 stage and screen actress died July 17 at 89. Famous for her acerbic wit, the Tony winner starred on such Broadway musicals as Company, Bus Stop and A Little Night Music, and headlined a one-woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty. In recent years, she played Jack's caustic mother, Colleen Donaghy, on 30 Rock, for which she won one of her three Emmys. 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

The House of Cards actress, who played Kevin Spacey’s executive secretary Nancy Kaufberger, died of cancer at age 61 on Oct. 13. The Netflix series’ showrunner Beau Willimon released a statement at the time, saying, the cast and crew were “deeply saddened by Elizabeth’s passing. She was a talented actress, a warm soul, and good friend to us all.” 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 La Bamba and Jacob's Ladder actress died Oct. 14 at 55 of cirrhosis of the liver. Peña's other films includ *Batteries Not Included, Lone Star and Rush Hour. On the small screen, she played the titular role on the ABC sitcom I Married Dora in 1987 and most recently played Gloria's mother Pilar on Modern Family. 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 Howard Stern Show staple died Sept. 20 at 39 after experiencing stomach problems. Standing at just 3 feet tall, Lynch suffered from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a group of disorders that affect connective tissues that support the skin, bones, blood vessels and other organs. Lynch began calling into Stern's longtime radio show in 2002 and regularly gave the notoriously acerbic host a piece of his mind. He also made several appearances on TV shows including Fringe, In Plain Sight, American Dreams a

Before he was featured on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, contestant Eric Hill died at age 30 on April 23 after suffering a serious injury following a paragliding accident. The GO With Eric adventurer had been sent home from the show before his death, but received the coveted first one-on-one date with Bachelorette Andi Dorfman. 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 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 Nobel Prize winner died April 17 at 87 after battling lung and urinary tract infections. One of the most recognized Latin writers known for the use of magical realism, Marquez won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982. His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude has sold more than 50 million copies in more than 25 languages. He's also known for Love in the Time of Cholera, Chronicle of Death Foretold and Autumn of the Patriarch, among other works. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defen

The former NBC News anchor died Feb. 20 at 74 from prostate cancer. Utley covered the Vietnam War and became one of the first network reporters based in Saigon in 1964. He went on to cover the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, the Yom Kippur war in 1973 and reported on the Cold War from Berlin and Moscow. Later, he reported on the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the start of the Persian Gulf war two years later. Utley's notable interviews included Nazi leader Albert Speer and dissident phy

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

A phenomenal jazz bandleader, composer, arranger and trumpeter, Gerald Wilson had a multifaceted career that nearly spanned jazz’s entire history, from the 1930s swing era to early-21st century modernity. 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 songwriter and ex-husband of Carole King died June 19 at 75. After meeting in 1958, Goffin and King wrote and composed more than 50 Top 40 hit songs that were eventually recorded by performers including the Drifters, the Chiffons, the Animals, and the Beatles. Even after Goffin and King divorced in 1968, the duo continued to write music together for some time. Some of his hits include "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "The Loco-Motion." Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychai

The Battlestar Galactica and Magnum P.I. creator died Nov. 14 at 77 from esophageal cancer. Larson began his television writing career in the 1960s with an episode of The Fugitive. He went on to create Knight Rider, Manimal, The Fall Guy, Quincy M.E., Cover Up and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. He earned three Emmy nominations for his work on the limited series McCloud and Quincy M.E. Check This Out, Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain from Amazon For Only $7.25, Order Now They’re Going

The prolific writer, director and Ghostbusters star died Feb. 24 at 69 from complications related to autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels. Ramis got his start working alongside John Belushi at Second City. After leaving the comedy troupe, he wrote a script with National Lampoon magazine's Douglas Kenney, which later became National Lampoon's Animal House. He went on to co-write Meatballs, followed by Caddyshack, which he also directed, an

One-third of the seminal hip-hop trio, the Sugar Hill Gang, Big Bank Hank and his trio mates made music history in 1979 when they recorded and released “Rapper’s Delight” the first official rap song, captured on wax. 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

Silver was a hugely influential jazz composer and pianist known for crafting ebullient “hard bop” jazz that was at once soulful, sophisticated and singable. His jazz standards include “Song for My Father,” “Nica’s Dream” and “Señor Blues.” He said he wanted his music to be a source of joy and happiness for people. 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