The following industry personalities (listed in alphabetical order) passed away in 2012 and heartfelt condolences are extended to their families, friends and fans:
Ian Abercrombie (Legendary British Actor)
Neil Armstrong (Astronaut)
Fontella Bass (Legendary Singer)
Maeve Binchy (Irish Author)
Lucille Bliss (Voice of Smurfette)
Ernest Borgnine (Legendary Actor)
Ray Bradbury (Legendary Author)
Peter Breck (Actor)
Helen Gurley Brown (Cosmopolitan Editor)
Dave Brubeck (Legendary Jazz Pianist and Composer)
Dick Clark (TV Host)
Gary Collins (Actor and TV Host)
Don Cornelius (TV Show, Soul Train)
Richard Dawson (Actor)
Phyllis Diller (Legendary Comedian)
Michael Clarke Duncan (Actor)
Charles Durning (Legendary Character Actor)
Nora Ephron (Director and Writer)
Chad Everett (Actor)
James Farentino (Actor)
Ben Gazzara (Actor)
Robin Gibb (Singer)
Andy Griffith (Legendary Actor)
Larry Hagman (Legendary Actor)
Marvin Hamlisch (Oscar-winning Composer)
Robert Hegyes (Actor, Welcome Back Kotter)
Sherman Hemsley (Actor, The Jeffersons)
Celeste Holm (Legendary Actress)
Whitney Houston (Singer-Actress)
Etta James (Legendary Singer)
Davy Jones (Singer-Actor)
Kathryn Joosten (Character Actress)
Alex Karras (Football Great-Actor)
Jack Klugman (Legendary Actor)
George Lindsay (Actor, The Andy Griffith Show)
Russell Means (Oglala Sioux Activist)
Nolan Miller (Fashion Designer)
Jerry Nelson (Voice of Sesame Street Characters)
Michael O’Hare (Actor)
Lupe Ontiveros (Latino Actress)
Ron Palillo (Actor, Welcome Back Kotter)
Joe Paterno (Disgraced Football Coach)
Deborah Raffin (Actress)
Sally Ride (Former Astronaut)
Jenni Rivera (Latin Singer and TV Star)
Ann Rutherford (Legendary Actress)
Vidal Sassoon (World-Renowned Hair Stylist)
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (Military Leader)
Tony Scott (Film Director)
Earl Scruggs (Blue Grass Artist)
Maurice Sendak (Children’s Book Author and Illustrator)
Ravi Shankar (Legendary Sitar Player and Father of Singer Norah Jones)
Robert Sherman (Songwriter)
Donna Summer (Singer)
Gore Vidal (Author)
Mike Wallace (Legendary Newscaster)
Doc Watson (Folk Musician)
Andy Williams (Legendary Singer)
William Windom (Legendary Actor)
Richard Zanuck (Legendary Producer)
NOTE: This list, in no way, covers all the industry talent who passed away this year. Again, condolences are extended to one and all.
Out of respect, please take a moment of silence before proceeding to the next section.
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