Gone But Not Forgotten - 2006

[Scotty]

From: http://www.fiftiesweb.com/dead/dead-people-2006.htm

Gone But Not Forgotten - 2006

January 6 - Lou Rawls, soul singer ("Lady Love") age 72

January 14 - Shelley Winters, two time Oscar winning actor ("The Diary of Anne Frank" and "A Patch of Blue") age 85

January 19 - Wilson Pickett, soul singer ("In the MIdnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally") age 64

January 19 - Anthony Franciosa, actor ("The Long Hot Summer" and "The Name of the Game") age 77

January 24 - Chris Penn, actor ("Reservoir Dogs" and "Starsky & Hutch") brother of Sean Penn, age 40

January 30 - Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King and Civil Rights matriarch, age 78

February 3 - Al Lewis, actor (Grandpa on "The Munsters" and Officer Leo Schnauzer on "Car 54, Where Are You?") age 82

February 4 - Betty Friedan, author ("The Feminine Mystique") and early leader of the feminist movement, age 85

February 12 - Peter Benchley, author ("Jaws") age 65

February 13 - Andreas Katsulas, actor (GKar on "Babylon 5") age 59

February 18 - William Cowsill, singer (The Cowsills, band that inspired the TV series "The Partridge Family" ) age 58

February 18 - Richard Bright, actor (Al Neri in " The Godfather") age 68

February 20 - Curt Gowdy, sportscaster ("American Sportsman") age 86

February 24 - Don Knotts, actor (Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" and Ralph Furley on "Three's Company" ) age 81

February 24 - Dennis Weaver, actor (Chester Goode on"Gunsmoke" and Sam McCloud on "McCloud") age 81

February 25 - Darren McGavin, actor (Carl Kolchak on "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" ) age 83

March 6 - Kirby Puckett,Baseball Hall of Famer who played for Minnesota Twins, age 44

March 6 - Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, age 44

March 11 - Slobodan Milosevic. tyrant ("Butcher of the Balkans") age 64

March 13 - Maureen Stapleton, actress ("Reds" and "Interiors") age 80

March 26 - Buck Owens, singer, host ("Hee Haw") age 76

March 25 - Richard Fleischer, director ("Tora, Tora, Tora" and "Soylent Green") age 89

March 26 - Paul Dana, IRL race car driver - Rahal Letterman Racing Team, age 30

March 28 - Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan, age 88

April 5 - Gene Pitney, singer/songwriter ("Town Without Pity" and "Liberty Valance") age 65

[Matt]

Actually, William Cowsill died last year, but his death wasn't officially discovered or learned about until this year. He was one of the casualties of Hurricaine Katrina in Louisiana.

[Scotty]

That's sad that it took them soo long to find his body. I'm not sure who compiled the list, but it's looks pretty accurate and it's a shame to see how many celebritites and leaders we have lost this year. Scary to think of what the rest of 2006 holds.

[SteveFrame]

Scotty, You can add these from the Soap Opera World to the list too and it really is long (I think a few of these are on that list):

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Richard Bright, actor, b. 28 Jun 1937, d. 19 Feb 2006 - (Bernie Bailey, Somerset; bartender, The Edge of Night)

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Jean Byron, actress, b. 10 Dec 1925, d. 3 Feb 2006 - (Kit Aldrich, Full Circle; Dorothy Anderson, Hotel)

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Franklin Cover, actor, b. 20 Nov 1928, d. 5 Feb 2006 - (Dr. Girard, The Edge of Night; judge, All My Children)

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Dan Curtis, director/producer/writer, b. 12 Aug 1928, d. 27 Mar 2006 - (director/writer/producer, Dark Shadows - primetime & daytime versions)

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Raul Davila, actor, b. 15 Sep 1934, d. 2 Jan 2006 - (Hector Santos, All My Children)

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Andreas Katsulas, actor, b. 18 May 1946, d. 13 Feb 2006 - (Lucien Goff, The Guiding Light)

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Don Knotts, actor, b. 11 Jul 1924, d. 25 Feb 2006 - (Wilbur Peterson, Search For Tomorrow)

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Anne Meacham, actress, b. 21 Jul 1925, d. 12 Jan 2006 - (Althea Dennis, The Brighter Day; Claire Luskin, The Nurses; Louise Goddard Brooks, Another World)

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Gloria Monty, director/producer, b. 12 Aug 1921, d. 30 Mar 2006 - (director, The First Hundred Years; director, The Secret Storm; director, Bright Promise; executive producer, General Hospital; executive producer, The Hamptons)

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Don Stewart, actor, b. 14 Nov 1935, d. 9 Jan 2006 - (Michael Bauer, The Guiding Light; Lionel Lockridge, Santa Barbara; operative, Knot's Landing; Matt Calloway, Knot's Landing; Judge Hanlon, Beverly Hills 90210; Eric Appleton, The Young and the Restless)

[Scotty]

Thanks Steve!

I had no idea we had lost so many soap stars already this year.

[Drew]

I had a couple tears when I heard Andreas Katsulas died. Such a great actor!

[dimples]

Wow, so sad. I had no idea Dana Reeves died this year and so young too.