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Arlene Ackerman
1947-2013
Former Philadelphia School District superintendent.
Chinua Achebe
1930-2013
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and
critic. He was best known for his first
novel Things Fall Apart (1958).
Patty Andrews
1918-2013
Member of 1930s-1940s Andrews Sis
ters swing/big band group.
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Conrad Bain
1923-2013
Television Actor-Star of TV’s “Different Strokes.”
Bobby “Blue” Bland
1930-2013
Legendary Blues/R&B Singer
Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner
1943-2013
Frontman, The Ohio Players.
Joyce Brothers
1927-2013
Psychologist, Radio Personality of 1950s-1970s Talk Show Host, Journalist
Donald Byrd
1932-2013
Legendary Jazz fusion trumpeter
Passed away February 4. 80 years old.
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J.J. Cale
1938-2013
Songwriter, Guitarist
Robert F. Chew
1960-2013
Actor, star of HBO’’s The Wire
Hugo Chávez
1954-2013
Venezuelan politician who was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, World Leader.
Tom Clancy
1947-2013
American author and historian best known for detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War and ‘Jack Ryan’ literary series.
Van Cliburn
1934-2013
Legendary Pianist of the 1950s.
E. Steven Collins
1958-2013
Philadelphia Radio personality
and Community activist.
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James DePreist
1936-2013
Nat’l Medal of Arts winning Symphonic conductor
George Duke
1946-2013
Grammy Award winning jazz keyboardist & producer
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Roger Ebert
1942-2013
Celebrated Film Critic, Talk Show Host, Journalist. One half of the Siskel and Ebert film critic team.
Douglas C. Engelbart
1925-2013
American engineer and inventor, and an early computer and Internet pioneer.
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Dennis Farina
1944-2013
Film and Television Actor, star of police dramas “Crime Story”, “Miami Vice”, “Law and Order.”
Joan Fontaine
1917-2013
Academy award winning Film Actress of 1940s. Best known for roles in films, Rebecca and Suspicion.
Bonnie Franklin
1944-2013
Television Actress, star of “One Day at a Time 1980s sitcom.”
David Frost
1939-2013
Popular British Talk Show Host and interviewer of 1960s-70s.
Annette Funicello
1942-2013
Actress, popular child star of Disney’s Mouseketeers.
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James Gandolfini
1961-2013
Film, Theater, Television Actor, Filmmaker; star of HBO ‘The Sopranos’ drama series.
Rev. William Gray
1941-2013
Former PA Congressman, civil rights and community leader.
L.C. Greenwood
1946-2013
NFL star- Pittsburgh
Member of Pittsburgh Steady Steelers curtain defense.
Emile Griffith
1938-2013
Former boxer
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Chico Hamilton
1921-2013
Jazz drummer & bandleader
Damon Harris
1950-2013
Singer & former member of The Temptations
Julie Harris
1925-2013
Award-winning Film, Theater and Television Actress, star of 1980s nighttime soap, Knots Landing.
Richie Havens
1941-2013
Legendary soul/folk Guitarist, Singer
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David “Deacon” Jones
1938-2013
NFL star of the 1960s LA Rams defensive end, part of the ‘Fearsome Foursome.’
George Jones
1931-2013
Celebrated County Songwriter, Singer.
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Chris Kelly
1978-2013
Rapper, one half of hip hop duo, Kris Kross.
Jim Kelly
1946-2013
Actor, martial artist & athlete
Passed away June 29 (cancer). 67 years old.
Ed Koch
1924-2013
Popular and controversial NYC Mayor during 1980s.
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Yusef Lateef
1920-2013
Famed jazz saxophonist and flutist who spent his career crossing musical boundaries.
Elmore Leonard
1925-2013
Author of books including “Get Shorty,” “RumPunch” and “Pronto.”
Doris Lessing
1919-2013
Author
Dr. Walter Lomax
1932-2013
Physician/businessman
Philadelphia medical practitioner/businessman for more than three decades. His practice grew from a private single physician office to a multi-site group practice consisting of over 20 well-trained physicians.
Gloria Lynne
1929-2013
Jazz diva
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Nelson Mandela
1918-2013
South African anti-apartheid civil rights activist, former S. African president, World Leader, Writer
Ray Manzarek
1939-2013
Music Producer, Singer, keyboard player for The Doors.
Richard Matheson
1926-2013
Author, Screenwriter
Mindy McCready
1975-2013
Country singer who received significant media coverage regarding her troubled personal life and suicide.
Dean Meminger
1948-2013
NBA star
Don Mitchell
1943-2013
Actor, best known as co-star to Raymond Burr in “Ironside.”
Cory Monteith
1982-2013
Television Actor, star of the comedy/drama TV series, “Glee.”
Lou Myers
1935-2013
Actor, star of “Different World”, numerous TV sitcoms.
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Ken Norton
1943-2013
Champion heavyweight boxer of 1970s; most famous for his trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali and for his classic battle with Larry Holmes.
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Milo O’Shea
1926-2013
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
Peter O’Toole
1932-2013
Award-winning screen and stage actor, star of “Lawrence of Arabia”, Anti-War Activist.
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Lou Reed
1942-2013
Legendary guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground in 1960s-80s.
Bobby Rogers
1940-2013
Founding member of “The Miracles”
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Bobbie Smith
1936-2013
Original lead singer of “The Spinners”
Cleotha Staples
1939-2013
Member of the Staple Singers
Jean Stapleton
1923-2013
Celebrated Theater and Television Actress, star of 1970s sitcom “All in the Family.”
Reeva Steenkamp
1983-2013
Model, Reality Television Star
Richard Street
1942-2013
Singer & member of The Temptations for 25 years.
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Maria Tallchief
1925-2013
Ballet Dancer
Margaret Thatcher
1925-2013
Longest-serving British Prime Minister and leader of Britian’s Conservative Party, of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office.
Helen Thomas
1920-2013
Celebrated journalist, first woman to serve in the White House Press Corp., Television Personality.
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Abigail Van Buren
1918-2013
Writer and famed columnist, ‘Dear Abby.’
Jorge Rafaél Videla
1925-2013
Murderer, General, Dictator
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Paul Walker
1973-2013
Film Actor, Television Actor, star of “Fast and Furious” movie franchise.
Esther Williams
1921-2013
Film Actress of the 1930s-’50s, Entrepreneur, Pin-up, Professional Swimmer.
Jonathan Winters
1925-2013
Celebrated Actor, Comedian of film and television, star of 1970s sitcom Mork and Mindy and regular guest on 1960s TV variety shows.
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Lee Thompson Young
1984-2013
Actor, starred on TV cop drama, “Rizzoli and Isles.”
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