Gone But Not Forgotten

[tv star collector]

The older I get, the more obits of stars that I read, a constant reminder of my
own mortality. Yet those who have graced the silver screen have achieved a
kind of immortality; for, as long as one is remembered, he/she never really dies. Here are 66 of my favorites; feel free to post yours on this thread.

1952
JEROME "CURLY" HOWARD (The Three Stooges, 48)

1953
HANK WILLIAMS (29)

1955
SAMUEL "SHEMP" HOWARD (The Three Stooges, 60)

1957
HUMPHREY BOGART (57), OLIVER HARDY (65)

1960
CLARK GABLE (59)

1961
CHICO MARX (71)

1962
MARILYN MONROE (36)

1964
WILLIAM BENDIX ("The Life of Riley," 58), HARPO MARX (71)

1965
STAN LAUREL (74)

1969
BORIS KARLOFF (82), GEORGE "GABBY" HAYES (83), JUDY GARLAND (47)

1972
DAN BLOCKER ("Bonanza," 43)

1974
JACK BENNY (80)

1975
LARRY FINE (The Three Stooges, 73), MOE HOWARD (The Three Stooges, 78)

1977
FREDDIE PRINZE ("Chico and the Man," 22), ELVIS PRESLEY (42), GROUCHO
MARX (86), BING CROSBY (73)

1978
EDGAR BERGEN (75)

1979
JOHN WAYNE (72), ZEPPO MARX (78)

1980
JIMMY DURANTE (86), JOHN LENNON (The Beatles, 40)

1982
PAUL LYNDE ("The Hollywood Squares," 55), GRACE KELLY (Princess of Monaco, 52)

1987
JACKIE GLEASON (71), LORNE GREENE ("Bonanza," 72)

1988
JOE BESSER (The Three Stooges, 80)

1989
LUCILLE BALL (77)

1990
SAMMY DAVIS JR. (64)

1991
MICHAEL LANDON (54), FRED MacMURRAY (83)

1992
"TENNESSEE" ERNIE FORD (72)

1993
FRED GWYNNE ("The Munsters," 66), "CURLY JOE" DeRITA (The Three Stooges, 83), BILL BIXBY (59)

1994
JOHN CANDY (43)

1995
ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY ("Bewitched," 62), DEAN MARTIN (78)

1996
GEORGE BURNS (100)

1997
JAMES STEWART (89), RED SKELTON (84), JOHN DENVER (53)

1998
ROY ROGERS (86), FRANK SINATRA (82), "BUFFALO BOB" SMITH ("Howdy
Doody," 80), SHARI LEWIS (65), GENE AUTRY (91)

2000
STEVE ALLEN (78)

2001
DALE EVANS (88), PERRY COMO (88), CARROLL O'CONNOR ("All in the Family,"
76), GEORGE HARRISON (The Beatles, 58)

2002
MILTON BERLE (93)

2003
BUDDY EBSEN ("The Beverly Hillbillies," 95), BOB HOPE (100), JOHNNY CASH (71)

2004
TONY RANDALL ("The Odd Couple," 84), CHRISTOPHER REEVE ("Superman,"
52)

2005
PAUL WINCHELL (82), DON ADAMS ("Get Smart," 82)

2006
DON KNOTTS ("The Andy Griffith Show," 81)

[Chocoholic]

I know this is off-topic, but I've known several people I've gone to school with who have died and I'm only 27! It really makes me stop and appreciate life a little more.

[tv star collector]

Originally Posted by Homeriffic

I know this is off-topic, but I've known several people I've gone to school with who have died and I'm only 27! It really makes me stop and appreciate life a little more.

That is so sad to hear. Thank you for posting. I guess we all need to stop
and count our blessings now and then. Life is brief, much too short to dwell
on the problems of this imperfect world. I am 61 and have lost far too many
family members and friends. But as long as we keep them in our hearts, they
are never far away.

[LuLu Rogers]

1991:
FREDDIE MERCURY(Queen, 45)

1996:
MCLEAN STEVENSON(M*A*S*H, 69)

1997:
AUDRA LINDLEY(Three's Company, 79)

1998:
NORMAN FELL(Three's Company, 74)

2000:
LARRY LINVILLE(M*A*S*H, 61)

2003:
JOHN RITTER(Three's Company, 55)

2008:
ESTELLE GETTY(Golden Girls, 84)

[PunkyP0WER]

1989: JOHN PAYNE, 77 (Restless Gun); LUCILLE BALL, 77 (I Love Lucy; Here's Lucy; The Lucy Show; Life With Lucy); GILDA RADNER, 42 (Saturday Night Live)