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2002 Celebrity Deaths
Walter
Annenberg - 94, Publisher, October 1
Roone Arledge - 71, Television Pioneer (ABC News and Monday
Night Football), December 5
Buck Baker - 83, NASCAR Driver, April 14
Milton Berle - 93, Actor and Television Pioneer ("Uncle
Miltie"), March 27
Bill Blass - 79, Designer, June 12
Linda Boreman - 53, Porn Star "Linda Lovelace",
April 27
Jack Buck - 77, Sports Broadcaster (St. Louis Cardinals and
NFL and MLB National Coverage, June 18
Rosemary Clooney - 74, Singer, June 29
James Coburn - 74, Actor ("Magnificent Seven",
"Our Man Flint"), November 18
Ray Conniff - 85, Composer and Bandleader ("Somewhere
My Love"), October 12
Ted Demme - 38, Director, January 13
Lonnie Donegan - 71, Singer, November 3
John Entwhistle - 57, Bassist (The Who, Self Proclaimed Best
Rock Bassist Ever), June 27
Kam Fong - 84, Actor ("Hawaii Five-O"), October 18
Pete Gray - 87, MLB Outfielder (One Armed Player), June 30
James Gregory - 90, Actor (Inspector Luger On "Barney
Miller"), September 16
Ruth Handler - 85, Inventor Of The Barbie Doll, April 27
Jonathan Harris - 87, Actor (Dr. Smith On "Lost In
Space"), November 3
Richard Harris - 72, Actor ("Camelot", "Harry
Potter"), October 25
"Bullet" Bob Hayes - 59, NFL Receiver and Fastest
Man Alive (Dallas Cowboys), September 18
Chick Hearn - 85, Sports Broadcaster (Los Angeles Lakers),
August 5
George Roy Hill - 81, Director, December 27
Waylon Jennings - 64, Country Music Legend, February 13
Chuck Jones - 89, Animator ("Tom And Jerry",
Warner Brothers Specials), February 22
Darryl Kile - 33, MLB Pitcher (Active St. Louis Cardinals
Player), June 22
Ann Landers - 83, Advice Columnist, June 22
Dick "Night Train" Lane - 73, NFL Defensive Back,
January 29
Rosetta Le Noire - 90, Actress (The Grandmom On "Family
Matters"), March 17
Peggy Lee - 81, Singer, January 21
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - 30, Singer (T.L.C.), April
25
Chief Wahoo McDaniel - 63, Professional Wrestler, April 23
Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell - 37, DJ (Run DMC),
October 30
Dudley Moore - 66, Actor ("10",
"Arthur", March 27
LaWanda Page - 81, Actress (Aunt Esther On "Sanford And
Son"), September 14
Bruce Paltrow - 58, Director, October 2
Darrell Porter - 50, MLB Catcher (Kansas City Royals),
August 5
Princess Margaret - 71, Princess and Sister Of Queen
Elizabeth II, February 9
The Queen Mother - 101, Queen, March 30
Dee Dee Ramone - 50, Bassist (The Ramones), June 5
John Roseboro - 69, MLB Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, Beaten
Over Head With Bat), August 16
Avery Schreiber - 66, Comedian, January 7
Enos Slaughter - 86, MLB Outfielder (St. Louis Cardinals),
August 12
Davey Boy Smith - 39, Professional Wrestler, May 18
Sam Snead - 89, Golf Legend, May 23
Layne Staley - 34, Singer (Alice In Chains), April 5
Rod Steiger - 77, Actor ("In The Heat Of The
Night"), July 9
Joe Strummer - 50, Singer and Guitarist (The Clash),
December 22
Lou Thesz - 86, Professional Wrestling Legend, April 28
Dave Thomas - 69, Founder Of Wendy's Restaurants, January 8
Johnny Unitas - 69, NFL Quarterback (Baltimore Colts,
Arguably The Greatest Ever), September 11
Robert Urich - 55, Actor ("Vega$", "Spenser:
For Hire"), April 16
Mike Webster - 50, NFL Center (Pittsburgh Steelers),
September 24
Paul Wellstone - 58 Minnesota Senator, October 25
Billy Wilder - 95, Director, March 27
Hoyt Wilhelm - 79, MLB Relief Pitcher (First Reliever In
HOF), August 23
Ted Williams - 83, MLB Outfielder (Boston Red Sox, Greatest
Hitter Who Ever Lived), July 5
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