Notable deaths in 2005

Dead or Alive ^ | 01/01/06

[Perdogg]

January

1/1/2005 80 Shirley Chisholm Politics

1/3/2005 87 Will Eisner Cartooning/Comics

1/7/2005 86 Rosemary Kennedy Miscellaneous

1/15/2005 88 Ruth Warrick Entertainment

1/17/2005 85 Zhao Ziyang Politics

1/17/2005 84 Virginia Mayo Entertainment

1/22/2005 87 Rose Mary Woods Miscellaneous

1/23/2005 79 Johnny Carson Entertainment

1/25/2005 98 Philip Johnson Architecture

1/25/2005 69 Ray Peterson Music

February

2/1/2005 72 John Vernon Entertainment

2/2/2005 99 Max Schmeling Sports

2/3/2005 100 Ernst Mayr Science

2/4/2005 87 Ossie Davis Entertainment,Social Activism

2/5/2005 69 Gnassingbé Eyadema Politics

2/6/2005 91 Karl Haas Music

2/8/2005 76 Jimmy Smith Music

2/10/2005 89 Arthur Miller Theater

2/12/2005 73 Brian Kelly Entertainment

2/12/2005 61 Sammi Smith Music

2/13/2005 75 Dick Weber Sports

2/17/2005 85 Dan O'Herlihy Entertainment

2/20/2005 62 Sandra Dee Entertainment

2/20/2005 88 John Raitt Theater

2/20/2005 67 Hunter S. Thompson Journalism

2/22/2005 93 Simone Simon Entertainment

March

3/6/2005 98 Hans Bethe Science

3/6/2005 86 Teresa Wright Entertainment

3/8/2005 53 Aslan Maskhadov Politics

3/9/2005 56 Chris LeDoux Music

3/10/2005 68 Dave Allen Entertainment

3/17/2005 101 George Kennan Politics

3/17/2005 93 Andre Norton Literature

3/19/2005 80 John DeLorean Business

3/21/2005 80 Bobby Short Music

3/21/2005 82 Barney Martin Entertainment

3/26/2005 92 James Callaghan Politics

3/29/2005 67 Johnnie Cochran Law

3/30/2005 37 Mitch Hedberg Entertainment

3/31/2005 84 Frank Perdue Business

3/31/2005 41 Terri Schiavo Miscellaneous

April

4/2/2005 84 Pope John Paul II Religion

4/5/2005 89 Saul Bellow Literature

4/5/2005 98 Dale Messick Cartooning/Comics

4/5/2005 52 Debralee Scott Entertainment

4/6/2005 81 Prince Rainier Politics

Date of Death Age Name Field

4/9/2005 58 Andrea Dworkin Social Activism,Literature

4/19/2005 93 Ruth Hussey Entertainment,Theater

4/23/2005 97 John Mills Entertainment

4/24/2005 80 Ezer Weizman Politics

4/26/2005 86 Mason Adams Entertainment

4/26/2005 79 Maria Schell Entertainment

May

5/4/2005 74 David Hackworth Military

5/7/2005 95 Peter Rodino, Jr. Politics

5/17/2005 72 Frank Gorshin Entertainment

5/19/2005 85 Henry Corden Entertainment

5/20/2005 83 J.D. Cannon Entertainment

5/21/2005 85 Howard Morris Entertainment

5/22/2005 91 Thurl Ravenscroft Entertainment

5/25/2005 68 Ismail Merchant Entertainment

5/26/2005 99 Eddie Albert Entertainment

June

6/1/2005 80 George Mikan Sports

6/3/2005 97 Leon Askin Entertainment

6/6/2005 73 Anne Bancroft Entertainment,Theater

6/6/2005 77 Dana Elcar Entertainment

6/13/2005 69 Lane Smith Entertainment

6/21/2005 76 Jaime Cardinal Sin Religion,Social Activism

6/23/2005 79 Shana Alexander Journalism

6/24/2005 82 Paul Winchell Entertainment

6/25/2005 80 John Fiedler Entertainment

6/27/2005 88 Shelby Foote History

July

7/1/2005 54 Luther Vandross Music

7/3/2005 89 Gaylord Nelson Politics,Social Activism

7/4/2005 79 June Haver Entertainment

7/4/2005 82 Hank Stram Sports

7/5/2005 81 James Stockdale Military,Politics

7/6/2005 88 L. Patrick Gray Politics,Law Enforcement

7/6/2005 78 Evan Hunter Literature

7/9/2005 77 Kevin Hagen Entertainment

7/11/2005 91 Frances Langford Music,Entertainment

7/13/2005 89 Mickey Owen Sports

7/17/2005 91 Geraldine Fitzgerald Entertainment

7/17/2005 89 Edward Heath Politics

7/18/2005 91 William Westmoreland Military

7/20/2005 85 James Doohan Entertainment

7/23/2005 85 Myron Floren Music

7/29/2005 99 Hildegarde Music

7/29/2005 78 Pat McCormick Entertainment

7/30/2005 60 John Garang Military,Politics

August

8/1/2005 84? King Fahd Politics

8/7/2005 67 Peter Jennings Journalism

8/8/2005 82 Barbara Bel Geddes Entertainment

Date of Death Age Name Field

8/8/2005 87 John H. Johnson Publishing,Business

8/8/2005 79 Gene Mauch Sports

8/9/2005 70 Judith Rossner Literature

8/11/2005 103 Ted "Double Duty" Ra... Sports

8/13/2005 63 David Lange Politics

8/21/2005 71 Robert Moog Inventing,Music

8/23/2005 78 Brock Peters Entertainment

September

9/2/2005 70 Bob Denver Entertainment

9/3/2005 80 William Rehnquist Law

9/11/2005 82 Chris Schenkel Sports

9/14/2005 91 Robert Wise Entertainment

9/20/2005 96 Simon Wiesenthal Miscellaneous

9/21/2005 93 Molly Yard Social Activism

9/24/2005 79 Tommy Bond Entertainment

9/25/2005 82 Don Adams Entertainment

9/25/2005 69 M. Scott Peck Philosophy,Religion

October

10/2/2005 60 August Wilson Theater

10/2/2005 80 Nipsey Russell Entertainment

10/7/2005 56 Charles Rocket Entertainment

10/9/2005 92 Louis Nye Entertainment

10/10/2005 80 Milton Obote Politics

10/16/2005 71 Eugene "Gordon" Lee Entertainment

10/20/2005 71 Shirley Horn Music

10/24/2005 92 Rosa Parks Social Activism

10/25/2005 89 Wellington Mara Sports

10/29/2005 81 Lloyd Bochner Entertainment

10/30/2005 97 Al Lopez Sports

November

11/1/2005 87 Skitch Henderson Entertainment,Music

11/4/2005 72 Sheree North Entertainment

11/5/2005 79 John Fowles Literature

11/11/2005 95 Peter F. Drucker Business

11/13/2005 38 Eddie Guerrero Sports,Entertainment

11/16/2005 92 Ralph Edwards Entertainment

11/21/2005 78 Hugh Sidey Journalism

11/23/2005 95 Constance Cummings Entertainment,Theater

11/24/2005 73 Pat Morita Entertainment

11/25/2005 59 George Best Sports

11/26/2005 82 Stan Berenstain Literature

11/28/2005 95 Marc Lawrence Entertainment

11/29/2005 47 Wendie Jo Sperber Entertainment

11/30/2005 90 Jean Parker Entertainment

December

12/1/2005 71 Jack Colvin Entertainment

12/5/2005 73 Ed Masry Law

12/10/2005 65 Richard Pryor Entertainment

12/10/2005 89 Eugene McCarthy Politics

12/13/2005 51 Stanley Tookie Williams Crime Date of Death Age Name Field

12/15/2005 90 William Proxmire Politics

12/16/2005 58 John Spencer Entertainment

12/17/2005 83 Jack Anderson Journalism

12/19/2005 77 Vincent "The Chin" G... Crime

12/24/2005 83 Michael Vale Entertainment

12/26/2005 57 Vincent Schiavelli Entertainment

12/30/2005 73 Rona Jaffe Literature

[martin_fierro]

Saw Dick Clark last night. It was hard to watch.

[putupjob]

Thanks! Awesome list.
Let me be honest, there are a few names on there that I WON'T be missing. Molly Yard is a notable.

[lunarbicep]

add Dee Pollock to the list

Actor in featured TV and movie roles dies in Chico

IMDb; Dee Pollock

[RadioCirca1970]

Dan Rather??? Uh, well he did commit Career Suicide, but I guess that was back in 04---

[TADSLOS]

Stanley Tookie Williams Crime

Most Righteous Death Award for 2005.

[alwaysconservative]

I wasn't aware of Colonel Hackworth's death. No wonder he hadn't been opining on FOX recently. I knew he hadn't been on for awhile because he was getting too "out there" with his bizarre theories, but still wasn't aware that he'd died.

[rdb3]

Saw Dick Clark last night. It was hard to watch.

Yes, it was hard to watch. I don't know who put him up to appear, but I would have been happy if he just appeared, or showed his face.

When he couldn't keep the countdown straight, I cringed. But he still gets major props for having the courage to be televised. So all things considered, good job Dick!

[Perdogg]

I didn't compile the list.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

marked and bumped

[teenyelliott]

It was. But I understand he has come a long way. So, good job to him.

[teenyelliott]

To all on the list, RIP.

But I will really miss Luther Vandross and William Rehnquist.

[teenyelliott]

I don't know who put him up to appear,

You know he loved doing that show. Perhaps he was okay with the accomplishments he has made thus far, and was comfortable with how he sounded.

Kudos to him for being secure enough to do it. Most people would be too vain. I was proud of him.

[rdb3]

Kudos to him for being secure enough to do it. Most people would be too vain. I was proud of him.

He gets major props for doing it, and in that I agree with you. That particular show was his love, yet it's rather hard to accept that it's not going to be like it was.

[Ol' Sox]

This is slightly off-topic but since you all are talking about death and I didn't want to start a thread about this....this just happened about 20 minutes ago.

About 20 years ago, the father of the family who lived in my house before me had a heart attack up in the attic and died. Left behind a wife and three young daughters. Very sad.

Today, New Years Day, I was up in the attic doing some work and pulled up one of the attic floorboards. A small piece of paper with some writing on it fluttered up from its hiding place. This is what was written on it.

I wish you a merry Christmas
I wish you a merry Christmas
I wish you a merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
- James Bartkovich

This was the guy who died up there 20 years ago. Creepy huh? I think I'll hang around downstairs for a while.

[teenyelliott]

It's always hard to watch people get old. People you have watched for years and years, and suddenly the get mortal on you.

I think it is a subtle reminder of our own advancing age, as well.

[teenyelliott]

Kinda cool, kinda creepy. I think I would frame it. What a very weird coincidence. Hope you are not alone. ; )

[SE Mom]

Thanks for this thread...some remarkable people on that list.

[Richard Kimball]

You know when the hair stands up on the back of your neck? That's them.