January 1, 2024
Every year, I highlight the 20 celebrity deaths that seem to have been the most culturally impactful.
Usually, it's a mix of legends who have faded away after seeming they might last forever, and younger, shocking departures.
Every Other Year from 1976 on RIGHT HERE!
This past year, 2023, is no exception:
2023
Bob Barker (99)
Harry Belafonte (96)
Tony Bennett (96)
Jimmy Buffett (76)
Rosalynn Carter (96)
David Crosby (81)
Dianne Feinstein (90)
Henry Kissinger (100)
Norman Lear (101)
Sandra Day O'Connor (93)
Sinéad O'Connor (56)
Ryan O'Neal (82)
Matthew Perry (54)
Lisa Marie Presley (54)
Paul Reubens (70)
Suzanne Somers (76)
Jerry Springer (79)
Tina Turner (83)
Raquel Welch (82)
Cindy Williams (75)
Near Misses: Alan Arkin (89), Burt Bacharach (94), Andre Braugher (61), Angus Cloud (25), William Friedkin (87), Michael Gambon (82), Barry Humphries (89), Glenda Jackson (87), Piper Laurie (91), Gordon Lightfoot (84), Gina Lollobrigida (95), David McCallum (90), Pat Robertson (90), Ryuichi Sakamoto (71), Julian Sands (65), Treat Williams (71), Jacklyn Zeman (70)
Also Still Resting in Peace:
