Etta Baker was 93.  She was a blues guitarist from North Carolina who influenced generations of musicians, from 1960s folkies to modern-day blues rockers.

Mickey Hargitay was 80.  He was the actor and world champion bodybuilder who was married to 1950s sex siren Jayne Mansfield and whose daughter is Emmy-winning actress Mariska Hargitay.

Floyd Curry was 81.  He was a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens who scored 105 goals and 204 points in 601 NHL games.

Steve Irwin was 44.  He was the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter."

Charlie Wagner was 93.  He pitched for the Boston Red Sox during the 1930s and '40s and worked for the organization for 70 years.

Glenn Ford was 90.  He was the Canadian actor who starred in movies such as The Blackboard Jungle, Gilda and The Big Heat during a 53-year Hollywood career.

Maynard Ferguson was 78.  He was the Canadian jazz trumpeter known for his soaring high notes and for recording the hit theme song to the film Rocky.

Frank Lennon was 79.  He was the photographer best remembered for taking this picture of Paul Henderson celebrating his winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series.

Dr. George Mario (Jamie) Astaphan was 60.  He provided Ben Johnson with the performance-enhancing drugs that helped fuel his rise and fall as an athlete.

Bruno Kirby was 57.  He was the veteran character actor who costarred in "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers" and many other films.

Mike Douglas was 81.  He was host of "The Mike Douglas Show" for 21 years.

Bob Thaves was 81.  He was the creator of the long-running comic strip “Frank & Ernest”.

Al Balding was 82.  He became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event when he won the Mayfair Open in 1955.

Bill Long was 88.  He was one of the Ontario Hockey League's legendary coaches, coaching the London Knights for 12 years and compiling a 275-214-50 record.

Jack Warden was 85.  He was an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor who played gruff cops, coaches and soldiers in a career that spanned five decades.

Mickey Spillane was 88.  He was the creator of the hardboiled detective Mike Hammer.

Red Buttons was 87.  He was the the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television and then in a dramatic role won the 1957 Oscar as supporting actor in "Sayonara."

Syd Barrett was 60.  He was the troubled Pink Floyd co-founder who spent his last years in reclusive anonymity.

June Allyson was 88.  She was the sunny, cracked-voiced "perfect wife" of James Stewart, Van Johnson and other movie heroes.

Kenneth Lay was 64.  He was the founder of Enron who was convicted of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling business frauds in U.S. history.

Aaron Spelling was 83.  He was one of TV's most prolific producers, bringing "Charlie's Angels," "Dynasty," "Love Boat," "Beverly Hills 90210," "Melrose Place," "Starsky and Hutch," and "Fantasy Island" to the small screen.

Ken Thomson was 82.  He transformed the media empire founded by his father and became the richest person in Canada.

Moe Drabowsky was 70.  He was the prankster pitcher who delighted in putting pythons in teammates' shoes and wound up as a World Series star for the Baltimore Orioles when they won their first championship in 1966.

Billy Preston was 59.  He was a soul musician who collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Clapton, Sammy Davis Jr., Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, George Harrison, The Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan, and The

Vince Welnick was 55.  He took over as the Grateful Dead's keyboard player in 1990 after a succession of predecessors met untimely deaths.