Don Adams was 82.  He was the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart."

Thomas Ross Bond was 79.  He played Butch the bully in the "Our Gang" and "The Little Rascals" serials of the 1930s.

Simon Wiesenthal was 96.  He was the Holocaust survivor who helped track down Nazi war criminals following World War II, then spent the later decades of his life fighting anti-Semitism and prejudice against all people.

Robert Wise was 91.  He won four Oscars as producer and director of the classic 1960s musicals "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music."

Bob Denver was 70.  His portrayal of goofy castaway Gilligan on the 1960s TV show "Gilligan's Island," made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers. As an adult, "Gilligan's Island" was painful to watch, but as a kid I thought it was pure gold.  Good bye little buddy.

William H. Rehnquist was 80.  He was a Chief Justice on the American Supreme Court where he served for 33 years.

R.L. Burnside was 78.  He was one of the last, great Mississippi bluesmen, whose raw, country blues was discovered late in his life.

Brock Peters was 78.  He played one of the main roles in the film "To Kill A Mockingbird".

Robert Moog was 71.  His name became synonymous with electronic music in the 1960s and '70s through the invention of his self-named synthesizers.

Thomas Herrion was 23.  He was an offensive lineman with the San Francisco 49ers.

Gene Mauch was 79.  He was a Major League Baseball player and manager who holds the record for most seasons managed without winning a pennant.

Barbara Bel Geddes was 82.  She was the winsome actress who rose to stage and movie stardom but reached her greatest fame as Miss Ellie Ewing in the long-running TV series "Dallas."

Peter Jennings was 67.  He was the Canadian-born broadcaster who delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades.

Ibrahim Ferrer was 78.  He was a leading voice with the hugely popular Buena Vista Social Club of vintage Cuban performers.

King Fahd was 84.  He was the long time ruler of Saudi Arabia.

George Wallace was 88.  He was an actor whose career spanned 50 years and was best known as Commando Cody in the film serial "Radar Men from the Moon."

Edward Bunker was 71.  He was the crime novelist who learned to write in prison and appeared in the movie "Reservoir Dogs" as Mr. Blue.

Long John Baldry was 64.  He was the Vancouver-based blues legend credited as one of the main forces in British blues, rock and pop music in the 1960s and first hit the top of the U.K. singles charts in 1967 with "Let the Heartaches Begin."

James Doohan was 85.  He was the Canadian-born burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original "Star Trek" TV series and movies who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty."

Geraldine Fitzgerald was 91.  She appeared in such classic 1930s films as Dark Victory and Wuthering Heights and later had a career on the New York stage.

Chuck Cadman was 57.  He was a member of Parliament from 1997 to 2005, representing the riding of Surrey North in Surrey, British Columbia. I went away for a few days and somehow missed the news of his passing.  Chuck Cadman played a key role in the recent Thrilla on

Ernest Lehman was 89.  He wrote the scripts for the legendary musical "West Side Story" and the Alfred Hitchcock classic "North by Northwest".

Renaldo "Obie" Benson was 69.  He was one of four members of the Motown singing group Four Tops.

Hank Stram was 82.  He took the Kansas City Chiefs to two Super Bowls and was known for his inventive game plans and exuberance on the sideline.