Julia Child was 91.  She was the world's first celebrity chef as well as a famed cookbook author.

Fay Wray was 96.  She was a Canadian-born actress who won everlasting fame as the damsel held atop the Empire State Building by the giant ape in the 1933 film classic "King Kong".

Rick James was 56.  He was a funk legend best known for the 1981 hit "Super Freak".

Henri Cartier-Bresson was 95.  He was a legendary French photographer who travelled the world for more than half a century capturing human drama with his camera.

Eugene Roche was 75.  He played the kitchen-cleaning "Ajax man" in TV commercials and had memorable roles in the TV shows "All in the Family," "Magnum P.I.," "Webster" and "Soap."

Arthur Kane was 55.  He was the bassist for the New York Dolls, the pioneering '70s glam rock group.

Isabel Sanford was 86.  She was best known as "Weezie", Louise Jefferson on the television sitcom "The Jeffersons".

Jeff Smith was 65.  He was public television's popular "Frugal Gourmet" before a sex scandal ruined his career.

Marlon Brando was 80.  He revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather". "The Godfather" and "The Godfather: Part 2" are two of my favourite movies of

Ray Charles was 73.  He was the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and ballads like "Georgia on My Mind". A friend of mine recently gave me his record player and a few records.  I hooked this record player up in my

Ronald Reagan was 93.  He was the 40th President of the United States of America. Back in September of 2000, my brothers and I drafted our Dead Pool.  We each selected 15 living celebrities and we receive points every time the celebrity we drafted passes away.  The points awarded for

Brian Linehan was 58.  He was the puckish, always-confident TV personality and interviewer of both Canadian and Hollywood stars. A fixture on Canadian television, I remember him well both from his City-TV show City Lights and Martin Short's satire of him on SCTV.  In the very early 90s I saw

Richard Biggs was 44.  He played Dr. Stephen Franklin on "Babylon 5" and also had a long run on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives".

Tony Randall was 84.  He was the comic actor best known for playing fastidious photographer Felix Unger on "The Odd Couple".

Anna Lee was 91.  Her nearly 70-year acting career in movies and television spanned from her breakthrough role in "How Green Was My Valley" to an extended run on "General Hospital".

John Whitehead was 55.  He was a prominent R&B artist best known for the 1979 hit song "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now".

Alan King was 76.  His tirades against everyday suburban life grew into a long comedy career in nightclubs and television that he later expanded to Broadway and character roles in movies.

Clement Dodd was 72.  He was a pioneer of reggae credited with launching the career of Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Sid Smith was 78.  He was a a former Toronto Maple Leafs captain and three-time Stanley Cup winner with the blue and white.  In 601 NHL games, Smith scored 186 goals and assisted on 183. When he retired only three active players had scored more goals -- Gordie Howe, Maurice

Mike Wadsworth was 60.  He was a former defensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts, Canadian ambassador to Ireland and Notre Dame athletic director.

Hubert Selby Jr. was 75.  He was the acclaimed and anguished author of "Last Exit to Brooklyn" and "Requiem for a Dream".

Estee Lauder was 97.  She took a family recipe for skin cream and a passion for female beauty and turned them into a $10 billion cosmetics empire.

Carrie Snodgress was 57.  She was an actress who starred in such films as "Diary of a Mad Housewife", "Pale Rider" and "Wild Things".

Alistair Cooke was 95.  He was the broadcaster who epitomized highbrow television as host of "Masterpiece Theatre" and whose "Letter from America" was a radio fixture in Britain for 58 years.

Peter Ustinov was 82.  He was an Oscar-winning British actor and author best known for films such as "Spartacus", "Death on the Nile" and "Logan's Run".