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".

Jan Berry was 62.  He was a member of the duo Jan & Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits "Deadman's Curve", "Surf City" and "Little Old Lady from Pasadena".

The former Dutch queen, Juliana, was 94.  She oversaw a period of dramatic social change, taking in the end of empire and the evolution of her country into a leading voice for global liberalism.

Mercedes McCambridge was 85.  She won an Oscar for the 1949 film "All the King's Men" and later provided the raspy voice of the demon-possessed girl in "The Exorcist".

Robert Pastorelli was 49.  He was the boxer-turned-actor best known to television audiences as the house painter Eldin on long-running CBS comedy "Murphy Brown".

Paul Winfield was 62.  He was an Academy Award-nominated actor who was known for his versatility in stage, film and television roles, including a highly praised 1978 depiction of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Spalding Gray was 62.  He laid bare his life and mingled performance art with comedy in acclaimed monologues like "Swimming to Cambodia" and "It's a Slippery Slope". Gray actually disappeared from his Manhattan apartment two months ago, but his body was only discovered in the East River over the weekend.

Marge Schott was 75.  She was the tough-talking, chain-smoking owner of the Cincinnati Reds who won a World Series but was repeatedly suspended for offensive remarks.

John Randolph was 88.  He was a Tony Award-winning character actor who appeared in numerous films, television series and plays.