Entertainment world suffered big losses in ’05

March
Harold Brooks-Baker, 71. Publisher of aristocratic genealogy guide Burke's Peerage. March 5.

Chuck Thompson, 83. Hall of Fame broadcaster in Baltimore, known for exclaiming, "Ain't the beer cold!" March 6.

Teresa Wright, 86. Sweet-faced, Oscar-winning actress ("Mrs. Miniver," "The Best Years of Our Lives"). March 6.

Debra Hill, 54. Film producer ("Escape From L.A."). March 7. Cancer.

Chris LeDoux, 56. Rodeo champion turned country music star ("Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy"). March 9. Cancer.

Danny Joe Brown, 53. Lead singer of Southern rock band Molly Hatchet. March 10. Diabetes complications.

Don Durant, 72. Star of 1950s TV Western "Johnny Ringo." March 15.

Lalo Guerrero, 88. Acclaimed Mexican-American musician. March 17.

Andre Norton, 93. Science fiction author; wrote popular "Witch World" series. March 17.

George F. Kennan, 101. Diplomat, Pulitzer-winning historian. March 17.

Bobby Short, 80. Suave cabaret singer who epitomized Manhattan sophistication. March 21.

Barney Martin, 82. Detective turned actor; played Jerry Seinfeld's father. March 21.

Rod Price, 57. Member of boogie band Foghat ("Slow Ride"). March 22. Injured in fall.

Paul Henning, 93. He created "The Beverly Hillbillies" and wrote its theme song. March 25.

Greg Garrison, 81. Pioneering TV director; worked with such stars as Jack Benny, George Burns and Lucille Ball. March 25.

April
Jack Keller, 68. Pop songwriter ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool"); a producer on Monkees' first album. April 1.

Saul Bellow, 89. Nobel Prize-winning author of "Herzog" and "Humboldt's Gift." April 5.

Neil Welliver, 75. Painter known for his landscapes of Maine woods. April 5.

Dale Messick, 98. She created the comic strip "Brenda Starr, Reporter." April 5.

Prince Rainier III, 81. His fairy-tale marriage to Grace Kelly brought Hollywood glamour to Monaco. April 6.

Frank Conroy, 69. Memoirist ("Stop-Time"), longtime director of famed University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop. April 6.

Jose Melis, 85. Former "Tonight" show bandleader who led the orchestra for Jack Paar. April 7.

Yoshitaro Nomura, 85. Japanese director whose 1974 suspense thriller, "Castle of Sand," has been ranked by critics as one of Japan's best films ever. April 8.

Andrea Dworkin, 58. Feminist author; anti-porn crusader. April 9. Had osteoarthritis, other ailments.

Norbert Brainin, 82. Violinist; a founding member of the Amadeus Quartet. April 10.

Johnnie Johnson, 80. Rock 'n' roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry for hits like "Roll Over Beethoven" and "No Particular Place to Go." April 13.

John Fred Gourrier, 63. As John Fred, he and his Playboy Band topped the charts in 1968 with Beatles parody "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)." April 15.

Laura Canales, 50. "Grande dame of Tejano music"; blazed a trail for stars like Selena. April 16. Complications from gall bladder surgery.

Ruth Hussey, 93. Oscar-nominated for role as James Stewart's wise-cracking girlfriend in "The Philadelphia Story." April 19.

Richard "Rick" Lewis, 71. A member of the doo-wop group the Silhouettes whose "Get a Job" soared to the top of the charts in 1958. April 19.

Gene Frankel, 85. Directed the landmark off-Broadway production of Jean Genet's "The Blacks." April 20.

Sir John Mills, 97. British actor; Oscar-winner for "Ryan's Daughter"; Hayley's father. April 23.

Augusto Roa Bastos, 88. One of South America's most celebrated novelists whose writings often examined Paraguay's social and political struggles. April 26.

Mason Adams, 86. Nominated for an Emmy for "Lou Grant"; the voice on the Smucker's jelly commercials. April 26.

Maria Schell, 79. Leading actress of German-speaking films; sister of Maximilian Schell. April 26.

Mel Gussow, 71. New York Times drama critic and cultural reporter who showed an eye for undiscovered talent. April 29.

William Joseph Bell, 78. Emmy award-winning daytime TV soap writer; co-creator of "The Young and the Restless," "The Bold and the Beautiful." April 29.

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