Goodbye to greats: A roll call of entertainers

JULY
Irving Green, 90. Co-founder of Mercury Records; promoted Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington. July 1.

Jan Murray, 89. Comic who tickled fans of 1950s game show “Treasure Hunt.” July 2.

Benjamin Hendrickson, 55. Daytime Emmy winner for “As the World Turns.” July 3. Suicide.

Hugh Stubbins Jr., 94. Architect; his skyscraper Citigroup Center is a New York icon. July 5.

Kasey Rogers, 80. Actress (“Strangers on a Train.”) July 6.

Syd Barrett, 60. Co-founder of Pink Floyd (“The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.”) July 7.

June Allyson, 88. Hollywood movies’ “perfect wife.” July 8.

Milan B. Williams, 58. One of the original members of the Commodores (“Three Times a Lady.”) July 9. Cancer.

Bill Miller, 91. Frank Sinatra’s longtime pianist. July 11.

Barnard Hughes, 90. Actor who won Tony for “Da.” July 11.

Red Buttons, 87. Actor-comedian; won Oscar with a dramatic turn in “Sayonara.” July 13.

Carrie Nye, 69. Stage actress (“Half a Sixpence.”) July 14.

Harold R. Scott Jr., 70. Stage actor and director (“Paul Robeson.”) July 16.

Mickey Spillane, 88. Macho mystery writer who wowed millions of readers. July 17.

Jack Warden, 85. Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated actor who played gruff characters. (“Heaven Can Wait.”) July 19.

Mako, 72. Japan-born actor nominated for Oscar (“The Sand Pebbles”) and Tony (“Pacific Overtures.”) July 21.

Jessie Mae Hemphill, 71. Blues musician; won several W.C. Handy Awards. July 22.

AUGUST
Bob Thaves, 81. Created quirky comic strip “Frank & Ernest.” Aug. 1.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 90. Soprano who won global acclaim. Aug. 3.

Arthur Lee, 61. Singer, songwriter for the 1960s band Love (“Forever Changes.”) Aug. 3. Leukemia.

Mike Douglas, 81. Affable TV talk show host and singer (“The Men in My Little Girl’s Life.”) Aug. 11.

Mazisi Kunene, 76. First poet laureate of a democratic South Africa. Aug. 11.

Bruno Kirby, 57. Character actor (“When Harry Met Sally,” “City Slickers.”) Aug. 14.

Johnny Duncan, 67. Country singer (“She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime.”) Aug. 14.

Walter Sullivan, 82. Novelist (“A Time to Dance”), authority on Southern literature. Aug. 15.

Walter E. Jagiello, 76. Singer known as “Lil’ Wally the Polka King.” Aug. 17.

Joseph Hill, 57. Vocalist, songwriter for reggae group Culture (“Natty Never Get Weary.”) Aug. 19.

Joe Rosenthal, 94. Associated Press photojournalist who took picture of flag-raising on Iwo Jima. Aug. 20.

Bruce Gary, 55. Rock drummer with The Knack (“My Sharona”), session man. Aug. 22. Lymphoma.

Maynard Ferguson, 78. Jazz trumpeter known for his soaring high notes. Aug. 23.

Joseph Stefano, 84. Writer of “Psycho” screenplay. Aug. 25.

Ed Benedict, 94. Animator who put life into Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear. Aug. 28.

Naguib Mahfouz, 94. First Arab writer to win Nobel Prize in literature; a symbol of liberalism in the face of Islamic extremism. Aug. 30.

Glenn Ford, 90. Actor who played strong, thoughtful protagonists (“The Blackboard Jungle,” “Gilda.”) Aug. 30.

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