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With thanks to deathbeeper.com http://deathbeeper.com the deathwatch
mailing list, WitchVox, and major news organizations everywhere. Sorry this
is so late this year, y'all, my personal life is going through a bit of
upheaval. All editorial commentaries are mine. All omissions are mine as
well, and I take responsibility for them before the fact. Sources are cited
where appropriate. Entries are in no particular order, save that the Pagan
community's dead are listed first and large groups are listed second. As
always, please spread this to any list you can, especially given my lateness
in getting it compiled this year.
Randolph "Lord Ravenwind" Clayton -- Pagan priest, North Carolina.
Monica Sjoo -- Artist and early pioneer in the women's spirituality
movement. Author, "The Great Cosmic Mother".
Elizabeth Pepper -- Longtime author of "The Witches Almanac".
Asphodel Long -- Goddess scholar and poet.
Lady Elspeth -- High priestess, Tennessee.
Felicitas Goodman -- Shaman, author, and academic. Author, "Where The
Spirits Ride The Wind".
John "Jack" Armstrong -- Chicago pagan, founding High Priest of Heartland
Coven.
Lady Serenity -- Wiccan, teacher, and women's activist, Madison, Wisconsin.
Lord Loic -- Wiccan high priest, New York City.
As many as 300,000 dead in the December 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
Approximately 80,000 dead in Pakistani earthquake.
Approximately 2,000 dead in Hurricane Stan in Guatemala.
1,281 casualties in Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi, Louisiana, and
Alabama. (Source: Yahoo! News, 10/19.)
Over 100 casualties in Hurricane Rita in Texas and Louisiana.
38 casualties in Hurricane Wilma in Florida.
26 casualties in Tropical Storm Alpha in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Between 26 and 30,000 civilians in the Iraq conflict. (source:
iraqbodycount.org <http://iraqbodycount.org>).
2,018 US soldiers in the Iraq conflict. (Source:
icasualties.org<http://icasualties.org>
).
199 UK and other coalition soldiers in the Iraq conflict. (Source:
icasualties.org <http://icasualties.org>).
Wah-meesh-mis (George Watts) -- Native American activist; founder of
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council in British Columbia.
Pierre Berton -- Canadian writer.
Reggie White -- American football player.
Johnny Oates -- American baseball manager.
O.D.B. -- American rap musician.
Dick Heckstall-Smith -- British jazz saxophonist and session musician.
Susan Sontag -- American author and activist.
Hank Garland -- American jazz guitarist.
Ruth Warrick -- American TV star; Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on "All My
Children".
Ossie Davis -- American movie actor; *Bubba Ho-Tep, Jungle Fever*, others.
Sandra Dee -- American movie actress; *Gidget, A Summer Place,* others.
Hunter S Thompson -- American journalist and author; *Fear And Loathing In
Las Vegas*, others.
Dr Gene Scott -- American saxophone-playing televangelist.
Edward Patten -- American soul and R&B singer; member of Gladys Knight And
The Pips.
Chris LeDoux -- American country musician.
Teresa Wright -- American movie actress; won 1943 Best Actress Oscar for *Mrs
Miniver*.
Debra Hill -- American film producer; *The Fisher King, Halloween*.
Paul Partain -- American film actor; Franklin in *The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre.
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Spencer Dryden -- American rock musician; drummer for Jefferson Airplane.
Son Seals -- American blues musician.
John Delorean -- American businessman and automobile developer.
Tyrone Davis -- American soul singer; "Turning Point", "Turn Back The Hands
Of Time", others.
Dave Allen -- Irish comedian; *Tonight With Dave Allen*. "Good night, and
may your god go with you."
Danny Joe Brown -- American rock musician; lead singer of Molly Hatchet.
Rod Price -- American rock musician; guitarist, Foghat.
Barney Martin -- American television actor. Morty Seinfeld on *Seinfeld*.
Johnnie Cochran -- American lawyer; defended OJ Simpson.
Terri Schaivo -- American political issue and, not incidentally, wife and
daughter.
Robert Creeley -- American poet.
Frank Perdue -- American chicken magnate.
Jack Keller -- American lyricist. *Theme From Bewitched* (did you know it
had lyrics?)
Pope John Paul II.
Saul Bellow -- American novelist and Nobel Prize winner. *Herzog, Humboldt's
Gift*.
Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Maria Schell -- Austrian movie actress.
Sir John Mills -- British actor. Academy Award Winner, Best Supporting Actor
1971, *Ryan's Daughter*.
Johnnie Johnson -- American musical composer; "Roll Over Beethoven", "No
Particular Place To Go", others.
Eduardo Paolozzi -- Scottish sculptor.
John Fred Gourrier -- American rock musician, lead singer of John Fred and
His Playboys; "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)".
Tristan Egolf -- Spanish-American novelist. *Lord Of The Barnyard*, others.
Red Horner -- Canadian hockey player; member of Hockey Hall of Fame.
Bob Hunter -- Canadian political activist; co-founder of Greenpeace.
Jimmy Martin -- American bluegrass musician.
Frank Gorshin -- American television actor; The Riddler in the 1966 "Batman"
movie.
Henry Corden -- American voice performer; the voice of Fred Flintstone.
Howard Morris -- American comedic actor; Dr Zidell in *Splash*, voice of
Jughead Jones in Archie comic series.
Vernon Grant -- American college athlete; safety for Oklahoma State's
football team.
Ismail Merchant -- British filmmaker; half of renowned Merchant Ivory
Productions.
Eddie Albert -- American television and movie actor; *Green Acres*, *Escape
To Witch Mountain*, others.
Thurl Ravenscroft -- American voice performer and singer; the voice of Tony
The Tiger and the singer of "You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch".
Graham Kennedy -- Australian television performer; the "King Of Australian
Television".
Leon Askin -- Austrian television performer; General Burkhalter on "Hogan's
Heroes".
Anne Bancroft -- American movie actress; 1963 Best Actress Oscar for *The
Miracle Worker; The Graduate*, others.
Dana Elcar -- American television actor; Pete on *MacGyver*.
David C Sutherland -- American illustrator; longtime artist in TSR's
Dungeons and Dragons books.
Richard Eberhart -- American poet.
Lane Smith -- American actor.
Karl Mueller -- American rock musician; bassist, Soul Asylum.
Ronald Winans -- American gospel musician.
Paul Winchell -- American voice performer; voice of Tigger in several Disney
movies.
Shelby Foote -- American author and historian; *The Civil War: A Narrative*.
'Obie' Benson -- American R&B singer, member of the Four Tops.
Oscar Brown Jr -- American R&B and jazz singer and political activist.
John Fiedler -- American voice performer; voice of Piglet in several Disney
movies.
Luther Vandross -- American soul and R&B singer; "Here And Now", "Stop To
Love", many others.
Christopher Fry -- British playwright; *The Lady's Not For Burning*, others.
Hank Stram -- American football coach and member of US Football Hall of
Fame.
Admiral James Stockdale -- American politician; Ross Perot's running mate in
1992 presidential election.
Gaylord Nelson -- American political figure; founder of Earth Day, former US
Senator from Wisconsin.
June Haver -- American film actress.
Ernest Lehman -- American screenwriter; *West Side Story*, others.
L Patrick Grey -- American political figure; FBI chief under Nixon during
Watergate scandal.
Evan Hunter -- American author; *The Blackboard Jungle*, the *87th
Precinct*mysteries (writing as Ed McBain).
Frances Langford -- American musician and singer.
Big Al Downing -- American rockabilly and country musician.
Kevin Hagen -- American television actor; Doc Baker on *Little House On The
Prairie*.
Byron Preiss -- American science fiction anthologist, illustrator, and
author.
James Doohan -- American television actor; Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott
on *Star Trek*.
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
Edward Bunker -- American movie actor; Mr Blue in *Reservoir Dogs*.
George D Wallace -- American movie serial actor; Commando Cody, *Radar Men
From The Moon*.
Pat McCormack -- American comedic actor; *The Gong Show*, *Smokey And The
Bandit*.
Geraldine Fitzgerald -- Irish-American movie actress; *Arthur*, *Wuthering
Heights*, others.
General William Westmoreland -- American military figure; US commander in
Vietnam, 1964-'68.
Long John Baldry -- British rock and blues musician.
Gerry Thomas -- American entrepreneur; inventor of the TV Dinner.
Charles Chibitty -- Native American military figure; last surviving Comanche
'code-talker'.
Eugene Record -- American R&B musician; member of the Chi-Lites.
Myron Floren -- American musician; longtime accordion player on The Lawrence
Welk Show.
Peter Jennings -- Canadian-American news broadcaster.
Laurel Aitken -- British musician; 'Godfather Of Ska'.
Ibrahim Ferrer -- Cuban musician; singer with the Buena Vista Social Club.
Little Milton Campbell -- American blues musician.
John H Johnson -- American magazine publisher; founder of *Ebony*, *Jet*.
Gene Mauch -- American baseball manager.
Judith Rossner -- American author; *Looking For Mr Goodbar*.
Barbara Bel Geddes -- American TV actress; Miss Ellie on *Dallas*.
Dorris Bowden -- American movie actress; *The Grapes Of Wrath*, others.
Matthew McGrory -- American movie actor; *Big Fish*, others.
Dennis Lynds -- American mystery author; wrote as 'Michael Collins'.
Ted "Double-Duty" Radcliffe -- American baseball player; great Negro League
catcher and pitcher.
Coo-Coo Marlin -- American race car driver; early NASCAR figure.
Thomas Herrion -- American football player; member of the San Francisco
49ers.
Robert Moog -- American synthesizer inventor and musician.
Vassar Clements -- American musician and fiddle player; father of 'Hillbilly
jazz'.
Brock Peters -- American movie actor; *Ghosts Of Mississippi*, *To Kill a
Mockingbird*, others.
Michael Sheard -- British movie actor; Admiral Ozzel in *The Empire Strikes
Back*.
William Rehnquist -- American political figure; Chief Justice of the US
Supreme Court.
Bob Denver -- American television actor; Gilligan on *Gilligan's Island*,
Maynard G Krebs on *The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis*.
Rosa Parks -- American political activist; mother of the civil rights
movement.
Elmer Dresslar Jr -- American voice performer; voiced the Jolly Green Giant.
Shirley Horn -- American jazz vocalist.
Eugene "Gordon" Lee -- American child actor; Porky on the Our Gang comedies.
Louis Nye -- American comedic actor.
Roger Brierley -- British television actor.
Ronnie Barker -- British comedic actor; *Open All Hours, The Two Ronnies*,
others.
Nipsey Russell -- American comedian, actor, and poet; *The Wiz*, "The Match
Game", many others.
August Wilson -- American playwright; *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom*, others.
M Scott Peck -- American author and psychologist; *The Road Less Traveled, *
others.
Don Adams -- American television actor and voice performer; *Get
Smart*, *Inspector
Gadget*, others.
Thomas Ross Bond -- American child actor; Butch the bully in the Our Gang
comedies.
Molly Yard -- American political activist; former president of the National
Organization for Women.
Joe Bauman -- American baseball player; holder of minor league record for
most home runs in a season.
Willie Hutch -- American songwriter; "I'll Be There", others.
Simon Wiesenthal -- Austrian political activist, Holocaust survivor, and
Nazi hunter.
Al Casey -- American jazz musician; longtime guitarist for Fats Waller.
Robert Wise -- American film director and Academy Award winner; *The Sound
Of Music*, *West Side Story*, others.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown -- American blues musician.
David Jackson -- British television actor; Olag Gan on *Blake's 7*.
Jack Kilby -- American inventor; invented the integrated circuit.
Lorna Thayer -- American movie actress; *Five Easy Pieces*. (She wouldn't
let Jack Nicholson order toast.)
David Diamond -- American classical music composer.
Jean O'Leary -- American political activist; helped create National Coming
Out Day.
George Mikan -- American basketball player; first dominant big man whose
Minneapolis Lakers won five championships.
Joe Grant -- American artist; designed the Queen/Wicked Witch for Disney in
*Snow White*.
Mason Adams -- American television actor; Charlie Hume on *Lou Grant*.
Stan Levey -- American jazz drummer.
Andrea Dworkin -- American political figure and author; writer on
pornography and violence against women.
Dale Messick -- American cartoonist; created Brenda Starr.
Paul Hester -- Australian rock musician; drummer for Crowded House.
Bobby Short -- American musician.
Andre Norton -- American science fiction and fantasy author; *Witch World*,
others.
Nicole DeHuff -- American movie actress; *Meet The Parents*.
Rick Mahler -- American baseball player; former Atlanta Braves pitcher.
Reggie Roby -- American football player; longtime Miami Dolphins punter.
Dan O'Herlihy -- Irish-American actor; *Fail-Safe*, *Robocop*, others.
Jack L Chalker -- American science fiction author; the *Dancing Gods* and *Well
Of Souls* series, others.
Dick Weber -- American professional bowler and member of the Bowling Hall of
Fame.
Arthur Miller -- American playwright; *Death Of A Salesman*, *The Crucible*,
others.
Keith Knudson -- American rock musician; longtime drummer for The Doobie
Brothers.
John Vernon -- American movie actor; Dean Wormer in *Animal House*.
Ray Peterson -- American singer; *Tell Laura I Love Her*, others.
Jim Capaldi -- British rock musician; drummer for Traffic.
Johnny Carson -- American television personality; host of the *Tonight
Show*for almost 30 years.
Lamont Bentley -- American television actor; *Moesha*.
Charlotte MacLeod -- American mystery author
Virginia Mayo -- American movie actress; *The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty*,
others.
Thelma White -- American movie actress and star of *Reefer Madness.
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Jimmy Griffin -- American musician; co-founder of the group Bread.
James Forman -- American civil rights activist.
Will Eisner -- American comic book artist; "The Spirit".
Kelly Freas -- American science-fiction and fantasy illustrator and comic
book artist.
Shirley Chisholm -- American political figure; first black woman elected to
US Congress.
Artie Shaw -- American musician; bandleader and jazz clarinetist.
Jerry Orbach -- American television and movie actor; *Law And Order, Dirty
Dancing, *others.
Kevin Coyne -- British singer-songwriter.
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott -- American musician; heavy metal guitarist with
Damageplan.
Jerry Scoggins -- American singer; *The Ballad Of Jed Clampett*.
Joseph Hansen -- American author and gay rights activist.
Mona Van Duyn -- American poet; former US Poet Laureate.
Larry Brown -- American author; *Joe, Dirty Work*, others.
Arthur Hailey -- American author; *Airport, The Moneychangers*, others.
Cy Coleman -- American composer and songwriter; *Sweet Charity*, *The Best
Is Yet To Come*, others.
Dayton Allen -- American voice performer; voice of Deputy Dawg.
Harry Lampert -- American comic book artist; creator of The Flash.
Yassir Arafat -- Palestinian political figure; president of Palestine.
Howard Keel -- American television and movie actor; *Annie Get Your Gun*, *
Showboat*, Clayton Farlow on *Dallas*, others.
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