In Memoriam 2008by Libby Pelham | More from this Blogger 27 Dec 2008 06:20 AM Another year is coming to an end and of course, we've lost some iconic names in pop culture. Here are some of the people that passed away in 2008: January 11 - Mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, first man to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, 88 15 - Actor Brad Renfro (The Client, Apt Pupil, 25, of an accidental drug overdose 17 - World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer, 64, of kidney failure 18 - Actress Lois Nettleton ("Crossing Jordan"), 80, of lung cancer 19 - Actress Suzanne Pleshette ("Bob Newhart Show"), 70, of respiratory failure 19 - Singer John Stewart (The Kingston Trio), 68, of a stroke 22 - Actor Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), 28, of an accidental drug overdose 26 - Christian Brando, son of actor Marlon Brando, 49, of pneumonia February 1 - Actress Shell Kepler ("General Hospital"), 49, of renal failure 2 - Actor Barry Morse ("The Fugitive"), 89 5 - Beatles' Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 96 10 - Actor Roy Scheider (Jaws), 75, of myeloma 13 - Actor David Groh ("Rhoda"), 68, of kidney cancer 27 - Author William F. Buckley, 82 March 4 - Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, 69, of Abdominal aortic aneurysm 18 - "2001: A Space Odyssey" writer Arthur C. Clarke, 90 19 - Actor Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), 86, of leukemia 24 - Actor Richard Widmark (How the West Was Won), 93 April 5 - Actor Charlton Heston (The Ten Commandments), 84, of Alzheimer's disease May 5 - Country singer Jerry Wallace, 79 8 - Country singer Eddy Arnold, 89 24 - Comedian Dick Martin ("Laugh-In"), 86, of respiratory failure 26 - Actor/Director Sydney Pollack (Tootsie), 73, of cancer 29 - Comedian Harvey Korman ("The Carol Burnett Show," Blazing Saddles), 81, of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm June 1 - Designer Yves Saint Laurent, 71, of brain cancer 2 - Musician Bo Diddley, 79, of heart failure 7 - Sportscaster Jim McKay, 86 13 - Journalist Tim Russert ("Meet the Press"), 58 17 - Actress/Dancer Cyd Charisse, 87, of a heart attack 22 - Comedian George Carlin, 71, of heart failure July 3 - Larry Harmon, Bozo the Clown, 83, of congestive heart failure 4 - North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms, 86 16 - Big Band singer Jo Stafford, 90, of congestive heart failure 22 - Actress Estelle Getty ("The Golden Girls"), 85, of Lewy body disease 25 - Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture, 47, of pancreatic cancer August 9 - Comedian Bernie Mac, 50, of pneumonia 10 - Musician Isaac Hayes, 65, of a stroke September 1 - Singer/Actor Jerry Reed (Smokey and the Bandit), 71, of emphysema 1 - Don LaFontaine, voice-over guy for movie trailers, 68, of a collapsed lung 26 - Actor Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke, A Streetcar Named Desire), 83, of lung cancer October 1 - Musician Nick Reynolds (The Kingston Trio), 75, of acute respiratory disease 17 - Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs, 72 19 - Fashion critic Richard Blackwell, 86 24 - Grateful Dead musician Merl Saunders, 74 November 4 - Author/Creator Michael Crichton ("Jurassic Park," "ER"), 66 10 - Singer Miriam Makeba, Mama Afrika, 76, of a heart attack December 1 - Actor Paul Benedict ("The Jeffersons"), 70 2 - Folk singer Odetta, 77, of heart disease/kidney failure 5 - Actress Beverly Garland ("My Three Sons"), 82 12 - Actor Van Johnson, 92 Learn more about Libby Pelham  Libby Pelham is a work-at-home mom located in Jacksonville, NC. She has a beautiful little boy, Will, born in July of 2004. Relevantpopular culture tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags Bo Diddley, Charlton Heston, Heath Ledger, Paul Newman, Sir Edmund Hillary Discuss this article
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