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Here is a roll call of some of the people YEAR IN Trek” films. June 19. Hit by his car in his King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88. World’s who died in 2016. (Cause of death cited REVIEW driveway. longest reigning monarch, he was revered for younger people, if available.) Ralph Stanley, 89. The legendary banjo in Thailand as a demigod, a humble father 2016 player who helped establish the bluegrass figure and an anchor of stability through JANUARY deaths music genre in the 1940s and 50s. June 23. decades of upheaval at home and abroad. Otis Clay, 73. Hall of fame rhythm and Pat Summitt, 64. Winningest coach in Oct. 13. blues artist known as much for his big Division I college basketball history who Dennis Byrd, 51. Former NFL defensive heart and charitable work in Chicago as for eath claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, uplifted the women’s game from obscurity lineman whose career was ended by neck his singing internationally. Jan. 8. including Cuba’s revolutionary leader, but also took to national prominence during her 38-year injury. Oct. 15. Car accident. David Bowie, 69. Other-worldly musician away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, career at Tennessee. June 28. Tom Hayden, 76. 1960s antiwar activist who broke pop and rock boundaries with D whose name became forever linked with his creative musicianship, striking visuals from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael. JULY the Chicago 7 trial, Vietnam War protests and a genre-spanning persona he chris- Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro, who died in Elie Wiesel, 87. Romanian-born and his ex-wife, actress Jane Fonda. tened Ziggy Stardust. Jan. 10. November, overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader Holocaust survivor whose classic “Night” Oct. 23. Alan Rickman, 69. became a landmark testament to the Bobby Vee, 73. Boyish, grinning 1960s Classically trained British of Cuba and defy the power of the Nazis’ crimes and launched his career as singer whose career was born when he stage star and sensual United States at every turn during his one of the world’s foremost witnesses and took a stage as a teenager to fill in after screen villain in the “Harry half-century rule. humanitarians. July 2. the 1959 plane crash that killed rock ‘n’ roll Potter” saga and other Michael Cimino, 77. Oscar-winning direc- stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. films. Jan. 14. Shock, grief and nostalgia greeted tor whose film “The Deer Hunter” became “The Big Bopper” Richardson. Oct. 24. Rickman Glenn Frey, 67. Rock ‘n’ the deaths of several giants of pop one of the great triumphs of Hollywood’s roll rebel who co-founded 1970s heyday and whose disastrous NOVEMBER the Eagles and with Don Henley formed music. David Bowie, who broke mu- “Heaven’s Gate” helped bring that era to a Janet Reno, 78. First woman to serve as one of history’s most successful songwrit- sical boundaries through his musi- close. July 2. U.S. attorney general and ing teams with such hits as “Hotel Califor- Castro cianship and striking visuals; Prince, Clown Dimitri, 80. Beloved Swiss clown the epicenter of several nia” and “Life in the Fast Lane.” Jan. 18. and mime over nearly six decades who political storms during the Abe Vigoda, 94. Character actor whose who was considered one of the most inventive and influential studied under Marcel Marceau and spread Clinton administration, leathery, sad-eyed face made him ideal musicians of modern times; and George Michael, first a teeny- smiles from Broadway to Congo. July 19. including the seizure of for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil bopper heartthrob and then a mature solo artist with videos that Rev. Tim LaHaye, 90. Co-author of the Elian Gonzalez. Nov. 7. Fish in the 1970s TV series “Barney Miller” “Left Behind” series, a multimillion-selling Reno Leonard Cohen, 82. and the doomed Mafia soldier in “The played up his considerable appeal. literary juggernaut that brought end-times Baritone-voiced Canadian Godfather.” Jan. 26. Others in the world of public affairs included former United prophecy into mainstream bookstores. singer-songwriter who July 25. blended spirituality and FEBRUARY National Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.S. Su- sexuality in songs like “Hal- Maurice White, 74. Earth, Wind & Fire preme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, ex-senator and astronaut AUGUST lelujah,” “Suzanne” and founder whose horn-driven band sold more John Glenn, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, former Kenny Baker, 81. He played the lovable “Bird on a Wire.” Nov. 7. than 90 million albums. Feb. 3. droid R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” films, Cohen Robert Vaughn, 83. Deb- Antonin Scalia, 79. Influential conserva- Israeli leader Shimon Peres and former first lady Nancy Reagan. achieving cult status and fans’ adulation onair, Oscar-nominated tive and most provocative member of the In the sports arena, the year saw the passing of legendary without showing his face or speaking any actor whose many film roles were eclipsed U.S. Supreme Court. Feb. 13. boxer Muhammad Ali, whose fast fists and outspoken person- lines. Aug. 13. by his hugely popular turn in television’s Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 93. Egyptian John McLaughlin, 89. Conservative “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” Nov. 11. diplomat who helped negotiate his ality brought him fans around the world. Other sports figures commentator and host of a long-running Gwen Ifill, 61. Co-anchor of PBS’ country’s landmark peace deal with Israel included: golfer Arnold Palmer and Gordie “Mr. Hockey” Howe. television show that pioneered hollering- “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a but clashed with the United States as U.N. Artists and entertainers who died in 2016 included author heads discussions of Washington politics. veteran journalist who moderated two vice secretary-general. Feb. 16. Aug. 16. presidential debates. Nov. 14. Harper Lee, 89. Elusive novelist whose Harper Lee, musicians Leonard Cohen, Merle Haggard and Donald “D.A.” Henderson, 87. Epide- Florence Henderson, 82. Broadway child’s-eye view of racial injustice in a small Maurice White, and actors Gene Wilder, Florence Henderson, miologist whose leadership resulted in star who became one of America’s most Southern town, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the eradication nearly 40 years ago of beloved television moms in “The Brady became standard reading for millions of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, Doris Roberts and Alan Thicke. smallpox, one of the world’s most feared Bunch.” Nov. 24. young people and an Oscar-winning film. — Compiled by the Associated Press contagious diseases. Aug. 19. Fidel Castro, 90. He led his bearded Feb. 19. Gene Wilder, 83. Frizzy-haired actor who rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, brought his deft comedic touch to such embraced Soviet-style communism MARCH unforgettable roles as the neurotic ac- and defied the power of U.S. presidents Pat Conroy, 70. Author of “The Great Patty Duke, 69. As a teen, she won an gold medals for the United States. May 1. countant in “The Producers” and the mad during his half-century of rule in Cuba. Santini,” “The Prince of Tides” and other Oscar for playing Helen Keller in “The Bob Bennett, 82. Former U.S. senator scientist of “Young Frankenstein.” Aug. 28. Nov. 25. best-sellers, whose novels drew upon his Miracle Worker,” then maintained a long who shied away from the spotlight but Harry Fujiwara, 82. Better known as bruising childhood and the vistas of South career while battling personal demons. earned a reputation as someone who knew Mr. Fuji, he was a former star wrestler and DECEMBER Carolina. March 4. March 29. how to get things done in Washington. manager. Aug. 28. John Glenn, 95. His 1962 flight as the Nancy Reagan, 94. Helpmate, backstage May 4. first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made adviser and fierce protector of Ronald APRIL Morley Safer, 84. Vet- SEPTEMBER him an all-American hero and propelled Reagan in his journey from actor to presi- Erik Bauersfeld, 93. He turned three eran “60 Minutes” corre- Phyllis Schlafly, 92. Outspoken con- him to a long career in the U.S. Senate. dent — and finally during his battle with words from a minor acting role — “It’s a spondent who was equally servative activist who helped defeat the Dec. 8. Alzheimer’s disease. March 6. trap!” — into one of the most beloved lines at home reporting on Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and Alan Thicke, 69. Versa- George Martin, 90. The Beatles’ urbane of the “Star Wars” series. April 3. social injustices, the Orient founded the Eagle Forum political group. tile performer producer who quietly guided the band’s Merle Haggard, 79. Country giant who Express and abstract art, Sept. 5. who gained his greatest swift, historic transformation from rowdy rose from poverty and prison to inter- Safer and who exposed a military Greta Zimmer Friedman, 92. Believed renown as the beloved dad club act to musical and cultural revolution- national fame through his songs about atrocity in Vietnam that to be the woman in an iconic photo shown on the sitcom “Growing aries. March 8. outlaws, underdogs and an abiding sense played an early role in changing Americans’ kissing an ecstatic sailor in Times Square Pains.” Dec. 13. Rob Ford, 46. Pugnacious, populist of national pride in such hits as “Okie From view of the war. May 19. celebrating the end of World War II. Sept. 8. Thicke Craig Sager, 65. The former mayor of Toronto whose career Muskogee” and “Sing Me Back Home.” Alan Young, 96. Actor-comedian who Charmian Carr, 73. Actress best known colorful, longtime NBA crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced April 6. played the amiable straight man to a for sweetly portraying the eldest von Trapp sideline reporter famous for his flashy debacle. March 22. Cancer. Doris Roberts, 90. She talking horse in the 1960s sitcom “Mister daughter in “The Sound of Music.” Sept. 17. suits, probing questions and tireless work Phife Dawg, 45. Lyricist whose witty played the tart-tongued, Ed.” May 19. Arnold Palmer, 87. Golfing great who ethic. Dec. 15. wordplay was a linchpin of the ground- endlessly meddling brought a country-club sport to the mass- Henry Heimlich, 96. The surgeon who breaking hip-hop group A Tribe Called mother on “Everybody JUNE es with a hard-charging style, charisma created the life-saving Heimlich maneau- Quest. March 22. Complications from Loves Raymond.” April 17. Muhammad Ali, 74. Heavyweight cham- and a commoner’s touch. Sept. 25. ver for choking victims. Dec. 17. diabetes. Chyna, 46. Tall, muscle- pion whose fast fists, irrepressible person- Jean Shepard, 82. “The grand lady of the Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99. The jet-setting Garry Shandling, 66. Roberts bound, raven-haired ality and determined spirit transcended Grand Ole Opry” who had a long recording Hungarian actress and socialite who Actor and comedian who pro-wrestler who rocketed sports and captivated the world. June 3. career in country music. Sept. 25. helped invent a new kind of fame out of masterminded a brand of to popularity in the 1990s and later made Kimbo Slice, 42. Bearded street fighter Shimon Peres, 93. multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth phony docudrama with the rounds on reality TV. April 20. who parlayed his Internet popularity into a Former Israeli president and jaded wisdom about the glamourous “The Larry Sanders Show.” Dwayne “Pearl” Washington, 52. Bas- mixed martial arts career. June 6. and prime minister, whose life. Dec. 18. March 24. ketball player who went from New York City Gordie Howe, 88. Known as “Mr. Hockey,” life story mirrored that of George Michael, 53. Musician who shot Shandling Earl Hamner Jr., 92. playground wonder to Big East star for Jim the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy the Jewish state and who to stardom at an early age in the teen duo Prolific writer who drew Boeheim at Syracuse. April 20. whose blend of talent and toughness was celebrated around the WHAM! and moved smoothly into a solo upon his Depression-era upbringing in the Prince, 57. One of the most inventive and made him the NHL’s quintessential star. Peres world as a Nobel prize-win- career. Dec. 25. Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to create influential musicians of modern times with June 10. ning visionary who pushed Carrie Fisher, 60. Actress who found en- one of television’s most beloved family hits including “Little Red Corvette,” “Let’s George Voinovich, 79. Former U.S. his country toward peace. Sept. 28. during fame as Princess Leia in the original shows, “The Waltons.” March 24. Go Crazy” and “When Doves Cry.” April 21. senator and a two-term Ohio governor “Star Wars” and turned her struggles with Mother Mary Angelica, 92. Folksy Ro- who preached frugality in his personal and OCTOBER addiction and mental illness into wickedly man Catholic nun who used a monastery MAY public life and occasionally bucked the Joan Marie Johnson, 72. A founding funny books and a hit film. Dec. 27. garage to begin a television ministry that Tommy Kono, 85. He took up weightlift- GOP establishment. June 12. member of the New Orleans girl group The Debbie Reynolds, 84. Star of the 1952 grew into a global religious media empire. ing in an internment camp for Japanese- Anton Yelchin, 27. Rising actor best Dixie Cups, who had a No. 1 hit in 1964 with classic “Singin’ in the Rain” and mother of March 27. Americans and went on to win two Olympic known for playing Chekov in the new “Star “Chapel of Love.” Oct. 3. Carrie Fisher. Dec. 28.