Some of my favorite celebrities left us this year and I just wanted to take a moment to remember them.
Bob Hope - Perhaps the last real show business legend.
Buddy Ebsen - In the 1960s there was no funnier show than The Beverly Hillbillies.
Barry White - A soul singer the likes of which we may never see again.
Robert Stack - TVs Eliot Ness on The Untouchables. He and I shared a birth date.
Nina Simone - A great singer who didnt compromise her principles.
Lynne Thigpen - A gifted yet underrated performer on stage and screen.
Nell Carter - Tremendous energy in a tiny package.
Richard Crenna - Another unsung character actor who spanned radio, film and television.
Gene Anthony Ray - Gone too soon.
Art Carney - The real reason why we laughed at The Honeymooners.
Fred Berry - TVs Rerun he was a reflection of ourselves for many Black teenagers.
Althea Gibson - A civil rights pioneer through her tennis victories at Wimbledon.
Larry Doby - Baseballs second Black player, and one of the games best.
Dave DeBusshere - Member of the NY Knicks NBA Champion teams of 1970 and 73.
Donald OConnor - In a stable full of great MGM dancers, he was the perfect second banana.
George Plimpton - Brilliant writer who invented participatory journalism.
John Ritter - Television icon from the 70s right up to today.
Bobby Bonds - A baseball star in his own right, also Barrys dad.
Fred Rogers - Mr. Rogers Neighborhood helped raise a generation.
Herb Brooks - Coach of the victorious 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team.
Gregory Hines - Show business triple threat since childhood, he kept tap dancing alive.
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What’s shocking is I have already forgotten about some of these fine folk. Time, time, time…