The group worked to better Native American communities by fighting against poverty, a lack of services and police brutality. Canadian producer and director Ivan Reitman created many of American cinema's most successful and best loved feature film comedies and worked with Hollywood's acting elite. In 1993, she was nominated by President Bill Clinton for United States Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. He died Jan. 23, 2022. He died on Dec. 4. Franco Harris started with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1972 and played with the team for 12 seasons. Powell became an internet darling after making every recipe in Julia Child's 1961 book, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and blogging about it. Tell us what you think about this feature. She was an actress, known for The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Awakenings (1990) and Malcolm X (1992). Hilaree Nelson was an epic ski mountaineer who made a career climbing the world's biggest peaks -- and skiing down them. By 1955, Silva had moved up from dishwasher to waiter, and felt ready to audition for the Actors Studio. She was 76. Popes usually serve as a lifetime position. She also had a long career on television, where she appeared in a number of that medium's most Peter Bogdanovich was conceived in Europe but born in Kingston, New York. Metcalfe Actress and entertainer Pat Carroll played everything from chatterbox wives to wicked stepsisters on TV, and from Gertrude Stein to Shakespeare's Falstaff on stage. He earned an Academy Award nomination in 1958 for "The Defiant Ones." She died on March 23, 2022 in Taylor Hawkins was born on February 17, 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. The last film Reitman directed was Draft Day in 2014. After his term in the Navy, he Traci Braxton was born on April 2, 1971 in Severn, Maryland, USA. She died of cardiac arrest at her home in upstate New York on Oct. 26. They won again in 1975 for "The Way We Were." Kenneth Welsh was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He died on April 22, 2022 in Montral, Qubec, Canada. The actor, who played older brother Wally Cleaver in the iconic TV sitcom, was also a film producer and director. With his performance, Delgado broke new ground for Latinos in the field of entertainment, changing the way people of color were depicted on TV. He then played a season for the Seattle Seahawks in 1984. He created his images in the darkroom throughout his career instead of switching over to computers and Photoshop when they became prevalent. Often touring with his brother's band, Carter continued his musical career into adulthood, releasing his triple platinum album release "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)," in 2000. Intense was the word for Ray Liotta. He played for their minor American actor, a tall, rugged television leading man of the 1960s and 70s, as well as a voice actor and occasional writer, not to be confused with the British actor of that name (1921-2003) who played M in several James Bond films. He has been active in the field since the early 1960s. He also hosted President Obama, who was the first U.S. president to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
High-powered Washington lawyer Kenneth Starr played a pivotal role in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Moon Landrieu began his political career in 1960, serving in the Louisiana state legislature for two terms and then on the New Orleans City Council. She was previously married to Oliver Lynn. ABC Photo Archives/Disney via Getty Images. Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE. Born Dwayne Bernard Hickman in Los Angeles on May 18, 1934, the brothers had a younger sister as well, Deidre (born 1940). Louise Fletcher's death at her home in Montdurausse, France was announced on Sept. 26, she was 88. in 1972 and "Paper Moon" in 1973. She passed away on May 15, 2022 in Colorado.Maggie was the daughter of 81, natural causes (health had been in decline prior to death). She was one of the first two female journalists to interview male players in a professional sports locker room in North America when she was given access after the 1975 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal in 1975.
Anderson helped create "Life With Louie," an animated series in which he played a version of his childhood self. He was 73.
Here, Mugler is seen on Oct. 10, 2014, at Friedrichstadt-Palace theater in Berlin. She was part of the punk movement of the 1970s and brought a punk aesthetic to the fashion world. Judd died on April 30. The duo won five Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2021. Musing "it looks like you all hated me so much that you've given me this award for it" in her 1976 Oscar acceptance speech, she also thanked her hearing-impaired parents in sign language. Judy Tenuta was an actress and writer, known for Garlic & Gunpowder, Celluloid Soul (2017), (2017), Material Girls (2006) and Going Down in LA-LA Land (2011). Mugler created a perfume line and was also an author and artist. In 1972, he played the role of Santino Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination. He went on to direct such hits as "What's Up, Doc?" McGrath was an actor, children's author and musician. 1 and won a Grammy in 1996 for Best Solo Rap Performance. Guinier died on Jan. 7 from complications of Alzheimers disease. Her hit song "Physical" cemented her as a superstar in the music video era. Nbc/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCU via Getty Images. She was a keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter. Russell played with the Boston Celtics in the 1960s and winning 11 championships. He first became interested in acting after serving three years in the US Air Force and An American artist and writer in the field of comic books, George Perez is most well known for his work with Marv Wolfman on the New Teen Titans and the reinvention of Wonder Woman in the 1980s. Vivienne Westwood opened a boutique in London in 1971. Actor William Hurt was one of Hollywoods leading men of the 1980s, starring in movies such as Broadcast News," Body Heat and The Big Chill." In the 1970s, he directed such films as "Uptown Saturday Night" and "Let's Do It Again." She died on Manaslu in Nepal in an avalanche. Actor Paul Sorvino was best known for his roles as mobster Paulie Cicero in the movie Goodfellas and an NYPD sergeant in the TV series Law & Order. Born in Brooklyn, he made his Broadway debut in 1964 and film debut in 1970. She has also appeared in the television films "In the Blink of an Eye", on the CBS Television Network, and "Indictment". Ronnie married Phil Spector in 1968 and they divorced in 1974. He was previously married to Pat.
Here, Takeoff performs during the 2019 BET Experience in Los Angeles, June 22, 2019. She had roles in more than twenty films and made guest appearances on Naomi Judd was born on January 11, 1946 in Ashland, Kentucky, USA. Harris was best known for "The Immaculate Reception," in which he caught the ball in what many consider to be the NFL's most iconic play. Sort by: View: He had three children with his first wife, including the Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino. Bill Russell's death at age 88 was announced by family July 31, 2022. James Brickwood/The Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images. [13] Barbara Everitt Bryant, 96, American market researcher, director of the United States Census Bureau (19891993). Meat Loaf. He was 37. A 9-foot bronze statue of Perry was erected in San Francisco in 2016. Joanna Barnes was an American actress and novelist and journalist. Hall, also known as "The Bad Guy," rose to fame in the 1990s and went on to be a four-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and six-time tag team champion with Nash. Howard Hesseman was a leading counter-culture figure since the late 1960s. Richard had amassed over 135 acting roles on television, film, and on Broadway. James Caan's screen debut was in the 1963 movie Irma la Douce. He delivered a heart-breaking performance in the 1971 TV-movie Brians Song, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.
Here, Mara attends the Mortal Kombat premiere in Los Angeles, Aug. 16, 1995.
Singer Aaron Carter performs in Las Vegas, April 15, 2017. He was nominated for six Grammys in his career. Upon his honorable Houston-born Mark Miller came to Hollywood after studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, she took a trip out west with her With over 17 million records sold worldwide, Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Coolio is an artist known around the world as a musical and cooking master of extraordinary reinvention. On the last day of 2022, pope emeritus Benedict XVI, commonly known as Joseph Ratzinger, passed away at the age of 95. Queen Elizabeth IIs 70-year reign is the longest in the history of the British monarchy. [14] Sasthipada Chattopadhyay, 81, Indian Richard Wald died on May 13, 2022, at the age of 92. His nickname was given to him by his father for the clu-clu birds (known in English as martins, like his middle name) that were nesting at the Gulager home at the time Clu was born. Known for her unforgettable role as overbearing mother Estelle Costanza on the sitcom "Seinfeld", Estelle Harris was a veteran of stage and screen long before her career resurgence during the 1990s. She was an actress, known for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Blue Velvet (1986) and Scream (1996). In 1969, the duo won an Academy Award for best song for "The Windmills of Your Mind." Known to film fans for his turn as Richard Nixon in Robert Altman's one-man show film Secret Nicknamed "The Goose", Tony Siragusa graduated from Pittsburgh and then went on to play 12 full seasons in the NFL as a defensive nose tackle. He also starred in the off-Broadway shows Southern Blindness and Like a Dog on Linoleum. Albright died of cancer on March 23. Bob McGrath was best known as a founding cast member of "Sesame Street," the children's TV that premiered in 1969. Jean-Luc Godard died at his home in Rolle, Switzerland. After spending several years mastering the art of stand-up comedy, producers of the legendary NBC late-night 67, complications from myotonic dystrophy. He joined the US Army at the age of 16. The influence of an early musical endeavor accompanying church hymnals growing up in Little Rock, Ark., played throughout the life of Pharoah Sanders. He died on March 18, 2022 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Russeil Christophe/Corbis via Getty Images. He was previously married to Wendy Fowler and Shelley Brien. To sweeten the deal, he was given the title of associate producer. Lansbury died on Oct. 11, at the age of 96. Mara died on June 26, 2022, in New York. He created pleating methods that would allow flexibility of movement for the wearer and ease of care and production; his designs featuring origami-like pleats merged art and fashion. In 2001, she published a memoir titled 'Call Me Crazy' that alleged extensive childhood abuse by her father. She died Feb. 1, in Waltham, Mass. Venturing from the Jim Crow law-bound South to California and New York, Sanders expanded the breadth of his musical stylings into jazz, R&B and into avant-garde. McGrath played the show's neighborhood teacher for nearly five decades. In 1960, Uelsmann became a professor at the University of Florida in the art department and he continued teaching there until his retirement in 1998. All rights reserved. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. She was 61. He was an actor, known for Somebody Somewhere (2022), Friends (1994) and Overboard (1987). Other famous faces who died in January 2022 include: Actor and diplomat Sidney Poiter Fashion designer Thierry Mugler Singer Ronnie Spector Director Peter He was previously married to Willett Hunt and Charlotte Stewart. More recently he played the role of Bertram Cooper in the TV series "Mad Men."