In Memoriam
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Pat Quinn was 71. He coached the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice, with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994. Under Quinn, the Maple Leafs had consistently been contenders, recording three 100-point seasons and
Mike Nichols was 83. He won an Oscar for directing the 1967 film The Graduate, and was nominated for Working Girl, The Remains of the Day, Silkwood and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Marcia Strassman was 66. She played Gabe Kaplan's wife, Julie, on the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. She was also the mother in Honey I Shrunk The Kids and its sequel, Honey I Blew Up The Kid.
Elizabeth Peña was 55. She starred in the series I Married Dora as well as well as dozens of movies, including John Sayles's Lone Star in which she was awesome.
Jan Hooks was 57. She was a regular cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1991. She also had a memorable role in Pee-wee's Big Adventure as a know-it-all tour guide at the Alamo.
In the mid-80s, there were a series of Midas ads featuring Richard Kiel. His line "don't provoke me!" became a personal favourite to this 10-year old. Richard Kiel, best known for his role as the Bond villain Jaws in the 007 movies The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, and
Joan Rivers was 81. She was the comedian and actress best known for her appearances on The Tonight Show, hosting the Joan Rivers Show and co-hosting red carpet specials and Fashion Police. As a kid, I knew Joan Rivers from Hollywood Squares, The Muppets Take Manhattan and Spaceballs. I always
Richard Attenborough was 90. He won two Academy Awards for directing and producing Gandhi and is best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park.
Lauren Bacall was 89. She was the Oscar-winning actress best known for her roles in “Key Largo,” “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” “Designing Woman,” and “To Have and Have.”
Robin Williams was 63. He was the Oscar-winning actor and comedian who starred in the TV show "Mork and Mindy" before starring in such interesting films as "Good Morning, Vietnam", "Dead Poets Society", "The Fisher King" and "Good Will Hunting". On a personal note, his "Popeye" is the very first
James Garner was 86. His whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western Maverick led to a stellar career in TV and films such as The Rockford Files and his Oscar-nominated Murphy's Romance.
Elaine Stritch was 89. She was a five-time Tony nominee who I knew best as Colleen Donaghy on 30 Rock.
Tommy Ramone was 65. He was the last surviving founding member of seminal punk band The Ramones. I wrote a little about the sad curse of The Ramones here.
Bobby Womack was 70. He was the soul singer best known for the hits "Lookin' For a Love", "That's The Way I Feel About Cha", "Woman's Gotta Have It", "Harry Hippie", "Across 110th Street" and "If You Think You're Lonely Now".
Tony Gwynn was 54. He recorded 3,141 hits, had a .338 batting average and won eight National League batting titles during a Hall of Fame career spanning 20 seasons with the San Diego Padres.
Casey Kasem was 82. He was the host of American Top 40 on radio and America's Top 10 on television. He also provided the voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers on Scooby-Doo.
Chuck Noll was 82. He coached the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969 to 1991, winning four Super Bowls, more than any head coach in NFL history.
Bob Welch was 57. He was a two time MLB All-Star who won the American League Cy Young Award in 1990. He was the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in a single season, winning 27 in 1990.
Don Zimmer was 83. He was a former infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. Here he is, scrapping in his 70s.
Ann B. Davis was 88. She was the actress best known for her role as the beloved housekeeper Alice on "The Brady Bunch."
Maya Angelou was 86. She was the poet, author and civil rights activist best known for her autobiographical book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Here's her appearance on Q.
Knowlton Nash was 86. He was a journalist, author, and former long-serving senior anchor of CBC Television's flagship news program, The National.
Nash the Slash was 66. He was the Toronto experimental musician born Jeff Plewman, whose projects included the progressive rock band FM. Photo by Phil Taylor
Farley Mowat was 92. He was the acclaimed Canadian author who wrote Never Cry Wolf. I remember seeing Disney's film adaptation of Never Cry Wolf in theatres back in '83. It left quite the impression on this youngster.
Bob Hoskins was 71. He was the actor whose varied career ranged from "Mona Lisa" to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".
