Dee Dee Warwick was 63. She was a soul singer who won recognition for both her solo work and her performances with her older sister Dionne Warwick.

Mr. Blackwell was 86. He was the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears.

Levi Stubbs was 72. His distinctive, rough-hewn voice and pleading vocal style elevated the Four Tops' soul classics to masterpieces.

Frank "Frankie Venom" Kerr was 51. He was the lead singer of the Hamilton-based punk rock pioneers Teenage Head.

Alton Ellis was 70. He was known as the "Godfather of Rocksteady," having a string of hits in a career spanning more than 50 years, including "I'm Still In Love", "Dance Crasher" and "I'm Just A Guy."

Paul Newman was 83. He was the legendary film star whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, cool style and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades.  He appeared in more than 50 movies, including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

Ron Lancaster was 69. He was a legendary CFL quarterback, coach and general manager known during his playing days as the Little General.

Richard Wright was 65. He was a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd.  He wrote "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "Us and Them" for Dark Side of the Moon, and also worked on the group's epic compositions "Atom Heart Mother," "Echoes" and "Shine on You Crazy

Erik Nielsen was 84. He was a former deputy prime minister in Brian Mulroney's Conservative government and elder brother of comic Leslie Nielsen.

Jerry Reed was 71. He was a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like "Smokey and the Bandit."

Don LaFontaine was 68. He voiced over 5,000 trailers and almost 350,000 commercials and is responsible for the ubiquitous trailer-opening phrase "In a world..."

Walter "Killer" Kowalski was 81. He was a pro-wrestling pioneer famous for various moves, including a stomach vice grip called the "Killer Clutch."

Kevin Duckworth was 44. He was a two-time NBA All-Star who played on two Western Conference-winning teams with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Gene Upshaw was 63. He was the executive director of the NFL Players Association and a Hall of Fame guard with the Oakland Raiders.

LeRoi Moore was 46. He was the saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band.

Isaac Hayes was 65. He was the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards.

Bernie Mac was 50. He was the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show."

Skip Carey was 68. He was a voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years and part of a family line of baseball broadcasters that included Hall of Famer Harry Caray.

Leif Pettersen was 57. He played eight CFL seasons with Saskatchewan and Hamilton and worked as a television analyst.

Johnny Griffin was 80. He was the jazz tenor saxophonist who played alongside such luminaries as Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey and Thelonius Monk.

Randy Pausch was 47. He was the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book.

Estelle Getty was 84. She was the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actress best known for playing Sophia Petrillo on the popular 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls.

Bobby Murcer was 62. He was a five-time All-Star outfielder who spent nearly four decades with the New York Yankees as a player, executive and announcer.

Larry Harmon was 83. He turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century.