An amazing list for 2006

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Perhaps you may know some of these folks. Perhaps not. I knew of 98% of the people on this list. It kinda strange when I look at this list and realize that over the years i grew up with many of these people as part of my life. Now here they are a long list of people that have died in a single year.

Here's a roll call of some of the notables who died in 2006. ( And I left a number of folks out.)


Los Angeles Rams player, broadcaster Jack Snow, Jan. 9

Lou Rawls, 72 - Velvet-voiced singer of such hits as "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing."

Shelley Winters, 85 - Outspoken, Oscar-winning star who graduated from bombshell parts to dramas such as "The Diary of Anne Frank."

Wilson Pickett, 64 - Fiery soul music pioneer known for song "Mustang Sally."

Fayard Nicholas, 91 - With brother Harold, he wowed the tap dancing world.

Wendy Wasserstein, 55 - Playwright who celebrated women's lives in "The Heidi Chronicles."

Coretta Scott King, 78 - Civil rights leader; carried on work of her martyred husband.
February

Al Lewis, 82 - Grandpa on "The Munsters."

Betty Friedan, 85 - Her "The Feminine Mystique" helped shatter the cosy suburban ideal in postwar America.

Freddie Laker, 83 - British entrepreneur who changed air travel with his low-cost Skytrain service.

Peter Benchley, 65 - Author of "Jaws," novel made into blockbuster movie.

Dennis Weaver, 81 - Chester on "Gunsmoke."

Don Knotts, 81 - Won five Emmys for playing bumbling deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show."
John Profumo, 91 - Former British cabinet minister at centre of huge 1963 scandal.

Slobodan Milosevic, 64 - Former Yugoslav leader; accused of orchestrating conflict that killed 250,000 people.

Maureen Stapleton, 80 - Oscar-winning actress who excelled on stage, screen, and television.

Oleg Cassini, 92 - His designs added to the glamour of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's wife Jacqueline.

Buck Owens, 76 - Flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped country music - "Act Naturally."

Gene Pitney, 66 - Singer with a string of hits including "Town Without Pity."

June Pointer, 52 - Youngest of hitmaking Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited."

Dame Muriel Spark, 88 - British novelist best known for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie."

John Kenneth Galbraith, 97 - Canadian-born economist whose influence stretched from White House to Main Street.

Jane Jacobs, 89 - Author and urban activist known for her book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities."

Floyd Patterson, 71 - Boxing great; regained heavyweight title in 1960 in rematch.

Billy Preston, 59 - Singer-keyboardist - "Nothing From Nothing"; played with the Beatles.

Kenneth Thomson, 82 - Canada's richest person.

Aaron Spelling, 83 - TV impresario whose shows "Beverly Hills 90210" were wildly popular.

Patsy Ramsey, 49 - Was thrust into spotlight by unsolved slaying of her daughter JonBenet.

Kenneth Lay, 64 - Enron founder who tumbled into disgrace.

June Allyson, 88 - Hollywood movies' "perfect wife."

Red Buttons, 87 - Actor-comedian; won Oscar with a dramatic turn in "Sayonara."

Mickey Spillane, 88 - Macho mystery writer who wowed millions of readers.

Johannes Cardinal Willebrands, 96 - Key figure in Roman Catholics' efforts to improve relations with other Christians, Jews.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 90 - Soprano who won global acclaim.

Mike Douglas, 81 - Affable TV talk show host and singer.

Naguib Mahfouz, 94 - First Arab writer to win Nobel in literature.

Glenn Ford, 90 - Actor who played strong, thoughtful men in such flicks as "The Blackboard Jungle."

Nellie Connally, 87 - Wife of former Texas governor John Connally; was in President John F. Kennedy's limousine when he was assassinated.

Steve Irwin, 44 - Television's irrepressible "Crocodile Hunter."

Byron Nelson, 94 - Golfer; his 11 straight tournament victories in 1945 stand as one of sports' most enduring records.

Jane Wyatt, 96 - One of TV's favourite moms on "Father Knows Best."

P.W. Botha, 90 - Apartheid-era South African president.

William Styron, 81 - Pulitzer-winning novelist - "The Confessions of Nat Turner."

Ed Bradley, 65 - TV journalist who created a powerful body of work on "60 Minutes."

Jack Palance, 87 - Hollywood heavy ("Shane") who turned to comedy, winning Oscar for "City Slickers."

Milton Friedman, 94 - Nobel-winning economist; advocated an unfettered free market.

Robert Altman, 81 - Caustic Hollywood director perhaps best known for "Nashville."

Betty Comden, 89 - Her collaboration with Adolph Green produced "Singin' in the Rain."

Anita O'Day, 87 - One of most respected 1940s jazz vocalists.

Alexander Litvinenko, 43 - Former Russian spy who criticized homeland's government.

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, 80 - U.S. ambassador to United Nations during Reagan administration. Dec. 7.

Georgia Gibbs, 87 - Hitmaking 1950s singer - "Kiss of Fire," "Dance With Me, Henry."

Augusto Pinochet, 91 - Chilean leader who terrorized opponents; took power in bloody coup.

Peter Boyle, 71 - The curmudgeonly father on "Everybody Loves Raymond."

James Brown, 73 - The pompadoured dynamo of music for a half-century; classic singles included "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)."

Gerald Ford, 93 - The 38th U.S. president, a former Michigan congressman who did much to restore national confidence after Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace in 1974.

Actress Shelley Winters, Jan. 14

Actor Anthony Franciosa, Jan. 19

Actor Franklin Cover, Feb 5 George and Louise Jefferson's neighbor

Sportscaster Curt Gowdy, Feb. 20

Actor Darren McGavin, Feb. 25

Blues guitarist Willie Kent, March 2

Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, March 6

Photographer-filmmaker Gordon Parks, March 7

Former DePaul basketball coach Ray Meyer, March 17

Race car driver Paul Dana, March 26

Nixon, Reagan Cabinet officer Caspar Weinberger, March 28

Pitcher Steve Howe, April 28

Tiger Woods' father-mentor Earl Woods, May 3

Last Titanic survivor Lillian Gertrud Asplund, May 6

Dancer-choreographer Katherine Dunham, May 21

Former NFL fullback Craig Heyward, May 27

Grateful Dead keyboardist Vince Welnick, June 2

Clarabell the Clown actor Lew Anderson, May 14

Music producer Arif Mardin, June 25

Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett, July

Comedian-actor Red Buttons, July 13

Hooters chairman Robert Brooks, July 16

In-N-Out Burger co-founder Esther Snyder, Aug. 4

Blues guitarist Bennie Smith, Sept. 10

Negro Leagues star Buck O'Neil, Oct. 6

New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, Oct. 11

Former major league pitcher Joe Niekro, Oct. 27

Former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick, Oct. 28

Former Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach, Oct. 28

R&B singer Gerald Levert, Nov. 10

Ex-Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, Nov. 17

R&B singer Ruth Brown, Nov. 17

Jazz vocalist Anita O'Day, Nov. 23

Hall-of-fame boxer Willie Pep, Nov. 23

Opera singer Robert McFerrin Sr., Nov. 24

Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, Dec. 13

Actor Mike Evans, Dec. 14

Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, Dec. 14

Animator Joe Barbera, Dec. 18

Broadcasting pioneer Frank Stanton, Dec. 24

What happend to them? The link provides a brief description
http://www.mcall.com/sns-2006-deaths...allery?index=1