Celebrities who've died in 2019 Remembering honey-voiced singer-actress Doris Day, "Star Wars" Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew, groundbreaking filmmaker John Singleton and other notable people we've had to say goodbye this year.
Eddie Money
Long Island-raised rock star Eddie Money died on Sept. 13, after he recently announced he had stage 4 esophageal cancer. The husky-voiced, blue collar performer -- who grew up in Plainedge and is a Long Island Music Hall of Famer --was known for such hits as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight." He was 70.
Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," ''Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, died Aug. 5, 2019. Morrison, shown in a 1993 photo, was 88.
Harold Prince
Harold Prince, the daring producer and director who earned a record 21 Tony Awards and helped shape much of the significant musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, died July 31, 2019. Prince, shown in a 1995 photo, was 91.
Cameron Boyce
Actor Cameron Boyce, known for his roles in the Disney Channel series "Jessie" and franchise "Descendants," and the Adam Sandler "Grown Ups" movies, died July 6, at his home in Los Angeles. A statement from his family says he passed away in his sleep due to a seizure, which was the result of an ongoing medical condition. He was 20 years old.
Rip Torn
Actor Rip Torn gives a thumbs-up to photographers
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Rip Torn, the veteran actor of stage and screen and perhaps best known as Zed in "Men in Black" or Artie in "The Larry Sanders Show" died "peacefully" at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut on July. Torn, shown in this 1995 photo, was 88.
Beth Chapman
This 2017 photo provided by Mona Wood-Sword shows
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Beth Chapman, the wife and co-star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman, died on June 26. A family spokeswoman, Mona Wood-Sword, said in a statement that Chapman died early Wednesday at Queen's Medical Center after an almost 2-year battle with cancer. She was 51.
Gloria Vanderbilt
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 1964 file
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Gloria Vanderbilt, the heiress and "poor little rich girl" in a sensational 1930s custody trial who survived a famously disjointed childhood to become an actress, artist, designer and author, has died. She was 95. Her death was announced on June 17, via a CNN report voiced by anchor Anderson Cooper, her son.
Grumpy Cat
FILE - This Dec. 1, 2015 file photo
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Grumpy Cat, whose sour puss became an internet sensation, has died at age 7, according to her owners. Posting on social media May 17, her owners wrote Grumpy experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and died peacefully in the arms of her mother on May 14.
Tim Conway
FILE - A Feb. 15, 1983 file photo
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Tim Conway, the stellar second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, died May 14, after a long illness. Conway, seen in a February 1983 photo, was 85, according to his publicist.
Doris Day
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1989 file
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Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and '60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, died May 13. Day, seen in a January 1989 photo, was 97.
Peggy Lipton
Promotional studio portrait of actors Michael Cole (L),
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Peggy Lipton, right, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show "The Mod Squad" and the 1990s show "Twin Peaks," died May 12, of cancer. Lipton, shown in a 1968 photo with "Mod Squad" co-stars Michael Cole, left, and Clarence Williams III, was 72.
Jim Fowler
FILE - In this July 27, 1998, file
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Jim Fowler, a naturalist who rose to fame on the long-running television program "Wild Kingdom" and who famously bantered with Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show," died May 8. Fowler, shown in a July 1998 photo, was 89.
Eddie Money death,
Toni Morrison death,
Harold Prince death,
Cameron Boyce death,
Rip Torn death,
Beth Chapman death,
Gloria Vanderbilt death,
Grumpy Cat death,
Tim Conway death,
Doris Day death,
Peggy Lipton death,
Jim Fowler death,
Peter Mayhew death,
John Singleton death,
Georgia Engel death,
Seymour Cassel death,
Nipsey Hussle death,
Keith Flint death,
Luke Perry death,
Karl Lagerfeld death,
Kristoff St. John death,
James Ingram death,
Kevin Barnett death,
Kaye Ballard death,
Jo Andres death
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