Dick Van Patten(01 of32)
Open Image ModalDick Van Patten, the genial, round-faced comic actor who premiered on Broadway as a child, starred on television in its infancy and then, in middle age, found lasting fame as the patriarch on TV's "Eight is Enough," died on June 23, 2015. He was 86. (credit:Star Max/IPx)
James Horner(02 of32)
Open Image ModalJames Horner, the award-winning composer behind some of Hollywood's biggest films, died in a plane crash on June 22, 2015. He was 61. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Jim Ed Brown(03 of32)
Open Image ModalJim Ed Brown, a longtime Grand Ole Opry member who had solo and group hits and was a prominent figure on country music television shows, died on June 11, 2015. He was 81. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ornette Coleman(04 of32)
Open Image ModalOrnette Coleman, 85, a self-taught alto saxophone player who polarized the jazz world with his unconventional "free jazz" before coming to be regarded as an avant garde genius, died on June 11, 2015. (credit:Al Pereira via Getty Images)
Robert Chartoff(05 of32)
Open Image ModalRobert Chartoff, the Oscar-winning movie producer behind the boxing classics "Rocky" and "Raging Bull," died on June 10, 2015. He was 81. (credit:Charley Gallay via Getty Images)
Christopher Lee(06 of32)
Open Image ModalBritish actor Christopher Lee, who sustained one of the longest and most prolific screen-villain careers of all time, died on June 7, 2015. He was 93. (credit:Star Max/IPx)
Mary Ellen Trainor(07 of32)
Open Image ModalCharacter actress and philanthropist Mary Ellen Trainor, who appeared in "The Goonies" and "Lethal Weapon" films, and was once married to director Robert Zemeckis, died on May 20, 2015. She was 62. (credit:Ron Galella, Ltd. via Getty Images)
Ronnie Gilbert(08 of32)
Open Image ModalSinger Ronnie Gilbert (third from left), a member of the influential 1950s folk quartet the Weavers, died on June 6, 2015. She was 88. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Betsy Palmer(09 of32)
Open Image ModalBetsy Palmer, 88, the veteran character actress who achieved lasting, though not necessarily sought-after fame as the murderous camp cook in "Friday the 13th," died on May 29, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Anne Meara(10 of32)
Open Image ModalActress and comedian Anne Meara, whose comic work with husband Jerry Stiller helped launch a 60-year career in film and TV, died on May 23, 2015. She was 85. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
B.B. King(11 of32)
Open Image ModalLegendary blues musician B.B. King died on May 14, 2015. He was 89. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Elizabeth Wilson(12 of32)
Open Image ModalElizabeth Wilson, who built a career as a character actress in films such as "The Graduate" and "9 to 5," died on May 9, 2015. She was 94. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Errol Brown(13 of32)
Open Image ModalErrol Brown, the lead singer of the band Hot Chocolate, died on May 6, 2015. He was 71. (credit:ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Michael Blake(14 of32)
Open Image ModalMichael Blake, whose novel "Dances With Wolves" became a major hit movie and earned him an Academy Award for the screenplay, died on May 2, 2015. He was 69. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Andrew Lesnie(15 of32)
Open Image ModalAndrew Lesnie, the Oscar-winning cinematographer who spent more than a decade collaborating with director Peter Jackson on the six "Lord of the Rings"and "Hobbit" films, died on April 27, 2015 at 59. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Jack Ely(16 of32)
Open Image ModalJack Ely, the singer known for "Louie Louie," the low-budget recording that became one the most famous songs of the 20th century, died on April 27, 2015. He was 71. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Jayne Meadows(17 of32)
Open Image ModalActress Jayne Meadows Cotter, who took turns lighting up the stage as well as the small and silver screens during her five-decade career, died on April 26, 2015. She was 95. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Jonathan Crombie(18 of32)
Open Image ModalActor Jonathan Crombie, who was best known for his role as Gilbert Blythe in the "Anne of Green Gables" television mini-series, died on April 15, 2015. He was 48. (credit:Dick Loek via Getty Images)
Ben Powers(19 of32)
Open Image ModalActor Alton "Ben" Powers, who was known for his role in the 1970s CBS television series "Good Times," died on April 6 at 64. (credit:Youtube)
Percy Sledge(20 of32)
Open Image ModalPercy Sledge, the R&B singer whose soulful ballad of eternal love and rejection, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” topped the charts in 1966, died on April 14, 2015 at 74. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Julie Wilson(21 of32)
Open Image ModalJulie Wilson, a musical theater actress and cabaret star who earned a Tony Award nomination and was cheered for her ability to harness the songs of Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porter, died on April 5, 2015. She was 90. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Robert Lewis Burns Jr.(22 of32)
Open Image ModalRobert Lewis Burns Jr., the original drummer for rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in a car accident on April 4, 2015. He was 64. (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
A.J. Pero(23 of32)
Open Image ModalA.J. Pero, the drummer for the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, died on March 20, 2015. He was 55. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Richard Glatzer(24 of32)
Open Image ModalRichard Glatzer, who wrote and directed the film "Still Alice" while battling ALS, died on March 10, 2015. He was 63 (credit:Chris Pizzello /Invision/AP)
Sam Simon(25 of32)
Open Image ModalNine-time Emmy winner Sam Simon, who wrote episodes of “Taxi,” “Cheers” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” before co-creating "The Simpsons," died on March 9. He was 59. (credit:Tonya Wise/Invision/AP)
Leonard Nimoy(26 of32)
Open Image ModalActor Leonard Nimoy, who was best-known for his role as Mr. Spock in the "Star Trek" franchise, died on Feb. 27, 2015. He was 83. (credit:RE/Westcom/STAR MAX/IPx)
Clark Terry(27 of32)
Open Image ModalLegendary jazz musician Clark Terry, who mentored Miles Davis and Quincy Jones and played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on "The Tonight Show," died on Feb. 21, 2015. He was 94. (credit:Frank Micelotta via Getty Images)
Geraldine McEwan(28 of32)
Open Image ModalActress Geraldine McEwan, known for playing Agatha Christie sleuth Miss Marple on television, died on Jan. 30, 2015 at age 82. (credit:Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images)
Taylor Negron(29 of32)
Open Image ModalTaylor Negron, a comedian and actor who described his style as “California Gothic” and who brought a funereal, straight-faced sensibility to a career’s worth of character roles in cult comedies like “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “One Crazy Summer,” died on Jan. 10, 2015. He was 57. (credit:John Lamparski via Getty Images)
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.(30 of32)
Open Image ModalSamuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of a fiercely independent-minded Hollywood mogul and the producer of many independent films in his own right including “Mystic Pizza” and studio hits including “Master and Commander,” died on Jan. 9, 2015 . He was 88. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Andrae Crouch(31 of32)
Open Image ModalAndrae Crouch, a Grammy Award-winning gospel performer, songwriter and choir director, died on Jan. 8, 2015. He was 72. (credit:Frederick Breedon IV via Getty Images)
Donna Douglas(32 of32)
Open Image ModalActress Donna Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," died on Jan. 1, 2015. She was 82. (credit:CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images)