Jackie Collins(01 of31)
Open Image ModalJackie, who sold more than 500 million novels in more than 40 countries in her four decades-long career as a writer in raunchy female fiction, died of breast cancer in September. She was 77 years old. (credit:Star Max/IPx)
Anne Kirkbride(02 of31)
Open Image ModalThe 'Coronation Street' legend played Deirdre Barlow on the cobbles for over 40 years. She died in January at the age of 60. (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
Terry Pratchett(03 of31)
Open Image ModalThe bestselling 'Discworld' author died in March at the age of 66. (credit:Dave M. Benett via Getty Images)
Lil' Chris(04 of31)
Open Image ModalPop singer Lil’ Chris - real name Christopher Hardman - died at the age of 24 in March. An inquest later revealed he had killed himself after battling depression. (credit:Joel Ryan/PA Wire)
Keith Harris(05 of31)
Open Image ModalVentriloquist Keith Harris was best known for his double-act with Orville the Duck. He died of cancer, at the age of 67, in April. (credit:B. Gomer via Getty Images)
Cilla Black(06 of31)
Open Image ModalThe 'Blind Date' and 'Surprise Surprise' star passed away following a fall at her Spanish villa in August at the age of 72. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
Leonard Nimoy(07 of31)
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)
Christopher Lee(08 of31)
Open Image ModalThe veteran actor made his name in a long list of 'Hammer House of Horror' films, from which he will forever be celebrated for his role as Count Dracula. He passed away in June at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital aged 93. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
B.B. King(09 of31)
Open Image ModalLegendary blues star B.B. King died at the age of 89 in May.
Anne Meara(10 of31)
Open Image ModalAnne Meara, star of ‘Sex And The City’ and mother to Ben Stiller, died at the age of 85 in May. (credit:Evan Agostini/AP)
A.J. Pero(11 of31)
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)
Robert Lewis Burns Jr.(12 of31)
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)
Richard Glatzer(13 of31)
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(14 of31)
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)
Clark Terry(15 of31)
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(16 of31)
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(17 of31)
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.(18 of31)
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(19 of31)
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(20 of31)
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)
Ron Moody(21 of31)
Open Image ModalRon Moody, famous for playing Fagin in the musical version of 'Oliver!', died in June aged 91.The sprightly British stage and screen veteran found worldwide acclaim when he instructed all his young street urchins how to 'pick a pocket or two' in 1968, and was Oscar-nominated for his role in the hit film in 1968, when he starred alongside Mark Lester, Harry Secombe, Jack Wild, Leonard Rossiter and Shani Wallis. (credit:PA/PA Archive)
James Horner(22 of31)
Open Image ModalThe two-time Oscar-winning film composer was killed in a plane crash when the aircraft he was piloting came down in Santa Barbara, California. He was 61. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
Wes Craven(23 of31)
Open Image ModalThe famed horror film director of 'Nightmare On Elm Street' fame passed away age at 76 in August. He was battling brain cancer at the time. (credit:Star Max/IPx)
Omar Sharif(24 of31)
Open Image ModalThe 'Lawrence of Arabia' actor died on July 10 at the age of 83. He suffered a heart attack after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease earlier this year. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Bobbi Kristina Brown(25 of31)
Open Image ModalBobbi Kristina, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown passed away on July 26. She was 22. Her death came nearly six months after she was found unconscious in her bathtub in her Roswell, Georgia home. (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
James Best(26 of31)
Open Image ModalThe actor, who played Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane in the US TV show 'Dukes Of Hazzard', died in a hospice in Hickory, North Carolina after a brief illness and battle with pneumonia. He was 88. (credit:Getty)
Percy Sledge(27 of31)
Open Image ModalThe legendary R&B singer, best known for his 1966 hit 'When a Man Loves a Woman' died at his Baton Rouge, Louisiana home after a long battle with cancer in April. He was 73. (credit:Taylor Hill via Getty Images)
Errol Brown(28 of31)
Open Image ModalThe Hot Chocolate singer died in his home in The Bahamas after losing his battle to liver cancer at the age of 71. His hits included 'So You Win Again' and 'You Sexy Thing'. (credit:Photoshot via Getty Images)
Lemmy(29 of31)
Open Image ModalThe Motörhead frontman died on 29 December, just three days after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. He was 70. (credit:Getty)
Nanny Pat(30 of31)
Open Image Modal‘The Only Way Is Essex' star died at the age of 80 following a short illness just a week before Christmas. (credit:Doug Peters)
John Bradbury(31 of31)
Open Image ModalThe Specials’ drummer John Bradbury died at the age of 62 at the end of December.The sad news was shared via the band’s Twitter account, with a simple post that read: "It is with deep regret that we say goodbye to our great friend, the world's greatest drummer, our beloved Brad. RIP." (credit:Rhythm Magazine via Getty Images)