Images: 2011 Notable Deaths
Dan Wheldon
Bil Keane
Jackie Cooper
Betty Ford
Jack LaLanne
Kim Jong Il
In this Nov. 2, 2010 photo, U.S reality television personality and daredevil Ryan Dunn attends the Jackass 3D UK Premiere at a central London cinema. Police say Dunn and a passenger in his 2007 Porsche died early Monday, June 20, 2011, of injuries sustained in a car crash in suburban Philadelphia.
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Steve Jobs
In this 1997 photo originally released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Michael Gough portrays Alfred, the trusted butler of Bruce Wayne in a scene from the movie Batman and Robin. Gough, the British actor who performed in more than 150 movies and television shows, including British science-fiction show Doctor Who, died at home in England on Thursday, March 17, 2011. He was 94.
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Cliff Robertson
In this May 14, 2005 file photo, Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson arrive at the Legends Ball in Santa Barbara, Calif. Ashfords longtime friend and former publicist told The Associated Press that Ashford died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 in a New York City hospital. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment.
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Elizabeth Taylor
In a Monday, April 21, 2008 file photo, Dorothy Rodham, mother of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to her daughter speak at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pa. Dorothy Rodham died shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 in Washington, D.C. She was 92.
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Joe Frazier
In this undated publicity image released by WWE, professional wrestler Randy Macho Man Savage is shown. Savage, whose legal name is Randy Mario Poffo, died in a car crash in Florida on Friday, May 20, 2011, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report.
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In this Sept. 10, 2011 photo, comedian Patrice ONeal performs during the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen in Culver City, Calif. ONeal, the veteran stand-up comic who gained a wider following through TV and radio and helped roast Charlie Sheen, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, from complications of a stroke he suffered last month. He was 41.
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In this December 1967 file photo, Baltimore Colts defensive tackle Bubba Smith walks on a football field, location not known. Smith, a former NFL defensive star who found a successful second career as an actor, has died in Los Angeles at age 66. Los Angeles County coroners spokesman Ed Winter says Smith was found dead Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at his Baldwin Hills home. Winter says he didnt know the circumstances or cause of death.
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian
In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, rapper Heavy D, also known as Dwight Arrington Myers, performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. A representative confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 that the singer and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz died. He was 44.
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Essayist Christopher Hitchens speaks during a debate on Iraq and the foreign policies of the United States and Britain, in this Sept. 14, 2005 file photo taken in New York. Vanity Fair reports Hitchens died on Thursday Dec. 15, 2011 at the age of 62 from complications of cancer of the esophagus.
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In this 1976 handout photo, Harry Morgan poses on the set of his television show MASH, The Emmy-winning character actor whose portrayal of the fatherly Col. Potter on televisions M*A*S*H highlighted a show business career that included nine other TV series, 50 films and the Broadway stage, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. He was 96.
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In this 2007 file publicity image released by Outpost Films, photographer Tim Hetherington, is shown at the Restrepo outpost in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, during the filming of their documentary Restrepo. Hetherington has been killed in Misrata Libya Wednesday April 20, 2011, while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces .
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In this March 7, 2008 file photo, writer/producer Sherwood Schwartz receives a kiss from actresses Florence Henderson, left, and Dawn Wells during a ceremony where Schwartz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Schwartz, who created Gilligans Island and The Brady Bunch died Tuesday, July 12, 2011. He was 94.
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This is a 1965 file photo showing Minnesota Twins baseball player Harmon Killebrew. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 16, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.
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In this 1974 file photo originally released by NBC, Peter Falk is ahown as homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo in the NBC series, Columbo. Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in Columbo, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at his Beverly Hills, Calif., home. He was 83.
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Amy Winehouse
Osama bin Laden
Al Davis
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