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Ryan Matthew Dunn

June, 11, 1977 - June 20,2011.
Average listal rating (60 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 0


Dunn was a reality television personality who was probably best known as a member of Jackass, Viva La Bam, and Homewrecker. He was also a notable member of the CKY Crew.
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Macho Man Randy Savage

November 15th,1952 - May 20th, 2011
Average listal rating (41 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0


Randall Mario Poffo, better known by his alter ego “Macho Man” Randy Savage, was a professional wrestling icon. During his career he wrestled for both the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). During his tenure Macho Man was a seven-time world champion (2 time WWF Champion and 4 time WCW Champion).
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Elizabeth Taylor

January 27th,1932 - March 23,2011


Elizabeth Taylor was an acting legend from the golden age of Hollywood. AFI listed her as seventh on the “Female Legends List”. Her acting career lasted over sixty years, starting at the age of ten and ending at the age of 71.
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Leslie Nielsen

February 11,1926 - November 28th,2010


Leslie Nielsen, an iconic Canadian-American actor appeared in over 100 films, 1,500 television programs, and portrayed over 220 characters during his career. Nielsen was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of a Welsh immigrant, and a Danish father who was a Constable with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Tony Curtis

July 3, 1925 - September 29th,2010
Average listal rating (210 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 0


Tony Curtis was an American actor who was known for his versatility in acting. Due to him appearing in various genres he was able to rack up a filmography that spanned 100 movies, and numerous appearances on television.
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Dennis Hopper

May 17, 1936 - May 29, 2010


Hopper was an actor, artist, and filmmaker. He got his start starring opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant. He received critical praise for directing and starring in Easy Rider, a film in which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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Gary Coleman

February 8, 1968 - May 28, 2010
Average listal rating (62 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 0


Gary Coleman, most famous for his role as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes had a dramatic and tumultuous life. He was born in Zion, Illinois and was adopted early in life. He suffered from a rare congenital kidney disease which stunted his growth, and provided a child like appearance.
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Peter Graves

March 18, 1926 - March 14, 2010
Average listal rating (56 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 0


Peter Graves was an actor who’s generally known for two performances; Jim Phelps on the hit TV show Mission Impossible, and Captain Oveur from the spoof Airplane. Grave’s big break came from a TV show called ‘Fury’.
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J.D. Salinger

January 1,1919 - January 29, 2010


Salinger was a beloved American author who is best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. He is also remembered for his reclusive lifestyle, he published his last work in 1965 and gave his last public interview in 1980
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Brittany Murphy

November 10,1977 - December 20,2009


Murphy was a famous actress who had starred in such movies as Clueless, 8 Mile, Sin City and Riding in Cars with Boys.
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Patrick Swayze

August 18, 1952 - September 14,2009


Swayze was a dancer, singer-songwriter and an iconic actor with numerous cinematic greats on his resume. Some of his best films include The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Point Break, Ghost, Dirty Dancing and of course Road House. Swayze got his start as a dancer for Disney on parade.
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John Hughes

February 8, 1950 - August 6, 2009
Average listal rating (302 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0


Hughes was a writer, director and producer of some of the most popular movies from the 80â€Čs & 90â€Čs. Some of his work includes The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Home Alone, National Lampoon’s Vacation, among others.
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Michael Jackson

August 29,1958 - June 25, 2009


Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana to a working class family on August 29, 1958. His father, Joseph, was a steel mill employee and often performed in various R&B groups.
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Farrah Fawcett

January 2,1947 - June 25,2009


Fawcett was an actress and a pop culture icon. At the height of her career, she was a sex symbol to millions of young men and a fashion icon for young women
 most notably being her famed hairstyle. Fawcett began her career doing commercials in the late 1960s and early 1970s for Wella Balsam Shampoo.
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David Carradine

December 8,1936 - June 3,2009


Carradine was an actor best known for his role of Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu. Eventhough he was known as David, he was actually born John Arthur Carradine in Hollywood, California in 1936. He had one brother, Bruce Carradine, and two half-brothers Keith and Robert Carradine.
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Bea Arthur

May 13, 1922 - April 25,2009
Average listal rating (35 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 0


Arthur was a comedian, singer and actress who is probably best known for her roles in the widely popular television shows Maude and The Golden Girls. In 1972 Arthur was cast as the title character in the series entitled Maude.
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Roy Scheider

November 10,1932 - February 10,2008
Average listal rating (165 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0


There is no question that Roy Richard Scheider was most famous for his role as Martin Brody in the mega-hit Steven Spielberg film Jaws.
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Heathcliff Andrew Ledger

April 4,1979 - January 22, 2008
Average listal rating (2076 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 0


Australian Hollywood actor. Best known for his roles in the “Brokeback Mountain”, “The Patriot” and “Monster’s Ball”. He acted in two films that were not yet released at the time of his death. The first being The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan’s follow up the the hit Batman Begins
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Anna Nicole Smith

November 28, 1967 - February 8,2007


Anna Nicole Smith first gained popularity in 1993 when she became the Playboy Playmate of the Year. During this same time period she became the lean model for Guess jeans.
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James Joseph Brown

May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006
Average listal rating (131 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 0



R&B Singer, known as the “The Godfather of Soul”.
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Aaron Spelling

April 22, 1923 - May 23, 2006


Aaron Spelling was not only the father to famous Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tori Spelling, but he was the most prolific television producer of all time counting 218 producer (including executive producer) credits on his resume.

Among the shows he is responsible for are: Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed, 7th Heaven, Melrose Place, Starsky and Hutch, and many, many more.
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Don Knotts

July 21,1924 - February 24, 2006
Average listal rating (62 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0


Don Knotts is best known for being Barney Fife on the 1960’s television show The Andy Griffith Show. Knotts won 5 Emmy’s for his portrayal of Fife. He also played Ralph Furley on Three’s Company.
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Christopher Reeve

September 25,1952 - October 10,2004


Actor. Best known for playing Superman in several movies. He loved horses, wether dressage, cross-country or show jumping events. In 1995 in such an event his horse balked and he landed head first, breaking his vertebrae, which caused him to be paralyzed from the neck down
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Marlon Brando

April 3,1924 -July 1, 2004


One of the most famous actors in the US. Two time Academy award winner. Some of his most popular movies are: “The Godfather”, “Apocalypse Now”, “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “On the Waterfront”.
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Ray Charles Robinson

September 23, 1930 -July 1,2004
Average listal rating (223 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 0


Soul Singer and Pianist. Known also as “The genius”, he was one of the most important musicians of all times.
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John Ritter

September 17, 1948 - September 11,2003


John Ritter was an American actor and comedian most famous for his role as Jack Tripper on the sitcom Three’s Company. He had also appeared in a number of movies such as Sling Blade, Stay Tuned, Problem Child, Bride of Chucky, and the TV Movie of Stephen King’s IT
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Johnny Cash

February 26, 1932 - July 12, 2003
Average listal rating (797 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 0


Johnny Cash is a legendary country music singer who created music for nearly 50 years. Known as a man of contained multitudes, Johnny Cash bucked many of the trends in country music.
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Fred Rogers

March 20, 1928 - February 27,2003


Fred McFeely Rogers will forever be known as the beloved sweater-wearing, shoe-changing Mr. Rogers from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. He dazzled children for decades with his land of make believe – a kingdom of talking puppets that you were transported to via a small red trolley
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George Harrison

February 25,1943 - November 29,2001


Musician, best known for being the lead guitarist of The Beatles. The other members of the band were John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
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Joey Ramone

May 19,1951 - April 15,2001
Average listal rating (48 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 0


Joey Ramone’s real name was Jeffry Ross Hyman and he was of course the frontman for the legendary punk rock band The Ramones. He was 6 feet 8 inches tall and suffered from OCD. His appearance was sort of his trademark – sunglasses and long hair in his face.
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Jim Varney

June 15,1949 - February 10,2000
Average listal rating (103 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 0


Varney graduated from Lafayette Senior High School in Lexington Kentucky. He credited one of his teachers there for him becoming an actor. Most people know Varney simply as “Ernest”, for the character/persona he created Ernest P. Worrell. Between 1987 and 1990, Disney released four Ernest centric movies that generated over $99 million
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Shari Lewis

January 17,1933 - August 2,1998


Shari Lewis was a ventriloquist/puppeteer who is most famous for her puppet Lamb Chop, a Lamb that she used as the basis of her children’s show. Before having her own show, she and Lamb Chop appeared on Captain Kangaroo. Lewis was something of a renaissance woman, as she played piano and violin, danced, and acted
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Francis Albert Sanatra

December 12,1915 - May 14,1998


Singer and academy award-winning Actor. One of the most popular music figures of the 20th century.
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Chris Farley

February 16,1964 - December 18,1997
Average listal rating (193 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 0


Christopher Crosby “Chris” Farley was a comedian/actor who got his fame from being on Saturday Night Live. He also appeared in a variety of comedy films like Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Airheads, Wayne’s World, Billy Madison, and the ill-received Beverly Hills Ninja.
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Tiny Tim

April 12,1932 - November 30,1996
Average listal rating (11 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 0


Tim is best known playing the ukulele and his odd rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”. Many considered Tim just a novelty act, though many of his records displayed a wide knowledge of various song styles
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Tupac Shakur

June 16,1971 - September 13,1996
Average listal rating (15 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 0


Rapper, actor. One of the most popular rap/hip-hop artists.
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Donald Pleasence

October 5,1919 - February 2,1995


Pleasence was well-known as the James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld from “You Only Live Twice”, a character that is the obvious inspiration for Mike Myer’s Austin Powers villain Dr. Evil, but Pleasence is probably even more well-known for his ties to a different Mike Myers.
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Raul Julia

March 9,1940 - October 24,1992
Average listal rating (136 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 0


RaĂșl Rafael JuliĂĄ y Arcelay (more commonly known as Raul Julia) was a Puerto Rican Actor who appeared in a number of American films. Notable films included Tequila Sunrise, Presumed Innocent, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Mack the Knife, the Adams Family, and Addams Family values.
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Kurt Donald Cobain

February 20,1967 - April 5,1994
Average listal rating (554 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 0


Kurt Cobain was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seatlle-based band Nirvana and husband of Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. Cobain formed Nirvana back in 1987 with Krist Novoselic in their home state of Washington. Within a very short time span the band became a fixture in the up and coming grunge scene
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John Candy

October 31,1950 - March 4,1994
Average listal rating (440 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0


John Franklin Candy was one of the most adored comedic actors of his time, particularly throughout the 80s and early 90s. He appeared on the Canadian sketch-comedy show SCTV before breaking into movies. Memorable films included Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, and Spaceballs to name a few.
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Frank Zappa

December 21,1940 - December 4,1993
Average listal rating (242 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0


Frank Vincent Zappa was an American songwriter, electric guitarist, and record producer. He played with the band the Mothers of Invention before going on to a solo career that earned him cult status. He eventually got into filmmaking as well.
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Vincent Price

May 27,1911 - October 25,1993


Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. will always be known for starring in a slew of (mostly) horror and sci-fi movies ranging all the way from the 30s to the 90s. Now that’s an impressive body of work.
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Fred Gwynne

July 10,1926 - October 25,1993
Average listal rating (39 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 0


Frederick Hubbard Gwynne is best known for his role as Herman Munster on the classic television series The Munsters as well as his work on the show “Car 54, Where are You?”. Gwynne had some pretty memorable appearances in films as well, such as Stephen King’s Pet Sematary and the Joe Pesci comedy My Cousin Vinny...
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Audrey Hepburn

May 4,1929 - January 20,1993


Academy Award winning actress. Some of her best-known films are: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961), “Roman Holiday” (1953) and “My Fair Lady” (1964).
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Freddie Mercury

September 5,1946 - November 24,1991


Rock singer of the one of the greatest bands ever: Queen.
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Dr Seuss

March 2,1904 - September 24,1991
Average listal rating (88 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 0


Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel got his start drawing political cartoons and served in the animation department of the United States Air Force. Of course, he known for his time-honored children’s books that stood out from the rest thanks to his illustrations, his creation of non-existent words, and positive messages.
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Jim Henson

September 24,1936 - May 16,1990
Average listal rating (153 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 0


Jim Henson was a beloved puppeteer responsible for the creation of The Muppets, Sesame Street Muppets, and Fraggle Rock to name a few. He directed movies as well, such as Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. His legacy lives on through the Jim Henson Company, which continues to create creatures for television shows and movies.
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Mel Blanc

May 30, 1908 - July 10,1989
Average listal rating (112 ratings) 8.9 IMDB Rating 0




Mel Blanc was a voice actor as well as a comedian, but he is best known for his work with Warner Bros. as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, and numerous others.
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Roy Orbison

April 23,1936 - December 6,1988


Roy Kelton Orbison was a singer/songwriter and guitarist. Some of his most popular songs include: “Only the Lonely”, “Ooby Dooby”, “In Dreams”, “Oh, Pretty Woman”, and “You Got It”. He was considered a pioneer of rock and roll music, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Fred Astaire

May 10, 1899 - June 22,1987
Average listal rating (248 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 0


One the greatest dancers of all times. Also an actor and singer. He appeared in more than 40 movies, 10 of which he did with Ginger Rogers. Some of the most famous ones are: “Swing Time”, “Flying Down to Rio”, “Top Hat” and “The Gay Divorcee”.
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