* Willem de Kooning, famous artist, died March 19 at the age of 92.
* Grace Hefner, mother of Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner, died March 20 at the age of 101.
* Wilbert Awbry, author of Thomas the Tank Engine, died March 21 at the age of 85.
* Allen Ginsburg, poet of the beat generation best known for Howl, died April 5 at the age of 70.
* Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the Washington Redskins, died April 6 at the age of 84.
* Mae Boren Axton, author of Heartbreak Hotel, died April 9 at the age of 82.
* Pat Paulsen, who launched his first Presidential campaign on the Smother's Borthers show, died April 24 at the age of 69.
* Mike Royko, Chicago based columnist, died April 29 at the age of 64.
* Bo Widerberg, director best known for Elvira Madigan, died April 30 at the age of 66.
* Fernand Dumont, author of Quebec's Charter of the French Language, died May 2 at the age of 69.
* Alvy Moore, best known as county agent Hank Kimball on Green Acres, died May 4 at the age of 75.
* Murray Kempton, best known as an essayist for the New York Review of Books, died May 5 at the age of 79.
* Marco Ferreri, director best known for La Grande Bouffe, died May 9 at the age of 69.
* Edward Mulhare, unfortunately best known for Knight Rider, died May 24 at the age of 74.
* George Fenneman, announcer for Groucho Marx on You Bet Your Life, died May 29 at the age of 77.
* Dennis James, the first host of The Price is Right and Name That Tune, died June 3 at the age of 79.
* Stanley Knowles, known as the conscience of the Canadian Parliament, died June 9 at the age of 88.
* Bobby Helms, who recorded the Christmas classic Jingle Bell Rock, died June 19 at the age of 61.
* Gerard Pelletier, one of the three wise men of Quebec, died June 22 at the age of 78.
* Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, died June 23 at the age of 61.
* Brian Keith, star of Family Affair, died June 24 at the age of 75.
* Jacques-Yves Cousteau, world famous oceanographer, died June 25 at the age of 87.
* Robert Mitchum, actor, died July 1 at the age of 79.
* Jimmy Stewart, actor, died July 2 at the age of 89.
* Charles Kuralt, famed On the Road broadcaster, died July 4 at the age of 62.
* Gianni Versace, world famous fashion designer, died July 15 at the age of 50.
* Ben Hogan, golfing legend, died July 25 at the age of 84.
* William S. Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch, died August 2 at the age of 83.
* Jean-Claude Lauzon, director of Leolo, died August 10 at the age of 43.
* Brandon Tartikoff, one time NBC head, died August 27 at the age of 48.
* Diana, Princess of Wales, died August 31 at the age of 36.
* Dodi Al Fayed, millionaire producer of such films as Chariots of Fire and Hook, died August 31 at the age of 41.
* Rudolf Bing, noted conductor, died September 2 at the age of 95.
* Mother Teresa, Nobel prize winning nun, died September 5 at the age of 87.
* Burgess Meredith, actor best known for his roles in Rocky and the Batman tv show, died September 10 at the age of 88.
* Judith Merrill, SF author, died September 12 at the age of 74.
* Red Skelton, famed comedian, died September 17 at the age of 84.
* Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist, died September 29 at the age of 73.
* John Denver, pop star, died October 12 at the age of 53.
* Harold Robbins, author, died October 14 at the age of 81.
* Hy Averback, best known as producer of tv's MASH, died October 14 at the age of 76.
* James Michener, author, died October 16 at the age of 90.
* Audra Lindley, actress best known for Three's Company and her role as Phoebe's grandmother on Friends, died October 17 at the age of 79.
* Sidney Newman, creator of Dr. Who, died October 30 at the age of 80.
* Sam Fuller, director, died October 30 at the age of 86.
* Richard Hornsberger, author of the MASH novels, died November 4 at the age of 73.
* Clyde Gilmour, CBC radio personality, died November 7 at the age of 85.
* Eddie Arcaro, the greatest jockey of all time, died November 14 at the age of 81.
* Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS, died November 22 at the age of 37.
* John Sopinka, Canadian Supreme Court Justice, died November 24 at the age of 64.
* Stephane Grappelli, jazz great, died December 1 at the age of 89.
* Stubby Kaye, Broadway and film star, died December 14 at the age of 79.
* Nicolette Larson, country pop star, died December 16 at the age of 45.
* Chris Farley, comedian best known for his stint on Saturday Night Live, died December 18 at the age of 33.
* Masaru Ibuka, founder of SONY, died December 19 at the age of 89.
* Dawn Steel, once president of Columbia Pictures, died December 20 at the age of 51.
* Juzo Itami, famed director of Tampopo and many other Japanese hits, died December 20 at the age of 64.
* Stanley Cortez, famed cinematographer of Night of the Hunter and many other films, died December 23 at the age of 92.
* Toshiro Mifune, great Japanese actor and star of films such as Rashomon, Yojimbo, and Seven Samurai, died December 24 at the age of 77.
* Denver Pyle, actor best known for his role on the Dukes of Hazzard, died December 26 at the age of 77.
* Brendan Gill, well know writer for The New Yorker magazine, died December 27 at the age of 83.
* Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, died December 31 at the age of 39.
* Billie Love, silent film star and one time lover of Howard Hughes, died December 31 at the age of 97.
