Richard Adler

Composer, lyricist and producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. With Jerry Ross, he created two of the top musicals of the 1950s -- "Damn Yankees" and "Pajama Game."

Caroline John

Actress best known for playing companion Liz Shaw on the Jon Pertwee "Doctor Who"s -- via the BBC.

Eugene Selznick

Volleyball champion and First King of Beach Volleyball -- via the New York Times.

Steve ben Israel

Performance artist; actor, comedian, director, drummer, anarchist-pacifist-activist -- via the New York Times.

Erica Kennedy

Writer -- via the New York Times.

Marjorie "Marjie" Hyams

Vibraphonist, pianist and arranger -- via the L.A. Times.

Lillian Gallo

Pioneering producer -- via the L.A. Times.

Susan Tyrrell

Oscar-nominated actress -- via the L.A. Times.

Li Wangyang

Dissident and labor activist -- via the Guardian. His murder by the powers that be is suspected.

Ken Garcia

Actor -- via the Sacramento Bee.

Yvette Wilson

Comedian and actress -- via the New York Times.

Paul Jenkins

Artist -- via the New York Times.

Andrew Sarris

Film critic; importer of the auteur theory to America -- via the New York Times. He helped clue us in to the European New Wave; he championed Hollywood-era greats such as Hitchcock, Hawks, and Ford; and he was in the right place at the right time for the explosion of innovative American films that stretched from 1967 to 1977.

Richard Lynch

Actor -- via Fox News. One of the great film and television villains of our time!

An extremely sensitive and persuasive performer, Lynch was best known for his bad-guy work, beginning with "Scarecrow" in 1973. In the tradition of the greats in the horror, sci-fi and action film genres, Lynch was utterly dependable but never phoned it in, always coming up with a new and compelling angle and transcending the limits of the scenario.

Scott Johnson

Drum technician -- via the Toronto Star.

Brian Hibbard

Actor and singer -- via the BBC.

Graeme Bell

Jazz pianist -- via the Brisbane Times.

Richard Crowe

Organized first ghost bus tour, in Chicago -- via CBS.

Chi Ping Chan

An indomitable runner -- via Edmonton Journal.

Victor Spinetti

Actor -- via the BBC. He will be best remembered for his comic roles in Beatles films.

J. Michael Riva

Oscar-nominated film production designer -- via nola.com.

Charles "Hoot" Ingebretsen Jr.

Ran iconic Scandinavian gift shop and market -- via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Ronnie Bedford

Journalist -- via the Guardian.

Dee Caruso

TV comedy writer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Roy Wilson

Reggae singer -- via the Jamaica Observer. Part of the pioneering duo Higgs and Wilson.