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Celebrity deaths in photos 2014

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Sunday, July 20, 2014
British rock singer Joe Cocker performs during his concert in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 5, 2011.
Ronnie Lane, right, along with Bobby Keys on saxophone, join The Tremors at the Steamboat, in Austin, Texas, in this May 12, 1987 file photo.
Marion Barry, civil rights activist, four-term mayor of Washington, D.C., and famous for getting caught on video smoking crack, died Nov. 23, 2014 at the age of 78.
ABC News has confirmed through a family member that legendary fashion designer Oscar De La Renta has passed away at age 82.
In this Dec. 3, 2008 file photo, Elizabeth Pena poses as she arrives for the Los Angeles premiere of "Nothing Like the Holidays," in Los Angeles.
Jan Hooks,a versatile former "Saturday Night Live" cast member whose impressions ranged from Nancy Reagan to Sinead O'Connor to Tammy Faye Bakker, died Oct. 9, 2014 at age 57.
In this Oct. 11, 2007 file photo, actor Roger Moore, right, who played the part of James Bond, poses with actor Richard Kiel who played the role of Jaws in 'The Spy Who Loved Me.'
25-year-old girl-group singer Simone Battle was found dead in her West Hollywood home. Battle gained notoriety through performances on the television show "X Factor."
Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows, died Thursday, Sept. 4th, 2014 at age 81.
Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, has died. He was 90.
Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer whose resonant voice-over style was widely imitated and became the standard in the field, died Aug. 17, 2014 at age 96.
Actress Lauren Bacall, shown seated, at her home in New York in 1965.
Comedian and Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams was found dead Monday, August 11, 2014 at age 63.
James Brady, the White House press secretary who was wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, died on Aug. 4, 2014. Brady was 73.
'American Idol' contestant Michael Johns, who appeared in season 7 of the hit TV show, died on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter reported. He was 35.
Actor James Garner, who had a stellar career in TV and films such as "The Rockford Files" and his Oscar-nominated "Murphy's Romance," died July 19, 2014 at age 86.
Elaine Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic died on July 17, 2014 at the age of 89.
Eli Wallach, the raspy-voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and Broadway plays over a remarkable and enduring career has died.
Tony Gwynn, who banged out 3,141 hits during a Hall of Fame career spanning 20 seasons with the San Diego Padres, has died, on June 16, 2014.
Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio broadcaster who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died June 15, 2014. He was 82.
New York Yankee legend and baseball everyman Don Zimmer died on June 4, 2014, according to the Tampa Bay Rays. He was 83.
Ann B. Davis, who became America's favorite housekeeper as Alice Nelson of "The Brady Bunch," died June 1 at age 88.
Maya Angelou speaks on race relations at Congregation B'nai Israel and Ebenezer Baptist Church on January 16, 2014 in Boca Raton, Florida. Angelou died on May 28 at the age of 86.
Popular 1950s crooner Jerry Vale died at his California home Sunday, May 18, 2014.
British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from "Mona Lisa" to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" died Apr. 30, 2014, at age 71 after a bout of pneumonia.
Mark Shand, brother of The Dutchess of York Camilla Parker Bowles, died on Apr. 23, 2014 after sustaining a serious head injury following a fall in New York.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel laureate whose work exposed readers to Latin America's passion, superstition, violence and inequality, died on Apr. 17, 2014. He was 87.
James Hellwig, better known as former WWE champion The Ultimate Warrior, passed away Apr. 8, 2014 - days after he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He was 54.
Peaches Geldof, the 25-year-old daughter of entertainer Bob Geldof, died suddenly on April 7, 2014
Charles H. Keating Jr., the disgraced financier who was imprisoned for his role in the costliest savings and loan failure of the 1980s, died on Apr. 1, 1990. He was 90.
British actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty," died Sunday at the age of 74, her agent said
The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., the fiery founder of a small Kansas church who led outrageous and hate-filled protests, died on March 19, 2014. He was 84.
Fashion Designer L'Wren Scott, pictured here with partner Mick Jagger, died Mar. 17, 2014. She was 49.
William Clay Ford Sr., who helped steer Ford Motor Co. for more than 50 years and owned the NFL's Detroit Lions, died Mar. 9, 2014, at the age of 88.
Sheila MacRae, best known for playing Alice Kramden to Jackie Gleason's Ralph in the 1960s re-creation of "The Honeymooners," died Mar. 6, 2014. She was 92.
Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show 'The Dating Game,' died Feb. 25, 2014, at the age of 81 after suffering a heart attack.
Puppeteer John Henson, son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson, died on Feb. 14, 2014 from a heart attack after building an igloo with his daughter, his sister said. He was 48.
Shirley Temple, the child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers, died of natural causes Feb. 10, 2014. She was 85.
Actor Richard Bull, who played Nels Oleson on the TV show, "Little House on the Prairie," died Feb. 3, 2014. He was 89.
Joan Mondale, who burnished a reputation as "Joan of Art" for her advocacy for the arts while her husband was vice president and a U.S. ambassador, died Feb. 3, 2014. She was 83.
Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won the best actor Oscar in the early 1960s for his portrayal of a defense attorney in the drama "Judgment at Nuremberg," has died. He was 83.
Pete Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage, died Jan. 27, 2014. He was 94.
Actor Dave Madden, who played the child-hating agent on the hit 1970s sitcom "The Partridge Family," died in Florida on Jan. 16, 2014, at age 82
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, one of Israel's most controversial and iconic figures, died January 11, 2014 at the age of 85.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman, a former second baseman who interrupted his career to fly as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and Korea, died Jan. 5, 2014. He was 89.
James Avery, who laid down the law as the Honorable Philip Banks in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," died Jan. 1, 2014, following complications from open heart surgery. He was 65.
Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, has died. He was 43.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, died April 20, 2014, at 76.
Longtime New York political powerhouse Basil Paterson died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the age of 87.
Michigan State fan Lacey Holsworth who had her story told during the recent NCAA basketball tournament died of cancer on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the age of 8.
Ralph Waite, who played the father, John Walton, Sr., in TV's hit series "The Waltons," has died at age 85 in Palm Springs.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the 2006 Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as writer Truman Capote in "Capote," died on Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46.
Former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak has died after a 12-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 68.
Tommy Ramone, co-founder of The Ramones
Phil Everly, one half of the pioneering Everly Brothers harmony duo that sparked the imaginations of rock 'n' roll singers for decades, has died. He was 74.
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British rock singer Joe Cocker performs during his concert in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 5, 2011.
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