BARNEY BECK, 85, long-time radio sound effects man on The Shadow, Tom Mix, True Detective Mysteries, Bob and Ray, I Love A Mystery, Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders, Comic Weekly Man and hundreds of other shows. January 30.

BRUCE BENNETT, 100, former 1928 Olympic athlete (real name: Herman Brix) who appeared in many films over a period of 40 years, including New Adventures of Tarzan, The More the Merrier, Sahara, Mildred Pierce, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Strategic Air Command. February 24.

EARL BENNETT, 87, musician-comedian who performed as Sir Frederick Gas with Spike Jones and his City Slickers from 1947-54. He was featured on many of Jones’ radio shows and recordings including "Riders in the Sky," "Tennessee Waltz" and "I Went to Your Wedding." October 4.

JOEY BISHOP, 89, comedian and actor who performed with Frank Sinatra’s "Rat Pack" and starred in his own TV sitcom (1961-65) and late-night talk show (1967-69). October 17.

JANET BLAIR, 85, actress in film, stage and TV since the 1940s, appearing on screen in My Sister Eileen, The Fuller Brush Man and The Fabulous Dorseys; toured with South Pacific; and on many TV programs including Caesar’s Hour, Ford Theatre and U.S. Steel Hour. February 19.

TERESA BREWER, 76, popular vocalist in the 1950s with such hits as "Music! Music! Music!, "’Til I Waltz Again with You," "Tweedle Dee" and "Jilted." October 17.

ROSCOE LEE BROWNE, 81, veteran actor in film (Topaz, The Cowboys), on TV (All in the Family, Cosby Show) and stage (Julius Caesar). He was narrator for the 1955 film Babe. April 11.

CAROL BRUCE, 87, actress-singer in films and Broadway, best known for her television role as Mama Carlson, the tough-talking owner of radio station WKRP in Cincinnati (1979-82). October 9.

RONNIE BURNS, 72, son of George Burns and Gracie Allen who appeared occasionally with his parents on their TV series and in a few other programs in the 1950s. November 14.

RON CAREY, 71, comic actor who played Officer Carl Levitt on the TV series Barney Miller and appeared in Mel Brooks’ films High Anxiety and Silent Movie. January 16.

KITTY CARLISLE, 96, actress and singer whose long career spanned Broadway, opera, television and films, including the Marx Brothers’ classic A Night at the Opera and the TV game show To Tell the Truth. April 17.

DORSEY CONNORS, 90+, Chicago radio and TV personality and Sun-Times columnist who offered useful household advice for several decades beginning in the early 1950s. September 5.

LARAINE DAY, 87, early 1940s movie actress who portrayed nurse Mary Lamont in a string of Dr. Kildare films and co-starred with Cary Grant in Mr. Lucky; with Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent and Gary Cooper in The Story of Dr. Wassell. November 10.

YVONNE DE CARLO, 84, Hollywood glamor queen in such films as Ten Commandments, Slave Girl, Casbah but who was best known for her TV role as Lily Munster in the 1964-66 series The Munsters. January 8.

JOHN DRURY, 80, veteran TV news anchorman and reporter whose 50-year career included four decades in Chicago at WBBM-TV, WLS-TV and WGN-TV. November 25.

EDDIE FIRESTONE, JR., 86, radio actor in youthful roles in such programs as That Brewster Boy, One Man’s Family, Those Websters and Let George Do It. March 1.

JIM FRANK, 66, veteran Chicago radio newsman who worked at WCFL, WIND, WMAQ and WBBM. He was the voice behind WMAQ’s all-news phrase, "You give us 22 minutes and we’ll give you the world." April 27.

JOHNNY FRIGO, 90, legendary Chicago musician whose career included performing violin and bass on the National Barn Dance; with the big bands of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey; radio and TV commercials; in jazz clubs. He wrote the song, "Hey, Hey, Holy Mackerel" in honor of the 1969 Chicago Cubs. July 4.

ALICE GHOSTLY, 81, Tony- and Emmy-Award winning actress who made her stage debut in Leonard Sillman’s New Faces of 1952 and went on to star in many other Broadway shows. On TV she appeared as the good witch Esmeralda on Bewitched and as Bernice Clifton on Designing Woman. September 21.

ROBERT GOULET, 73, singer with the rich baritone voice who soared to stardom in 1960 when he appeared as Lancelot in the original Broadway production of Camelot opposite Julie Andrews and Richard Burton. October 30.

DOBBS GREER, 90, versatile character actor in some 100 film and about 500 TV episodes in a 50-year career. He was Rev. Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie; storekeeper Mr. Jones in Gunsmoke and was the minister who married Mike and Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch. April 28.

MERV GRIFFIN, 82, big band singer with Freddy Martin and his orchestra who hosted his own talk-variety show on television for 20 years and who created and produced TV game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. August 12.

GEORGE GRIZZARD, 79, actor on stage, screen and TV during his 50-year career. He originated the role of Nick in the 1962 play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and won a Tony award for his work in A Delicate Balance. October 1.

CY HARRICE, 91, long-time radio announcer who began at WLS, Chicago on the National Barn Dance and became a familiar voice on such national radio programs as The Big Story, Cavalcade of America, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Grand Central Station. February 14.

DON HERBERT, 89, known as Mr. Wizard on NBC-TV in the 1950s and then on cable TV’s Nickelodeon in the 1980s. June 12.

DON HO, 76, legendary crooner, a "must-see" performer in Hawaii for four decades. He was known for his rendition of "Tiny Bubbles" during his mostly "sold-out" variety shows in Waikiki. April 14.

EDDIE HUBBARD, 89, popular Chicago radio disc jockey for 40 years, working at WAIT, WJJD, WIND and WGN, where he was the "morning man" from 1957-65. He is well-remembered for his special shows with The Browsers, a group of record collectors and music experts. March 26.

BETTY HUTTON, 86, high-energy singer and actress of the 1940s and ‘50s, who starred in many Hollywood films, including Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, Incendiary Blond, Perils of Pauline, Annie Get Your Gun and The Greatest Show on Earth. March 11.

BILL IDELSON, 88, actor/writer for a half-century who appeared in radio as Rush on Paul Rhymer's Vic and Sade and on TV as Herman Glimcher on the Dick Van Dyke Show.  He wrote comedy scripts for many TV series, including the Andy Griffith Show, Odd Couple, Get Smart, M*A*S*H and Happy Days.  December 31.

DEBORAH KERR, 86, acclaimed British actress who became one of Hollywood’s top leading ladies in the 1950s and ‘60s, starring in such films as From Here to Eternity, The King and I, Tea and Sympathy, An Affair to Remember, Edward My Son and The Hucksters. October 16.

EVELYN KNIGHT, 89, popular singer in the 1950s and ‘60s known as "the lass with the delicate air" whose hit recordings included "A Little Bird Told Me," "Dance with the Dolly (with the hole in her stocking)," and "My Heart Cries for You." September 28.

FRANKIE LAINE, 93, pop singer who sold more than 100 million records in a career that began in the 1930s but took off in 1947 with his hit recording of "That’s My Desire" and continued through the ‘50s and ‘60s with such top 10 hits as "Mule Train," "Jezebel," "I Believe" and "That Lucky Old Sun." February 6.

CHARLES LANE, 102, durable character actor with a familiar face seen in hundreds of movies over a 60-year career, including 10 Frank Capra films, one of which was It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) where he appeared as a rent collector who shocks his boss, the evil Mr. Potter, by telling him that George Bailey is a good businessman. July 9.

NELLIE LUTCHER, 94, legendary jazz singer and pianist who had a string of hit recordings during the 1940s and ‘50s. June 8.

BARBARA McNAIR, 72, singer-actress who appeared on Broadway in No Strings and Pajama Game; in films Change of Habit and They Call Me Mr. Tibbs; and starred in The Barbara McNair Show on TV from 1969-71. February 4.

MARCEL MARCEAU, 84, world renown "master of mime" whose five-decade career made him an international success on stages in Europe, Asia and the United States. September 22.

LOIS MAXWELL, 80, Canadian-born actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond films between 1962 and 1985. September 29.

JIM MORAN, 88, well-remembered Chicago auto dealer known as the "Courtesy Man" in innovative TV commercials for Courtesy Motors as he sponsored vintage movies and variety shows in the 1950s and ‘60s before relocating to Florida. April 24.

BARRY NELSON, 89, busy actor in films of the 1940s and ‘50s and on stage in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Movie appearances include Shadow of the Thin Man, Johnny Eager, Winged Victory, Tenth Avenue Angel, Airport. On stage in Mary, Mary; Cactus Flower and The Act. April 7.

TOMMY NEWSOM, 78, musician and assistant musical director to Doc Severinson on TV’s Tonight Show who served as a deadpan foil to host Johnny Carson for 30 years. April 28.

TOM POSTON, 85, one of the original eccentric characters – the man who couldn’t remember his name – on the Steve Allen TV show. He was in many films and appeared in comic roles on TV’s Mork and Mindy (as Franklyn Delano Bickley), Newhart (as handyman George Utley) and Bob (as Bob Newhart’s former college roommate). April 30.

STERLING "RED" QUINLAN, 90, pioneer Chicago TV executive for WBKB, WLS-TV and WFLD-TV who boosted the careers of Lee Phillip, Bob Newhart and Frank Reynolds. He was a founding board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications. March 11.

CHARLES NELSON REILLY, 76, actor, director and frequent performer on TV shows with 95 appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and scores of episodes of Match Game and Hollywood Squares. May 25.

CAROL RICHARDS, 84, singer in the 1940s and ‘50s who often worked with Bing Crosby on his radio shows and with Bob Hope and Bob Crosby on both radio and TV. She and Bing recorded "Silver Bells" in 1951. March 16.

IAN RICHARDSON, 72, British actor who starred on the PBS Masterpiece Theatre series "House of Cards" and other TV dramas in England and the U.S. He was seen on TV as the Rolls Royce passenger in commercials for Grey Poupon mustard. February 9.

PERCY RODRIGUES, 89, movie and television actor in scores of films including The Plainsman, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and the 1960s TV series Peyton Place. September 10.

PAUL ROGERS, 81, veteran Chicago-based announcer on WBBM, WNUS and WGN radio, where he was the long-time host of Great Music from Chicago, Music Unlimited and Nightside. March 3.

GORDON SCOTT, 80, handsome, muscular actor who played the title role in five Tarzan films from 1957-60. April 30.

BEVERLY SILLS, 78, star of the New York City Opera who became a popular personality in scores of TV appearances and whose early career included participation in radio commercials, singing the Rinso White jingle on Big Sister and other shows. July 2.

TOM SNYDER, 71, radio and TV host who pioneered the late-late network talk show format on television. July 29.

JIM STAGG, 72, popular Chicago radio disc jockey in the 1960s and ‘70s heard on WCFL and WMAQ. November 6.

HARLAN (HAL) STONE, 75, actor who appeared on the Broadway stage as a child in Life With Father and who co-starred for 10 years as Jughead on the radio series Archie Andrews. February 21.

HANK THOMPSON, 82, pioneer country-western singer and songwriter for six decades beginning in the late 1940s, charting 79 hits including "The Wild Side of Life," "Humpty Dumpty Heart’ and "Once in a Blue Moon." November 6.

RICHARD THORNE, 81, Chicago area actor, announcer, producer-director who created the Hall of Fantasy series on radio in 1952-53. February 12.

MIYOSHI UMECKI, 78, Oscar-winning actress for her role in the 1957 film Sayonara and who was for a time a regular on the Arthur Godfrey and His Friends TV show. She is remembered for her role as the housekeeper in the TV series The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. August 28.

PORTER WAGGONER, 80, Country music legend who starred on the Grand Ole Opry for 50 years, placing 81 songs on the country music chart, 19 of which were duets with singer Dolly Parton. October 28.

DICK WILSON, 91, actor best known as Mr. Whipple, the grocer who begged customers, "Please don’t squeeze the Charmin" in more than 500 TV commercials over 21 years beginning in 1964. November 19.

GRETCHEN WYLER, 75, singer, actress and dancer on Broadway in the 1950s and ‘60s in such hits as Guys and Dolls, Silk Stockings, Damn Yankees and Bye, Bye Birdie. May 27.

JANE WYMAN, 90, Academy Award-winning actress for Johnny Belinda in 1948, star of many films during a half-century career, including an eight year stint on TV’s Falcon Crest. September 10.