Notable celebrity and newsmaker deaths of 2024

New-YorkApr 16, 2024October 1, 20240

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Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” died April 15, 2024. He was 92. (AP Photo)

Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92

Former Major League pitcher Ken Holtzman, who died April 14, 2024 at age 78, finished with a 174-150 record, 1,601 strikeouts and a 3.49 ERA in 15 seasons, seven of them with the Chicago Cubs. He and Jake Arrieta are the only pitchers to throw two no-hitters for the Cubs in the modern era. (Walter Neal/Chicago Tribune)

Ken Holtzman, who threw 2 no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs before winning 3 World Series in Oakland, dies at 78

O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but was found liable in a separate civil trial, died April 11, 2024. He was 76.

• O.J. Simpson, the fallen football hero acquitted of murder in the ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, died Jan. 4, 2024. She was 100. (Carlos Rene Perez/AP)

Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, died Jan. 7, 2024. He was 78. (Peer Grimm/AP)

Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer legend who coached and played for World Cup champions, dies at 78

Peter Crombie, the “Seinfeld” actor who played sitcom writer “Crazy” Joe Davola on the show’s fourth season, died Jan. 10, 2024, after an intestinal illness. He was 71. (Randy Tepper/NBCU)

Peter Crombie, actor who played ‘Crazy’ Joe Davola on ‘Seinfeld’, dies at 71

Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners” provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, died Jan. 13, 2024. She was 99. (Richard Drew/AP)

‘The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton’s wife, Trixie

Jack Burke Jr., who was the oldest living Masters champion, died Jan. 19, 2024, in Houston. He was 100, just 10 days short of his next birthday. (Uncredited/AP)

Jack Burke Jr., a Hall of Fame golfer who was the oldest living Masters champion, dies at age 100

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” died Jan. 19, 2024. She was 75. (Jim Cooper/AP)

Mary Weiss, Shangri-Las singer known for ‘Leader of the Pack,’ dies at 75

Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” died at age 97 on Jan. 20, 2024. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Norman Jewison, director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97

Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Jan. 22, 2024, after battling prostate cancer. He was 62. (Helen Comer/AP)

Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

Charles Osgood, the witty CBS News journalist who shepherded “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades — a longer tenure than the show’s original host, Charles Kuralt — died Jan. 23, 2024, at 91 years of age after living for a period of time with dementia, according to CBS News. (John Filo/CBS)

Charles Osgood, ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ host, dies at 91

Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” died Jan. 23, 2024. Her publicist Billy James told The Associated Press that Melanie died Tuesday. She was 76 and lived in central Tennessee. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)

Melanie, singer-songwriter of ‘Brand New Key’ and other ’70s hits, dies at 76

Harry Connick Sr., who was New Orleans’ district attorney for three decades and later faced allegations that his staff sometimes held back evidence that could have helped defendants, died Jan. 24, 2024, at age 97. (Bill Haber/AP)

Harry Connick Sr., longtime New Orleans district attorney and singer’s dad, dies at 97

Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actress who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Jan. 30, 2024. She was 91. (Evan Agostini/Invision)

Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91

Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, died Feb. 5, 2024. He was 62. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Toby Keith, country singer-songwriter, dies at 62 after stomach cancer diagnosis

Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” for just under 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happened while they slept, died. Edwards, who died Feb. 10, 2024, was 76 years old. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Longtime NPR ‘Morning Edition’ host Bob Edwards dies at age 76

Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Feb. 16, 2024, in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Putin’s fiercest foe, dies in Russian prison at 47

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Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” died Feb. 27, 2024. He was 76. Pictured above, Lewis performs at Zanies in 2018. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ dies at 76

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family. Lieberman died in New York City on March, 27, 2024, due to complications from a fall, the statement said. He was 82. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Al Gore’s running mate in 2000, dead at 82

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” died March 28, 2024. He was 87. (Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)

Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the beloved Canadian sketch series “SCTV,” died April 1, 2024. He was 82. Above, Second City alumni Harold Ramis (left) and Flaherty perform a skit at “The Second City Celebrates 50 Years of Funny” event at Pipers Alley in Chicago on Dec. 12, 2009. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

‘SCTV’ star and comedian Joe Flaherty has died at 82 after an illness, his daughter says

O.J. Simpson, the fallen football hero acquitted of murder in the ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76

Italy’s world-famous fashion designer Roberto Cavalli – known for his flamboyant and glamorous style — died on April 12, 2024, aged 83, his company announced in an Instagram post. (Luca Bruno/AP)

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says

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Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

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