Clockwise from top left: Richard Lewis, Shelley Duvall, Bob Newhart, Donald Sutherland, Teri Garr, James Earl Jones, Gena Rowlands, Shannon Doherty, Clockwise from top left: Maggie Smith, Kris Kristofferson and Carl Weathers
We lost some entertainment giants in 2024.
Among the big-screen legends who died during the past 12 months were Donald Sutherland, James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Carl Weathers, Shelley Duvall, Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Louis Gossett Jr., Anouk Aimée, Marisa Paredes and Gena Rowlands.
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The TV world mourns the likes of Bob Newhart, John Amos, Phil Donahue, Linda Lavin, David Soul, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Martin Mull, Shannen Doherty, Michael Cole, Richard Lewis, Richard Simmons, James B. Sikking, Peter Marshall and Joe Flaherty.
Filmmakers and producers who left us include Norman Jewison, Roger Corman, Al Ruddy, Jon Landau, Lynda Obst, Jim Abrahams, Charles Shyer, Irv Wilson and Paolo Taviani.
The industry also paid tribute to such top executives as Charles Dolan, Paula Weinstein, Jamie Kellner, Richard Parsons, Gerald Levin and Paul Fox.
Broadway’s lights were a little dimmer with the passing of Chita Rivera, Gavin Creel, Helen Gallagher, Mimi Hines, Glynis Johns, Ron Simons and Marvin Laird.
The music world is quieter without Quincy Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Dickey Betts, John Mayall, Phil Lesh, Toby Keith, David Sanborn, Steve Lawrence, Sergio Mendes, Wayne Kramer, Tito Jackson, Eric Carmen, Cissy Houston, Steve Albini, Frankie Beverly, JD Souther, Liam Payne, Greg Kihn and Mojo Nixon.
A number of world-class athletes also died this past year including Willie Mays, Jerry West, Pete Rose, Bill Walton, O.J. Simpson, Fernando Valenzuela, Johnny Gaudreau and Dikembe Motumbo.
Click through our photo gallery with obituaries for entertainment and media professionals who died during 2024.