Irish playwright and commentator Hugh Leonard, who won a Tony Award in 1978 for his bittersweet father-and-son drama "Da," died Feb. 12 in Dublin.
Estelle Bennett, one of the Ronettes, the singing trio whose 1963 hit "Be My Baby" epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique of its producer, Phil Spector, was found dead in her home in Englewood, N.J. on Feb. 11. She was 67.
Darrell Sandeen, an actor whose career spanned Broadway, TV and movies, including more than 80 musical theater productions, died Jan. 26 in Los Angeles after suffering a fall which resulted in a brain hemorrhage. He was 78.
Doris Ann Scharfenberg, who paved the way for women when she began working as a television producer for NBC in the 1950s, died Jan. 4 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was 91.
Playwright Robert Anderson, author of such Broadway hits as "Tea and Sympathy" and "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running," died of pneumonia Feb. 9 in Manhattan. He was 91.
Blossom Dearie, a classically trained pianist who transformed herself into a jazz singer with a unique baby-doll voice heard in New York and London cabarets for three decades, died of natural causes Feb. 7 in Manhattan. She was 82.
Phil Carey, who played Asa Buchanan on soap opera "One Life to Live," died of lung cancer Feb. 6 in New York. He was 83.
The late Gerald Schoenfeld received an affectionate sendoff from the legit community Monday afternoon at a memorial service held in honor of the former chairman of the Shubert Organization, the Broadway landlord and producing company.
Dewey Martin, the muscular, gregarious drummer and singer who helped found the pioneering country rock band Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young and Stephen Stills, was found dead in his apartment Feb. 1 in Van Nuys, Calif. He was 68.
Versatile Tony and Emmy-award winning actor James Whitmore died Friday at his Malibu home.
Steel guitarist Tom Brumley, who performed with Buck Owens and Rick Nelson, died Feb. 3 in San Antonio of a heart attack.
Actress Christine "Rissy" Burke, who appeared in shows including "Twilight Zone" and helped found the Center for Early Education, died of cancer Feb. 2 in Los Angeles.
Lux Interior, co-founder and lead singer of the pioneering horror-punk band the Cramps, died Wednesday in Glendale of a pre-existing heart condition. He was 60.
A service will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the Majestic Theater to honor the life of Broadway titan Gerald Schoenfeld.
Lukas Foss, a composer whose musical curiosity led him to create pieces that reflected a variety of styles, died of a heart attack Feb. 1 in New York. He was 86.
Jacques Bar, French producer of more than 80 films including Federico Fellini's "I Vitelloni," died Jan. 19. He was 87.
Carol Ilson, an author, psychoanalyst and director of the play "Line," died Jan. 17 in New York.
Tamil comedian Nagesh, known as the Indian Jerry Lewis, died Jan. 31 in the south Indian city of Chennai. He was 76.
Cheryl Holdridge, one of the original “Mickey Mouse Club” Mouseketeers, died in Santa Monica, Calif. Jan 6. after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 64.
Bette Iverson, the key hair stylist on films including "American Graffiti" and "The Truman Show," died Dec. 12 of throat cancer in Los Angeles. She was 79.