Paul Mazursky
The five-time Oscar nominee and director of the 1969 classic Bob & Ted & Carol & Alice died June 30 of pulmonary cardiac arrest. He was 84.
Horace Silver
The jazz pianist and composer played with the greats throughout his long career, and was best known for his tunes "Song for My Father" and "Señor Blues." He died of natural causes at the age of 85.
Casey Kasem
One of the United States' most famous radio DJs and a cartoon voice-over artist who portrayed Shaggy in several Scooby-Doo cartoons, died at age 82 on June 15—Father's Day.
Rik Mayall
The British actor and revered funnyman may have been best known to Yanks as the star of Drop Dead Fred, but he was renowned in his homeland for work on Blackadder, The Young Ones and The New Statesman. He died June 9 at the age of 56 at the London home he shared with his wife and children.
Ann B. Davis
Actress who was most famous for playing Alice the trusty housekeeper on The Brady Bunch passed away at age 88.
Maya Angelou
The award-winning poet and author died at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., on May 28.
Malik Bendjelloul
The Oscar-winning director of Searching for Sugar Man was reportedly found dead in his native Stolkholm, according to reports. He was 36.
Lee Marshall
The voiceover artist, who lent his voice to Tony the Tiger, died of esophageal cancer. He was 64.
Bob Hoskins
The Who Framed Roger Rabbit? star died at age 71 following a bout with pneumonia. His final role was playing one of the seven dwarves opposite Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman.
Eric Hill
Hill, a contestant who competed on Andi Dorfman's season of ABC's The Bachelorette, passed away due to injuries he suffered from a paragliding accident. He was 32 years old.
Kevin Sharp
The country singer, who had many chart-hits including the song "Nobody Knows," died at the age of 43 after a long battle with cancer.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an American middleweight boxer best known for having been wrongfully convicted of a triple murder, died in Toronto at age 76 after complications from prostate cancer.
Peaches Geldof
The 25-year-old British socialite and mother of two died unexpectedly in Kent in early April 2014.
Mickey Rooney
The Hollywood legend, who was nominated for his first Oscar in 1940, passed away at the age of 93.
John Pinette
Comedian died at the age of 50 and was found in his hotel room.
Frankie Knuckles
Known as the Godfather of House, the legendary producer worked with the likes of Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
Kate O'Mara
The British actress, who was best known for her portrayal of Joan Collins' scheming sister on the 1980s soap series Dynasty, died on March 30. She was 74.
James Rebhorn
The veteran character actor, who portrayed the father of Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) on Homeland, died at his home on March 21. He was 65.
L'Wren Scott
The fashion designer and girlfriend of Mick Jagger was found dead in her NYC apartment of an apparent suicide on the morning of Mar. 17.
Sheila MacRae
The actress, who was best known as Jackie Gleason's wife Alice Kramden on the 1960s revival of The Honeymooners, died March 6 in New Jersey. She was 92.
Jim Lange
The host of the original Dating Game died Feb. 25 at age 89.
Harold Ramis
The Ghostbusters star and director of Caddyshack and Groundhog Day, died Feb. 24 in his hometown of Chicago at the age of 69.
Roger Hill
The actor, best known for playing Cyrus in the 1979 cult-classic film The Warriors, died Feb. 20 in New York. He was 65.
Maria von Trapp
The last survivng member of the famous singing family died in her sleep at her home in Vermont on Feb. 18. She was 99.