John Forsythe
The dashing Dynasty patriarch who also voiced the enigmatic Charlie in Charlie's Angels died of complications from pneumonia on April 2 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 92.
Corey Haim
The Lost Boys star and 1980s teen heartthrob was found unconscious in his apartment early on March 10. While the 38-year-old showed flu-like symptoms at the time of his death, speculation of an accidental overdose on pills looms, at least until the results of a toxicology test are announced.
Peter Graves
The 83-year-old Mission: Impossible and Airplane! star died of apparent natural causes on March 14.
Merlin Olsen
The NFL Hall of Famer turned Little House on the Prairie star died on March 11 of complications of mesothelioma, which he was diagnosed with in 2009. He was 69.
Mark Linkous
The 47-year-old Sparklehorse rocker shot himself on March 6 and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Caroline McWilliams
The 64-year-old actress, best known for her roles on Benson, Soap and the original Beverly Hills, 90210, died on Feb. 11 at her home in Los Angeles from complications of multiple myeloma.
Doug Fieger
The Knack frontman and "My Sharona" singer lost his battle with lung and brain cancer in mid-February. He was 57.
Alexander McQueen
New York Fashion Week got off to a sad start with the news that the iconic designer, often worn by the likes of Madonna, Lady Gaga, Sarah Jessica Parker and other A-listers, committed suicide in his London apartment. He was 40.
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Phil Harris
The deep-sea captain of the Cornelia Marie on the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch suffered a stroke on Jan. 29. Less than two weeks later, the 53-year-old salty skipper succumbed to the trauma.
Frances Reid
The soap opera community was in mourning in early February, as the original Days of Our Lives castmember died at age 95. She played Alice Horton from 1965 until 2007 and received a lifetime achievement award at the Daytime Emmys in 2004.
Justin Mentell
The 27-year-old Boston Legal star and friend of Apolo Ohno was pronounced dead on the scene of his car wreck on Feb. 1.
J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye author may have shunned the limelight, but the limelight didn't shun the 91-year-old when he passed away on Jan. 27.
Zelda Rubenstein
She may have been tiny, but her presence in Poltergeist was hugely memorable. The actress died in a Los Angeles hospital on Jan. 27 at age 76.
James Mitchell
The actor who spent three decades as patriarch Palmer Cortland on All My Children succumbed to pneumonia on Jan. 22 following a years-long battle with heart disease. He was 89.
Jean Simmons
The two-time Oscar nominee (The Happy Ending and Hamlet) and Emmy winner (for The Thorn Birds) died of lung cancer at her Santa Monica home at the age of 80.
Jennifer Lyon
Survivor: Palau's fourth-place finisher lost a five-year battle with breast cancer in January at the age of 37.
Erich Segal
Love Story earned the scribe a Golden Globe for best screenplay, but the tale ended for the prolific author when he suffered a heart attack in his London home on Jan. 17. He was 72.
Teddy Pendergrass
The velvet-voiced crooner, who'd been paralyzed since a 1982 car accident, died on Jan. 13 following a "difficult" eight-month recovery from surgery for colon cancer. He was 59.
Casey Johnson
The 30-year-old Johnson & Johnson heiress and Tila Tequila fiancée's death on Jan. 4 was deemed natural due to complications of diabetes.