Kevin Jarre
The acclaimed screenwriter, best known for penning Glory, Tombstone and Rambo: First Blood Part II, died after suffering heart failure. He was 56.
Tim Hetherington
The documentary filmmaker, nominated for an Oscar this year for codirecting the Afghanistan war story Restrepo, was killed while chronicling the Libyan civil conflict. He was 40.
Elisabeth Sladen
Actress was best known for playing investigative reporter Sarah Jane Smith on the BBC's long-running sci-fi cult series, Doctor Who. Sladen proved so popular, in fact, she landed her own spinoff series, The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Michael Sarrazin
The Canadian character actor, perhaps best known for starring opposite Jane Fonda in the 1969 drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, died following a brief cancer battle on April 17. He was 70.
Farley Granger
The veteran actor, best known for starring in the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock classic Strangers on a Train, passed away due to natural causes in New York. He was 85.
Elizabeth Taylor
One of Old Hollywood's last great screen legends, Taylor got her start as a child actress at the age of 10 and went on to make more than 50 films and earn two Academy Awards. She was just as famous for her offscreen exploits, which included eight marriages, a fierce devotion to AIDS activism and a fragrance empire. The 79-year-old died of congestive heart failure at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai hospital. She is survived by four children, 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Pinetop Perkins
The boogie woogie and blues piano player enjoyed a long career that included a stint with Muddy Waters, tours with Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones and appearances in the films The Blues Brothers and Angel Heart. Reportedly the oldest Grammy winner on record for his Best Traditional Blues nod earlier this year, Perkins died at the age of 97 of cardiac arrest.
Ferlin Husky
The Country Music Hall of Famer, whose 1957 hit "Gone" helped bring a more pop-oriented sound to Nashville, died of congestive heart failure at the age of 85.
Michael Gough
The esteemed British thesp's career spanned five decades, with roles in such films as Out of Africa and The Age of Innocence, but mass movie audiences probably remember him best for playing the Caped Crusader's butler Alfred in 1989's Batman (and its three sequels). The actor died March 17 at the age of 94.
Nate Dogg
The rapper and G funk heavyweight passed away after a years-long battle with his health, including suffering two strokes in recent years. No cause of death was immediately released. He was 41.
Mike Starr
The original bassist for Alice in Chains, who battled drug addiction and appeared on the third season of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew in 2009, was found dead March 8 in Utah. He was 44.
Mike DeStefano
The Last Comic Standing contestant, who mined material from his life as a former heroin junkie to become a finalist on the stand-up show, has died, his rep confirmed. According to his MySpace page, he was only 44.
Jane Russell
The brunette bombshell whose breakout role came in the 1941 western The Outlaw died at 89, just a few weeks after her health started to decline. Russell, who also costarred with Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, continued to sing and use her celebrity for charity work after her film career slowed down in the 1960s.
Gary Winick
The director of Letters to Juliet, Bride Wars and 13 Going on 30, died at age 49 following a long fight with brain cancer. As founder of InDigEnt, Winick produced 19 independent films over the last decade, including Ethan Hawke's Chelsea Walls, the Katie Holmes vehicle Pieces of April, Rebecca Miller's Personal Velocity and his own Sundance hit, Tadpole.
Justin Tennison
A year after saying goodbye to Phil Harris, the Deadliest Catch fleet has suffered another devastating loss. Tennison, a crew member on the Time Bandit, was found dead in a Homer, Alaska, motel room. He was only 33.
Len Lesser
Despite a lengthy career, the character actor will most likely be remembered for playing Jerry's Uncle Leo on Seinfeld. He was 88 when he died of complications from cancer-related pneumonia.
Kenneth Mars
The veteran film and TV actor, whose résumé included The Producers, Party of Five and The Little Mermaid (the voice of Ariel's father, King Triton), passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 75.
Betty Garrett
The versatile actress, who starred in such musicals as On The Town and Take Me Out to the Ballgame, passed away due to an aortic aneurysm. She was 91.
Maria Schneider
The French actress, best known for her work in the controversial 1972 X-rated film Last Tango in Paris opposite Marlon Brando, died after a long illness. She was 58.
John Barry
The Oscar-winning composer who scored several James Bond movies as well as movies like The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves passed away from a heart attack at the age of 77.
Jack LaLanne
The fitness guru whose name became synonymous with healthy living died from respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia. He was 96.
Charlie Louvin
The veteran singer, whose influence extended past country music and touched the likes of such artists as The Beatles, The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys, died at 83 from pancreatic cancer.
John Dye
The actor, who starred as the Angel of Death in the long-running CBS show Touched By an Angel, passed away at the age of 47 of supposed heart failure.
Peter Yates
The Oscar-nominated director behind such films as Bullitt, Breaking Away and Suspect died in London at the age of 81 following a long illness.