2017 may not have felt like the
constant barrage of surprising
notable deaths we endured in 2016,
but that doesn't mean we haven't
lost many beloved stars this year. We
were left mourning America's
sweetheart when Mary Tyler Moore
died in January, and one of the top
teen idols of the 1970s, David
Cassidy, took his final bow just last
month. In between, we said goodbye
to some of the architects of rock &
roll, influential comedians, bestselling
novelists, and more. Join us as we
take a look back at the most notable
deaths of 2017.
MUSIC:
Musicians occupied the headlines in
large numbers this year, including the
tragic, too-young death of Chris
Cornell, lead singer of iconic rock
bands Soundgarden and Audioslave.
His suicide was followed closely by
that of his close friend Chester
Bennington, front man for the
influential rap-rock group Linkin
Park.
Tom Petty was one of the top-selling
recording artists of all time, thanks
to easygoing singles like "Free Fallin'"
and "You Don't Know How It Feels."
Glen Campbell married country and
pop music in a decades-long career
spanning more than 60 albums. Gregg
Allman and Butch Trucks were
founders of the Allman Brothers
Band, carrying on the group's
country-rock legacy long after the
death of Allman's brother Duane;
both men died in 2017, just a few
months apart. Al Jarreau brought
jazzy cool to the airwaves; Troy
Gentry formed half of the award-
winning country duo Montgomery
Gentry; and Prodigy was half of the
East Coast hip-hop duo Mobb Deep.
No matter where their careers began
or what type of popular music they
played, they could all look back at
Chuck Berry and Fats Domino as vital
forerunners. The two, who also died
this year, were among the pioneering
musicians who, in the 1950s, combined
a musical melange of influences to
create the culture-changing force
that was rock & roll.
FILM & TV:
Spanning the acting and music worlds
was teen idol Cassidy, who got his
start on the groovy 1970s musical
sitcom "The Partridge Family" and
turned his T fame into a massive pop
career that kept him swarmed with
fans and admirers. Mary Tyler Moore
was no less beloved as she debuted as
a charming homemaker on "The Dick
Van Dyke Show" and grew into a
feminist icon as a single career girl
on her self-titled sitcom.
Bill Paxton made us jump in thrillers
like "Aliens" and "Twister" and laugh
in comedies like "Weird Science."
Martin Landau was one of classic
Hollywood's great character acotrs,
while Sam Shepard wore many hats,
from playwright to director to actor.
Roger Moore was suave as the
legendary James Bond; Adam West
was campy as the equally iconic
Batman. Joseph Wapner really was a
judge -- and he played one on TV,
too, as the original face of the long-
running courtroom reality show, "The
People's Court."
Barbara Hale was a favorite for
years on "Perry Mason," and Erin
Moran had similar longevity on
"Happy Days." Robert Guillaume of
"Benson" turned sitcom fame into
voice-acting triumph when he played
Rafiki in "The Lion King," while June
Foray boasted a long resume as the
voice performer behind numerous
beloved cartoon characters, from
Rocky the Flying Squirrel to Jokey
Smurf. Della Reese tugged at our
heartstrings in "Touched by an
Angel," while George Romero provoked
a much different emotion -- primal
fear -- with his hugely influential
zombie films.
And while British actor John Hurt
didn't always get to play the heroic
leading-man role, his long body of
intense work -- from "The Elephant
Man" to "I, Claudius" to "Alien" to
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" -- left some
calling him the greatest actor in the
world.
COMEDY
They made us laugh during their lives,
but emotions ran to sadness when
some of the most legendary
comedians of the 20th century died
in 2017. Don Rickles's insult comedy
might have stung all those years if we
weren't so busy laughing at his spot-
on takes. Dick Gregory was the first
black comedian to find widespread
fame with white and black audiences
alike, and he parlayed his fame into a
lifelong commitment to activism in
support of peace and civil rights. And
Jerry Lewis was a rubber-faced,
pratfalling legend, as beloved for his
support of the Muscular Dystrophy
Association as for his stand-up
routines and wacky films including the
original "The Nutty Professor."
constant barrage of surprising
notable deaths we endured in 2016,
but that doesn't mean we haven't
lost many beloved stars this year. We
were left mourning America's
sweetheart when Mary Tyler Moore
died in January, and one of the top
teen idols of the 1970s, David
Cassidy, took his final bow just last
month. In between, we said goodbye
to some of the architects of rock &
roll, influential comedians, bestselling
novelists, and more. Join us as we
take a look back at the most notable
deaths of 2017.
MUSIC:
Musicians occupied the headlines in
large numbers this year, including the
tragic, too-young death of Chris
Cornell, lead singer of iconic rock
bands Soundgarden and Audioslave.
His suicide was followed closely by
that of his close friend Chester
Bennington, front man for the
influential rap-rock group Linkin
Park.
Tom Petty was one of the top-selling
recording artists of all time, thanks
to easygoing singles like "Free Fallin'"
and "You Don't Know How It Feels."
Glen Campbell married country and
pop music in a decades-long career
spanning more than 60 albums. Gregg
Allman and Butch Trucks were
founders of the Allman Brothers
Band, carrying on the group's
country-rock legacy long after the
death of Allman's brother Duane;
both men died in 2017, just a few
months apart. Al Jarreau brought
jazzy cool to the airwaves; Troy
Gentry formed half of the award-
winning country duo Montgomery
Gentry; and Prodigy was half of the
East Coast hip-hop duo Mobb Deep.
No matter where their careers began
or what type of popular music they
played, they could all look back at
Chuck Berry and Fats Domino as vital
forerunners. The two, who also died
this year, were among the pioneering
musicians who, in the 1950s, combined
a musical melange of influences to
create the culture-changing force
that was rock & roll.
FILM & TV:
Spanning the acting and music worlds
was teen idol Cassidy, who got his
start on the groovy 1970s musical
sitcom "The Partridge Family" and
turned his T fame into a massive pop
career that kept him swarmed with
fans and admirers. Mary Tyler Moore
was no less beloved as she debuted as
a charming homemaker on "The Dick
Van Dyke Show" and grew into a
feminist icon as a single career girl
on her self-titled sitcom.
Bill Paxton made us jump in thrillers
like "Aliens" and "Twister" and laugh
in comedies like "Weird Science."
Martin Landau was one of classic
Hollywood's great character acotrs,
while Sam Shepard wore many hats,
from playwright to director to actor.
Roger Moore was suave as the
legendary James Bond; Adam West
was campy as the equally iconic
Batman. Joseph Wapner really was a
judge -- and he played one on TV,
too, as the original face of the long-
running courtroom reality show, "The
People's Court."
Barbara Hale was a favorite for
years on "Perry Mason," and Erin
Moran had similar longevity on
"Happy Days." Robert Guillaume of
"Benson" turned sitcom fame into
voice-acting triumph when he played
Rafiki in "The Lion King," while June
Foray boasted a long resume as the
voice performer behind numerous
beloved cartoon characters, from
Rocky the Flying Squirrel to Jokey
Smurf. Della Reese tugged at our
heartstrings in "Touched by an
Angel," while George Romero provoked
a much different emotion -- primal
fear -- with his hugely influential
zombie films.
And while British actor John Hurt
didn't always get to play the heroic
leading-man role, his long body of
intense work -- from "The Elephant
Man" to "I, Claudius" to "Alien" to
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" -- left some
calling him the greatest actor in the
world.
COMEDY
They made us laugh during their lives,
but emotions ran to sadness when
some of the most legendary
comedians of the 20th century died
in 2017. Don Rickles's insult comedy
might have stung all those years if we
weren't so busy laughing at his spot-
on takes. Dick Gregory was the first
black comedian to find widespread
fame with white and black audiences
alike, and he parlayed his fame into a
lifelong commitment to activism in
support of peace and civil rights. And
Jerry Lewis was a rubber-faced,
pratfalling legend, as beloved for his
support of the Muscular Dystrophy
Association as for his stand-up
routines and wacky films including the
original "The Nutty Professor."
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