“Hollywood Squares” host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98
Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.
2024 deaths
Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun dies at 86
Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86.
Shelley Duvall, star of “The Shining” and “Nashville,” dies at 75
Shelley Duvall, whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” has died. She was 75.
Joe Bonsall, member of “The Oak Ridge Boys” country music group, dies at 76
Joe Bonsall, a longtime member of the legendary country music group “The Oak Ridge Boys,” has died from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 76.
Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from “Fernwood Tonight” and “Roseanne,” dies at 80
Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died.
Actor Donald Sutherland dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88.
Jerry West, 3-time Basketball Hall of Fame selection and inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86
Jerry West, selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, has died.
Bill Walton, Hall of Fame basketball player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71
Bill Walton has died at the age of 71 after a long fight with cancer. He was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season and had many awards over his spectacular career,
Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
Dickey Betts, a co-founder of the legendary Allman Brothers band has died at 80.
Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants, dies at 92
Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, who has died at 92, had been at Busch Stadium on April 4 for the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener.
