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This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Harvey Henderson Wilcox (c. 1832 – March 19, 1891) was an American landowner who registered the name Hollywood for his estate west of the city of Los Angeles in 1887. [1] Hollywood became the center of the movie industry of the United States in the early 1910s.
William Richard "Billy" Wilkerson (September 29, 1890 – September 2, 1962) was the founder of The Hollywood Reporter, [1] a real estate developer in Las Vegas and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's. His series of columns known as "Billy's List" helped to initiate the red scare that led to the Hollywood blacklist. Wilkerson "discovered" Lana ...
The loss of a Hollywood great is never easy, but in certain cases, a star's passing comes long before it was their time to go. ... That was the case when Betty White died on New Year’s Eve 2021 ...
Johnny Ramone (1948–2004), musician and member of The Ramones [3] (his ashes were retained by his wife and, after her death, they will both be interred in the Ramone statue) [19] (aged 55) Virginia Rappe (1891–1921), [ 2 ] actress who died after a party thrown by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (aged 30)
Date of birth Date of death Cause of death Fame Age Sources Alexandre Levy: November 10, 1864: January 17, 1892: Not recorded Composer, pianist and conductor 27 years, 68 days [47] Louis Chauvin: March 13, 1881: March 26, 1908: Neurosyphilitic sclerosis: Ragtime musician 27 years, 13 days [47] Rupert Brooke: August 3, 1887: April 23, 1915 ...
It seemed like there was a collective gasp around the globe when the actor best known for his Emmy-winning work in "The Sopranos," died suddenly 10 years ago in Rome at the age of 51.
Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.