Paul Walker-40
Paul Walker, the star of "The Fast and The Furious" franchise died in a car crash on the Saturday following Thanksgiving following a his attendance at a charity event. An LA native, Walker began his on screen career with some television roles in the '80s before segueing into film.
Mindy McCready- 37
Although only 37 at the time of her death, McCready had worked in the music industry for two decades and recorded five studio albums and had 12 songs on the Billboard country singles chart. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Roger Ebert- 70
Roger Ebert died following a long battle with cancer. A film critic, he won a Pullitzer in 1975 and "Ebert's television career began the year he won the Pulitzer, first on WTTW-TV, the Chicago PBS station, then nationwide on PBS and later on several commercial syndication services. Ebert and Siskel even trademarked the 'two thumbs up.'" (AP)
Paul Walker, the star of "The Fast and The Furious" franchise died in a car crash on the Saturday following Thanksgiving following a his attendance at a charity event. An LA native, Walker began his on screen career with some television roles in the '80s before segueing into film.
Mindy McCready- 37
Although only 37 at the time of her death, McCready had worked in the music industry for two decades and recorded five studio albums and had 12 songs on the Billboard country singles chart. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Roger Ebert- 70
Roger Ebert
died following a long battle with cancer. A film critic, he won a
Pullitzer in 1975 and "Ebert's television career began the year he won
the Pulitzer, first on WTTW-TV, the Chicago PBS station, then nationwide
on PBS and later on several commercial syndication services. Ebert and
Siskel even trademarked the 'two thumbs up.'" (AP)
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Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/notable-celebrity-deaths-of-2013#UOJFb3kjiq1Pd0KE.99
Roger Ebert died following a long battle with cancer. A film critic, he won a Pullitzer in 1975 and "Ebert's television career began the year he won the Pulitzer, first on WTTW-TV, the Chicago PBS station, then nationwide on PBS and later on several commercial syndication services. Ebert and Siskel even trademarked the 'two thumbs up.'" (AP)
Roger Ebert
died following a long battle with cancer. A film critic, he won a
Pullitzer in 1975 and "Ebert's television career began the year he won
the Pulitzer, first on WTTW-TV, the Chicago PBS station, then nationwide
on PBS and later on several commercial syndication services. Ebert and
Siskel even trademarked the 'two thumbs up.'" (AP)
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/notable-celebrity-deaths-of-2013#UOJFb3kjiq1Pd0KE.99
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/notable-celebrity-deaths-of-2013#UOJFb3kjiq1Pd0KE.99
Annette Funicello- 70
Rising to stardom from her time on "The Mickey Mouse Club" as a Mouseketeer in the 1950s, Annette Funicello passed away from complications related to her multiple sclerosis. "She wrote of her triumphs and struggles in her 1994 autobiography, 'A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes' — the title taken from a Disney song. In 1995, she appeared briefly in a television docudrama based on her book. And she spoke openly about the degenerative effects of MS."
George Jones- 81
George Jones, a country music superstar, passed away at the age of 81. "With one of the most golden voices of any genre, a clenched, precise, profoundly expressive baritone, Jones had No. 1 songs in five separate decades, 1950s to 1990s. He was idolized not just by fellow country artists, but by Frank Sinatra, Pete Townshend, Elvis Costello, James Taylor and countless others. 'If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones,' Waylon Jennings once sang."
James Gandolfini, 51
James Gandolfini, best known for his work as Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos" passed away at the age of 51 from a heart attack. At the time, he was vacationing in Italy. Over the course of his career, Gandolfini won a Golden Globe, three Emmys, three individual SAG Awards, and two ensemble SAG Awards. This year, following his death, he was nominated for a number of awards for his work on "Enough Said."
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