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Notable deaths of 2012

In this 1968 file photo originally released by United Artists, actor Ben Gazzara portrays Sgt. Angelo in a scene from 'The Bridge at Remagen.' Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Manhattan after being in hospice care with cancer. (AP Photo/United Artists, file)

In this 1968 file photo originally released by United Artists, actor Ben Gazzara portrays Sgt. Angelo in a scene from "The Bridge at Remagen." Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Manhattan after being in hospice care with cancer. (AP Photo/United Artists, file)

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  • Donna Summer died on Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was 63.
  • In this Aug. 5, 1985 file photo shows George “Goober” Lindsey, the jovial persona on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw.' Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober Pyle, died early Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 83. (AP Photo, File)
  • In this 1989 file photo originally provided by Capitol Records, members of the Beastie Boys, from left, from left, Adam Horovitz, known as Adrock, Michael Diamond, known as Mike D and Adam Yauch, known as MCA, are shown. Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper who co-founded the seminal hip-hop group, died, Friday, May 4, 2012, at age 47 after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. Also known as MCA, Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous salivary gland in 2009. (AP Photo/Capitol Records)
  • Former NFL star Junior Seau was found dead on May 2 of an apparent suicide.
  • FILE - In this undated file photo released by ABC, Dick Clark hosts the New Year's eve special from New York's Times Square. Clark, the television host who helped bring rock `n' roll into the mainstream on 'American Bandstand,' has died. He was 82. Spokesman Paul Shefrin says Clark died but did not provide further details. Clark had continued performing even after he suffered a stroke in 2004 that affected his ability to speak and walk. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik, File)
  • In this Oct. 28, 2006, file photo, musician Whitney Houston arrives at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Beverly Hills, Calif. Houston died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, she was 48. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
  • FILE - In a Jan. 28, 2010, file photo, Sarah Burke, of Canada, reacts after failing to place in the top-three finishers in the slopestyle skiing women's final at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain outside Aspen, Colo. Burke died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah. She was 29. Burke was injured Jan. 11 while training at a personal sponsor event at the Park City Mountain resort. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
  • Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson said Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, that Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has died. He was 57. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)
  • In this 1968 file photo originally released by United Artists, actor Ben Gazzara portrays Sgt. Angelo in a scene from 'The Bridge at Remagen.' Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Manhattan after being in hospice care with cancer. (AP Photo/United Artists, file)
  • FILE - In this March 4, 1971, file photo, heavyweight challenger Muhammad Ali, left, has fists taped by trainer Angelo Dundee in Miami Beach as Ali resumes his training for an upcoming title bout with champion Joe Frazier in Madison Square Garden. Dundee, the trainer who helped groom Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard into world champions and became one of boxing's most recognizable figures, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. He was 90. (AP Photo/Jim Kerlin, File)
  • FILE - In this Saturday, June 19, 2004, photo, Etta James & The Roots Band perform at the 26th annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The singer's manager says Etta James has died in Southern California. Lupe De Leon tells The Associated Press the singer died early Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 at Riverside Community Hospital. De Leon says the cause of death is complications of leukemia. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
  • - In this April 20, 1959, file photo, Don Carter poses with his bowling bowl at the American Bowling Congress Master's Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. The Professional Bowlers Association said Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, that Carter died at his home in Miami on Thursday night. He recently was hospitalized with pneumonia complicated by emphysema. He was 85.
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  • Charla Krupp, a popular author and commentator on fashion and beauty whose best-sellers included 'How Not to Look Old' and 'How to Never Look Fat Again' died at 58 in January 2012 in New York City.
  • In a 1995 file photo, producer Don Cornelius celebrates his 25th season of the syndicated music show 'Soul Train, in Los Angeles' Cornelius shot himself to death Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, police said. He was 75. (AP Photo, File)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Jan Berenstain works on art for a Berenstain Bears book in Solebury, Pa. Jan Berenstain, who with her husband Stan created the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died. Her son Mike Berenstain said she died Feb. 24, 2012. She was 88. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
  • Davy Jones, 66, died of a heart attack at his Florida home Feb. 29, 2012.
  • In this June 10, 2005 file photo, Earl Scruggs, performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Scruggs' son Gary said his father passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88. (AP Photo/Eric Parsons, File)
  • In this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, musician Levon Helm appears on the new 'Imus in the Morning' program at New York. Helm, who was in the final stages of his battle with cancer, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in New York. He was 71. He was a key member of The Band and lent his distinctive Southern voice to classics like 'The Weight' and 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.' (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
  • Thomas Austin 'Amarillo Slim' Preston Jr., a poker champion whose brash style, fast talking and love of the spotlight helped broaden the professional game's appeal and made him one of its most recognizable characters, has died. He was 83.
  • In this Sept. 6 2011 file photo, children's book author Maurice Sendak is photographed doing an interview at his home in Ridgefield, Conn. Sendak, author of the popular children's book 'Where the Wild Things Are,' died, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
  • Vidal Sassoon poses in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home, in 2003. Sassoon, whose 1960s styles included the bob, the Five-Point cut and the “Greek Goddess” died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at his home.
  • In this June 9, 2005, file photo, musician and former member of The Bee Gees Robin Gibb performs during a concert at Hong Kong's convention center. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62. (AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung, File)

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