Celebrity Death Trend 2009
by Gives a list of celebrities who passed away so far in the year of 2009.
For many of us, entertainment is our life. Whether it be television, movies, sports, or radio. We spend multiple hours of our life watching or listening to other people. Our thirst for entertainment is what keeps us going. As many of you know this year has been a memorable one, with many loses in the entertainment world. Here’s a look at some of the lives that were lost in 2009. May they rest in peace as they will always be in our memories.
- Ricardo Montalban at age 88 —- January 14th. Played Khan in Star Trek.
- Bob May at age 69—-January 18th. Played the robot from Lost in Space.
- James Whitmore at age 87—- February 6th. Actor. Starred in the Shawshank Redemption, and The Relic.
- Clarence Swensen at age 91 —-February 26th. Played a munchkin from The Wizard of Oz.
- Marquis Cooper at age 26 —- March 1st. Professional football player for Oakland Raiders.
- Corey Smith at age 29 —- March 1st. Professional football player for Detroit Lions.
- Horton Foote at age 92 —-March 4th. Novelist and screenwriter.
- Lou Perryman at age 67 —-April 2nd. Actor with roles in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Poltergeist.
- Beatrice Arthur at age 86 —-April 25th. One of the Golden Girls.
- Buddy Rose at age 56 —-April 28th. Professional Wrestler nicknamed “Playboy”
- Dom Deluise at age 75 —-May 4th. Actor with roles in Space Balls, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and History of the World pt. 1
- BJ Flores at age 30 —-May 5th. Professional Boxer.
- Micky Carroll at age 89 —-May 7th. Played a munchkin from the Wizard of Oz.
- Wayne Allwine at age 62 —-May 18th. The voice of Mickey Mouse since 1977.
- Ed McMahon at age 86 —-June 23rd. Sidekick of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.
- Farrah Fawcett at age 62 —-June 25th. Actress and former Playboy model.
- Michael Jackson at age 50 —-June 25th. King of pop music.
- Steve McNair at age 36 —-July 4th. Professional football player for the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens.
- Walter Cronkite at age 92 —-July 17th. American broadcast journalist.
- John Hughes at age 59 —-August 6th. Director and wrtier of The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, and Ferris Beuller’s Day Off.
- Johnny Carter at age 75 —-August 21st. R&B singer also in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
- Patrick Swayze at age 57 —-September 14th. Actor starring in Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Point Break, and Road House.
- Mary Travers at age 72 —-September 16th. Member of the musical group Peter, Paul, and Mary.
Although there are still some months left to come, these are only about half the actual number of deaths so far. We have hopes that we not will not lose anymore of our idols, but this trend seems to be unstoppable.
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Post CommentTheresa Johnson
On September 20, 2009 at 1:29 pm
pretty good piece.. you did forget a few other celebrities though.. June 3 david carradine- actor played in Kung FU series; wrestler Andrew “test” Martin died March 13,2009; billy powell keyboardist of lynard skynard died January 28. there have been too many deaths this year… I definately agree this is going to be a memorable year…
Peter Cimino
On September 20, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Good list…it really puts things in perspective.
Dena McCusker
On September 20, 2009 at 4:05 pm
theresacall: yes… i did not list every death, if you read the bottom i do say that this is actually only about half of the deaths so far…
Joie Schmidt
On September 20, 2009 at 4:18 pm
It’s truly tragic – - don’t know what’s going on – it seems like more this year than ever before…
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
Tanya Wallace
On September 20, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Great write Dena! I was just thinking the other day how many celebraties have died this year so this sure was a timely write as well!
Tim P Stavert
On September 21, 2009 at 8:15 am
May they all rest in peace and be fondly remembered for the entertainment they gave.
Tim
Joe Dorish
On September 23, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Some are pretty old but of a lot them died young.
Michael Jackson Defense Team
On October 7, 2009 at 3:59 am
Michael Jackson should b remembered the most. Not only did he give us and shared his talent and love for music and dance, he also gave alot of love to others. He was a very gentle, kind, warm-hearted and left alot of legacy. He donated alot, actually the most than any other celebrity has- over $500 million, helped a little kid no older than 2 get a liver 2 live, helped many people overcome their diseases which some people misused and accused him-Jordan Chandler & Gavin Arvizo. It was said that Gavin only had 2 weeks 2 live and his last wish was that he wanted to meet MJ. MJ called & invited him over 2 Neverland and then in 2003 Gavin accused him of sexually abusing him!! And guess WHAT? Gavin’s still living. It’s a miracle but i’m sure that 99% of was bcoz of MJ.
Don’t worry dough coz MJ’s in heaven now teaching the angels how to moonwalk and zombie dance and conduction the choirs up above.
Those who don’t like MJ, I’m not forcing u 2 like him but if u think he was a bad man, he’s not.
U need a lesson. MJ was an angel You are not alone.” Not anymore. I believe you are now, the angel in heaven you sought so hard to be here on earth.
Michael was so misunderstood, vilified, and beat upon. There was so much mockery and hatred of you, for only one reason. You”re goodness; your luminosity into the beautiful heart you believed could be in every man. You had such generosity, and tried so hard to teach others, to look into the soul; and to not judge based on color, creed or class.
R.I.P. Mike
xoxoxoxoxoxo