1992

DAME JUDITH ANDERSON - January 3

Actress.
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JOSE FERRER - January 26

Cyrano.
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BERT PARKS - February 2

Miss America host.
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JOHN DEHNER - February 4

Actor.
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ALEX HALEY - February 10

Wrote Roots.
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DICK YORK - February 20

The first (and best) Darren on Bewitched.
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S. I. HAYAKAWA - February 27

Teacher, author and expert on semantics.
Also wore a goofy hat for no apparent reason.
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SANDY DENNIS - March 2

Actress in The Out Of Towners.
"Oh...my...god..."
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JOHN IRELAND - March 21

Actor in All The Kings Men.
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PAUL HENREID - March 29

Actor in Casablanca
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ISAAC ASIMOV - April 6

Writer of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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SAM KINISON - April 10

Loud, brash and rude standup comedian.
in other words, fantastic! "Oh-owww!"
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NEVILLE BRAND - April 16

Actor in The Untouchables TV series.
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BENNY HILL - April 20

Brilliant British comic, and star of the irreverent Benny Hill Show.
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MARLENE DIETRICH - May 6

Fabulous old school actress.
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LYLE ALZADO - May 14

Football dude who died after taking tons of steroids.
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LAWRENCE WELK - May 17

Popular bandleader of polka-inspired music.
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SKIP STEPHENSON - May 18

(Must have heard about Lawrence Welk the day before.)
Well-liked comic who co-hosted the variety show Real People.
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NANCY WALKER - May 25

The mom from Rhoda, which was a spinoff
of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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WILLIAM GAINES - June 3

Legendary publisher of MAD magazine, and
beloved manager of the usual gang of idiots.
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ROBERT MORLEY - June 3

(Same day as William Gaines.)
Actor in African Queen and Who Is
Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe?
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PETER ALLEN - June 18

Singer and piano player.
[C.O.D.: AIDS.]
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ERIC SEVAREID - July 9

TV newsman who just died.
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JEFF PORCARO - August 5

Some rock group dude.
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JOHN CAGE - August 12

Weird and wild music innovator.
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ANTHONY PERKINS - September 12

Star of Psycho, Tall Story and Fear Strikes Out.
[C.O.D.: AIDS.]
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DENHOLM ELLIOTT - October 6

Co-star of Trading Places.
[C.O.D.: AIDS.]
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SHIRLEY BOOTH - October 16

Star of the TV series Hazel.
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CLEAVON LITTLE - October 22

Star of Blazing Saddles.
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ROGER MILLER - October 25

Singer/songwriter, mainly known for King Of The Road.
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HAL ROACH - November 2

Comedy director who made Laurel and Hardy,
and the Little Rascals into household words.
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JACK KELLY - November 7

Actor who co-starred in Maverick and Flipper.
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CHUCK CONNORS - November 10

Star of The Rifleman.
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STERLING HOLLOWAY - November 22

Played professor types, and was the voice of Winnie The Pooh.
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VINCENT GARDENIA - December 9

Starred in films including Bang The Drum Slowly, Death Wish, and The Super.
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DANA ANDREWS - December 17

Starred in The Best Years Of Our Lives, and Laura.
[C.O.D.: Pneumonia. Age: 83.]
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