Passed away aged 99

1. Eddie Albert

Actor | Roman Holiday

A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Eddie Albert was a circus trapeze flier before becoming a stage and radio actor. He made his film debut in 1938 and has worked steadily since, often cast as the friendly, good-natured buddy of the hero but occasionally being cast as a villain; one of his ...

2. Lillian Gish

Actress | The Night of the Hunter

Lillian Diana Gish was born on October 14, 1893, in Springfield, Ohio. Her father, James Lee Gish, was an alcoholic who caroused, was rarely at home, and left the family to, more or less, fend for themselves. To help make ends meet, Lillian, her sister Dorothy Gish, and their mother, Mary Gish, ...

3. Mary Wynn

Actress | The Power Divine

Mary Wynn was born on March 13, 1902 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Power Divine (1923), Shattered Idols (1922) and The Frame-Up (1923). She was married to Josef Rosenfeld. She died on December 22, 2001 in Calabasas, California, USA.

4. Ronald Neame

Producer | Great Expectations

A British filmmaker who, over the years, worked as assistant director, cinematographer, producer, writer and ultimately director, Ronald Neame was born on April 23, 1911. His father, Elwin Neame, was a film director and his mother, Ivy Close, was a film star. During the 1920s, he started working at...

5. Marie Osborne

Actress | Milady o' the Beanstalk

Marie Osborne was born on November 5, 1911 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Milady o' the Beanstalk (1918), Twin Kiddies (1917) and The Godfather Part II (1974). She was married to Murray F. Yeats and Frank J. Dempsey. She died on November 11, 2010 in San Clemente, California...

6. Mitch Miller

Soundtrack | The Longest Day

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and a classically trained oboist, Mitch Miller first entered the pop music scene in 1948 at Mercury Records, where he guided such acts as Vic Damone, Frankie Laine and Patti Page to success. In 1950 he was lured by Goddard Lieberson to Columbia Records as ...

7. Renée Saint-Cyr

Actress | Fusillé à l'aube

French actress Renée Saint-Cyr became synonymous with chic comedy and costumed drama, enjoying major success for nearly seven decades before her death after an attack of bronchitis at age 99. Over the years she equipped herself well opposite the established talents of Raymond Rouleau, Jules Berry, ...

8. Mary Carr

Actress | Lights of New York

American character actress famed for roles as mothers. Born in a Philadelphia suburb as Mary Kennevan, she became a schoolteacher, but soon gave it up for work as an actress in touring companies. She married actor William Carr and toured extensively with his company. After the turn of the century, ...

9. Ethel Kenyon

Actress | Branded

Ethel Kenyon was born on June 17, 1904 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Branded (1931), By Whose Hand? (1932) and June Moon (1931). She was married to Ernest Victor Heyn, Charles Butterworth and A. Edward Sutherland. She died on January 22, 2004 in New York City, New ...

10. Al Hirschfeld

Art_department | Fantasia 2000

Al Hirschfeld was born on June 21, 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Fantasia 2000 (1999), Heroes of Comedy (1995) and Rhapsody in Blue (2000). He was married to Louise Kerz, Dolly Haas and Florence Ruth Hobby. He died on January 20, 2003 in New York City, New York, USA.

11. Jack LeMaire

Actor | The Lawless Years

Actor, jazz musician and stand-up comedian Jack LeMaire, who got his start in vaudeville, died Oct. 18 in North Hollywood, Calif., of natural causes. He was 99.

LeMaire toured with Bob Hope and Johnny Grant doing stand-up for USO shows, ending each set with a song on his guitar. His passion for ...

12. Carl Barks

Writer | DuckTales

As the creator of 'Scrooge McDuck', Carl Barks did more than any other comic book artist to widen the popularity of Donald Duck, bringing in the process a vast array of memorable supporting characters into the Disney universe, among them Uncle Scrooge himself, Gladstone Gander, Gyro Gearloose (and ...

13. Carmen Dirigo

Make_up_department | Slave Girl

Chances are, if you saw a movie with one of the stars of the 1930s or 1940s, her hair was done by Carmen Dirigo, who passed away on July 25 in Van Nuys at the age of 99.

Dirigo, born Daisy Obradowits, was a prominent hair and wig stylist in Hollywood's Golden Age, working at the various studios and ...

14. Eve Arnold

Director | The World About Us

Eve Arnold was born on April 21, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a director and writer, known for The World About Us (1967), Behind the Veil (1973) and Love, Marilyn (2012). She was married to Arnold Arnold. She died on January 4, 2012 in London, England, UK.

15. Zita Kabátová

Actress | Zelary

Zita Kabátová was born on April 27, 1913 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Zelary (2003), Rozkosný príbeh (1937) and Manzelství na úver (1936). She was married to Jirí Zavrel and Ludvík Král. She died on May 27, 2012 ...

16. Vivian Tobin

Actress | The Sign of the Cross

Vivian Tobin was born on August 12, 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Sign of the Cross (1932), This Man Is Mine (1934) and The Jitters (1938). She was married to Karl O. Von Hagen. She died on August 6, 2002 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.

17. Norman Felton

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Norman Felton was born on April 29, 1913 in London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He was married to Aline Scotts. He died on June 25, 2012 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

18. Tatyana Eremeeva

Actress | Stakan vody

Tatyana Eremeeva was born on July 4, 1913 in Arkhangelsk, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Stakan vody (1957), Stranitsy zhizni (1948) and Volki i ovtsy (1953). She died on November 29, 2012 in Moscow, Russia.

19. Gabrielle Dorziat

Actress | Patricia

Gabrielle Dorziat was born on January 15, 1880 in Épernay, Marne, France. She was an actress, known for Patricia (1942), Samson (1936) and La fin du jour (1939). She was married to Michel de Zogheb. She died on November 30, 1979 in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

20. Denise Grey

Actress | La boum 2

Denise Grey was born on September 17, 1896 in Chatillon, Valle d'Aosta, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980) and Devil in the Flesh (1947). She was married to Charles Henri Dunkel. She died on January 13, 1996 in Paris, France.

21. Risë Stevens

Actress | Going My Way

One of the great voices of the Metropolitan Opera, New York-born mezzo-soprano Rise (pronounced REE-za) Stevens made her debut with the company in 1939 as Octavian in Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" in a tour performance in Philadelphia. Her other notable roles in 21 years with the company ...

22. André Saint-Clivier

Music_department | Marie-poupée

André Saint-Clivier was born on May 8, 1913 in France. He is known for Marie-poupée (1976), The Wild Child (1970) and Midi Trente (1972). He died on March 5, 2013 in Eure, France.

23. Ellaline Terriss

Actress | David Garrick

Ellaline Terriss was a leading musical comedy star in the late Victorian Era, throughout the Edwardian Era, and into the Modern Era. She was the daughter of one famous actor, William Terriss (born William Lewin, in 1847; murdered by a disgruntled actor, in 1897), and the wife of an even more famous...

24. Gilbert Taylor

Cinematographer | Star Wars

Gilbert Taylor was born on April 21, 1914 in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Flash Gordon (1980) and The Omen (1976). He was married to Dee Vaughan and Eileen Donnelly. He died on August 23, 2013 ...

25. K. Raghavan

Composer | Unniyarcha

K. Raghavan was born on December 2, 1913 in Thalassery, Malabar district, British India. He was a composer and producer, known for Unniyarcha (1961), Mamangam (1979) and Devadas (1989). He died on October 19, 2013.

26. Juanita Moore

Actress | Imitation of Life

African American actress Juanita Moore entered films in the early 1950s, a time in which few black people were given an opportunity to act in major studio films. Fortunately Moore's roles began improving as Hollywood developed a social consciousness toward the end of the decade. In 1959 she ...

27. Richard Coogan

Actor | Captain Video and His Video Rangers

Richard Coogan was born on April 4, 1914 in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949), Bronco (1958) and Girl on the Run (1953). He died on March 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

28. Gabrielle Dorziat

Actress | Patricia

Gabrielle Dorziat was born on January 15, 1880 in Épernay, Marne, France. She was an actress, known for Patricia (1942), Samson (1936) and La fin du jour (1939). She was married to Michel de Zogheb. She died on November 30, 1979 in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

29. Denise Grey

Actress | La boum 2

Denise Grey was born on September 17, 1896 in Chatillon, Valle d'Aosta, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980) and Devil in the Flesh (1947). She was married to Charles Henri Dunkel. She died on January 13, 1996 in Paris, France.

30. Vincent Sherman

Director | Affair in Trinidad

Vincent Sherman was born on July 16, 1906 in Vienna, Georgia, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Affair in Trinidad (1952), Counsellor at Law (1933) and All Through the Night (1942). He was married to Hedda Comoraw. He died on June 18, 2006 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

31. Maria von Trapp

Self | Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Maria von Trapp was born on September 28, 1914 in Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary. She died on February 18, 2014 in Stowe, Vermont, USA.

32. Shinichi Suzuki

Self | Great Grandfather's Drum