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more about #odetta more comments → Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve: God, I should not be reading this when I'm already on a downer. For some on that list, I just find myself thinking "Damnit, WHY?"... more » Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Del fucking Martin was one rad, rad lady. I hope Phyllis L. is doing okay, wherever she is. more » Jamie Sommers: Did you know that Cyd Charisse was only 5'6"? I read that in a tribute in EW and was astonished. With those legs, I thought she'd be at least 5'10". R... more » Plum-Pie: Also, Odetta: (That profile! Those earrings! I'll miss her voice too.) more » Plum-Pie: " I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Gove... more » Jack_Burton: RIP Stan Winston... more » samethingwedoeverynightpinky: I think I had instituted a mental block against remembering that half of these people were dead. Now I remember, and I am sad. more » NefariousNewt: We know they are not coming homeAnd we care not one bitWe keep their fire in our heartsAnd we keep their candles litThey let us share their worldAnd s... more » emilyanne: Other than the incomporable Studs Terkel, I would like to say that I also miss Conor Cruise O'Brien and for different reasons Brad Renfro, who I felt ... more » pinkyBella: Heath's death was certainly the hardest for me. He was always at the top of my celebrity crush list and had been since I was in high school. It's craz... more » NefariousNewt: Such a wide-ranging list, touching so many areas of life. It's always sad to think of them as gone, but for the memories we have of them and the indel... more » Eleanor Ramilly: David Foster Wallace, my heart broke for you. more » Majrhoulihan: And oh man, where's Studs Terkel? more » katekate is squared: Oh, Paul. more » Majrhoulihan: Tim Russert. That's the one that really gets me for some reason. more » -
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People We'll Miss In 2009
Newsweek has a roundup of famous people who died in 2008 — here are some of the ones we'll miss the most, along with a few additions from our archives.
