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George C. Scott, the masterful actor and director best known for
his portrayal of Gen. George S. Patton, died in September of an
aortic aneurysm. Scott's role in the 1970 film, "Patton," earned Rose Bird, 63, California chief justice
him the Oscar for best actor, an award he refused to accept
because of his belief that the Academy Awards were offensive
Harry Blackmun, 90, Supreme Court justice
and innately corrupt. Scott received two other Academy Award
nominations for best supporting actor in 1962 and for best actor
John Chafee, 77, U.S. Senator
in 1972, and also won an Emmy for his work in the 1 998
remake of "1 2 Angry Men," which aired on cable television.
Craig Claiborne, 79, food critic
Quentin Crisp, 90, writer

Susan Sterner/AP Allen Funt, 84, television host

Supplied by AP Catfish Hunter, 53, MLB Hall of Famer

Madeline Kahn, 57, actress

Gil Kane, 73, comic book artist

Hedy Lamarr, 86 , actress

Tom Landry, 75, N FL coach

Greg Moore, 24, race car driver
Clayton Moore, a.k.a. the Lone
Ranger, died in July of a heart "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz, 77,
attack at the age of 85. The masked died of colon cancer on Feb. 19, just Bobby Phills, 30, N BA star
hero of television and films became one day before his farewell comic strip
an American icon, racing on was to appear in Sunday newspapers. Abraham Polonsky, 88, screenwriter
horseback to the "W illia m Tell In his final daily strip, published in
Overture" and with his customary early January, Schulz thanked millions
Mario Puzo, 78, writer
cry of "Hi-Yo, Silve r!" Having been of fans all over the world for embracing
an acrobat before becoming an the comic strip he had penned for more
Bill Quackenbush, 77, N H L Hall of Famer
actor, Moore was also well-known than 50 years. At the end of its historic
for doing his own stunts on film. run, "Peanuts" appeared in 2,6 0 0
newspapers in 75 countries and 21 Christopher "Big Pun" Rios, 28, rapper
languages, making it the world's most
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Mel Torme, 73, jazz musician
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Walter Payton, the NFL's all-time rushing Basketball legend W ilt Chamberlain,
leader, died of cancer in November, just 10 63, died in October of an apparent
months after announcing he had a rare liver heart attack. Considered one of the
disease and would need a transplant to live. greatest centers to ever play the game,
Nicknamed "Sweetness" for his effortless Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962
running style and caring personality, the Hall remains as one of the most revered
of Fame running back set 10 all-time NFL records in all of sports. H is hall-of-fame
records, including most career rushing yards, career with the Philadelphia 76ers and
16,726, and most career carries at 3,838. Los Angeles Lakers also includes NBA
Payton's single-game mark of 275 rushing records for most rebounds in a game,
yards against Minnesota in 1 97 7 is a record 55, and for averaging over 50 points
many believe w ill never be broken. per game for an entire season.

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