Celebrity death toll update

[Big Mo]

David Foster Wallace
Why you may know him: One of the modern instant classicists, best known for his novel Infinite Jest. He was also a usage wonk.
Date: September 12, 2008
Age: 46
Cause of death: Suicide by hanging

[Big Mo]

Not Abe Vigoda

[SEAN]

Paul Newman
Why you may know him: Exodus, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Date: September 26, 2008
Age: 83
Cause of death: Cancer

(Edit:The date was also wrong.)

[Big Mo]

The paper today said cancer.

[Big Mo]

Levi Stubbs
Why you may know him: Lead singer of the Four Tops.
Date: October 17, 2008
Age: 72
Cause of death: Unspecified illness

[Nachdiddlyacho]

Michael Crichton
Why you may know him: Only the most badass author ever.
Date: November 4, 2008
Age: 66
Cause of death: "after a courageous and private battle against cancer"

[Big Mo]

Tony Hillerman
Why you may know him: He redefined the mystery novel game by writing about Navajo cops instead of gritty big-city PIs.
Date: October 26, 2008
Age: 83
Cause of death: Pulmonary failure

[HeadWench]

Bettie Page
Why you may know him: THE pin-up/bondage queen. (Apparently, Mo and I are the only people who have heard of her in our office.)
Date: December 11, 2008
Age: 85
Cause of death: Heart Attack

[Big Mo]

Ricardo Montalban
Why you may know him: Primarily as Fantasy Island's Mr. Roarke, but he had plenty of roles.
Date: January 14, 2009
Age: 88
Cause of death: Ernesto

[Big Mo]

Fukio Mitsuji(unconfirmed)
Why you may know him: Lead programmer behind Bubble Bobble
Date: December 11, 2008
Age: Unknown
Cause of death: Heart attack

[Big Mo]

Kay Yow
Why you may know her: Longtime NC State women's basketball coach
Date: January 24, 2009
Age: 66
Cause of death: Breast cancer

[Big Mo]

John Updike
Why you may know him: Pulitzer-winning author, most famous for the Rabbit series and also The Witches of Eastwick.
Date: January 27, 2009
Age: 76
Cause of death: Lung cancer

[Big Mo]

Paul Harvey
Why you may know him: Longtime radio broadcaster with a very unusual delivery style.
Date: February 28, 2009
Age: 90
Cause of death: Hurricane Ernesto
And now you know: The rest of the story.

[Big Mo]

Louie Bellson
Why you may know him: Uber-famous jazz drummer who played with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie, among others.
Date: February 14, 2009
Age: 84
Cause of death: Complications from Parkinson's coupled with inability to recover from a broken hip

[Big Mo]

Natasha Richardson
Why you may know her: British actor with a famous family who herself was very talented. Mostly you probably remember her from Disney movies, such as 101 Dalmatians and The Parent Trap.
Date: March 18, 2009
Age: 45
Cause of death: Head trauma/brain injury from a fall while skiing

[Big Mo]

Nick Adenhart
Why you may know him: Rookie pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels.
Date: April 9, 2009
Age: 22
Cause of death: Killed in a car crash by a drunk driver

[Big Mo]

Mark Fidrych
Why you may know him: "The Bird" was an eccentric yet effective (at first) pitcher for the Tigers in the '70s.
Date: April 13, 2009
Age: 54
Cause of death: Crushed by a truck on his farm

[Nachdiddlyacho]

I can't post the whole thing cause I'm on my phone, but Bea Arthur died at 86. Boo.

[Big Mo]

Dom DeLuise
Why you may know him: Famous actor and chef was a staple of Mel Brooks movies.
Date: May 4, 2009
Age: 75
Cause of death: "After a long illness." (Read: obese and old.)

[Big Mo]

Chuck Daly
Why you may know him: Legendary basketball coach won two titles with the Pistons and a gold medal with the Dream Team.
Date: May 9, 2009
Age: 78
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer

[Jo]

Dom DiMaggio
Why you may know him: Boston Red Sox baseball player, brother of Joe
Date: May 8, 2009
Age: 92
Cause of death: Pneumonia

[Big Mo]

Wayman Tisdale
Why you may know him: Long-time professional basketball player who became a jazz musician.
Date: May 15, 2009
Age: 44
Cause of death: Cancer

[Big Mo]

Wayne Allwine
Why you may know him: Provided the voice for Mickey Mouse for over 30 years.
Date: May 18, 2009
Age: 62
Cause of death: Complications from diabetes

[Big Mo]

Millvina Dean
Why you may know her: The last living survivor of the Titanic.
Date: May 31, 2009
Age: 97
Cause of death: ICEBERG!

[Big Mo]

David Carradine
Why you may know him: Kung Fu, Kill Bill, and other similar roles that call for a creepy mystic type.
Date: June 4, 2009
Age: 72
Cause of death: Hanging