Green Tea l In Memoriam

2009 l 2010

Andrew Koenig

(August 17, 1968 - February 25, 2010)

L.A.-born actor has died in Vancouver at age 41.

Alexander Haig

(December 2, 1924 - February 20, 2010)

Philadelphia-born, retired US Army general, former US Secretary of State and former White House Chief of Staff has died at a hospital in Baltimore at age 85.

Alexander McQueen

(March 16, 1969 - February 11, 2010)

London-born fashion designer has died at his home in London at age 40.

John Murtha

(June 17, 1932 - February 8, 2010)

West Virginia-born politician has died at a hospital in Virginia at age 77.

J.D. Salinger

(January 1, 1919 - January 27, 2010)

Manhattan-born author has died at his home in New Hampshire at age 91.

Howard Zinn

(August 24, 1922 - January 27, 2010)

Brooklyn-born historian and professor has died in Santa Monica at age 87.

James Mitchell

(February 29, 1920 - January 22, 2010)

Sacramento-born actor has died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 89.

Jean Simmons

(January 31, 1929 - January 22, 2010)

London-born actress has died at her home in Santa Monica at age 80.

Teddy Pendergrass

(March 26, 1950 - January 13, 2010)

Philadelphia-born soul singer and writer has died in Philadelphia at age 59.

Eunice Johnson

(April 4, 1916 - January 3, 2010)

Alabama-born founder and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair has died at her home in Chicago at age 93.

Percy Sutton

(November 24, 1920 - December 26, 2009)

Texas-born lawyer and civil-rights activist has died in New York at age 89.

Brittany Murphy

(November 10, 1977 - December 20, 2009)

Atlanta-born actress has died in Los Angeles, California at age 32.

Arnold Stang

(September 28, 1918 - December 20, 2009)

New York-born actor has died in Newton, Massachusetts at age 91.

Alaina Reed Hall

(November 10, 1946 - December 17, 2009)

Ohio-born actress has died in Santa Monica, California at age 63.

Jennifer Jones

(March 2, 1919 - December 17, 2009)

Oklahoma-born, Oscar-winning actress has died at her home in Malibu, California at age 90.

Chris Henry

(May 17, 1983- December 17, 2009)

Louisiana-born, American football player has died in Charlotte, North Carolina at age 26.

Oral Roberts

(January 24, 1918 - December 15, 2009)

Oklahoma-born evangelist has died in Newport Beach, California at age 91.

Paul Samuelson

(May 15, 1915 - December 13, 2009)

Nobel laureate economist has died at his home in Belton, Massachusetts at age 94.

Richard Todd

(June 11, 1919 - December 3, 2009)

Irish-born British actor and star of Hasty Heart and Stage Fright has died at his home in Lincolnshire, England at age 90.

Eric Woolfson

(March 18, 1945 - December 2, 2009)

Scottish singer-songwriter and co-founder of The Alan Parsons Project has died at age 64.

Bernard Birnbaum

(October 18, 1920 - November 26, 2009)

Brooklyn-born, Emmy-award winning news producer at CBShas died in New York at age 89.

Al Alberts

(August 10, 1922 - November 27, 2009)

Pennsylvania-born singer and television personality of Al Alberts Showcase has died in Arcadia, Florida at age 87.

Jeanne-Claude

(June 13, 1935 - November 18, 2009)

Casablanca-born artist and partner of Christo, jointly famous for The Gates of Central Park, among other dynamic "wrapping" installations, has died in New York at age 74.

Ken Ober

(July 3, 1957 - November 15, 2009)

Massachusettes-born actor and game show host of MTV'sRemote Control has died at his home in Santa Monica, California at age 52.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

(November 28, 1908 - October 31, 2009)

The Brussels-born "father of modern anthropology", renowned ethnologist and founder of the 1950's structuralist school of thought, has died at age 100.

Soupy Sales

(January 8, 1926 - October 22, 2009)

North Carolina-born comedian and personality of prime time TV's longest running game show, What's My Line?, has died at a hospice in The Bronx at age 83.

Vic Mizzy

(January 9, 1916 - October 17, 2009)

Brooklyn-born composer of the Addams Family and Green Acres themes has died at his home in Los Angeles at age 93.

Irving Penn

(December 16, 1917 - October 7, 2009)

The long-time Vogue fashion photographer who was born in New Jersey has died at his home in Manhattan at age 92.

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