A roll call of some of the notables who died in 2006. (Cause of death cited for younger people if available.)
Lou Rawls, 72.
Velvet-voiced singer of such hits as Love Is a Hurtin' Thing. Jan. 6.
Shelley Winters, 85. Outspoken, Oscar-winning star who graduated from bombshell parts to dramas (The Diary of Anne Frank). Jan.
14.
Wilson Pickett, 64. Fiery soul music pioneer (Mustang Sally).
Jan. 19.
Anthony Franciosa, 77.
Hollywood actor (A Face in the Crowd). Jan. 19.
Fayard Nicholas, 91. With brother Harold, he wowed the tap dancing world. Jan.
24.
Rabbi Yitzhak Kadouri, around 106. Influential leader of Kabbalah school of Jewish mystical thought.
Jan. 28.
Nam June Paik, 74.
Avant-garde artist credited with inventing video art. Jan. 29.
Wendy Wasserstein, 55. Playwright who celebrated women's lives (The Heidi Chronicles). Jan.
30. Lymphoma.
Coretta Scott King, 78.
Civil rights leader who carried on work of her martyred husband. Jan. 30.
Al Lewis, 82. Grandpa on The Munsters. Feb.
3.
Betty Friedan, 85. Her The Feminine Mystique helped shatter the cozy suburban ideal in postwar America.
Feb. 4.
Sir Freddie Laker, 83.
British entrepreneur who changed air travel with his low-cost Skytrain service. Feb. 9.
Dr. Norman Shumway, 83. Performed first successful heart transplant in U.
S. Feb. 10.
Peter Benchley, 65. Author of Jaws, novel made into blockbuster movie. Feb.
11.
Curt Gowdy, 86. Sportscaster, called 13 World Series, 16 All-Star games, first Super Bowl.
Feb. 20.
Dennis Weaver, 81.
Chester on Gunsmoke; the cop hero in McCloud. Feb. 24.
Don Knotts, 81. Won five Emmys for playing bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show. Feb.
24.
Darren McGavin, 83. Tough-talking actor, turkey-loving dad in A Christmas Story.
Feb. 25.
Otis Chandler, 78.
Turned family-owned Los Angeles Times into one of nation's most distinguished papers. Feb. 27.
Retired Brig. Gen. Robert L.
Scott, 97. World War II ace, wrote God Is My Co-Pilot. Feb.
27.
Dana Reeve, 44. Actress-singer, devoted herself to husband Christopher Reeve after he was paralyzed.
March 6. Lung cancer.
Kirby Puckett, 45.
Baseball Hall of Famer; carried Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles. March 6. Stroke.
Gordon Parks, 93. Life photographer, Hollywood's first major black director (Shaft). March 7.
Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, 75. Hockey Hall of Famer credited with inventing slap shot. March 11.
Slobodan Milosevic, 64. Former Yugoslav leader; accused of orchestrating conflict that killed 250,000 people. March 11.
Maureen Stapleton, 80. Oscar-winning actress who excelled on stage, screen, and television. March 13.
Oleg Cassini, 92. His designs helped make Jacqueline Kennedy most glamorous first lady in history. March 17.
Sarah Caldwell, 82. Hailed as first lady of opera for productions with Opera Company of Boston. March 23.
Buck Owens, 76. Flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped country music (Act Naturally). March 25.
Caspar Weinberger, 88. Consummate Cold Warrior; Reagan's defense secretary. March 28.
Gene Pitney, 66. Singer with a string of hits (Town Without Pity). April 5.
J.B. Fuqua, 87.
Tycoon who built Fuqua Industries. April 5.
June Pointer, 52.
Youngest of hitmaking Pointer Sisters. April 11. Cancer.
Scott Crossfield, 84. First to fly at twice the speed of sound. April 19.
Plane crash.
John Kenneth Galbraith, 97. Economist whose influence stretched from White House to Main Street.
April 29.
Louis Rukeyser 73. Public TV host known for common-sense commentary on business.
May 2.
Lillian Asplund, 99. Last Titanic survivor with memories of sinking.
May 6.
Floyd Patterson, 71. Boxing great; regained heavyweight title in 1960 in rematch.
May 11.
"Sonny" Montgomery, 85. Fifteen-term Mississippi congressman, pushed through modernized GI Bill.
May 12.
Katherine Dunham, 96. Choreographer who brought African influences to U.
S. dance. May 21.
Lloyd Bentsen, 85. Former Treasury secretary, Texas senator. May 23.
Billy Preston, 59. Singer-keyboardist (Nothing From Nothing); played with the Beatles. June 6.
Heart infection; kidney failure.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, 39. Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.
June 7. U.S.
air strike.
Aaron Spelling, 83. TV impresario whose shows (Beverly Hills 90210) were wildly popular.
June 23.
Patsy Ramsey, 49. Was thrust into spotlight by unsolved slaying of her daughter, JonBenet.
June 24. Cancer.
Kenneth Lay, 64.
Enron founder who tumbled into disgrace. July 5.
June Allyson, 88.
Hollywood movies' "perfect wife." July 8.
Red Buttons, 87.
Actor-comedian who won Oscar with a dramatic turn in Sayonara. July 13.
Mickey Spillane, 88.
Macho mystery writer who wowed millions of readers. July 17.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 90.
Soprano who won global acclaim. Aug. 3.
Susan Butcher, 51. Four-time Iditarod sled dog race winner. Aug.
5. Leukemia.
James A.
Van Allen, 91. Physicist, leader in space exploration. Aug.
9.
Mike Douglas, 81. Affable TV talk show host and singer.
Aug. 11.
Joe Rosenthal, 94.
Associated Press photojournalist who took picture of flag-raising on Iwo Jima. Aug. 20.
Glenn Ford, 90. Actor who played strong, thoughtful men (The Blackboard Jungle). Aug.
30.
Nellie Connally, 87. Former Texas first lady; was in President Kennedy's limousine when he was assassinated.
Sept. 1.
Bob Mathias, 75.
Two-time Olympic decathlon champion; California congressman. Sept. 2.
Steve Irwin, 44. Television's irrepressible Crocodile Hunter. Sept 4.
Sting ray attack.
Patty Berg, 88. Golf pioneer; won 15 major LPGA titles.
Sept. 10.
Ann Richards, 73.
Former Texas governor, flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to political celebrity. Sept. 13.
Oriana Fallaci, 76. Italian journalist noted for probing interviews with powerful people. Sept.
15.
Byron Nelson, 94. Golfer; his 11 straight tournament victories in 1945 stand as one of sports' most enduring records.
Sept. 26.
Gary C.
Comer, 78. Founded Lands' End clothing company. Oct.
4.
Dr. Mason Andrews, 87.
Delivered nation's first test-tube baby. Oct. 13.
Gerry Studds, 69. First openly gay member of Congress; homosexuality exposed during page scandal. Oct.
14.
Jane Wyatt, 96. One of TV's favorite moms (Father Knows Best).
Oct. 20.
Red Auerbach, 89.
Basketball Hall of Famer who guided Boston Celtics to 16 championships. Oct. 28.
William Styron, 81. Pulitzer-winning novelist (The Confessions of Nat Turner). Nov.
1.
Ed Bradley, 65. TV journalist who created a powerful body of work on 60 Minutes.
Nov. 9.
Jack Palance, 87.
Hollywood heavy (Shane) who turned to comedy, winning Oscar for City Slickers. Nov. 10.
Gerald Levert, 40. R B singer (Casanova). Nov.
10.
Milton Friedman, 94. Nobel-winning economist; advocated an unfettered free market.
Nov. 16.
Bo Schembechler, 77.
One of college football's great coaches, compiling 194-48-5 record at Michigan. Nov. 17.
Robert Altman, 81. Caustic Hollywood director. Nov.
20.
Betty Comden, 89. Her collaboration with Adolph Green produced Singin' in the Rain.
Nov. 23.
Anita O'Day, 87.
One of most respected 1940s jazz vocalists. Nov. 23.
Willie Pep, 84. Hall-of-fame boxer. Nov.
23.
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, 80.
U.S. ambassador to United Nations during Reagan administration.
Dec. 7.
Georgia Gibbs, 87.
Hitmaking 1950s singer (Kiss of Fire, Dance With Me, Henry). Dec. 9.
Gen. Augusto Pinochet, 91. Chilean leader who terrorized opponents, took power in bloody coup.
Dec. 10.
Peter Boyle, 71.
The curmudgeonly father on Everybody Loves Raymond. Dec. 12.
Lamar Hunt, 74. Owner of football's Kansas City Chiefs; coined term "Super Bowl." Dec.
13.
Ahmet Ertegun, 83. Founder of Atlantic Records; popularized Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin.
Dec. 14.
Joe Barbera, 95.
With Bill Hanna, created Yogi Bear, Tom and Jerry, other classic cartoon characters. Dec. 18.
A roll call of some of the notables who died in 2006. (Cause of death cited for younger people if available.
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