Another year has passed, and with it has passed some of the brightest talents of the last century. Herein is a list of some of the names that left us in 2008—but only in the flesh. Their legacies will live long into the future. Charisse’s gams, Hubbard‘s trumpet, Newman’s bravura, Ledger‘s passion; Pollack’s vision and Widmark’s gravitas are a part of our cultural fabric.
- Richard Widmark
- Cyd Charisse
- Paul Scofield
- Charlton Heston
- Sydney Pollack
- Dick Martin
- Harvey Korman
- Brad Renfro
- Suzanne Pleshette
- Heath Ledger
- Bo Diddley
- George Carlin
- Jo Stafford
- Estelle Getty
- Bernie Mac
- Isaac Hayes
- Jerry Reed
- Paul Newman
- Michael Chricton
- Paul Benedict
- Odetta
- Van Johnson
Harold Pinter - George Brecht
- Bettie Page
- Richard Wright
- Freddie Hubbard
- Eartha Kitt
- Paul Newman
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