In memoriam: The stars who died in 2014
As the year comes to a close, we pay tribute to some of the notable figures who died in 2014 from the world of arts and entertainment, from Lauren Bacall and Shirley Temple to Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
A farewell to the actors, musicians and artists we lost this year
As another year comes to a close, we're paying tribute to some of the notable figures who died in 2014 from the world of arts and entertainment.
From Lauren Bacall and Shirley Temple to Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hollywood lost a number of famous faces in 2014.
The deaths of legends like Maya Angelou and Gabriel García Márquez left holes in the literary world, while the passing of iconic Canadian writer Farley Mowat made a particular impact here at home.
We take another look at the sights and sounds of the stars we lost this year in the video above.
Read an incomplete list of their names here:
- Phil Everly, American musician
- Pete Seeger, American folk singer
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor
- Shirley Temple, child star and U.S. diplomat
- Sid Caesar, classic TV funnyman
- Harold Ramis, actor, writer and director
- David Brenner, stand-up comedian
- L'Wren Scott, fashion designer
- Dave Brockie, Ottawa-born frontman of heavy metal band GWAR
- Maria von Trapp, last surviving member of the original Trapp Family Singers
- Mickey Rooney, legendary American entertainer
- Peaches Geldof, model and socialite
- Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian author and Nobel laureate
- Bob Hoskins, British actor
- Farley Mowat, iconic Canadian author and environmentalist
- Maya Angelou, celebrated American poet, author and civil rights activist
- Ann B. Davis, actor
- Ruby Dee, acclaimed American actor and civil rights activist
- Casey Kasem, American disc jockey
- Eli Wallach, prolific American character actor
- Tommy Ramone, punk rocker
- Elaine Stritch, legendary Broadway performer
- James Garner, actor
- Lauren Bacall, Hollywood screen star
- Joan Rivers, trail-blazing New York comedian
- Jan Hooks, comedic actor
- Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer
- Mike Nichols, American film director
- Joe Cocker, British blues rock singer