Random Celebrity Deaths of 2011 (65 items)

(#1) Amy Winehouse
- Dec. at 27 (1983-2011)
7/23/11: The very talented, but often troubled U.K. pop star was found dead Saturday in her London home. The cause of death has not been released, but she was only 27 years old.
(#13) Jack LaLanne
- Dec. at 96 (1914-2011)
1/23/11: Fitness guru. Brought the idea of living a healthy lifestyle into people's homes with the Jack Lalanne show. One of the first mainstream advocates of women's fitness. He was 96.
(#60) Bil Keane
- Dec. at 89 (1922-2011)
11/8/11: Creator of the long running newspaper comic "Family Circus", Bil Keane passed at the age of 89.
(#19) Tim Hetherington
- Dec. at 40 (1970-2011)
4/20/2011: Conflict photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya's third-largest city, Misurata, during his coverage of the Libya conflict. He is known for directing and producing the film "Restrepo" as well as photographing (and raising the visibility of) major world conflicts in Liberia and Afghanistan Darfur.
(#43) Clarence Clemons
- Dec. at 69 (1942-2011)
June 18th, AKA the Big Man, Clemeons was the saxophonist in the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's back up band. He died of complications from a stroke.
Bruce Springsteen's statement: "Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within him a love of people that made them love him. He created a wondrous and extended family. He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage. His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly forty years. He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band." -- From the blog The Music's Over
(#61) Anne McCaffrey
- Dec. at 85 (1926-2011)
11/21/11: Notable author of such Science Fiction book series as "Dragonriders of Pern" , Anne McCaffrey, died from complications due to a stroke. She was 84.