Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
Kathy Pinna Nat King Cole died in 1965 at the age of 45. His daughter, Natalie, died 50 years later at the age of 65. Both were wonderful singers.
Rita Hayworth
AncientFaces Rita Hayworth died in 1987, at age 68, due to Alzheimer's disease. During her 40 years in show business, she was known as "The Love Goddess."
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Kathy Pinna They lived in houses next to each other (in the same compound) for the past 2 decades. They died within one day of each other in December 2016. And they are buried next to each other at Forest Lawn.
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
Kathy Pinna An icon, Judy Garland died in 1969 at the age of 47. Mickey Rooney kept going - dying in 2014 at the age of 93.
Joan Crawford
Kathy Pinna Born in 1904 - 1906 (an exact year is not known), Joan Crawford was best known as an Oscar winning actress but she was also a great businesswoman.
David Bowie
Kathy Pinna David Bowie died at the age of 69. He was a singer, songwriter, and actor for over 50 years, becoming one of the best selling music artists.
Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers
Kathy Pinna They both made us laugh. Johnny died in 2005 at the age of 79. Joan died in 2014 at the age of 81.
Fred and Adele Astaire
AncientFaces Fred Astaire began show business with his sister in a dance act. He went on to be one of the most famous dancers, singers, and actors of all time. He died in 1988 after spending 77 years in show business.
Josephine Baker
Kathy Pinna Born in 1906, Josephine Baker was a world famous singer and dancer who moved to France because of racism in the United States (which limited her career). She died in 1975 at the age of 68.
Marilyn Monroe
Kathy Pinna Although she died at the young age of 36 in 1962, MM is one of the most famous actresses of all time. She appeared in 29 films and was married 3 times, most famously to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller.
Mae West
Kathy Pinna For over 7 decades, Mae West was an actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol. (Yes, a sex symbol - well into her 80's!) Born in 1893, she began entertaining at the age of 5.
Katharine Hepburn
Kathy Pinna Born in 1907, Katharine Hepburn lived to be 96 - she died in 2003. Her mother was a suffragette and her father was a physician. She was outspoken and lived by her own rules. She was also an amazing actress!
Groucho Marx
Daniel Pinna One of the Marx Brothers, who began their careers in vaudeville in 1905, Groucho also had a successful solo career. He died in 1977 at the age of 86.
Ginger Rogers
Kathy Pinna Often a partner of Fred Astaire in movies, Ginger Rogers was born in 1911 and began her career in vaudeville. Actress, singer, and dancer, she died in 1995 at the age of 83.
Greta Garbo
AncientFaces "I want to be left alone" - and she was, after voluntarily ending her movie career in 1941. She died in NYC in 1990 at the age of 84.
B.B. King
Kathy Pinna A singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, B. B. King is an American treasure. He entertained us for over 67 years, until his death in 2015.
Bonanza
Daniel Pinna While the Cartwright family has been gone for years, they still live on in television every day. Did you know that "Pa" was really only 13 years older than "Adam"?
James Garner
Kathy Pinna On our televisions for over 50 years, in movies and on stage, James Garner was a truly nice human being and this came across in his characters. He died in 2014 at the age of 86.
Andy and Opie
Kathy Pinna Opie (Ron Howard), of course, is still entertaining us - now as a director. But sadly, Andy (Andy Griffith) died in 2012 at the age of 86.
Audrey Hepburn
Kathy Pinna Born in 1929 in Belgium, Audrey Hepburn was the daughter of a British consul and Dutch baroness. While her movie work as an actress is memorable, she is equally remembered for her humanitarian work.
Patty Duke
Kathy Pinna Patty Duke won an Oscar at age of 16 and went on to have a successful acting career for over 60 years before dying at the age of 69.
Florence Henderson
Kathy Pinna While she is best known today as the mother on The Brady Bunch, Florence began her career in musical comedy. Before dying at age 82, she spent 62 years in show business.
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