Celebrities who died in 2008 part 1

headcheese Published 07/20/2009

famous people who have passed, there are actually alot more but I added the ones most people have heard of

1.
Heath Ledger - actor 1/22/08 drug overdose
2.
Alexander Courage - composer (Star Trek Theme) 5/18/08 natural causes
3.
Allan Melvin - actor and cartoon voice (Alice's boyfriend on Brady Bunch) 1/17/08 cancer
4.
Anthony Minghella - director (the Talented Mr. Ripley) 3/18/08 hemorrhage following surgery
5.
Arthur C. Clarke - writer (2001: A Space Odyssey) 3/18/08 respiratory complications and heart failure
6.
Bernie Mac - actor and comedian 8/9/08 pneumonia
7.
Bettie Page - model 12/12/08 heart failure
8.
Bo Diddley - musician 6/2/08 heart failure
9.
Brad Renfro - actor (the Client, Apt Pupil) 1/15/08 drug overdose
10.
Charlton Heston - actor 4/5/08 alzheimer`s disease
11.
Dorian Leigh - the World's first Supermodel 7/7/08 alzheimer`s disease
12.
Earle Hagen - composer (co-writer for the theme to The Andy Griffith Show and the whistler) 5/26/08 natural causes
13.
Eartha Kitt - actress (Catwoman) 12/25/08 colon cancer
14.
Edmund Hillary - professional climber (one of the first two people to successfully climb Mt. Everest) 1/11/08 heart failure
15.
Estelle Getty - actress 7/22/08 dementia
16.
Gary Hart - professional wrestler 3/16/08 heart attack
17.
George Carlin - comedian 6/22/08 heart failure
18.
Gidget Gein - bassist (marilyn manson, the spooky kids) 10/8/08 drug overdose
19.
Heather Stohler - model (Calvin Klein) 5/11/08 apartment fire

1.
Heath Ledger - actor 1/22/08 drug overdose
2.
Alexander Courage - composer (Star Trek Theme) 5/18/08 natural causes
3.
Allan Melvin - actor and cartoon voice (Alice's boyfriend on Brady Bunch) 1/17/08 cancer
4.
Anthony Minghella - director (the Talented Mr. Ripley) 3/18/08 hemorrhage following surgery
5.
Arthur C. Clarke - writer (2001: A Space Odyssey) 3/18/08 respiratory complications and heart failure
6.
Bernie Mac - actor and comedian 8/9/08 pneumonia
7.
Bettie Page - model 12/12/08 heart failure
8.
Bo Diddley - musician 6/2/08 heart failure
9.
Brad Renfro - actor (the Client, Apt Pupil) 1/15/08 drug overdose
10.
Charlton Heston - actor 4/5/08 alzheimer`s disease
11.
Dorian Leigh - the World's first Supermodel 7/7/08 alzheimer`s disease
12.
Earle Hagen - composer (co-writer for the theme to The Andy Griffith Show and the whistler) 5/26/08 natural causes
13.
Eartha Kitt - actress (Catwoman) 12/25/08 colon cancer
14.
Edmund Hillary - professional climber (one of the first two people to successfully climb Mt. Everest) 1/11/08 heart failure
15.
Estelle Getty - actress 7/22/08 dementia
16.
Gary Hart - professional wrestler 3/16/08 heart attack
17.
George Carlin - comedian 6/22/08 heart failure
18.
Gidget Gein - bassist (marilyn manson, the spooky kids) 10/8/08 drug overdose
19.
Heather Stohler - model (Calvin Klein) 5/11/08 apartment fire