 | Three's Company - Season One
Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $2.72 Funnyman John Ritter, Sept 11, from an undetected heart defect. Although he had gone on to many more film & TV roles, he's probably still best remembered as lovable Jack Tripper on this 70s sitcom.
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 | Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter by Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
Buy used from: $3.00 "The Man in Black," legendary country singer Johnny Cash, passed the day after Ritter, from diabetes complications. It was also only months after the death of his wife, June Carter Cash. He was 71.
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 | The NeverEnding Story II - The Next Chapter
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $0.01 Talented young actor Jonathan Brandis, sadly of suicide at just 27. I remember him best from Seaquest DSV [ASIN: B000BR9SA0], but this is another of his early starring roles.
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 | The Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits: The Record by Bee Gees
Buy used from: $8.89 Musician/composer Maurice Gibb, from heart attack at age 53. Twin of Robin & brother of Barry, who together formed R&R Hall of Fame trio The BeeGees.
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 | The Honeymooners - Classic 39 Episodes
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $16.99 Art Carney, most reknown for his portrayal of sidekick Ed Norton on the classic television serial "The Honeymooners," passed in November.
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 | The Ultimate Bob Hope Collection
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $7.47 Nothing more to say that hasn't already been said: Good will ambassador & all-around entertainer Bob Hope, in July, just past 100 years old.
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 | Either/Or by Elliott Smith
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.00 Indie-fave & Oscar-nominated (for Good Will Hunting) singer/songwriter Elliott Smith died in October, from apparent suicide; he was 34.
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 | On the Waterfront (Special Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $10.35 Director Elia Kazan won several Oscars, including one for On the Waterfront, and directed other noted films such as A Streetcar Named Desire and East of Eden. He died of natural causes at age 94.
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 | The Very Best of Robert Palmer by Robert Palmer
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $7.68 Music man Robert Palmer, well-known as a solo artist & also briefly as part of The Power Station, died of a heart attack in September at age 54.
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 | Hoosiers
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $2.40 Westerns character actor Sheb Wooley played on series "Rawhide" for a few years & was also responsible for some novelty tunes such as "Purple People Eater." He died of leukemia, age 82.
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 | Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.65 Another popular character actor, Jack Elam used his unusual appearance (an immobile eye injured in childhood) to great effect playing the heavy or the comic sidekick in westerns. He passed in October.
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 | Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $8.00 Actor Donald O' Connor, 78, died of heart failure in September. Singin' in the Rain with Gene Kelly was one of his best-known and best-loved works.
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 | Looking Forward Looking Back by Slim Dusty
Buy new: $44.99 / Used from: $15.80 Australian folk & country music icon Slim Dusty died Sept. 19th of kidney cancer.
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 | The Philadelphia Story
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.91 Actress Katharine Hepburn, an Academy Award record-holder for both nominations & wins. She was 96.
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 | Fred Rogers - America's Favorite Neighbor
Buy used from: $16.77 Fred Rogers, famous face of the long-running PBS children's program, passed in February, from stomach cancer.
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 | The Soul & The Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck by Johnny Paycheck
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $4.28 Blue-collar singer Johnny Paycheck was known for his run-ins with the law as well as his "working class country" tunes like "Take This Job & Shove It." He died in February at age 64.
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 | Unsolved Mysteries: Strange Legends
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $19.99 Later known for hosting the "Unsolved Mysteries" television series, Robert Stack also enjoyed a lengthy acting career which included the 80s comedy Airplane! He died of a heart attack in May.
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 | A Legend in My Time by Don Gibson
Buy new: $23.99 / Used from: $11.98 Early country singer/songwriter Don Gibson was famous for hits like "Oh Lonesome Me," "I Can't Stop Loving You," & "Sweet Dreams." The Country Music Hall of Famer died in Nashville, fittingly, at 75.
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 | Maid for Each Other
Buy used from: $0.72 Nell Carter is best remembered for her roles in sitcoms such as "Gimme a Break!" and "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper." She passed in January from diabetes complications.
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 | Genius: Best of Warren Zevon by Warren Zevon
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $4.98 Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon's colorful career in music included "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" and "Werewolves of London." He died of lung cancer in September.
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 | Michael Kamen's Opus by Michael Kamen
Buy used from: $5.63 Prolific composer Michael Kamen scored or conducted for more than 100 film & tv projects, among them Mr. Holland's Opus, the Die Hard series, and "Band of Brothers" mini-series. He was 55.
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 | David Brinkley: A Memoir by David Brinkley
Buy used from: $0.01 Television reporter David Brinkley covered news of the world for decades, adding his own sardonic humor & dry wit. He died in June of natural causes, at age 83.
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 | The Best of Plimpton by George Plimpton
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.60 Another eminent journalist, author, & humorist, George Plimpton died of natural causes in September. He was a frequent contributing editor to Sports Illustrated magazine & founder of the Paris Review.
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 | Anthology by Nina Simone
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $15.31 Jazz vocalist Nina Simone was known for soulful recordings such as "I Put a Spell on You" and Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy." She passed in April at age 70.
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 | To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $10.00 Hollywood legend Gregory Peck (here in his Oscar-winning role for To Kill a Mockingbird) died in June of natural causes. He was 87.
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