One a few months into the year, Hollywood has already said goodbye to numerous beloved names in film, television and music.
โSchittโs Creekโ star Catherine OโHara died in January, and February saw the deaths of TV stars James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane.
Film and TV fans were devastated by the loss of Robert Duvall, one of cinemaโs towering actors who starred in โThe Godfatherโ and โLonesome Dove.โ
In music, Deadheads everywhere were saddened by the loss of singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Weir, coming just two years after the loss of Phil Lesh.
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Bob Weir
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir, a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the San Francisco psychedelic bandโs many latter-day offshoots for more than half a century, died Jan. 10 after a long battle with cancer and lung issues.
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Catherine OโHara
Image Credit: Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures Catherine OโHara, the two-time Emmy-winning actor who starred in โHome Aloneโ and โBest in Showโ and had an impressive late-career renaissance in โSchittโs Creek,โ died Jan. 30 after a short illness.
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Demond Wilson
Image Credit: WireImage Demond Wilson, who co-starred with Redd Foxx on popular 1970s sitcom โSanford and Son,โ died Jan. 30 in Palm Springs. He was 79.
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Bud Cort
Image Credit: ยฉMGM/Courtesy Everett Collectio Bud Cort, who personified the role of Harold in the 1971 Hal Ashby classic โHarold and Maude,โ died Feb. 11 in Connecticut after a long illness. He was 77.
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James Van Der Beek
Image Credit: Getty Images James Van Der Beek, the actor known for playing Dawson Leery on โDawsonโs Creekโ and for numerous other TV and film roles, died Feb. 11. He was 48.
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Robert Duvall
Image Credit: Getty Images Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for โTender Merciesโ and was nominated for his roles in films including โThe Godfather,โ โApocalypse Now,โ and โThe Great Santini,โ died Feb. 15. He was 95.
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Frederick Wiseman
Image Credit: WireImage Frederick Wiseman, the prolific documentarian behind films like โTiticut Follies,โ โAt Berkeley,โ โNational Galleryโ and โEx Libris,โ died Feb. 16. He was 96 years old.
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Tom Noonan
Image Credit: Getty Tom Noonan, an actor and director whose imposing presence made him one of Hollywoodโs most memorable screen villains, died on Feb. 14. He was 74.
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Eric Dane
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Eric Dane, best known for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan (aka โMcSteamyโ) on โGreyโs Anatomyโ and as complicated father Cal Jacobs on โEuphoria,โ died Feb. 19, his family confirmed. He was 53.
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