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68 The ‘X’ Zone’s Notable Deaths Of 2022

THE ‘X’ ZONE’S

NOTABLE DEATHS OF

2022

JANUARY 2022

- Louie Anderson, 68, Genial comic and
actor.
- Meat Loaf, 74, “Bat Out of Hell”

singer and actor.
- Ronnie Spector, 78, Lead singer of the
Ronettes.
- Michael Lang, 77, Force behind the
Woodstock festival.
- Beatrice Mintz, 100, Groundbreaking
cancer researcher.
- Dwayne Hickman, 87, TV’s lovelorn
Dobie Gillis.

- Bob Saget, 65, Comic who starred in
"Full House".
- Sidney Poitier, 94, Hollywood’s first
- Alan Ladd Jr., 84, Hitmaking film and “Field of Dreams”.
Black matinee idol.
executive. - Robert J. Vlasic, 96, Nation’s biggest
- Richard Leakey, 77, Paleo-
pickle purveyor.
anthropologist and fossil hunter
APRIL 2022 - Vangelis, 79, Composer best known for
“Chariots of Fire”.
FEBRUARY 2022
- David Birney, 83, Star of TV’s - Ben Roy Mottelson, 95, Nobel winner
“Bridget Loves Bernie”. for work on the shape of atoms.
- Joni James, 91, Heartfelt chanteuse of
- Naomi Judd, 76, Half of a Grammy- - Fred Ward, 79, Star of “The Right
the 1950s.
winning mother-daughter duo. Stuff” and “Henry and June”.
- Duvall Hecht, 91, Founder of Books
- Guy Lafleur, 70, Dynamic star of the - Leonid Kravchuk, 88, First president
on Tape.
Montreal Canadiens. of an independent Ukraine.
- David Boggs, 71, Co-inventor of
- Ursula Bellugi, 91, Pioneer in the - Mickey Gilley, 86,Country star whose
ethernet.
world of sign language. club inspired “Urban Cowboy”.
- Sally Kellerman, 84, Oscar-nominated
- Robert Morse, 90, Impish Tony- - Régine, 92, Proprietor of the world’s
“MASH” actress
winning comedy star. first discotheque.
- Dr. Paul Farmer, 62, Pioneer of global
- Art Rupe, 104, Record executive who
health.
made R&B mainstream. JUNE 2022
- Dr. Herbert Benson, 86, Researcher
- Liz Sheridan, 93, Jerry’s mother on
into the power of mind over body.
“Seinfeld”. - Bruce Katz, 75, Pioneer of the walking
- Ian McDonald, 75, Musician in the
- Sidney Altman, 82, Nobel-winner shoe.
bands King Crimson and Foreigner.
behind a breakthrough in genetics. - Sonny Barger, 83, Charismatic face of
- Ivan Reitman, 75, Director of
- Mimi Reinhard, 107, Typist of the Hells Angels.
“Ghostbusters”.
Schindler's list. - Leonardo Del Vecchio, 87,
- Gilbert Gottfried, 67, Comedian with a Multibillionaire who transformed
MARCH 2022
distinctive voice. eyewear.
- Arthur D. Riggs, 82, Biochemist - Ken Knowlton, 91, A father of
- Paul Herman, 76, Mainstay of gangster
inventor of artificial insulin. computer art and animation.
movies.
- Nehemiah Persoff, 102, Actor with a - Philip Baker Hall, 90, Actor familiar as
- Martin Pope, 103, Chemist whose
familiar face (and voice). authority figures.
research lit up electronic screens.
- Bobby Rydell, 79, Teenage idol with - Jim Seals, 79, Half of a popular 1970s
- Taylor Hawkins, 50, Foo Fighters’
enduring appeal. soft-rock duo.
drummer
- Estelle Harris, 93, George’s mother on - Ann Turner Cook, 95, The bona fide
- Stephen Wilhite, 74, Creator of the
“Seinfeld”. Gerber baby.
GIF.
-William Hurt, 71, Oscar winning
MAY 2022 (Continued on Page 84)
leading man of the 1980s.
- Dr. Donald Pinkel, 95, Developer of a
- James Rado, 90, Co-creator of the THE ‘X’ ZONE RADIO/TV SHOW
cure for childhood leukemia.
musical “Hair”. with
- Emilio Delgado, 81, Luis on “Sesame ROB McCONNELL
- Ronnie Hawkins, 87, Rockabilly road
Street” for four decades. Exclusively On
warrior.
- Tim Considine, 81, Young star of “My www.XZBN.net
- Ray Liotta, 67, Star of “Goodfellas” and SimulTV CH-54
Three Sons”.