They Died In 2010

2nd Dec 1924 - 20th Feb 2010, US Army General, White House Chief of Staff (1973-74), NATO Supreme Commander ( 1974-79), Secretary of State (1981-82)

17th Jul 1912- 26th May 2010, he was famous for interviewing children on "Kids say the darndest things"

9th Oct 1915 -- 12th Oct 2010, American author of women's fiction

16th Oct 1923 - 19th Jan 2010, Scottish, he was know as the 'Voice of rugby'

Hall of Fame, age 92

1st Jun 1933 - 10th Feb 2010, Texas born congressman, a former Democratic U.S. Representative, he is best known for initiating American involvement in the Soviet war in Afghanistan

23rd Dec 1971 - 10th Mar 2010, Canadian actor and teen idol, he best known for starring in the comedy/horror film 'The Lost Boys' (1987)

One of the greatest dramatic coloratura sopranos of all time; Australian, age 83

2nd Jun 1924-30th May 2010, New Zealander, she was best known for her roles in "Prisoner" and "The Flying Doctors"

17th May 1936 - 29th May 2010, Wild man of the cinema who proved his talents time and again

31st Oct - 14th Feb 2010, Welsh, many of his novels centred around horse racing, early in his career he had been a jockey, winning over 350 races

25th May 1939 - 10th Apr 2010, American, best know for her role in TV series Designing Women

21st Dec 1925 - 17th May 2010, was an All-American Girls professional Baseball League player, played for Rockford Peaches (1943-1951,1953).

16th Aug 1924 - 18th Mar 2010, American film & tv actor, best known for his roles in Davy Crockett for Disney and the tv series Daniel Boone

8th Feb 1968 - 28th May 2010, best known for "Different Strokes" comedy series

31st Jul 1918 - 16th May 2010, jazz pianist, also a bandleader and composer

Polish, November 12, age 76

18th Jun 1920 - 5th Feb 2010, was an English film, stage, tv & radio actor who made a career of sending up the British upper classes

C.1957 -- 7th Oct 2010, New Zealander, also a record producer and songwriter, a founder member of Th' Dudes, also was a solo artist the name Tex Pistol

16th May 1965 - 25th May 2010, played 7 season in the NFL, Miami Dolphins(1988-1993) & New York Giants(1994)

1st Jan 1919 - 27th Jan 2010, American, the initials stand for Jerome David, known for his 1951 novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'

31st Jan 1929 - 22nd Jan 2010, English born actress, she moved to Hollywood in 1950 and went on to become one of Hollywoods leading ladies, she won an Emmy Award for her role in "The Thorn Birds' in the 1980's

20th Sep 1927 - 6th Feb 2010, was an English born clarinetist, jazz composer & saxophonist, he had collaborated with the likes of Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie & Ella Fitzgerald over the years and wrote the original theme tune for 'The Avengers' (1961)

29th Jan 1918 - 15th Apr 2010, American, he was known for his roles as Charlie (the voice) on Charlies Angels (1976-81), Bachelor Father (1957-62) and Dynasty (1981-89)

16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010, Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, playwright and journalist. Made a Nobel Laureate in October 1998

30th Sep 1972 - 23rd May 2010, Pitcher. Played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)

8th Nov 1912 - 28th Mar 2010, a Canadian born American actress, dancer, writer & theatre director

6th Feb 1946 - 18th Jan 2010, a Canadian folk singer/songwriter, was one half of a sisterly folk duo who found fame in the 1970's with mournful ballads

9th Feb 1922 - 17th Feb 2010, American, was also an operatic soprano singer

20th Jun 1917 - 9th May 2010, American, was a nightclub singer who would have become a major Hollywood star were it not for the prejudices and paranoia of 1940s and 1950s America

February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010. Nielsen's lead roles in the films Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure came long before he considered a turn to comedy. His deadpan delivery as a doctor in 1980's Airplane! marked a turning point in Nielsen's career, one that would make him, in the words of film critic Roger Ebert, "the Olivier of spoofs." Nielsen appeared in over 100 films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying over 220 characters

10th Jun 1926 - 19th Feb 2010, English, also a screenwriter & film director, he played the father of Dick Van Dyke in the film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

American novelist, 92

8th Mar 1943 - 2nd May 2010, English, a member of acting dynasty and star of stage and screen, nominated for 2 Oscars

18th Aug 1953-6th Jun 2010, American, played bass in family music group the "Isley Brothers, he was inducted along with his brothers in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992

Canadian contralto, 79

7th Nov 1934 – 18th Oct 2010, Welsh international footballer and Tottenham Hotspur star, was part of the Welsh side to take Wales through to the 1958 World Cup quarter finals against Brazil in Sweden

23rd Jul 1913 - 3rd Mar 2010, was a British labour politician, he was a member of Parliament 1945-1955 and 1960-1992 and Leader of Opposition 1980-1983, he was keen supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Test pilot and first woman to fly a B-29

27th Jul 1948 - 5th oct 2010, Irish, he played for Ireland and British & Irish Lions

8th Apr 1972 - 24th May, played bass with heavy metal band Slipknot

8th Feb 1969 - 31st Jan 2010, New Zealand born singer/songwriter, is best known for the hit song of 1995 'How Bizarre', was a no.1 hit in Australia & New Zealand

18th may 1928 - 24th Jan 2010, American stage, movie, tv actor and singer, he was known for playing Adam cartwright in the Western series 'Bonanza' (1959-1965) & as 'Trapper' John McIntyre in the MASH spin-off hospital drama Trapper John, MD (1979-1986)

18th Mar 1926 - 14th Mar 2010, American film & tv actor, he is best known as Jim Phelps in the tv series Mission Impossible (1967-1973), his brother is James Arness who played Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke

19th Dec 1956 - 9th Feb 2010, American, was captain of the Cornelia Marie which is featured on Discovery Channel TV series 'Deadliest Catch'

Pen-name of Jean-Pierre Angremy, diplomat, novelist and essayist

American, age 69

17th Sep 1932 - 18th Jan 2010, American, he was man behind the Spenser: For Hire books and TV series

16th Aug 1930 - 24th Mar 2010, American, he was known for his role in tv's adventure comedy I Spy (1965-1968), alongside Bill Cosby

3rd Apr 1927 - 8th Feb 2010, American actor, stuntman and director, he played Joe on TV series 'The High Chaparral'

10th Jul 1942 - 16th May 2010, Rock god who fronted Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, renowned for popularising the "Devils Horns" hand gesture that was to become heavy metal's signature salute

19th Dec 1916 - 5th Oct 2010, English film & tv director

21st Feb 1934-3rd Jun 2010, American, known for her role in TV series "Golden Girls" playing Blanche Devereaux

American operatic soprano, 79

Classical music conductor; Australian, age 84

4th Feb 1915 - 4th Oct 2010, English, also a singer-songwriter and comedian

4th Feb 1915 - 4th Oct 2010, English, also a singer-songwriter and actor

World Series winner with the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers

5th Feb 1941 - 30th Sept 2010, American, also a producer, novelist & actor, he created "The Rockford Files", "The A-Team" and "21 Jump Street" among others

Secretary of the Interior. American, (1961-1969); natural causes, age 90

26th Mar 1950 - 13th Jan 2010, American, was a R & B/soul singer & songwriter

Advisor to John F. Kennedy

1st Oct 1927 - 19th Oct 2010, American actor, best known for being in Happy Days and Father Dowling Mysteries

3rd Jun 1925 - 29th Sept 2010, American fil actor, starring in "Sweet Smell of Success"(1957), "The Defiant Ones"(1958) and "Some Like It Hot"(1959) among others

Only person to have survived both Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; stomach cancer