RIP 2020: Who We Lost in June
Vera Lynn 1917–2020 BRITISH SINGER OF THE WWII HIT “WE’LL MEET AGAIN”
It’s not a nice thing to think about, that it took a war to
you know, get my career going
But I suppose that’s life. You can’t control anything like that
and the songs I sang and the way I sang them I suppose suited the situation at that time
We’ll meet again Don’t know where, don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day
Carl Reiner 1922–2020 LEGENDARY COMEDY WRITER, DIRECTOR, AND PERFORMER
HE CREATED “THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW” AND DIRECTED “THE JERK”
And I realized when I started writing was in the war
I wrote, I was married and I wrote letters to my wife every day, and once I wrote her 17 letters I had the ability to put words on paper and entertain her
Not just with the news of the court, but I think that was the beginning of it
Ian Holm 1931–2020 BRITISH ACTOR PLAYED BILBO IN “LORD OF THE RINGS”
HIS MANY ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCES INCLUDE “ALIEN” AND “CHARIOTS OF FIRE”
I find sort of leading men parts—not that I ever get to play them, I’m too short
but they’re rather bland you know and they're sort of...
So I’ve always preferred from Richard III on, I’ve always preferred baddies
Bonnie Pointer 1950–2020 FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE POINTER SISTERS
SHE HAD A SOLO HIT WITH “HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU”
Jimmy Capps 1939–2020 LONGTIME GRAND OLE OPRY GUITARIST
HE PLAYED ON RECORDS BY THE OAK RIDGE BOYS, GEORGE JONES, AND MANY OTHERS
Wes Unseld 1946–2020 HALL OF FAME WASHINGTON BULLETS CENTER
HE WON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND MVP IN 1969
Steve Priest 1948–2020 BASSIST AND VOCALIST FOR THE ROCK BAND SWEET
THEIR ‘70S GLAM HITS INCLUDE “BALLROOM BLITZ”
Linda Cristal 1931–2020 ACTRESS STARRED IN “THE HIGH CHAPARRAL”
SHE WON A GOLDEN GLOBE FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN “THE PERFECT FURLOUGH”
Jean Kennedy Smith 1928–2020 LAST SURVIVING KENNEDY SIBLING
AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND SHE HELPED BROKER PEACE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Kurt Thomas 1956–2020 FIRST U.S. MALE GYMNAST TO WIN GOLD AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
HE LATER STARRED IN THE CULT CLASSIC “GYMKATA”
Chris Trousdale 1985–2020 MEMBER OF BOY BAND DREAM STREET
Jas Waters 1980–2020 TV WRITER FOR “THIS IS US” AND “KIDDING”
Pat Dye 1939–2020 4-TIME SEC CHAMPION AUBURN FOOTBALL COACH
Mary Pat Gleason 1950–2020 “GUIDING LIGHT” ACTRESS AND WRITER
Angela Madsen 1960–2020 PARALYMPIC ROWER & FIRST DISABLED WOMAN TO CROSS ATLANTIC SOLO
Johnny Majors 1935–2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH LED PITTSBURGH TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1976
Tyrone Proctor 1953–2020 “SOUL TRAIN” DANCER PIONEERED WAACKING DANCE STYLE
Vicki Wood 1919–2020 RECORD-SETTING WOMAN NASCAR DRIVER
Joel Schumacher 1939–2020 DIRECTOR OF TWO “BATMAN” MOVIES AND “THE LOST BOYS”