Deaths for the week ending 14 December 2019:
Sunday, 8 December 2019
Rene Auberjonois, actor (Clayton Endicott III on "Benson"), of lung cancer, 79.
Caroll Spinney, actor/puppeteer (Big Bird on "Sesame Street"), after a long illness, 85.
Juice Wrld, r.n. Jarad Higgins, rap performer ("Lucid Dreams"), of an overdose of oxycodone and codeine, 21.
Monday, 9 December 2019
Francisco Estrada, major leaguer (New York Mets), 71.
Marie Fredriksson, pop singer (Roxette), of a brain tumor, 61.
Chuck Heberling, NFL football referee, 94.
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Philip McKeon, actor (Tommy Hyatt on "Alice"), after a long illness, 55.
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
David Bellamy, naturalist/conservationist, 86.
Chris Cotton, comedian ("Every Damn Day" on Comedy Central), of a blood clot and enlarged heart, 32.
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Danny Aiello, actor (Do the Right Thing), after a brief illness, 86.
Vaughan Johnson, NFL football player (New Orleans Saints), of kidney disease, 57.
Jack Scott, rock and roll singer ("My True Love"), 83.
Friday, 13 December 2019
Roy Loney, rock singer and guitarist (Flamin' Groovies), cause not reported, 73.
Sheila Mercier, actress (Annie Sugden on "Emmerdale"), 100.
Saturday, 14 December 2019
Randy Colley, pro wrestler, cause not reported, 69.
Anna Karina, actress (French), of cancer, 79.