Random Celebrity Deaths of 2011 (65 items)

(#19) Tim Hetherington
- Dec. at 40 (1970-2011)
4/20/2011: Conflict photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya's third-largest city, Misurata, during his coverage of the Libya conflict. He is known for directing and producing the film "Restrepo" as well as photographing (and raising the visibility of) major world conflicts in Liberia and Afghanistan Darfur.
(#7) Anne Francis
- Dec. at 80 (1930-2011)
1/3/11: Best known for her roles in the 1950s science-fiction film "Forbidden Planet" and the 1960s television series âHoney West,â died on complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 80.
(#16) Warren Christopher
- Dec. at 85 (1925-2011)
3/18/11:
(#21) Ryan Dunn
- Dec. at 34 (1977-2011)
6/20/11 Ryan Dunn, one of the regular stuntmen/daredevils on the popular MTV show and following films "Jackass" died during a stunt involving a motor vehicle, leaving the vehicle decimated and seemingly melted.
(#60) Bil Keane
- Dec. at 89 (1922-2011)
11/8/11: Creator of the long running newspaper comic "Family Circus", Bil Keane passed at the age of 89.
(#17) Sidney Lumet
- Dec. at 86 (1924-2011)
4/09/2011: Sidney Lumet was one of the greatest American film directors of all time. He made over 50 films in his career, including 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). He earned an Academy award for directing for every one of those films. His last film was Before the Devil Knows Your Dead (2007).