As 2019 comes to a close, here’s a look back on those we lost in 2019, from musicians and titans of industry to actors and politicians.
Dick Dale
ShareANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 14: Guitarist Dick Dale attends the 2010 NAMM Show - Day 1 at the Anaheim Convention Center on January 14, 2010 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images for NAMM)
Danny Aiello
ShareTORONTO - SEPTEMBER 09: Actor Danny Aiello poses for a portrait at the Toronto International Film Festival September 9, 2005 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
Beth Chapman
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 04: Beth Chapman attends the 2014 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 4, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Jessi Combs
ShareBEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 02: Co-host Jessi Combs speaks at the 'Overhaulin' discussion panel during the Discovery Networks/Velocity portion of the 2012 Summer Television Critics Association tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Grumpy Cat
ShareSAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Grumpy Cat appears at Lifetime's Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever event at Macy's Union Square on November 21, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for Civic Entertainment Group)
Diahann Carroll
ShareAmerican actress, singer and fashion model Diahann Carroll, UK, 18th January 1965. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cokie Roberts
ShareWASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 10: Journalist Cokie Roberts appears at the National Press Foundation's 26th annual awards dinner on February 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Charles Gibson of ABC News won this year's Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
Luke Perry
SharePromotional studio portrait of American actor Luke Perry from the television series, 'Beverly Hills, 90210,' 1994. (Photo by Fox Television/Courtesy of Getty Images)
Valerie Harper
SharePASADENA, CA - JANUARY 11: Actress Valerie Harper speaks onstage during the 'The Town That Came A-Courtin' ' panel discussion at the UP portion of the 2014 Winter Television Critics Association tour at the Langham Hotel on January 11, 2014 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Ric Ocasek
ShareCLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 14: Inductee Ric Ocasek of The Cars performs during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Eddie Money
ShareNEW YORK, NY - JUNE 07: Eddie Money performs during "FOX & Friends" All American Concert Series outside of FOX Studios on June 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Dr. John
ShareNASHVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 09: Dr. John (Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack) performs on Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday at City Winery Nashville on February 9, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for City Winery Nashville)
Marie Fredriksson of Roxette
ShareMADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 18: Marie Fredriksson of Roxette performs on stage at Palacio de Vistalegre on November 18, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
Rutger Hauer
ShareLOCARNO, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 16: (EDITOR NOTES this image has been processed in black and white version) Rutger Hauer attends the Palmares Photocall during 67th Locarno Film Festival August 16, 2014 in Locarno, Switzerland. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
“Captain” Daryl Dragon
ShareLAS VEGAS - JULY 27: "Captain" Daryl Dragon and his wife Toni Tennille of the music duo The Captain and Tennille, pose at the Video Software Dealers Association's annual home video convention at the Bellagio July 27, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They are promoting a Christmas album entitled "Saving Up Christmas" and a DVD box set that will each be released October 11, 2005. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Hal Blaine
ShareStudio musician/drummer Hal Blaine gives a thumbs up outside The Whiskey A Go-Go where singer Nancy Sinatra performed December 29, 2000 in Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Newsmakers)
Peter Fonda
ShareLONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Peter Fonda attends an 'Easy Rider' screening and Q&A session at The BFI Southbank on July 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Gloria Vanderbilt
ShareNEW YORK - APRIL 07: Socialite and artist Gloria Vanderbilt attends the The National Arts Club's Literary Committee Honoring Joyce Carol Oates held at The National Arts Club on April 7, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
Ginger Baker
ShareEnglish drummer Ginger Baker in London, a few days after the release of 'Elysian Encounter', Baker Gurvitz Army's second studio album, 7th January 1975. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
Ross Perot
ShareSACRAMENTO, CA - JULY 11: Former U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot testifies before a California Senate committee July 11, 2002 in Sacramento, California. A California Senate committee is investigating the state's energy crisis and any role played by Perot Systems as well as power suppliers. Perot denied that his consulting company showed power suppliers how to manipulate California's energy market to drive up wholesale prices. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Peggy Lipton
SharePromotional studio portrait of actors Michael Cole (L), Clarence Williams III and Peggy Lipton for the television series, 'The Mod Squad,' c. 1968. (Photo by ABC/Hulton Archive/Courtesy of Getty Images)
Robert Evans
ShareLOS ANGELES - MARCH 2: Producer Robert Evans accepts an award during the 14th Annual Producers Guild Awards at the Century Plaza Hotel on March 2, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. Evans was honored with the David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
“Mean” Gene Okerlund
ShareNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 15: Cast member Gene Okerlund attends the WWE screening of "Legends' House" at Smith & Wollensky on April 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for WWE)
Peter Tork
Share29th June 1967: American musician Peter Tork, a singer and bass guitarist with the manufactured pop group the Monkees, at a press conference in England. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Tim Conway
ShareLOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 05: Actor Tim Conway arrives at the Paley Center for Media and TV Land salute of "The Bob Newhart Show" at the Paley Center for Media on September 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Lee Iacocca
ShareBEVERLY HILLS , CA - OCTOBER 18: Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca attends the unveiling of the new Mercedes-Benz Maybach 57S at Mercedes Benz of Beverly Hills on October 18, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. The 605 HP V12 twin-turbo 57S sports a pricetag of $360,000 and is custom built to order with options like a champagne refrigerator and dual 9.5" flat screen monitors. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)
Toni Morrison
SharePARIS - NOVEMBER 04: US Author and Nobel Prize in literature winner Toni Morrison receives the Honor Medal of The City of Paris (Grand Vermeil) at Mairie de Paris on November 4, 2010 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
Pegi Young
ShareINDIO, CA - APRIL 24: Pegi Young & The Survivors perform onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Bob Einstein
ShareHOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 27: Bob Einstein arrives to the Premiere Of HBO's "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind" at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on June 27, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
