We Remember 2009

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AFTRA honors our members and friends who died in 2009.
Click on the "We Remember" names below for an extended obituary.

We Remember Bea Arthur

We Remember Walter Cronkite

We Remember Dom DeLuise

We Remember Farrah Fawcett

We Remember Charles "Stocker" Fontelieu

We Remember Don Hewitt

We Remember Michael Jackson

We Remember Harry Kalas

We Remember Ed McMahon

We Remember Les Paul

We Remember Natasha Richardson

We Remember Kenneth Roberts

We Remember Ron Silver

We Remember Joe Slattery

We Remember Patrick Swayze

We Remember Mary Travers

We Remember Nat Wright

We Remember Connie Zimet

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In Memoriam

James "The Rev" Sullivan • Recording Artist • Feb. 10, 1981 - Dec. 28, 2009

George Michael • Sportscaster • March 24, 1939 - Dec. 24, 2009

Jim Clarke • Newsperson • 1934 - Dec. 21, 2009

Brittany Murphy • Actor • Nov. 10, 1977 - Dec. 20, 2009

Connie Hines • Actor • March 21, 1931 - Dec 20, 2009

Arnold Stang • Actor • Sept. 28, 1918 - Dec. 20, 2009

Edit Diaz • Actor • Oct. 23, 1949 - Dec, 19, 2009

Alaina Reed-Amini • Actor • Nov. 10, 1946 - Dec. 17, 2009

Conard Fowkes • Actor • Jan. 4, 1933 - Dec. 14, 2009 

Charles Davis • Actor • Aug. 31, 1925 - Dec. 12, 2009

Dan Barton • Actor • 1921 - Dec. 13, 2009

Gene Barry • Actor •  June 14, 1919 - Dec. 9, 2009

Mark Ritts • Actor •  June 16, 1946 - Dec 7, 2009

Jan Leighton • Actor • Dec. 27, 1921 - Nov. 16, 2009

Dennis Cole • Actor • July, 19, 1940 - Nov. 15, 2009

Edward Woodward  • Actor • June 1, 1930 - Nov. 16, 2009

Ken Ober • Actor • July 3, 1957- Nov. 15, 2009

Jack Kissell • Actor • Sept. 24, 1930 - Nov. 12, 2009

Rod Van Hook • Sportscaster • July 31, 1948 - Nov 7, 2009

Joe Maross • Actor • Feb. 7, 1923 - Nov. 7, 2009

Carl Ballentine • Actor • Sept. 27, 1917 - Nov. 3, 2009

Lou Jacobi • Actor • Dec. 28, 1913 - Oct. 23, 2009

Soupy Sales • Actor • Jan. 8, 1926-Oct. 22, 2009 

Mike Mearian • Actor

Albertine Robinson • Singer

Vivian Farrar-Hernon • Newsperson • 1930 - 2009

Francisco Rivela  • Announcer • Sept. 29, 2009

Captain Lou Albano  • Actor • July 29, 1933 - Oct. 14, 2009

Al Martino • Singer • Oct. 7, 1927 - Oct. 2, 2009

Andy Park • Newsperson • - Sept. 25 2009

Mimi Weddell • Actress • Feb. 14, 1915 - Sept 24, 2009

Henry Gibson • Actor • Nov. 21, 1935 - Sept. 14, 2009

Paul Burke • Actor • July 21, 1926 - Sept. 13, 2009

Larry Gelbart • Actor/Writer • 1928 - Sept. 11, 2009

Kenny Kerman • Actor • 1936 - Sept. 9, 2009

Army Archerd  • Newsperson • Jan. 13, 1919 - Sept. 8 2009

Frank Coghlan Jr. • Actor • March 15, 1916 - Sept. 7, 2009

Caro Jones • Actress/Casting Director • 1923 - Sept. 3, 2009

Waybe Tippit • Actor • Dec. 19, 1935 - Aug. 28, 2009

Dominick Dunne • Writer/Journalist • Oct. 29, 1925 - Aug. 26. 2009

Ellie Greenwich • Singer/Songwriter • Oct. 23, 1940 - Aug. 26, 2009

John E. Carter • Singer, The Dells • June 2, 1934 - Aug. 21, 2009

Wanda Ramey • Newsperson • 1925 • Feb. 18, 1924 - Aug. 15, 2009 • Former San Francosco Local Board Member

Kelly Quinn a.k.a. Marie Lavon Leger • Actress • May 30, 1920 - Aug. 14, 2009 • First Female President of the San Francisco Local

Mel Alpern • Actor • July 20, 2009

Dallas "Dal" McKennon • Actor • July 19, 1919 - July 14, 2009

Evangeline Carmichael McPherson • Singer • Sept. 27, 1926 - July 9, 2009

Karl Malden • Actor • March 22, 1912 - July 1, 2009

Elayne Stein • Actor • 1923 - June 30, 2009

Fred Travalena •  Actor • Oct. 6, 1942 - June 28, 2009

Gale Storm • Actress • April 5, 1922 - June 27, 2009

Del Monroe • Actor • April 7, 1936 - June 5, 2009

Johnny Palermo • Actor • March 1982 - June 8 2009

David Carradine • Actor • Dec. 8, 1936 - June 6, 2009

Jack Henning • Former Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO • 1915 - June 4, 2009 • Though Jack was not an AFTRA member, he was a friend of labor, and we honor his immeasurable contributions to the California labor movement.

Ward Costello • Actor • July 19, 1919 - June 4, 2009

Howard Dayton • Actor • May 31, 2009

Wayne Allwine • Voiceover Artist • Feb. 7, 1947 - May 18, 2009

Roderick Anthony Burton II a.k.a. Dolla • Recording Artist • Nov. 25, 1987 - May 18, 2009

Ben Fine • Actor • May 14, 2009

Bob Rosburg • Sportscaster • 1927 - May 14, 2009

Frank Aletter (National Board Member 1989-1994) • Actor • Jan. 14, 1926 - May 14, 2009

Linda Dangcil • Actress • June 19, 1941 – May 7, 2009

Milton Lewis • Newsperson • May 4, 2009

Danny Gans • Actor • Oct. 25, 1956 - May 1, 2009

Steve Gideon • Actor • Nov. 13, 1056 – May 1, 2009

Benjamin Hartigan • Actor • Aug. 18, 1922 - April 14, 2009

Mike Handley • Actor • April 10, 2009

Kristine Greco • Actress • March 25, 2009

Joe Greco • Actor • Dec. 20, 1932 - March 25, 2009

Dan Seals • Recording Artist • Feb. 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009

Bob Arbogast • Actor • April, 1, 1927 – March 21, 2009

Jimmy Boyd • Actor • Jan. 9, 1939 - March 7, 2009

Paul Harvey • Newsperson • Sept. 4, 1918 - Feb. 28, 2009

Blossom Dearie • Recording Artist • April 19, 1926 - Feb. 7, 2009

Bob May • Actor • Sept. 4, 1939 - Jan. 18, 2009

Jimmy Crum • Announcer • Oct. 21, 1928 - Jan. 5, 2009

Pat Hingle • Voiceover Artist • July 19, 1924 - Jan. 3, 2009

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