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January 21st, Russel Baker, 93, Pulitzer Prize winning Author and Journalist. ( Broad City, Rel.) January 21st, Kaye Ballard, Singer, Actress, Comedienne, 93, ( Cinderella (1957), The Mothers in Law, The Doris Day Show). The voice of Chumley the Walrus (on Tenneseee Tuxedo) and so many more January 22nd, Kevin Barnett, 32. Original Dolly Levi of Hello Dolly, Original Lorelai in Gentleman Prefer Blonds, ( The First Traveling Saleslady, Thoroughly Modern Millie) I adored Carol! January 15th, Bradley Bolke, 93.

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( The Monkees, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Duck Tales Movie) January 15th Carol Channing, 97, Legendary and Effervescent Actress of Broadway, TV and Movies. ( The Omega Man, Rooster Cogburn) January 13th, Rip Taylor, 88, Zany Comedian and Actor, ( High Plains Drifter, Animal House) January 9th, Paul Koslo, 74. ( One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, M*A*S*H) January 9th, Verna Bloom, 80. So now, we say goodnight to the many others who made our lives a little happier with their celebrity careers.

Some you may have heard of, some you haven’t, but if anything good can come of one’s passing, it’s the acknowledgment of their gifts. It always bugs me that magazines and media cover these passings before the year is over, so I always wait until January to make a tribute here. Before the month is over, I wanted to remember the many beloved celebrities and artists who passed away in 2019 (You can see a separate list of the Star Trek family who passed away this past year here).

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