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Saturday, January 1, 2011 – Daily News – 5A Final goodbye: Aroll call of some who died in ’10 One helped drop an atom- ic bomb on Japan during World War II. The other sur- vived that bombing and also the second bombing that came only days later. Morris Jeppson was a weapons test officer aboard the Enola Gay and helped arm the atomic bomb that was dropped over Hiroshima. Tsu- tomu Yamaguchi was the only person recognized as a sur- vivor of that bombing and the bombing of Nagasaki that came three days after. They are among the nota- bles who died in 2010. JANUARY: Tsutomu Yamaguchi, 93. The only person recognized as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at end of World War II. Jan. 4. Jean Biden, 92. Mother of Vice President Joe Biden.Jan 8. Miep Gies, 100. Dutch office secretary who defied Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenag- er’s diary. Jan 11. Teddy Pendergrass, 59. R&B singer who was one of the most successful figures in music until a car crash left him in a wheelchair. Jan. 13. Colon cancer. Glenn W. Bell Jr., 86. Entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Taco Bell chain. Jan. 16. Erich Segal, 72. Author of best-selling novel ‘‘Love Story’’ about a young couple dealing with love and bereavement. Jan. 17. J.D. Salinger, 91. Leg- endary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose ‘‘The Catcher in the Rye’’ shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned.Jan. 27. FEBRUARY: Frances Reid, 95. Played matriarch Alice Horton on ‘‘Days of Our Lives’’ for four decades.Feb. 3. U.S. Rep. John Murtha, 77. The tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential crit- ic of the Iraq War. Feb. 8. Complications from gallblad- der surgery. U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, 76. Texan who worked tena- ciously to funnel millions of dollars in weapons to Afghan rebels who fought off the Soviet Union.Feb. 10. Doug Fieger, 57. Leader of the power pop band The Knack who co-wrote and sang on the 1979 hit ‘‘My Sharona.’’Feb. 14. Cancer. Kathryn Grayson, 88. star of popular MGM musicals of the 1940s and ’50s such as ‘‘Anchors Aweigh,’’ ‘‘Show Boat’’ and ‘‘Kiss Me Kate.’’ Feb. 17. Alexander Haig, 85. Sol- dier and statesman who held high posts in three Republi- can administrations and some of the U.S. military’s top jobs.Feb. 20. MARCH: Corey Haim, 38. Teen tal- ent who started working in TV commercials at 10 and was a big-screen heartthrob at 15. March 10. Pneumonia. Peter Graves, 83.Tall, stal- wart actor whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of ‘‘Mis- sion Impossible’’ as well as the satire of the ‘‘Airplane’’ films. March 14. Robert Culp, 79. Actor who teamed with Bill Cosby in the racially groundbreaking TV series ‘‘I Spy’’ and was Bob in the critically acclaimed sex comedy ‘‘Bob & Carol & Established 1977 Ted & Alice.’’ March 24. Johnny Maestro, 70. Per- formed the 1958 doo-wop hit ‘‘16 Candles’’ with The Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with The Brooklyn Bridge. March 24. Morris Jeppson, 87. Weapons test officer aboard the Enola Gay who helped arm the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima. March 30. APRIL: Corin Redgrave, 70. Actor in dozens of plays, television shows and movies including ‘‘A Man for all Seasons’’ and ‘‘Four Weddings and a Funer- al.’’ Brother of Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave. April 6. Dixie Carter, 70. Star of the television series ‘‘Design- ing Women’’ who had roles in a host of other television shows. April 10. Juan Antonio Samaranch, 89. A former Spanish diplo- mat and shrewd dealmaker whose 21-year term as presi- dent of the International Olympic Committee was marked by unprecedented growth of the games.April 21. Elizabeth Post, 89. Eti- quette expert and author of books and magazine columns. April 24. MAY: Lynn Redgrave, 67. Actress who became a 1960s sensation as the free-thinking title character in ‘‘Georgy Girl.’’ May 2. Breast cancer. Lena Horne, 92. Jazz singer known for signature song ‘‘Stormy Weather’’ and for her triumph over bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them.May 9. Ronnie James Dio, 67. Singer whose soaring vocals and poetic lyrics broke new ground in heavy metal music. May 16. Stomach cancer. Hank Jones, 91. Jazz pianist and composer who played with some of the biggest names in American jazz including singer Ella Fitzgerald.May 16. Art Linkletter, 97. Known on American television for his interviews with children and ordinary people.May 26. Gary Coleman, 42. Adorable, pint-sized child star of the 1970s TV sitcom ‘‘Dif- f’rent Strokes’’ who spent the rest of his life struggling on Hollywood’s D-list. May 28. Brain hemorrhage. Dennis Hopper, 74. Holly- wood actor whose memo- rable career included ‘‘Rebel without a Cause’’ and ‘‘Easy Rider.’’ May 29. Prostate can- cer. JUNE: Rue McClanahan, 76. Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Dev- ereaux to life on the hit TV series ‘‘The Golden Girls.’’ June 3. John Wooden, 99. Built college basketball’s greatest dynasty at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever.June 4. Jimmy Dean, 81. Country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, ‘‘Big Bad John,’’ and an entre- preneur known for his sausage brand. June 13. Manute Bol, 47. Lithe 7- foot-7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicat- ed to humanitarian work in Africa. June 19. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 92. Rose from an impoverished childhood in West Virginia’s coal country to become the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. June 28. JULY: George Steinbrenner, 80. Rebuilt New York Yankees dynasty over more than three Established 1978 decades of owning the fran- chise. July 13. David Warren, 85.Inventor ‘‘black box’’ flight data of recorder. July 19. Daniel Schorr, 93.Journal- ist who covered the Cold War and found himself on Presi- dent Richard Nixon’s ‘‘ene- mies list.’’ July 23. AUGUST: Patricia Neal, 84, the wil- lowy, husky-voiced actress who won an Academy Award in 1963 for ‘‘Hud’’ and then survived several strokes to continue acting.Aug. 8. Ted Stevens, 86. The longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate; funneled bil- lions of dollars to his remote state of Alaska.Aug. 9. Plane crash. Dan Rostenkowski, 82. Former Illinois congressman who wielded enormous power on Capitol Hill for more than 30 years.Aug. 11. Edwin Newman, 91. NBC News correspondent for more than three decades who battled linguistic pre- tense and clutter in his best- sellers ‘‘Strictly Speaking’’ and ‘‘A Civil Tongue.’’Aug. 13. SEPTEMBER: Kevin McCarthy, 96. Actor who played the frantic doctor trying to save his friends and neighbors in the science-fic- tion movie classic ‘‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers.’’ Sept. 11. Eddie Fisher, 82. Pop singer who crooned love tunes in the 1950s but whose life was overshadowed by drug use, gambling and failed marriages to actresses Eliza- beth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds. Sept. 22. Gloria Stuart, 100. The 1930s Hollywood beauty who gave up acting for 30 years and later became the oldest Academy Award act- ing nominee as the spunky survivor in ‘‘Titanic.’’ Sept. 26. Tony Curtis, 85. Defiantly worked to mold himself from a 1950s heartthrob to a respected actor in such films as ‘‘Some Like It Hot.’’ Sept. 29. OCTOBER: Joan Sutherland, 83. Acclaimed opera singer whose voice stretched more than three octaves. Oct. 10. Barbara Billingsley, 94. Played the mother of Beaver and Wally in ‘‘Leave it to Beaver.’’ Oct. 16. Tom Bosley, 83. Actor best known for his role on ‘‘Happy Days.’’ Oct. 19. Lung cancer. NOVEMBER: Sparky Anderson, 76. Legendary baseball manag- er who led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back World Series championships. Nov. 4. Leslie Nielsen, 84. Actor who starred in comedies such as ‘‘Airplane’’ and ‘‘The Naked Gun.’’Nov. 28. Samuel T. Cohen, 89. Neutron bomb inventor. Nov. 28. DECEMBER: Elizabeth Edwards, 61. Closely advised her husband John Edwards in two bids for the presidency and advocat- ed for health care even as her marriage publicly crumbled. Dec. 7. Cancer. John du Pont, 72. Chemi- cal fortune heir who killed an Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler at his palatial estate. Dec. 9. Mark Madoff, 46. Son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. Dec. 11. Suicide. Richard Holbrooke, 69. 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