.cnn_html_media_utility before color red content '>>' font size 9px line height 12px padding right 1px .cnnstrylccimg640 margin 0 27px 14px 0 .captionText filter alpha(opacity 100) opacity 1 .cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a .cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a visited .cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a link .captionText a .captionText a visited .captiontext a link color 004276 outline medium none .cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto margin 0 auto padding right 68px width 270px > A look back at those we have lost in 2013. Bert Stern a revolutionary advertising photographer in the 1960s who also made his mark with images of celebrities died on June 25 at age 83. Possibly most memorably he captured Marilyn Monroe six weeks before she died for a series later known as The Last Sitting. Alan Myers Devo's most well known drummer lost his battle with cancer on June 24. Band member Mark Mothersbaugh said in a statement that Myers' style on the drums helped define the band's early sound. Singer Bobby Blue Bland who helped create the modern soul blues sound died June 23 at age 83. Bland was part of a blues group that included B.B. King. His song Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City was sampled on a Jay Z album. Bland was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Marc Rich the commodities trader and Glencore founder whom President Bill Clinton pardoned on his final day in office died June 26 at age 78 in Switzerland. Rich often was credited with the creation of modern oil trading. He lived abroad after being indicted in 1983 for tax evasion false statements racketeering and illegal trading with Iran becoming one of the world's most famous white collar criminals. Richard Matheson an American science fiction writer best known for his novel I Am Legend died June 23 at age 87. During a career that spanned more than 60 years Matheson wrote more than 25 novels and nearly 100 short stories plus screenplays for TV and film. James Gandolfini died at the age of 51 after an apparent heart attack. Gandolfini became a fan favorite for his role as mob boss Tony Soprano on HBO's The Sopranos. Country music singer/songwriter Slim Whitman died on June 19 his son in law Roy Beagle told CNN. He was 90. Above Whitman poses with his guitar at a press conference at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on February 22 1956. Esther Williams whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to Hollywood stardom during the 1940s and 1950s died on Thursday June 6 in California according to her spokesman. David Deacon Jones who is credited with coining the term sacking the quarterback during his stint as one of the greatest defensive ends in the NFL has died. Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey died June 3 of viral pneumonia his office said. Lautenberg 89 had been the Senate's last surviving veteran of World War II. Actress Jean Stapleton best known for her role as Archie Bunker's wife Edith in the groundbreaking 1970s TV sitcom All in the Family died at age 90 on Saturday June 1. Ed Shaughnessy the longtime drummer for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson has died a close friend said Sunday. He was 84. Ray Manzarek keyboardist and founding member of The Doors passed away of cancer on Monday May 20. He was 74. NASCAR legend Dick Trickle died on May 16 of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. Popular American psychologist and television personality Dr. Joyce Brothers died at 85 her daughter said on May 13. Brothers gained fame as a frequent guest on television talk shows and as an advice columnist for Good Housekeeping magazine and newspapers throughout the United States. Jeanne Cooper who played Katherine Chancellor the Dame of Genoa City on The Young and the Restless died on May 8. She was 84. Ray Harryhausen the stop motion animation and special effects master whose work influenced such directors as Steven Spielberg Peter Jackson and George Lucas died on May 7 at age 92 according to the Facebook page of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. Grammy winning guitarist Jeff Hanneman a founding member of the heavy metal band Slayer died on May 2 of liver failure. He was 49. Chris Kelly one half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross died on May 1 at an Atlanta hospital after being found unresponsive at his home the Fulton County medical examiner's office told CNN. Kelly right and Chris Smith shot to stardom in 1992 with the hit Jump. George Jones the country music legend whose graceful evocative voice gave depth to some of the greatest songs in country music including She Thinks I Still Care The Grand Tour and He Stopped Loving Her Today died on April 26 at age 81 according to his public relations firm. Actor Allan Arbus poses for a portrait with his daughter photographer Amy Arbus in 2007. Allan Arbus who played psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman in the M A S H television series died at age 95 his daughter's representative said April 23. Folk singer Richie Havens the opening act at the 1969 Woodstock music festival died on April 22 of a heart attack his publicist said. He was 72. Australian rocker Chrissy Amphlett the Divinyls lead singer whose group scored an international hit with the sexually charged I Touch Myself in the early 1990s died on April 21 from breast cancer and multiple sclerosis her husband said. She was 53. Pat Summerall the NFL football player turned legendary play by play announcer was best known as a broadcaster who teamed up with former NFL coach John Madden. Summerall died April 16 at the age of 82. Comedian Jonathan Winters died on April 11 at age 87. Known for his comic irreverence he had a major influence on a generation of comedians. Here he appears on The Jonathan Winters Show in 1956. Sir Robert Edwards a co pioneer of the in vitro fertilization technique and Nobel Prize winner died April 10 in his sleep after a long illness the University of Cambridge said. He was 87. He is pictured on July 25 1978 holding the world's first test tube baby Louise Joy Brown alongside the midwife and Dr. Patrick Steptoe who helped develop the fertility treatment. Annette Funicello one of the best known members of the original 1950s Mickey Mouse Club and a star of 1960s beach party movies died at age 70 on April 8. Pictured Funicello performs with Jimmie Dodd on The Mickey Mouse Club in1957. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister died at the age of 87 on Monday April 8. Designer Lilly Pulitzer right died on April 7 at age 81 according to her company's Facebook page. The Palm Beach socialite was known for making sleeveless dresses from bright floral prints that became known as the Lilly design. Film critic Roger Ebert died on April 4 according to his employer the Chicago Sun Times. He was 70. Ebert had taken a leave of absence on April 2 after a hip fracture was revealed to be cancer. Jane Nebel Henson wife of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson and instrumental in the development of the world famous puppets died April 2 after a long battle with cancer. She was 78. Shain Gandee one of the stars of the MTV reality show Buckwild was found dead with two other people in Kanawha County West Virginia on April 1. He was 21. Music producer and innovator Phil Ramone right with Paul Shaffer left and Billy Joel at the Song Writers Hall of Fame Awards in New York in 2001. Ramone died March 30 at the age of 72. Writer/producer Don Payne one of the creative minds behind The Simpsons died March 26 at his home in Los Angeles after losing a battle with bone cancer reports say. He was 48. Gordon Stoker left who as part of the vocal group the Jordanaires sang backup on hits by Elvis Presley died March 27 at 88. Deke Richards center died March 24 at age 68. Richards was a producer and songwriter who was part of the team responsible for Motown hits such as I Want You Back and Maybe Tomorrow. He had been battling esophageal cancer. Legendary publisher promoter and weightlifter Joe Weider who created the Mr. Olympia contest and brought California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the United States died at age 93 on March 23. Playboy magazine's 1962 Playmate of the Year Christa Speck Krofft died March 22 of natural causes at the age of 70. Rena Golden who held top positions at CNN died at age 51 after battling lymphoma for two years on March 21. Harry Reems the porn star best known for playing Dr. Young in the 1972 adult film classic Deep Throat died March 19 according to a spokeswoman at a Salt Lake City hospital. Reems whose real name is Herbert Streicher was 65. Bobbie Smith who as a member of the Spinners sang lead on such hits as I'll Be Around and Could It Be I'm Falling in Love died on March 16 at age 76. Pictured clockwise from left Spinners band member Pervis Jackson Billy Henderson Jonathan Edwards Bobbie Smith and Henry Fambrough 1977. Sweden's Princess Lilian the Welsh born model who lived with her lover Prince Bertil for 30 years before they were married has died at the age of 97 the Swedish Royal Court said in a statement. Alvin Lee the speed fingered British guitarist who lit up Woodstock with a monumental 11 minute version of his song I'm Going Home died on March 6 according to his website. He was 68. Hugo Chavez the polarizing president of Venezuela who cast himself as a 21st century socialist and foe of the United States died March 5 said Vice President Nicolas Maduro. Bobby Rogers one of the original members of Motown staple The Miracles died on Sunday March 3 at 73. From left Bobby Rogers Ronald White Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore circa 1965. Actress Bonnie Franklin star of the TV show One Day at a Time died at the age of 69 on March 1 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Actor Dale Robertson who was popular for his western TV shows and movies died at age 89 on Thursday February 28. Richard Street former member of the Temptations died at age 70 on February 27. Street second from the left poses for a portrait with fellow members of the Temptations circa 1973. Van Cliburn the legendary pianist honored with a New York ticker tape parade for winning a major Moscow competition in 1958 died on February 27 after a battle with bone cancer his publicist said. He was 78. Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop died on February 25. He was 96. Koop served as surgeon general from 1982 to 1989 under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Damon Harris former member of the Motown group the Temptations died at age 62 on February 18. Harris center on the stool poses for a portrait with fellow members of The Temptations circa 1974. Lou Myers a stage film and TV actor who memorably portrayed Mr. Gaines on the comedy A Different World died on February 19 at the age of 75. Los Angeles Laker owner Jerry Buss died February 18 at age 80. Buss who had owned the Lakers since 1979 was credited with procuring the likes of Earvin Magic Johnson James Worthy Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. The Lakers won 10 NBA championships and 16 Western Conference titles under Buss' ownership. Country singer Mindy McCready was found dead on February 17 of a self inflicted gunshot wound authorities said. She was 37. During her career McCready landed 14 songs and six albums on the Billboard country charts. Ed Koch the brash former New York mayor died February 1 of congestive heart failure at 88 his spokesman said. Patty Andrews center the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters died at her Northridge California home on January 30 her publicist Alan Eichler said. She was 94. Patty is seen in this 1948 photograph with her sisters Maxene left and Laverne. Baseball Hall of Famer and St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial died on January 19 according to his former team. He was 92. Baseball Hall of Fame manager Earl Sidney Weaver who led the Baltimore Orioles to four pennants and a World Series title with a pugnacity toward umpires died January 19 of an apparent heart attack at age 82 Major League Baseball said. Pauline Phillips better known to millions of newspaper readers as the original Dear Abby advice columnist has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She died January 16 in Minneapolis Minnesota at age 94. Aaron Swartz the Internet activist who co wrote the initial specification for RSS committed suicide a relative told CNN on January 12. He was 26. Swartz also co founded Demand Progress a political action group that campaigns against Internet censorship. Claude Nobs the founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival died aged 76 following a skiing accident. Richard Ben Cramer the Pulitzer Prize winning writer whose 1992 book What It Takes remains one of the most detailed and passionate of all presidential campaign chronicles died January 7 according to his longtime agent. He was 62. Director and stuntman David R. Ellis died on January 7. He directed Snakes on a Plane. Tony Lip who played mob figures in the hit cable show The Sopranos and several critically acclaimed movies died January 4 a funeral home official said. Lip whose real name was Frank Vallelonga was 82. Character actor Ned Wertimer known to fans of The Jeffersons as the doorman Ralph Hart died on January 2. He was 89. Pop country singer Patti Page died on January 1 in Encinitas California. She was 85. Born Clara Ann Fowler Page was the best selling female artist of the 1950s and had 19 gold and 14 platinum singles. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
Los Angeles (CNN) Jim Kelly who parlayed his martial arts skills into a successful but brief career in action movies has died. He was 67.
Kelly's former wife Marilyn Dishman told CNN that the actor died Saturday of cancer but did not elaborate.
Kelly worked as a martial arts instructor in Los Angeles when he was tapped for his first role in the action movie Melinda. But he is best known for his work in the 1973 Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon.
Kelly's appearance in the movie was brief fans lamented he was offed too soon but his electrifying Afro lanky 6 foot 2 frame and his wisecracks left an impression.
Producers came calling. And he capitalized on the attention by taking on the title role in Black Belt Jones the following year. A spate of other roles followed throughout the 70s most notably Three the Hard Way but then dried up.
In later years Kelly took up tennis professionally becoming a ranked player on the USTA senior circuit.
I never left the movie business Kelly told The Los Angeles Times in 2010 when a retrospective DVD set of his movies came out. It's just that after a certain point I didn't get the type of projects that I wanted to do.
But he was never far from the screen or the spotlight.
In 2004 he starred with basketball star Lebron James in a Nike commercial that spoofed another Bruce Lee film Game of Death. And he sometimes appeared at comic book conventions much to the delight of his lasting fans.
Among them is Anthony Bourdain star of CNN's Parts Unknown.
RIP Jim Kelly hero of my grind house youth he posted on Kelly's Facebook page.
The page posted the following announcement Sunday about the actor's death
It is with sadness and regret that we must announce the passing of a great man and legend Jim Kelly. He will be deeply missed by all. Jim had great love for his family friends tennis and martial arts.
We are devastated by Jim's passing but through faith and support from family friends and fans we are comforted blessed and will remain strong.
He was survived by his lifetime partner of 33 years and wife.
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