Sunday, December 31, 2006

Those that left us in 2006 - November

NOVEMBER:

William Styron, 81. Pulitzer-winning novelist ("The Confessions of Nat Turner." Nov. 1.

Frank W. Dunham Jr., 64. Attorney for Zacarias Moussaoui and in other high-profile terrorism cases. Nov. 3.

William Lee Brent, 75. A Black Panther who hijacked a jet to Cuba in 1969, spent 37 years in exile. Nov. 4.

Samuel H. Bowers, 82. Former Ku Klux Klan leader, convicted of ordering death of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. Nov. 5, in prison.

Bulent Ecevit, 81. Former Turkish Prime Minister, a political force for almost half a century. Nov. 5.

Ed Bradley, 65. TV journalist who created a distinctive, powerful body of work on "60 Minutes." Nov. 9.

Markus Wolf, 83. The "man without a face" who outwitted the West as East Germany's long-serving spymaster. Nov. 9.

Jack Palance, 87. Hollywood heavy ("Shane") who turned successfully to comedy, winning Oscar for "City Slickers." Nov. 10.

Gerald Levert, 40. Fiery R&B singer of passionate love songs ("Casanova.") Nov. 10.

Joseph Ungaro, 76. Journalist whose question to President Nixon elicited his "I'm not a crook" reply. Nov. 12.

Milton Friedman, 94. Nobel-winning economist who advocated an unfettered free market. Nov. 16.

Bo Schembechler, 77. One of college football's great coaches, compiling a 194-48-5 record at Michigan. Nov. 17.

Robert Altman, 81. Caustic Hollywood director ("Nashville.") Nov. 20.

Pierre Gemayel, 34. A rising star in one of Lebanon's most prominent political families. Nov. 21. Assassinated.

Gerald M. Boyd, 56. First black managing editor of The New York Times. Nov. 23. Lung cancer.

Betty Comden, 89. Her collaboration with Adolph Green produced "On the Town,""Singin' in the Rain." Nov. 23.

Anita O'Day, 87. One of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s. Nov. 23.

Willie Pep, 84. Hall-of-fame boxer. Nov. 23.

Alexander Litvinenko, 43. Former Russian spy who criticized his homeland's government. Nov. 23. Poisoned.

Perry Henzell, 70. Filmmaker whose "The Harder They Come" introduced Jamaican pop culture to global audience. Nov. 30.

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