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Photo Coverage: A Final Farewell to Those We've Lost in 2017

By: Jan. 02, 2018
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As we say goodbye to 2017, we remember all of those we have lost in this past year. From actors to directors and musicians, these people have shared their gifts with us and they will not be forgotten.

Join BroadwayWorld in remembering some of these people below.

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Barbara Cook attending the Broadway Opening Night After Party for SONDHEIM on SONDHEIM at Studio 54 in New York City. April 22, 2010

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Jim Nabors ( Andy Griffith SHOW ).Attending CBS AT 75, a three hour entertainment extravaganza commemorating CBS's 75th Anniversary, which will be broadcast live from the Hammerstein Ballroom at New York's Manhattan Center in New York City..November 2, 2003.

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Anne Jeffreys attends the wedding of Liza Minnelli and David Gest at Marble Collegiate Church on March 16, 2002 in New York City.

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Roger Smith attends the Rolex Dance Award at the Career Transition for Dancers 28th Anniversary Jubilee 'Broadway & Beyond' at City Center on October 8, 2013 in New York City.

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Brad Grey Attending the 6th Annual New York City Gala to Benefit Project A.L.S. held at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. October 20, 2003

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Barry Dennen attends a Barbra Streisand Fan Trade Show on August 11, 1997 in New York City.

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Dina Merrill attending the Opening Night performance of the New Romantic Comedy, ENCHANTED APRIL at the Belasco Theatre, New York City on April 29, 2003.

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David Cassidy in New York City, May 1996

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Chris Cornell, interviewed by Jon Pareles, attending the New York Times 11th Annual Arts & Leisure Weekend at Times Center in New York City. 1/7/2012

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Don Rickles at Tavern On The Green Restaurant on May 25, 1993 in New York City.

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Dorothy Mengering, David Letterman’s Mom, on September 19, 1996 appearing at Barnes & Noble, New York City.

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Playwright Bernard Pomerance during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'The Elephant Man' at the Booth Theatre on December 7, 2014 in New York City.

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Miguel Ferrer "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Opening Night Minskoff Theatre 4/26/2001

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Frank Vincent ( THE SOPRANOS ) attending the Opening Night Celebration for the New Broadway Musical JERSEY BOYS at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City. The Evening is inspired by the the Lives and Musical Journey of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. November 6, 2005

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Erin Moran and Scott Baio from 'Happy Days' attend the Men's Fashion Association of America's Fifth Annual American Image Awards on October 25, 1982 at Sheraton Centre in New York City.

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Stephen Furst t attends 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 21, 1986 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.

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Gregg Allman at the NBC Building on January 25, 1982 in New York City.

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Edie Windsor attends the Broadway Opening Night Performance After Party for 'It's Only A Play' at the Mariott Marquis on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Glenne Headly attend the Opening Night Party for 'The New Group Production of 'The Jacksonian' at Ktchn in The Out on November 7, 2013 in New York City.

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Jake LaMotta attending a Screening of "NEW YORK, NEW YORK" on June 1, 1982 at Halston's Apartment in New York City.

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Jay Thomas attending the Opening Night Broadway Performance of LIFE (X)3 at Circle in the Square Theater, New York City. March 31, 2003

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Jeanne Moreau attends a play on May 5, 1983 at a Broadway Theatre in New York City.

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Jerry Lewis - Abbott of the Friars Club - receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival in New York City. September 29, 2010

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John Heard attends a Broadway Show on May 1, 1983 in New York City.

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John Hurt photographed at his hotel on January 17, 1982 in New York City.

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Keely Smith performing her show ëThe Queen of Swing is Back!í at Irving Plaza on June 14, 2000 in New York City.

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Jonathan Demme at a Broadway Theatre on September 1, 1994 in New York City.

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Playwright A. R. Gurney attends the 'Love Letters' Broadway Opening Night after party at Brasserie 8 1/2 on September 18, 2014 in New York City.

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Martin Landau photographed in New York City in 1981.

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Mel Tillis on September 1, 1981 in New York City.

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Heather Menzies-Urich and Robert Urich on February 1, 1985 in New York City.

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Liz Smith attends the 13th Annual New York Restoration Project Spring Picnic at The General Grant National Memorial on May 29, 2014 in New York City

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Mike Connors on June 1, 1983 in New York City.

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Mary Tyler Moore attending the book Party for the debut release of Bernadette Peter's BROADWAY BARKS at Le Cirque Restaurant in New York City. May 12, 2008

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Nancy Friday at the Underground on September 22, 1981 in New York City.

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Michael Friedman attending the 15th Anniversary for Page 73 Productions at City Winery in New York City on May 22, 2013.

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Robert Osbourne attends the 'Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me' screening at The Paley Center For Media on February 19, 2014 in New York City.

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PLAYBOY at 50 In conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of Playboy Magazine, Christie's will offer more than 300 items from the Magazine's renowed archives on December 17th, 2003 at Rockefeller Center in New York City. These archives will showcase Playboy's groundbreaking style and unique contributions to American Culture in the latter half of the 20th Century through Paintings, Cartoons, Celebrity and Fashion Photographs, Original Manuscripts and Memorabilia. ( Hugh Hefner : Name Plate )

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Richard Hatch attends a Broadway Show on April 2, 1981 in New York City.

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Roberta Peters attends the Fresh Air Fund Benefit at Tavern on the Green on May 11, 1993 in New York City.

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Robert Guillaume rehearsing the TV Movie ëPurlieí on January 10, 1981 at a New York Rehearsal Studio in New York City.

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David Rockefeller attends the United Nations Association of USA Global Leadership Dinner honoring Oprah Winfrey with the Global Humanitarian Action Award at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. September 30, 2004

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Roger Moore attending Friars Club Roast at the waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City on May 1, 1983

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Roy Dotrice from 'Madigan Men' attends the ABC Anouncements of the New Primetime Lineup in New York City on May 16, 2000.

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Broadway Dims The Lights In Memory Of Sam Shepard at The Music Box Theatre and the Imperial Theatre on August 2, 2017 in New York City.

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Barbara Sinatra on October 1,1982 in New York City.

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Harry Dean Stanton attends the premiere of 'One From the Heart' on February 15, 1982 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

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Thomas Meehan attending the Opening Night Performance of the New Broadway Production of BOMBAY DREAMS at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. April 29, 2004

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Ann Wedgeworth pictured in New York City in 1990.

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Glen Campbell leaving the NBC Building on January 15, 1981 in New York City.

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Chuck Berry performing at the Red Parrot in New York City. 1/4/1983




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