Deaths in 2011

The following is a list of notable deaths in 2011. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, and reference (and language of reference, if not English).

February 2011

17

• George Clarke, 89, British footballer (Ipswich Town). [1]
• Carlos Domínguez, 77, Peruvian photographer, lung cancer. [2] (Spanish)
• Dave Duerson, 50, American football player (Bears, Cardinals, Giants). [3]
• Francis Anthony Gomes, 79, Bangladesh Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mymensingh (1987-2006). [4]
• Ron Hickman, 78, British inventor (Black & Decker). [5]
• John S. Horn, 79, American politician, Representative from California (1993–2003), complications from Alzheimer's Disease. [6]
• Bill Monroe, 90, American journalist, host of Meet the Press (1975–1984). [7]
• Perry Moore, 39, American author and film producer (The Chronicles of Narnia), drug overdose. [8] (body found on this date)
• Vivien Noakes, 74, British literary critic, cancer. [9]
• Predrag Vušović, 51, Croatian actor (Bitange i princeze), stroke. [10] (Croatian)

16

• Neal Amundson, 95, American chemical engineer. [11]
• Tonny van Ede, 86, Dutch football player (Sparta Rotterdam). [12] (Dutch)
• Len Lesser, 88, American actor (Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond), cancer-related pneumonia. [13]
• Justinas Marcinkevičius, 80, Lithuanian poet and playwright. [14] (Lithuanian)
• Santi Santamaria, 53, Spanish chef. [15]

15

• Dame Judith Binney, 70, New Zealand historian and author. [16]
• Charles Epstein, 77, American geneticist and Unabomber victim, pancreatic cancer. [17]
• Joe Frazier, 88, American baseball player and manager. [18]
• Dorian Gray, 75, Italian actress, suicide by gunshot. [19] (Italian)
• Sidney Harth, 85, American violinist and conductor, respiratory complications. [20]
• Yiannis Karabesinis, 80, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player. [21] (Greek)
• Francis Nyangweso, 71, Ugandan military officer, Olympic boxer and sports administrator. [22]
• Karin Stanek, 65, Polish pop singer. [23] (Polish)
• Ken Winters, 81, Canadian music critic and broadcaster. [24]

14

• Peter Feteris, 56, Dutch footballer[25]
• David F. Friedman, 87, American film producer (Blood Feast), heart failure. [26]
• Cecil Kaiser, 94, American Negro league baseball player, injuries from a fall. [27]
• Catherine Masters, 111, British supercentenarian. [28]
• Margaret K. McElderry, 98, American children’s book publisher. [29]
• Jigme K. Norbu, 45, American activist for Tibet, nephew of the Dalai Lama, traffic collision. [30]
• Peter Pilkington, Baron Pilkington of Oxenford, 77, British academic and life peer, Chairman of the BCC (1992–1996). [31]
• Sir George Shearing, 91, British-born American jazz pianist, heart failure. [32]
• Muhamed Sherri, 62, Albanian stage actor, after long illness. [33] (Albanian)
• Joanne Siegel, 93, American widow of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, model for Lois Lane. [34]
• John Strauss, 90, American film and television composer (Amadeus, Car 54, Where Are You?), Parkinson's disease. [35]

13

• Arnfinn Bergmann, 82, Norwegian ski jumper and Olympic champion, after a brief illness. [36] (Norwegian)
• Bustanil Arifin, 85, Indonesian politician. [37]
• Manuel Esperón, 99, Mexican composer and actor, respiratory arrest. [38] (Spanish)
• Oakley Hall III, 60, American playwright, heart attack. [39]
• Inese Jaunzeme, 78, Latvian javelin thrower and Olympic gold medalist (1956 Melbourne). [40] (Latvian)
• T. P. McKenna, 81, Irish actor (The Avengers, Doctor Who). [41]
• Shi Yafeng, 91, Chinese geologist. [42] (Chinese)

12

• Peter Alexander, 84, Austrian actor and singer. [43] (German)
• Kevin Barry, Sr., 74, New Zealand boxing coach, after long illness. [44]
• Gino Cimoli, 81, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates). [45]
• Mato Damjanović, 83, Croatian chess grandmaster. [46] (Croatian)
• Betty Garrett, 91, American actress (On the Town, All in the Family, Laverne & Shirley), aortic aneurysm. [47]
• Fedor den Hertog, 64, Dutch cyclist and Olympic medallist, prostate cancer. [48]
• Masahiro Katayama, 56, Japanese animator and art professor, pneumonia. [49]
• Ntinos Kosmopoulos, 83, Greek politician, Mayor of Thessaloniki (1989–1999), cardiac arrest. [50] (Greek)
• Kenneth Mars, 74, American actor (Young Frankenstein, Malcolm in the Middle), pancreatic cancer. [51]
• John Monson, 11th Baron Monson, 78, British aristocrat and politician, head injuries following a fall. [52]
• Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi, 87, Saudi Arabian businessman. [53] (Arabic)
• Jim Reed, 75, Canadian journalist, lung cancer. [54]
• Frank Whitten, 68, New Zealand actor, cancer. [55]
• Zaharuddin Abu Kassim, 63, Malaysian politician, member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, heart attack. [56]

11

• Bad News Brown, 33, Canadian rapper and harmonica player, beaten and shot. [57]
• Tom Carnegie, 91, American sports announcer (Indianapolis Motor Speedway). [58]
• Bo Carpelan, 84, Finnish poet and author. [59]
• Joe R. Greenhill, 96, American attorney, Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1972–1982). [60]
• Gerry Huth, 77, American football player (Giants, Eagles, Vikings). [61]
• Earle Morris, Jr., 82, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (1971–1975). [62]
• Shōichirō Ōkubo, 63, Japanese anime screenwriter (Mermaid Forest, Lupin III), stroke. [63]
• Josef Pirrung, 61, German footballer, cancer. [64] (German)
• Chuck Tanner, 82, American baseball manager (Athletics, Braves, Pirates, White Sox) and player (Braves, Dodgers), after long illness. [65]
• Werner Uhlmann, 82, German mathematician, co-founder of statistical quality control. [66] (German)

10

• Trevor Bailey, 87, English Test cricketer and BBC radio broadcaster (Test Match Special), house fire. [67]
• Emory Bellard, 83, American football coach, creator of wishbone offense. [68]
• Doug Davis, 66, American football player (Minnesota Vikings). [69]
• Saad El Shazly, 88, Egyptian military leader. [70]
• Joshua Goldberg, 43, American website editor, son of Lucianne Goldberg and brother of Jonah Goldberg, injuries sustained in a fall. [71]
• Michael Harsegor, 86, Israeli historian. [72]
• Bill Justice, 97, American animator, natural causes. [73]
• Blanche Honegger Moyse, 101, American conductor. [74]
• Jon Petrovich, 63, American journalist, executive at CNN, cancer. [75]
• Józef Życiński, 62, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Lublin (since 1997). [76]

9

• Miltiadis Evert, 71, Greek politician and minister, Mayor of Athens (1987–1989), after long illness. [77] (Greek)
• Joseph Hamernick, 82, American Jesuit and academic, professor of communications (University of Scranton). [78]
• Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr., 55, American jurist, Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court (2003–2011). [79]
• David Sánchez Juliao, 65, Colombian author. [80] (Spanish)
• Jimmy Lemi Milla, 62, Southern Sudanese politician, shot. [81]
• Salvador Ojeda, 80, Mexican musician. [82] (Spanish)
• Alicia Pietri de Caldera, 87, Venezuelan First Lady (1969–1974; 1994–1999), widow of President Rafael Caldera. [83]

8

• Roza Baglanova, 89, Kazakh singer, People's Artist of the USSR. [84] (Russian)
• Luiz Bueno, 74, Brazilian race car driver, cancer. [85] (Portuguese)
• Cliff Dapper, 91, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers). [86]
• Fred Kirby, 91, American executive (Alleghany Corporation). [87]
• Bradley C. Livezey, 56, American ornithologist, car accident. [88]
• Tony Malinosky, 101, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers). [89]
• Marie-Rose Morel, 38, Belgian politician, cancer. [90] (Dutch)
• Jacobo Morett Estévez, 76, Mexican journalist, radio commentator and writer, cardiac arrest. [91] (Spanish)
• Charles O. Perry, 81, American sculptor, stomach cancer.[92]
• Jorma Ojaharju, 72, Finnish author. [93] (Finnish)
• Jack Popejoy, 63, American news anchor, cancer. [94]
• Angelo Reyes, 65, Filipino general and politician, suicide by gunshot. [95]
• Cesare Rubini, 87, Italian basketball player and coach, water polo player. [96] (German)
• Donald S. Sanford, 92, American film and television writer (Midway). [97]
• Marvin Sease, 64, American blues singer, pneumonia. [98]

7

• Maria Altmann, 94, Austrian-born American art heiress, after long illness. [99]
• Hysen Hakani, 78, Albanian screenwriter and director, directed first Albanian short film. [100] (Albanian)
• Bobby Kuntz, 79, American CFL player (Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats), Parkinson's disease. [101]
• Frank Roberts, 65, Australian boxer, first Australian Aboriginal Olympian (1964), heart attack. [102]

6

• Andrée Chedid, 90, Egyptian-born French poet and novelist. [103]
• Billy Gallier, 78, English footballer (Tamworth) and manager. [104]
• John Paul Getty III, 54, American heir, grandson of J. Paul Getty, after long illness. [105]
• Per Grundén, 88, Swedish opera singer and actor (Jönssonligan). [106] (Swedish)
• Josefa Iloilo, 90, Fijian politician, President (2000–2006; 2007–2009). [107]
• Gary Moore, 58, Irish rock guitarist and singer (Thin Lizzy), heart attack. [108]
• William Morais, 19, Brazilian footballer (América-MG), shot. [109] (Portuguese)
• John Nisby, 74, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins), pneumonia. [110]
• Ken Olsen, 84, American engineer, co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation. [111]
• James Watson, 59, British trumpeter, heart attack. [112]

5

• Omar Amiralay, 67, Syrian filmmaker, heart attack. [113]
• Miriam Hansen, 61, American cinema scholar and professor (University of Chicago ), cancer. [114]
• Mary Cleere Haran, 58, American cabaret singer, biking accident. [115]
• Brian Jacques, 71, British fantasy author (Redwall), heart attack. [116]
• Adjie Massaid, 43, Indonesian actor and politician, heart attack. [117]
• Chris McNeill, 56, American Olympic ski jumper, pulmonary embolism. [118]
• Hiroko Nagata, 65, Japanese radical and murderer, vice-chairman of United Red Army. [119]
• Pertti Purhonen, 68, Finnish Olympic bronze medal-winning (1964) boxer, Alzheimer's disease. [120] (Finnish)
• Martin Quigley, Jr., 93, American publisher, spy and author. [121]
• Peggy Rea, 89, American character actress (Grace Under Fire, The Dukes of Hazzard, Step by Step, The Waltons), heart failure. [122]
• Charles E. Silberman, 86, American journalist and author (Criminal Violence, Criminal Justice), heart attack. [123]
• Pavel Vondruška, 85, Czech conductor and actor, accidental fall. [124] (Czech)

4

• Françoise Cachin, 74, French museum director and co-founder (Musee d'Orsay), amyloidosis. [125]
• Martial Célestin, 97, Haitian lawyer and diplomat, Prime Minister (1988). [126] (French)
• Toon Ebben, 80, Dutch Olympic equestrian. [127] (Dutch)
• Robert L. Frye, 84, American educator. [128]
• Woodie Fryman, 70, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos). [129]
• Michael Habeck, 66, German actor, after short illness. [130] (German)
• Dame Olga Lopes-Seale, 92, Guyanese-born Barbadian broadcaster and singer. [131]
• Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, 36, Egyptian journalist (Al-Ahram), shot during 2011 Egyptian protests. [132]
• Lena Nyman, 66, Swedish actress (I Am Curious (Yellow), I Am Curious (Blue), Autumn Sonata), cancer. [133]
• Vasile Paraschiv, 82, Romanian political activist and dissident. [134] (Romanian)
• Martin Rogelio Cabrera, 21, Paraguayan footballer. [135] (Spanish)
• Pavlos Sarlis, 83, Greek politician, Member of Parliament (1981–1989), Member of European Parliament (1989–1999). [136] (Greek)
• Tura Satana, 72, American actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), heart failure. [137]
• Alan Slifka, 81, American philanthropist and investment manager, founder of The Abraham Fund Initiatives, cancer. [138]
• Joyce Sloane, 80, American producer (The Second City), natural causes. [139]
• Uga VIII, 1, American bulldog, University of Georgia mascot, lymphoma. [140]
• Yiannis Vasilopoulos, 73, Greek clarinetist. [141] (Greek)

3

• Ajib Ahmad, 63, Malaysian politician, Chief Minister of Johor (1982–1986). [142]
• Don Butler, 80, American gospel singer, founder of Gospel Music Association, after long illness. [143]
• Édouard Glissant, 82, French writer. [144]
• LeRoy Grannis, 93, American surfing photographer. [145]
• Tony Levin, 71, British jazz drummer. [146]
• Bill Mansfield, 68, Australian trade unionist. [147]
• Fermín Marmol León, 74, Venezuelan criminologist. [148] (Spanish)
• Ron Piché, 75, Canadian baseball player (Braves, Angels, Cardinals), cancer. [149] (French)
• Maria Schneider, 58, French actress (Last Tango in Paris), cancer. [150]
• Tatyana Shmyga, 82, Russian operetta singer and film actress (Hussar Ballad), People's Artist of the USSR, vascular disease. [151]
• Allen Smith, 85, American jazz trumpeter and teacher, complications from dementia. [152]
• Machan Varghese, 50, Indian Malayalam film actor, cancer. [153]
• Neil Young, 66, English footballer (Manchester City), cancer. [154]
• Robert Young, 95, American Olympic silver medal-winning (1936) athlete. [155]

2

• Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, 78, Filipino painter. [156]
• Darrel Baldock, 72, Australian football player and coach, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1972–1987) and Minister (1975–1982), stroke. [157]
• Daniela Castelo, 47, Argentine journalist and radio host, aneurysm. [158] (Spanish)
• Armando Chin Yong, 53, Malaysian opera singer, heart disease. [159]
• Bill Foster, 78, American television director (Benson, Full House, Sanford and Son), cancer. [160]
• Defne Joy Foster, 35, Turkish actress, presenter and VJ. [161]
• Douglas M. Head, 80, American politician, Minnesota Attorney General (1967–1971), natural causes. [162]
• Margaret John, 84, British actress (Gavin & Stacey). [163]
• Eric Nicol, 91, Canadian writer. [164]
• René Verdon, 86, French-born American White House Executive Chef, leukemia. [165]

1

• Isabella Cerqueira Campos, 72, Brazilian actress, breast cancer. [166] (Portuguese)
• Sidney Cipriano, 46, Brazilian singer (Fat Family), cardiac arrest. [167] (Portuguese)
• Jimmy Fell, 75, English footballer (Grimsby Town), natural causes. [168]
• Daniele Formica, 60, Italian comedian, actor and dubber. [169] (Italian)
• Lennox Fyfe, Baron Fyfe of Fairfield, 69, British politician. [170]
• Zeke Garner, 98, American baseball player, inducted into Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. [171]
• Jiří Kárnet, 91, Czech-born American journalist, playwright and theatre director. [172]
• Marie Lillo, 81, American stage and television actress, cancer. [173]
• Stanisław Michalski, 78, Polish actor. [174] (Polish)
• Derek Rawcliffe, 89, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway (1981–1991). [175]
• Husik Santurjan, 91, Turkish-born Armenian archbishop of Armenian Apostolic Church. [176]
• Johannes Somary, 75, Swiss-born American conductor and organist, complications from a stroke. [177]
• Takis Varvitsiotis, 95, Greek poet. [178] (Greek)
• Győző Veres, 74, Hungarian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1960, 1964) weightlifter. [179]

January 2011

See Deaths in January 2011.

External links

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