Deaths from lung cancer in California

American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

George Harrison was an English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Known as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band's musical direction and established a successful solo career, particularly through his interest in non-Western musical influences.

American actor (1921–2003)

American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966)

Dean Martin was an American singer, actor, comedian and television host. Nicknamed the "King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century.

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

American actor (1917–1997)

American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)

American actor (1911–1993)

American actress (1910–2010)

British-American actress (1929–2010)

American actress (1917–1975)

American business executive (1968–2024) Former CEO of YouTube.

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

American actress (1937-2008)

American actor and stand-up comedian (1924-2006)

Welsh-American actor and film director (1907–1986)

American actress and comedienne (1922–2009)

American musician (1942–1999)

Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist.

American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)

American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973)

American actor and comedian (1933-2005)

American entertainer (1949–1984)

American actor (1883–1930)

American actor (1928–1994)

American actor (1911-1969)

American actor (1940–2019)

British actor (1928–1998)

American novelist and short story writer (1908–1988)

American animator and director (1908-1980)

American actor (1921–2009)

American film director (1923–2010)

American actor (1904-1963)

Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986)

American actress (1923-1988)

American actress and dancer (1923–2004)

American actress (1918–1993)

Christine Jorgensen was an American actress, singer, and transgender activist. A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery.

American actress (1939-2019)

American actress (1939–2012)

American actor (1936–2025)

American actor (1878–1947)

American film star; member of the Marx Brothers (1901–1979)

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

actor from the United States (1943-2019)

US actress (1890–1975)

American athlete and actor (1921–1992)

American entertainer (1910–1986)

American athlete and actor (1914–1994)

American actor (1946–2006)

American actress (1916–1997)

American burlesque performer, actress and author (1911–1970)

Greek-American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006)

Ukraine-born American cellist

American actor (1923-2013)

American singer (1933–2006)

American actor (1918–1994)

American actress and singer (1937–2024)

American actress (1922–1992)