Those Who Left Us In 2009

As is always the case, the past year saw the deaths of many remarkable people -- people who affected our history, our culture and our lives. Here is a list of some of those who left us in 2009.

Edward Kennedy (US Senator)

Claiborne Pell (US Senator)

Jack Kemp (football quarterback, US Senator)

Robert S. McNamara (US Secretary of Defense)

Les Paul (inventor, guitarist)

John Updike (author)

Frank McCourt (author)

Horton Foote (author)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver (founded Special Olympics)

Ingemar Johansson (boxer)

Mark Fidrych (baseball pitcher)

Chuck Daly (basketball coach)

Alexis Arguello (boxer)

Andrew Wyeth (painter)

Michael Jackson (singer)

Mary Travers (folk singer)

Koko Taylor (blues singer)

Walter Cronkite (journalist)

Jack Nelson (reporter)

Don Hewitt (created "60 Minutes")

Brittany Murphy (actress)

Natasha Richardson (actress)

David Carradine (actor)

Steve McNair (football quarterback)

Patrick Swayze (actor)

Farrah Fawcett (actress)

Karl Malden (actor)

Bea Arthur (actress)

Jennifer Jones (actress)

John Hughes (director)

Patrick McGoohan (actor)

Ricardo Montalban (actor)

Gene Barry (actor)

Pat Hingle (actor)