Goodbye to greats: A roll call of entertainers

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The last roll
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Buddy Killen, 73. Nashville songwriter (“I May Never Get to Heaven”) and producer; helped launch Dolly Parton’s career. Nov. 1.

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

Florence Klotz, 86. Tony-winning costume designer (“Follies.”) Nov. 1.

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Paul Mauriat, 81. Conductor whose “Love Is Blue” topped U.S. charts in 1968. Nov. 3.

Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, 98. Her memoir on life with 11 siblings, “Cheaper by the Dozen,” inspired several films. Nov. 4.

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

Ellen Willis, 64. Feminist author; New Yorker’s first rock critic. Nov. 9. Lung cancer.

Marian Marsh, 93. Doll-faced actress; the milkmaid mesmerized by John Barrymore in “Svengali.” 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 (“Casanova”); son of O’Jays singer Eddie Levert. Nov. 10.

Ruth Brown, 78. Grammy and Tony-award-winning singer (“Teardrops in My Eyes.”) Nov. 17.

Jeremy Slate, 80. Actor (“Hell’s Angels ’69.” Nov. 19.

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

Robert Lockwood Jr., 91. Mississippi Delta blues guitarist (“I Got to Find Me a Woman.”) Nov. 21.

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