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Year End

Photos: Notable Deaths of 2010

Dec 29, 2010 – 4:30 PM
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They inspired and intrigued us. They entertained and enlightened us. Some made us howl with laughter or moved us to tears -- or both. When news came of their deaths this year, we remembered how each one's life left a mark in this world.

No annual list of newsworthy deaths is truly complete. As you look through these photos, you're sure to think of others we lost this year. We invite you to post a comment below about who else should be remembered and why.

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Deaths of 2010

Elizabeth Edwards
Attorney, author, health care advocate, political wife
July 3, 1949 - Dec. 7, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Don Meredith
NFL quarterback, broadcaster
April 10, 1938 - Dec. 5, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Elaine Kaufman
New York restaurateur
Feb. 10, 1929 - Dec. 3, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Samuel Cohen
Creator of the neutron bomb
Jan. 25, 1921 - Nov. 28, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Leslie Nielsen
Actor
Feb. 11, 1926 – Nov. 28, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Irvin Kershner
Film director
April 29, 1923 - Nov. 27, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek
Famous felon who inspired the chant "Run Bambi Run"

Deaths of 2010

Dino De Laurentiis
Movie producer
Aug. 8, 1919 - Nov. 10, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Jill Clayburgh
Actress
April 30, 1944 - Nov. 5, 2010

Deaths of 2010

Theodore Sorenson
Presidential adviser and speechwriter
May 8, 1928 - Oct. 31, 2010

Deaths of 2010

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