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Celebrity Deaths
Harold Washington
November 25, 1987
The first African American Mayor of City of Chicago first elected in April 1983 and re-elected in April 1987 died in office of heart attack. He was 65.
John Wayne
June 11, 1979
An Oscar winning actor who became an American icon on screen and known for his conservative political views died of stomach cancer at the UCLA Medical Center. He was 72.
Arch West
September 20, 2011
A retired Frido-Lay marketing executive credited with creating Doritos as the first national tortilla chip brand died in Dallas. He was 97.
Dan Wheldon
October 16, 2011
The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner died from injuries suffered in 15-car wreck during Las Vegas Inday 300, the season ending race. He was 33.
Kevin H. White
January 27, 2012
A four-term mayor of Boston who led the city during years of racial violence and economic stagnation from 1968 to 1984 died after suffering Alzheimer's disease since 2003 at his home in Beacon Hill section of Boston. He was 82.
Andy Whitfield
September 11, 2011
The 39 year old star of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," the series on the Starz network has died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Sydney, Australia. He was diagnosed 18 months ago.
George Whitman
December 14, 2011
The legendary founder of Shakespeare & Co., a Paris bookstore and literary institution, where over 50,000 young, struggling writers were sheltered for free and became an attraction for book lovers and writers from all over the world died of complications from a stroke in the apartment above the bookshop. He was 98.
Nicol Williamson
December 16, 2011
A legendary British stage and movie star who was once heralded as the greatest British actor of his generation died of esophageal cancer in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was 75.
Amy Winehouse
July 23, 2011
An English singer songwriter who won five Grammys for her second album "Back to Black", including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, was found dead on July 23, 2011. The coroner later ruled that her death was caused by accidental alcohol poisoning.
John Wooden
June 4, 2010
A legend in college basketball coaching who was known as the "Wizard of Westwood" and won ten NCAA Basketball Championships in 12 year period at UCLA died of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, California. He was 99.
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