A lot of famous folks left this world in 2009.
Some deaths were expected. Some caught us by surprise. Some were tragic.
And one was just downright weird. (WTF David Carradine?)
Here's a selection of the more notable names who died in 2009.
Who are you going to miss most?
See a list of OTHER notable people we've lost.
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That was a rough year. Get behind me 2009. I've had enough of thee.
Man, Bea Arthur beats out Farrah Fawcett, what is this site coming to?
Marilyn Chambers is dead? One of the first porn movies I watched was Behind Green Door, in a crappy VHS. This was a bad year, no doubt about it.
Marilyn was a champ. Perhaps contributing to her demise was her rigid 'all meat' diet ... or would that be 'all rigid meat' diet?
Socks the cat is getting votes. Cat people are standing up for the felines!
What gets me is that death had to take one last shot and get brittany murphy before the end.
Maybe Ryan Seacrest will meet with a horrible fate on new years eve. c'mon death! Redeem yourself!
I am glad Michael Jackson is dead. I hate child molesters.
No offense E.
Teddy Kennedy is getting a lot of votes, only this time they're probably all legit ...
I forgot 2 important folks who died - John Hughes & Patrick Swayze
I think you can vote often.
Ben, I think the phrase you're searching for is the Brazillian Downtown Diet.
Couldn't resist, sorry Leo.
Not a celebrity, but how about the death of analog TV?
Nice one Scaramouch.