Constance Bannister (92) photographer whose pictures of babies for calendars, advertisements, and books reached a worldwide audience in the '40s and '50s. Bannister claimed to have more than 100,000 shots of babies, many of which were published in humor books, paired with amusing captions written by Bannister to fit the babies' expressions. She died in Woodbury, New York on August 17, 2005.

Ted Croner (82) photographer whose blurry shots of New York at night in the '40s epitomized the film noir energy of a city that never sleeps. Croner held a solo exhibition in 1995 and had works displayed at the Whitney Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In recent decades he worked as a commercial photographer for corporations like the Chase Manhattan Bank and Coca-Cola. He died in New York City on August 15, 2005.

Dennis Lynds (81) mystery novelist whose tautly written mysteries featuring one-armed Dan Fortune were praised for reflecting contemporary political and social issues. Lynds enjoyed a career spanning more than 40 years and wrote more than 80 novels and short stories. His first Dan Fortune novel, Act of Fear (1967), won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for best first novel. His last novel in the series was Fortune's World (2000). He died of septic shock caused by bowel necrosis and multiorgan failure, in San Francisco, California on August 19, 2005.

Anne Noggle (83) pilot who became a renowned photographer after an illness forced her to give up flying. Noggle served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program and worked as a stunt pilot, crop duster, and flight instructor. She later became known for her keen self-portraits and images of older women that bared the imperfections and character of age. Having suffered a major stroke in 2003, she died in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 16, 2005.

Peter Winkworth (76) historian and collector who devoted 50 years to building up in Britain the finest collection of early prints and pictures of his native Canada, scouring print shops and bidding through dealers at auction. Winkworth sold 3,300 prints, 700 watercolors, eight oil paintings, and other items to the National Archives of Canada for $6 million, the largest Canadian acquisition of its kind. He died in London, England on August 20, 2005.

Mansour Armaly (78) ophthalmologist and researcher who led an early national study of glaucoma and discovered an unusually high incidence of the disease among family members of those who had it. Armaly was chairman of the ophthalmology department at George Washington University (1970-96), where he continued to study the effects of intraocular and fluid pressures in the eye. He died of cancer in Washington, DC on August 19, 2005.

John N. Bahcall (70) astrophysicist who proposed a new way to examine the properties of the sun, suggesting that the sun's heat and age could be studied by measuring tiny invisible particles called neutrinos that arrive on earth from the sun. Bahcall published more than 500 papers, books, and articles and won the National Medal of Science in 1998. He died of a rare blood disorder in New York City on August 17, 2005.

Rosalind P. Brannigan (63) public health analyst active in AIDS and substance abuse issues who worked most recently as a lung cancer awareness advocate and was vice president of Drug Strategies, a policy research institute where she helped to produce science-based guides on how to deal with substance abuse and conducted seminars on the topic for the National Association of Broadcasters, the National Governors Association, and other organizations. Brannigan was previously director of the Workplace Resource Center at the National Leadership Coalition on AIDS, a Washington, DC organization of business and labor groups. She died of lung cancer in Arlington, Virginia on August 19, 2005.

Ellsworth Culver (78) cofounder and senior vice president of the Mercy Corps humanitarian organization who oversaw its expansion of international relief and development programs into Africa, Asia, and Central America to the $173-million-a-year operation that reaches 7 million people in 35 countries that it is today. Culver also designed and ran Involvement Corps, which formed corporate-employee task forces to work on inner-city projects. He died after cancer surgery in Portland, Oregon on August 15, 2005.

Ronald B. Linsky (71) executive director of the National Water Research Institute, established by local water agencies and philanthropies to create new sources of water, since its founding in 1991. Linsky died of cancer in Los Angeles, California on August 14, 2005.

Andrónico Luksic (78) Chilean billionaire who built one of Latin America's biggest business empires. Luksic once controlled a collection of mining, banking, telecommunications, manufacturing, and beer companies and owned beach resorts in Croatia. His successful stock market investments helped him to gain control of Empresas Lucchetti SA, a pasta maker, and Madeco SA, a leading metal manufacturer. He died in Chile on August 18, 2005.

Ronald Scott (76) former California Institute of Technology civil engineering professor who designed a scoop that collected lunar soil during the unmanned Surveyor 3 moon mission (which provided critical details about the strength and texture of the surface that astronauts walked upon two years later). Scott also worked on other NASA missions, including Apollo and the Viking 2 mission that landed an unmanned craft on Mars in 1976. He died of cancer in Altadena, California on August 16, 2005.

Abraham S. Goldstein (80) former dean of Yale Law School and an expert on criminal law and procedure who gained a reputation as a trial lawyer in Washington, DC before he joined the Yale faculty in 1956. Goldstein wrote The Insanity Defense (1967), a comprehensive analysis of its history and the controversies about it, and The Passive Judiciary: Prosecutorial Discretion & the Guilty Plea (1981). He died of a heart attack in Woodbridge, Connecticut on August 20, 2005.

Ruth Lois Huenemann (95) University of California at Berkeley nutrition expert whose long-term studies on children and teenagers expanded the understanding of obesity and its origins. Huenemann traveled extensively as a consultant for the World Health Organization and the US State Department's food aid program. She taught at UC Berkeley for 24 years and founded the university's public health nutrition program. She died in Oakland, California on August 19, 2005.

George Kiriyama (74) career teacher and principal who served a single four-year term on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. Kiriyama was credited with restoring a music program in district elementary schools and encouraging instruction in character development, including truthfulness and loyalty. He died of liver cancer in Torrance, California on August 16, 2005.

Freddy Alborta (73) Bolivian photographer famous for his image of revolutionary Ernesto ("Che") Guevara lying dead. Alborta was one of a group of journalists allowed to view the revolutionary's body after he was captured and executed by the Bolivian army. Alborta died in La Paz, Bolivia on August 17, 2005.

Vassar Clements (77) fiddle virtuoso and A-list studio musician who recorded on more than 2,000 albums and was nicknamed the Miles Davis of bluegrass. Clements played with Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, Hank Williams Jr., the Byrds, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. His work bridged a variety of styles, including country, jazz, bluegrass, rock 'n' roll, and classical. He died of lung cancer near Nashville, Tennessee on August 16, 2005.

Tonino Delli Colli (81) prolific and versatile cinematographer whose images illuminated the work of many of Italy's most famous filmmakers. Delli Colli enjoyed a career that included more than 130 films and worked with generations of Italian directors, including Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergio Leone, Federico Fellini, and Roberto Benigni. His film credits include classics like The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly, The Name of the Rose, and Life Is Beautiful. He died of a heart attack in Rome, Italy on August 16, 2005.

Bruce Dortin (62) award-winning journalist and a long-time presence on Atlanta radio who covered news during the Cold War as a general assignment reporter for WABE, the National Public Radio affiliate in Atlanta. Dortin was news director at Georgia's Peach State Public Radio in the mid-'90s and before that at KUHF, the NPR station in Houston. He was part of a team honored for Best Documentary by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists. He died in Atlanta, Georgia on August 15, 2005.

James Dougherty (84) retired Los Angeles detective and the first man to marry Norma Jean Baker, before she went off to Hollywood and became Marilyn Monroe. Dougherty married the 16-year-old future screen legend in 1942, before he went to sea as a merchant mariner. He later worked for the LAPD for 25 years as a detective and trainer of the department's first Special Weapons & Tactics group. He died of leukemia in San Rafael, California on August 15, 2005.

Charlie Hampton (75) last leader of the house band at the Howard Theater and a mainstay of the Washington, DC jazz community for decades. Hampton was a talented all-around musician who performed professionally on piano, flute, clarinet, and four kinds of saxophones. He was a skilled arranger, composer, and conductor who led bands in Washington for more than 40 years. He died of Alzheimer's disease in Washington, DC on August 17, 2005.

Jerry Krupnick (82) longtime editor and TV writer for the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger. Krupnick started working for the Star-Ledger in 1950, covering TV as the medium was in its infancy. He created TV Time of the Week, one of the nationŐs first Sunday TV magazines, and wrote about TV up to and even after his retirement from the newspaper in 1998. He also was the Star-LedgerŐs Sunday editor for almost 15 years. He died of congestive heart failure in Newark, New Jersey on August 14, 2008.

Joe Ranft (45) Pixar Animation Studios head of story for more than 10 years and a cornerstone of the company's creative team, widely respected as one of the top storyboard artists in the animation industry. Ranft was one of seven writers nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay for Toy Story (1995). He worked at Disney through the '80s on such films as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King, and Fantasia 2000 and was executive producer on Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005). Ranft was also a voice actor, providing the voices for Heimlich in A Bug's Life, Wheezy the Penguin in Toy Story 2, and Jacques in Finding Nemo. He was killed in an automobile accident when the car in which he was a passenger veered off the road and into the ocean, in Mendocino County, California on August 16, 2005.

Randy ("Biscuit") Turner (56) beloved punk icon best known as the frontman for punk-funk pioneers who subverted the dogmas of American hard-core punk in the late '70s and early '80s with humor, eclectic songwriting, and outrageous costumes. Turner's group was known for its explosive and funky live shows and was considered a direct precursor to funky rock acts such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone. In more recent years Turner had devoted most of his time to visual art, He was found dead, apparently of hepatitis C, in his Austin, Texas home the same day a feature story about him appeared in the Austin Chronicle, on August 18, 2005.

Herta Ware (88) noted stage, screen, and TV actress and former wife of actor Will Geer (Grandpa Walton on The Waltons), who helped to found the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga, California, which became a a haven for blacklisted writers and actors and where she appeared in numerous plays. Ware also appeared in several movies including Cocoon and 2010 and on TV shows such as The Golden Girls, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and ER. She wrote a self-published memoir, Fantastic Journey: My Life with Will Geer (2000). She died in Topanga, California on August 15, 2005.

Myron Weinblatt (76) former president of NBC Entertainment and one of the first network executives to move into cable TV as president of Showtime in 1980. Weinblatt was president of Multimedia Entertainment Inc. and spearheaded the 1983 merger of Showtime with The Movie Channel Inc., creating a cable company second only to HBO. He died of Alzheimer's disease in New York City on August 18, 2005.

Mel Welles (81) character actor who played florist Gravis Muchnik in the black comedy, The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). Welles appeared in dozens of other movies, including Attack of the Crab Monsters and Rock All Night. He also directed B movies in Europe, produced and directed Australian concerts, and did voice-overs. He died of heart failure in Norfolk, Virginia on August 19, 2005.

Clifford Williams (78) associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Co. starting in the '60s, who also directed several Broadway productions, including Sleuth and Breaking the Code, both of which earned him Tony nominations. Williams died in London, England on August 20, 2005.

Esther Wong (88) restaurant owner nicknamed the "godmother of punk" who showcased such groups as Oingo Boingo at her Madame Wong's clubs in Los Angeles's Chinatown and Santa Monica. Wong opened her famed restaurant in 1970 with her first husband and provided a stage for new and local groups, including The Police, The Motels, The Knack, The Go-Gos, The Ramones, and others. She died of emphysema in Los Angeles, California on August 14, 2005.

Robert Frederic Fisher (68) pioneer in environmental law who cofounded the prominent nonprofit public-interest firm first known as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund. Fisher fought to prevent the Mineral King Valley in the Sierra Nevada from being developed in the early '70s by Walt Disney Productions. He died of cancer in Inverness Park, California on August 17, 2005.

Sisai Ibssa (60) longtime Washington resident who championed the cause of nationalism for the Oromo people of the Horn of Africa. Ibssa worked as a cab driver in Washington for 25 years while building political organizations and advocating national liberation for the Oromo people. He founded the first Oromo organization in North America and played a leading role in establishing and consolidating several dimensions of the Oromo national movement locally and globally. He died of a heart attack in Washington, DC on August 20, 2005.

J. Curtis Lewis Jr. (79) first Republican mayor of Savannah, Georgia in a century and a longtime philanthropist who pushed for the construction of the city's civic center as mayor and worked to renovate River Street, now a magnet for tourists. Lewis built real estate investment firms and owned TV and radio stations throughout the Southeast. He died of leukemia in Savannah, Georgia on August 20, 2005.

Lloyd Meeds (77) retired US congressman from Washington state, who went from working as a gas station operator to sponsoring landmark legislation, including bills to create Head Start, the Youth Conservation Corps, school nutrition programs, and vocational education support. Meeds served in the House for seven terms and worked on Native American issues. He died of cancer in Church Creek, Maryland on August 17, 2005.

Mo Mowlam (55) British politician whose no-nonsense negotiating as Northern Ireland secretary of state helped to forge the province's landmark peace accord. Mowlam later set up a charity, MoMo Help, to help rehabilitate drug users and provide support to the parents of disabled children. She was admired for her successful fight against a brain tumor. She died after suffering a fall in her home in London, England on August 19, 2005.

Gideon J. Nieuwoudt (54) police colonel who confessed to a role in the death of South African antiapartheid activist Steve Biko and was convicted of killing three black policemen and their informer in 1989, three antiapartheid activists in '85, and numerous other antiapartheid activists. Nieuwoudt died in prison in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 19, 2005.

Melvin Howard Osterman (70) founding partner of the Albany, New York law firm Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, once a member of Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller's legal staff and one of the architects of the important Taylor Law, which gave public employees in New York collective bargaining rights while forbidding them to strike and setting up graduated penalties for job actions. Osterman died rom a severe reaction to insect stings he received while gardening, in Delmar, New York on August 14, 2005.

Bertram L. Podell (79) lawyer and former three-term US congressman from Brooklyn whose conflict-of-interest trial brought Rudolph Giuliani to public notice as a young prosecutor in 1974. Podell served 14 years in the State Assembly in Albany before a special election in 1968 sent him to Washington to fill a vacancy. He died of kidney failure in New York City on August 17, 2005.

Lt. Gen. William E. Potts (83) retired lieutenant general in the Army, a decorated veteran of three wars and a military intelligence official in the '60s and '70s, who passed up an appointment to the US Military Academy to enlist in the Army. Potts died of heart disease in Falls Church, Virginia on August 16, 2005.

Steve Dunn (48) Denver man who fought back kidney cancer more than 10 years earlier and used his experience to launch a Web site to help others find appropriate treatments for the cancer. Dunn was appointed by the Federal Drug Administration as a patient advocate for kidney cancer clinical trials. He died of bacterial meningitis in Denver, Colorado on August 19, 2005.

A. Leon Lowry (92) prominent Tampa civil rights leader who once taught Martin Luther King Jr. and led the desegregation of public facilities in Tampa. Lowry's association with the civil rights movement dated to the '40s when he taught theology at Morehouse College and King was one of his students. Lowry was president of the Florida NAACP and in 1976 was the first black elected to the Hillsborough County School Board. He died of congestive heart failure in Tampa, Florida on August 20, 2005.

Brother Roger Schutz (90) Swiss Protestant theologian who founded a community of monks in Taizé, France in 1940 that became a worldwide ecumenical movement. With his group of monks, including Lutheran, Anglican, Evangelical, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox members, Schutz sought to create greater unity among Christian churches and to awaken spirituality among the young people in Europe who were growing up in a secular world. He died after being stabbed in the throat during an evening service at his church by a woman attending the ceremony, in Taizé, France on August 16, 2005.

Joyce Wein (76) former biochemist and cofounder of the Newport Folk Festival credited with helping to fuel the '60s folk revival. Wein was a founder of the New York Coalition of 100 Black Women, an organization that works to promote gender equity, and participated in several scholarship programs and numerous other charitable endeavors. She died of cancer in New York City on August 15, 2005.

Kevin Doty (43) veteran racer of Burlington, Iowa who was crowned Badger Midget Auto Racing Association champion and won the prestigious Hut Hundred and Belleville Nationals in 1994. Doty died of multiple head injuries after crashing at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin while competing in a Badger Midget feature race, on August 16, 2005.

Hal Easterwood (72) former star center for the Mississippi State University football team in the '50s. Easterwood was honored as an All-American in 1954 by the Football Writers Association of America and was drafted in the 12th round by the San Francisco '49ers. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He died in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on August 14, 2005.

Alexander Gomelsky (77) Soviet Union basketball coach who ended the 21-game winning streak of the US at the 1988 Olympics and won four Olympic medals as Soviet coach, including one gold in Seoul, South Korea. Gomelsky also led the Soviet team to two world championships and eight European championships and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995. He died in Moscow, Russia on August 16, 2005.

Kenyon Jones (27) college basketball star in the San Francisco Bay Area who later had a pro career in Europe. Jones was voted the most valuable player of the West Coast Conference (1999-2000) while at the University of San Francisco and played for two teams in the top league in Greece over the past four seasons. He died of a heart attack in Atlanta, Georgia on August 18, 2005.

Stephen Langston (18) Tennessee high school baseball star recently recruited to play for Belmont University. Langston played a crucial part in helping his high school, John Overton HS in Nashville, get to the Class 3A state championship baseball game. He was selected as Mr. Johnny O by his classmates, one of the highest distinctions given at his school. He was killed in an accident while riding in a pick-up truck in Nashville, Tennessee on August 14, 2005.

Clifton ("Coo Coo") Marlin (73) early NASCAR star and father of current Nextel Cup driver Sterling Marlin. Coo Coo was a hard-nosed racer who made his name racing around the short tracks in Tennessee and Alabama and became a regular at the Tennessee Fairgrounds, running against the likes of Bobby and Donny Allison and Red Farmer. He won a record four titles at the now-defunct race track and earned nine top five finishes at NASCAR. He died of lung cancer in Columbia, Tennessee on August 14, 2005.

Bryan Register (16) high school athlete participating in his first year of cross-country running for Seminole High School in Donalsonville, Georgia. Register collapsed less than three minutes into cross-country practice and later died on August 15, 2005.

Ljubomir ("Lube") Stamenich (26) all-state football player at Langley (Va.) High School who later starred at the University of Virginia where he was twice named to the All-ACC Academic football team. Stamenich played two years in the Arena Football Leagues with the Albany Conquest and the Columbus Destroyers and recently began working for IBM. He died 12 days after a tumor caused by two aggressive forms of leukemia was found in his chest, in Fairfax, Virginia on August 18, 2005.