Michael Baxandall (74) Welshman whose analysis of the social forces shaping works of art and the way they were seen helped to pave the way for the influential movement known as the new art history. Baxandall died of pneumonia associated with Parkinson's disease, in London, England on August 12, 2008.

George Deem (75) painter who admired master painters so much that he spent his own career repainting their works, but with clever alterations. Gifted at reproduction, Deem made explicit references to other painters and other paintings, recreating the style, the light, the brushstrokes, and the details of artists he loved. But there were always subtle—or not so subtle—alterations. Pictured above is his Two Vermeer Chairs (1998). Deem died of lung cancer one week before his 76th birthday, in New York City on August 11, 2008.

L. Rust Hills (83) advocate of contemporary American literature who, as Esquire's fiction editor in three separate stints ('50s-'90s), published original works by scores of the country's finest writers, including Norman Mailer, John Cheever, William Styron, Bruce Jay Friedman, William Gaddis, James Salter, Don DeLillo, Ann Beattie, Richard Ford, Raymond Carver, and E. Annie Proulx. Satirist Dorothy Parker once told Hills that his name made her forget all the other New Jersey suburbs. He died of cardiac arrest in Belfast, Maine on August 12, 2008.

Stuart Cary Welch Jr. (80) internationally renowned scholar, curator, and collector of Islamic and Indian art who brought many of the masterworks of those traditions to the attention of the West. Welch was curator emeritus of Islamic and Later Indian art at the Harvard Art Museum. He died of a heart attack while traveling in Hokkaido, Japan on August 13, 2008.

Dr. George Boone (85) orthodontist turned real estate developer and southern California philanthropist who helped to establish the Boone Children's Gallery at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and a recently completed University of Southern California center on Santa Catalina Island dedicated to the study of environmental science. Boone died of complications from Parkinson's disease in San Marino, California on August 12, 2008.

Henry B. R. Brown (82) struggling financial consultant in 1969 when he and a partner, Bruce R. Bent, came up with an idea—the money-market mutual fund—that spawned a $3.5-trillion industry. A descendant of Richard Henry Lee, the Virginia statesman who called for a declaration of independence on June 7, 1776, Brown died of an abdominal aneurysm on a farm that has been in his family for 200 years, in Leesburg, Virginia on August 11, 2008.

Dr. Hugh R. Butt (98) longtime Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist whose studies of coagulation showed that Vitamin K could halt internal bleeding and reduce deaths among patients with jaundice. Butt died in Rochester, Minnesota on August 16, 2008.

Dr. Ralph D. Feigin (70) former president of the Baylor College of Medicine who edited an authoritative textbook on infectious diseases in children. Intended for diagnosticians, Feigin's two-volume work, Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (1981), addresses diseases of the eye, respiratory system, and other organs and traces measles and other contagious illnesses to their origins. Now in its sixth edition, it remains a standard in its field, with chapters on diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites and the medications and therapies used to combat them. Although never a smoker, Feigin died of lung cancer in Houston, Texas on August 14, 2008.

Dr. Joan Hodgman (84) pediatrician at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center who helped to define the field of neonatology and guidelines that improved the standards for newborn care. Hodgman spent 60 years at County-USC, including 30 years (1957-86) as director of its newborn division. She played a central role in developing its intensive care unit for sick and premature babies—the first in LA and among the first in the nation—and led efforts that dramatically reduced the hospital's infant mortality rate. She died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in her native Oregon on August 10, 2008.

C. Lester Hogan (88) pioneer in the electronics industry whose departure in 1968 from his job as a top executive at Motorola to one at Fairchild, taking along seven senior members of Motorola's semiconductor team, led to a celebrated lawsuit. Hogan died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Atherton, California on August 12, 2008.

Joe B. Jordan (82) San Fernando Valley architect who designed several major public buildings. Jordan founded Burbank-based Joe B. Jordan & Associates more than 40 years ago. Among the projects he oversaw were the Van Nuys Superior Court complex, barracks at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, and several public libraries in Los Angeles and Orange counties. He died in Camarillo, California on August 11, 2008.

Dr. Robert F. Maronde (88) professor emeritus at the University of Southern California School of Medicine whose accomplishments included cocreating an artificial kidney in the late '40s and developing an early computerized prescription drug system in the '60s. Maronde died in Monterey Park, California on August 16, 2008.

Dr. Eva Reich (84) daughter of psychiatrist Dr. Wilhelm Reich and lecturer on the controversial work on orgonomy that he pioneered more than 50 years ago. A native of Vienna who moved to the US in 1938, Eva Reich participated in many of her father's controversial experiments. Wilhelm Reich died in prison in 1957 after his conviction for ignoring an injunction that outlawed devices he developed to accumulate energy associated with sexual orgasm. Eva Reich developed a treatment for colicky babies that involved a gentle touch she called butterfly baby massage. She died in Hancock, Maine on August 10, 2008.

Jack Weil (107) former garter salesman who drove into Denver in 1928 in a new Chrysler Roadster to start a new life. Weil became a king of cowboy couture—almost certainly the first to put snaps on Western shirts (17 on a shirt) and most likely the first to produce bolo ties commercially. His Rockmount Ranch Wear Mfg. Co. has sold millions of shirts, including at least one shipment to Antarctica, since it started in 1946. Weil died in Denver, Colorado on August 13, 2008.

Harry Herman Wetzel Jr. (88) retired Los Angeles aerospace executive and self-described accidental vintner who bought vacation property in Sonoma County that he and his family transformed into Alexander Valley Vineyards. Wetzel died in Healdsburg, California on August 14, 2008.

Dr. Charles F. Whitten (86) physician, professor, and specialist in sickle-cell disease. Whitten died of multiple myeloma in Detroit, Michigan on August 14, 2008.

Henri Cartan (104) French mathematician known for meticulous proofs and for inspiring a revival of the study of mathematics in France after World War II. Cartan died in Paris, France on August 13, 2008.

Dale Pitt (77) writer and editor who cowrote with her husband, Leonard, Los Angeles A to Z, the first encyclopedia on the city and county of LA, a 1997 local best-seller admired for its scholarship and readability. Dale Pitt died of a stroke in Hollywood, California on August 10, 2008.

Christie Allen (53) British-born Australian pop singer who had a successful career as one of the country's leading female pop sensations of the Countdown era during the late '70s and early '80s. Allen released her debut platinum album, Magic Rhythm, which included three top-20 hits: "Falling in Love," "Goosebumps," and "He's My Number One," but retired after recording several unsuccessful singles in the late '80s. She died of pancreatic cancer in Perth, Western Australia on August 12, 2008.

Priscilla Allen (70) stage and screen actress best known for her memorable larger-than-life role as the Fat Lady in the "exploding head" bomb scene in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Total Recall (1992). Allen's credits also included dozens of roles in countless films, TV shows, theatrical musicals, and plays throughout an acting career that spanned 40 years. She died in La Jolla, California on August 14, 2008.

Andrew Casey (44) cinematographer who earned a reputation as one of the top operators of a Steadicam (a device mounted on the operator's body to stabilize the movement of a camera) during a career in the film industry that spanned 19 years. Casey had worked on a handful of high-profile film projects, including Forrest Gump (1994), Glory (1989), Music & Lyrics (2007), and the remake of The Manchurian Candidate (2004). He also worked on TV series such as The Sopranos and Sex & the City, and most recently slain rap star Notorious BIG's upcoming biographical film Notorious (2009). Casey was killed in a motorcycle accident along with his wife, Kathleen Casey (48), in Clinton Township, New Jersey on August 16, 2008.

Dorival Caymmi (94) Brazilian composer and singer who catapulted to fame when Carmen Miranda performed one of his songs,"O que e que a Baiana tem," in 1938. Caymmi made close to 20 records and composed more than 100 songs. He died of kidney cancer and organ failure in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 16, 2008.

Ronnie Drew (73) founding member of the Irish folk group The Dubliners. Born in Dublin in 1934, Drew formed The Dubliners in '62 with Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke, and Barney McKenna. Their songs include "The Molly Maguires," "Dirty Old Town," and "Seven Drunken Nights." The Dubliners also recorded with The Pogues, and together they had a hit with "The Irish Rover." Drew also released a string of solo albums. He died of cancer in Dublin, Ireland on August 16, 2008.

Donald Erb (81) composer with a strong interest in electronic music who was prominent on the avant-garde scene of the '60s and '70s. A distinguished professor emeritus of composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Erb composed "Reconnaissance," one of the first chamber works for live synthesizer and acoustic instruments. It was premiered in New York in 1967 with Robert Moog, a pioneer of the synthesizer, playing that instrument. Erb suffered cardiac arrest in 1996 and had not been active as a composer since. He died in Cleveland Heights, Ohio on August 12, 2008.

Rana Fisher (36) model and actress who began her modeling career with print ads in catalogues before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting in dozens of commercials and movies. Fisher most recently appeared on a cable network reality series. She had cameo roles in the feature films Pomegranate (2005) and Cattle Call (2006). She died unexpectedly of heart failure in Los Angeles, California on August 10, 2008.

George Furth (75) actor and playwright who wrote the book for the innovative Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical Company (1970). Furth won a Tony for his book of the show. He also acted in movies including Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Myra Breckenridge, Airport '77, and Shampoo and on countless TV comedies. He had been hospitalized for a lung infection and died in Santa Monica, California on August 11, 2008.

Samantha Haggerty (53) wife of veteran B-movie actor Dan Haggerty, best known for his role as the main character James ("Grizzly") Adams in The Life & Times of Grizzly Adams indie western film and TV series franchise. Samantha Haggerty died of massive head injuries sustained in a freak motorbike accident in Los Angeles, California on August 10, 2008.

Isaac Hayes (65) soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme from Shaft" won both an Oscar and a Grammy in 1971. In his spoken introductions and interludes, Hayes was rapping before there was rap. His career hit another high in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef, school cook and ladies' man on the animated TV show South Park. Ten days before his 66th birthday, Hayes was found unconscious after collapsing near a treadmill at his home and was pronounced dead of a stroke at a hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee on August 10, 2008.

Don Helms (81) steel guitarist who played in Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys band and on country classics by Patsy Cline and Lefty Frizzell. Helms (pictured above on the right, with Williams [d. 1953]) was an original member of Williams' Drifting Cowboys and provided the signature steel guitar parts on tunes like "Cold, Cold Heart" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." He died of an apparent heart attack in Nashville, Tennessee on August 11, 2008.

Zeta Jones (91) grandmother of Hollywood star Catherine Zeta-Jones and namesake of the merchant ship, the Zeta, which carried copper from South America to Wales. Jones's son, businessman Dai Jones, is Zeta-Jones's father. Zeta Jones died in Swansea, Wales on August 11, 2008.

Jack Landau (74) reporter who dubbed himself a "First Amendment guerrilla" and helped to organize a journalism advocacy group. Landau began his career with newspapers in New York and later worked for the Associated Press and the Washington Post in the '60s before establishing himself as a US Supreme Court reporter for Newhouse Newspapers. He died in Arlington, Virginia on August 10, 2008.

Stephen Leake (43) independent filmmaker who cowrote, produced, and starred in the award-winning comedy short Experiencing Raju (2000). The film won awards at the Seattle Summer Film & Videotape Festival and WorldFest Houston 2000. Leake died unexpectedly in Memphis, Tennessee on August 13, 2008.

Mark Lundberg (50) opera singer whose voice was so versatile he was able to compete as a bass, baritone, or tenor. Lundberg made his debut in Brussels in the 2006-07 season as Tristan in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. He sang bass and baritone for many years before making the transition to dramatic tenor roles. He was to perform the role of Samson in Saint-Saëns' Samson & Delilah with the Pitsburgh Opera later this year. He died in Stony Brook, Long Island, New York on August 15, 2008.

Howard G. Minsky (94) former Hollywood talent agent and producer of the movie Love Story (1970). Minsky began his career during the silent-film era and sold reels of film door-to-door before breaking onto the Hollywood scene. He worked as an executive for 20th Century-Fox and Paramount Pictures and as a talent agent for the William Morris Agency. In the '60s, he quit the agency to produce the romantic drama Love Story, written by one of his clients, Erich Segal. The film became a blockbuster, winning five Golden Globes, including best picture, and an Oscar for music. Minsky died in West Palm Beach, Florida on August 10, 2008.

Johnny Moore (70) trumpeter and founding member of the pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae band The Skatalites. Moore helped to form the band in 1964 along with saxophonists Tommy McCook and Roland Alphonso and trombonist Don Drummond. Two of their albums, Hip Bop Ska and Greetings from Skamania, were nominated for Grammys in the '90s. Moore died of cancer in Kingston, Jamaica on August 16, 2008.

George Naidas (34) Greek actor most famous for his role as the rebellious cast member in the hit reality TV series Bar. Naidas had been scheduled to appear in his first and only American movie, the award-winning upcoming indie film CPS the Movie (2009). He was killed in a motorcycle accident in Naxos, Greece on August 11, 2008.

Margaret Sainsbury (73) star of the first-ever British fly-on-the-wall documentary of a working class family. Sainsbury was the formidable matriarch on the 1974 program The Family with her then-husband, Terry Wilkins, and their four children, aired as a 13-part series. The ground-breaking documentary was an honest portrayal of ordinary family life in Reading, Berkshire, England and had a huge influence on both the factual and fictional TV that followed but was banned after the Wilkins family was attacked in the tabloid press for their strong language and for publicly airing taboo subjects. Sainsbury died suddenly of an apparent heart attack at her home in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England on August 10, 2008.

Leroy Sievers (53) National Public Radio commentator who turned his battle with cancer into a popular and touching radio and online series. Sievers was first diagnosed with colon cancer in 2001; in 2005, the disease returned as a brain tumor and lung cancer. A report on his chemotherapy treatments in February 2006 was broadcast on Morning Edition and prompted an enthusiastic response from the audience; it eventually became a regular series and feature on the network's Web site. He died of cancer in Maryland on August 15, 2008.

Alexander Slobodyanik (65) Ukrainian-born classical pianist who won stardom in the former Soviet Union with his virtuosity and emotional interpretations of Romantic composers. Slobodyanik had been a concert pianist and in-demand teacher since moving to the US in 1989. He died of infectious meningitis in Morristown, New Jersey on August 10, 2008.

William Stulla (97) early Los Angeles children's TV show host who inspired a generation of southern California baby boomers to drink their milk with his signature "Red Light, Green Light" game. As host of Cartoon Express, which ran weekdays on Channel 9 (then KHJ-TV) in LA, Engineer Bill was a TV fixture (1954-66); the show won him two Emmys. He died in his sleep in Westlake Village, California on August 12, 2008.

Jerry Wexler (91) record producer who not only coined the phrase "rhythm and blues" but was also one of the key architects of the genre. Wexler revolutionized popular music with superstar-making recordings of acts such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and others. He helped to build one of the most influential labels in pop, Atlantic Records, home of Franklin, Charles, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. Wexler died of heart disease in New York City on August 15, 2008.

Thomas Furtaw (43) former aide to Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox. Furtaw collapsed and died at the Renaissance Center while playing guitar with his band, Spitting Nickels, an opening act for Blue Oyster Cult, in downtown Detroit, Michigan on August 15, 2008.

Bill Gwatney (48) chairman of Arkansas’s Democrat Party since 2007 and a former state senator (1993-2002). The owner of three Little Rock-area car dealerships, Gwatney had planned to travel to the Democrat National Convention later in the month as a superdelegate. He was killed when a gunman, Timothy Dale Johnson (50), burst into his office at the state party headquarters and shot him several times. Johnson, shot and killed by officers after a 30-minute chase, was recently fired from a Target retail store in Conway, Ark., 30 miles from the capital. Police did not know of a motive, and there was no indication that Johnson and Gwatney were acquainted. Gwatney died in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 13, 2008.

James Hoyt (83) one of four US soldiers who discovered the Buchenwald concentration camp as World War II neared its end. Hoyt served in the Army's 6th Armored Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, the bloodiest battle fought by American troops in WWII. One of the largest concentration camps established by Nazi Germany, Buchenwald was liberated in April 1945; it is estimated that 56,000 prisoners died there (1937-45). Hoyt died in his sleep in rural Oxford, Iowa on August 11, 2008.

Fred Sinowatz (79) former Austrian chancellor. Sinowatz took power in 1983 when Chancellor Bruno Kreisky resigned after elections in which his Socialist Party lost its majority in parliament. Sinowatz resigned in 1986 when Kurt Waldheim was elected to the figurehead post of the Austrian presidency despite accusations that he had served with a World War II German unit accused of Balkan atrocities. Sinowatz died in Vienna, Austria on August 11, 2008.

Greg Urwin (62) former secretary-general of the Pacific Islands' Forum and Australia's longest-serving South Pacific diplomat. Urwin was appointed secretary-general of the 16-nation grouping in 2003 by South Pacific leaders—the first Australian national to hold the post. He was Australia's most distinguished diplomat in the South Pacific, serving in the region for 37 years. He died of cancer in Samoa on August 10, 2008.

Sandy Allen (53) recognized as the world’s tallest female at 7 feet, 7 inches tall. A tumor caused Allen's pituitary gland to produce too much growth hormone. She used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different. She had been hospitalized in recent months with a recurring blood infection, diabetes, breathing problems, and kidney failure. She died in Shelbyville, Indiana on August 13, 2008.

Leon Dorsey (32) Texas condemned killer who in 1998 finally confessed to the '94 capital murder of two employees at a Dallas Blockbuster video store, both shot and killed execution-style in the back office during a holdup that yielded only $392. Dorsey had previously been sentenced to 60 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the robbery and murder of a convenience store clerk, just five months after committing the double killings. He was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas on August 12, 2008.

Dolores Dustin (74) Maryland woman who spent 35 years waiting to learn who killed her daughter, Donna Dustin (17), in November 1973. Donna's nude body was found beaten in a deserted gravel quarry. Court records indicate that she went on an ice cream parlor double date while her parents were on vacation. She dropped off her date after midnight, saying she "wanted to get more beer and continue partying." She was last seen at a party talking with two unidentified men and was believed to have left with them. Dolores Dustin suffered from an irregular heartbeat and died without knowing her daughter's killer, in Baltimore, Maryland on August 14, 2008.

Wilhelm Egger (68) Roman Catholic bishop of Bressanone, Italy. A native of Innsbruck, Austria, Egger was bishop of the German-speaking mountain town in Italy's South Tyrol region. He died there of a heart attack on August 16, 2008.

Julius A. ("Jud") Leetham (90) former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge (1969-88) and chairman of the county Republican Central Committee in the '60s. Leetham died from complications of a stroke he suffered in June, in Walnut Creek, California on August 16, 2008.

James E. Ludlam (93) one of the founders of health-care law who helped to shape California's health-care environment. Ludlam was one of the principal authors of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975, which alleviated a crisis in California because physicians were leaving the state to escape prohibitively high malpractice insurance premiums caused by runaway jury awards. The landmark legislation, which brought down malpractice insurance premiums in California and set a limit of $250,000 on damages for pain and suffering, is considered a national model for tort reform. Ludlam died in Pasadena, California on August 12, 2008.

Do Van Ly (98) founder of the first Cao Dai Center in Los Angeles and one of the religion's senior leaders in the US. A native of South Vietnam and a former member of its diplomatic corps, Ly began his career in the mid-'50s under President Ngo Dinh Diem. Ly died in Chatsworth, California on August 11, 2008.

Thomas B. Miller (79) former West Virginia state Supreme Court Justice (1977-94) and chief justice (1982, '85-86, '91). The court's written opinions nearly tripled during Miller's first 10 years on the bench. He alone wrote 671 opinions and supervised the writing of hundreds of other decisions. He died in Wheeling, West Virginia on August 12, 2008.

Michael Rodriguez (45) member of the infamous "Texas 7" gang of escaped fugitives who killed a Dallas-area police officer during their weeks on the run in 2000. Rodriguez, who had dropped all appeals and volunteered for lethal injection, was serving a life sentence for killing his wife at the time of the escape. He was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas on August 14, 2008.

Darren ("Bo") Taylor (42) former Los Angeles gang member who became a peacekeeper respected by street toughs and by law enforcement and community activists struggling to reduce inner-city violence. After the 1992 LA riots, Taylor founded Unity One, a grass-roots organization that attacked gang violence through life-skills training and conflict resolution on the front lines. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with a rare cancer that attacks the tissues of the mouth; it spread to his neck and head, but he insisted on fighting it in his own way, spurning traditional medicine to seek treatment in Tijuana, Mexico. He died en route to a clinic there, in San Diego, California on August 11, 2008.

Glen Anderson (79) former Iowa State basketball coach, the third-winningest coach in school history. Anderson coached the Cyclones (1959-71), finishing 142-161 in those 12 seasons. He led the team to six upper-division finishes in the Big 8. He also recruited Zaid Abdul-Aziz, one of the top players in school history. Anderson died in Hot Springs, Arkansas on August 15, 2008.

Robert P. Benoit (81) former southern California thoroughbred racing executive associated with Hollywood Park for many years. Benoit, who began working in the publicity department at Hollywood Park in the '50s, became director of publicity in 1969. He eventually was elected to the board of directors and was named chief operating officer and general manager in 1977. He died of pneumonia in Inglewood, California on August 15, 2008.

Jim ("Hoss") Brock (74) longtime executive director of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. A former sports information director at Texas Christian and Southern Methodist universities, Brock was head of the Cotton Bowl (1979-92), then spent one year as chairman of team selection before retiring. He had been hospitalized since February after the first of several strokes and died in his sleep in Dallas, Texas on August 14, 2008.

Dottie Collins (84) star pitcher in women's professional baseball in the '40s who later played a major role in preserving the history of the women's game. Pitching for six seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, created in 1943 to provide home front entertainment while many major leaguers were off to war, Collins dazzled opposing batters. She pitched underhand, sidearm, and overhand and threw curveballs, fastballs, and changeups. She won more than 20 games in each of her first four seasons; she threw 17 shutouts and had a league-leading 293 strikeouts in 1945 for the Fort Wayne Daisies. She died of a stroke in Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 12, 2008.

Cody Miley (17) son of current Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Yankees minor league manager Dave Miley, named Manager of the Year in the 2007 season. Cody Miley was killed in a car accident in Tampa, Florida on August 11, 2008.

James Busch Orthwein (84) former New England Patriots owner who bought the team in 1992 and sold them to Robert Kraft in '94. Orthwein played an important role in the Rams's move from Los Angeles to St. Louis by donating his 65 percent ownership share of the stadium rights to FANS Inc., the nonprofit group that persuaded the team to move. Orthwein's mother, Clara Busch, was a granddaughter of Adolphus Busch, a cofounder of Anheuser-Busch. Orthwein died of cancer in Huntleigh, Missouri, a St. Louis suburb, on August 15, 2008.

Roshii Wells (30) middleweight boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's boxing division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Wells was one of the featured boxers in the third season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, which premiered Sept. 4, 2007 on ESPN, but was eliminated early on. He was shot and killed outside his apartment in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 11, 2008.

Darrin Winston (42) baseball player who pitched briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies in the late '90s. Winston made his major league debut in 1997 and pitched 34 games for the Phillies in two seasons, going 4-2 with a 5.84 ERA. He died of leukemia less than a week after his diagnosis, in Freehold, New Jersey on August 15, 2008.