Howard W. Koch, a veteran producer and director whose credits include ``The Manchurian Candidate'' and the TV series ``Maverick,'' died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 84.
Stan Margulies - (February 27th, 2001)
Veteran producer Stan Margulies, whose credits include such landmark TV mini-series as ``Roots'' and ``The Thorn Birds,'' and the great film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" died of cancer at age 80.
Morton Downey Jr. - (March 13th, 2001)
"Mort the Mouth" was the loud-mouthed and often controversial host of ``The Morton Downey Jr. Show.'' He died of lung cancer at the age of 67.
Jack Haley Jr. - (April 21st, 2001)
Longtime Hollywood producer, actor, writer and former husband of Liza Minnelli, Jack Haley Jr., has died of respiratory failure. He was 67. He produced numerous films and specials including "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" a 1990 film documenting the making of the classic movie. He was the son of actor Jack Haley, who played the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz."
Jason Miller - (May 13th, 2001)
Pulitzor Prize winning playwright, director and actor Jason Miller died of a heart attack at 62. He was best know for playing Father Damien Karras in "The Exorcist," but also won the Pulitzor for his play "That Championship Season."
Hank Ketcham - (May 31st, 2001)
Cartoonist Henry ``Hank'' Ketcham, who created the ``Dennis the Menace'' comic strip after his wife complained that their young son named Dennis was indeed a menace, died at home in Carmel, California. He was 81 years old. Ketcham, who had been battling cancer, died of a heart attack. His creation became one of the world's most popular comic strips and Dennis became a tow-haired, freckle-faced symbol of mischievous youth. The boy, who was forever five years old, turned 50 on March 12.
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