Bud Abbott, 78, of the comedy team Abbott and Costello, 24 April 1974.

Carl W. Ackerman, 80, former dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, 9 October 1970.

David Akeman, 57, television and country-music stage comedian known as Stringbean, 11 November 1973.

Eben Alexander, 79, former managing editor of Time magazine, 30 October 1978.

Stewart Alsop, 60, political columnist, 26 May 1974.

Edward Anthony, 76, former publisher of Collier's magazine, 17 August 1971.

John J.Anthony, 68, radio advisor, 16 July 1970.

Hamilton Fish Armstrong, 80, founder of Foreign Affairs magazine, 24 April 1973.

George Baker, 59, creator of comic character Sad Sack, 9 May 1975.

John Banner, 63, television actor, 28 January 1973.

Perry Barlow, cartoonist for The New Yorker, 26 December 1977.

Herbert A. Bell, 79, radio pioneer, 30 January 1970.

Jack Benny, 80, radio and television comedian, 20 December 1974.

Walter Berndt, 79, cartoonist, 13 August 1979.

Carl Betz, 56, television actor, 18 January 1978.

Bruce Bliven, 87, former editor of the New Republic, 27 May 1977.

Dan Blocker, 43, best known as Hoss on the long-running television program Bonanza, 13 May 1972.

Margaret Bourke-White, 67, respected photojournalist, 27 August 1971.

Heloise Bowles, 58, wrote successful "Hints from Heloise...