As a society who spends countless hours watching movies and TV shows, we tend to become close to the characters in the shows. We laugh and celebratewhensomethinggood happens to the character and we cry when something bad happens.
Some celebrities touch our lives more than others. Some are so iconic that they surpass celebrity status and are considered legends.
September 2024 closed out with a lot of celebrity deaths and even some legends. These celebrities were people who shaped our world, inspired our dreams and entertained our hearts.
0f the many greats, there will be for many that stand out as heroes of our childhood like James Earl Jones who passed away on September 9. He was an American Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe winning actor. Many know his iconic voice as the sound of Darth Vader from Star Wars and Mufasa from The Lion King. The 93-year-old actor was also in Field of Dreams, Coming to America and The Sandlot.
Another legendary actress was Maggie Smith who died on September 27 at the age of 89. She was a British Tony, Emmy, Oscar and BAFTA Award-winning stage and screen actress. She was known for movies like A Room with a View, Downton Abbey, Harry PotterfilmsandgrannyWendy from Hook.
Kris Kristofferson, an 83-year-old country singersongwriter and actor, passed away on September 28. He penned songs like “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Help me make it through the night”. He starred in the Blade trilogy and A Star is Born.
PeteRose,aniconicbaseball infielder, passed away on September 30 at the age of 83. He played for the Cincinnati Red and the Philadelphia Phillies and was also a manager. He was banned for gambling.
There are many other celebrities that we’ve lost in September.
September 1 - John Schultz, Australian Football Hall of Fame, died at 85.
September 2 - Aleksandr Medved, Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, died at 86.
September 2 - James Darren, American actor, and director, died of heart failure at 88.
September 4 - Luis Ayala, Chilean tennis player, died at 91.
September 5 - Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, died of her injuries after being set alight by her boyfriend at 33.
September 5 - Screamin' Scott Simon, American rock pianist andsinger, died of sinus cancer at 75.
September 5 - Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian Grammy Award-winning jazz, bossa nova, and pop pianist, composer, and bandleader, died from complications of long Covid at 83.
September 5 - Brian Keith aka Herbie Flowers, English bassist, tuba player, and session musician, died at 86.
September 6 - Horst Weigang, German soccer goalkeeper, died at 83.
September 6 - Will Jennings, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning lyricist, died at 80.
September 7 - Dan Morgenstern, German American jazz historian, magazine editor, died of heart failure at 94.
September 9 - Carroll Dawson, American basketball coach, died at 86.
September 9 - Cecília Gáspár, Hungarian soccer midfielder and captain, died at 39.
September 9 - Jean-Claude Berejnoï, French rugby union prop, died at 85.
September 10 - Howard 'Frankie' Beverly, American soul singer, songwriter and produce, dked at 77.
September 10 - Eligio Martínez, Bolivian soccer defender, died at 69.
September 10 - Jim Sasser, American politician, died at 87.
Sep tember10 - Michaela DePrince, Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer, died at 29.
September 10 - Roberto Chale, Peruvian soccer midfielder, died at 77.
September 11 - Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru, died of cancer at 86.
September 11 - Chad Mc-Queen, American actor, died at 63.
September11-JoeSchmidt, College-Pro Football HOF linebacker and coach, died at 92.
September 14 - Otis Davis, American athlete, died at 92.
September 15 - Gheorghe Mulescu, Romanian soccer midfielder, died at 72.
September 15 - Tito Jackson, American singer, died of a heart attack at 70.
September 16 - István Juhász, Hungarian soccer midfielder, died at 79.
Septåember 16 - Robert Dill-Bundi, Swiss track cyclist, died at 65.
September16-RobertLansdorp, American tennis coach, died at 85.
September 17 - John David J.D. Souther, American singer and songwriter, died at 78.
September 18 - Rolf Wolfshohl, German road cyclist, died at 85.
September 18 - Salvatore Schillaci, Italian soccer striker, died from atrial arrhythmia at 59.
September 20 - Kathryn Crosby, American actress, registered nurse, and TV personality, died at 90.
September 21 - Benny Golson, American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer, died at 95.
September 21 - Mercury Morris, American football running back, died at 77.
September 22 - Brian Huggett, Welsh golfer, died at 87.
September 23 - Freddie Salem, American rock guitarist, died of cancer at 71.
September 26 - John Ashton, American actor, died at 76.
September 28 - Drake Hogestyn, American actor died of cancer at 70.
September 28 - Jacques Teugels, Belgian soccer defender, died at 78.
September 30 - Dikembe Mutombo,CongoleseAmerican NBA center, and humanitarian. died of brain cancer at 58.
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