R.I.P. October 2020: Celebrities & Newsmakers Who Died | Legacy.com

We look back on some of the lives of celebrities and newsmakers who died in October 2020. Our video tribute includes James Bond actor Sean Connery; rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen; Two and Half Men actress Conchata Ferrell; Green Bay Packers cornerback Herb Adderley; San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers defensive end Fred Dean; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Matt Blair; The Spencer Davis Group guitarist Spencer Davis; documentary filmmaker and son of actor Robert Redford, James Redford; dancer and Disney animation model Marge Champion; Tuskegee airmen Rudolph “Val” Archer and Reginald Brewster; Roberta McCain, mother of the late Senator John McCain; Cincinnati Reds second baseman Joe Morgan; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson; New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford; TV game show host Tom Kennedy; Rhonda Fleming, classic Hollywood movie star; outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver; country music singer-songwriter Johnny Bush; “Mr. Bojangles” singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker; female jazz drummer Viola Smith; frequent Spike Lee actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd; Goldfinger actress and model Margaret Nolan; former Miss America and TV host Leanza Cornett; “I Can See Clearly Now” singer Johnny Nash; stage magician and skeptic James Randi; and Mickey Mouse Club member Bonni Lou Kern.

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Read the full Legacy obituaries for the life stories of the people featured in this video:
Bonni Lou Kern https://legcy.co/35lFHGn
James Randi https://legcy.co/32RgGRN
Johnny Nash https://legcy.co/2GQioe8
Leanza Cornett https://legcy.co/3kk928b
Margaret Nolan https://legcy.co/3knDkH2
Thomas Jefferson Byrd https://legcy.co/36pH8CW
Viola Smith https://legcy.co/3kjYMwQ
Jerry Jeff Walker https://legcy.co/36udKeu
Johnny Bush https://legcy.co/36svVS4
Billy Joe Shaver https://legcy.co/3lq4YVs
Rhonda Fleming https://legcy.co/3lncYq6
Tom Kennedy https://legcy.co/2ImuP1L
Whitey Ford https://legcy.co/38yHLg8
Bob Gibson https://legcy.co/2IuWxtv
Joe Morgan https://legcy.co/3ndFhHT
Roberta McCain https://legcy.co/32y0h4i
Rudolph “Val” Archer https://legcy.co/2UiXVSs
Reginald Brewster https://legcy.co/2IwszFq
Marge Champion https://legcy.co/3kqmKX8
James Redford https://legcy.co/2Imtwjn
Spencer Davis https://legcy.co/3loPeBT
Matt Blair https://legcy.co/2UiPBlG
Fred Dean https://legcy.co/3eQijnj
Herb Adderley https://legcy.co/3lmUo1m
Conchata Ferrell https://legcy.co/2IsCZWD
Eddie Van Halen https://legcy.co/3khQs0l
Sean Connery https://legcy.co/3neVnkO

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