In 2015, we had to say goodbye to celebrities from the world of entertainment, sports, and literature. We lost music icon B.B. King, Hollywood legend Maureen O'Hara, and famed film director Wes Craven. Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away in July, just three years after her mother Whitney Houston's untimely death, and we also bid farewell to sports commentators Stuart Scott and Frank Gifford. Read on to look back on the stars who sadly passed away this year.
The longtime ESPN commentator lost his battle with cancer in January at the age of 49.
The 77-year-old famed British novelist passed away in September after a long battle with breast cancer.
The legendary actor, best known for his role as Mr. Spock in Star Trek, died in February at the age of 83.
The film director, best known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, died in September at the age of 76.
In December, the former frontman of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver died from an accidental drug overdose at 48.
Bobbi, the daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, died in July after spending six months in a coma. The 22-year-old was found unresponsive in her bathtub in January.
The legendary actress, who starred in Miracle on 34th Street, Rio Grande, and The Parent Trap, died of natural causes at her home in Idaho. She was 95.
Actress and playwright Anne Meara died at her NYC home in May at the age of 85. She was best known as one half of the prominent 1960s comedy team Stiller and Meara with her husband, Jerry Stiller, and was the mother of actor Ben Stiller.
The 43-year-old actress passed away in July of an accidental drug overdose. She was best known for her role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy Can't Buy Me Love.
In August, the former NFL star, sports commentator, and husband of Kathie Lee Gifford died of natural causes at his home in Connecticut. He was 84.
The actor died in June at the age of 86. He was best known for his starring role on the ABC show Eight Is Enough in the '80s.
The iconic blues singer and guitarist was 89 when he passed away in May. He died in Las Vegas from complications of Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.
The actor and director died in December at the age of 85. His cause of death was complications from Alzheimer's disease, which he was diagnosed with five years prior.
The 88-year-old film producer died of congestive heart failure in January. He was the son of movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn and the father of Scandal star Tony Goldwyn.
The baseball legend, best known for playing, coaching, and managing both the New York Yankees and Mets, passed away in September at the age of 90.
The singer of '60s classics "It's My Party" and "You Don't Own Me" lost her battle with lung cancer in February. She was 68.
In June, the English actor died at 93. He was best known for portraying villains; he starred as Count Dracula as well as in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The former Harlem Globetrotter died in December at the age of 83.
The director and writer, best known as the cocreator of The Simpsons, passed away in March at the age of 59.
The singer and daughter of Nat King Cole passed away at the end of December at the age of 65.