KEN SHIMURA
Ken Shimura, a comedian who was a fixture on Japanese television for decades, died March 29. He was 70.
KENNY ROGERS
Three times Grammy winner Kenny Rogers known for his song “The Gambler” died March 19. He was 81.
JAMES LIPTON
James Lipton, an actor-turned-drama-school-dean who got hundreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity himself as the longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died March 2. He was 93.