Famous People Who Died in 2003

• Amin, Idi

  The dictator of Uganda, 1971-79

• Bronson, Charles

  Star of the 1974 action movie Death Wish

• Cash, Johnny

  The singer of "Folsom Prison Blues"

• Cash, June Carter

  Country music legend and wife of Johnny Cash

• Cronyn, Hume

  Diminutive character actor from Cocoon

• Dolly the Sheep

  The first cloned mammal

• Ederle, Gertrude

  The first woman to swim the English Channel

• Gibson, Althea

  The first black woman to win the U.S. Open

• Hepburn, Katharine

  Silver screen legend, star of The African Queen

• Hirschfeld, Al

  The longtime humorous caricaturist of Broadway stars

• Hope, Bob

  Master comedian and Bing Crosby's movie co-star

• Keiko

  Star of Free Willy

• Madame Chiang Kai-shek

  Wife of Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek

• Omarr, Sydney

  Syndicated horoscope columnist from Los Angeles

• Peck, Gregory

  The actor who played Atticus Finch in the movie To Kill A Mockingbird

• Riefenstahl, Leni

  Filmmaker who documented Hitler's Germany

• Rogers, Fred

  Host of the children's TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

• Shoemaker, Willie

  Four-time Kentucky Derby winner who later was paralyzed

• Simone, Nina

  Eclectic singer of "I Loves You Porgy" and "Mississippi Goddam"

• Smith, Elliott

  The singer of "Miss Misery" who stabbed himself

• Teller, Edward

  "The Father of the Hydrogen Bomb"

• Treadwell, Timothy

  Bear-loving mauling victim from the documentary Grizzly Man

• Trintignant, Marie

  Star of the movie Betty

• Uris, Leon

  The author of Exodus

• White, Barry

  The singer of "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"

• Zevon, Warren

  The darkly funny musician who sang "Werewolves of London"

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