Ursula Le Guin, who pushed boundaries as a female writer in male-dominated fantasy and science fiction genres, has died at 88. The author was known for her novels including ‘The Left Hand of Darkness,’ ‘A Wizard of Earthsea,’ ‘The Tombs of Atuan’ and ‘The Farthest Shore.’

• Author
  (1929–2018)

Regarded as one of the most brilliant Canadian actors of his generation, Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer played Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 movie 'The Sound of Music,' among dozens of other projects.

• Film Actor, Television Actor, Theater Actor
  (1929–)

A highly popular film actress in the 1950s, Grace Kelly starred in movies such as Dial M for Murder and To Catch a Thief. She married Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

• Princess, Film Actress
  (1929–1982)

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, noted for her style and elegance, was the wife of President John F. Kennedy and a U.S. first lady. After Kennedy's death, she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.

• Publisher, U.S. First Lady
  (1929–1994)

Actress Audrey Hepburn, star of Breakfast at Tiffany's, remains one of Hollywood's greatest style icons and one of the world's most successful actresses.

• Theater Actress, Film Actress, Philanthropist
  (1929–1993)

Researchers uncovered two hidden pages in Anne Frank’s diary containing dirty jokes and “sexual matters,” which the teen covered up with pasted brown paper. The Anne Frank House said researchers revealed the diarist’s text using new digital technologies.

• (1929–1945)

Dick Clark was a TV personality known for the shows American Bandstand, $25,000 Pyramid and TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, among others.

• Television Personality
  (1929–2012)

June Carter Cash was a Grammy-winning country singer who was married to and performed with country music star Johnny Cash.

• Singer, Songwriter
  (1929–2003)

Ed Asner is an American actor best known as gruff-but-lovable newsman Lou Grant, who debuted on the television sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

• Animal Rights Activist, Television Actor
  (1929–)

Famed television journalist Barbara Walters is best known as the 11-year star of the Today show, and for being the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program.

• Television Producer, News Anchor, Journalist
  (1929–)

Frederick D. Reese is a civil rights activist who advocated African-American voters' rights in Selma, Alabama, and marched with Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

• Civil Rights Activist
  (1929–)

Author Ira Levin wrote popular, gripping novels that included 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Boys From Brazil,' and saw most of his books turned into big-screen films.

• Playwright, Author, Screenwriter
  (1929–2007)

Whitey Bulger was a prominent figure in Boston's organized crime scene from the 1970s until the mid-'90s, when he fled the area. Captured in 2011, he was later found guilty of federal racketeering, extortion, conspiracy and 11 murders.

• Organized Crime
  (1929–2018)

American jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker became a star on the strength of such songs as "My Funny Valentine" before his career was derailed by drug use.

• Trumpet Player, Singer
  (1929–1988)

A pioneer in children’s TV programming, Joan Ganz Cooney founded the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW). Its first series was 'Sesame Street.'

• Television Producer
  (1929–)

Actress Anne Meara performed comedy with her husband Jerry Stiller in the 1960s and appeared on such TV shows as 'Archie Bunker's Place' and 'Sex and the City.'

• Actress, Comedian
  (1929–2015)

Screamin' Jay Hawkins was a blues/soul singer known for his over-the-top theatricality and the hit "I Put a Spell on You."

• Singer, Pianist, Songwriter
  (1929–2000)

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.

• Minister, Civil Rights Activist
  (1929–1968)

John Cassavetes was an Oscar-nominated actor and director best known for creating influential films like ‘Faces,’ ‘Husbands’ and ‘A Woman Under the Influence.’

• Film Actor, Director
  (1929–1989)

A low-key satirist, Bob Newhart starred in a series of sitcoms, including The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart and Bob.

• Comedian, Television Actor
  (1929–)

Vera Miles is a prolific American film and TV actress. She's best known for her role as Lila Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

• Actress
  (1929–)

Country singer Buck Owens is one of several musicians credited with creating the Bakersfield Sound, which combines rock and classic country music.

• Singer, Television Personality, Guitarist, Songwriter
  (1929–2006)

New York gangster Joe Gallo was both a hero and villain; a very public criminal who hung out with pop stars and was immortalized in the Bob Dylan song, Joey.

• Organized Crime
  (1929–1972)

Chuck Barris created the popular game shows 'The Dating Game,' 'The Newlywed Game' and 'The Gong Show.' His autobiography was made into the film 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.'

• Television Producer, Game Show Host
  (1929–2017)