Editing Real-world deaths

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[[File:Paulnewmandedication.jpg|thumb|right|Dedication to Paul Newman at the end of "[[Lost Verizon]]"]]
The following is a list of '''people who have worked on ''[[The Simpsons]]''''', both the show and other franchise elements, but later '''died'''. For the main series, the list includes deceased voice cast, staff and guest stars. Often, subsequent episodes have been dedicated to them. Those who have work on the show's comics, albums, video games and other related productions, are also included here.

To clarify, this list only includes people who died after their work on ''The Simpsons'' took place, for example:
*[[Eartha Kitt]] is included because she recorded a guest spot for the show, but died before it aired.
*[[Neil Armstrong]] is included because, although he did not knowingly make an appearance on the series, archive audio of his first steps on the moon were used by the show whilst he was still alive.
*[[Theodore Roosevelt]] is not included because the archive audio of his speeches were used in the show long after his death.
**Similarly, the writer [[Edgar Allan Poe]] was credited with co-writing "The Raven" section of "[[Treehouse of Horror]]", as this primarily consisted of the actual text of Poe's ''{{W|The Raven}}''. Poe died aged 40 on October 7, 1849 from unknown causes, some 141 years before the episode aired.

==''The Simpsons''==
The following people have been credited with working on ''The Simpsons''. Several have worked on other aspects of the franchise as well, but they are principally associated with the TV show.
=== Cast ===
*[[Christopher Collins]], 44 (died June 12, 1994) - Provided several voices during season 1, including [[Mr. Burns]] in the episode "[[Homer's Odyssey]]" and the host of ''[[America's Most Armed and Dangerous presenter|America's Most Armed and Dangerous]]'' in "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]", before leaving the show. Cerebral hemorrhage.
*[[Doris Grau]], 71 (died December 30, 1995) - Grau provided the voice of [[Lunchlady Doris]] and several minor parts, appearing in 23 episodes, between seasons 2 and 9. She had previously served as a script supervisor. Lunchlady Doris was initially retired, but has since made appearances. "[[Team Homer]]" was dedicated to her. Emphysema.
*[[Phil Hartman]], 49 (died May 28, 1998) - Hartman regularly provided the voices of [[Troy McClure]] and [[Lionel Hutz]] as well as other minor one-time parts, appearing in 52 episodes, between seasons 2 and 9. Following his murder, his characters were retired and "[[Bart the Mother]]" was dedicated to him. Murdered; gun shot.
*[[Marcia Wallace]], 70 (died October 25, 2013) - Wallace regularly provided the voice of [[Edna Krabappel]], appearing in over 170 episodes, between seasons 1 and 25. "[[Four Regrettings and a Funeral]]" had the chalkboard gag dedicated to her, and also contained a dedication at the end of the episode in its original airing. "[[White Christmas Blues]]" also had a small tribute to both her and [[Don Payne]] on the opening sequence. In "[[The Man Who Grew Too Much]]" Wallace and her character were retired with a special clip at the end of the episode. Combination of breast cancer, pneumonia, and sepsis.

=== Crew ===
====Writers and producers====
*[[Thomas Chastain]], 73 (died September 1, 1994) - Co-wrote the story of the episode "[[Black Widower]]". Lung cancer.
*[[Don Payne]], 48 (died March 26, 2013) - Payne served as a writer, producer, supervising producer, co-executive producer and consulting producer on the show, between seasons 11 and 25. He was credited on 113 episodes, writing 16 of them, including "[[Insane Clown Poppy]]" (amongst many co-written with [[John Frink]]), "[[Thank God It's Doomsday]]" and "[[Fraudcast News]]". His most recent aired credit at the time of his death was as a consulting producer on "[[Dark Knight Court]]", but two episodes which he wrote, "[[White Christmas Blues]]" and "[[Labor Pains]]", aired after his death. Bone cancer.

====Directors and animators====
*[[Michael O'Conner]], 54 (died May 5, 1992) - O'Conner was a layout artist for season one.
*[[Ray Johnson Jr.]] (died 1994) - Johnson was a layout artist.
*[[Jackie Banks]] (died 1995) - Banks was an animation checker and scene planner, who worked on the show during seasons two, four, five and six. "[[Mother Simpson]]" was dedicated to her.
*[[Constantin Mustatea]], 68 (died April 17, 1996) - was an animator for "[[Homer's Odyssey]]".
*[[Tom Coppola]] (died July 13, 1996) - was a layout artist.
*[[Ed DeMattia]] (died January 11, 1997) - was an animator for 3 episodes.
*[[Phyllis Craig]], 67 (died May 18, 1997) - ink and paint supervisor for 61 episodes.
*[[Art Seidel]], 66 (died February 21, 1998) - Seidel was the first assistant director and unit production manager for the live-action segment at the end of "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*[[Lee Mishkin]], 74 (died June 19, 2001) - Animation timer for "[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]" and "[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]".
*[[Kent Holaday]], 49 (died June 22, 2001) - Holaday worked as a lip sync for the show. Thyroid condition.
*[[Ted Bemiller]], 79 (died October 26, 2003) - animation camera operator for 23 episodes.
*[[Barrington T. Bunce]], 60 (died June 14, 2005) - layout artist on "[[Homer's Night Out]]".
*[[Jamie O'Brien]] (died 2005) - O'Brien was a layout artist and assistant director. "[[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]]" was dedicated to him. Melanoma.

====Other crew members====
*[[Michael P. Schoenbrun]], 54 (died June 5, 1993) - Schoenbrun was Executive in Charge of Production at [[Gracie Films]]. "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]" was dedicated to him.
*[[Andy Houts]], 31 (died February 26, 1997) - was a production assistant for 20 episodes.
*[[Ron Scalera]], 49 (died April 21, 2010) - was the executive in charge of production of "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]". Heart attack.
*[[Daria Paris]], 60 (died October 2, 2010) - assistant to the executive producers in season 1; [[Sam Simon]]'s assistant from season 2 to 4. Cancer.

=== Guest stars ===
*[[Audrey Meadows]], 73 (died February 3, 1996) - Voiced [[Beatrice Simmons|Beatrice "Bea" Simmons]] in "[[Old Money]]". Lung cancer.
*[[George Fenneman]], 77 (died May 29, 1997) - Appeared as the narrator in "[[Marge on the Lam]]". Emphysema.
*[[Linda McCartney]], 56 (died April 17, 1998) - Appeared as herself in "[[Lisa the Vegetarian]]". "[[Trash of the Titans]]" was dedicated to her. Breast and liver cancer.
*[[Jim Varney]], 50 (died February 10, 2000) - Played Cooter in "[[Bart Carny]]". Lung cancer.
*[[Tito Puente]], 77 (died June 1, 2000) - Appeared as himself in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]" and "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]". Heart problem.
*[[Steve Allen]], 78 (died October 30, 2000) - Appeared as the "electronically altered" voice of Bart in "[[Separate Vocations]]" and as himself in "[['Round Springfield]]". Heart attack.
*[[Joe C.]], 26 (died November 16, 2000) - Appeared as himself in "[[Kill the Alligator and Run]]". Celiac disease
*[[Werner Klemperer]], 80 (died December 6, 2000) - Appeared as Colonel Klink from ''Hogan's Heroes'' in "[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]". Cancer.
*[[Joey Ramone]], 49 (died April 15, 2001) - Appeared as himself, with the rest of [[The Ramones]] in "[[Rosebud]]". Lymphoma.
*[[Jack Lemmon]], 76 (died June 27, 2001) - Voiced [[Frank Ormand]] in "[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]". Colon cancer.
*[[George Harrison]], 58 (died November 29, 2001) - Harrison played himself in "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]". "[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]" was dedicated to him. Lung and brain cancer.
*[[Ron Taylor]], 49 (died January 16, 2002) - Voiced [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] in "[[Moaning Lisa]]" and "[['Round Springfield]]". "[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]" was dedicated to him. Heart attack.
*[[Lawrence Tierney]], 82 (died February 26, 2002) - Played [[Don Brodka]] in "[[Marge Be Not Proud]]". Pneumonia.
*[[Stephen Jay Gould]], 60 (died May 20, 2002) - Appeared as himself in "[[Lisa the Skeptic]]". "[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]" was dedicated to him. Cancer.
*[[John Entwistle]], 57 (died June 27, 2002) - Appeared as himself, with the rest of [[The Who]] in "[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]". Drug induced heart attack.
*[[Rod Steiger]], 77 (died July 9, 2002) - Voiced [[Captain Tenille]] in "[[Simpson Tide]]". Pneumonia after gall bladder surgery.
*[[Chick Hearn]], 85 (died August 5, 2002 - Voiced the Announcer in "[[Homer Defined]]". Head injury from fall.
*[[Johnny Unitas]], 69 (died September 11, 2002) - Appeared as himself in "[[Homie the Clown]]". Heart attack.
*[[Barry White]], 58 (died July 4, 2003) - Appeared as himself in "[[Whacking Day]]" and "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]". Kidney failure.
*[[Bob Hope]], 100 (died July 27, 2003) - Appeared as himself in "[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]". Pneumonia.
*[[Johnny Cash]], 71 (died September 12, 2003) - Voiced the [[Space Coyote]] in "[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer]]". Complications from diabetes.
*[[George Plimpton]], 76 (died September 29, 2003) - Appeared as himself in "[[I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can]]". Natural causes.
*[[Paul Winfield]], 64 (died March 7, 2004) - Voiced [[Lucius Sweet]] in "[[The Homer They Fall]]" and "[[The Trouble With Trillions]]". Heart attack.
*[[Isabel Sanford]], 86 (died July 9, 2004) - Appeared as herself in "[[Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]". Heart disease.
*[[Johnny Ramone]], 55 (died September 15, 2004) - Appeared as himself, with the rest of The Ramones in "[[Rosebud]]". Prostate cancer.
*[[Rodney Dangerfield]], 82 (died October 5, 2004) - Played [[Larry Burns]] in "[[Burns, Baby Burns]]". Complications from heart surgery.
*[[Johnny Carson]], 79 (died January 23, 2005) - Carson appeared as himself in "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]". "[[Mommie Beerest]]" was dedicated to him. Emphysema.
*[[Henry Corden]], 85 (died May 19, 2005) - Voiced Fred Flintstone in the episode "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]". Emphysema.
*[[Anne Bancroft]], 73 (died June 6, 2005) - Voiced [[Dr. Zweig]] in "[[Fear of Flying]]". Uterine cancer.
*[[Bob Denver]], 70 (died September 2, 2005) - Played himself in "[[Simpson Tide]]". Complications from throat cancer surgery.
*[[Dennis Weaver]], 81 (died February 24, 2006) - Played [[Buck McCoy]] in "[[The Lastest Gun in the West]]". Complications from cancer.
*[[Bob Papenbrook]], 50 (died March 17, 2006) - Papenbrook voiced the [[garbageman]] in "[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]], in an uncredited role. Chronic lung complications.
*[[James Brown]], 73 (died December 25, 2006) - Appeared as himself in "[[Bart's Inner Child]]". Heart failure induced by pneumonia.
*[[Tom Poston]], 85 (died April 20, 2007) - Appeared as the [[Capital City Goofball]] in "[[Dancin' Homer]]". Respiratory failure.
*[[Robert Goulet]], 73 (died October 30, 2007) - Appeared as himself in episode "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]". Pulmonary fibrosis.
*[[George Carlin]], 71 (died June 22, 2008) - Voiced Munchie in "[[D'oh-in' in the Wind]]". Heart failure.
*[[Paul Newman]], 83 (died September 26, 2008) - Appeared as himself in "[[The Blunder Years]]". "[[Lost Verizon]]" was dedicated to his memory. Lung cancer.
*[[Eartha Kitt]], 81 (died December 25, 2008) - Appeared posthumously in a "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]". Colon cancer.
*[[Patrick McGoohan]], 80 (died January 13, 2009) - Appeared as Number Six in "[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]". Short illness.
*[[John Updike]], 76 (died January 27, 2009) - Appeared as himself in "[[Insane Clown Poppy]]". Lung cancer.
*[[Ed McMahon]], 86 (died June 23, 2009) - Appeared as himself in "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]". Bone cancer and pneumonia.
*[[Michael Jackson]], 50 (died June 25, 2009) - Appeared as Leon Kompowsky in "[[Stark Raving Dad]]" and also co-wrote "[[Do the Bartman]]". A repeat of "[[Wedding for Disaster]]" was dedicated to him. Drug overdose induced cardiac arrest.
*[[Gary Coleman]], 42 (died May 28, 2010) - Appeared as himself in "[[Grift of the Magi]]". Archive audio of his performance was also used in "[[Behind the Laughter]]" and "[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]". Intercranial hemorrhage from fall.
*[[Robert Schimmel]], 60 (died September 3, 2010) - Appeared as a convict in "[[Pokey Mom]]". Car accident.
*[[Jack LaLanne]], 96 (died January 23, 2011) - Appeared as himself in "[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]". Pneumonia.
*[[Elizabeth Taylor]], 79 (died March 23, 2011) - Voiced [[Maggie]] in "[[Lisa's First Word]]" and appeared as herself in "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]"; "[[Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing]]" was dedicated to her. Heart failure.
*[[Clarence Clemons]], 69 (died June 18, 2011) - Narrated the episode "[[Grift of the Magi]]". Stroke.
*[[Charles Napier]], 75 (died October 5, 2011) - Voiced three different characters in four episodes, including the recurring character [[The Warden]]. Unknown cause.
*[[Joe Frazier]], 67 (died November 7, 2011) - Appeared as himself in the episodes "[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]" and "[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]". Liver cancer.
*[[Harry Morgan]], 96 (died December 7, 2011) - Appeared as his ''Dragnet'' character [[Bill Gannon]] in "[[Mother Simpson]]". Pneumonia.
*[[Tom Ardolino]], 56 (died January 6, 2012) - As [[NRBQ]]'s drummer, Ardolino performed with the rest of the band in three episodes. Diabetes.
*[[Dick Tufeld]], 85 (died January 22, 2012) - Tufeld reprised his role as the voice of the robot from the series ''{{w|Lost in Space}}'' in "[[Mayored to the Mob]]" and "[[Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]".
*[[Dick Clark]], 82 (died April 18, 2012) - Appeared as himself in "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]". Heart attack.
*[[Ernest Borgnine]], 95 (died July 8, 2012) - Appeared as himself in "[[Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood]]". Kidney failure.
*[[Gore Vidal]], 86 (died July 31, 2012) - Appeared as himself in "[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]". Pneumonia.
*[[Marvin Hamlisch]], 68 (died August 6, 2012) - Appeared posthumously as himself in "[[Gone Abie Gone]]". Multiple causes.
*[[Larry Hagman]], 81 (died November 23, 2012) - Voiced [[Wallace Brady]] in "[[The Monkey Suit]]". Throat cancer.
*[[Huell Howser]], 67 (died January 7, 2013) - Appeared as himself in "[[Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?]]". Cancer.
*[[Pat Summerall]], 82 (died April 16, 2013) - Appeared as himself in "[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]". Cardiac arrest.
*[[Joyce Brothers]], 85 (died May 13, 2013) - Appeared as herself in "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]". Respiratory failure.
*[[Cory Monteith]], 31 (died July 13, 2013) - Appeared as Flynn in "[[Elementary School Musical]]". Alcohol and drug overdose.
*[[Tom Clancy]], 66 (died October 1, 2013) - Appeared as himself in "[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]". Brief illness.
*[[Mickey Rooney]], 93 (died April 6, 2014) - Appeared as himself in "[[Radioactive Man]]".

===Archive audio===
*[[Neil Armstrong]], 82 (died August 25, 2012) - Twice voiced himself via audio footage. Complications following surgery.

==''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''==
*Don LaFontaine, 68 (died September 1, 2008) - LaFontaine provided the voice over for the majority of the film's trailers.
*[[Kevyn L. Wallace]], 47 (died September 14, 2011) - Wallace was a background layout artist on the film. Injuries sustained in car accident.

==Other franchise elements==
The following people worked exclusively on an aspect of ''The Simpsons''' franchise independent of the series or film, such as the comics, albums or video games. 

=== Comics ===
*[[Dan DeCarlo]], 82 (died December 18, 2001) - comic artist. Pneumonia.
*[[Al Williamson]], 79 (died June 12, 2010) - one time comic artist. Unknown causes.
*[[Gene Colan]], 84 (died June 23, 2011) - one time comic illustrator. Cancer and liver disease.
*[[Earl Kress]], 60 (died September 19, 2011) - comic book writer for [[Bongo Comics Group]].
*[[John Severin]], 90 (died February 12, 2012) - one time comic artist. Unknown causes.

=== Albums ===
*[[David Cole]], 32 (died January 24, 1995) - Cole co-wrote the song "[[I Just Can't Help Myself]]" for ''[[The Yellow Album]]''. Complications from spinal meningitis.
*[[Floyd Cramer]], 64 (died December 31, 1997) - Crammer played piano on "[[Funny How Time Slips Away]]". Lung cancer.
*[[Michael Botts]], 61 (died December 9, 2005) - Botts played drums on ''[[The Simpsons Sing the Blues]]'' and ''[[The Yellow Album]]''. Colon cancer.
*[[Richard Joseph]], 53 (died April 23, 2007) - Additional engineer on "[[I Just Can't Help Myself]]". Lung cancer.
*[[Ben Keith]], 73 (died July 26, 2010) - Keith played steel guitar on "[[Funny How Time Slips Away]]". Blood clot in the lung.
*[[Andrew Gold]], 59 (died June 3, 2011) - Gold worked on ''[[The Simpsons Sing the Blues]]'' and ''[[The Yellow Album]]''. Heart failure.

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== Other related ==
The following people have had no direct employment on the series or franchise, but have been connected to it some way, such as appearing on something about the show.
*[[Homer Groening]], 76 (died March 15, 1996) - [[Matt Groening]]'s father and the namesake of Homer. Cancer.
*[[Sunni Walton]], 59 (died December 29, 1997) - Walton has no known direct connection to ''The Simpsons'', but the episode "[[This Little Wiggy]]" was "Dedicated to Sunni Walton O'Neil". Brain tumor.
*[[Ed Roth]], 69 (died April 4, 2004) - Unknown connection to ''Simpsons Comics''. Heart attack.
*[[Levi Kereama]], 27 (died October 4, 2008) - Was interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons Extravaganza]]''. Fell off a balcony.
*[[Daryl Gates]], 83 (died April 16, 2010) - Appeared in the special ''[[Springfield's Most Wanted]]'', made to promote "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]", as himself. Blood cancer.
*[[Polly Platt]], 72 (died July 27, 2011) - Gave [[James L. Brooks]] the ''[[Life in Hell]]'' cartoon "The Los Angeles Way of Death" by [[Matt Groening]] and suggested the two meet and that the characters be given their own show; the meeting spawned the ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show|Tracy Ullman Show shorts]]''. ALS.
*[[Ian Turpie]], 68 (died March 11, 2012) - Australian television personality who hosted a special 350 episode marathon on [[Fox8|FOX8]]. Throat chancer.
*[[Margaret Groening]], 94 (died April 22, 2013) - Matt Groening's mother and the namesake of Marge. Old age.

== Foreign voice cast ==
*[[Jean-Louis Millette]], 64 (died September 29, 1999) - Voiced [[Abraham Simpson]], [[Apu]] and [[Smithers]] in the [[Les Simpson (Quebec)|Quebec]] dubbing. Heart attack.
*[[Carlos Revilla]], 67 (died September 28, 2000) - Voiced [[Homer Simpson]] in the Spanish (Spain) dub. Heart attack.
*[[Eduardo Borja]], 58, (died 2001) - Voiced [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]], [[Marvin Monroe|Dr. Marvin Monroe]], [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]], [[Mayor Quimby]] and other characters in the [[Los Simpson (Latin America)|Latin American Spanish dub]] from [[Season 1|season 1]] to [[Season 10|season 10]]. Stroke.
*[[Elisabeth Volkmann]], 70 (died July 27, 2006) - Voiced [[Marge]], [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] in the [[Die Simpsons|German dub]].
*[[Sayuri Yamauchi]], 55 (died March 7, 2012) - Voiced [[Maude Flanders]] and [[Itchy]] in the Japanese dub.
*[[Ivar Combrinck]], 63 (died September 15, 2006) - Voiced [[Timothy Lovejoy]], [[Jonathan Frink]], [[Bumblebee Man]], [[Melvin Van Horne]] and other characters in the [[Die Simpsons|German dub]]
*[[Luis Alfonso Padilla]], 51 (died May 12, 2012) - Voiced [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], [[Otto Mann]] and other characters in the [[Los Simpson (Latin America)|Latin American Spanish dub]] from [[Season 16|season 16]] to [[Season 23|season 23]]. Also voiced [[Lenny Leonard]] from [[Season 22|Season 22]] to [[Season 23|season 23]] and [[Moe Szyslak]] in [[Season 8]]. Pancreatic cancer.
*[[Tonino Accolla]], 64 (died July 14, 2013) - Voiced [[Homer Simpson]] in the Italian dub. Long illness.
*[[Piero Tiberi]], 66 (died October 25, 2013) - Voiced [[Seymour Skinner]] and [[Captain McCallister]] in the Italian dub of season 4. Long illness.
*[[Reinhard Brock]], 62 (died December 8, 2013) - Voiced several characters in the German dub.

== References ==
*[http://www.snpp.com/guides/departed.html Dearly Departed on the Simpsons] at [[The Simpsons Archive]]
*[http://www.imdb.com/search/common IMDb - Internet Movie Database]

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