page_title: 2011 in the United States
section_title: December
hierarchical_section_title: 2011 in the United States / Deaths / December
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Harry Morgan as he joined the cast of M*A*S*H.
context_page_description: Events in the year 2011 in the United States.
context_section_description: December 1
  Bill McKinney, actor (b. 1931)
  Alan Sues, film and television actor (b. 1926)
  December 4 – Patricia C. Dunn, businesswoman (b. 1953)
  December 5
  Paul M. Doty, biochemist (b. 1920)
  Joe Lonnett, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927)
  December 6 – Dobie Gray, singer (b. 1940)
  December 7
  Harry Morgan, film and television actor (b. 1915)
  Jerry Robinson, comic book artist (b. 1922)
  December 12
  Bert Schneider, television and film producer (b. 1933)
  Gene Summers, (b. 1928)
  December 13 – Russell Hoban, writer (b. 1925)
  December 14 – Joe Simon, comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher (b. 1913)
  December 15
  Andy Carey, American baseball player (b. 1931)
  Christopher Hitchens, British writer, died in Houston, Texas (b. 1949)
  December 22 – Bennie Ellender, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
  December 24
  Cheetah-Mike, notable chimpanzee (b. c. 1931)
  Jody Rainwater, musician and radio personality (b. 1920)
  December 25
  Ben Breedlove, internet personality (b. 1993)
  Adrienne Cooper, klezmer and Yiddish vocalist (b. 1946)
  Andrew Geller, architect (b. 1924)
  Jim Sherwood, musician (b. 1942)
  Simms Taback, author, graphic artist and illustrator (b. 1932)
  December 26
  Houston Antwine, American football player (b. 1939)
  Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Mexican actor, died in New York City (b. 1940)
  Joe Bodolai, television comedy writer and producer (b. 1948)
  Sean Collins, surfer and surf forecaster (b. 1952)
  Barbara Lea, singer and actress (b. 1929)
  Sam Rivers, musician and composer (b. 1923)
  James Rizzi, artist (b. 1950)
  December 31 – Glenn Lord, editor (b. 1931)
caption: Harry Morgan
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