page_title: 2019 deaths in the United States
section_title: December
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 deaths in the United States / December
caption_attribution_description: English: Dorothy "DC" Fontana, taken in February 2016 in San Diego
context_page_description: Deaths in the year 2019 in the United States.
context_section_description: December 1
  Robert M. Koerner, engineer (b. 1933)
  Lil Bub, celebrity cat (b. 2011)
  Shelley Morrison, actress (b. 1936)
  Paul Sirba, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1960)
  Paul Sullivan, football player and coach (b. 1950)
  December 2
  George Atkinson III, football player (b. 1992)
  Jimmy Cavallo, saxophonist (b. 1927)
  D. C. Fontana, television writer (b. 1939)
  Robert K. Massie, historian (b. 1929)
  Joe Smith, music executive (b. 1928)
  Kenneth Allen Taylor, philosopher (b. 1954)
  December 4
  Cas Banaszek, football player (b. 1945)
  Leonard Goldberg, film and television producer (b. 1934)
  Margaret Morgan Lawrence, psychiatrist and centenarian (b. 1914)
  C. O. Simpkins Sr., dentist, politician, and civil rights activist (b. 1925)
  December 5
  Jon Comer, skateboarder (b. 1976)
  Marvin Goodfriend, economist (b. 1950)
  Sherman Howard, football player (b. 1924)
  George Laurer, electrical engineer (b. 1925)
  Robert Walker, actor (b. 1940)
  December 6
  Ron Leibman, actor (b. 1937)
  Kimmi Lewis, politician (b. 1957)
  Donald B. Marron, billionaire financier, art collector, and philanthropist (b. 1934)
  Jo Ann Washam, golfer (b. 1950)
  December 7
  Gerald Barrax, poet and educator (b. 1933)
  Berkley Bedell, politician and businessman (b. 1921)
  Lisa de Cazotte, soap opera producer (b. 1961)
  Denise D'Ascenzo, television news anchor (b. 1958)
  Bump Elliott, football player, coach, and athletic director (b. 1925)
  Joe McQueen, jazz saxophonist (b. 1919)
  December 8
  René Auberjonois, actor and singer (b. 1940)
  Doyle Corman, politician (b. 1932)
  Jerry Karr, politician (b. 1936)
  Caroll Spinney, puppeteer (b. 1933)
  Paul Volcker, economist and Federal Reserve chairman (b. 1927)
  Juice WRLD, rapper (b. 1998)
  December 9
  John R. Broxson, politician (b. 1932)
  Leon Hardeman, football player (b. 1932)
  Chuck Heberling, sports administrator and referee (b. 1925)
  William Luce, playwright (b. 1931)
  May Stevens, feminist artist (b. 1924)
  December 10
  Frederick B. Dent, businessman and politician (b. 1922)
  Gershon Kingsley, electronic musician and composer (b. 1922)
  Emily Mason, painter (b. 1932)
  Philip McKeon, actor (b. 1964)
  Randy Suess, computer programmer (b. 1945)
  Scott Timberg, journalist and author (b. 1969)
  December 11
  Larry Heinemann, novelist (b. 1944)
  James McCarthy, oceanographer (b. 1944)
  William S. McFeely, historian (b. 1930)
  December 12
  Danny Aiello, actor (b. 1933)
  Vaughan Johnson, football player (b. 1962)
  David H. Locke, politician (b. 1927)
  Jack Scott, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
  December 13
  Lawrence Bittaker, serial killer (b. 1940)
  Richard G. Hatcher, politician (b. 1933)
  PHASE 2, graffiti artist (b. 1955)
  Emil Richards, jazz percussionist (b. 1932)
  Carl Scheer, basketball executive (b. 1936)
  December 14
  Moondog Rex, professional wrestler (b. 1950)
  Felix Rohatyn, banker and diplomat (b. 1928)
  Irv Williams, jazz saxophonist (b. 1919)
  Doug Woog, ice hockey coach (b. 1944)
  December 15
  Wense Grabarek, politician (b. 1919)
  Robert Kinkead, chef and restaurateur (b. 1952)
  Morgan Porteus, Episcopal bishop (b. 1917)
  December 16
  Rich Rundles, baseball pitcher (b. 1981)
  Bill Simpson, racing driver and entrepreneur (b. 1940)
  December 17
  Hayden Fry, football player and coach (b. 1929)
  Scot Kleinendorst, ice hockey player (b. 1960)
  December 18
  Al Adinolfi, politician (b. 1934)
  Herman Boone, football coach (b. 1935)
  Ellen Shub, photojournalist (b. 1946) 
  December 19
  Ward Just, journalist and author (b. 1935)
  Saoul Mamby, boxer (b. 1947)
  Arthur Verow, politician (b. 1942)
  December 20
  Junior Johnson, NASCAR driver and team owner (b. 1931)
  Stanley J. Stein, historian of Latin America (b. 1920)
  Woody Vasulka, video artist (b. 1937)
  December 21
  Louis Jenkins, poet (b. 1942)
  Isaac Kramnick, historian (b. 1938)
  Joseph Segel, entrepreneur (b. 1931)
  December 22
  Greg Kirk, politician (b. 1963)
  Ram Dass, spiritual teacher and psychologist (b. 1931)
  Elizabeth Spencer, writer (b. 1921)
  December 23
  Elmer Beseler Harris, political strategist (b. 1939)
  Fred B. Rooney, politician (b. 1925)
  December 24
  Rusty Hilger, football player (b. 1962)
  Dave Riley, bass guitarist (b. 1960)
  All
caption: D. C. Fontana
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