Obituaries in the Performing Arts 2019

<p> The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019 including television icon Doris Day iconic novelist Toni Morrison groundbreaking director John Singleton Broadway starlet Carol Channing and lovable <I>Star Wars</I> actor Peter Mayhew. Obituaries of actors filmmakers musicians producers dancers composers writers animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2019 are included in this edition. Date place and cause of death are provided for each along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.</p>