November 23, 2012

2012José Luis Borau, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)^[†]

José Luis Borau Moradell was a Spanish producer, screenwriter, writer, and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director in 2000 for Leo.

2012Chuck Diering, American baseball player (born 1923)^[†]

Charles Edward Allen Diering was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 752 games in Major League Baseball as outfielder and third baseman over all or part of nine seasons between 1947 and 1956 for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg).

2012Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1931)^[†]

Larry Martin Hagman was an American actor, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the handsome astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Hagman had supporting roles in numerous films, including Fail-Safe, Harry and Tonto, S.O.B., Nixon, and Primary Colors. His television appearances also included guest roles on dozens of shows spanning from the late 1950s until his death, and a reprise of his signature role on the 2012 revival of Dallas. Hagman also worked as a television producer and director. He was the son of actress Mary Martin. Hagman underwent a life-saving liver transplant in 1995. He died on November 23, 2012, from complications of acute myeloid leukemia.

2012Diana Isaac, English-New Zealand businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1921)^[†]

Diana Isaac, Lady Isaac was a New Zealand conservationist, businesswoman, philanthropist and arts patron who supported a wide range of projects within Canterbury. She was best known for co-founding and running Isaac Construction with her husband Sir Neil Isaac.