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Every year, Hollywood loses some of its biggest talent -- on screen and off -- to sickness and tragedy. This year moviedom bid farewell to Golden Age legends (Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Russell), acclaimed character actors (Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Gough) and filmmakers young (Tim Hetherington) and old (Ken Russell).
We're taking a moment to pay tribute to 20 of the many actors, directors, producers and writers who died in 2011, but whose contributions to film will never be forgotten.
