More on 2006 Deaths from Infoplease:

• Milton Friedman - Milton Friedman Age: 94 economist who championed free-market theory and advocated for less state ...
• Robert Altman - Robert Altman Age: 81 influential director with an improvisational style who attacked authorities ...
• Maureen Stapleton - Maureen Stapleton Age: 80 actress whose powerful, intelligent performances earned her an Oscar, two ...
• Joseph Barbera - Joseph Barbera Age: 95 with William Hanna, the founder of legendary cartoon studio Hanna-Barbera. ...
• William Styron - William Styron Age: 81 novelist whose bestselling books included The Confessions of Nat Turner and ...