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Actor Larry Hagman played J.R. Ewing on the television series "Dallas." (credit: CHRISTIAN ALMINANA/AFP/Getty Images)

In Memoriam: Celebrity Deaths Of 2012

This year the world said goodbye to many famous public figures and celebrities. We can’t cover them all here in a blog but I will cover those who made contributions to the CBS Television Network that has made it the most successful television network in the history of mankind:

2012/12/26

Actor Sherman Hemsley speaks at the MTV Networks Upfront 2003 presentation to advertisers at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden May 6, 2003 in New York City. (credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Funeral Wednesday In Texas For Actor Sherman Hemsley

Services will be held Wednesday in West Texas for actor Sherman Hemsley who died in July but an estate fight delayed his burial.

2012/11/19

Texas Judge To Consider DNA In Sherman Hemsley Case

A man who says he is Sherman Hemsley’s brother is expected to reveal the results of a DNA test to a judge in Texas in an effort to prove his claim for a share of the late actor’s estate

2012/11/09

Judge Orders DNA Tests In Hemsley Death

A judge in West Texas has ordered DNA testing on a man who claims to be the brother of “The Jeffersons” star Sherman Hemsley, who died on July 24 of lung cancer.

2012/09/25

Sherman Hemsley Of “The Jeffersons” Dies

Sherman Hemsley died at his home in El Paso at age 74. He first played George Jefferson on “All in the Family” before he was spun off onto “The Jeffersons.”

2012/07/25