South Florida was the last stop for many celebrities.
Actress Anna Nicole Smith, famed New York Yankee center fielder Joe DiMaggio and the father of modern reggae Bob Marley are among the noted luminaries whose bright lights went out in South Florida.
The Playboy centerfold and model/actress died of a drug overdose in her room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood in 2009 at age 39.
Known as “The Great One,” Gleason died of colon cancer in 1987 at his Lauderhill home. He was 71.
In 1981, the famed reggae singer died of brain cancer in Miami at age 36. He’s sprawling family still calls Miami home.
Reynolds, a Florida State football player turned actor, died in Jupiter in 2018. He was 82. He was most famous for roles in “Deliverance” and “Smokey and the Bandit.”
The teen idol and “Partridge Family” singer died at age 67 in Fort Lauderdale in 2017.
Rolle, who played Florida Evans in the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” died in 1998 at age 78 in California. She was was born and raised in Pompano Beach, where she was laid to rest.
Nielsen, the comedic star of “Airplane!” and “Naked Gun,” died in Fort Lauderdale in 2010 at age 84. His tombstone in the city’s historic Evergreen Cemetery reads “Let ‘er rip.”
The heavyweight boxer, who went undefeated in 49 pro bouts, died one day before his 46th birthday in a plane crash in 1969. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Fort Lauderdale.
The silken-voiced crooner, whose hits included “It’s Impossible” and “Till the End of Time,” died in 2001 at his home in Jupiter. He as 88.
The New York Yankees player died in Fort Lauderdale in 2007. He was 91. He founded Joe DiMaggio’s Children’s Hospital in Hollywood.
The 20-year-old rapper, whose given name was Jahseh Onfroy, was shot and killed while shopping for a motorcycle in Deerfield Beach in 2018.
The Miami Beach resident, part of the superstar pop trio the Bee Gees, died in 2003 from an intestinal blockage. He was 53. All three Brothers Gibb called Miami home.
Bee Gee Robin Gibb died of cancer in 2012 at age 62. The trio’s youngest brother, Andy, a teen idol and singer, died in 1988 in Oxford, England. Of the talented musicians, only Barry Gibb survives.
The Palm Beach socialite, 81, who parlayed colorful dresses designed to hide orange juice stains into a fashion empire, died in 2014 at her home in Palm Beach.
The saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band died in Palm Beach in 2011. The longtime Singer Island resident was 69.
The notorious mobster, known as Scarface, died at age 48 in 1947 at his Palm Island mansion on Biscayne Bay.
The lead singer of the Monkees died of a heart attack at age 66 in Martin County in 2012.
The Italian designer was murdered in front of his Miami Beach mansion by Andrew Cunanan in 1997 at age 50.
19. Count Basie
The famed pianist, center, died in Hollywood on April 26, 1984. He was 79.
The Marlins pitcher, 24, crashed his boat into the jetty at Government Cut in Miami, killing himself and his two passengers in 2017.
The Weather Report bass player died in 1987 at age 35 after a bar fight in Wilton Manors. A park is named after him in Oakland Park, where he moved when he was 8.
The genial television host, whose afternoon talk show was a beacon of popular culture in the 1960s and 1970s, died in Palm Beach Gardens in 2006. He was 81.
23. Edith “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale
The eccentric Grey Gardens socialite and cousin of Jackie Kennedy died in Bal Harbour in 2002 at age 84.
The Hall of Fame catcher, who called games for Miami Marlins, died at his Palm Beach Gardens home at age 57 in 2012 after battling brain cancer. Carter played for the New York Mets and Montreal Expos.
The actor, left, played Arnold Horshack on ABC’s hit “Welcome Back Kotter.” He died of a heart attack in 2012 in Palm Beach Gardens at 63.
