Maya Angelou. Robin Williams. Gabriel García Márquez. The list of legends who died this year is almost too long to count.
From comedic powerhouse Joan Rivers to political leader Jim Brady, 2014 was the grand bow for many vital, famous faces in the entertainment, political and business realms.
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The literary world lost giants such as Amiri Baraka, and the film world said goodbye to Academy Award-winners such as Philip Seymour Hoffman and Mickey Rooney.
Here are just 32 of the many talented people we lost in 2014.
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Editor's note: This post was updated Dec. 1, 2014.