Ray Bradbury, author of “The Martian Chronicles” and “Fahrenheit 451,” died in June at the age of 91 after a long illness. "He was my muse for the better part of my sci-fi career," Steven Spielberg said upon Bradbury's death. "He lives on through his legion of fans. In the world of science fiction and fantasy and imagination he is immortal."
Hollywood Says Goodbye: Notable Celebrity Deaths of 2012
A number of familiar faces left us in 2012, from movies, TV and music — even the world's oldest teenager proved mortal