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One of the saddest and most important segments of the SAG Awards each year is the In Memoriam segment. For the 2019 event, it turns out to be even sadder for family members of certain long-time members of the Screen Actors Guild. Which actors and actresses were not even featured in this portion of the program on Sunday night? Check out this list below:

Marty Allen (actor)

Charles Aznavour (actor)

Kaye Ballard (actor)

Dushon Monique Brown (actor)

Joseph Campanella (actor)

Roy Clark (actor/singer)

Vic Damone (actor/singer)

Daryl Dragon (host/musician)

Louise Latham (actor)

Robin Leach (host)

Stan Lee (executive/host)

Katherine MacGregor (actor)

Robert Mandan (actor)

Peggy McKay (actor)

Tim O’Connor (actor)

Roger Perry (actor)

Douglas Rain (actor)

Ken Swofford (actor)

Clint Walker (actor)

Nancy Wilson (actor/singer)

Louis Zorich (actor)

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Sunday’s telecast of the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards will feature a special In Memoriam segment devoted to many of the actors and actresses who have died since last year’s ceremony in late January. Sure to be among those saluted include actress and director Penny Marshall, Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Burt Reynolds and Grammy winner Aretha Franklin. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam galleries for the year of 2018 and the newly-started gallery for 2019.

The 25th annual ceremony will be hosted by past winner Megan Mullally (“Will and Grace”) for TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 27, at 8:00 p.m. Et; 5:00 p.m. Pt. Tom Hanks will be presenting the SAG life achievement award to Alan Alda.

SEE2019 SAG Awards nominations: Full list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees

Over 100 people in SAG/AFTRA have passed away in the past 12 months. Which of the following 50 names will also...

Over the last 12 months, there was much TV news that made us happy — and plenty that made us so, so sad.

Among the headlines that broke our hearts: the deaths of many beloved television stars, which we’re reflecting on in our latest Year in Review photo gallery.

In 2018, we said goodbye to some small-screen legends, including The Facts of Life actress Charlotte Rae, Emmy winner Burt Reynolds, Laverne & Shirley star Penny Marshall and Days of Our Lives veterans Frank Parker and Peggy McCay.

Some of the year’s deaths were less high-profile, but nonetheless tragic — and we weren...

Gone, but never forgotten. Late actress DuShon Monique Brown received a heartfelt tribute from her Chicago Fire castmates during Wednesday's season 7 premiere. In March 2018, Brown passed away suddenly at the age of 49 from sepsis. Instead of killing her character off the show, Chief Wallace Boden (Eamonn Walker) announced to the firehouse that Connie (Brown) had accepted a new position after graduating with a master's degree in counseling. As Chief Boden explained to his crew, "I am delighted to tell you that over the past four years, Connie has received her master's degree in counseling. Just got hired at her dream job. head of counseling at Whitney Young Magnet School. They asked...

DuShon Monique Brown played Connie on Chicago Fire. When it was revealed that she died back in March, everyone was shocked. How she died remained a mystery for months with speculation running wild about the beloved actress. It turns out she was battling an illness and after being sent home from the hospital where she was treated for chest pains, DuShon Monique Brown passed away in her Chicago home. She was living in Chicago after beginning her role as Connie when Chicago Fire debuted back in 2012. View this post on Instagram Tbt-one of my favorite C.F. episodes…Connie and Severide […]

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The special “In Memoriam” segment on the 2018 Emmy Awards ceremony was tearful as beloved television legends Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Guillaume, Monty Hall, John Mahoney, Jim Nabors, Charlotte Rae, Burt Reynolds, Neil Simon and Craig Zadan were part of the annual tribute.

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But who was missing from the memoriam this time? Some of those surprising omissions included:

Marty Allen (actor/comedian)

Peter Baldwin (director)

Brent Briscoe (actor)

Dushon Monique Brown (actor)

Frank Buxton (writer/director)

Joseph Campanella (actor)

Olivia Cole (actor)

Vic Damone (actor/singer)

Bradford Dillman (actor)

Roy Dotrice (actor)

John Dunsworth (actor)

Harlan Ellison (writer)

Nanette Fabray (actor)

Dominic Frontiere (composer)

Michael Gershman (cinematographer)

Billy Graham (host)

Vanessa Greene (producer)

Doug Grindstaff (sound editor)

John Hillerman (actor)

Rance Howard (actor)

Tab Hunter (actor)

Earle Hyman (actor)

Anne Jeffreys (actor)

Margot Kidder (actor)

Louise Latham...

The special “In Memoriam” segment on the 2018 Emmy Awards ceremony will be especially tearful this year. Beloved television legends Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Guillaume, Monty Hall, John Mahoney, Jim Nabors, Charlotte Rae, Burt Reynolds, Neil Simon and Craig Zadan will certainly be just a few people honored with in a musical tribute.

Let’s take a look back at these TV icons as well as over 50 others who have died since mid-September last year. Many will be included in the memoriam for the live Emmys ceremony hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost for NBC on September 17.

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Bochco died on April 1 at age 74. The 10-time Emmy winner was the creator of such TV classics as “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law,” “NYPD Blue” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1996.

Bourdain died in France on June...

The friends, family, and fans of DuShon Monique Brown, who played Chief Boden's assistant Connie on the hit TV show Chicago Fire, were hoping to get some closure when her cause of death was finally revealed. Unfortunately, the information released on May 31 has only caused more confusion. TMZ reports that the 49-year-old actress died of sepsis from an unknown origin, so it's still unknown how her blood got infected and lead to her untimely passing, though obesity and high blood pressure also contributed to the condition. The sad news of her passing first broke on March 23. DuShon had sought out medical help recently for chest pains days earlier. Docs released her, but then she went into cardiac arrest in her home. According to the Chicago Tribune, she passed away "a little after 12 p.m. at St. James Olympia Field Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office." A post shared by DuShon M.

“Chicago Fire” actress DuShon Monique Brown, who died in March at age 49, died of a blood infection, the Cook County, Illinois medical examiner’s office told TheWrap on Thursday.

According to the medical examiner, Brown’s immediate cause of death was sepsis, though the origin of the blood infection is unknown.

Hypertensive cardiovascular disease and obesity were also contributing factors in Brown’s death, the medical examiner’s office added.

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Brown died just after noon on Friday, March 23 at St. James Olympia Field Hospital in Chicago. TMZ, citing anonymous sources, reported that Brown had admitted herself to a Chicago hospital for tests after suffering chest pains earlier in the week.

“We are very sad to announce the untimely death of beloved Chicago actress DuShon Monique Brown,” Brown’s manager, Robert Schroeder, said at the time. “DuShon, most affectionately...

DuShon Monique Brown -- who played Connie on "Chicago Fire" -- died of a blood infection, but it's unclear how her system became contaminated ... TMZ has learned. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office tells us Brown's cause of death was sepsis, with an unknown origin. Sepsis typically occurs when harmful bacteria infiltrates the blood, often from an untreated wound. We're told other contributing factors to her death include high blood pressure and obesity.  As we...

Say goodbye to Gabby Dawson, “Chicago Fire” fans, as Monica Raymund announced she is officially leaving Dick Wolf’s NBC firefighter drama ahead of Season 7.

“It has been an honor to play Dawson on ‘Chicago Fire’ and one of the most meaningful experiences of my life,” Raymund tweeted on Tuesday. “I am so thankful for the journey and especially to all of you for watching, but I have made the decision that it’s time for me to move on to the next chapter in life.”

Last Thursday’s Season 6 finale had set up a storyline that would allow for Raymund’s exit when Gabby Dawson was asked to join a team of volunteer paramedics headed to help with the damage in Puerto Rico following the devastation inflicted by hurricane season.

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Chicago Fire actress DuShon Monique Brown died Friday at the age of 49. According to TMZ, Brown checked herself into the hospital earlier this week after experiencing chest pain but was released shortly. Reports say Brown died at St. James Olympia Field Hospital after 12 p.m. Slideshow: Check Out 16 Best Grammys Looks! Executive producer […]

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As news of the untimely passing of DuShon Monique Brown sank in, the cast of Chicago Fire took to Twitter to express their shock and offer support. Brown died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 49. Brown, who played the no-nonsense assistant Connie, joined the Chicago Fire cast on a recurring basis during the show's first season in 2012 and appeared in 54 episodes. She also appeared on Fox’s Prison Break as infirmary nurse Katie Welch and guested on Empire, Shameless…...

DuShon Monique Brown passed away on Friday at the age of 49 years old.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the beloved Chicago Fire star passed away just after 12 p.m. at St. James Olympia Field Hospital in Chicago.

The cause of death has yet to be revealed, but TMZ reports that DuShon's family called the paramedics because she was feeling ill, and she was subsequently rushed to the hospital.

Update: TMZ is reporting the actress admitted herself to the hospital a few days ago with chest pains.

"The ‘Chicago Fire’ family is devastated to lose one of its own,” said executive producer Dick Wolf.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with DuShon's family and we will all miss her.”

Brown has a appeared in a wealth of TV shows over the years, but she has appeared in NBC's hit drama Chicago Fire since 2012 in the recurring role of Connie, the assistant to Firehouse 51's Chief Boden.

Sad news for Chicago Fire fans: DuShon Monique Brown, who plays Chief Boden’s no-nonsense assistant Connie on the long-running NBC drama, has died at the age of 49.

Brown passed away on Friday at Chicago’s St. James Olympia Field Hospital, according to the Chicago Tribune. The cause of death is still unknown.

She joined the Chicago Fire cast on a recurring basis during the show’s freshman season in 2012, going on to play the memorably gruff Connie in a total of 54 episodes — including this week’s two-part event. Brown was also a longtime Chicago theater actor who once led...

“Chicago Fire” actress DuShon Monique Brown has died at the age of 49. Brown died just after noon on Friday at St. James Olympia Field Hospital in Chicago. No cause of death has been officially released, but TMZ, citing anonymous sources, reported that Brown had admitted herself to a Chicago hospital for tests after suffering chest pains earlier this week. “We are very sad to announce the untimely death of beloved Chicago actress DuShon Monique Brown,” said Brown’s manager, Robert Schroeder. “DuShon, most affectionately known to many as Connie on NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire,’ died suddenly Friday morning of natural causes. We are devastated by the...

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DuShon Monique Brown, known for her role as Connie, Assistant to Chief Boden, on NBC’s Chicago Fire, died Friday. The Cook County medical examiner’s office tells The Chicago Tribune Brown died shortly after 12 pm at St. James Olympia Field Hospital. A cause of death is not yet known. Brown had played the key recurring character since the series launch in 2012. She previously played the role of Katie Welch on Fox’s Prison Break and recently guest-starred on Electric Dreams…...

Chicago Fire actress DuShon Monique Brown has died. The Chicago Tribune reveals that the star passed away a little after 12 p.m. at St. James Olympia Field Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. E! News can confirm that the coroner has an autopsy scheduled for tomorrow and the cause of death has yet to be revealed. "The Chicago Fire family is devastated to lose one of its own," executive producer Dick Wolf said in a statement to E! News. "Our thoughts and prayers are with DuShon's family and we will all miss her." Robert Schroeder, DuShon's manager, also shared his sentiments regarding the fallen star. "We...

"Chicago Fire" actress DuShon Monique Brown has died after suffering an apparent heart attack. Production sources tell us Brown admitted herself to a Chicago hospital a few days ago after suffering chest pains, we're told she went through tests but was released a short time later. Things apparently took a turn for the worse Friday ... our sources say Brown died at home after some type of cardiac episode. DuShon -- a Chicago native -- has...

Recently, NBC dropped the new,official synopsis/description for their upcoming "Chicago Fire" episode 14 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "All Hard Parts," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and high drama stuff go down as Lt. Casey gets rooted on to run for the Alderman spot. Severide causes some heavy drama with Chili when trying to confront her over some suspicions he has about her, and more! In the new, 14th episode press release: "All Hard Parts" (#414) Severide Attempts To Help Chili With Her Recent Struggles And Borelli Steps Into The Ring To Represent Firehouse 51. Press release number 2: Lt. Severide (Taylor Kinney) will end up confronting Chili (Dora Madison) about his suspicions regarding her erratic behavior, but she will not take too kindly to his intentions. In the meantime, members of the firehouse will rally around Lt. Casey (Jesse Spencer), who they...