Just one day after Cloris Leachman left the stage, comes word that 96-year-old legend Cicely Tyson has also passed on. Her extensive work speaks for itself, but I will never forget her in the lead role of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," one of the greatest TV movies ever made.

They say these things come in threes. Let's hope they're wrong this time. (Although if you count Larry King, this could be #3.)

Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96