Kennedy Center Honors snubbees include Jane Fonda, Al Pacino

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Now that we know the next recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, let’s consider the notable people who still haven’t received these kudos. They include some shocking snubs.

SINGERS/MUSICIANS
Eric Clapton
Al Green
Buddy Guy
Herbie Hancock
Emmylou Harris
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
Billy Joel
Gladys Knight
Jerry Lee Lewis
Carlos Santana
James Taylor
Frankie Valli

FILM PERFORMERS
Michael Caine
Robert Duvall
Jane Fonda
Harrison Ford
Gene Hackman
Dustin Hoffman
Anthony Hopkins
Jerry Lewis
Sophia Loren
Shirley MacLaine
Peter O’Toole
Al Pacino
Vanessa Redgrave
Mickey Rooney

FILM DIRECTORS
Woody Allen
Francis Ford Coppola
Stanley Donen

TELEVISION PERFORMERS
Alan Alda
Sid Caesar
James Garner
Andy Griffith
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
Dick Van Dyke
Betty White

THEATRICAL & FINE ARTS
Carol Channing
Marvin Hamlisch
Garrison Keillor
Patti LuPone
Liza Minnelli
Rita Moreno
Christopher Plummer
Elaine Stritch
Michael Tilson Thomas
Lily Tomlin
Pinchas Zukerman

-- Tom O’Neil