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Appearing legends Sean Connery and Kirk Douglas, sports activities stars Jack Charlton and Diego Maradona, forces’ sweetheart Vera Lynn, Black Panther hero Chadwick Boseman and TV presenter Caroline Flack – now we have stated goodbye to many well-known faces in 2020.

Different stars who’ve died this yr embrace basketball star Kobe Bryant, rock ‘n’ roll founding father Little Richard and considered one of Celeb Large Brother’s most memorable contestants, Jackie Stallone. And the COVID-19 pandemic meant we additionally mourned celebrities together with much-loved British comedians Eddie Giant and Bobby Ball.

This is a glance again on the careers, the legacies and the tributes following the deaths of well-known faces from the worlds of music, movie, TV, style, sport and politics.

January

Kobe Bryant was a global superstar

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant‘s loss of life in a helicopter crash on the age of 41 shocked the world.

The NBA star and his 13-year-old daughter had been amongst 9 individuals killed when the plane went down in thick fog within the hills round Los Angeles.

Considered one of few athletes worldwide identified just by his first title, LA Lakers star Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, an 18-time NBA all-star, and extensively thought-about among the many best basketball gamers in historical past.

Among the sport’s greats, together with Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal, had been amongst these paying tribute, together with stars together with Tiger Woods, Victoria Beckham, Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.

A real crossover star, Bryant was identified far past his personal sport – and his affect prolonged around the globe.

Nicholas Parsons on Sale Of The Century in 1977

A broadcasting legend and nationwide treasure, an outpouring of tributes to Nicholas Parsons hailed his fast wit, professionalism and kindness following his loss of life.

Greatest identified for radio recreation present Simply A Minute, which he had hosted since its inception in 1967, the 96-year-old was a veteran of tv, radio and theatre, with a profession in leisure spanning greater than 60 years.

A consummate skilled, Parsons made headlines in June 2018 when he missed his first ever episode of Simply A Minute, after 50 years on the helm and greater than 900 instalments.

He was additionally identified for his position as query grasp on TV quiz present Sale Of The Century from 1971 to 1983, and for his charity work – for which he acquired a CBE in 2013.

Monty Python's Life Of Brian - 1979
Terry Jones

Terry Jones was maybe greatest identified for his position as Brian’s mom in Monty Python’s Life Of Brian, delivering essentially the most well-known line within the 1979 comedy: “He isn’t the Messiah – he is a really naughty boy!”

Telling the story of mistaken identification surrounding a hapless man born on the identical day and within the secure subsequent door to Jesus Christ, Jones appeared as a number of characters and likewise directed. On the time, the movie was vastly controversial attributable to its theme of spiritual satire.

His household stated he died, aged 77, after combating “an extended, extraordinarily courageous however all the time good humoured battle with a uncommon type of dementia”.

A tribute from the official Monty Python Twitter account learn: “Farewell expensive Terry J. Two down, 4 to go. Love Terry G, Mike, John & Eric.”

Dwayne Johnson's father Rocky Johnson

Generally known as Soul Man, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s father Rocky Johnson was a former skilled wrestler whose legacy was continued by his son earlier than Hollywood beckoned.

Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, he was a trailblazer within the ring and the primary African-American WWE tag workforce champion, who was inducted into the WWE Corridor Of Fame in 2008.

He died aged 75, with Dwayne paying tribute by sharing a photograph of the pair collectively.

SEATTLE, WA - JULY 19:  Neil Peart of Rush performs on stage during the R40 LIVE Tour at KeyArena on July 19, 2015 in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)

Broadly hailed as the most effective to have ever picked up the sticks, Rush drummer Neil Peart was identified for acting on large and elaborate kits with nice pace, technical proficiency and stamina.

Alongside together with his bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, he recorded hits akin to The Spirit Of Radio and Tom Sawyer, and likewise wrote lyrics for the group.

Rush final toured in 2015 and Peart introduced his retirement from drumming on the finish of that yr. He was recognized with most cancers of the mind in 2016.

In addition to his bandmates, Kiss star Gene Simmons, Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, and actor and Tenacious D musician Jack Black had been amongst these to pay tribute following his loss of life on the age of 67.

Derek Acorah has died aged 69

A self-styled religious medium, Derek Acorah introduced Predictions With Derek Acorah early on in his TV profession and hosted the paranormal actuality TV collection Most Haunted in 2001, which ran for six collection.

He was additionally identified for fronting Michael Jackson: The Stay Seance, during which he tried to contact the singer’s spirit.

In 2017, Acorah appeared on Celeb Large Brother, ending fourth.

He died on the age of 69 after a “very temporary sickness”, his spouse confirmed.

Derek Fowlds (left) with Yes Minister co-stars Paul Eddington (centre) and Nigel Hawthorne (right)

Derek Fowlds was greatest identified for taking part in personal secretary Bernard Woolley in fashionable Nineteen Eighties sitcom Sure Minister – he’s pictured on the left above together with his co-stars Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne – and he later reprised the position within the sequel collection Sure, Prime Minister.

The actor additionally performed Oscar Blaketon in long-running ITV police drama Heartbeat, throughout a profitable TV profession that started when he took on the position of Mr Derek on The Basil Brush Present.

He died aged 82 after affected by pneumonia, with family and friends by his aspect.

Harry Hains attends Talent Resources Presents Airgraft's The Art Of Clean Vapor on September 06, 2019 in Los Angeles, California

An Australian actor, mannequin and musician, Harry Hains starred in collection akin to American Horror Story and The OA.

Performing below the title ANTIBOY, the 27-year-old was engaged on his debut digital rock album, A Glitch In Paradise, when he died.

His mom, actress Jane Badler, confirmed his loss of life, saying he had had “the world at his ft” however “sadly he struggled with psychological sickness and dependancy”.

'Upstairs Downstairs' TV Series 2 - 1972 Jacqueline Tong and Christopher Beeny

Christopher Beeny was greatest identified for taking part in butler Edward Barnes within the Nineteen Seventies TV collection Upstairs Downstairs, which adopted the lives of Lord and Woman Bellamy and their servants in an upper-class Belgravia townhouse.

He additionally appeared in In Loving Reminiscence, reverse Dame Thora Hird, and in The Grove Household, in addition to that includes as a daily visitor star in Final Of The Summer time Wine till he totally joined the solid in 2009.

The actor appeared on stage in addition to display, together with his theatre credit together with Cease The World – I Need To Get Off, Oliver! and Boeing-Boeing.

He died in his armchair aged 78, and was not alone, his son stated.

Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and show creator Silvio Horta

Silvio Horta, who was born in Miami and of Cuban-American descent, acquired his large break writing the movie City Legend, starring Jared Leto, Joshua Jackson and Tara Reid, in 1998, and likewise created sci-fi exhibits The Chronicle and Jake 2.0.

Nonetheless, he was greatest identified for creating the award-winning Ugly Betty – he’s pictured above with star America Ferrera.

An adaptation of the Colombian collection Yo Soy Betty, La Fea, the story of unlikely style intern Betty Suarez had Salma Hayek amongst its govt producers, and received a Golden Globe and Emmys throughout its 4 collection from 2006 to 2010.

He was reportedly discovered useless in a motel room in Miami, aged 45.

February

Caroline Flack arrives for the Brit Awards at the 02 Arena, London in 2019

As an X Issue host and a winner of Strictly Come Dancing, Caroline Flack was a star of Saturday evening TV.

But it surely was internet hosting sun-soaked TV courting collection Love Island that took the presenter to the height of her profession.

Over 5 collection her well-known strut into the villa, her infectious snigger, and real heat and affection for the contestants grew to become synonymous with what’s now one of the vital watched actuality exhibits within the UK.

Flack acquired her large break starring alongside comic Leigh Francis in Bo’ Selecta earlier than shifting on to presenting. A proficient singer and dancer, she additionally appeared on stage within the West Finish, enjoying Roxie Hart in Chicago in 2018.

In August, a coroner concluded that Flack had tragically taken her own life after discovering out she was undoubtedly going to be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend, and fearing the publicity that might include a trial.

Kirk Douglas in Spartacus

“An actor from the golden age of films who lived nicely into his golden years,” Kirk Douglas was a Hollywood veteran and legend.

Born Issur Danielovitch, of Russian-Jewish ancestry in New York, the star made greater than 90 movies in a profession that stretched seven many years.

Hits akin to Spartacus (above) and The Vikings made him one of many largest field workplace stars within the Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Sixties, and he was nominated for an Oscar for greatest actor in 1959 for his position as boxer Midge Kelly in Champion.

However he stated that, greater than any of his movies, he was most happy with his main position in breaking the Hollywood blacklist: actors, administrators and writers excluded professionally due to hyperlinks to the communist motion within the Nineteen Fifties.

Son Michael Douglas led the tributes following his loss of life on the age of 103.

Dieter Laser attends the premiere of IFC Midnight's "The Human Centepede 3 (Final Sequence) at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on May 18, 2015 in Hollywood, California.

Dieter Laser was a German actor who performed sadistic surgeon Josef Heiter in 2009 shock horror movie The Human Centipede.

The horrific plot tells the story of three kidnapped vacationers who’re surgically joined to create the titular “human centipede”. Due to its graphic content material, the 18-rated Dutch film gained cult standing and is extensively recognised in fashionable tradition, even by these with out the abdomen to observe it.

Laser additionally received a German movie award for his lead position in 1975 black and white movie John Glueckstadt, and different display credit included Don Quixote’s Youngsters (1981), The Elixirs of the Satan (1976) and The Misplaced Honor of Katharina Blum (1975).

He died on the age of 78, with The Human Centipede director Tom Six describing him as a “pressure of nature, an distinctive human being and an iconic actor”.

Rapper Pop Smoke

Stars together with Nicki Minaj and 50 Cent had been amongst these paying tribute following the loss of life of 20-year-old rapper Pop Smoke.

The star was reportedly shot useless throughout what was described as a “home invasion” within the Hollywood Hills.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Pop Smoke was an up-and-coming rapper who launched his first single, Welcome To The Get together, which was remixed by Minaj, in 2019.

Andrew Weatherall in 2016

DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall was identified for his work on fashionable membership remixes of hit tracks together with New Order’s World In Movement, Primal Scream’s I am Dropping Extra Than I will Ever Have, and Blissful Mondays’ Hallelujah. His tackle Quickly by My Bloody Valentine was ranked the very best remix ever by music journal NME in 2011.

His most well-known undertaking was Primal Scream’s 1991 album Screamadelica, which was cherished by critics and followers alike and received the group the primary ever Mercury Music Prize in 1992.

He died instantly after struggling a pulmonary embolism on the age of 56, his administration stated.

Nikita Pearl Waligwa starred in the Disney film Queen of Katwe. Pic: Disney

Disney actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa, 15, starred within the 2016 movie Queen Of Katwe.

She had been affected by a mind tumour, and died in hospital in Uganda.

Starring Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o, Queen Of Katwe depicted the rise of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi, who had grown up in poverty within the Kampala slum of Katwe.

The characteristic was praised for together with younger Ugandans with no performing expertise.

'The Last Detective' TV - 2005 - John Shrapnel as Billy Palmer

2005

John Shrapnel was a revered theatre actor who had additionally appeared in numerous movies, together with Notting Hill, Gladiator, 101 Dalmatians, The Duchess and Alien Post-mortem.

He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Firm and likewise had expertise as a voiceover actor.

The Nationwide Theatre led the tributes to the star, describing him as a “fantastic actor” following his loss of life on the age of 77.

Raphael Coleman during "Nanny McPhee" London Premiere - Arrivals at UCI Empire Leicester Square in London, Great Britain. (Photo by Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage)

Former little one actor Raphael Coleman starred in Nanny McPhee and in later years grew to become a local weather activist.

He was arrested a number of instances throughout his work with the Extinction Riot group – together with outdoors the Brazilian embassy and in Trafalgar Sq. in 2019.

He died after collapsing having had no earlier well being issues, in response to his stepfather, aged 25.

March

Kenny Rogers

Nation music legend Kenny Rogers was a star whose music profession spanned six many years, with hits together with Coward Of The County, The Gambler and Islands In The Stream, with Dolly Parton.

The Houston-born singer, identified for his trademark husky voice and silver beard, broke by way of into the world of pop to promote greater than 100 million data. He additionally gained fame as an actor, starring in TV motion pictures primarily based on The Gambler and different songs, making him a celebrity within the Nineteen Seventies and 80s.

Rogers’ background was an actual rags-to-riches story, having been introduced up in public housing along with seven siblings.

His first large hit was with the unhappy nation ballad Lucille, in 1977, which earned the star his first of three Grammy awards.

He died peacefully in a hospice, surrounded by household, aged 81.

Michel Roux - 10 Mar 2012
Michel Roux

10 Mar 2012

World famend chef and restaurateur Michel Roux was well-known for opening Le Gavroche in London together with his brother Albert in 1967.

The restaurant grew to become the primary within the UK to obtain a Michelin star, and the French chef went on to win many awards and accolades all through his profession.

A part of the Roux culinary dynasty, he was extensively thought to be one of many most interesting cooks to have cooked within the UK, with The Michelin Information describing him as a “true titan” of the hospitality trade who “impressed an entire technology”.

He died aged 78 at dwelling in Bray-on-Thames, Berkshire, surrounded by his household, after affected by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Max von Sydow in The Exorcist. Pic: ©Warner Bros

Actor Max von Sydow was a flexible star who starred in every thing from The Exorcist and Flash Gordon to Star Wars and Sport Of Thrones.

Born Carl Adolf von Sydow in Sweden, the actor had a different profession that spanned greater than 70 years and included two Oscar nominations – greatest actor for Pelle The Conqueror in 1989, and greatest supporting actor for his position in 2011’s Extraordinarily Loud & Extremely Shut.

In The Exorcist, he performed Father Merrin, and he was additionally identified for starring as James Bond villain Ernst Blofeld in By no means Say By no means Once more – simply two of greater than 100 appearances in TV and movie, which additionally included Conan The Barbarian, The Best Story Ever Instructed, Shutter Island and Minority Report.

In recent times, he had lent his voice to animated comedy The Simpsons.

He died at his dwelling in France, aged 90.

Actor Roy Hudd as Edward McKeever, during a photocall for the new production of 1950s comedy 'The Solid Gold Cadillac' at The Garrick Theatre on Charing Cross Road, central London.

Born in Croydon in south London, comic Roy Hudd broke into tv within the mid-Nineteen Sixties in sketch collection together with The Illustrated Weekly Hudd and The Roy Hudd Present, and was additionally an authority on the historical past of music corridor leisure.

He was greatest identified for his BBC Radio 2 satirical collection The Information Huddlines, which ran from 1975 to 2001.

Throughout his different profession, Hudd additionally appeared in ITV cleaning soap Coronation Avenue as undertaker Archie Shuttleworth, in addition to Name The Midwife, Holby Metropolis and Midsomer Murders.

He died aged 83 after a brief sickness, his agent stated.

NEW YORK - APRIL 29:  (L-R) James Lipton and actor Tom Hanks pose at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival April 29, 2006 in New York City.  (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images For TFF)

Actor-turned-academic James Lipton was the host of long-running TV present Inside The Actors Studio, and was famed for his in-depth interviews with a whole lot of Hollywood stars together with Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks (pictured above) and Al Pacino.

His interviews ended with a listing of fast hearth questions, together with, “If heaven exists, what would you want to listen to God say if you arrive on the pearly gates?” and, “What’s your favorite curse phrase?”

Lipton’s spouse Kedakai Lipton confirmed her husband had died from bladder most cancers at his dwelling in New York, aged 93, telling the Hollywood Reporter: “His work was his ardour, [he] cherished what he did and all of the individuals he labored with.”

Dave Rainford once won £250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Pic: BBC

TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine led the tributes following the loss of life of Eggheads quiz present star Dave Rainford.

“Dave ‘Super Data’ Rainford, well-known for being banned from pub quiz machines in Manchester, was the very best firm after a recording: all the time enjoyable and sociable,” he stated.

Rainford was a daily on the BBC present however reportedly needed to step down in 2019 following an unconfirmed sickness.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK--MARCH 02: Playwright Terrence McNally appears in a portrait taken in his home on March 2, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images)

The award-winning Terrence McNally was extensively thought-about considered one of America’s nice playwrights.

An brazenly homosexual author, he put same-sex relationships below the microscope with witty performs and musicals delving into how individuals join – or fail to.

The 81-year-old, whose profession spanned six many years, wrote exhibits together with Kiss Of The Spider Lady, Ragtime, and Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune.

He was a lung most cancers survivor who lived with continual inflammatory lung illness, and was amongst a number of stars who died with coronavirus in the direction of the beginning of the pandemic.

Madonna led the tributes following the loss of life of her Desperately In search of Susan co-star Mark Blum, 69, who performed Rosanna Arquette’s on-screen husband Gary Glass, describing him as “a outstanding human” and saying his loss of life served as “one other reminder that this virus is not any joke”.

Grammy-winning nation music star Joe Diffie, 61, musician Alan Merrill, the co-writer and authentic singer of the much-covered hit I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Star Wars actor and dialect coach Andrew Jack additionally additionally died after contracting COVID-19.

April

GROEBMING, AUSTRIA - JULY 20: Sir Stirling Moss participates at the Ennstal Classic 2013 on July 20, 2013 in Groebming, Austria.  (Photo by Moni Fellner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Sir Stirling Moss

“It was one lap too many,” Sir Stirling Moss‘s spouse stated following his loss of life. “He simply closed his eyes.”

A British System 1 legend, the racing driver famously by no means received the title, however completed runner-up 4 instances and got here third thrice in a profession throughout which he received 16 Grands Prix.

His sportsmanship price him the title in 1958, when he defended the actions of rival Mike Hawthorne following a spin on the Portuguese Grand Prix, sparing Hawthorne a six-point penalty. Hawthorne went on to beat Moss to the title by a single level.

After retiring in 1962 attributable to a heavy crash at Goodwood, which left him in a coma for a month, he was knighted within the New 12 months Honours record in 2000, for providers to motor racing.

He died peacefully at his dwelling in London following an extended sickness, aged 90.

Sean Connery and Honor Blackman starred together in Goldfinger in 1964. (Photo by Express/Getty Images)

Greatest identified for taking part in Bond woman Pussy Galore, Honor Blackman shot to worldwide stardom starring alongside Sean Connery in 1964’s Goldfinger.

Born in Plaistow in east London in 1925, she educated on the Guildhall Faculty of Music and Drama earlier than happening to take up roles together with Cathy Gale in The Avengers, the vengeful goddess Hera in 1963’s Jason And The Argonauts, and Laura West in ITV comedy collection The Higher Hand.

In 2004 she joined the solid of Coronation Avenue, enjoying flirty pensioner Rula Romanoff, who caught the attention of Norris Cole, and later appeared in an episode of Casualty in 2013.

She died peacefully of pure causes at her dwelling in Lewes, Sussex, surrounded by her household, aged 94.

Bill Withers in the 1970s. Pic: Alan Messer/Shutterstock

Well-known for timeless classics together with Lean On Me, Beautiful Day, Simply The Two Of Us and Ain’t No Sunshine, Bill Withers was a three-time Grammy winner who produced 9 albums and songs that present the soundtracks of numerous engagements, weddings and events to today.

His loss of life from coronary heart problems on the age of 81 got here as individuals around the globe had been discovering consolation in his music on the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, with healthcare employees, choirs, artists and extra sharing their very own renditions of Lean On Me.

The music, an ode to the ability of friendship, was carried out on the inaugurations of each Barack Obama and Invoice Clinton, and, together with Ain’t No Sunshine, is amongst Rolling Stone’s record of the five hundred best songs of all time.

Regardless of a comparatively temporary musical profession, withdrawing from the trade in 1985 to go away “the hype and the hoopla” of the highlight for a extra personal life, he’s thought to be one of many greats and an affect on many fashionable artists – his observe Grandma’s Arms was sampled on Blackstreet’s No Diggity in 1996, whereas Simply The Two of Us was lined by Will Smith in 1997 and sampled by Eminem in Bonnie and Clyde in the identical yr.

Withers was inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 2015 by Stevie Surprise, saying in his acceptance speech that it was like “a lion opening the door for a kitty kat”.

Irrfan Khan in Jurassic World. Pic: Universal Pictures

Irrfan Khan was among the many first Indian actors to make a constant mark in western cinema, identified to worldwide audiences for his roles in Lifetime of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World.

In a press release following his loss of life from most cancers on the age of 53, the Bollywood star’s household known as him “a person of few phrases and an actor of silent expressions, together with his deep eyes and his memorable actions on display”.

In a profession spanning greater than 30 years, the actor made his display debut within the Oscar-nominated 1988 drama Salaam Bombay!, a story of Mumbai metropolis’s road kids, and later went on to work with administrators akin to Mira Nair, Wes Anderson and Ang Lee.

Khan’s final Bollywood film, Angrezi Medium, a sequel to considered one of his largest hits, Hindi Medium, was launched a month earlier than his loss of life.

Indian Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor pays respect at the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 13, 2016.Kapoor visited the city to attend the inauguration ceremony of the historic Gobindgarh fort on December 12. / AFP / NARINDER NANU        (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)

Simply days later, Bollywood was mourning its second loss following the loss of life of main Indian actor Rishi Kapoor.

Kapoor, a part of considered one of Bollywood’s most well-known households, acquired the Nationwide Movie Award for his debut position as a toddler artist in his father’s 1970 movie Mera Naam Joker, and went on to behave in additional than 90 movies – with fashionable hits together with Laila Majnu, Debt, Moonlight, Generally, Sea and Lightning.

His spouse, Neetu Singh, co-starred in a number of of his motion pictures, and his son Ranbir can also be a high Bollywood actor.

He had been present process remedy for leukaemia when he died, aged 67.

Syd Little and Eddie Large. Pic: ITV/Shutterstock

Eddie Large, actual title Edward McGinnis, was greatest identified for his comedy partnership with Syd Little, with the pair reaching large success on TV all through the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s after successful expertise present Alternative Knocks in 1971.

Their prime-time BBC One collection The Little And Giant Present attracted audiences of virtually 15 million earlier than it was axed in 1991.

Giant caught coronavirus whereas being handled for coronary heart failure, his household stated, and died on the age of 78, with Little saying he was “devastated to have misplaced not simply my comedy companion of 60 years, however my buddy of 60 years”.

On the day of his funeral, a whole lot of individuals lined the streets of Bristol to pay their respects to the star because the hearse carrying his coffin drove previous. Nonetheless, solely 10 members of the family and shut mates had been allowed to attend the service due to the COVID-19 restrictions on the time.

English comic actors (left to right) Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor, of the BBC TV comedy series 'The Goodies', playing a toy piano, 27th July 1975

A fixture in British comedy, Tim Brooke-Taylor‘s profession took in radio, tv, movie and theatre over greater than half a century.

Greatest identified for TV present The Goodies, an anarchic Nineteen Seventies comedy additionally that includes Graeme Backyard and Invoice Oddie, he was additionally a daily panelist on BBC Radio 4’s I am Sorry I Have not A Clue for greater than 40 years, typically alongside Backyard.

The actor, pictured proper above, additionally appeared in movies akin to 1971’s Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Manufacturing facility, and different TV exhibits akin to long-running ITV collection Me And My Lady, and Heartbeat, in addition to on stage.

He acquired an OBE in 2011 for providers to leisure, following within the footsteps of Oddie and Backyard, regardless that The Goodies used to satirise the federal government’s readiness handy out gongs within the Nineteen Sixties.

Brooke-Taylor died aged 79 after contracting coronavirus, his agent stated.

Tony Allen, playing in Brooklyn, New York, in 2010

Tony Allen, together with collaborator Fela Kuti, helped outline the Afrobeat style as a part of the band Africa ’70 within the Nineteen Seventies.

When he ultimately left, such was his prowess, the band reportedly needed to rent a number of drummers to copy his sound.

He additionally collaborated with Blur star Damon Albarn and Conflict bassist Paul Simonon in supergroup The Good, the Dangerous & the Queen, releasing two albums.

Described by Brian Eno as considered one of “the nice musicians of the twentieth century – and the twenty first”, he died instantly in his dwelling metropolis of Paris, aged 79, his supervisor stated.

Lynn Faulds Wood and John Stapleton attend Pratham UK's Indian Summer Garden Party at The Chelsea Conservatory on June 28, 2009 in London, England

Former Watchdog presenter and most cancers campaigner Lynn Faulds Wood was born in Glasgow and was most well-known for turning the patron rights programme right into a peak-time collection on the BBC, presenting the present with husband John Stapleton (pictured above) between 1985 and 1993.

She additionally had numerous different roles in exposing crooks and con artists, together with as a shopper champion on GMTV between 2003 and 2009, and presenting the BBC’s Outdated Canine, New Tips with Esther Rantzen and Rob Unsworth in 2006.

After being recognized with stage-three bowel most cancers on the age of 41, she grew to become a devoted campaigner for consciousness of the illness, making numerous TV exhibits together with ITV World In Motion – Physician Is aware of Greatest on GP coaching in most cancers analysis, and Bobby Moore & Me, an investigation into bowel most cancers.

She was concerned in producing the world’s first evidence-based signs steerage for bowel most cancers and helped arrange coaching centres for medical doctors and nurses in endoscopy, in response to the web site for her charity Lynn’s Bowel Most cancers Marketing campaign.

She died after struggling a stroke, aged 72.

Adam Schlesinger attends the 2016 ASCAP I Create Music EXPO on April 30, 2016 in Los Angeles, California

The co-frontman of US band Fountains of Wayne, Adam Schlesinger was greatest identified for his or her single Stacy’s Mother.

Nonetheless, as many stated of their tributes following his loss of life, his profession in leisure was vastly different, having written songs for movie and TV, too; he had Emmys and Grammys – in addition to an Oscar nomination in 1997 for writing the title observe on That Factor You Do!, a music comedy directed by Tom Hanks – on his CV.

He was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe and Tony awards throughout his profession.

Schlesinger died after testing constructive for coronavirus, aged 52.

Different stars who died in April after contracting COVID-19 included Bronx-born rapper Fred The Godson; nation folks singer John Prine, 73; New Orleans jazz pioneer Ellis Marsalis Jr, 85; actor Jay Benedict, 68, who appeared in a variety of movies and TV exhibits, from Aliens and The Darkish Knight Rises to Emmerdale and Foyle’s Battle; and actress and author Patricia Bosworth, 86, who as soon as starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and later wrote biographies of stars together with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift.

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US rock legend Little Richard performs on the stage of the Terre Neuvas festival, 08 July 2006 in Bobital, western France

The self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll”, Little Richard was well-known for hits together with Good Golly Miss Molly, Lengthy Tall Sally and Tutti Frutti within the Nineteen Fifties, and was one of many first inductees into the Rock Corridor Of Fame in 1986 – alongside Chuck Berry, James Brown, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.

Born Richard Penniman, the singer was considered one of rock ‘n’ roll’s founding fathers and helped shatter racial segregation within the music charts at his peak within the ’50s and early ’60s – becoming a member of Berry and Fat Domino in bringing what was as soon as known as “race music” into the mainstream.

He constructed his groundbreaking sound and flamboyant stage presence with a frenzied mix of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, promoting greater than 30 million data worldwide and influencing everybody from The Beatles and Elton John to Prince and David Bowie over time.

Few had been faster to acknowledge his seminal position than Richard himself, with the star claiming he paved the way in which for Elvis, offered Mick Jagger together with his stage strikes and carried out vocal classes for Paul McCartney. “I’m the architect of rock ‘n’ roll!” he famously shouted on the 1988 Grammy Awards, to a standing ovation. “I’m the originator!”

Willard in 2003's A Mighty Wind

4-time Emmy nominee Fred Willard had a profession spanning greater than 5 many years, that includes roles in genre-defining comedy hits on each the massive and small display.

The 86-year-old was identified for showing in 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Faucet, following the exploits of a fictional British heavy steel band, after which for a collection of collaborations with director Christopher Visitor together with Ready For Guffman, For Your Consideration, Greatest In Present and A Mighty Wind.

Willard stayed related into the twenty first century because of movies akin to 2004 newsroom comedy Anchorman and its sequel, and sitcom All people Loves Raymond.

He was additionally a frequent customer to US chat present Jimmy Kimmel Stay!, spoofing present affairs by portraying characters together with the ghosts of George Washington and President Donald Trump’s father, Fred.

File photo dated 06/07/80 of The Stranglers (left to right) Dave Greenfield, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel and Jet Black. The Stranglers� keyboard player Dave Greenfield has died at the age of 71 after testing positive for coronavirus.

A protracted-standing member of influential punk outfit The Stranglers, Dave Greenfield was identified for his distinctive sound and enjoying model, utilizing devices such because the harpsichord and Hammond electrical organ.

He wrote the music to the group’s largest hit, Golden Brown.

The band’s web site introduced that the 71-year-old died after contracting COVID-19 throughout an extended keep in hospital for coronary heart issues.

Hugh Cornwall, the band’s former lead singer, stated on Twitter that Greenfield’s “musical ability and mild nature gave an fascinating twist to the band” and that he “must be remembered as the person who gave the world the music of Golden Brown”.

Jerry and Ben Stiller

Jerry Stiller, greatest identified for taking part in George Costanza’s father Frank in Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner in King Of Queens, was born in Melancholy-era New York on 8 June 1927 – the son of a bus driver and housewife.

He was impressed to enter showbusiness on the age of eight when his father took him to see the Marx Brothers within the comedy basic A Night time on the Opera, and later earned a drama diploma after serving within the Second World Battle.

His profession actually took off after assembly spouse Anne Meara in 1953, with whom he fashioned a well-liked double act, starring on a number of TV selection exhibits through the Nineteen Sixties and Nineteen Seventies, and likewise in a one-off Broadway manufacturing written by Meara – known as After-Play – in 1995.

His son, actor Ben Stiller, led the tributes following his loss of life from pure causes at 92, saying: “He was an important dad and grandfather, and essentially the most devoted husband to Anne for about 62 years.”

Kraftwerk

Florian Schneider, second left above, co-founded Kraftwerk alongside Ralf Hutter in 1970 after assembly as college students in Dusseldorf.

The band’s pioneering use of drum machines and synthesizers influenced numerous musicians who got here after them.

Born in Ohningen in southwest Germany, Schneider was concerned in Kraftwerk albums together with Autobahn, Radio-Exercise, Trans-Europe Specific, The Man-Machine and Tour de France. He left the group in 2008 they usually went on to win a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2016.

In a press release to Rolling Stone, the band stated Schneider had died after a “quick most cancers illness only a few days after his 73rd birthday”.

Gogglebox star June Bernicoff arrives for the 'Oldie Of The Year Awards' at Simpsons in the Strand on February 2, 2016 in London, England.

Gogglebox favorite June Bernicoff was on the present from its begin in 2013 along with her husband, Leon, who died in December 2017.

She wrote her first e-book about their love and life collectively following his loss of life.

Following her loss of life from a brief sickness, aged 82, Channel 4 and manufacturing firm Studio Lambert paid tribute, saying: “As the primary couple to be solid for Gogglebox again in 2013, June and her husband Leon had been an enormous a part of the programme’s success.

“Their heat, wit and contrasting personalities endeared them to the nation through the course of the primary 10 collection.”

Siegfried (L) & Roy pose with a white tiger in this undated photo

Magician Roy Horn was greatest generally known as a part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, who had been world famend for his or her exhibits involving white lions and tigers, alongside Siegfried Fischbacher.

Nonetheless, the act unravelled in October 2003 when a tiger named Mantecore mauled him throughout a stay efficiency, severing his backbone and inflicting a number of different accidents, completely affecting his capacity to maneuver, stroll and converse.

Paying tribute, Fischbacher stated: “Right this moment, the world has misplaced one of many greats of magic, however I’ve misplaced my greatest buddy.

“From the second we met, I knew Roy and I, collectively, would change the world. There could possibly be no Siegfried with out Roy, and no Roy with out Siegfried.”

Horn died on the age of 75 after contracting coronavirus.

A Touch of Frost' TV - 1997 - Penny for the Guy - Michael Angelis as Reggie Stansfield.

1997

Actor Michael Angelis starred as Arnie in September Music, Lucien Boswell in The Liver Birds, Mickey Startup in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Chrissie Todd in Boys From The Blackstuff, and Martin Niarchos in GBH, in addition to making appearances in Holby Metropolis, Casualty, The Invoice and Heartbeat.

He was additionally identified for narrating Thomas The Tank Engine collection Thomas And Pals, voicing the youngsters’s present for 13 collection after taking up from Beatle Ringo Starr in 1991.

He died instantly at dwelling on the age of 68, his agent stated.

Gaspard was one half of the tag-team due Cryme Tyme

Shad Gaspard gained prominence in World Wrestling Leisure (WWE) as one half of the tag-team group Cryme Time, alongside together with his companion, JTG.

After retiring from the WWE in 2010, Gaspard had small roles on TV and in motion pictures, together with the 2015 Kevin Hart comedy Get Arduous.

He died after going lacking whereas swimming together with his 10-year-old son, who was rescued, in Venice Seashore, Los Angeles.

Jamaican singer and songwriter Millie Small, 15th April 1964. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jamaican singer Millie Small was most well-known for her Nineteen Sixties hit My Boy Lollipop.

The music reached quantity two within the charts in each the UK and US in 1964, and have become Jamaica’s first million-selling single, in response to the Nationwide Library of Jamaica. It went on to promote seven million copies worldwide.

Chris Blackwell, producer and founding father of Island Information, described the singer as “the one that took ska worldwide”.

Small died on the age of 72.

June

Circa 1947: Dame Vera Lynn in a studio portrait. (Photo by Denis De Marney/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Forces’ sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn was nonetheless performing simply weeks earlier than her loss of life on the age of 103, singing her wartime basic We’ll Meet Once more whereas in lockdown to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of VE Day.

Well-known for her morale-boosting visits to the frontline to entertain troops through the Second World Battle, (There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover was one other of her hits.

In considered one of her final interviews, she instructed Sky Information that Britons ought to “do what you possibly can to assist one another” by way of the coronavirus disaster, and stated she was touched when the Queen quoted her lyrics in a particular televised handle to the nation.

Born in London in 1917, Lynn made her performing debut at an East Finish working males’s membership on the age of seven, and was working her personal dancing college at 15. She gained nationwide recognition through the Nineteen Thirties as she started to sing repeatedly on the radio and in West Finish nightclubs.

Having carried out for the troops in international locations together with Egypt, India and Myanmar when she was younger, she retained a life-long affiliation with the UK’s Armed Forces.

Joel Schumacher has died from cancer

Flamboyant Hollywood director Joel Schumacher rose to fame together with his first movie St Elmo’s Fireplace in 1985. Starring Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy, it helped to make a reputation for the so-called “Brat Pack” group of younger actors.

After directing the 1987 vampire horror comedy The Misplaced Boys, he went on to grow to be one of many pre-eminent filmmakers of the Nineteen Nineties, directing Flatliners and A Time To Kill as nicely two Batman movies – 1995’s Batman Perpetually and 1997’s Batman & Robin – which had been thought-about among the many most cartoonish motion pictures within the DC Comics franchise.

Schumacher additionally helmed the thrillers Tigerland and Cellphone Sales space, together with The Phantom Of The Opera in 2004, and extra not too long ago directed two episodes of Netflix’s Home of Playing cards in 2013.

He died aged 80 after being recognized with most cancers in 2019.

The Pointer Sisters in 1974 (L-R) Anita, Ruth, Bonnie and June Pointer

Bonnie Pointer (second from the fitting) was considered one of RnB group The Pointer Sisters, winners of three Grammys and greatest identified for hits together with Leap (For My Love) and I am So Excited.

Fashioned in Oakland, California, the group first discovered success within the Nineteen Seventies, and had numerous line-ups together with Bonnie and her sisters Anita, Ruth and June over time. In 1977, Bonnie left to pursue a solo profession.

In 1994, the group was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame.

She died aged 69, with Anita saying: “Bonnie was my greatest buddy and we talked day-after-day, we by no means had a battle in our life, I already miss her and I’ll see her once more at some point.”

English snooker player Willie Thorne competing in the Masters tournament, Wembley Conference Centre, 1986. (Photo by Trevor Jones/Getty Images)

Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White led the tributes following the loss of life of snooker star Willie Thorne.

Lengthy-time buddy Gary Lineker, who like Thorne is from Leicester, described him as “a marvellous snooker participant and a beautiful man, who’s potted his remaining black a lot too quickly”.

Thorne reached two World Championship quarter-finals and received the Mercantile Credit score Basic in 1982. He missed out on his largest title in 1985, when he blew a 13-8 lead over Steve Davis within the remaining of the UK Championship after lacking a easy blue off its spot.

Thorne, who appeared as a part of Barry Hearn’s Matchroom Mob on the chart hit Snooker Crazy, went on to grow to be a commentator on the game for the BBC, and appeared within the fifth collection of Strictly Come Dancing.

The 66-year-old died in hospital in Spain, simply two months after revealing he had leukaemia.

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput

Standard Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was discovered useless at his dwelling in Mumbai, aged 34.

Police initially stated they believed he had taken his personal life and the case remains to be being investigated. Nonetheless, his loss of life has sparked months of hypothesis within the media in India.

After beginning on TV, the actor made his Bollywood debut in 2013 with director Abhishek Kapoor within the film Kai Po Che, primarily based on the e-book by Chetan Bhagat. He went on to star in different movies together with Kedarnath, Sonchiriya and Raabta, and performed former Indian cricket workforce captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni within the 2016 movie MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.

Rajput was final seen on display within the 2019 Netflix movie Drive.

James Bowen and Bob the cat attend the UK Premiere of "A Street Cat Named Bob" in aid of Action On Addiction on November 3, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

“Bob saved my life.”

James Bowen penned the story that might make this ginger cat well-known, the bestselling e-book after which movie, A Street Cat Named Bob, after assembly the moggy deserted and injured in 2007, whereas he himself was battling a drug dependancy.

The pair shortly grew to become inseparable, with Bob typically becoming a member of Bowen as he busked and offered The Large Concern on the streets of London.

Bob died on the age of 14, with RIP Bob trending on Twitter when the unhappy information broke.

Mr Bowen stated the cat had saved his life. “It is so simple as that. He gave me a lot greater than companionship. With him at my aspect, I discovered a course and goal that I would been lacking.”

Gambian-British actor Louis Mahoney smoking a cigarette outdoors, UK, 15th January 1970. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gambian-born British actor and activist Louis Mahoney appeared in Fawlty Towers and Physician Who, and likewise campaigned for racial equality throughout the performing career.

One of many first black actors to hitch the Royal Shakespeare Firm within the Nineteen Sixties, he additionally starred in a number of movies together with Omen II and The Plague Of The Zombies. His final TV look was in BBC One’s The Break up not lengthy earlier than his loss of life on the age of 81.

In Fawlty Towers, he performed a health care provider within the 1975 episode The Germans, which was faraway from the UKTV streaming platform earlier within the yr attributable to racial slurs.

Ian Holm. Pic: New Line/Kobal/Shutterstock

Sir Ian Holm was a star of the British movie trade who received a Laurence Olivier award, Tony and a BAFTA and was a member of the celebrated Royal Shakespeare Firm.

He was nominated for an Oscar for his position as Sam Mussabini within the 1981 hit Chariots Of Fireplace, and likewise performed Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings movies, in addition to starring in motion pictures together with The Fifth Factor, Alien, The Emperor’s New Garments and The Insanity Of King George.

Sir Ian was married 4 instances, most not too long ago to Sophie de Stempel, a protegee and life mannequin of Lucian Freud, and had 5 kids.

“He died peacefully in hospital, together with his household and carer” aged 88, a press release from his agent stated, including that his sickness was Parkinson’s associated.

July

Jack Charlton (R) holds the Jules Rimet trophy aloft after England's 1966 World Cup win at Wembley

A member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning workforce and later celebrated Republic of Eire supervisor, Jack Charlton was cherished by each English and Irish followers alike.

Broadly hailed as one of many all-time nice central defenders within the recreation, he was a one-club man for Leeds United, making a document 773 appearances over a 23-year profession there, scoring 96 instances.

Affectionately generally known as “Large Jack”, he received a complete of 35 caps for England – together with each match through the 1966 event, serving to to defeat West Germany within the remaining at Wembley. A well-known picture from victory confirmed the footballer sinking to his knees on the remaining whistle, earlier than embracing his youthful brother, Bobby Charlton.

With Eire, he led the aspect to a few main tournaments and received himself honorary citizenship.

He died peacefully at his dwelling in Northumberland, aged 85, having been recognized with lymphoma and affected by dementia.

British-American actress Olivia de Havilland, 1938. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

“A mainstay of Hollywood’s Golden Age and an immeasurable expertise,” is how The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences described Dame Olivia de Havilland.

Greatest identified for taking part in Melanie Hamilton in Gone With The Wind, the actress appeared in 49 characteristic movies between the Nineteen Thirties and Nineteen Eighties, and was made a dame for providers to drama in 2017.

Within the ’30s, she was identified for an on-screen partnership with Errol Flynn in movies together with The Cost Of The Mild Brigade and The Adventures Of Robin Hood. She acquired her first Oscar nomination for greatest supporting actress for Gone With The Wind, following this with 4 additional nods for greatest actress for Maintain Again The Daybreak, To Every His Personal, The Snake Pit and The Heiress – and successful two, for To Every His Personal and The Heiress.

She was additionally well-known for being behind a landmark 1944 ruling, generally known as the De Havilland Legislation, which ended the tight grip that studios had on contract actors.

Dame Olivia died in Paris on the age of 104, along with her consultant saying the world had misplaced “a world treasure”.

The couple were married for 28 years (pictured here at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018)

Actress Kelly Preston appeared alongside Tom Cruise as his fiancee in Jerry Maguire, and with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito within the comedy Twins.

She additionally starred alongside her husband John Travolta a number of instances, most not too long ago in mob flick Gotti in 2018.

After being instructed she had breast most cancers she saved her analysis personal, and her loss of life on the age of 57 shocked the world.

“She fought a brave battle with the love and help of so many,” Travolta stated in tribute.

The couple had been married for greater than 28 years and had three kids. Their eldest, Jett, died in 2009, aged 16, after struggling a seizure on vacation in The Bahamas.

Glee actress Naya Rivera is presumed dead after her son, 4, was found on a boat on a lake in California

Naya Rivera performed singing cheerleader Santana Lopez for six seasons on the musical-comedy TV collection Glee.

The California-born star made her movie debut in 2014 horror film At The Satan’s Door, and later had a task within the Lifetime TV collection Devious Maids.

After taking a ship journey along with her son, Josey, on a lake in Southern California in July, she was found to be lacking when the four-year-old was discovered alone within the vessel.

The 33-year-old’s physique was discovered a number of days later.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Ennio Morricone Performs at The O2 Arena on February 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Brian Rasic/WireImage)

Generally known as The Maestro, Ennio Morricone was a prolific composer who wrote greater than 400 authentic scores for characteristic movies – together with the unforgettable The Good, The Dangerous And The Ugly theme – and greater than 100 classical works.

He started writing music on the age of six and went on to win two Oscars, a number of Grammys, Golden Globes and BAFTAs, and quite a few David Di Donatello Awards – Italy’s highest movie honours. In a profession spanning a number of many years, he labored with high Hollywood administrators together with Quentin Tarantino, Brian de Palma and Gillo Pontecorvo.

However the iconic coyote-howl to 1966 Spaghetti Western The Good, The Dangerous And The Ugly – a collaboration with the late Italian movie director Sergio Leone, whom he went to highschool with as a toddler – will all the time be remembered as his greatest identified work. He went on to work with Leone once more, on the 1969 basic As soon as Upon A Time In The West, creating a number of easy notes on the harmonica that grew to become immediately related to the movie.

Morricone additionally composed for 1986 British interval drama The Mission, 1987 American gangster film The Untouchables, 1988 Italian coming-of-age story Cinema Paradiso and Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in 2016.

He died aged 91 after struggling problems following a fall.

Nick Cordero and his wife Amanda Kloots with their baby son Elvis last summer

Broadway actor Nick Cordero died on the age of 41 after struggling extreme medical problems, together with having to have his proper leg amputated, because of coronavirus.

Cordero had moved to California together with his household to star within the musical Rock Of Ages, and was additionally identified for his roles in A Bronx Story and Bullets Over Broadway, which noticed him nominated for a Tony Award.

In an emotional tribute on Instagram, his spouse Amanda Kloots wrote: “God has one other angel in heaven now.”

'Simba' - Earl Cameron

1955

Earl Cameron was one of many first black actors to be given main roles in British cinema, first starring in Pool Of London in 1951 and happening to look in 1965 Bond film Thunderball with Sean Connery, Sir Sidney Poitier’s 1973 movie A Heat December, and Inception alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in 2010.

Fashionable-day stars honoured a person extensively seen as a pioneer of UK movie following his loss of life on the age 102, with David Harewood calling him a “whole legend” and Paterson Joseph describing the Bermuda-born Briton as a “large man”.

David Burt, the Premier of Bermuda, stated he was “deeply saddened” by the loss of life of Cameron, who grew to become a CBE in 2009.

“At a time when the entire world is analyzing the historical past of individuals of color, Earl Cameron’s life and legacy makes us pause and bear in mind how he broke obstacles and refused to be confined to what his humble beginnings could have dictated as his path,” he stated.

Peter Green pictured in 1968, the year after Fleetwood Mac was formed

Peter Green was an influential blues rock guitarist who fashioned Fleetwood Mac with drummer Mick Fleetwood in 1967.

He left in 1970 as he struggled with psychological well being issues, earlier than they went on to grow to be one of many biggest-selling acts on this planet.

Inexperienced was among the many eight members of the band – together with Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie, Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer – who had been inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 1998.

Fleetwood led the tributes following his loss of life on the age of 73, describing Inexperienced as “my dearest buddy” and saying they “path blazed one hell of a musical street for therefore many to get pleasure from”.

Steve Sutherland performs on stage during the MOBO Awards 2005, the tenth anniversary of the annual music event, at the Royal Albert Hall on September 22, 2005 in London, England.

DJ Steve Sutherland was extensively praised for his contribution to the UK black music scene and received a number of MOBOs all through his profession.

He had his personal radio exhibits on Alternative and Galaxy FM and was nicely know on the membership circuit in Ibiza, London and past together with his model, Twice As Good.

“His contribution to the Black British Music scene won’t ever be forgotten,” a tribute from the MOBO Awards stated after his sudden loss of life.

August

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. Pic: Marvel/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock

Heralded as a “true authentic” who “shattered stereotypes” Chadwick Boseman received legions of followers for his position in Black Panther – the primary big-budget superhero film with a black hero, director and a majority black solid, and likewise the primary superhero movie to get an Oscar nomination for greatest image.

His loss of life on the age of 43, as he was on the peak of his movie profession, surprised the world, with the star having saved the very fact he was affected by colon most cancers personal.

In addition to enjoying T’Challa in Black Panther, Boseman performed black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown early in his profession, and likewise appeared in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods earlier in 2020. In Ma Rainey’s Black Backside, the final movie he made earlier than his loss of life, he performs formidable session band trumpeter Levee, a person out to make a reputation for himself in Nineteen Twenties Chicago.

Ought to he be nominated for an Oscar for each roles, he could be the primary actor to obtain two posthumous nods.

Following his loss of life, the tributes poured in, with many co-stars and followers telling tales of his kindness and generosity – together with Sienna Miller, who revealed he took a wage minimize so her pay could possibly be elevated on the 2019 movie 21 Bridges.

The band wished Jack Sherman 'smooth sailing into the worlds beyond'. Pic: Red Hot Chili Peppers/Instagram

Former Pink Scorching Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman changed on/off member Hillel Slovak in 1983, in time to play on the group’s 1984 debut album.

Whereas he co-wrote a lot of the second studio album, Freaky Styley, he was changed by Slovak by the point the album was launched in 1985. Sherman then later featured on two extra of the band’s albums, Mom’s Milk and The Abbey Street EP.

The band paid tribute to “a singular dude” and wished him “peace on the boogie platform” following his loss of life on the age of 64.

Ben Cross as Olympic champion Harold Abrahams

Chariots of Fireplace actor Ben Cross starred because the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams within the 1981 movie, which received 4 Oscars, together with greatest image.

The movie marked a turning level in British cinema and prompted author Colin Welland to declare “The British are coming” as he accepted his Academy Award for greatest screenplay.

Born right into a working class London household in 1947, Harry Bernard Cross studied performing at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts). He had a minor position in A Bridge Too Far alongside Sir Sean Connery and Sir Michael Caine in 1977, earlier than becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Firm and happening to attain wider success within the play Chicago as Billy Flynn, the lawyer representing assassin Roxie Hart, the next yr.

Different movie credit embrace 1995’s First Knight and the 2009 Star Trek reboot, and shortly earlier than his loss of life on the age of 72, he completed filming the horror characteristic The Satan’s Mild.

Drag Race Season 8 Finale Party
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: Chi Chi Devayne onstage during RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Finale Party at Stage 48 on May 16, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)

RuPaul led the tributes following the loss of life of fashionable drag queen Chi Chi DeVayne, 34, who competed within the actuality collection RuPaul’s Drag Race.

DeVayne, the stage title of Zavion Davenport, had been admitted to hospital with pneumonia

“I’m heartbroken to study of the passing of Chi Chi DeVayne,” RuPaul stated. “I’m so grateful that we acquired to expertise her form and exquisite soul.

September

Diana Rigg. Pic: Studio Canal/Shutterstock

Greatest generally known as undercover agent Emma Peel in The Avengers within the Nineteen Sixties, and extra not too long ago for taking part in Olenna Tyrell in Sport Of Thrones, Dame Diana Rigg was a star of stage and display whose profession spanned a number of many years.

She additionally performed Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, often known as Tracy Bond – the one girl to get 007 to the altar – in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service alongside George Lazenby.

Born Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg in Doncaster in 1938, Rigg went on to coach on the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artwork and joined the Royal Shakespeare Firm in 1959. She had smaller roles on display earlier than her break got here in The Avengers, during which she starred alongside Patrick McNee’s John Steed; collectively they fashioned an impeccably dressed duo who fought crime and traded quips.

In Sport Of Thrones, her largest position lately, she performed the witty and sarcastic Tyrell matriarch, a political mastermind popularly generally known as the Queen of Thorns, from 2013 to 2017. Her many movie credit included The Hospital, A Midsummer Night time’s Dream, A Little Night time Music, Evil Underneath The Solar and A Good Man In Africa.

She died aged 82 after being recognized with most cancers earlier in 2020.

MGM Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios present the World Premiere of 'Rocky Balboa'
Jackie Stallone and Sylvester Stallone (Photo by E. Charbonneau/WireImage for MGM )

Mom of Hollywood motion man Sylvester, within the UK Jackie Stallone was generally known as considered one of Celeb Large Brother’s most memorable stars.

A well-known celeb astrologer and ladies’s wrestling promoter, her stint within the well-known actuality TV home in 2005 truly solely lasted a number of days, after she was evicted following clashes with the late racing pundit John McCririck, however went down within the present’s historical past.

Coming into as a shock contestant a number of days after the collection had began, Stallone shocked co-housemate and former daughter-in-law Brigitte Nielsen, with whom she had a frosty relationship on the time.

“Oh my God! Jackie!” a surprised Nielsen exclaimed when she first noticed her. The gradual response – “Yeah… Jackie” grew to become a much-quoted line from the present.

She died peacefully in her sleep, aged 98.

Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals performs  in 2018

Toots Hibbert was the legendary frontman of reggae group Toots And The Maytals, behind hits together with Stress Drop, Monkey Man and 54-46 That is My Quantity.

Broadly recognised for the ability of his soulful voice – which was in contrast by some to that of Otis Redding – Hibbert and his group had been thought-about pioneers of reggae and its development in recognition the world over.

Born in 1942 in Clarendon, Jamaica, Hibbert was the youngest of seven kids and had continued to carry out repeatedly up till he died on the age of 77. He was taken into hospital simply days after his and the Maytals’ first album in additional than a decade, Obtained to Be Powerful, was launched.

Ronald Bell was a founder member of Kool & the Gang

Music legend Ronald “Khalis” Bell was a founding father of Kool & The Gang and co-wrote lots of the band’s most memorable songs, together with occasion favorite Celebration, Jungle Boogie, Women Night time and Get Down On It.

One of many largest bands of the Nineteen Seventies, they picked up a Grammy award in 1978 for his or her work on the Saturday Night time Fever soundtrack – one of many best-selling albums in historical past – and are additionally one of the vital sampled artists of all time, significantly for the observe Jungle Boogie.

The band had been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Stroll Of Fame in 2015, and three years later Bell was additionally inducted into the Songwriters Corridor of Fame.

He died at his dwelling within the US Virgin Islands aged 68, together with his spouse by his aspect.

'Coronation Street' TV - 2007 - The Mortons move into No' 6 Coronation Street. Grandad [Rodney Litchfield],

Actor Rodney Litchfield was greatest identified for taking part in Tommy within the comedy Early Doorways, which aired in 2003 and 2004 and adopted a pub landlord and his household.

He additionally starred in Coronation Avenue in 2007, enjoying grandfather Wilf Morton, performed Wild Invoice in Phoenix Nights alongside Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness, and had smaller roles in exhibits together with Emmerdale, Shameless, The Invoice, Cracker and Casualty.

He died aged 81, with Early Doorways author and star Phil Mealey saying: “We had been blessed to satisfy and solid him as he was completely good.”

This photo taken on July 6, 2011 shows French actor Michael Lonsdale posing during the Paris Cinema Festival in Paris. - French actor Michael Lonsdale has died at the age of 89, his agent announced on September 21, 2020. (Photo by Fred DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo by FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Greatest identified for his position as James Bond villain Hugo Drax in 1979’s Moonraker, Michael Lonsdale made greater than 100 movies and carried out on stage in a profession in leisure that spanned 60 years.

He labored with a number of the world’s high administrators, together with Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg, Francois Truffaut and Louis Malle.

His remaining efficiency was in a brief movie in 2019 for the Opera of Paris, Degas et Moi (Degas And Me).

Lonsdale died peacefully at his dwelling in Paris, aged 89, together with his agent of 20 years saying it was merely previous age. “His spirit was alive however his physique was drained,” he stated.

October

Sean Connery as James Bond

The proper mixture of harmful and suave, for a lot of followers Sir Sean Connery was the final word James Bond.

Born in Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge space in 1930, he left college at an early age and took his first job as a milkman, full with horse-drawn cart, earlier than attempting numerous work together with stints as a bricklayer, a lifeguard and an artist’s mannequin.

A jobbing actor when he was picked for Dr No in 1962, he grew to become the primary to utter movie historical past’s most well-known introduction – “Bond. James Bond” – in a task that set a person from humble beginnings on a path to turning into a Hollywood legend.

Connery would grow to be the British spy seven instances in whole, additionally starring in From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Solely Stay Twice, Diamonds Are Perpetually, By no means Say By no means Once more, and Goldfinger, arguably the best Bond movie of all, in 1964.

His profession in leisure spanned seven many years, with smaller roles earlier than Bond and movies afterwards together with The Rock, Highlander, The Untouchables and naturally, Indiana Jones And The Final Campaign, during which he performed Indy’s father, Professor Henry Jones.

Sir Sean’s son Jason stated his father died peacefully in his sleep in a single day whereas in Nassau, within the Bahamas, aged 90.

Eddie Van Halen in Madison Square Garden, New York, in October 1982

Rock star and guitar legend Eddie Van Halen was extensively thought to be one of many best ever gamers.

He fashioned his band Van Halen in California in 1972, with David Lee Roth on vocals, his brother on drums, and Michael Anthony on bass.

Greatest identified amongst a mainstream viewers for his or her crossover hit single Leap, with its signature keyboard line, the document it was taken from, 1984, offered 10 million copies within the US alone – and the band went on to promote greater than 50 million albums of their dwelling nation.

Different hits embrace Why Cannot This Be Love and Runnin’ With The Satan. Michael Jackson additionally recruited the musician for the distinctive guitar break on Beat It – a contribution he later stated took about 20 minutes.

He died aged 65 after a “lengthy and arduous battle” with most cancers, his son stated.

Ball (left) and Cannon (right) together in 2009

Bobby Ball was one half of comedy double act Cannon & Ball, alongside his lifelong buddy and fellow comedian Tommy Cannon.

Born Robert Harper in 1944, he met Cannon whereas they had been working as welders, however their comedy took them from the manufacturing facility ground to the TV studio and The Cannon & Ball Present, a prime-time Saturday evening hit which ran from 1979 to 1988. In addition they starred within the 1982 movie The Boys in Blue during which they performed bungling cops, and the 1988 film Mr H Is Late, alongside Eric Sykes.

Ball went on to look in TV collection together with Final Of The Summer time Wine, Heartbeat, Mount Nice, Benidorm, The Cockfields and Not Going Out.

He died aged 76 after testing constructive for coronavirus.

Echoing considered one of Ball’s well-known catchphrases – “Rock on Tommy!” – Cannon stated: “Rock on, my good buddy, I am unable to imagine this, I am devastated.”

File photo dated 06/12/1989 of television presenter Frank Bough

Former Grandstand presenter Frank Bough was the most effective identified tv personalities of the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s, and was a part of the launch of the BBC’s Breakfast TV present in 1983.

Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1933, he additionally labored for ITV and London Weekend Tv throughout his profession, and was employed by Sky in 1989 to current the Frank Bough Interview for 2 collection.

A eager sporting broadcaster, he anchored six World Cups, six Olympics and not less than a dozen 5 Nations championships for the BBC. Nonetheless, his profession with the company resulted in 1988 when he was sacked over a scandal involving intercourse employees and medicines, reported by the Information Of The World.

He died in a care dwelling, aged 87.

Marge Champion

Actress and dancer Marge Champion famously modelled for traditional Disney animation Snow White, turning into the muse for the animation workforce when she was simply 14 as her father was mates with Walt Disney.

Performing for them for a few days each month over the course of two years whereas they drew their lead character, she was reportedly paid round $10 a day.

She went on to mannequin for the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio, Hyacinth Hippo in Fantasia and Mr Stork in Dumbo, and likewise starred in a number of MGM musicals all through the Nineteen Fifties, together with Present Boat, Beautiful To Look At and Give A Lady A Break.

She died at dwelling, aged 101.

Les Miserables - The Staged Concert. Pic: Sky/ NBCUniversal

A “large of his commerce” Herbert Kretzmer was the lyricist behind the world-renowned musical Les Miserables.

Born in South Africa, he moved to London in 1954 and labored as a journalist in addition to a songwriter. He wrote songs for BBC satire That Was The Week That Was, and received an Ivor Novello Award for the comedy hit Goodness Gracious Me, carried out by Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren. He additionally labored with French singer Charles Aznavour on his 1974 hit She, which topped the charts within the UK.

Primarily based on the 1862 French novel of the identical title by Victor Hugo, his work on Les Miserables – with songs together with I Dreamed a Dream, Convey Him Dwelling and On My Personal – earned him each a Tony and a Grammy award. He was additionally a credited screenwriter and the credited lyricist for the Oscar-winning movie model, launched in 2012, which starred Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter.

He died on the age of 95.

Conchata Ferrell arrives at the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Two and a Half Males actress Conchata Ferrell performed housekeeper Berta within the long-running sitcom, a task that earned her two Emmy nominations.

Her movie roles included 1976 satirical comedy Community, Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands and Erin Brockovich, the 2000 biopic starring Julia Roberts.

She died aged 77 because of problems from cardiac arrest, with Charlie Sheen and different co-stars paying tribute to an “absolute sweetheart” and a “stunning human”.

Johnny Nash, portrait, UK, 1972. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Singer Johnny Nash was greatest identified for the Nineteen Seventies reggae hit I Can See Clearly Now, which offered greater than one million copies and sat on the high of the Billboard Scorching 100 chart for 4 weeks.

Born in Houston, he began his efficiency profession within the late Nineteen Fifties as a singer and actor and made his debut as a serious label artist in 1957 with the only A Teenager Sings the Blues. Influenced by reggae whereas spending time in Jamaica within the Nineteen Sixties, he was among the many first artists to deliver the style to US audiences.

Additionally amongst his hits had been his model of Bob Marley’s Stir It Up and There Are Extra Questions Than Solutions, till he largely dropped out of the highlight within the late Nineteen Eighties.

He died of pure causes, aged 80, his son stated.

Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lucy Smith and Archie Lyndhurst in 2017. Pic: Can Nguyen/Shutterstock

Archie Lyndhurst was a toddler actor and son of Solely Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst, greatest identified for taking part in Ollie Coulton within the CBBC comedy So Awkward since its launch in 2015.

He began his profession on the Sylvia Younger theatre college, in response to his CV, and likewise appeared in hospital drama Casualty and in Jack Whitehall comedy Dangerous Training, in addition to different tasks enjoying a younger model of the comic.

He died aged 19, with CBBC saying he could be “enormously missed by us all”.

Luis Troyano was a finalist in series five of the Great British Bake Off. Pic

Former Nice British Bake Off finalist Luis Troyano appeared in collection 5 of the hit present in 2014.

A runner-up within the remaining episode, he graciously conceded that “hand on coronary heart, the fitting individual received” when Nancy Birtwhistle was topped the champion.

Following his time on the programme he made appearances on TV meals exhibits, held cookery lessons, and launched a e-book known as Bake it Nice in 2015.

He died of most cancers, aged 49.

November

Diego Maradona kisses the World Cup after Argentina beat  West Germany in 1986

Broadly thought to be one of many best footballers of all time – if not the best – Diego Maradona was a sporting legend.

A hero captain of the World Cup-winning Argentina workforce in 1986, he was a god on the pitch and adored by his followers, in addition to supporters outdoors of the golf equipment and nation he performed for. He was additionally notorious for the “hand of God” purpose that helped knock England out earlier within the 1986 competitors.

Maradona additionally struggled with substance abuse, and a documentary in 2019 explored the 2 sides to his persona.

He died aged 60 after struggling a coronary heart assault, with Argentina holding three days of nationwide mourning.

TV presenters Melanie Sykes and Des O'Connor at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2002 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on March 18, 2003. They present "Today With Des and Mel" which won an award for the best Daytime Programme

An all-round entertainer and family title for a number of many years, Des O’Connor was a comic, chat present host and singer who charmed a number of generations.

Briefly flirting with soccer as a profession when he was youthful, enjoying professionally with Northampton City, he later joined Butlin’s vacation camp as a redcoat and went on to carry out in theatre selection exhibits within the mid Nineteen Fifties. His TV break got here in 1963, when The Des O’Connor Present was commissioned by ITV.

Different exhibits adopted, together with Des O’Connor Tonight, An Viewers With Des O’Connor and Right this moment With Des And Mel, and he additionally fronted a number of recreation exhibits together with Take Your Decide and Countdown.

He died aged 88 following a fall at dwelling, with a number of celebrities paying tribute, together with former co-host Melanie Sykes (pictured above), and Countdown stars Carol Vorderman and Susie Dent.

Geoffrey Palmer in 1986. Pic: Fremantle Media/Shutterstock

Geoffrey Palmer was a British performing veteran, notable for his appearances in The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, As Time Goes By, and Butterflies.

Made an OBE in 2004 for his providers to drama, his different credit included Fawlty Towers, Dr Who and the James Bond movie Tomorrow By no means Dies.

In As Time Goes By, arguably the present he’s greatest identified for, he starred reverse Dame Judi Dench, with the duo enjoying a reconnected pair of former lovers who acquired married later in life, from 1992 to 2005.

He died at dwelling, aged 93.

English actor David Prowse (L), who played the character of Darth Vader (Dark Vador in French) in the first Star Wars trilogy poses with a fan dressed up in a Darth Vader costume during a Star Wars convention on April 27, 2013 in Cusset. AFP PHOTO THIERRY ZOCCOLAN (Photo credit should read THIERRY ZOCCOLAN/AFP via Getty Images)

David Prowse was the person who donned the enduring Darth Vader go well with within the authentic Star Wars trilogy, a British weightlifter and bodybuilder who grew to become a movie icon for his bodily portrayal of the villain – with the character voiced by American actor James Earl Jones attributable to Prowse’s West Nation accent.

Mark Hamill, who performed Luke Skywalker, led the tributes following his loss of life, describing him as “a form man” who was “rather more than Darth Vader”.

He died after a brief sickness, aged 85.

John Sessions in 1985. Pic: ITV/Shutterstock

Comic and actor John Sessions was greatest identified for his common appearances on TV panel exhibits together with Whose Line Is It Anyway? and QI.

A gifted impressionist, he additionally labored on satirical TV puppet present Spitting Picture and later spoof celeb mocumentary Stella Avenue.

All through the Nineteen Eighties he practised his improvisation abilities with gigs in small stay comedy venues and a one-man present in London’s West Finish, earlier than getting his large TV break after the radio model of Whose Line Is It Anyway? efficiently transferred to the small display in 1988.

Periods went on to showcase his performing expertise in a various vary of TV exhibits of together with Physician Who, Skins, Sherlock and Shameless.

He died at dwelling in south London, aged 67.

BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 16: Heavy D becomes the 4th housemate evicted from Celebrity Big Brother 2016 at Elstree Studios on August 16, 2016 in Borehamwood, England

Celeb Large Brother star Heavy D initially discovered fame as a bidder on the UK model of actuality TV public sale present Storage Hunters, and have become identified for his bigger than life persona.

He appeared on the celeb model of Large Brother in 2016, and was evicted within the fourth week.

Actual title Colin Newell, he died on the age of 43, his buddy confirmed, after going lacking.

December

Barbara Windsor stars in Carry On Christmas in 1973

A Carry On star and EastEnders legend, Barbara Windsor was really worthy of her nationwide treasure standing.

After making her West Finish debut on the age of 15 she appeared in a handful of movies and TV collection, however it was the Carry On collection that made her a star.

Her profession resurgence got here as Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell, mum to the notorious Phil and Grant Mitchell, in EastEnders within the Nineteen Nineties, and he or she went on to grow to be one of many cleaning soap’s best-loved and most well-known characters.

She was small in stature however her character’s presence large – squaring as much as a number of of the cleaning soap’s most infamous villains throughout her time behind the bar.

Dame Barbara died aged 83, after affected by dementia for a number of years. In her later years, she had campaigned to lift consciousness of the illness, delivering a letter signed by 100,000 individuals to Boris Johnson demanding higher look after victims, and cheekily asking the prime minister on the finish of their chat: “Can I’ve a kiss?”

Model Stella Tenant attends Les GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2017 in Paris

Stella Tennant was a British supermodel who began her profession with a shoot for British Vogue in 1993, on the age of 23.

She went on to stroll catwalks for designers together with Gianni Versace, Karl Lagerfeld and Alexander McQueen, and was among the many fashions representing the British style trade through the closing ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics – alongside the likes of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and David Gandy.

Within the late Nineteen Nineties, Lagerfeld introduced Tennant as the brand new face of Chanel and he or she grew to become a muse for the designer. She additionally appeared in quite a few promoting campaigns for giant style manufacturers over time, together with for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Hermes, and Burberry, and graced the duvet of Vogue a number of instances – most not too long ago in 2018.

She died instantly simply 5 days after her fiftieth birthday, her household confirmed, describing her as “an exquisite girl”.

Hugh Keays-Byrne arrives at the Australian Premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road at Event Cinemas George Street on May 13, 2015 in Sydney, Australia

Hugh Keays-Byrne was greatest identified for taking part in villain Toecutter reverse Mel Gibson in Mad Max in 1979, and later appeared as Immortan Joe in Fury Street, the fourth instalment of the franchise, alongside Charlize Theron in 2015.

Theron led the tributes after his loss of life was introduced by filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith, who directed the actor in The Man From Hong Kong in 1975.

A former Royal Shakespeare Firm actor who was born in India and settled in Australia, in response to movie and TV web site IMDB, Keays-Byrne additionally starred in motion pictures and collection together with Sleeping Magnificence in 2011 and Moby Dick in 1998, in addition to 1974 outlaw biker film Stone and 1986 drama For Love Alone.

Rosalind Knight

Rosalind Knight, 87, was an actress identified for her roles within the early Carry On movies, and to youthful audiences as Horrible Grandma in Channel 4 comedy Friday Night time Dinner.

Her stage and display profession spanned greater than six many years, with appearances in within the 1957 movie Blue Homicide At St Trinian’s, and many years later as a trainer in The Wildcats Of St Trinian’s in 1980.

Within the TV collection Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, with Kathy Burke and James Dreyfus, she starred as retired prostitute Beryl, and on the stage, she made her title reverse Vanessa Redgrave within the 1961 Royal Shakespeare Firm manufacturing of As You Like It.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 26:  Jeremy Bulloch attends a photo call at the "Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition" on July 26, 2017 in London, United Kingdom.  (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Jeremy Bulloch performed bounty hunter Boba Fett within the authentic Star Wars trilogy.

Boba’s appearances had been temporary, and Bulloch’s vocal efficiency was redubbed in later releases of the movies, however the character grew to become a cult favorite and has even re-emerged in The Mandalorian on Disney+.

He died on the age of 75 after years of dwelling with Parkinson’s illness, with Star Wars creator George Lucas paying tribute to a “true gentleman”.

Eileen Pollock played Lilo Lill in Bread

Born in Belfast, Eileen Pollock was a star of stage and display who appeared in movies together with Far And Away in 1992, alongside Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and Angela’s Ashes in 1999.

However she was greatest identified for taking part in “tart” Lilo Lill, mistress of Freddie Boswell, in Bread, the TV comedy that centred across the working class Boswell household in Liverpool, which ran from 1986 to 1991.

She died peacefully in her sleep at dwelling in London, aged 73, her company stated.

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