The Recently Dead List 2013

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Celebrity
Died
Age
Comments
Reg Turnhill
12 feb 2013
97
BBC Space correspondent
Jack Vance
26 may 2013
96
Science Fiction author from the 50s and 60s.
Nelson Mandela
5 dec 2013
95
Former president of South Africa.
Doris Lessing
17 nov 2013
94
Nobel prize winning novelist.
Frederik Pohl
2 sep 2013
93
Science fiction publisher and author.
Frank Thornton
16 mar 2013
92
TV comedy actor who played Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served
Ray Harryhausen
7 may 2013
92
Film special effects animator.
Deanna Durbin
20 apr 2013
91
Actress from the 1940s.
Slim Whitman
19 jun 2013
89
Yodelling country singer.
Doug Engelbart
2 jul 2013
88
Computer pioneer.
Scott Carpenter
10 oct 2013
88
Astronaut who was the 2nd man to orbit the Earth.
Norman Collier
14 mar 2013
87
Comedian who was popular on TV in the 70s and 80s
Margaret Thatcher
8 apr 2013
87
Former Prime Minister of Britain.
Richard Matheson
23 jun 2013
87
Science fiction writer. Wrote a lot of Twilight Zone episodes
Alan Whicker
12 jul 2013
87
Journalist and TV presenter who specialised in travel documentaries.
Elmore Leonard
20 aug 2013
87
Crime novelist.
David Jacobs
2 sep 2013
87
BBC broadcaster on radio and TV.
David Coleman
21 dec 2013
87
Sports broadcaster and former presenter of A Question of Sport.
Andre Cassagnes
16 jan 2013
86
Inventor of the Etch-a-Sketch
Bill Pertwee
27 may 2013
86
Actor. Appeared in Dad's Army
Mike Winters
24 aug 2013
86
Brother of a comedy double act with his brother Bernie.
Tom Sharpe
6 jun 2013
85
Comic novelist best known for the 'Wilt' novels
John Cole
7 nov 2013
85
Former BBC political editor.
Ronnie Biggs
18 dec 2013
84
One of the Great Train Robbers.
Kenny Ball
7 mar 2013
82
Jazz musician.
Eddie Braben
21 may 2013
82
Comedy writer who wrote for Morcambe and Wise.
Hal Needham
25 oct 2013
82
Stuntman turned film director.
Colin Wilson
5 dec 2013
82
Novelist who also wrote books about mysteries and the occult.
Peter OToole
14 dec 2013
81
Actor. Probably best remembered for Lawrence of Arabia.
Ray Dolby
12 sep 2013
80
Inventor of the Dolby Noise Reduction.
Richard Briers
17 feb 2013
79
Actor who appeared in many well loved TV comedy series
Michael Winner
21 jan 2013
77
Film director best remembed for the Death Wish films.
Ray Manzarek
20 may 2013
74
Keyboard player with The Doors.
JJ Cale
26 jul 2013
74
Singer/Songwriter.
Seamus Heaney
20 aug 2013
74
Poet.
David Frost
31 aug 2013
74
Started off in satirical comedy before moving into interviewing politicians.
John Fortune
31 dec 2013
74
Comedian and satirist.
Richie Havens
22 apr 2013
72
Singer who leapt to fame after the Woodstock festival in 1969.
Paul Shane
16 may 2013
72
Actor best known for appearing in Hi-de-Hi.
Reg Presley
4 feb 2013
71
Lead singer of The Troggs
Lou Reed
27 oct 2013
71
Member of the Velvet Underground.
Roger Ebert
4 apr 2013
70
American film reviewer
James Herbert
20 mar 2013
69
Writer who specialised in horror novels.
Storm Thorgerson
18 apr 2013
69
Artist best known for album covers
Sir John Tavener
12 nov 2013
69
Composer.
Lewis Collins
27 nov 2013
67
Actor
Mick Aston
24 jun 2013
66
Archeologist from the TV series Time Team.
Tom Clancy
1 oct 2013
66
Novelist who specialised in military and spy fiction.
Peter Banks
8 mar 2013
65
Original guitarist with the band Yes.
Richard Griffiths
29 mar 2013
65
Actor. Appeared in films such as
Mel Smith
19 jul 2013
60
Comedy actor and star of Not the Nine O'clock News.
Iain Banks
9 jun 2013
59
Novelist who wrote science fiction as Iain M. Banks.
Hugo Chavez
5 mar 2013
58
President of Venezuela.
Clive Burr
12 mar 2013
56
Drummer with the band Iron Maiden
Bernie Nolan
4 jul 2013
52
Singer
James Gandolfini
19 jun 2013
51
Actor
Jon Brookes
13 aug 2013
44
Drummer with the group The Charlatans.
Lisa Robin Kelly
14 aug 2013
43
Actress. Appeared in That 70s Show
Paul Walker
30 nov 2013
40
Actor
Chris Kelly
1 may 2013
34
Member of the rap act Kris Kross
Cory Monteith
13 jul 2013
31
Actor

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