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