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John DankworthFebruary 6, 2010: Sir John Dankworth, 82, British jazz musician. As a young man he played clarinet with the likes of Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker, and later became a film and television music composer. He often accompanied his wife, singer Cleo Laine. Ian CarmichaelFebruary 5, 2008: Ian Carmichael, 89, British actor who starred in the films School for Scoundrels and I'm Alright Jack and on television as the eponymous hero in Lord Peter Wimsey and Bertie Wooster in The World of Wooster. Frances ReidFebruary 4, 2010: Frances Reid, 95, US actress who for more than 40 years played the matriarch, Alice Horton, in the long-running TV soap opera Days of Our Lives. John McCallumFebruary 3, 2010: John McCallum, 91, Australian stage and screen actor and producer who created the iconic TV series Skippy, about a bush kangaroo. McCallum often worked with his wife, actress Googie Withers. David BrownFebruary 1, 2010: David Brown, 93, US stage and screen producer whose films included The Sting, Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy and The Verdict. Justin MentellFebruary 1, 2010: Justin Mentell, 27, US actor who starred in Boston Legal and the film G-Force, in a car accident. Pauly FuemanaJanuary 31, 2010: Pauly Fuemana, 40, New Zealand musician whose band OMC (Otara Millionaires Club) had a 1995 hit with How Bizarre. JD SalingerJanuary 27, 2010: JD Salinger, 91, reclusive American novelist who wrote the 1951 classic The Catcher in the Rye. Zelda RubinsteinJanuary 27, 2010: Zelda Rubinstein, 75, US actress best known for playing the psychic in the 1982 film Poltergeist and its two sequels. Pernell RobertsJanuary 24, 2010: Pernell Roberts, 81, US actor best known for his roles in the TV series Bonanza, as Adam Cartwright, and as the title character in the M*A*S*H spin-off Trapper John MD. Dave GrantJanaury 24, 2010: Dave Grant, 50, Australian standup comedian, of pancreatic cancer. Jean SimmonsJanuary 22, 2009: Jean Simmons, 80, US actress who starred in the films Spartacus, Hamlet, The Robe and Guys and Dolls, and the miniseries The Thorn Birds. James MitchellJanuary 22, 2010: James Mitchell, 89, American stage and screen actor who was a long-time star of TV soap opera All My Children. Kate McGarrigleJanuary 19, 2010: Kate McGarrigle , 63, Canadian folk singer who sang in a popular 1970s duo with her sister Anna, and was the mother of singer-songwriters Rufus and Martha Wainwright.
Jennifer LyonJanuary 19, 2010: Jennifer Lyon, 37, American reality TV contestant, of breast cancer. She came fourth in the Survivor: Palau program. Erich SegalJanuary 17, 2010: Erich Segal, 72, US Classics professor who became the author of the novel Love Story and the writer of the screenplay for The Beatles' film Yellow Submarine. Bobby CharlesJanuary 14, 2009: Bobby Charles, 79, US "swamp pop" songwriter, born Robert Charles Guidry, who penned hits for Fats Domino and Bill Haley and His Comets. His chart-toppers included See You Later Aligator and Walking to New Orleans. Teddy PendergrassJanuary 13, 2010: Teddy Pendergrass , 59, American soul singer. Jay ReatardJanuary 13, 2010: Jay Reatard, 29, US garage-punk musician, born Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr, who recorded as a solo artist and with the bands The Reatards and Lost Sounds. Eric RohmerJanuary 11, 2010: Eric Rohmer, 89, French filmmaker whose works included Le Genou de Claire (Claire's Knee) and Ma nuit chez Maud (My Night at Maud's). Mina BernJanuary 10, 2010: Mina Bern, 98, Poland-born, New York-based Yiddish actress known for her cabaret singing and comedy performances. Art ClokeyJanuary 8, 2010: Art Clokey, 88, American animator, born Arthur Charles Farrington, who created the popular children's character Gumby. Monica MaughanJanuary 8, 2010: Monica Maughan, Australian stage and screen actress best known for her roles in a 1980s touring production of The Importance of Being Earnest and in the TV shows Prisoner and The Damnation Of Harvey McHugh. Roberto SanchezJanuary 4, 2010: Roberto Sanchez, 64, popular Argentine singer known as Sandro or El Gitano. He was said to be the first Latino artist to sell-out Madison Square Garden in New York. Jean CarrollJanuary 1, 2010: Jean Carroll, 98, pioneering Paris-born American comedian. Born Celine Zeigman, she began her career in vaudeville and became known as "the female Bob Hope". William MayDecember 31, 2009: William "Billy" May, US-born Australian dancer and theatrical producer whose credits included the Walking With Dinosaurs arena show. Rowland S HowardDecember 30, 2009: Rowland S Howard, 50, Australian guitarist with the band The Birthday Party, of liver cancer. Yves RocherDecember 26, 2009: Yves Rocher, 79, French cosmetics tycoon described by French President Nicolas Sarkozy as "a great French industrialist, inventor of plant-based cosmetics and pioneer of mail order retail". Vic Chesnutt |
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