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February 28, 2010: Martin Benson, 91, British actor and producer who starred in the films Goldfinger, Exodus and Cleopatra and the television series Dangerman and Last of the Summer Wine.
Link: Times

February 7, 2010: Nina Blanchard, 91, Hollywood-based model agency boss whose clients included Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley, Shari Belafonte, Rene Russo, Cristina Ferrare and Catherine Oxenberg.
Link: LA Times

February 1, 2010: David Brown, 93, US stage and screen producer whose films included The Sting, Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy and The Verdict.
Link: NY Times

January 10, 2010: Mina Bern, 98, Poland-born, New York-based Yiddish actress known for her cabaret singing and comedy performances.
Link: NY Times

December 10, 2009: Gene Barr, 90, US actor who starred in the TV series Bat Masterson and Burke's Law.

November 3, 2009: Carl Ballantine, 92, US magician and actor who starred as Lester Gruber in the TV series McHale's Navy, in movies including Speedway and Mr Saturday Night and in a 1971 stage revivial of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.
Links: Variety

October 14, 2009: "Captain" Lou Albano, 76, US professional wrestler who came to global prominence in the video for Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Want to Have Fun. He also appeared in Miami Vice and Body Slam, and ran a charity to help retired wrestlers.
Links: USA Today

October 10, 2009: Luis Aguile, 73, Argentine-born singer-songwriter who recorded more than 700 songs including the hit When I Left Cuba.
Links: CBC

October 8, 2009: Gordon Boyd, 86, British-born Australian television star of the 1970s and 80s who hosted shows including The Marriage Game, The Gordon Boyd Show and Showcase.
Links: Daily Telegraph; SMH

October 4, 2009: Mike Ahern, 67, British radio presenter who worked for Radio Caroline and the BBC in the UK, and in Brisbane, Australia, on Radio 4BC.
Links: Radio Today; 4BC

September 9, 2009: Army Archerd, 87, longtime US Hollywood journalist, who wrote a column for Variety for more than 50 years. He was one of the few in Hollywood to stand up to the House of UnAmerican Activities in the 1950s.
Links: CNN

September 8, 2009: Ray Barrett, 82, Australian actor who starred on stage in screen at home and in Britain. He starred in the films The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Don's Party, Australia and Brilliant Lies, in the UK TV series The Troubleshooter and the Australian series Something in the Air.
Links: Brisbane Times; The Guardian

August 18, 2009: Hildegard Behrens, 72, great German opera star who specialised in the role of Brünnhilde from Wagner's Ring cycle.
Links: Telegraph

August 13, 2009: John Bentley,, 92, British stage and screen actor best known for his roles in B-flims and as Hugh Mortimer in the TV soap Crossroads.
Links: Guardian

August 12, 2009: Rashied Ali, 76, avante garde US drummer, born Robert Patterson, best known for playing with John Coltrane.
Links: Newsday

July 31, 2009: Corazon Aquino, 76, former President of Philippines who led a "people power" revolution that replaced dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Links: BBC

July 18, 2009: Henry Allingham, 113, the world's oldest man and one of the last surviving British World War I veterans. He jokingly described the secret to longevity as "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women".
Links: BBC

July 17, 2009: Gordon Burn, 61, British journalist and novelist, of cancer. His work focused on celebrity and crime, and he often reimagined true stories.
Links: Guardian

June 29, 2009: Jo Amar, 79, Moroccan-born Jewish tenor who recorded 20 albums and was an in-demand live performer who spent much of his career in the US.
Links: NY Times

June 14, 2009: Bob Bogle, 75, lead guitarist with 150s band The Ventures, who had hits with Walk - Don't Run and Hawaii Five-O.
Links: CNN

May 18, 2009: Wayne Allwine, 62, American actor and sound editor, of complications from diabetes. He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in the films Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Mickey's Christmas Carol, and at Disney theme parks. Allwine was only the third actor to voice Mickey, after Walt Disney and Jimmy MacDonald.
Links: BBC

April 25, 2009: Bea Arthur, 86, US stage and screen actress best known for her roles in the TV sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls. Born Bernice Frankel, she won Emmy awards for both series, and she won a Tony award for her supporting role in the Broadway production of Mame.
Links: LA Times

April 22, 2009: Ron Brady, 74, first newsreader for ABC Television in Queensland, Australia, of cancer.
Links: 612ABC

April 19, 2009: JG Ballard, 78, British author whose novels included Crash and Empire of the Sun. Born in Shanghai, he spent his childhood in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, and drew on that experience for Empire, which was filmed by Steven Speilberg.
Links: BBC; Guardian

April 7, 2009: David Lance Arneson, 61, co-creator of the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, of cancer.
Links: CNN

April 3, 2009: Tom Braden, 91, US political journalist who launched the CNN program Crossfire, which pitted his liberal views against those of a conservative commentator. He also wrote the memoir Eight Is Enough, which was turned into a TV sitcom.
Links: CNN

March 8, 2009: Ali Bongo, 79, British magician. The inspiration for the title character in the TV series Jonathan Ceek, Bongo (born William Wallace in India) was a popular stage performer, the magical advisor for the Paul Daniels Show, a mentor to David Nixon and David Copperfield, and president of the Magic Circle.
Links: Guardian

February 11, 2009: Estelle Bennett, 67, singer with US 1960s girl group The Ronettes. The group, Estelle, her sister Ronnie and their cousin Nedra Talley, helped pioneer producer Phil Spector's famed "wall of sound". Their hits included Walkin' in the Rain, Baby I Love You and Be My Baby.
Links: BBC

January 29, 2009: Billy Powell, 56, keyboard player with US band Lynrd Skynyrd, of a heart attack. Powell survived the 1977 plane crash that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines, a roadie, the pilot and co-pilot. The band's biggest hit was Sweet Home Alabama.
Links: CNN

January ?, 2009: Mahmut Aygun, 87, Berlin-based Turk who created the doner kebab, by putting meat inside pitta bread.
Links: Daily Telegraph