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John Forsythe

April 1, 2010: John Forsythe, 92, American film and TV actor who played Blake Carrington in Dynasty and the voice of the unseen Charlie in Charlie's Angels.
Link: E!

Herb Ellis

March 28, 2010: Herb Elis, 88, US jazz guitarist best remembered for his performances with Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown. He also played with Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Dorsey and Louis Armstrong.
Link: BBC

Michael Foot

March 3, 2010: Michael Foot, 96, former British Labour party leader. He was first elected to Parliament in 1945 and led the party from 1980-83.
Link: Telegraph

Doug Fieger

February 14, 2010: Doug Fieger, 57, singer with US band The Knack, after a long battle with cancer. The band had a huge hit in 1979 with the song My Sharona, which was later featured in the 1991 film Reality Bites.
Link: EW

Dick Francis

February 14, 2010: Dick Francis, 89, UK-born former jockey who became a novelist best known for his racetrack-set tales of murder and intrigue.
Link: Times

Pauly Fuemana

January 31, 2010: Pauly Fuemana, 40, New Zealand musician whose band OMC (Otara Millionaires Club) had a 1995 hit with How Bizarre.
Link: stuff.co.nz

Eddie Fatu

December 4, 2009: Eddie "Umga" Fatu, 36, US professional wrestler, of a heart attack.
Links: Fox Sports

Arthur Ferrante

September 19, 2009: Art Ferrante, 88, US pianist who formed a popular 1960s duo with Lou Teicher. Over 40 years, they popularised classical music, selling 90 million records, many of them covering movie themes, and playing to huge audiences.
Links: LA Times

Keith Floyd

September 14, 2009: Keith Floyd, 67, British television chef, of a heart attack. He was best known for his series of programs mostly beginning with the words "Floyd on ..."
Links: Times

George Fullerton

July 4, 2009: George Fullerton, 86, US musician and technician who helped design the famous Fender electric guitar.
Links: LA Times

Farrah Fawcett

June 25, 2009: Farrah Fawcett, 62, US actress who gained fame in the television series Charlie's Angles, of cancer. The former swimsuit model, once married to Lee Majors, was the partner of actor Ryan O'Neal.
Links: CNN

Marilyn French

May 2, 2009: Marilyn French, 79, US feminist and author of the bestselling The Women's Room.
Links: Washington Post

Clement Freud

April 15, 2009: Clement Freud, 84, British broadcaster, writer and former Liberal member of Pariliament. He was possibly best known as a panellist on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute panel game. He was the grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
Links: Guardian

Horton Foote

March 4, 2009, Horton Foote, 92, award-wining US stage and screenwriter of To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies fame. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995 for his play The Young Man From Atlanta.
Links: CNN

Philip Jose Farmer

February 25, 2009: Philip Jose Farmer, 91, US author of science-fiction novels including the Riverworld series. He was regarded as the first author to address adult sexual themes in science-fiction novels.
Links: CNN

Reg Evans

February 8, 2009: Reg Evans, 80, British-born Australian character actor, who died along with his partner, artist Angela Brunton, in the Victoria bushfires. He performed in the film Mad Max, and in many TV shows including Blue Heelers, Number 96, Skipper and the Australian version of Are You Being Served?
Links: The Australian

Bill Frindall

January 29, 2009: Bill Frindall, 69, English cricket statistician, BBC commentator and editor of Playfair Cricket Annual, of Legionnaires' disease. Known as "the Bearded Wonder", he was the longest-serving member of the BBC Test Match Special team.
Links: Guardian

Mark Felt

December 18, 2008: Mark Felt, 95, White House official, codenamed "Deep Throat", who blew the whistle to reporter Bob Woodward on US president Richard Nixon's dirty tricks in the Watergate affair.
Links: CNN

Alton Ellis

October 10, 2008: Alton Ellis, 70, Jamaican-born British singer known as "the father of rock steady". His hits included I'm Still in Love and I'm Just a Guy.
Links: BBC; Jamaica Gleaner

Bob Friend

October 8, 2008: Bob Friend, 70, British journalist, of cancer. Friend was a longtime leading BBC correspondent who moved to the UK's Sky News on its launch 20 years ago.
Links: Sky News

Dave Freeman

August 17, 2008: Dave Freeman, 47, US author who co-wrote 100 Things to Do Before You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss. He died when he hit his head in a fall at his home, having completed about half of his own list.
Links: CNN

John Esmonde

August 10, 2008: John Esmonde, 71, British scritpwriter who co-wrote the hit TV series Please Sir!, Brush Strokes and The Good Life with Bob Larbey.
Links: Guardian

Mel Ferrer

June 2, 2008: Mel Ferrer, 90, US stage and screen actor, director and producer whose five wives included Audrey Hepburn.
Links: Wikipedia

Danny Federici

April 17, 2008: Danny Federici, US musician, of melanoma. Frederici was a member of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band. He played on the hits Born to Run and Born in the USA.
Links: LA Times

Bobby Fischer

January 18, 2008: Bobby Fischer, 64, eccentric US world chess champion, regarded by many as the game's best player.
Links: NY Times

Judah Folkman

January 14, 2008: Judah Folkman, 74, pioneering US cancer researcher.
Links: Boston Globe

George MacDonald Fraser

January 2, 2008: George MacDonald Fraser, 82, author of the Flashman novels. A journalist, he also wrote the screenplay for James Bond film Octopussy.
Links: BBC

Dan Fogelberg

December 16, 2007: Dan Fogelberg, 56, US singer-songwriter, of prostate cancer. A pioneer of soft rock, his hits included Leader of the Band and Same Old Lang Syne.
Links: CNN

Fernando Fernan-Gomez

November 21, 2007: Fernando Fernan-Gomez, 86, Peru-born Spanish film director, writer and actor.
Links: Hollywood Reporter

Friedman Paul Erhardt

October 26, 2007: Friedman Paul Erhardt, 63, German-born US celebrity cook known as "Chef Tell". A regular on Regis and Kathie Lee, he was said to be the inspiration for The Muppet Show's Swedish Chef.
Links: CNN

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