Celebritydeaths.net

January 24, 2012: James Farentino, 73, American stage and screen actor who appeared in the film Jesus of Nazareth and the TV series Dynasty and ER.
Link: Wikipedia

December 17, 2011: Cesaria Evora, 70, Grammy Award-winning singer from Cape Verde, West Africa.
Link: BBC

December 2, 2011: Leo Friedman, 92, US photographer who captured iconic images of Broadway theatre.
Link: NY Times

November 8, 2011: Joe Frazier, US boxer who became undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970 and defeated Muhammad Ali in the 1971 "Fight of the Century". Known as "Smokin' Joe", he died of liver cancer.
Link: USA Today

July 20, 2011: Lucian Freud, 88, British artist raegrded as one of the top painters of the 20th Century. The brother of writer and broadcaster Clement Freud and grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, his subjects ranged from Queen Elizabeth II to supermodeal Kate Moss.
Link: BBC

July 8, 2011: Betty Ford, 93, former US First Lady who set up the Betty Ford Centre rehab clinic after suffering from dependence on alcohol and painkillers.
Link: WSJ

June 23, 2011: Peter Falk, 83, US actor best known for his starring role in the TV detective series Columbo.
Link: Wikipedia

May 23, 2011: Michele Fawdon, 63, London-born Australian stage and screen actress, of cancer. She appeared in TV series including A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, Blue Heelers and City Homicide.
Links: Sky

March 26, 2011: Geraldine Ferraro, 75, former Democratic party member of Congress who became the first woman to run for vice president of the US.
Link: MSNBC

January 24, 2011: David Frye, 76, US comedian, born David Shapiro, who gained fame in the 1960s and 70s impersonating celebrities and political figures, including Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson.
Link: Wikipedia

January 21, 2011: Lamar Fike, 75, member of US singer Elvis Presley's inner circle known as the "Memphis Mafia".
Link: Washington Post

January 9, 2011: Deborah Lynn Friedman, 58, American Jewish folk singer.
Link: Wikipedia

January 2, 2011: Anne Francis, 80, Hollywood actress best remembered (thanks, in part, to a lyric from The Rocky Horror Show) for her role in the sc-fi film Forbidden Planet. She also starred in the TV series Honey West.
Link: Wikipedia

December 30, 2010: Bobby Farrell, 61, performer with disco group Boney M who was born in Aruba, but grew up in The Netherlands and Germany. The group's hits included Rasputin, Daddy Cool and Ma Baker, although Farrell's vocal contribution to the recordings was said to be limited.
Link: Wikipedia

December 16, 2010: Blake Edwards, 88, US film director best remembered for his Pink Panther comedies starring Peter Sellers, the classic Breakfast At Tiffany's and for his long-time marriage to Julie Andrews.
Link: Sun Times

November 4, 2010: James Freud, 51, Australian singer-songwriter, in a suspected suicide. He was the frontman of 80s band The Models, who had hits with Barbados and Out of Sight, Out of Mind, and had documented his struggle with alcoholism and rehab in two autobiographies.
Link: news.com.au

September 23, 2010: Edwin "Eddie" Fisher, 82?, US singer and actor who was married to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, and father of Carrie Fisher. His hits included Thinking of You, Any Time, Oh, My Pa-pa, and Count Your Blessings.
Link: NY Times

September 3, 2010: Mike Edwards, 62, British cellist who was a founding member of 1970s pop band ELO (the Electric Light Orchestra), crushed by a hay bale in a bizarre traffic accident. A runaway He quit music and became a Buddhist, changing his name to Deva Pramada.
Link: Daily Mail

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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