From veteran stars of stage and display to a music business titan and a mode icon centenarian, we now have misplaced a number of well-known faces in 2024.
Dame Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, Quincy Jones, John Prescott, Iris Apfel and Shannen Doherty had been among the many notable figures we stated goodbye to.
One Path star Liam Payne additionally tragically died, aged 31.
Right here, we glance again on the lives and careers of those that are not with us.
January
Derek Draper, a former political adviser and husband of TV presenter Kate Garraway, died after a number of years of significant well being problems as a consequence of coronavirus.
A distinguished determine in New Labour within the Nineties, Draper labored for Blairite Peter Mandelson and arrange the Progress organisation with Liam Byrne, who went on to grow to be an MP.
The 56-year-old was stated to be one of many UK’s longest-suffering COVID sufferers, spending 13 months in hospital after contracting the virus in March 2020.
Garraway introduced the dying of her “darling husband”, whereas former prime minister Sir Tony Blair, who Draper labored with within the Nineties, and distinguished New Labour determine Alistair Campbell additionally shared tributes.
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Broadcast icon Annie Nightingale was Radio 1’s first feminine DJ, showing as a panellist on the BBC’s Juke Field Jury earlier than becoming a member of the radio station seven years later.
She remained the station’s solely feminine DJ till 1982, which noticed the arrival of Janice Lengthy, and is credited with serving to to pave the best way for the likes of Sara Cox, Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball.
She was awarded an MBE in 2002 and a CBE in 2020 – and in 2004, she turned the primary feminine DJ from Radio 1 to be inducted into the Radio Academy Corridor of Fame.
Ball and Whiley had been amongst these paying tribute following her dying on the age of 83, with Ball describing Nightingale as “the original trailblazer for us women in radio”.
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German and World Cup soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer was broadly thought to be one of many best gamers of all time.
A gifted defender, he received an array of trophies and honours throughout his glittering profession, together with a World Cup with West Germany as each a participant and a supervisor, and two Ballon d’Or awards.
He was additionally famed for carving out his personal function as a sweeper – sitting barely behind his staff’s line of defense and sweeping up any man or ball that broke by means of.
Former England star Gary Lineker was amongst these paying tribute to Beckenbauer following his dying at 78, describing him as “one of the absolute greats of our game”.
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Different stars and notable figures who died in January 2024 embrace:
Starsky & Hutch actor David Soul (pictured above proper with co-star Paul Michael Glaser)Movie and TV director, and Kate Beckinsale’s step-father, Roy BattersbyActor Christian OliverMary Poppins actress Glynis JohnsX-Males and Designated Survivor star Adan CantoEmmerdale and Hollyoaks actress Georgina HaleBoney M founder and producer Frank FarianAlien Nation and Star Trek Enterprise actor Gary GrahamNeighbours star Troy BeckwithGogglebox star Pat WebbBroadway legend Chita RiveraAdele Springsteen, mom of Bruce SpringsteenWelsh rugby participant JPR Williams
February
Radio DJ Steve Wright was one other BBC broadcasting legend, who hosted reveals for the broadcaster for greater than 4 a long time.
He began his profession as a clerk earlier than leaving the company to hitch Thames Valley Radio to start his broadcasting profession in 1976 – returning to the BBC 4 years later to current weekend programmes on Radio 1 earlier than launching the present that will finally outline his profession, Steve Wright In The Afternoon, in 1981.
He later turned recognized for Sunday Love Songs on Radio 2, in addition to a collection of specials and podcasts.
Wright died on the age of 69, with the BBC’s director of music amongst these paying tribute.
“He loved radio, and he loved the BBC,” she stated. “But most of all… he loved his audience.”
Coronation Road star John Savident (pictured above together with his co-star Sue Nicholls) arrived on the well-known cobbles in 1994 and was rapidly established as a fan favorite, recognized for enjoying the booming-voiced butcher Fred Elliott.
Fred’s disastrous love life, together with three marriages and several other failed proposals, supplied lots of the character’s most memorable storylines on the cleaning soap. He additionally had a secret son, Ashley, performed by Steven Arnold, and the 2 later developed an in depth bond as they labored as butchers collectively.
Like so many much-loved comedy characters, he had a easy catchphrase – “I say” – which peppered his speech.
Nicholls, who performed Fred’s long-term love curiosity Audrey Roberts within the ITV cleaning soap, hailed him for bringing “joy” to her life, following his dying at 86.
Bushy Bikers star Dave Myers (pictured left above) initially labored as a make-up artist and first met Si King, the person who would grow to be his on-screen cooking accomplice, whereas engaged on a TV drama referred to as The Playing Man in 1995.
Their first TV look collectively was on The Bushy Bikers’ Cookbook in 2004, through which the pair rode the size of Portugal in a part-cooking present, part-travel programme. Over their close to 30-year friendship and profession, the pair turned TV cookery favourites and revealed greater than 25 books.
Myers additionally took half in Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, reaching week seven of the BBC competitors with accomplice Karen Hauer.
King led the tributes after his dying from most cancers at 66, saying: “I wish you god’s speed brother; you are and will remain a beacon in this world.”
Kelvin Kiptum ran his first ever marathon in Valencia on the finish of 2022. Only a few months later, the Kenyan ran his second, the London Marathon, and received it.
His third, in Chicago in October 2023, noticed him break the world document for the quickest ever marathon time – two hours and 35 seconds – smashing fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s document by 34 seconds.
Kiptum would have gone on to attain extra – however tragically died in a automobile crash in western Kenya, alongside his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana, aged 24. He had been in coaching together with his sights set on a brand new document – eyeing the primary official marathon run below two hours in Rotterdam.
Kenya’s former prime minister, Raila Odinga, paid tribute to a “remarkable individual” and “Kenyan athletics icon”.
Obituary: Kiptum was gearing up for an additional outstanding feat
Different stars and notable figures who died in February 2024 embrace:
The Workplace star Ewen MacIntosh (pictured above proper together with his co-stars)A Place In The Solar presenter Jonnie IrwinRocky, Predator and Completely satisfied Gilmore actor Carl WeathersDad’s Military actor Ian LavenderOnly Fools And Horses actor Michael JaystonAuthor Wendy Mitchell, who introduced personal deathMusic govt Bing Worthington, brother of Snoop DoggStrictly Come Dancing star Robin WindsorGrange Hill and Brookside star Stuart OrganPorn star Kagney Linn KarterStar Trek and Marvel actor Kenneth MitchellCurb Your Enthusiasm and Robin Hood: Males In Tights star Richard LewisTikTok singer Cat Janice
March
Born in New York in 1921, Iris Apfel was primarily an inside designer, however turned a public determine due to a contract that noticed her and her husband Carl seek the advice of on interiors within the White Home for six presidents.
Later in life, she captured consideration by means of her vibrant bohemian type – sporting irreverent, eye-catching outfits, mixing high fashion and outsized costume jewelry.
Her fame blew up in 2005 when the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute in New York hosted a present about her referred to as Rara Avis – Latin for uncommon fowl.
She referred to herself as a “geriatric starlet”, and recurrently appeared within the type pages of the New York Occasions, was photographed for Vogue Journal, and featured in adverts for Coach, MAC Cosmetics and Kate Spade.
Apfel died aged 102, simply days after marking the Leap 12 months on her Instagram account.
Eric Carmen rose to fame with energy pop group Raspberries earlier than reaching solo success with hits together with By no means Gonna Fall In Love Once more – and have become most well-known for his energy ballads together with All By Myself and Hungry Eyes.
All By Myself options within the basic opening scene of Bridget Jones’s Diary, and was famously lined by Celine Dion and likewise Jewel, for the Clueless soundtrack.
Hungry Eyes featured in Soiled Dancing, starring Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze, and Carmen additionally wrote Virtually Paradise, from the Footloose soundtrack.
His spouse, Amy, introduced his dying at 74, saying: “It brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy.”
Different stars and notable figures who died in March 2024 embrace:
Oscar-winning The King’s Speech author David SeidlerStar Wars and Gremlins actor Mark DodsonBullseye darts legend Tony GreenBBC presenter Nick SheridanManga artist Akira ToriyamaWorld Celebration frontman and former Waterboys member Karl WallingerCharlie Fowl, former RTE correspondentMountaineer and journey filmmaker David BreashearsBlade Runner and Knives Out actor M Emmet WalshGogglebox and Movie star Large Brother star George GilbeyLouis Gossett Jr, the primary black man to win the perfect supporting actor OscarGen V star Probability Perdomo
April
OJ Simpson, a fomer American soccer star and Hollywood actor, was tried for double homicide in 1995, in what was dubbed the “trial of the century” and watched by hundreds of thousands world wide.
It got here after he infamously fled from police when suspicion fell on him after the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her buddy Ronald Goldman, in a freeway automobile chase that was additionally televised dwell.
Simpson was finally discovered not responsible of homicide, however was later discovered accountable for the deaths in a civil lawsuit. He was then imprisoned for 9 years in 2008, for armed theft and kidnapping after an incident at a lodge in Las Vegas.
Recognized for his flamboyant and glamorous type, Italian designer Roberto Cavalli based his label within the early Nineteen Seventies.
He was recognized for his animal-print designs, brilliant colors and patchwork results, and stars together with Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez and Taylor Swift had been recognized for sporting his creations.
Fellow designer Giorgio Armani was amongst these paying tribute, saying: “I cannot imagine a vision of fashion more distant from mine than that of Roberto Cavalli, yet I have always had enormous respect for him: Roberto was a true artist, wild and wonderful in his use of prints, capable of transforming fantasy into seductive clothes… his Tuscan verve will be greatly missed.”
Different stars and notable figures who died in April 2024 embrace:
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Battlestar Galactica and McCloud star Terry Carter (pictured above)Ultravox star Chris Cross, who co-wrote ViennaYellowstone actor Cole Brings PlentyViral YouTuber Offended RantmanIrish soccer supervisor and participant Joe KinnearActress and charity co-founder Samantha Davis, spouse of Warwick DavisThe Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer Dickey BettsIraqi social media influencer Om FahadBestselling creator CJ SansomLine Of Responsibility actor Brian McCardieUS creator and filmmaker Paul Auster
Might
Kris Hallenga was recognized with breast most cancers when she was 23 and lived with the sickness for 15 years, tirelessly campaigning to boost consciousness in that point.
She was the founding father of breast most cancers charity CoppaFeel! and in 2023 organised a “living funeral” so she may very well be there to see her life celebrated.
Daybreak French gave the eulogy in character because the Vicar of Dibley, whereas Ms Hallenga gave a speech. Afterwards, she posted on Instagram: “I’ve never felt love like it. I’ve never felt joy like it. I’ve never felt such kinship with mortality. I’ve never felt so alive.”
She died on the age of 38, with an announcement on the CoppaFeel! web site saying: “She hasn’t lost a battle, she wasn’t in a fight and she certainly wouldn’t want you to see her death as tragic. She was simply living. She was 38 and died with fulfilment and a heart full of love.”
Bernard Hill was finest recognized for his function as King Theoden within the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, a efficiency which received him quite a few awards, in addition to for enjoying Captain Edward Smith within the 1997 Oscar-winning movie Titanic.
He additionally featured as Yosser Hughes within the iconic drama collection Boys From The Blackstuff.
Hill was married to fellow actor Marianna Hill, with whom he shared a son.
He died on the age of 79, together with his administration firm paying tribute to “a true gentleman and extremely talented artist”.
Different stars and notable figures who died in Might 2024 embrace:
Grease star Susan Buckner (pictured left, with Olivia Newton-John within the movie)Tremendous Measurement Me filmmaker Morgan SpurlockELO keyboardist Richard TandyGame Of Thrones actor Ian GelderNirvana and Pixies producer Steve AlbiniThis Morning leisure reporter Sam RubinSpurs and Wales soccer star Terry MedwinSusan Backlinie, who performed the primary sufferer in JawsSupergran star Gudrun UreChris Pratt’s former stunt double Tony McFarrBoardwalk Emperor and 9 To five star Dabney ColemanTrain bassist Charlie ColinMary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang songwriter Richard M ShermanDoug Ingle, co-founder of heavy rock band Iron ButterflyAlbert S Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of The Godfather
June
Donald Sutherland’s movie breakthrough got here together with his portrayal of irreverent soldier Vernon Pinkley in The Soiled Dozen, and he turned recognized to completely different generations for a spread of characters through the years.
He had roles in Robert Redford’s Odd Folks and Oliver Stone’s JFK, and performed President Snow within the Starvation Video games franchise alongside Jennifer Lawrence. In Kelly’s Heroes, he starred alongside Telly Savalas and Clint Eastwood as Sergeant Oddball – on a mission to steal gold from the Nazis.
Sutherland received an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his efficiency within the mini-series Citizen X, and obtained an honorary Oscar in 2017.
He was additionally the daddy of fellow Hollywood star Keifer Sutherland, who led the tributes “to one of the most important actors in the history of film” following his dying at 88. “He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that. A life well lived.”
TV physician Michael Mosley was recognized for showing on tv programmes resembling This Morning and The One Present, and was additionally one of many presenters of the collection Belief Me, I am A Physician on the BBC.
For the documentary Infested! Dwelling With Parasites on BBC 4, he lived with tapeworms in his intestine for six weeks, and was additionally credited for the rising reputation of the 5:2 weight loss program for shedding pounds.
Extra just lately, he offered Secrets and techniques Of Your Large Store and Who Made Britain Fats? for Channel 4.
He died aged 67 after going lacking whereas on vacation on the Greek island of Symi.
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Rob Burrow was a former rugby league star who labored tirelessly to boost consciousness about motor neurone illness (MND) after being recognized with the sickness himself.
He spent his total league profession at Leeds Rhinos, profitable eight Tremendous League titles, and likewise performed internationally for England and Nice Britain.
He will even be remembered for his bravery in coping with his sickness, for which he was awarded a CBE within the New 12 months Honours Listing simply months earlier than his dying at 41.
Different stars and notable figures who died in June 2024 embrace:
Black Lace star, and Agadoo singer, Colin Gibb (pictured above)Dance producer Dario GFormer Arsenal and Everton star Kevin CampbellHollywood and Broadway actress Janis PaigeSwedish rapper C.GambinoTV presenter and conservationist Simon CowellYouTuber ComicstorianFrench music icon Francoise HardySuspicious Minds songwriter Mark JamesPirates Of The Caribbean star Tamayo PerryUS rapper FoolioCrazy City singer Seth Binzer, often known as Shifty ShellshockNight At The Museum actor Invoice CobbsRoseanne and Arrested Improvement actor Martin Mull
July
Shannen Doherty (pictured left together with her Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Jason Priestley) started appearing as a toddler, shifting to Los Angeles together with her household when she was seven and taking part in Jenny Wilder within the last season of Little Home On The Prairie at 11.
She appeared within the 1989 teen comedy Heathers earlier than her breakout function – taking part in Brenda in hit teen collection Beverly Hills, 90210, the next 12 months.
Doherty left throughout the fourth season in 1994, however Aaron Spelling, who produced the present, later solid her within the supernatural collection Charmed.
She died on the age of 53 after being recognized with breast most cancers in 2015, together with her former co-stars amongst these paying tribute.
John Mayall was the British blues musician whose band was a coaching floor for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and lots of different superstars. He’s credited with serving to develop the English tackle city, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that performed an vital function within the blues revival of the late Sixties.
At numerous occasions, his band the Bluesbreakers included Clapton and Jack Bruce, later of Cream; Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Peter Inexperienced of Fleetwood Mac; Mick Taylor, who performed for 5 years with the Rolling Stones; Harvey Mandel and Larry Taylor of Canned Warmth; and Jon Mark and John Almond, who went on to kind the Mark-Almond Band.
Though Mayall by no means approached the identical heights of fame as a few of his illustrious alumni, he was nonetheless performing in his late 80s – and was often known as the “Father of British blues”.
He died at residence in California, aged 90.
Abdul “Duke” Fakir (left) was the final surviving unique member of considered one of Motown’s hottest and enduring acts, The 4 Tops.
Lots of Motown’s best stars, from the Supremes to Stevie Marvel, got here of age on the Detroit-based firm, which was based by Berry Gordy within the late Fifties. However Fakir and his group – with lead singer Levi Stubbs, Renaldo “Obie” Benson and Lawrence Payton – had been collectively for a decade when Gordy signed them in 1963.
Between 1964 and 1967 they’d 11 high 20 hits, together with two quantity ones: I Cannot Assist Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) and Attain Out I will Be There. Different hits included Child I Want Your Loving, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, and Ask The Lonely, they usually reached the highest 20 for the final time within the early Eighties, with When She Was My Lady.
Fakir died together with his spouse and different family members by his facet, aged 88.
“Contenders, ready! Gladiators, ready!” For individuals who grew up within the Nineties, John Anderson’s was probably the most acquainted voices of Saturday night time TV.
He was finest often known as the umpire within the unique ITV collection of Gladiators, which aired between 1992 and 2000, and the revamped Sky collection in 2008.
However the Scottish sports activities coach additionally educated greater than 100 Olympians and was inducted into the Teaching Corridor of Fame in 2002. He was a head coach for the Newbie Athletics Affiliation of England and a Scottish nationwide coach.
He died on the age of 92, with the official Gladiators social media accounts paying tribute and remembering his “iconic voice”.
Shelley Duvall was an actress finest recognized for her efficiency alongside Jack Nicholson in psychological horror The Shining, and likewise starred in movies together with Popeye, alongside Robin Williams, Woody Allen’s Annie Corridor, and Jane Campion’s The Portrait Of A Woman, reverse Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich.
She labored incessantly with the filmmaker Robert Altman, performing in motion pictures resembling Nashville and three Ladies – with the latter incomes her the perfect actress award on the Cannes Movie Pageant.
However it’s her iconic efficiency as a terror-stricken spouse and mom in basic 1980 horror The Shining for which she might be remembered, taking part in tormented Wendy Torrance within the Stanley Kubrick adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Kubrick, a well-known perfectionist, was notoriously arduous on the actress throughout manufacturing of the movie, set within the creepy Overlook Lodge, with one distressing scene reportedly carried out in 127 takes.
She died on the age of 75, together with her accomplice Dan Gilroy paying tribute to his “beautiful Shelley”.
Different stars and notable figures who died in July 2024 embrace:
US health teacher Richard Simmons (pictured above)EastEnders and The Invoice actress Roberta TaylorNeighbours star Janet Andrewartha, often known as Lyn ScullyDJ and producer Tomcraft, recognized for hit single LonelinessElf and The Large Bang Concept actor Bob NewhartTitanic and Avatar producer Jon LandauGreat British Bake Off contestant Daybreak HollyoakTV intercourse therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer
August
Sven-Goran Eriksson rose from working as a PE trainer in a small Swedish city to the peaks of English soccer – changing into the primary international supervisor of the England males’s staff, teaching gamers together with David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard, in 2001.
Throughout that interval they famously beat Germany 5-1 in 2001, with a hat-trick from Michael Owen, within the qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup. They went on to succeed in the quarter-finals – and did so once more for Euro 2004 and the next World Cup in 2006.
Eriksson left the England function after the 2006 World Cup and would later handle Mexico and the Ivory Coast, in addition to English golf equipment Manchester Metropolis and Leicester Metropolis. Resulting from well being points, he stepped down as sporting director at Swedish membership Karlstad in February 2023.
After asserting his most cancers analysis, he was granted his lifelong want when he led out Liverpool Legends, as they performed in a charity match in opposition to Ajax at Anfield only a few months earlier than his dying at 76.
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Black Panther actress Connie Chiume was a South African star and filmmaker who appeared within the Black Panther movies, set within the fictional land of Wakanda.
She performed Zawavari, a former chief of the Mining Tribe, within the 2018 unique, which additionally starred the late actor Chadwick Boseman within the lead function of T’Challa. It was the primary superhero film ever nominated for finest image on the Oscars, and made $1.3bn (£997.6m) worldwide on the field workplace.
Within the 2022 sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually, Chiume’s character turned a Wakanda elder who was a part of the funeral passage for T’Challa.
Chiume, who died on the age of 72, additionally appeared within the South African collection Gomora, Critically Single and Queen Sono, in addition to the musical movie, Black Is King, directed by Beyonce. Her accomplishments included a South African Movie and Tv Award (Safta) for finest supporting actress for her function in Zone 14, a collection about two warring households, in 2009.
US rapper and hype man Fatman Scoop was finest recognized for his 2003 hit Be Devoted and its sampling of Religion Evans’s Love Like This.
He was additionally recognized for that includes on Mariah Carey’s Grammy-nominated track It is Like That, on Missy Elliott’s Lose Management, and for his collaborations with artists together with Nick Cannon, Skrillex and Timbaland.
In 2015, he appeared on Channel 5’s Movie star Large Brother: UK vs USA, and was the third housemate to be evicted.
He died aged 56, after being seen collapsing on stage throughout a efficiency in Connecticut. Elliott was amongst these paying tribute, saying his voice and power had contributed “to many songs that made the people happy and want to dance for over two decades”.
Different stars and notable figures who died in August 2024 embrace:
French movie star Alain Delon (pictured above)Legendary Hollywood agent Jay KanterFormer Leicester Metropolis supervisor Craig ShakespeareDouble Oscar nominee and The Pocket book star Gena RowlandsFormer England cricketer Graham Thorpe
September
Born in Essex in 1934, Dame Maggie Smith turned internationally recognised and probably the most versatile, completed and meticulous performers of her technology – profitable two Oscars, a number of BAFTAs and quite a few different awards throughout her profession.
On the Nationwide Theatre and Outdated Vic, she excelled in each tragedy and comedy, shifting simply from Shakespeare to Noel Coward, to Restoration comedy to Ibsen.
She was finest recognized for enjoying Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, in Downton Abbey, and Professor Minerva McGonagall within the Harry Potter movies, however her CV additionally included performances in Loss of life On The Nile, Gosford Park, The Greatest Unique Marigold Lodge and its sequel, and The Woman In The Van – the variation of Alan Bennett’s memoirs.
She died aged 89, with the King and Queen main tributes to a “national treasure”, remembering “her warmth and wit”.
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James Earl Jones was an appearing nice recognized for his distinctive voice – most famously as Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King.
He additionally appeared in Conan The Barbarian, performed the daddy of Eddie Murphy’s character in Coming to America, starred in The Hunt for Pink October and Patriot Video games, and was considered one of only a choose group of entertainers who’ve received the quadruple EGOT prizes – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
He died aged 93 surrounded by relations, his agent stated, with stars together with Mark Hamill and Colman Domingo paying tribute.
“RIP dad,” posted Hamill, who performed Luke Skywalker, Vader’s son, within the Star Wars movies.
Born in Texas, Kris Kristofferson was a rustic music legend who began his music profession within the mid-Sixties.
Regardless of being a singer himself, a lot of his songs had been finest recognized for his or her performances by others, together with Ray Value’s US primary hit For the Good Occasions and Janis Joplin’s 1971 single Me And Bobby McGee.
Within the mid-Eighties he joined forces with Willie Nelson, Johnny Money and Waylon Jennings to create the nation supergroup The Highwaymen, releasing three albums earlier than all 4 returned to their solo careers.
On the large display, he received the 1976 Golden Globe Award for finest actor after his efficiency within the romantic drama A Star Is Born reverse Barbra Streisand – itself a remake, which was later remade once more starring Bradley Cooper and Woman Gaga.
Tributes from music stars flooded in after his dying at 88, with Dolly Parton saying: “I will always love you.”
Tito Jackson was an unique member of The Jackson 5, who discovered fame together with his siblings Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael – who went on to grow to be a pop megastar and died in 2009.
He was the third of 9 Jackson youngsters in complete, and performed guitar and supplied backing vocals within the group. Their hits within the Nineteen Seventies included ABC, I Need You Again, Blame It On The Boogie, and I will Be There.
Tito was nonetheless touring with brothers Jackie and Marlon earlier this 12 months they usually performed a pageant within the UK within the weeks earlier than his dying at 70. His dying was introduced “with heavy hearts” by sons Taj, Taryll and TJ Jackson – who discovered fame themselves within the group 3T within the Nineties.
Different stars and notable figures who died in September 2024 embrace:
Trailblazing ballerina Michaela DePrince (pictured above)Loopy P singer Danielle MooreFormer Coronation Road star Geoff HinsliffTony-award profitable star Gavin CreelDawson’s Creek star Obi NdefoDanger Mouse author Brian TruemanUS rapper Wealthy Homie QuanTerry Wogan’s spouse, Woman HelenFormer Liverpool soccer captain Ron YeatsGrammy-winning Brazilian musician Sergio MendesX Issue finalist Ben ThapaUS voice actor Peter Renaday – Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesKarate Child villain Chad McQueenThunderbirds and Peppa Pig actor David GrahamCrossroads and Paddington actress Cleo Sylvestre
October
Liam Payne rose to fame in One Path, the boyband fashioned on X Consider 2010. The group went on to grow to be probably the most profitable pop band’s of all time, reaching enormous chart success and touring stadiums world wide with hits together with What Makes You Lovely, Story Of My Life, and Greatest Music Ever.
Payne had wished to be a singer from a younger age, and solid a profession as a solo star after the group’s break-up. He signed a take care of Capitol Data, had hits together with Strip That Down and Get Low, and labored with a spread of high-profile artists.
His dying at 31, after falling from a lodge balcony in Argentina, shocked the world. He left behind his son, Bear, with former accomplice Cheryl – who paid tribute alongside stars together with his former bandmates and Simon Cowell.
“Liam lived wide open, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious,” stated Harry Types in his tribute. “He was warm, supportive and incredibly loving. The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. I will miss him always, my lovely friend.”
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Alex Salmond who led the Scottish Nationwide Celebration between 1990 and 2000 after which once more between 2004 and 2014, and was a distinguished determine within the nation’s nationalist motion.
The second time round he used his mandate as first minister to carry a referendum on Scottish independence. Nonetheless, the “Yes Scotland” marketing campaign was defeated and he resigned because of this.
On the time of his dying at 69 – which occurred immediately in North Macedonia, as he was attending a cultural diplomacy discussion board – he had been the chief of the nationalist Alba Celebration since 2021.
King Charles was amongst these paying tribute to a politician whose “devotion to Scotland drove his decades of public service”.
Cissy Houston was a two-time Grammy winner in her personal proper, who sang as back-up for artists together with Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley.
She recorded greater than 600 songs all through her profession, and her vocals will be heard on tracks by Chaka Khan, Donny Hathaway, Jimi Hendrix, Luther Vandross, Beyonce, Paul Simon and Roberta Flack.
She was additionally the mom of the late Whitney Houston, considered one of music’s best ever vocalists.
Her daughter-in-law Pat Houston introduced her dying at 91, saying Cissy’s “more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts”.
Different stars and notable figures who died in October 2024 embrace:
Die Arduous 2 and Roots star John Amos (pictured above)Madonna’s brother – artist, dancer and designer Christopher CicconeMusician Nell SmithDJ JackmasterFormer Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’AnnoTop Gun: Maverick teacher Charles Thomas ColemanBaywatch star Michael NewmanBeechgrove Backyard presenter Jim McCollTarzan and Doc Savage star Don ElyGrateful Useless founding member Phil LeshYoung Frankenstein and Tootsie star Terri Garr
November
Quincy Jones was a legendary music producer and composer who labored with stars from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson – with the historic Thriller album amongst his best-known credit of a profession spanning greater than 75 years.
Jones collected 28 Grammy award wins out of 80 nominations, and was named probably the most influential jazz musicians of the twentieth century by Time journal. He additionally composed the soundtrack to the hit 1969 British movie The Italian Job, starring Michael Caine, and oversaw the all-star recording of the 1985 charity document We Are The World.
His youngsters embrace music producer Quincy Jones III and actress Rashida Jones, recognized for Parks And Recreation and the US model of The Workplace.
“Although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him,” his household stated following his dying at 91.
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John Prescott was the longest-serving deputy prime minister in British historical past, serving in Neil Kinnock’s shadow cupboard earlier than changing into Tony Blair’s deputy.
The son of a railway signalman and the grandson of a miner, he provided a recent working-class perspective in stark distinction to Blair’s rich Oxbridge background – one thing the previous prime minister himself has stated undoubtedly contributed to Labour’s electoral success in that period.
He was a former commerce union activist and ex-merchant seaman, who served as MP for Kingston upon Hull East for 40 years.
Paying tribute following his dying at 86, Blair described Prescott as “one of the most talented people I ever encountered in politics”, who might “talk in the bluntest and sometimes bluest language”.
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After 15 years working a pub together with her husband throughout the Eighties and Nineties, she had begun her stand-up profession in 1994, occurring to co-present BBC Radio 4’s Free Ends, in addition to fronting BBC Radio 4 collection The C Bomb.
Godley, who had most cancers, died aged 63 a month after being moved to a hospice for end-of-life care, with Sturgeon describing as “a force of nature, and one of the funniest people I have ever known”.
Actor Timothy West was recognized for a lot of performances in tv and the theatre, together with in widespread soaps Coronation Road and EastEnders.
He was husband to Prunella Scales, who performed Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, and the pair travelled collectively on UK and abroad canals within the Channel 4 collection, Nice Canal Journeys.
In 1984, the actor was appointed CBE for his providers to drama within the Queen’s Birthday Honours Listing. He was additionally the winner of an RTS tv award for his lead function in Churchill And The Generals, launched in 1979, in keeping with imdb.com. He really performed Winston Churchill 3 times throughout his profession, together with in The Final Bastion (1984) and in Hiroshima (1995).
He died peacefully aged 90 “after a long and extraordinary life on and off the stage”, his youngsters stated.
Different stars and notable figures who died in November 2024 embrace:
The Archers star June Spencer (pictured above as a younger actress)The Kinks and Who producer Shel TalmyIrish comic and Father Ted actor Jon KennySupermodel Georgina CooperHair stylist Trevor SorbieFormer My Chemical Romance drummer Bob BryarCandyman star Tony Todd
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Comic Duncan Norvelle was well-known for his “Chase me” catchphrase, and appeared on TV programmes resembling Wogan and The Bob Monkhouse Present all through his profession.
He additionally hosted a pilot episode for a courting present that will later grow to be Blind Date, hosted by Cilla Black.
Norvelle’s partmer, Lynn Trevallion, described him as “probably [the] last of the legends of true variety comedy”, following his dying at 66.
Tommy Cannon, of comedy duo Cannon and Ball, additionally paid tribute to his buddy, saying he had “fond memories working with him in summer season”.
Zakir Hussain was one of many best exponents of tabla music, a type of Indian drumming, and labored with artists together with George Harrison and Van Morrison throughout a profession in music spanning six a long time.
His expertise additionally received him 4 Grammys – the document for an Indian musician – together with for finest international music album, international music efficiency, and finest modern instrumental album earlier in 2024.
Within the Nineties he delved into Asian Underground music that fused Western music with Asian classics, however made certain to retain the prominence of the tabla. He has additionally made music for Bollywood and Hollywood movies, together with this 12 months’s Monkey Man with Dev Patel, and acted in 1983’s Warmth And Mud, a Service provider-Ivory manufacturing through which his character romanced Julie Christie.
He died on the age of 73, together with his household saying he had left behind “an extraordinary legacy cherished by countless music lovers around the globe, with an influence that will resonate for generations to come”.
Different stars and notable figures who died in December 2024 embrace:
Former England rugby participant Tom Voyce (pictured above)Disney influencer Dominique BrownMusic business veteran Julian SpearGB Paralympian Will ArnottEminem’s mom Debbie NelsonPrincess Birgitta of Sweden
This record is intensive however not exhaustive
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