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And so we say goodbye to 2020 and to those we've lost this year.

[b]Hugh Downes[/b] ~ U.S. Television Presenter ~ 99
[b]Alex Trebek[/b] ~ U.S. Gameshow host ~ 80
[b]Charley Pride[/b] ~ Country music singer
[b]John LeCarre[/b] ~ Former British spy and novelist ~ 89
[b]Regis Philbin[/b] ~ U.S. Television presenter ~ 88
[b]Gerard Houllier[/b] ~ French Soccer Manager ~ 73
[b]Dame Barbara Windsor[/b] ~ British Actress ~ 83
[b]Chuck Yeager[/b] ~ U.S. Test Pilot ~ 97
[b]Peter Alliss[/b] ~ British Golf Commentator ~ 89
[b]Dave Prowse[/b] ~ British Bodybuilder. Physical manifestation of Darth Vader on screen as well as 'The Green Cross Code' man ~ 85

[b]Diego Maradona[/b] ~ Argentinian Soccer Player ~ 60
[b]Bobby Ball[/b] ~ British Comedian ~ 76
[b]Nobby Stiles[/b] ~ Former Manchester United Soccer player and world Cup winner ~ 78
[b]Des O'Connor C.B.E[/b] ~ British Singer and entertainer ~ 88
[b]John Sessions[/b] ~ British Writer and Actor ~ 67
[b]Terry Jones[/b] ~ Welsh writer; Actor; Director and Monty Python member ~ 77
[b]Dame Vera Lynn[/b] ~ Singer and entertainer ~ 103
[b]Sir Ian Holm C.B.E[/b] ~ British Actor ~ 88
[b]Joel Schumacher[/b] ~ U.S. Director; Screenwriter; Producer ~ 80
[b]Carl Reiner[/b] ~ U.S. Actor; Director; Screenwriter; Comedian ~ 98

[b]Ennio Morricone[/b] ~ Italian Composer; Orchestrator; Conductor and Trumpet player ~ 91
[b]Charlie Daniels[/b] ~ U.S. Country music singer ~ 87
[b]Peter Green[/b] ~ British musician. Founder of Fleetwood Mac ~ 73
[b]Olivia de Havilland D.B.E[/b] ~ British/American Actress ~ 104
[b]Lord Alan Parker C.B.E[/b] ~ British Writer; Director and Producer ~ 76
[b]Wilford Brimley[/b] ~ U.S. Actor/Singer ~ 85
[b]Ben Cross[/b] ~ British Actor ~ 72
[b]Dame Diana Rigg[/b] ~ British Actress ~ 82
[b]Ruth Bader Ginsberg[/b] ~ Associate Justice United States Supreme Court ~ 87
[b]Michael Lonsdale[/b] ~ British/French actor ~ 87

[b]Helen Reddy[/b] ~ Australian/American Singer; Songwriter; Author; Actress and Activist ~ 78
[b]Eddie Van Halen[/b] ~ Dutch Guitarist and Songwriter ~ 65
[b]Johnny Nash[/b] ~ U.S. Singer; Songwriter ~ 80
[b]Sir Sean Connery[/b] ~ Scots. Actor ~ 90
[b]Chadwick Boseman[/b] ~ American Actor/Playwrite ~ 43
[b]Kobe Bryant[/b] ~ U.S. Basketball player ~ 41
(plus the 8 other souls onboard)
[b]Tim Brooke-Taylor[/b] ~ British writer/Actor and performer ~ 79
[b]Ray Clemence[/b] ~Former Liverpool; Tottenham and England Soccer Goalkeeper ~ 72
[b]Derek Fowlds[/b] ~ British Actor ~ 82
[b]Nicholas Parsons[/b] ~ British Entertainer ~ 96
[b]Christopher Beeny[/b] ~ British Actor ~ 79
[b]Neil Peart[/b] ~ Musician ~ 67
[b]Kirk Douglas[/b] ~ American Actor ~ 103
[b]James Lipton[/b] ~ Acting Coach ~ 93
[b]Bill Withers[/b] ~ Singer/Songwriter ~ 82
[b]Brian Dennehy[/b] ~ American Actor ~ 81
[b]Ronan O'Rahilly[/b] ~ Irish business manager and founder of Radio Caroline ~ 80
[b]Michael Angelis[/b] ~ British Actor ~ 76
[b]Dave Greenfield[/b] ~ Musician ~ 71
[b]Millie Small[/b] ~ Singer ~ 74
[b]Jerry Stiller [/b]~ American Actor ~ 93
[b]Fred Willard[/b] ~ American Actor and comedian ~ 86
[b]Grant Imahara[/b] ~ American electrical engineer known for his work on the tv show Mythbusters ~ 49
[b]Maurice Roeves[/b] ~ Scots. Actor ~ 83
[b]Annie Ross[/b] ~ British/American Singer/Actress ~ 89
[b]Julian Bream[/b] C.B.E ~ British Classical Guitarist ~ 87
[b]Robert Fisk[/b] ~ English/Irish Reporter specializing in the American policy ~ 74
[b]Geoffrey Palmer[/b] ~ British Actor ~ 93


Too depressing to think about.
Well, consider me shocked; I had no idea that Brimley, and 'Fiddles' Daniels had also passed away...well...damn...

Jeez...everyone just taking off all the sudden...
But I'm glad that their suffering has ended, because the majority of people didn't deserve the garbage thrown on them by...
(I won't delve into that)
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@Amyrakunejo They're all at that age. The people we grew up with are leaving us.
Really shocked me the number of them though.
@Picklebobble2 I'm kinda glad that Dick Dale didn't have to put up with 2020...
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
Tommy Docherty. Former Scots. soccer manager. Died today. Aged 92
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55501754
RubySoo · 56-60, F
Alan Merrill...singer song writer with Arrows in 70s. X

Didnt know Christopher Beeny had died. X
OnePatheticClown · 46-50, M
Also yesterday we lost Shabbadoo...star of 80's classic movies Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Bogaloo
forty7seventy4 · 46-50, F
Conchata Ferrell ~ American actress ~ most known for Two And A Half Men ~ 77
SW-User
John Prine a few months ago and Dawn Wells yesterday, both of covid
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
What a year !
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