In 2020, we said goodbye to a number of celebrities from across the world. Join us as we remember them.
Terry Jones
1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020. Welsh comic actor, writer and director.
Kirk Douglas
9 December 1916 – 5 February 2020. American director, actor, producer and author.
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Max Von Sydow
10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020. Swedish-born actor who appeared in more than 100 films and TV series.
Albert Uderzo
25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020. French illustrator who worked on the Asterix comic series.
Honor Blackman
22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020. English actress known as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger as well as Cathy Gale in The Avengers.
Luis Sepúlveda
4 October 1949 – 16 April 2020. Chilean writer who sadly passed away due to coronavirus.
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Florian Schneider
7 April 1947 – 21 April 2020. German musician who was one of the two founding members of experimental music group Kraftwerk.
Michel Piccoli
27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020. French producer, film director and actor with a career spanning 70 years.
Dame Vera Lynn
20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020. British singer.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
25 September 1964 – 19 June 2020. Spanish scriptwriter.
Ian Holm
12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020. English actor particularly famous for his roles as the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings and android Ash in Alien.
Ennio Morricone
10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020. Italian composer Ennio Morricone was the composer for film classics such as "The Untouchables" and "Once upon a time in America".
Olivia de Havilland
1 July 1916 – 26 July 2020. British-American actress who died aged 104.
Dame Diana Rigg
20 July 1938 – 10 September 2020. British actress perhaps best known for playing Emma Peel in The Avengers or Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones.
Juliette Gréco
7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020. French actress and cabaret singer.
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Eddie Van Halen
26 January 1955 – 6 October 2020. American musician and songwriter.
Sean Connery
25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020. Scottish actor perhaps best known for playing James Bond.
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Alex Trebek
22 July 1940 – 8 November 2020. Canadian-American television personality and game show host.
Diego Maradona
30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020. The captain of the Argentina national team when it won the 1986 world championship.
Dame Barbara Windsor DBE
6 August 1937 - 10 December 2020. English actress, known for her appearances in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
John Le Carré
19 October 1931 - 12 December 2020. British writer and former secret intelligence agent.
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