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ELO cellist killed by hay bale in freak van Devon crash
An early member of British rock group ELO was killed when his van was crushed by a bale of hay, police said. Cellist Mike Edwards, 62, died instantly in the accident...
Gone With The Wind actress dies
Former Gone With The Wind child actress Cammie King Conlon – who played the doomed daughter of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler – has died aged...
Songwriter George David Weiss dies aged 89
US songwriter George David Weiss, who helped write chart-topping tracks such as Can’t Help Falling In Love and What a Wonderful World, has died aged 89. The...
Singer Charles Haddon dies in fall at Belgian festival
The lead singer of the London pop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool has died during a music festival in Belgium, the Foreign Office has confirmed. Charles Haddon, 22,...
Weakest Link presenter found dead at home
TV presenter Fiona Coyne, who hosted the South African version of quiz show The Weakest Link, has been found dead at her home, police have confirmed. Captain Stephen...
Gap Band star Robert Wilson dies
Robert Wilson, bassist with funk and R&B group the Gap Band, has died at the age of 53. His publicist, Karen Lee, confirmed the news. Wilson had been on tour...
Muppet Bandleader Jack Parnell dies aged 87
Jack Parnell, the British jazz drummer who served as bandleader on The Muppet Show for its entire five-year run, has died at the age of 87. Parnell died at his...
Bond screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz dies aged 68
American screenwriter and director Tom Mankiewicz, whose credits included several James Bond films, has died from cancer at the age of 68. Mankiewicz wrote the...
Italian screenwriter D’Amico dies, aged 96
Suso Cecchi D’Amico, the Italian screenwriter of such celebrated movies as Bicycle Thieves and The Leopard, has died in Rome at the age of 96. D’Amico...
French film star Cecile Aubry dies at 81
French film star Cecile Aubry, who also wrote the popular 1960s TV series Belle and Sebastian, has died aged 81. Aubry, who had lung cancer, died near Paris, her...
Hello! founder dies aged 67
Eduardo Sánchez Junco, who brought celebrity magazine Hello! to the UK, has died aged 67. Sánchez Junco was also owner of the Spanish version of the title Hola!...
Bread actress Gilly Coman dies aged 50
The actress who played Aveline in the 1980s Liverpool sitcom Bread has died from a suspected heart attack. Gilly Coman, 50, played the Boswell family’s flame-haired...
A video tribute to Geoffrey Hutchings
A video tribute to the late, but very great Geoffrey Hutchings, recently starred as Mel in Benidorm, now retired to that great big actors home of peace, leaving...
Benidorm’s Geoffrey Hutchings dies
Benidorm star Geoffrey Hutchings, a familiar face from stage, TV and film for four decades, has died, aged 71. The Rada-trained star saw his career stretch from...
Tribute to 5 Live broadcaster Allan Robb
Tribute was paid today to broadcaster Allan Robb, who has died aged 49. Born in Edinburgh, Allan began his career at Northsound Radio, in Aberdeen, before moving...
