A sad farewell in 2007
January
7 - Mastermind host Magnus Magnusson, 77, passed away as a result of pancreatic cancer.
8 - Actress Yvonne de Carlo, 84.
9 - Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, 94.
14 - Actress and panel show regular Barbara Kelly, 82.
February
6 - Singer Frankie Laine, 93.
8 - Actress and model Anna Nicole Smith was found dead at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. According to the reports, Anna Nicole died from an accidental overdose of sedatives. Various legal battles ensued after the 39-year-old passed away. These centred around her will, the paternity of her daughter and her final resting place, delaying her burial.
9 - Actor Ian Richardson, 72.
14 - Theatre director Steven Pimlott, 52.
16 - Broadcaster and author Sheridan Morley, 65.
March
8 - Actor John Inman, known for hit show Are You Being Served?, 71.
14 - Actor Gareth Hunt died, 65.
April
1 - TV and film actor George Sewell, 82.
May
7 - Fashion writer Isabella Blow tragically took her own life aged 48 by drinking weedkiller.
29 - Broadcaster and former presenter of children’s TV show Magpie, Tony Bastable, 62.
June
13 - Former BBC radio boss and comic actor Sir David Hatch, 68.
17 - Fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre, 62.
18 - Much-loved comedian Bernard Manning, 76.
26 - Fashion designer Liz Claiborne, 78.
27 - ITV sports commentator Hugh Johns, 84.
July
5 - Jazz singer and author George Melly, 80.
21 - Rock manager and father of Sharon Osbourne, Don Arden, died aged 81.
29 - EastEnders’ actor Mike Reid suddenly passed away aged 67. The episode of the soap screened straight after his death featured a dedication to him.
29 - Former One Man And His Dog presenter Phil Drabble, 93.
30 - Film director Michelangelo Antonioni, 94.
30 - Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, 89.
31 - Crime writer, and creator of Inspector Jack Frost, RD Wingfield, 79.
August
1 - Folk musician Tommy Makem passed away aged 74.
4 - Record producer Lee Hazlewood, 78.
10 - Music mogul and record label boss, Tony Wilson passed away at 57.
September
6 - The world mourned when opera singer Luciano Pavarotti passed away aged 71.
6 - Emmerdale actor Ronald Magill (Amos Brearley), 87.
10 - Body Shop founder Dame Anita Roddick, 64.
22 - Mime artist Marcel Marceau died at 84.
30 - Miss Moneypenny actress Lois Maxwell passed away aged 80.
October
1 - Broadcaster, writer and director Ned Sherrin, 76.
1 - Composer and musician Ronnie Hazlehurst, famous for his TV theme tunes died at 79.
16 - From Here To Eternity actress Deborah Kerr, 86.
18 - Humorist and broadcaster Alan Coren passed away aged 69.
27 - Actress Moira Lister, 84.
November
6 - Former EastEnders actress, Hilda Braid, who played Nana Moon, died at 78.
10 - Novelist and journalist Norman Mailer died at 84.
12 - Weather presenter and producer Trish Williamson tragically lost her life aged 52 after she was injured in a road accident.
12 - Author Ira Levin (Rosemary’s Bay, The Stepford Wives), passed away at 78.
22 - TV producer Verity Lambert, who produced the first series of Doctor Who, died at 71.
29 - EastEnders creator Tony Holland died at 67.
30 - Stunt motorcyclist Evel Knievel died at 69.
December
1 - Actor and director Anton Rodgers died aged 74.
5 - Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen died of sudden heart failure, 79.
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