Some well-known people who have died recently
Tom Arden, 1961-2015
British science fiction and fantasy writer
- Gwendoline Butler, 1922-2015
British writer of mystery fiction and romance novels, also using the pseudonym Jennie Melville
- Natalie Cole, 1950-2016
Singer and daughter of Nat King Cole whose talent was overshadowed by a troubled personal life
- Peter Dickinson, 1927-2015
Prolific children’s author who combined riveting plots with historical and psychological insight
Jon Gadsby, 1953-2015
New Zealand television comedian and writer, best known for the comedy series McPhail and Gadsby
- Kurt Masur, 1927-2015
Conductor who led both the London and New York Philharmonic Orchestras and encouraged a peaceful reunification of Germany
- William McIlvanney, 1936-2015
Scottish novelist whose Laidlaw books brought about a flowering of ‘Tartan Noir’
Wayne Rogers, 1933-2015
American actor best known for playing US Army surgeon ‘Trapper’ John McIntyre in the television comedy series M.A.S.H.
- Shirley Stelfox, 1941-2015
Actress who played Edna Birch in Emmerdale and the first Rose in Keeping up appearances
- Paul West, 1930-2015
Derbyshire-born novelist who wrote books revelling in word play before being disabled by a stroke
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