Some well-known people who have died recently
- Paul Bley
, 1932-2016
Pianist who helped lead the 1960s ‘free jazz’ revolution
- Pierre Boulez, 1925-2016
Outstanding composer and conductor who pushed contemporary music in radical new directions
- David Bowie, 1947-2016
Giant of popular music who endlessly reinvented himself over more than four decades
Melvin Day, 1923-2016
Painter, author, and former Director of the National Art Gallery of New Zealand
- Denise Duval, 1921-2016
Soprano, muse of Francis Poulenc, who went from the Folies Bergère to the operatic stage
- Frank Finlay, 1926-2016
Former butcher’s boy who became an Oscar-nominated actor and a household name as Casanova
- Dan Haggerty, 1943-2016
Actor who starred alongside Ben the bear in Grizzly Adams
Alan Rickman, 1946-2016
Actor who brought a languid charm to his depictions of contemptuous villains and complex heroes
- Colin Vearncombe, 1962-2016
Singer known as Black who had a doleful hit with Wonderful Life
- Terry Wogan, 1938-2016
Well-loved broadcaster whose effortless style made viewers and listeners feel better about themselves
