Recent necrology, October 2017

Some well-known people who have died recently

• Fats Domino, 1928-2017
  American pianist and singer-songwriter, a titan of early rock ‘n’ roll

• Roy Dotrice, 1925-2017
  Chameleon-like British character actor

• Peter Godfrey, 1922-2017
  Father of choral music in New Zealand

• Robert Guillaume, 1927-2017
  American actor, known for his role as Benson in the TV series Soap and the spin-off Benson

• Norman Hardie, 1924-2017
  Christchurch mountaineer and author

• Donald Mitchell, 1925-2017
  Musicologist who promoted Benjamin Britten

 

• Gordon Ogilvie, 1934-2017
  Christchurch biographer, historian and teacher. Read Robyn’s blog post about Gordon Ogilvie and his legacy

• Iona Opie, 1923-2017
  Researcher and writer on European folklore and children’s street culture

• Tom Petty, 1950-2017
  Singer-songwriter and member of the Traveling Wilburys

• Francis Pound, 1948-2017
  New Zealand art historian and critic

• Richard Wilbur, 1921-2017
  Leading American poet