Celebrity deaths 2016: So it's true then

[Sussex Nomad]

More than usual have snuffed it this year.

Ed Stewart, Baron (Cecil) Parkinson, Paul Daniels, Cliff Michelmore, Lord Avebury (Eric Lubbock), Nancy Reagan, Pierre Boulez, David Bowie, Frank Finlay, Alan Rickman, Sir Terry Wogan, Margaret Forster, John Chilton, Ronnie Corbett, Zaha Hadid, Barry Hines, Peter Maxwell Davies, Harper Lee, Sir George Martin, Robert Stigwood, Glenn Frey, Boutros Boutros Ghali, Tony Warren, Victoria Wood, Garry Shandling, Leonard Cohen, Andrew Sachs, Gene Wilder, Caroline Aherne, Muhammad Ali, Carla Lane, Prince, Sir Jimmy Young, Fidel Castro, Robert Vaughn, Arnold Palmer, Elie Wiesel, Shimon Peres, Burt Kwouk, Peter Shaffer, Greg Lake, Peter Vaughan

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38329740

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

The salient point sadly is:

'Although there does seem to have been an inexorable rise, Serpell says there hasn't been any change in the BBC's policy on what sort of person qualifies for an obituary.

He thinks that the increase isn't particularly surprising, because we're now half a century on from the flourishing of both TV and pop culture in the 1960s, which massively expanded the overall pool of public figures.

You're going to have to get used to hearing the celebrity obituary.'

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Johan Cruyff.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Johan Cruyff.

Barry the ballroom dancer from Hi-De-Hi.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

We live in a more and more celebrity-obsessed era... it's inevitable that more celebrities will die as there are way more celebrities

 

[Arthritic Toe]

I think its also true that there are more 'celebrities'. The number of TV, movie and pop starts grew exponentially from the 1960's. Those who were in their primes then are now reaching the end of their naturals.
2017 will be worse I tell ye...

 

[Danny-Boy]

Johan Cruyff.

A lot of other footballers as well, the blokes I saw playing in the late 1960's. They are often mourned only briefly on MoTD if that.

 

[Danny-Boy]

I shall miss the two Vaugh(a)n's. Peter the more obvious baddie but watch Bob's performance in "Bulllitt" as the creepy politico, enough to make your flesh crawl.

Reminds me of a few in THIS country I've bumped into, or tried not to.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Bruce Forsyth's postie is going to have a lighter load this year.. just hope Her Maj can hang on over Xmas that would REALLY send the Obits section into orbit. Or Phil come to that.

 

[fat old seagull]

We live in a more and more celebrity-obsessed era... it's inevitable that more celebrities will die as there are way more celebrities

Not quite so many now though...

 

[Albion my Albion]

Canadian Alan Thicke. Actor, singer and songwriter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Thicke

He died 3 days ago doing what Canadians love, playing ice hockey.