Some well-known people who have died recently
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Betsy Byars, 1928-2020
American author of children’s books
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Wendy Cooling, 1941-2020
Teacher, author and anthologist who founded Bookstart
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Josephine Cox, 1938-2020
English author who drew on her tough upbringing to write a string of bestsellers
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Olivia De Havilland, 1916-2020
American golden age of cinema star
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Per Olov Enquist, 1934-2020
Swedish author
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Peter Green, 1946-2020
Guitarist who founded Fleetwood Mac
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Andy Haden, 1950-2020
All Black legend
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John Lewis, 1940-2020
American civil rights icon, congressman and author
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Ennio Morricone, 1925-2020
Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player
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Alan Parker, 1944-2020
English filmmaker, appreciated more by his audience than his critics
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Peter Roche, 1957-2020
Auckland artist, known for his neon light sculptures
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Annie Ross, 1930-2020
Virtuoso jazz singer
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John Saxon, 1935-2020
American actor and martial artist
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Gabriella Tucci, 1929-2020
Italian soprano, expert in the works of Puccini and Verdi
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