Recent necrology, April 2018

Some well-known people who have died recently

• Abbas, 1944-2018
  Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism

• Milos Forman, 1932-2018
  Czech American film director, screenwriter and actor

• Wilson Harris, 1921-2018
  Guyanese novelist, poet and essayist

• Ivan Mauger, 1939-2018
  New Zealand motorcycle racer who won six world speedway titles

• Fergie McCormick, 1939-2018
  Legendary Crusaders and All Black fullback

• Anita Shreve, 1946-2018
  American novelist

• Emma Smith, 1923-2018
  English novelist who also wrote for children

• Cecil Taylor, 1929-2018
  Jazz pianist whose playing defined the term ‘free jazz’

• Huguette Tourangeau, 1938-2018
  French-Canadian mezzo-soprano particularly associated with French and Italian repertoire

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