Recent necrology, January 2022

Some well-known people who have died recently

• Colin Amodeo, 1942-2022
  Christchurch historian and former school teacher

• Peter Bogdanovich, 1939-2022
  American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian

• Barry Cryer, 1935-2022
  English writer, comedian, actor and scriptwriter

• Maria Ewing, 1950-2022
  American opera singer

• Veronica Greenfield, 1943-2022
  Known as Ronnie Spector, she was an American singer who formed the Ronettes

• Thich Nhat Hanh, 1926-2022
  Buddhist monk

• Andrew Jennings, 1943-2022
  British investigative journalist

• Hardy Kruger, 1928-2022
  German actor and author

• Meat Loaf, 1947-2022
  American singer and actor

• Sidney Poitier, 1927-2022
  Bahamian-American actor, film director, and ambassador

• Bob Saget, 1956-2022
  American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host