Some well-known people who have died recently
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Theo Adam, 1926-2019
Legendary German operatic bass
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Diana Athill, 1917-2019
British literary editor, novelist and memoirist
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John Burningham, 1936-2019
English author and illustrator of children’s books
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Trevor Chinn, 1937-2018
New Zealand glaciologist
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Windsor Davies, 1930-2019
Welsh actor who performed in many films and television shows
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Elizabeth Edgar, 1929-2019
Christchurch botanist and author
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John Joubert, 1927-2019
British composer of South African descent
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Michel Legrand, 1932-2019
French musician, composer, arranger and conductor
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Mary Oliver, 1935-2019
American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
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Ian Shirley, 1944-2019
New Zealand advocate for social justice and first professor of public policy
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Tomi Ungerer, 1931-2019
French award-winning children's book author and illustrator
