Some well-known people who have died recently
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Dave Bartholomew, 1918-2019
American musician, bandleader, composer and record producer
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Peter Gammond, 1925-2019
Prolific music writer and authority on John Betjeman
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Judith Krantz, 1927-2019
American novelist who wrote in the romance genre
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Shona MacTavish, 1920-2019
New Zealand dancer, teacher, author, choreographer and pioneer in liturgical dance
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Brenda Maddox, 1932-2019
Journalist and author, biographer of D.H. Lawrence, W.B. Yeats and Margaret Thatcher, among others
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William Simons, 1940-2019
Actor who played the curmudgeonly PC Ventress for the entire 18-year run of Heartbeat
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Barry Southam, 1940-2019
Christchurch author
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Norman Stone, 1941-2019
Colourful historian who loved rattling academic cages and revelled in controversy
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Gloria Vanderbilt, 1924-2019
Poor little rich girl who blew two fortunes, pioneered designer jeans and survived family tragedy
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Franco Zeffirelli, 1924-2019
Theatre, opera and film director best known for his screen adaptation of Romeo and Juliet
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