Some well-known people who have died recently
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Burt Bacharach, 1928-2023
American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist
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Georgina Beyer, 1957-2023
New Zealand and world’s first openly transgender mayor and MP
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Ron Brownson, 1952-2023
New Zealand art curator and author
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Christopher Fowler, 1953-2023
English thriller writer
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Hugh Hudson, 1936-2023
English film director
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Mary Ronnie, 1926-2023
Former Dunedin City Librarian, first woman in the world to be appointed a National Librarian
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1952-2023
Japanese composer, record producer and actor
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Nancy Tichborne, 1942-2023
New Zealand watercolour artist
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Raquel Welch, 1940-2023
American actor
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Ans Westra, 1936-2023
Dutch-born New Zealand photographer
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Virginia Zeani, 1925-2023
Legendary Romanian soprano