Recent necrology, October 2017

Some well-known people who have died recently

  • Fats Domino, 1928-2017
    American pianist and singer-songwriter, a titan of early rock ‘n’ roll
  • Roy Dotrice, 1925-2017
    Chameleon-like British character actor

Cover of Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll Cover of Peter Godfrey Cover of On My Own Two Feet Cover of Place Names of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills

  • Robert Guillaume, 1927-2017
    American actor, known for his role as Benson in the TV series Soap and the spin-off Benson

Cover of Pioneers of the Plains Cover of The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren Cover of Stories We Tell Ourselves Cover of The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry

  • Iona Opie, 1923-2017
    Researcher and writer on European folklore and children’s street culture

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