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Jazz artist Les McCann, who recorded the top-selling Swiss Movement and its platinum hit "Compared to What", died at 88 years: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/jazz-great-les-mccann-wellspring-hip-hop-samples-dies-88-rcna131780 He also dabbled in R&B and soul.

Hi guys, if possible I would like to join. Here are my 50cents for 2024: 1. Dick van Dyke, 2. Jimmy Carter, 3. Alan Greenspan, 4. Dick Cheney, 5. Pete Murray, 6. Mel Brooks, 7. Dennis Skinner, 8. Robert Wagner, 9. Norman Tebbitt, 10. Sandy Gall, 11. Joanne Woodward, 12. Ethel Kennedy, 13. Desmond Morris, 14. Stanley Baxter, 15. Jean-Marie Le Pen, 16. Imelda Marcos, 17. Cleo Laine, 18. Prunella Scales, 19. Yoko Ono, 20. Ayatollah Chamanei, 21. Bob Newhart, 22. Sonny Rollins, 23. Nigel Starmer Smith, 24. Linda Nolan, 25. Willie Nelson, 26. Douglas Hurd, 27. Emperor Akihito, 28. David Attenborough, 29. Noam Chomsky, 30. Vanessa Redgrave, 31. Raul Castro, 32. Louis Farrakhan, 33. James Whale, 34. Rex Williams, 35. Shannen Doherty, 36. Denis Law, 37. Estelle Parsons, 38. Patricia Routledge, 39. Joan Plowright, 40. Rosemary Harris, 41. Alan Bergman, 42. Roberta Flack, 43. Tom Baker, 44. Judi Dench, 45. Maggie Smith, 46. Jane Goodall, 47. June Lockhart, 48. Stan Bowles, 49. Bruce Willis, 50. Sam Neill Happy and healthy new year to all of you! Tom

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I am italian, but i live in Germany. I watched it on Blu-Ray.

Surprising and awful news. I was just watching him in Batman Begins the other night. Great film. RIP

Peruvian rocker Pedro Suarez-Vertiz died at 54 years: https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/09/27/cual-es-el-estado-de-salud-de-pedro-suarez-vertiz/ He was known as the frontman for the band Arena Hash, as well as for his solo releases.

Accomplished British director, screenwriter, and actor David Leland, who made noise at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his directorial debut Wish You Were Here, died at 81 years: https://deadline.com/2023/12/david-leland-dead-wish-you-were-here-director-1235682286/ He won an Emmy award for his directorial work in an episode of the mini-series Band of Brothers. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his screenplay of the Neil Jordan directed film Mona Lisa.

you are right, the circumstances of his death seem to be quite shameful and tragic. If he would have been a part of Hollywood he would have been any other ordinary actor who enjoyed a recreational drug or two and a good time on a Friday night. Instead he`s only another victim of Korea’s unforgiving culture.

Amazing actor, really sad. it wasn't just the drug allegations, he could have come back from that...it was the fact that it was revealed that he was a VIP client at a high end room saloon. Nothing is worse than shame in Korean society and there’s too much pressure in the Korean society. He was treated as if he committed a huge criminal offence, may he rest in peace

Former US-ambassador to Germany John Kornblum died at 80 years: https://aussiedlerbote.de/en/former-us-ambassador-john-kornblum-is-dead/ In 1987 he wrote Ronald Reagans speech in Berlin to the Brandenburger Tor with the famous request "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

German actress and comedian Ingird Steeger died at 76 years: https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/frankfurt-leute/ingrid-steeger-76-ist-tot-trauer-um-die-klimbim-ikone-84906102.bild.html

American sculptor Richard Hunt, who is internationally renowned for his public sculptures, died at 88 years: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/renowned-chicago-sculptor-richard-hunt-dies-at-88/3305005/ He won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center.

Bob Newhart

I went for Cleo Laine.

I voted for Robert Wagner

Popular american Novelist John Nichols died at 83 years: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/acclaimed-author-of-the-milagro-beanfield-war-john-nichols-dies/article_5bce1be4-8e0c-11ee-8c8b-e7337fbee002.html He was best known for his New Mexico novels The Milagro Beanfield War, The Magic Journey and The Nirvana Blues. He also published such titles as The Sterile Cuckoo and The Wizard of Loneliness, both of which were adapted into films.

Malaysian actress and Pop star Queenzy Cheng, who is best known for her years as a member of the Malaysian girl group M-Girls, died at 37 years: https://news.snbc13.com/queenzy-cheng-passed-away-popular-actress-and-singer-zhuang-qun-shi-has-died-death-obituary/

not sure if he fits as "Journalist", but Steve Pool, famous weatherman for Seattle's KOMO-TV channel and as the host of a news segment called Front Runners, died at 70 years: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/longtime-seattle-tv-meteorologist-steve-pool-dies-from-alzheimers/ Hhe won over a dozen Emmy Awards during his lengthy career.

Ethel Kennedy

Four-time All-Star forward Johnny Green, who spent 15 seasons with six different teams, died at 89 years: https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/news/new-york-knicks-obituary-johnny-green-rebounder-dies-at-89

Indian businessman, founder, and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar Subrata Roy died at 75 years: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/sahara-group-chief-subrata-roy-dies-of-cardiorespiratory-arrest/amp-11699985861012.html He was also the owner of Pune Warriors India and London's Grosvenor House. He was named as one of the 10 Most Powerful People of India by India Today.

NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden, who had a rocky rookie season after being drafted 12th overall by the Oakland Raiders in 2013, died at 33 years: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/dj-hayden-uh-raiders-killed-car-wreck-18485295.php

Very famous german show host Hans Meiser died at 77 years: https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/tv-urgestein-hans-meiser-ist-tot-er-wurde-77-jahre-alt-85993360.bild.html

German Actor Elmar Wepper died at 79 years: https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/elmar-wepper-ist-tot-der-schauspieler-kippte-ploetzlich-um-85931296.bild.html He was also known for dubbing Mel Gibsons voice since the 80s. His brother Fritz Wepper is part of this years DACH-List.

Post-abstraction artist Robert Irwin, best known for creating installation art in parks, museums, and various other urban locales, died at 95 years: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-10-25/robert-irwin-artist-dead-dies-getty-garden-light-and-space His first exhibit, a series of hand-held objects he painted, appeared at the Ferus Gallery in 1959.