Famous People Who Died in 2020

• Blackman, Honor

  Pussy Galore in the James Bond film Goldfinger

• Boseman, Chadwick

  The star of the superhero movie Black Panther

• Bryant, Kobe

  The retired LA Lakers superstar who died in a helicopter crash

• Cain, Herman

  Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and 2012 presidential candidate

• Cardin, Pierre

  The French designer known for the "bubble dress" of 1954

• Christo

  The artist who wrapped the Reichstag with fabric in 1995

• Clark, Mary Higgins

  The author of Where Are the Children? and other suspense stories

• Connery, Sean

  The first and greatest movie James Bond

• Conrad, Robert

  The star of TV's The Wild Wild West

• Daniels, Charlie

  The fiddle player who did "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

• De Havilland, Olivia

  Melanie in Gone With the Wind

• Douglas, Kirk

  Dimple-chinned star of Spartacus

• Ginsburg, Ruth Bader

  The second woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court

• Henry, Buck

  The screenwriter of 'The Graduate'

• Holm, Ian

  Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings movies

• Hotchner, A.E.

  The writer who befriended Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman

• Jones, Terry

  A founding member of Monty Python's Flying Circus

• Le Carré, John

  The author of The Spy Who Came In From the Cold

• Lewis, John

  The civil rights leader who served in Congress for 33 years

• Little Richard

  The flamboyant singer of "Tutti Frutti"

• Manz, Linda

  The young narrator of 'Days of Heaven'

• Maradona, Diego

  The hero of Argentina's 1986 World Cup win

• Morricone, Ennio

  The film composer famous for spaghetti westerns

• Mubarak, Hosni

  President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, 1981- 2011

• Parker, Alan

  The director of 'Midnight Express' and 'Angel Heart'

• Philbin, Regis

  Host of the TV morning show Live With Regis And..., 1988-2011

• Portis, Charles

  The author of the book True Grit

• Preston, Kelly

  The Jerry Maguire actress who was married to John Travolta

• Prine, John

  The singer/songwriter who did "Angel From Montgomery"

• Prowse, David

  The actor who played Darth Vader in Star Wars

• Reddy, Helen

   The Australian singer who did "I Am Woman"

• Reiner, Carl

  Creator of TV's The Dick Van Dyke Show

• Reinking, Ann

  Fosse-influenced choreographer and star of Chicago

• Rigg, Diana

  Mrs. Emma Peel on TV's The Avengers

• Schumacher, Joel

  The director of St. Elmo's Fire and Batman Forever

• Sydow, Max von

  The gaunt Swede who was The Exorcist

• Taylor, Breonna

  The innocent Black woman killed at home by Louisville police in 2020

• Thomas, Kurt

  World champion gymnast and star of Gymkata

• Trebek, Alex

  Host of the TV quiz show Jeopardy!

• Tyner, McCoy

  The piano player in The John Coltrane Quartet in the 1960s

• Van Halen, Eddie

  The guitarist who led the band Van Halen

• Willard, Fred

  The bumbling announcer in the movie 'Best in Show'

• Withers, Bill

  The singer of "Leon On Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine"

• Yeager, Chuck

  The pilot who broke the sound barrier

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