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2016: Year of the Celebrity Deaths?
After David Gest's death earlier today, it got me thinking that there have been a number of high profile celebrity deaths already this year and we're not even 4 months through the year!
Could 2016 be the year of celebrity deaths, much like 2009 was? We've lost David Bowie, Terry Wogan, Paul Daniels, Ronnie Corbett and David Gest so far, who could be next? My main feelings on who else could die this year are Bruce Forsyth and Elton John. What do others think? |
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We lost denise robertson as well
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I'm not going to join in the predictions, however OP you have missed many off your list, 2016 has been truly terrible for celebrity deaths...
Denise Robertson as lewismacf notes Alan Rickman Merle Haggard Glenn Frey (The Eagles) Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) Harper Lee Garry Shandling George Martin Howard Marks I'm sure there are a few I'm forgetting too. A truly sad year and many icons lost. RIP to all, and thoughts to all their loved ones
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Blimey, and we're only a quarter in...
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Completely forgot Alan Rickman, the others aren't really recognisable to me. It really has been a terrible year so far then.
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I'm not going to join in the predictions, however OP you have missed many off your list, 2016 has been truly terrible for celebrity deaths...
Denise Robertson as lewismacf notes Alan Rickman Merle Haggard Glenn Frey (The Eagles) Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) Harper Lee Garry Shandling George Martin Howard Marks I'm sure there are a few I'm forgetting too. A truly sad year and many icons lost. RIP to all, and thoughts to all their loved ones ![]() |
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Most of them are genuinely famous for their talents and none of them was young, Harper Lee was in her 90's FFS!
David Gest was famous for being famous. A mainstay on the zeleb dregs circuit. |
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The vast majority of them are men. Such a horrible year so far. RIP to them all.
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After David Gest's death earlier today, it got me thinking that there have been a number of high profile celebrity deaths already this year and we're not even 4 months through the year!
Could 2016 be the year of celebrity deaths, much like 2009 was? We've lost David Bowie, Terry Wogan, Paul Daniels, Ronnie Corbett and David Gest so far, who could be next? My main feelings on who else could die this year are Bruce Forsyth and Elton John. What do others think? |
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Some strange definitions of what constitutes a celebrity on this thread. David Gest is a minor celebrity, famous for nothing and are we really counting Howard Marks and Denise Robertson?
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Just remembered Johan Cruyff too, one of the best footballers ever to grace the game.
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There's been so many and so thick and fast that I'm forgetting some of them.
I almost forgot about Johan Cruyff, Paul Daniels and Terry Wogan. |
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After David Gest's death earlier today, it got me thinking that there have been a number of high profile celebrity deaths already this year and we're not even 4 months through the year!
Could 2016 be the year of celebrity deaths, much like 2009 was? We've lost David Bowie, Terry Wogan, Paul Daniels, Ronnie Corbett and David Gest so far, who could be next? My main feelings on who else could die this year are Bruce Forsyth and Elton John. What do others think?
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Some strange definitions of what constitutes a celebrity on this thread. David Gest is a minor celebrity, famous for nothing and are we really counting Howard Marks and Denise Robertson?
In my opinion, being married to one of the most famous women in Hollywood and appearing on many reality shows (Gest), having a best-selling book and successful film about your life, plus high profile political campaigning (Marks) and being on a popular daytime TV show every week since the late 80s to dish out advice (Robertson) are all fair markers of fame or at least being in the awareness of the general public. Nobody is saying they're as famous as Bowie or similar, just that they had at least some degree of fame and they died this year. You've clearly heard of them to pass comment on them so my point is proven, really. |
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Some strange definitions of what constitutes a celebrity on this thread. David Gest is a minor celebrity, famous for nothing and are we really counting Howard Marks and Denise Robertson?
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I'm not going to join in the predictions, however OP you have missed many off your list, 2016 has been truly terrible for celebrity deaths...
Denise Robertson as lewismacf notes Alan Rickman Merle Haggard Glenn Frey (The Eagles) Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) Harper Lee Garry Shandling George Martin Howard Marks I'm sure there are a few I'm forgetting too. A truly sad year and many icons lost. RIP to all, and thoughts to all their loved ones ![]() George Gaynes George Kennedy Martin Crowe Cliff Michelmore Ken Adam Nancy Reagan Tony Warren Frank Finlay Abe Vigoda |
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I'm not going to join in the predictions, however OP you have missed many off your list, 2016 has been truly terrible for celebrity deaths...
Denise Robertson as lewismacf notes Alan Rickman Merle Haggard Glenn Frey (The Eagles) Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) Harper Lee Garry Shandling George Martin Howard Marks I'm sure there are a few I'm forgetting too. A truly sad year and many icons lost. RIP to all, and thoughts to all their loved ones ![]() Terry Wogan David Bowie Ronnie Corbett I'm sure there were some members of rock bands who died too, but I don't remember their names. 2016 is such an awful year so far Was 2009 really a bad year for celebrity deaths as well? All I remember from that year is Stephen Gately, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.
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Frank Kelly aswell, and dying exactly 18 years to the day Dermot Morgan did, was quite freaky.
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David Bowie - a celebrity ! go wash your mouth out
![]() ![]() It may be fine to discuss who has already passed, but not to speculate on who might be next, which is poor taste. |
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Add to that list:
Terry Wogan David Bowie Ronnie Corbett I'm sure there were some members of rock bands who died too, but I don't remember their names. 2016 is such an awful year so far Was 2009 really a bad year for celebrity deaths as well? All I remember from that year is Stephen Gately, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.In 2009 we lost Jade Goody too, plus a couple of other notable ones that I can't remember right now. |
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You want to really see how many famous names we've lost, just look on Wikipedia. It's a lot more than you'd ever realize.
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David Gest has managed to die twice!
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