I hate to be the one who starts this thread, but there have been too many cases of famous people who have died from this disease. So in order to keep this forum from crashing, we should only list those who have actually died from COVID-19. (Example: Legendary New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey died of the virus, but has not had a thread started. And John Prine the most recent casualty.) Other celeb deaths will each have their own thread. And stay safe, Everyone. :\'(

To keep us up-to-date there is an informative link on the people that had sadly died from COVID-19.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_from_the_2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic

To make things easier with this sad topic, I will concentrate of the sadly depart in the United Kingdom.

...and would it be best it this topic be a sticky, for it may get lost onto page 2 or deeper?

So far there has been three higher profile losses in the UK

April 2nd 2020 - Eddie Large, a British comedian. He was best known as one half of the double act Little and Large, with Syd Little.

April 4th 2020 - Alexander Thynn,  the 7th Marquess of Bath, a British aristocrat, landowner, politician, artist, and author. Ranked 359th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2009 with an estimated wealth of £157 million, he was known for his eccentric choice of clothing and for developing Longleat as an animal sanctuary and tourist attraction.

April 7th 2020 - Nipper Read, a British police officer and boxing administrator. He was Detective Chief Superintendent of the Met's Murder Squad in 1967, and the efforts of detectives led by him were responsible for the conviction of Ronnie and Reggie Kray.

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John Prine

Bruce Springsteen has said he is "crushed by the loss" of US country-folk singer John Prine. The Grammy-winning songwriter died on Tuesday, aged 73, due to Covid-19 complications, his publicist confirmed. Prine had been in hospital in Nashville since last week with coronavirus symptoms, with his wife and manager, Fiona Whelan Prine, posting updates about his condition online. Prine was revered by his peers including Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. "John and I were 'New Dylans' together in the early 70s and he was never anything but the lovliest guy in the world," tweeted The Boss. "A true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52212571

Horror actress-producer-agent Hilary Price, a frequent co-star of Vincent Price.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hilary-heath-dies-horror-film-034738773.html

Emmy-nominated hairstylist Charles Gregory Ross.
https://deadline.com/2020/04/charles-gregory-ross-dead-covid-19-coronavirus-ava-duvernay-tyler-perry-lee-daniels-viola-davis-tribute-obituary-1202904792/

An actor and dialect coach who appeared in Star Wars and worked with A-list celebrities has died after contracting Covid-19, his agent has said. Andrew Jack, 76, died in a Surrey hospital on Tuesday. Agent Jill McCullough said she had been inundated with tributes to one of the acting world's "brightest and clearest voices". She said Jack was unable to see his wife in his final days because she was quarantined in Australia. His acting credits included The Last Jedi and the Force Awakens.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-52111530

Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor has died at the age of 79 with coronavirus, his agent has confirmed to the BBC. The entertainer, best known for The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, died on Sunday. Fellow Goodies star Graeme Garden said he was "terribly saddened by the loss of a dear colleague and close friend of over 50 years". "He was a funny, sociable, generous man who was a delight to work with," Garden said. "Audiences found him not only hilarious but also adorable. His loss at this dreadful time is particularly hard to bear, and my thoughts are with Christine, Ben, Edward and their families." Brooke-Taylor's career spanned more than six decades and his comedic roots lay in the Cambridge Footlights, which he joined in 1960. He started his broadcasting career on BBC Radio, before becoming one of the members of the anarchic Goodies TV show and later as a long-standing panellist on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490

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Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor has died at the age of 79 with coronavirus, his agent has confirmed to the BBC. The entertainer, best known for The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, died on Sunday. Fellow Goodies star Graeme Garden said he was "terribly saddened by the loss of a dear colleague and close friend of over 50 years". "He was a funny, sociable, generous man who was a delight to work with," Garden said. "Audiences found him not only hilarious but also adorable. His loss at this dreadful time is particularly hard to bear, and my thoughts are with Christine, Ben, Edward and their families." Brooke-Taylor's career spanned more than six decades and his comedic roots lay in the Cambridge Footlights, which he joined in 1960. He started his broadcasting career on BBC Radio, before becoming one of the members of the anarchic Goodies TV show and later as a long-standing panellist on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490

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John Cleese, Stephen Fry and David Mitchell have paid tribute to "wonderful comedian" Tim Brooke-Taylor after his death at the age of 79. Cleese, who co-starred with Brooke-Taylor in the 1960s and 70s, said he was "a great performer and companion". Fry described him as "a hero for as long as I can remember", while Mitchell said "the world has been robbed". The former member of 1970s trio The Goodies died on Sunday after contracting coronavirus. Cleese, who met the comedian at Cambridge University and went on to appear with him on stage and screen, said the news meant he had "just lost the will to be silly".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52268441

Five-time Spielberg and Levinson cinematographer Allen Daviau dies of COVID-19.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/allen-daviau-dead-spielberg-cinematographer-five-time-oscar-nominee-was-77-1290572

E.T., Empire of the Sun, Bugsy, Temple of Doom, The Color Purple, Harry and the Hendersons, Congo, Van Helsing. What a resume.  :\'(

Born on June 14, 1942, in New Orleans and raised in Los Angeles, Daviau was introduced to Spielberg in 1967. "Steven had seen some of my 16mm work,” he said in a 2007 interview. "He and I shared a great love of movies."

"I wanted to break into the film business, and my 8mm and 16mm films weren’t doing the trick," the director said. "When I was about 18, I'd worked with Allen on a short film that was never finished called Slipstream; it was shot by Serge Haignere, but Allen operated the B camera, and Allen and I became good friends."

Daviau was the cinematographer on the 26-minute long Amblin' (1968), which Spielberg said in 2007 "was a pretty big break for both of us. I don’t know how crazy we are today about our individual work in that film, but I always think of Allen as a terrifically versatile cinematographer."

Leeds United great Norman Hunter has died in hospital aged 76 after contracting coronavirus. The tough-tackling centre-back, nicknamed 'Bites Yer Legs', was a key player in Leeds' most successful era. He won two league titles during a 14-year first-team career at Elland Road, and was a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. Hunter was admitted to hospital on 10 April after testing positive for coronavirus.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52246007

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Bassist Matthew Seligman has died at the age of 64 after a battle with COVID-19. The musician is best known for his work during the ‘80s, including material with the Thompson Twins, Thomas Dolby and David Bowie. Dolby shed light on Seligman’s dire situation two weeks ago with the first in a series of Facebook posts chronicling his friend and former bandmate's condition. Earlier today he relayed a message he’d received regarding Seligman, stating that the bassist had suffered “a catastrophic hemorrhagic stroke from which he won't recover.”


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Bassist Matthew Seligman has died at the age of 64 after a battle with COVID-19. The musician is best known for his work during the ‘80s, including material with the Thompson Twins,

Are both of the Thompson Twins still among us? ???

Are both of the Thompson Twins still among us? ???
The Thompson Twins who were not twins (named after the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in Hergé's comic strip The Adventures of Tintin), had various members over the years, and looks complicated to work out for some biographical details are not available.

Are both of the Thompson Twins still among us? ???


As far as I know they're all alive especially Tom Bailey.

The Thompson Twins are best remembered as a trio:  Tom Bailey, Joe Leeway and Alannah Currie as this was the line up present for their commercially successful period from 1983-1986

Are both of the Thompson Twins still among us? ???


Although they weren't twins the rest of the band is still very much alive and living on three different continents.  Alanah Currie lives in New Zealand, Tom Bailey lives in England, and Joe Leeway lives in the US.

Legendary rapper Fred the Godson has succumbed to the dreaded coronavirus at the age of 35.  :\'(

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9364643/fred-the-godson-dies-35-coronavirus-obituary

Golden Brown Pearly Gates:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/04/stranglers-keyboardist-dave-greenfield-dies-after-contracting-covid-19

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Golden Brown Pearly Gates:

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So sad, Dave Greenfield produced one if the significant sounds of the 1980s with the keys to "Golden Brown".

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Rappers have been especially hard hit by the virus.

Legendary British rapper Ty succumbed at the age of 47.  :\'(

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-52584834

Aspiring American rapper Kiing Shooter alsompassed from coronavirus, at the age of 24.  :\'(

https://licpost.com/3-arrested-during-vigil-for-dead-rapper-kiing-shooter-in-lic-tuesday

Roy Horn, half of illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, has died of complications from Covid-19.  :(

Roy Horn Dies at 75 (from the New York Times)

Roy Horn, half of illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, has died of complications from Covid-19.  :(

Roy Horn Dies at 75 (from the New York Times)


BMTI. Roy was the original Tiger King.

Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor has died at the age of 79 with coronavirus, his agent has confirmed to the BBC. The entertainer, best known for The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, died on Sunday. Fellow Goodies star Graeme Garden said he was "terribly saddened by the loss of a dear colleague and close friend of over 50 years". "He was a funny, sociable, generous man who was a delight to work with," Garden said. "Audiences found him not only hilarious but also adorable. His loss at this dreadful time is particularly hard to bear, and my thoughts are with Christine, Ben, Edward and their families." Brooke-Taylor's career spanned more than six decades and his comedic roots lay in the Cambridge Footlights, which he joined in 1960. He started his broadcasting career on BBC Radio, before becoming one of the members of the anarchic Goodies TV show and later as a long-standing panellist on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490

He started out working with John Cleese in a few earlier comedy sketches.  Such a tragic loss.

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A former White House butler, who worked for 11 presidents in a career that spanned five decades, has died of coronavirus aged 91. It was Jackie Kennedy who noticed Wilson Roosevelt Jerman while he was working as a cleaner in the White House. The then First Lady had him promoted, and from then on he worked as a butler. "She was instrumental in ensuring that that happened," his granddaughter, Jamila Garrett, told Fox 5. Decades later Mr Jerman was commemorated by another First Lady, appearing in a photo in Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming. Paying tribute after his death, Mrs Obama said her family were "lucky to have known him".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52748424

A pastor and former presidential candidate in Cameroon who claimed he had cured coronavirus via laying hands has reportedly died of the infection. Frankline Ndifor died on Saturday at the age of 39, Voice of America reported. The authorities had to use force to enter Ndifor’s residence because his followers, who believed he was a prophet, had blocked entry as they prayed for his resurrection. “This is a pastor that has been laying hands and claiming that he cures COVID-19,” one of his followers, Rigobert Che, told VOA. “If you, the person that claims that you are curing COVID-19, you are dead, what about the fellow people that were affected by the COVID-19? Now that he is dead, I do not know how the people that he was laying hands on will be healed.”

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/frankline-ndifor-pastor-cameroon-072134640.html