2016 celebrity death cluster
In early 2016, there was a surge in the number of celebrity deaths which caused comment and speculation. The high-profile celebrities dying during this period included Alan Rickman, David Bowie and Prince.
Theories about the possible cause included the celebrity lifestyle and drug abuse; statistical coincidence; baby boomer demographics; or the effect of modern media in creating and amplifying celebrity news. The BBC programme, More or Less, analysed the statistics and found that the number of celebrity obituaries published by the BBC in the period was double the number for the same period in the previous year.[1]
List of deaths[edit]
The celebrity deaths listed in accounts of the phenomenon include:
- Abe Vigoda – actor[2]
- Alan Rickman – actor[3][4][5]
- Cesare Maldini - footballer
- Chyna – wrestler[3][4]
- Cliff Michelmore – TV presenter[3]
- Dale Griffin – musician[2]
- Dan Hicks – musician[2]
- David Bowie – musician[3][4][2][5]
- David Gest – entertainer and producer[3]
- Doris Roberts - actress
- Garry Shandling – comedian[3]
- Harper Lee – author[3]
- George Kennedy - actor
- George Martin – music producer[3][5]
- Glenn Frey – musician[2][5]
- Howard Marks – drug dealer[3][4]
- Joe Alaskey - actor
- Johan Cruyff – footballer[3]
- Keith Emerson – musician[3]
- Larry Drake - actor
- Maurice White – musician[2]
- Merle Haggard – musician[3][4]
- Nancy Reagan - actress and First Lady of the United States
- Natalie Cole – musician[2]
- Patty Duke - actress
- Paul Daniels – magician[3]
- Paul Kantner – musician[3][2]
- Phife Dawg – rapper[5]
- Prince – musician[3][4][5]
- Ronnie Corbett – comedian[3]
- Sir Terry Wogan – DJ and TV host[3][2]
- Victoria Wood – comedienne[3][4]
- Zaha Hadid – architect[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lizzie Edmonds (19 April 2016), "Rise in number of high-profile celebrity deaths", London Evening Standard
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Zach Schonfeld (8 February 2016), "The Great Celebrity Death Epidemic of 2016", Newsweek
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 Harry Wallop (22 April 2016), "Why are so many celebrities dying in 2016?", Daily Telegraph
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Roland Hughes, Laura Gray (22 April 2016), Why so many celebrities have died in 2016, BBC News
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Justin Worland (23 April 2016), "Is 2016 Really Seeing More Celebrity Deaths?", TIME
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