Notable people who passed away in 2009?

Obviously and very publically Micheal Jackson

There was a summary program on BBC but I am trying to remember who they listed.. anyone know..

Ludovic Kennedy

Harry Patch
Jade Goody

The woman who played the woman who was always talking about her pussy in ... what was that comic series * are you being served *

Might have been Molly Sugden .. does anyone know?

Obviously Akmal Shaikh executed in China.

Yes.

Indeed, and Henry Allingham who was I think at the time of his death the oldest Briton.

And yes, who can forget Jade Goody, that was quite tragic, it happenned so quickly.

I am starting to run out of names.

Perhaps Google will help.

The BBC program went on for ages, there were a lot of people.

John Martyn

Sir Clement Freud

Yes Google has helped .. there is a list of people on a BBC page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8319148.stm

Bea Arthur
Farrah Fawcett
Stephen Gately
Jade Goody
Tony Hart
Michael Jackson

Maggie Jones
Danny La Rue
Frank McCourt
Sir John Mortimer
Brittany Murphy
Les Paul

Wendy Richard
Natasha Richardson
Mollie Sugden
Patrick Swayze
John Updike
Edward Woodward

eta: but they missed out Sir Clement Freud, how could they do that, I mean he was most famous for his contribution to a BBC radio show. Seems odd.

Someone I know was very upset about Patrick Swayze, her favourite film of all time was Dirty Dancing. Apparently there was a 100s club in the states for people who had seen the film 100 times. I don't think I saw it once all the way through!!

Busy year...

I do remember Mollie Sugden and that show Are You Being Served, we were allowed by our parents to watch it despite its sometimes saucy content. We used to watch it as a family.

I quite like that film tbf

MICHAEL JACKSON

It (the BBC page) says:

My underline. Does anyone know what became of that investigation?


Obituary: Michael Jackson
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4612963.stm

I don't know anything about John Martyn, what was his story?

David Vine
Sir Bobby Robson

BRITTANY MURPHY died at just age 32. Very young like Jade who was only 27..

That is too young to die .... 27 years old .. way too young.

Lance Corporal Adam Drane.

Satire died a bit more when Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Yes, more than 100 British forces staff died in 2009 iirc.

And more of those that were helping them.

I am trying to find a list via google but having difficulty wording the right query.

Rowland Howard

He was the 100th.

oh, I see.

David Shepherd

Australian cricket

The lovely Robert Kirby -mate, sometime Strawb, and musical arranger for most notably Nick Drake, Paul Weller and Elvis Costello.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/07/robert-kirby-obituary

Oh, I used to love Elvis Costello and also the Jam ...

RIP Robert Kirby

I am quite sad at the passing of Micheal Jackson. Sprog loves Thriller, it is sprogs favourite song. To think that Jackson will never perform again is sad.

Michael Jackson is dead?!?