Obituaries
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Celebrities who died in 2020
In Depth Chadwick Boseman, Jack Charlton and Eddie Van Halen are among the famous figures who have passed away this year
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Published
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Lena Horne, 1917–2010
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Stewart Udall
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Alex Chilton
feature The musician who inspired a generation of rockers
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Fess Parker
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Elinor Smith
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Robert Culp
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Benjamin Hooks, 1925–2010
feature The fiery preacher who revived the NAACP
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Daryl Gates, 1926–2010
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Juan Antonio Samaranch, 1920–2010
feature The Spanish autocrat who saved the Olympics
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Alan Sillitoe, 1928–2010
feature The British novelist who chronicled the working class
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Dorothy Height, 1912–2010
feature The civil-rights icon who fought for women
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Dixie Carter, 1939–2010
feature The actress who oozed Southern charm
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Meinhardt Raabe, 1915–2010
feature The ‘Munchkin’ who declared the witch dead
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