In memoriam: Remembering the celebrities and personalities we lost in 2019
CNA Lifestyle pays tribute to the lives of some of the stars of entertainment, arts, lifestyle, sports and social media who left us this year.
(Illustration: Jasper Loh)
From Singapore actor Aloysius Pang who died in a tragic accident in January to the man who brought Big Bird to life who left us in early December, we have lost many talents in the fields of fashion, food, sports, entertainment and literature in 2019.
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More recently, those of us who grew up listening to It Must Have Been Love, Joyride and other Roxette hits, said goodbye to singer Marie Fredriksson.
CNA Lifestyle pays tribute to some of the stars we lost this year.
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Actor Aloysius Pang dies after sustaining serious injuries in SAF training accident
Veteran Bollywood actor-screenwriter Kader Khan dies in Canada at 81
Lee Wen, performance art pioneer and Cultural Medallion recipient, dies aged 61
Prodigy’s Keith Flint, Firestarter singer, dies aged 49
Pro wrestling legend King Kong Bundy dies at 61
Fashion icon and Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld dies ages 85
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Director of Boyz N The Hood John Singleton dies after suffering stroke
Actor Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca in Star Wars, dies
Goodbye America’s virgin: Hollywood legend Doris Day dies at age 97
Architect IM Pei dies at age 102
Grumpy no more: Feline Instagram and Twitter star Grumpy Cat dies, aged 7
Legendary Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96
Brazilian musician, Joao Gilberto, founder of bossa nova, dies in Rio
Men In Black actor and Emmy winner Rip Torn dies at 88
Blade Runner, Batman Begins star Rutger Hauer dies at 75
Voice of Minnie Mouse, actress Russi Taylor, dies at 75
Farewell Uncle Bai Yan: Retired veteran Channel 8 actor dies at age 100
Actress Valerie Harper of Mary Tyler Moore Show dies at 80
Supermodel fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh dies at 74
Eddie Money, rock ‘n’ roll hitmaker and reality TV star, dies at 70
Famous nasi lemak eatery The Coconut Club’s chef and co-founder dies in his sleep
The Cars lead singer and songwriter Ric Ocasek dies at 75
K-pop singer Sulli who spoke out on cyberbullying found dead at home
Breaking Bad, Jackie Brown actor Robert Forster dies aged 78
K-pop star Goo Hara found dead aged 28
Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao dies at 35 after collapsing on TV show
South Korean actor Cha In-ha found dead at home
Ron Leibman, Rachel’s dad on Friends, dies at 82 from illness
Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney – aka Big Bird – dies at 85
Roxette lead singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61
US athlete Pete Frates who inspired ice bucket challenge dies at 34
Source: CNA/sr
