An incomplete overview of the personalities from music, film, art, culture, sports and politics who died in 2024.
Chita Rivera died on January 30, 2024 after a short illness. The Tony-winning actress and singer, who rose to prominence as Anita in the Broadway hit “West Side Story,” was 91 years old.
Copyright: Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro/Theo Wargo Hinton Battle died on January 29, 2024 after a lengthy illness. In addition to numerous Broadway performances such as “The Wiz” and “Dreamgirls”, the three-time Tony winner has also appeared in TV series such as “Quantum Leap” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. He was 67 years old.
Copyright: WireImage/Walter McBride Sandra Milo reportedly died in her sleep on January 29, 2024. The Italian actress, who appeared in Federico Fellini’s “8 1/2” and “Julia and the Ghosts,” among others, was 90 years old.
Copyright: Getty Images/Vittorio Zunino Celotto Frank Farian died peacefully at home in Miami on January 23, 2024, as the Allendorf Media agency announced to the public on behalf of his family. The ex-pop singer had produced famous pop music classics such as “Daddy Cool” and “Rasputin” since the 1970s and founded successful groups such as Boney M. and Milli Vanilli. Farian was 82 years old.
Copyright: Getty Images/Peter Bischoff Melanie Safka died on January 23, 2024 at the age of 76. The folk singer enjoyed great success with songs like “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”. The cause of death is not yet known.
Copyright: Redferns/Rob Verhorst Gary Graham died on January 22, 2024 as a result of a heart attack. The actor, who appeared in the sci-fi series “Alienation” and “Star Trek: Boarding,” was 73 years old.
Copyright: Getty Images/Gabe Ginsberg Norman Jewison died on January 20, 2024 at the age of 97. The Canadian director won Oscars with “In the Heat of the Night” and with “Rollerball” he staged shrill pop culture. The cause of death is not yet known.
Copyright: Alberto E. Rodriguez David Gail died on January 20, 2024 as a result of a heart attack. The actor, who starred in the hit series “Beverly Hills, 90210,” was 58 years old.
Copyright: WireImage/Charley Gallay Marlena Shaw died on January 19, 2024 at the age of 81. The jazz and soul singer enjoyed greater success with songs like “California Soul”. The cause of death is not yet known.
Copyright: Getty Images/Michael Putland Joyce Randolph reportedly died of old age on January 13, 2024. The actress, who appeared in the TV series “The Honeymooners” and “The Jackie Gleason Show” in the 1950s, was 99 years old.
Copyright: Getty Images/Larry Busacca Alec Musser reportedly took his own life on January 12, 2024. The actor, who starred in the US soap opera “All My Children” and the last season of “Desperate Housewives,” was 50 years old.
Copyright: FilmMagic/Jeff Kravitz Bill Hayes died of old age on January 12, 2024. The Emmy-nominated actor and singer, who made a name for himself as Doug Williams in the US soap opera “Zeit der Sehnsucht”, was 98 years old.
Copyright: WireImage/JC Olivera Peter Crombie died on January 10, 2024 after a short illness. The actor, who starred in the 90s hit films “Seven” and “Natural Born Killers,” was 71 years old.
Copyright: NBCUniversal via Getty Images/NBC Tisa Farrow reportedly died unexpectedly in her sleep on January 10, 2024. The actress and youngest sister of Mia Farrow was 72 years old.
Copyright: Toronto Star via Getty Images/Toronto Star Archives James Kottak reportedly died on January 9, 2024, following a heart attack. The former Scorpions drummer was 61 years old.
Copyright: Redferns/Thomas Niedermueller Adan Canto died on January 8, 2024 as a result of cancer. The actor, who starred in the TV series “Designated Survivor,” was 42 years old.
Copyright: FOX Image Collection via Getty I/FOX Franz Beckenbauer died on January 7, 2024 after a long illness. The German former football player, coach and official was 78 years old.
Copyright: Bongarts/Getty Images/Lars Baron Glynis Johns died of old age on January 4, 2024. The actress, who starred in the classic film “Mary Poppins,” among other things, turned 100 years old.
Copyright: Toronto Star via Getty Images/Michael Stuparyk David Soul died on January 4, 2024 from complications of chronic pneumonia. The actor, who gained fame as Ken Hutchinson in the crime series “Starsky & Hutch,” was 80 years old.
Copyright: Getty Images/Phil Cole Christian Oliver died in a plane crash in the Caribbean on January 4, 2024. The actor, who gained greater fame as Chief Inspector Jan Richter in the RTL action series “Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Motorway Police”, was 51 years old.
Copyright: Getty Images/Frazer Harrison Les McCann died on January 1, 2024 at the age of 88 from complications of pneumonia. The musician was one of the most important representatives of so-called soul jazz, whose influence reached far beyond the genre. His musical relevance across generations was also demonstrated by the fact that he was heard by artists such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest and many other hip-hop greats have been used as a source for samples.
Copyright: Getty Images/Paul Natkin The year 2023 had barely begun when the first personality had already died – on January 1st we received the sad news about the death of jazz legend Les McCann. Over the course of the months we had to say goodbye to, among others, football legend Franz Beckenbauer and ex-Scorpions drummer James Kottak.
In our monthly lists and in the gallery above you will find an incomplete overview of the deceased celebrities from art, culture and politics in 2023.
In previous years the lists were also far too long, you can read them from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 here.
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