Caroline Aherne, comedy writer and actress, 52

Carl Haas, 86, American car racing team owner.
Michael Cimino, 77, American screenwriter and director (The Deer Hunter, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Heaven's Gate)
Robin Hardy, 86, British film director (The Wicker Man)

IN MEMORIAM: ALL THOSE WE HAVE LOST SO FAR IN 2016...
SOME OF THESE TELEVISION ICONS LEFT US TOO SOON. (slide show 31 clicks)

Jerry Doyle actor 60, best known for playing Michael Garibaldi in Babylon 5

July 2016
Helen Bailey, 51, British author (Electra Brown book series)
Fred Tomlinson, 88, British singer (The Two Ronnies, Monty Python's Flying Circus), composer ("The Lumberjack Song")
Garry Marshall, 81, American director, producer, writer and actor (Happy Days, Pretty Woman, Murphy Brown)
Shawshank tree, c. 180, North American white oak featured in The Shawshank Redemption
Joe Napolitano, 67, American television director (Quantum Leap, The X-Files) and assistant director (The Untouchables, Scarface)
Tom Clegg, 81, British television (Space: 1999, The Sweeney, Sharpe) and film director
Sandy Pearlman, 72, American record producer and band manager (Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash, Black Sabbath)
Jerry Doyle, 60, American talk show host and actor (Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5), founder of EpicTimes
Ken Barrie, 83, British voice actor (Postman Pat) and singer
Vivean Gray, 92, British-born Australian actress (Neighbours, The Sullivans, Prisoner)

August 2016
Jonathan D. Krane, 65, American film producer (Face/Off, Look Who's Talking, Michael)
David Huddleston, 85, American actor (The Big Lebowski, Blazing Saddles, Santa Claus: The Movie)
Sagan Lewis, 63, American actress (St. Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Street)
Barry Jenner, 75, American actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Dallas, Family Matters)
David Enthoven, 72, British music manager (Robbie Williams, T. Rex, Roxy Music) and record label founder (E.G. Records)
Kenny Baker, 81, British actor (R2D2 on Star Wars, Time Bandits, Flash Gordon)

Arthur Hiller, 92, Canadian-born American film director (Love Story, The Hospital, The In-Laws)
Jack Riley, 80, American actor (The Bob Newhart Show, Rugrats, Spaceballs)
Lou Pearlman, 62, American record producer, music manager (Backstreet Boys, NSYNC)
Tom Searle, 28, British metalcore guitarist (Architects)
Matt Roberts, 38, American rock guitarist (3 Doors Down) and songwriter ("Kryptonite")
Brian Rix, 92, British actor (And the Same to You)
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor "Toots" Thielemans, 94, Belgian jazz guitarist, whistler and harmonica player (Man Bites Harmonica!, Bluesette)

Gene Wilder, 83, American actor (Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

Jon Polito, 65, American actor (Miller's Crossing, The Rocketeer, Homicide: Life on the Street)

Charmian Carr 73 Actress (Liesl The Sound of Music)

Gary Glasberg 50 Writer & Producer (NCIS/LA/New Orleans)

Jean Alexander 90 Actress (TV soap star)

Kevin Meaney, 60---Comedian/Actor

Junko Tabei, 77. Japanese mountaineer. First woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits.

Steve Dillon 54 Artist (Judge Dredd/Preacher/Punisher)

This just flashed up on my mobile R.I.P one of the best comedy writers this country has produced

Jimmy Perry, creator of one of TV's most popular comedy series, Dad's Army, has died aged 93.

Working with producer David Croft, he was also responsible for It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi and You Rang M'Lord?

Link to the story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37743674

edit , wonder if they will re run one of their series ? Dad's Army is always on Saturday nights and Hi De Hi is being repeted on BBC 2 in the afternoons at the moment , " Ain't Half Hot Mum " would be good but doubt the P.C brigade would agree there

Pete Burns, 57, English singer-songwriter (Dead or Alive)
Bobby Vee, 73, American pop singer (American band The Shadows, "Rubber Ball", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes") and actor.
Eddy Christiani, 98, Dutch singer, guitarist and composer.

Another DJ passed away this afternoon RIP Jimmy Young , 95 years old

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37903108


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20582848

Clive Dunn 92 Actor (Dad's Army)

92 is a good age shame it's hidden by the crap happening elsewhere , "they don't like it up 'em" and "don't panic " won't ever be forgotten :-(

Not wishing to start a ruckus, but Clive died 4 years ago.
Both writers have now gone, and most of the main "characters".
Only Ian Lavender and Frank Williams, the vicar, are left.

I was a bit shocked to see a modern photo of Ian Lavender, but he's getting on too.