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Celebrity Deaths

Latest 16 February 2020

Disney star Nikita Pearl Wiligwa dies of brain tumour

Teenage Disney star Nikita Pearl Waligwa has died aged 15, according to reports in Uganda media which were also carried in the British press. Nikita Pearl Waligwa had been diagnosed…

17 Jul 2019 Italian author Andrea Camilleri dies at 93 The famous Italian author Andrea Camilleri passed away. He was 93 years. On June 17th, Camilleri was admitted to hospital Santo Spirito… 12 May 2019 On this day, 24 years ago, Italian singer Mia Martini died There are characters who have remained etched in the memory of the people for their qualities and for a troubled existence that… 12 May 2019 Twin Peaks actress Peggy Lipton dies of cancer aged 72 Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show The Mod Squad and the 1990s show Twin Peaks, has died… 26 Mar 2019 One year, since Fabrizio Frizzi left… One year ago, Italian TV Presenter Fabrizio Frizzi passed away after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage which proved to be fatal. He was… 4 Mar 2019 Luke Perry dies at 52 after suffering a stroke Luke Perry -- the TV icon and heartthrob who rose to fame on "Beverly Hills, 90210" -- has died after suffering a… 1 Feb 2019 Keeping Up Appearance actor ‘Richard’ dies at 82 Actor Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC One's 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died… 27 Dec 2018 Goodfella’s actor Frank Adonis dies Frank Adonis, who appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas , Raging Bull and Casino along with tough-guy roles in dozens of other films… 26 Dec 2018 Fans pay tribute to George Michael on his death’s anniversary Fans have placed tributes outside the former home of George Michael on the second anniversary of his death. Followers of the late… 14 Nov 2018 ‘Little House on the Prairie’ star Katherine MacGregor dies at 93 Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor, best known for her role as Harriet Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie," died Tuesday in Woodland Hills,…