Deaths for the week ending 29 October 2016:
Sunday, 23 October 2016
Pete Burns, new wave singer (Dead or Alive), of cardiac arrest, 57.
Jack T. Chick, cartoonist (fundamentalist Christian comic-book tracts), 92.
Tom Hayden, activist and politician (the "Chicago Seven"), after a long illness, 76. He was one of actress Jane Fonda's ex-husbands.
Jimmy Perry, comedy screenwriter ("Dad's Army"), 93.
Monday, 24 October 2016
Bobby Vee, rock and roll singer ("Take Good Care of My Baby"), of complications from Alzheimer's disease, 73.
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Kevin Curran, TV writer ("The Simpsons"), after a long illness, 59.
Howard Davies, stage director (British), of cancer, 71.
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Hazel Shermet, actress and voice actress (Henrietta Hippo on "Tne New Zoo Revue"), of natural causes, 96.
John Zacherle, TV host ("The Cool Ghoul"), 98.
Saturday, 29 October 2016
John Hicks, NFL football player (New York Giants), of complications from diabetes, 65.