Alan Simpson, half of Steptoe and Son comedy writing legends Galton and Simpson, dies

bb1 wrote:Steptoe had its moments, IMO, but did tip into the grotesque too often. Hancock has stood the test of time. So many talented people are leaving us!

2016
January - March, 24 deaths. Ed Stewart, Baron (Cecil) Parkinson, Paul Daniels, Cliff Michelmore, Lord Avebury (Eric Lubbock), Nancy Reagan, Pierre Boulez, David Bowie, Frank Finlay, Alan Rickman, Sir Terry Wogan, Margaret Forster, John Chilton, Ronnie Corbett, Zaha Hadid, Barry Hines, Peter Maxwell Davies, Harper Lee, Sir George Martin, Robert Stigwood, Glenn Frey, Boutros Boutros Ghali, Tony Warren, Garry Shandling

April - December, 26 deaths. Victoria Wood,Leonard Cohen, Andrew Sachs, Gene Wilder, Caroline Aherne, Muhammad Ali, Carla Lane, Prince, Sir Jimmy Young, Fidel Castro, Robert Vaughn, Arnold Palmer, Elie Wiesel, Shimon Peres, Burt Kwouk, Peter Shaffer, Greg Lake, Peter Vaughan, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lionel Blue, Liz Smith, Rick Parfitt, Richard Adams, George Michael, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher
Total: 50