Just three months into 2016 and the world has mourned the deaths of some of the most celebrated and beloved actors, actresses, musicians and novelists.
Most recently was British comedy legend Ronnie Corbett whose death made headlines across the globe. Corbett died yesterday aged 85 in hospital surrounded by family after being ill for several months.
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He and the late Ronnie Barker became one of the funniest duos of their generation, hosting the BBC comedy sketch show that became one of the most popular TV programmes of the late 20th century.
Yesterday also marked the passing of Nobel Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor Imre Kertesz.