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Antonio Ozores

Antonio Ozores Puchol

Spain

1928 – 2010 (81 years old)

Legendary Spanish comedic actor and director who appeared in over 160 films and was famous for his fast-talking nonsensical gibberish humor that delighted Spanish television audiences.

Alcobendas, Spain

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Lena Horne

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne

United States

1917 – 2010 (92 years old)

Groundbreaking African American singer, actress, and civil rights warrior who shattered racial barriers in Hollywood and gave voice to an era with Stormy Weather.

New York City, United States

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Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Rachel Redgrave

Great Britain

1943 – 2010 (67 years old)

Acclaimed British-American actress member of the legendary Redgrave theatrical dynasty, nominated twice for Academy Awards for Georgy Girl and Gods and Monsters.

Lithgow, United States

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Sotigui Kouyaté

Sotigui Kouyaté

Mali

1936-07-19 – 2010-04-17 (73 years old)

Master Burkinabé griot, professional soccer player, and world-renowned stage and screen actor who won the 2009 Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for his starring role in Rachid Bouchareb's 'London River'.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Clara Sherman

Clara Nezbah Sherman

United States

1914 – 2010 (95 years old)

Master Navajo textile artist and weaver from the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills region renowned for her intricate geometric tapestries made with hand-spun, natural wools.

Gallup, United States

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Peter Steele

Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk

United States

1962 – 2010 (48 years old)

Charismatic frontman, bassist, and songwriter for the gothic metal band Type O Negative, renowned for his 6-foot-8 frame, booming sub-bass vocals, and dark self-deprecating humor.

Farmingdale, United States

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Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren

Great Britain

1946 – 2010 (64 years old)

Flamboyant British impresario, visual artist, and boutique owner who with Vivienne Westwood created the punk aesthetic and launched the Sex Pistols into music history.

London, United Kingdom

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Jean Ferrat

Jean Tenenbaum

France

1930 – 2010 (79 years old)

Beloved French singer-songwriter and committed poet whose resonant baritone immortalized the poetry of Louis Aragon and celebrated rural life in songs like La Montagne.

Antraigues-sur-Volane, France

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Vladimir Motyl

Владимир Яковлевич Мотыль

Belarus

1927 – 2010 (82 years old)

Soviet and Russian film director who created the legendary Red Western classic White Sun of the Desert (1970), traditionally watched by all Russian cosmonauts before spaceflights.

Moscow, Russia

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Doug Fieger

Douglas Lars Fieger

United States

1952 – 2010 (57 years old)

American singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of power-pop band The Knack, who co-wrote and sang the 1979 number-one smash hit My Sharona.

Los Angeles, United States

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Alexander McQueen

Lee Alexander McQueen

Great Britain

1969 – 2010 (40 years old)

Revolutionary British fashion designer and couturier renowned for his theatrical runway presentations, dark romanticism, and flawless bespoke tailoring.

Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

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Ali Ali-Khodja

علي علي خوجة

Algeria

1923 – 2010 (87 years old)

Master painter, graphic designer, and long-time professor and director of the National School of Fine Arts in Algiers, whose lyrical semi-abstract canvases celebrated Casbah geometry.

Algiers, Algeria

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Georges Wilson

Georges Willson

France

1921 – 2010 (88 years old)

Revered French actor and stage director who succeeded Jean Vilar at the helm of the Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) and starred in cinema classics from The Long Absence to Captain Fracasse.

Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France

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Roger Pierre

Jean René Jean-Louis Pierre

France

1923 – 2010 (86 years old)

Beloved French comic actor and writer who formed one of France's greatest comedic duos with Jean-Marc Thibault, entertaining millions across stage, film, and television.

Paris, France

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Eric Rohmer

Jean Marie Maurice Schérer

France

1920 – 2010 (89 years old)

A key architect of the French New Wave and former editor-in-chief of Cahiers du Cinéma, celebrated for his elegant, dialogue-driven film cycles exploring love and morality.

Paris, France

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Sandro de América

Roberto Sánchez-Ocampo

Argentina

1945 – 2010 (64 years old)

Legendary Argentine singer and actor considered a founding father of Argentine rock, who evolved into a Latin pop superstar dubbed the 'Elvis of South America'.

Burzaco, Argentina

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Meki Megara

المكي مغارة

Morocco

1933 – 2009 (76 years old)

Pioneering modernist painter of the Tetouan School, professor at the National School of Fine Arts of Tetouan, and designer of Bank Al-Maghrib coins, medals, and commemorative currencies.

Tetouan, Morocco

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Tyeb Mehta

तय्यब मेहता

India

1925 – 2009 (83 years old)

Indian modernist painter and filmmaker of the post-independence avant-garde, renowned for his tragic, fractured depictions of the Diagonal, the Falling Figure, and the Goddess Kali.

Marine Lines (Mumbai), India

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