Famous people we lost in 2020

2020 is undoubtedly a year with an unexpected turn of events and many irreparable losses. Traditionally, at the end of the outgoing year, ForumDaily makes a selection of famous personalities whom we lost in this difficult year.

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Kirk Douglas

Actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 104. In his entire career, he was awarded only one Oscar - but not for any of his roles: he was awarded an honorary Oscar for "50 years of creative and moral endeavor in cinema."

Since the early 1950s, Douglas has become one of Hollywood's leading actors. Some of the most famous films in which he starred include Ace in the Hole (1951), The Wicked and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), and Spartacus "(1960).

In total, the actor’s track record has more than 80 films.

All his life, Kirk Douglas opposed privileges and anti-Semitism, explaining his position by growing up in a poor family from the Russian Empire.

Mikhail Kokshenov

Over the past few years, Mikhail Kokshenov has had heart problems, according to Wikipedia.

On October 17, 2017 he was hospitalized with a stroke. In January 2018 he was discharged from the hospital. He did not appear in public after being discharged. On the evening of June 4, 2020, he died of acute heart failure, he was 83 years old.

Kokshenov starred in more than 100 films, where, as a rule, he performed in the comic role of stupid hulks and village simpletons. Best known for his roles in the films Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha (the greedy soldier Zakhar), Dauria (Fedot Muratov, Roman Ulybin's friend), It can't be! (ambal, lover of Anatoly's wife), "The Tale of How Tsar Pyotr Got Married" (Sergunka Rtischev, brother of Arap's bride), "Little Tragedies" (Ivan, servant of Albert), "Country Trip of Sergeant Tsybuli" (Policeman Gergalo), "Sportloto-82" (rogue shopkeeper Styopa), "The most charming and attractive" (Lyosha Pryakhin), "Good weather on Deribasovskaya, or it rains again on Brighton Beach" (mafioso Kravchuk).

Ennio Morricone

Italian composer Ennio Morricone died in Rome. Oscar winner and author of many soundtracks, including westerns, was 91 years old.

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Morricone began his path to fame in the Roman ensemble of Alberto Flamini, then worked as an arranger of songs for radio and television shows. He made his film debut in 1961, when he was already over 30. It was film music that brought Morricone worldwide fame and many awards, including two Oscars.

During his more than half-century career, Morricone has written music for more than 400 films and television series, worked with prominent Italian, French, and American directors.

Valentina Legkostupova

On August 14, pop singer Valentina Legkostupova died at the age of 55. On August 12, the daughter of the Honored Artist of Russia confirmed on social networks that her mother was in a hospital in a coma in an extremely serious condition. The performer of the hit "Yagoda-raspberry" Valentina Legkostupova passed away at the age of 54 without regaining consciousness.

Legkostupova is a pop singer and music producer. The most famous artist brought the song "Berry-Raspberry", which was first performed in the program "Blue Light" on January 1, 1987

Boris Klyuev

People's Artist of Russia Boris Klyuev died at the age of 77. Soviet and Russian theater and film actor passed away after a serious illness.

Among the most famous roles of Klyuev in cinema - Count Rochefort in "D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers", Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's brother, in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson", spy Sergei "Trianon" Dubov in "TASS is authorized to declare ...".

Klyuev acquired national love thanks to his performance as the central character of the series "Voronin". He played the harsh head of the family, Nikolai Petrovich. For this work in 2012, he received TEFI in the nomination "Best Actor".

Eddie van Halen

One of the founders of the popular 80s hard rock band Van Halen, Eddie van Halen, passed away after a long battle with throat cancer at the age of 65.

Van Halen began playing under this name in 1974. In the 1980s, Van Halen were the pioneers of heavy rock, their shows were usually accompanied by flashy flash-and-noise performances, and the musicians themselves appeared on stage in bright clothes and bouffants - a trend that became known as glam rock.

Van Halen has several Grammy awards. The group has not yet ceased to exist.

Sean Connery

The actor was 90 years old. The role of James Bond, which brought him worldwide fame, he first performed in 1962 in the film "Doctor No".

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Connery died at night in his sleep in the Bahamas. For some time before his death, the actor was ill.

Connery is best known for starring in a series of James Bond films. In addition to filming in Bond, the actor played in more than 70 films, including the films Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Rock.

Connery is an Academy Award winner, two-time BAFTA Award winner, and three-time Golden Globe Award winner. Connery won an Oscar in 1988, when he was named Best Supporting Actor for the role of an Irish policeman in the drama The Untouchables, BAFTA - in 1988 for Best Actor ("The Name of the Rose") and in 1998 in the nomination "Human of the year".

Mikhail Zhvanetsky

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At the 87th year of life, the satirist Mikhail Zhvanetsky died. Quotes from his numerous monologues, miniatures, plays and books have become so firmly embedded in our lives that it seems as if they have always been there.

He was distinguished by an excellent sense of language. He knew how to play with words, put them in unexpected combinations and turn them inside out: “It is better to make love with love than to make love with difficulty.” Or say a completely ordinary phrase, and after a second pause add something that makes the audience explode with laughter.

Mikhail Zhvanetsky was a People's Artist of Russia and Ukraine, a holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV and III degrees, an honorary citizen of Odessa and president of the World Club of Odessa residents. In 2009, the city authorities renamed the former Komsomolsky Boulevard to Zhvanetsky Boulevard.

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

People's Artist of the USSR Armen Dzhigarkhanyan died in November at the age of 86.

The actor made his film debut in 1960 with the role of Hakob in the film Collapse, and he became famous for the role of the young physicist Artem Manvelyan in the film Hello, It's Me! (1965). On account of Dzhigarkhanyan dozens of roles in tapes of various genres. He was even entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the most filmed Russian actor. Films "Elusive Avengers", "Hello, I am your aunt", "Dog in the manger", "The meeting place cannot be changed" became his trademark.

Dzhigarkhanyan - People's Artist of the USSR (1985), laureate of many awards. He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (three degrees) and the Armenian Order of Honor.

Roman Viktyuk

Theater director, People's Artist of Russia and Ukraine Roman Viktyuk died at the age of 85. At the end of October, it was reported that Viktyuk was hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in a Moscow hospital. The theater reported that the cause of the director's death was thromboembolism - a blockage of a vessel with a blood clot.

In 1991, Roman Viktyuk received the Maratea Prize from the Center for European Drama.

The Americans included Roman Viktyuk in the list of 50 people in the world who influenced the second half of the 20th century. He is the only foreigner to be awarded the Institute of Italian Drama Prize for the best embodiment of contemporary drama.

Awarded the “Kiev Pectoral” prize and the STD of Ukraine “Triumph” prize.

Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona died on November 25, 2020 due to cardiac arrest. Before that, Diego was hospitalized after his 60th birthday, he underwent brain surgery. Maradona was discharged on November 11 and sent for treatment for alcohol addiction.

Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, ​​Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. He spent a successful part of his career at Napoli, where he won two championships, a Cup, an Italian Super Cup and a UEFA Cup.

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The 60-year-old ex-footballer gave Argentina and the whole world a lot of bright events and left a huge bright mark on history.

Valentin Gaft

Famous Russian and Soviet actor Valentin Gaft died on December 12. The artist was 85 years old. According to the wife Olga Ostroumova, the cause of death was a stroke, after which the actor was recovering for more than one year.

Gaft starred in many famous Soviet films, including "Garage", "Promised Heaven", "Say a Word about the Poor Hussar", "The Sorcerers", "The Master and Margarita", "Hello, I am your aunt", "Seventeen Moments of Spring" ...

Pierre Cardin

World famous designer Pierre Cardin died in France at the 98th year of his life. The legendary couturier was one of the pioneers of the unisex style and preferred an abstract geometric style.

Cardin contributed to the fashion revolution with his futuristic designs in the 1960s and 70s. He was also a pioneer in the business, allowing his name to be used to sell a range of merchandise such as sunglasses.

Çedvik Bowser

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American actor Chadwick Boseman, who starred in Black Panther, has died at the age of 43. In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with stage XNUMX colon cancer. He fought the disease for four years until the cancer passed into the last, fourth stage.

Chadwick Boseman is best known for his role as Marvel's first black superhero in Black Panther. The actor got the role of King T'Challa. In 2018, Boseman received the People's Choice Awards Actor of the Year for his role in this film.

Eduard Limonov

Writer and politician Eduard Limonov died at the age of 77.

Lived in Moscow, then emigrated to the USA. As he himself explained, he had to leave the country because of his refusal to cooperate with the KGB. The authorities of the Soviet Union stripped Limonov of his citizenship. In 1976, he wrote the novel “It’s Me, Eddie,” which was refused to be published in America due to its graphic description of homosexual scenes and because of criticism of the United States. The Russian version of the book was not very popular.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Limonov returned to Russia and received citizenship, and his novels, storybooks, political articles and essays began to be published in the country. In 1994, Limonov became one of the founders of the National Bolshevik Party, which in 2005 was liquidated by a court decision, in 2007 it was recognized as extremist, its activities were prohibited. He was the author and editor of the Limonka party newspaper, and in 2006 he became one of the founders of the Other Russia coalition.

Alexander Kurlyandsky

On December 21, at the age of 83, Alexander Kurlyandsky died of cancer, according to Wikipedia.

Kurlyandsky is a Russian writer, satirist and playwright, screenwriter, author of books for children. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2007). Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1988).

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He is the author of scripts for animated films "Well, wait!", "Baba Yaga is against!", "Return of the prodigal parrot".

Ruth Ginzburg

Ginsburg, a renowned advocate for women's rights and gender equality, died on September 18 at the age of 87 "surrounded by family at her home in Washington, DC, due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer."

Considered an icon of feminism, she overcame countless obstacles by dedicating her legal career to challenging laws and regulations that discriminate against people on the basis of gender (not only women, but also men).

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