Famous Deaths for 2nd May 2024

1973 – Alan Carney [David Boughal], American actor (Zombies on Broadway, Take it from Me), dies at 61
1990 – William Levi Dawson, American composer, choirmaster, and musicologist, dies at 90
1990 – William L. Dawson, American choir director, composer (Negro Folk Symphony), educator, and musicologist, dies at 90
1991 – Ronald McKie, Australian author (The Mango Tree), dies at 81
1992 – Margareth Wallmann, Austrian opera director, dies at 88
1997 – Queen Mother Moore, African-American civil rights activist and humanitarian, dies at 98
2015 – Ruth Rendell, English thriller writer (Inspector Wexford novels), dies at 85
2018 – Gord Brown, Canadian politician (MP, 2004–2018), dies of a heart attack at 57
2018 – Herman Krebbers, Dutch violinist, concert master, and music teacher, dies at 94
2021 – Tommy West [Picardo], American record producer (Jim Croce; Anne Murray), and singer-songwriter, dies of complications from Parkinson’s disease at 78

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