The world said goodbye to two influential entertainment figures in January with the deaths of filmmaker David Lynch and pop star Marianne Faithfull.
Lynch, known for films such as 鈥淢ulholland Drive鈥� and the TV series 鈥淭win Peaks,鈥� first broke through in the 1970s with the film 鈥淓raserhead鈥� and continued to startle and inspire audiences in the years after. Faithfull, a British singer and pop icon, inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones鈥� most popular songs and her admirers included Beck, Billy Corgan, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey.
Others who died in January include: figure skater Dick Button, French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, singer Wayne Osmond, former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards, former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis and French aviator Val茅rie Andr茅.
Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in January (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):
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, 73. A singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-album-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as 鈥淥ne Bad Apple,鈥� 鈥淵o-Yo鈥� and 鈥淒own By the Lazy River.鈥� Jan. 1.
, 89. A witty and prolific British novelist and critic who gently satirized academia, religion and even his own loss of hearing in such highly praised narratives as the Booker Prize finalists 鈥淪mall World鈥� and 鈥淣ice Work.鈥� Jan. 1.
, 93. The matriarch of the iconic Italian fashion house that made colorful zigzag-patterned knitwear high fashion and helped launch Italian ready-to-wear. Jan. 1.
, 67. A self-help guru whose multimillion-dollar business toppled after he led a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona that left three people dead. Jan. 3.
, 88. A former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country鈥檚 joining the common European currency, the euro. Jan. 5.
, 96. The founder of France鈥檚 far-right National Front was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation. Jan. 7.
, 86. The singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war. Jan. 7.
, 104. The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s. Jan. 8.
, 89. The surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as 鈥淪oul Man鈥� and 鈥淗old On, I鈥檓 Comin.鈥欌�� Jan. 10.
, 76. A prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition. Jan. 10.
, 78. The filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as 鈥淏lue Velvet鈥� and 鈥淢ulholland Drive鈥� and the TV series 鈥淭win Peaks.鈥� Jan. 16.
, 90. He parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as 鈥淢r. Baseball鈥� and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure. Jan. 16.
, 95. An award-winning British actor who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.鈥檚 theatrical scene in the decades after World War II. Jan. 16.
, 67. A national leader for abortion access and women鈥檚 rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years. Jan. 20.
, 65. A president of El Salvador who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences. Jan. 21.
, 102. A French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France. Jan. 21.
, 87. The Band鈥檚 virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as 鈥淯p on Cripple Creek,鈥� 鈥淭he Weight鈥� and 鈥淩ag Mama Rag.鈥� Jan. 21.
, 84. An ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society. Jan. 29.
, 95. He was one of the most accomplished men鈥檚 figure skaters in history and one of his sport鈥檚 great innovators and promoters. Jan. 30.
, 78. The British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones鈥� greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied. Jan. 30.
Bernard Mcghee, The Associated Press
