'70s, '80s and '90s Stars Who Died Way Before Their Time

[the fox]

Freddie Mercury, 45
(AIDS, 1991)

it would've been great if Queen had made more albums.

Controversial, perhaps, but I always thought after the F.M. tribute concert that queen might have done well to use George Michael as their lead singer. Of course no-one should even have tried to replace the charisma if Freddie, but George did a decent job with his songs back then, and such a collaboration in the mid nineties may have preserved the careers of all concerned.

[amethyst]

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John Candy heart attack at 45 great funny actor

[PC66]

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Two more singers who just came to mind:

John Lennon - 1980, aged 40

Kirsty MacColl -2000, aged 41

[PC66]

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Two more singers, at the height of their fame in the late 1950's/1960's, but still well-known stars in the early 1970's:

Gene Vincent - 1971, aged 36

Bobby Darin - 1973, aged 37


And one more I don't think mentioned as yet! -

Elvis Presley - 1977, aged 42

[Richard1978]

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Donna Summer

Dustin Gee

Dermot Morgan

Mel Smith

[PC66]

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Sid James - 1976, aged 62

Hattie Jacques - 1980, aged 58

Kenneth Williams - 1988, aged 62

Billy Fury - 1983, aged 42 (after just making something of a comeback)

[victorbrunswick]

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Dschinghis Khan

Louis Potgieter, 42
(AIDS, 1993)




Steve Bender, 63
(cancer, 2006)

[victorbrunswick]

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Whitney Houston, 48
(accidental drowning, 2012)

[victorbrunswick]

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Ronald Lacey, 55
(liver failure, 1991)

[Roz]

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There is of course the '27' club (ie; stars who died aged 27 - some of whom have already been mentioned).

Kurt Cobain (suicide by shotgun)
Jim Morrison (heart failure)
Amy Whinehouse (alcohol poisoning)
Jimi Hendrix (asphyxiation)
Brian Jones (drowned)
Janis Joplin (overdose)
Jonathan Brandis (hanged)
Pete De Freitas (drummer Echo and the Bunnymen) - (motorcycle crash)


Also, slightly older, Ricky Wilson original guitarist with The B-52s and brother of their singer Cindy Wilson (died aged 32 of AIDS).

[Trickyvee]

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David Rappaport (age 38, suicide). Remember him being on a Saturday morning kid's show.

[victorbrunswick]

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River Phoenix, 23
(overdose, 1993)

[darren]

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corey haim.he passed away with pneumonia on march 10th 2010.aged 38. born december 23rd 1971.



jonathan brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) aged 27.cause of death suicide by hanging.

[victorbrunswick]

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Sid Vicious (aka John Simon Ritchie), 21
(heroin overdose, 1979)

[Roz]

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Rising Damp stars:

Richard Beckinsale (heart attack, aged 31)

Leonard Rossiter (heart attack, aged 57)