DHAKA: The international figures, got lost in 2014 are as following:
Roberto Gomez Bolanos
To the world, he was known as "Chespirito." Roberto Gomez Bolanos gained fame as a comedian, but he was also a writer, actor, screenwriter, songwriter, film director and TV producer. The legendary entertainer died on November 28 at the age of 85.
Lebanese singer and actress Sabah
One of the Arab world's most prolific entertainers, Lebanese singer and actress Sabah, died on November 26 in Beirut. She had passed more than six decades with a career spanning in Arab world.
Singer George Hamilton IV
“International Ambassador of Country Music”, singer George Hamilton IV, died at the age of 77 at a Nashville hospital in USA on September 17 following a heart attack.
Richard Kiel
The actor, best known for playing the James Bond villain “Jaws”, Richard Kiel, died on September 10 at a California hospital in USA at the age of 74.
Joan Rivers
The sassy comedian whose gossipy "can we talk" persona catapulted her into a career as a headlining talk-show host, Joan Rivers, also one of the best-selling authors and red-carpet maven, died on September 4 at the age of 81.
Robin Williams
Actor and comedian Robin Williams died at his Northern California home in USA on August 11. Williams apparently took his own life, law enforcement officials said. He was 63.
James Brady
The former White House press secretary, James Brady, who was severely wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, has died on August 4 at the age of 73.
Skye McCole Bartusiak
The girl, who played Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in "The Patriot," Skye McCole Bartusiak, died on July 19 at her home in Houston under Texas of USA at the age of 21.
Nadine Gordimer
The South African author Nadine Gordimer, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, died on July 13. She was 90.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The influential, Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera," Gabriel Garcia Marquez, passed away on April 17 at the age of 87.
Garrick Utley
Journalist Garrick Utley died on February 24 at age of 74 following a long battle with cancer. Utley was working for CNN after his 30-year career at NBC News.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment of an apparent drug overdose in USA on February 2.
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader in Israel was marked with victories and controversies, died on January 11 after eight years in a coma. Sharon was 85.
Carmen Zapata
Stage, TV and film actress Carmen Zapata, who founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts as a means of introducing "the rich and eloquent history of the diverse Hispanic culture to English-speaking audiences," died on January 5 at her Los Angeles home. She was 86.
BDST: 1500 HRS, DEC 31, 2014
