Doing this in roughly chronological order, the deaths I remember occurring during my teenage years were Harry H Corbett, Richard Beckinsale and Hattie Jacques, all gone by 1982. Tony Hancock killed himself when I was only 2 and the first time I heard of him was 1986.
John Belushi died in the same month as Corbett, March 1982, but he had never been on my radar and I still find his appeal incomprehensible.
Kenneth Williams counts as a young death by today's standards, suicide in 1988 aged 62, but I only started to perceive him as an important figure when I read his diaries in 1995.
Graham Chapman again not really on my radar because I had been too young when Python was on TV.
John Candy died in the same time period as Bill Hicks and Kurt Cobain. Danny Baker was on his Radio 1 stint and did a WTF reaction.
Since then it's people dying who were part of my youth, such as Richard Pryor, and Robin Williams
John Belushi died in the same month as Corbett, March 1982, but he had never been on my radar and I still find his appeal incomprehensible.
Kenneth Williams counts as a young death by today's standards, suicide in 1988 aged 62, but I only started to perceive him as an important figure when I read his diaries in 1995.
Graham Chapman again not really on my radar because I had been too young when Python was on TV.
John Candy died in the same time period as Bill Hicks and Kurt Cobain. Danny Baker was on his Radio 1 stint and did a WTF reaction.
Since then it's people dying who were part of my youth, such as Richard Pryor, and Robin Williams
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