Well known personalities who have passed away recently (Renamed)

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Bob 'Bongo' Starkie, guitarist with Aussie band Skyhooks, has died after an battle with Leukemia. He was 73.

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Toni Lamond, the Australian actress, cabaret and TV star, has died aged 93. She was famous for starring in Annie Get Your Gun, My Fair Lady, and Oliver. Her TV appearances were in Number 96, The Unisexers and The Last Frontier. She was often a guest on variety and talk shows such as the Graham Kennedy Show, The Mike Walsh Show, The Bert Newton Show, and Good Morning Australia.

Her sister was Helen Reddy. Toni's husband died suddenly in 1966 by committing suicide, an event that left her heartbroken for many years.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/australian-performer-toni-lamond-has-died-aged-93/106082102

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Steve Cropper has played his last riff.

Co writer of Dock of the Bay and acted in the Blues Brothers movie.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/steve-cropper-dies-aged-84/106100460

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Veteran Australian presenter Arthur Higgins, whose remarkable broadcasting career in TV and radio spanned six decades, has died aged 85 following a long illness.

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Tributes flow for legendary Irish-Australian comedian Brian Doyle after his death at age 88: 'The lights are now dimmer'

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15336145/Tributes-flow-legendary-Irish-Australian-comedian-death-age-88-lights-dimmer.html?utm_social_post_id=610508847&utm_social_handle_id=1565601097008288&ito=social-facebook_Australia