Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, dies aged 83.

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Influential guitarist Bert Weedon, who inspired musicians such as Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney and Brian May, dies aged 91.

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Levon Helm, singer and drummer for 1970s rock group The Band, dies aged 71 of cancer in New York, surrounded by family and bandmates.

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Veteran journalist Mike Wallace, famed for his tough interviews on US news programme 60 Minutes over four decades, dies aged 93.

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Lord Newton, who served as a cabinet minister under Lady Thatcher and John Major, dies aged 74.

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Bandleader Johnny Otis, dubbed the “godfather of rhythm and blues”, dies aged 90.

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British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for creating the fictional girls school St Trinian’s, dies aged 91.

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US pop artist James Rizzi, best known for his cartoon-like art, dies aged 61.

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Comic book artist Jerry Robinson, creator of characters including Batman’s sidekick Robin, dies aged 89.

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The computer world mourns as pioneering engineer Dennis Ritchie, one of the creators of Unix, dies aged 70.

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Graham Dilley, a hero of the 1981 Ashes Test win over Australia at Headingley, dies aged 52 after a short illness.

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Professor Paul Wilkinson, one of the world’s leading authorities on the study of terrorism and political violence dies aged 74.

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Actor and singer Roy Skelton, best known for voicing puppets George and Zippy in the popular children’s programme Rainbow, dies aged 79.

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Best-selling author Jennifer Worth, who wrote the popular Call the Midwife trilogy, dies aged 75.

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