Death and taxes: it’s said that these are the only two certainties in life. And celebrities, even though they’re given an elevated status in our media-obsessed culture, can’t dodge either one, unfortunately for them. Raising deep, existential questions, celebrity deaths tend to be episodes of national introspection; this has especially been the case as successive generations grow up entirely immersed in celebrity culture. Let’s take a look at 33 celebrities, both rich and poor when they died, whose deaths made celebrity news – and in some cases, whose deaths are still talked about.

Sean Connery –Died at 90, Died in good return

He became a star mainly by starring as James Bond in Thunderball and Goldfinger in the ‘60s. By the time the ‘80s came around, Sean Connery’s reputation was preceding him as he continued to play the role until 1983. It was during that era when he won his Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for portraying Jimmy Malone in The Untouchables. Sean has now recently turned 90 and is worth a whopping $350 million. He’s been married to Micheline Roquebrune since 1975. The last film in which he participated in before officially retiring was Sir Billi the Vet in 2012. Sean connery past away on 31/10/2020 at the age of 90.