Here is a small tribute to some of the names and faces from the world of film, who we lost in 2008.
Brad Renfro, actor (Apt Pupil, The Client)
Aged 25
Anthony Minghella, director (The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley, Cold Mountain)
Aged 54
Paul Schofield, actor (A Man For All Seasons)
Aged 86
Charlton Heston, actor (The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, Ben Hur)
Aged 84
Stan Winston, Special Effects pioneer (The Terminator, Aliens, Predator)
Aged 62
Roy Scheider, actor (Jaws, The French Connection)
Aged 75
Paul Newman, actor (Cool Hand Luke, The Color of Money, Road to Perdition)
Aged 83
Isaac Hayes, musician (Shaft)
Aged 65
Heath Ledger, actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight)
Aged 28
Michael Crichton, author (Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain)
Aged 66
Arthur C Clarke, author (2001: A Space Odyssey)
Aged 90
Bernie Mac, Actor, Comedian, writer (The Bernie Mac show, Oceans 11)
Aged 50
Tuesday, 30 December 2008