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From Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to France’s iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler and the Soviet Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, many notable public figures left us in 2022. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the lives and legacies behind some of the year’s most high-profile deaths.

This year we sadly said goodbye to The Wanted star Tom Parker, BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull, The Railway Children's Bernard Cribbins, and many more

Australia lost two of its greatest Indigenous artists, plus witnessed the shock early deaths of serving politicians and sporting greats.

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From the Bee Gees to "Pulp Fiction," the music and movie industries would not be the same if not for this 1977 film

The actor who played Frenchy remembers her Grease co-star with whom she shared a deep friendship for more than 40 years

From the horse’s head in The Godfather to the smell of napalm in Apocalypse Now, no one does chilling menace like the 91-year-old Oscar-winner. With the release this month of his new film, we rate his greatest roles