October 27, 2012

2012Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1945)^[†]

Terrence Orlando "Terry" Callier was an American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter.

2012Angelo Maria Cicolani, Italian engineer and politician (born 1952)^[†]

Angelo Maria Cicolani was an Italian politician. He was a Member of the Italian Senate from 2001 until his death, and a Quaestor in the Senate from 2011. Cicolani died in October 2012 after a long illness. He was 60.

2012Regina Dourado, Brazilian actress (born 1952)^[†]

Regina Dourado was a Brazilian film and television actress.

2012Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (born 1926)^[†]

Hans Werner Henze was a German composer. His large oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition. In particular, his stage works reflect "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life".

2012Rodney S. Quinn, American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th Secretary of State of Maine (born 1923)^[†]

Rodney Sharon Quinn was an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, he served as the Secretary of State of Maine from 1979 to 1988. He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1974, after running three times from Gorham. He served as Assistant Majority Leader in the 108th legislature (1977-1979).

2012Göran Stangertz, Swedish actor and director (born 1944)^[†]

Göran Nils Robert Stangertz was a Swedish actor, director and artistic leader at Helsingborgsteatern. He won Sweden's most prestigious film award Guldbagge Award twice in the category best male leading role for his roles in Det sista äventyret and Spring för livet. From 2009 and until his death he was married to actress Kajsa Ernst.