the aughts

Starting with John Updike’s January death, 2009 has been widely decried as the Year of the Celebrity Death. But an in-depth examination tells a different story. Behold: The Decade’s Deaths, by the Numbers.

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Well the Summer of Death is officially coming to a close, and it looks like we’ve made it! There is an old saying that celebrity deaths come in groups of three, but this summer they’ve been coming in pairs with one person’s passing being overshadowed by a more famous counterpart.

Who else has famously lost out in celebrity death coverage over the years? We’ve put together a gallery.