Alive No More in 2004

Identify the 25 famous people from their initials and short clues. All 25 died in 2004

1 PU     He played Nero in the film Quo Vadis

2 AC     He sent his last “Letter from America” in 2004

3 JB     Father of an actress who was killed in the film Scream

4 AO     Husband of Princess Alexandra

5 MP     Former Tour de France winner

6 EL     An iconic name in the cosmetics industry

7 JR     Rock star born John Cummings

8 CR     Famed for his role as the man of steel

9 NM     Co-founder of the Guinness Book of World Records

10 MB     One of the few people to refuse an Oscar

11 FC     Nobel prize recipient for his discovery of DNA

12 JL     Actress infamously killed on film by Anthony Perkins

13 YA     Former leader of the PLO

14 TR     Played Felix Unger in the TV show The Odd Couple

15 SD     Singer whose biggest hit was End of the World

16 PB     Author of the play The Ruling Class

17 EB     Composer who wrote the theme for The Magnificent Seven

18 RD     Actor who complained of a lack of respect in the film The Godfather

19 RR     Former US President

20 AS     Ex-husband of Ava Gardner

21 MW     She played Hazel the McWitch in Rent-A-Ghost

22 AH     Author who penned the novel Hotel

23 RC     Singer portrayed in an Oscar winning role by Jamie Foxx

24 EH     Former Question of Sport team captain

25 HK     He played Clayton Farlowe in Dallas

ANSWERS TO ALIVE NO MORE

1 Peter Ustinov
2 Alistair Cooke
3 John Barrymore
4 Angus Ogilvy
5 Marco Pantani
6 Estee Lauder
7 Johnny Ramone
8 Christopher Reeve
9 Norris McWhirter
10 Marlon Brando
11 Francis Crick
12 Janet Leigh
13 Yasser Arafat
14 Tony Randall
15 Skeeter Davis
16 Peter Barnes
17 Elmer Bernstein
18 Rodney Dangerfield
19 Ronald Reagan
20 Artie Shaw
21 Molly Weir
22 Arthur Hailey
23 Ray Charles
24 Emlyn Hughes
25 Howard Keel