Ann Reinking
Ann Reinking was a dancer, choreographer, and actress from the United States. She has a long experience in musical theatre, having starred in shows like Coco, Over Here! Charley, Chicago, Dancin’, and Sweet Charity’s Goodtime on Broadway. The Tony Award winner died on December 12 at the age of 71. She was best known on Broadway in the 1970s for her role as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Reinking died peacefully in her sleep in Seattle, according to her sister-in-law Darla King.
John Le Carre
On December 12, the British author David John Moore Cornwell, whose real name was David John Moore Cornwell, died of pneumonia at 89. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Little Drummer Girl, The Night Manager, The Constant Gardener, and A Much Wanted Man are among the novels written by Le Carré, who served for both the British Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).