List of Famous people who died in 2009

Turi Vasile was an Italian producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film critic and author.

Hans-Busso von Busse was a German architect and academic.

Albert Barillé was a French television producer, creator, screenwriter, cartoonist, and founder of Procidis. He is the creator of the puppet animated series Les Aventures de Colargol, and the series Once Upon a Time.... He was also an author of medical documentaries, theater pieces, and popularized philosophy.

Ira Malaniuk was an Austrian operatic contralto of Ukrainian descent. She sang a wide range of roles, from Mozart to contemporary works.

André Prokovsky was a Franco-Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, and company director. Admired as a bravura performer and an innovative choreographer, he had a varied career that was broadly international in scope.

Susanna Foster was an American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of Phantom of the Opera.

John Robert Stillman billed professionally as Jack Wrangler was an American gay and straight pornographic film actor, theatrical producer, and director and writer. Open about his homosexuality and adult film work throughout his career, Wrangler was considered an icon of the gay-liberation movement.

Lou Jacobi was a Canadian character actor.