List of Famous people who died in 2020

Edward Martino Crowley was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play The Boys in the Band.

Jennifer Lucy Bate was a British concert organist. She is known for recording the complete organ works by Olivier Messiaen, guided by the composer, but also recorded, among others, English organ music, and the complete organ works of César Franck, Felix Mendelssohn and Peter Dickinson.

Originally named Mustafa Kadıoğlu, he was a Turkish clarinetist of classical Turkish art music, Turkish folk music and gypsy music. He was a world renowned virtuoso and played in many international jazz festivals.

Pascal Kané was a French film director and screenwriter. He studied in Paris before joining the editorial staff of Cahiers du Cinéma from 1969 to 1979. He left Cahiers du Cinéma to concentrate on directing. In addition to numerous documentaries he has directed feature films including Dora et la lanterne magique, Liberty belle and Un jeu d’enfant. He lectured on cinema at Université Paris III.

Jale Aylanç was a Turkish stage and film actress.

Germano Raw Neto, better known as Jimy Raw or Jimmy Raw was a Brazilian radio host, television presenter and singer.

Maria Cecilia Fusco was an Italian operatic soprano and voice teacher. In a long career, she appeared regularly at La Scala in Milan, and leading opera houses in Italy and abroad. Her broad repertoire included works from early Italian opera to premieres of contemporary opera.

Giovanni José Coppiano Campoverde was an Ecuadorian radiologist and clown, best known for giving life to the clown Copito, who was a pioneer in children's entertainment nationwide.

William Whitney Pursell was an American composer and onetime session pianist. He had a brief but successful career as a pop musician before continuing on as a session player. He is best known for the top ten hit "Our Winter Love."

Claire Boudreau, was a Canadian historian, genealogist, and officer of arms. She served as a herald in the Canadian Heraldic Authority from 17 March 1997 in the office of Saguenay Herald and later as Saint-Laurent Herald, to which office she succeeded on the retirement of Auguste Vachon, and then Deputy Chief Herald from 1 December 2005 until 16 June 2007, when she was made the second Chief Herald of Canada following the retirement of Robert Watt. She was also a nationally and internationally recognized scholar in heraldic studies. She was the author of many articles and publications. She was the principal designer and administrator of the authority's pioneering online Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, which was unveiled in July 2005. She was made an Academician of the Académie Internationale d'Héraldique in 2000. On May 20, 2020, Boudreau was appointed Margaree-Chéticamp herald emeritus and succeeded as Chief Herald of Canada by Samy Khalid.