Alan Rickman's Death: A Shocking Loss

One of Last Year's Most Surprising Celebrity Deaths

Kate Winslet Pays Tribute to Acclaimed Actor

Alan Rickman's death on 14 January 2016 was one of last year's more shocking. The actor, known for his numerous roles including his part as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series, passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 69.

Kate Winslet, who starred alongside Rickman in the 1997 film Titanic, paid tribute to the actor following his death. She described him as a "warm-hearted puppy dog" and said that he would be "deeply missed".