Warwickshire, aged 44. In line with his own wishes, Curry had a humanist funeral, led by celebrant Nigel Collins. A humanist memorial service took place later that year at Conway Hall Ethical Society, London. Donald Spoto’s authorised biography of actor Alan Bates stated that Curry and Bates had a two-year affair and that Curry died in Bates's arms. In 2018 a documentary on Curry's life and career, The Ice King, was released by Dogwoof Pictures. Programmes Results See also Larry Parnes References External links On this day – 1976: John Curry skates to Olympic gold BBC News 1949 births 1994 deaths AIDS-related deaths in England BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners British male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Gay sportsmen English LGBT sportspeople Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain English Olympic medallists Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain People educated at Solihull School Olympic medalists in figure skating LGBT figure skaters World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century LGBT people