Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks Jr., who defeated Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, has died. He died Friday after a five-year battle with prostate and …
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Robert C. Jones, Esteemed Film Editor and Oscar-Winning ‘Coming Home’ Screenwriter, Dies at 84
Robert C. Jones, the acclaimed film editor behind 1960s and ’70s classics “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “Love Story” who garnered a shared screenplay Academy Award for the war …
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Christopher Plummer, the iconic Captain Von Trapp from ‘Smiles and Tears’, dies – Crossover 99
Today the world of cinema returns to dress in mourning. Christopher Plummer, whom the whole world will remember for playing the charismatic Captain Von Trapp in Smiles and Tears, has …
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Screen legend Christopher Plummer, who captured the imagination of millions across the world as he played Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical ‘The Sound Of …
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Mike Henry Dies: USC Footballer, LA Ram, Played ‘Tarzan’ And ‘Junior’ In ‘Smokey And The Bandit’, Was 84
Mike Henry, a USC and NFL linebacker and later an actor in Tarzan movies of the 1960s and the “Smokey and the Bandit” series, has died. Henry died at age …
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Christopher Plummer, the Oscar-winning acting great who commanded first-class roles and accolades well into his 80s, but, above all, will always be The Sound of Music‘s Captain von Trapp, died …
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Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, …
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Jim Weatherly, the songwriter behind a string of 1970s hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips, including the destined-for-standard-status “Midnight Train To Georgia,” died Wednesday of natural causes at his …
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Anne Feeney Dies: Folksinger, Activist & First Female President Of Musicians Union Chapter Was 69
Anne Feeney, a key part of the folk music movement and a committed political and labor activist, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. from complications of Covid-19. She was 69 and …
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Davis and seven other defendants were charged with inciting a riot and conspiracy. Originally the Chicago Eight, they became the Chicago Seven when Black Panther leader Bobby Seale had his …
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He was part of one of the greatest stage routines in show business, helping James Brown overcome his passions and leading him slowly away from the pain of the stage. …
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LONDON — Tom Moore, the redoubtable 100-year-old Army veteran whose charity walks raised $45 million for British hospitals and made him a national symbol of pluck in a country ravaged …
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Captain Tom, as he became known in newspaper headlines and TV interviews, set out to raise 1,000 pounds for Britain’s National Health Service by walking 100 laps of his backyard. …
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Pete Noyes Dies: Pioneering L.A. Newsman Who Produced ‘The Big News’ & Inspired TV’s Lou Grant Character Was 90
Pete Noyes, a Peabody-winning Los Angeles TV news legend who worked in every L.A. network affiliate’s newsroom during a six-decade career and was the inspiration for the classic TV character …
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Ricky Powell, the portrait and street photographer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, has died, Complex reports and his management confirmed to Pitchfork. He was 59. In his …
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One of the most common retirement tax planning errors I see is specific to married couples: not accounting for the tax changes that will occur once one of the two …
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Emmy and Tony winner Hal Holbrook, an actor best known for his role as Mark Twain, whom he portrayed for decades in one-man shows, died on Jan. 23. He was …
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Hal Holbrook, the five-time Emmy-winning actor who was famed for portraying Mark Twain, has died at the age of 95. Holbrook died on January 23 at his home in Beverly …
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US actor Dustin Diamond, best known for playing the nerdy Screech on the hit TV series Saved By The Bell, died Monday, his agent said, just weeks after being diagnosed …
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Screech in ‘Saved by the Bell’ Dustin Diamond dies at 44 after battle with cancer – Crossover 99
Sad news for fans of Saved by the Bell. Less than a month after confirming that he had been diagnosed with cancer, actor Dustin Diamond, who played Screech in the …
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Dustin Diamond rose to popularity with the 90s show titled Saved by the Bell. He was diagnosed with lung cancer a few weeks ago. Saved by the Bell fame Dustin …
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Dustin Diamond, who gained youthful fame as the nerdy Samuel “Screech” Powers on Saved By The Bell, died today, just weeks after revealing he was battling stage 4 cancer. He …
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Jamie Tarses, who broke the glass ceiling for female TV executives as the first woman to run a network entertainment division, passed away this morning from complications stemming from a …
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Allan Burns, a television producer and screenwriter best known for cocreating and cowriting for the television sitcoms The Munsters, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Rhoda, died Saturday at home. …
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Allan Burns, a television producer and screenwriter best known for cocreating and cowriting for the television sitcoms The Munsters, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Rhoda, has died. He was …
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Hyderabad: A 55-year-old anganwadi teacher in Mancherial district, who was recently administered COVID-19 vaccine, died in a state-run healthcare centre here, the health department said. However, her death is not …