Celebrity Obituary thread

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Carol Arthur, an actress best known for her several collaborations with Mel Brooks including “Blazing Saddles,” has died, Variety has confirmed. She was 85.

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/...-blazing-saddles-dom-deluise-wife-1234822088/

 

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Nancy Darsch, who coached all levels of women's basketball, dies at 68. she had a successful career at the college, WNBA and USA Basketball levels as a head coach and an assistant. That included serving as an assistant for two U.S. women's teams that won Olympic gold, in 1984 and 1996, under head coaches Pat Summitt and Tara VanDerveer.

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/i...h-coached-all-levels-women-basketball-dies-68

 

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Elsa Raven Dies: ‘Save The Clock Tower’ Lady From ‘Back To The Future’ Was 91 She also had regular TV roles as Inga the Swedish maid on Amen, as Vinnie Terranova’s mother Carlotta on Wiseguy, as Lucille on Days of Our Lives, and as Tugboat Tessie on General Hospital.

https://deadline.com/2020/11/elsa-r...ack-to-the-future-was-91-obituary-1234609443/

 

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Ken Hensley, best known as the keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter for the British hard rock band Uriah Heep, died on Wednesday at age 75.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ken-hensley-uriah-heep-dead-75

 

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British actor Geoffrey Palmer, known for his work in both film and television, has died at age 93. He starred as Ben Parkinson in "Butterflies" from 1978-1983 and was also known for roles in "The Pink Panther 2" and the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/geoffrey-palmer-butterflies-as-time-goes-by-bond-actor-dead-93

 

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Alex Trebek, best known as the longtime host of the popular “Jeopardy!” game show, has died at age 80.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...ead-at-80-after-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer

 

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Bert Belasco, the 38-year-old actor best known for his role on BET’s Let’s Stay Together has passed away.

https://www.essence.com/celebrity/bert-belasco-found-dead/

 

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Norm Crosby, the deadpan mangler of the English language who thrived in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s as a television, nightclub and casino comedian, has died. He was 93.

https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-obituaries-norm-crosby-be10839a2801387eca5a1ba0636b9c0f

 

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Ken Spears, known best as the co-creator of the animated series "Scooby-Doo," has died. He was 82.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/scooby-doo-co-creator-ken-spears-dead

 

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Broadway star Lawrence Clayton, best known for his role in the 2015 revival of “The Color Purple,” died on Nov. 2 at age 64,

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/broadway-actor-lawrence-clayton-dead-at-64

 

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Country singer Doug Supernaw, best known for his '90s hits "Reno" and "I Don't Call Him Daddy," has died. He was 60.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/doug-supernaw-dead-country-singer-cancer

 

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Paul Hornung, a Hall of Fame running back who played for the Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 84.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/paul-hornung-legendary-nfl-running-back-dies

 

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Pat Quinn, a co-founder of the social media “Ice Bucket Challenge,” died Sunday at the age of 37, the ALS Association has confirmed.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pat-quinn-co-creator-ice-bucket-challenge-dies-als

 

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Maradona... In God's Hand now
RIP

 

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David Prowse

Former weightlifter and actor best known for playing Darth Vader in Star Wars


https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/11/david-prowse-the-original-darth-vader-is-dead-at-85/?amp=1

 

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Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86. He was also an actor (The Sins of Rachel Cade, None but the Brave, Licence to Kill),

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mo...pic-decathlon-champion-dies-at-86/ar-BB1bziYs

 

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WWE legend Pat Patterson is dead at the age of 79.

https://nypost.com/2020/12/02/pat-patterson-wwe-legend-and-trailblazer-dead-at-79/

 

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Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor behind iconic Mad Max antagonists Toecutter and Immortan Joe, has died at the age of 73.

https://www.ign.com/articles/mad-max-fury-road-immortan-joe-actor-dead-hugh-keays-byrne

 

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Actress Betty Bobbitt has died at the age of 81, The Hollywood star, best known for her role in Crocodile Dundee,

https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/01/croc...itt-dies-aged-81-after-major-stroke-13680230/

 

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sci-fi author Ben Bova has reportedly died at age 88, Bova was a celebrated science-fiction author who was a six-time Hugo Award winner. He wrote more than 120 books that were published

https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/ben-bova-beloved-sci-fi-author-dead-88-due-covid-19/