Celebrity Obituary thread

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R&B singer Jewell Caples, aka “The First Lady of Death Row Records,” has died at age 53, Caples worked with artists like Snoop Dogg, 2Pac and Dr. Dre during her time with the label. Her solo song “Woman To Woman” reached #72 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1995

https://nypost.com/2022/05/06/jewell-caples-first-lady-of-death-row-records-dead-at-53/

 

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Kenneth Welsh, Twin Peaks and Star Trek Actor, Dies at 80. , He was called Welsh "one of Canada's all-time great performers, with hundreds of memorable roles spanning decades."

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/kenneth-welsh-twin-peaks-and-star-trek-actor-dies-at-80/

 

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Country music legend Mickey Gilley has died at 86. He charted 42 singles in the Top 40 Country Charts over a span of two decades

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mickey-gilley-dead

 

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George Pérez, the acclaimed comics writer and artist behind such works as Crisis on Infinite Earths, passed away on at the age of 67.

https://gizmodo.com/george-perez-dc-marvel-comics-artist-writer-passed-away-1848895721

 

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Jack Kehler, Character Actor in ‘The Man in the High Castle’ and ‘The Big Lebowski’, Dies at 75

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jack-kehler-character-actor-man-003821501.html

 

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Veteran filmmaker John R. Cherry III has died. Cherry, best known for creating the character of Ernest P. Worrell, who was portrayed by late actor Jim Varney, passed away Sunday. He was 73.

https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/john-r-cherry-iii-ernest-p-worrell-creator-dead-73/

 

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Dennis Waterman, ‘The Sweeney’ Actor and ‘I Could Be So Good For You’ Singer, Dies at 74

https://news.yahoo.com/dennis-waterman-sweeney-actor-could-055812802.html

 

[HelloNNNewman]

‘Tremors’ Star Fred Ward Has Passed Away at 79

https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3714915/tremors-star-fred-ward-has-passed-away-at-79/


Also known or "The Right Stuff", "True Detective", "Remo Williams" and other greats

 

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[me just saying]

Maggie Peterson, an actress who played Charlene Darling on "The Andy Griffith" show, has died. She was 81.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...s-andy-griffith-show-dead-81-charlene-darling

 

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Maggie Peterson, an actress who played Charlene Darling on "The Andy Griffith" show, has died. She was 81.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...s-andy-griffith-show-dead-81-charlene-darling

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[Annie_M]

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She was so awesome as Charlene Darling!

 

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Marnie Schulenburg, Actress on ‘As the World Turns’ and ‘One Life to Live,’ Dies at 37

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marnie-schulenburg-actress-world-turns-200754565.html

 

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June Preston, the popular child actress of the 1930s and ’40s who appeared in films directed by Frank Capra, Preston Sturges, Ernst Lubitsch and Raoul Walsh before becoming a world-renowned opera singer, has died. She was 93.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...ton-dead-child-actor-opera-singer-1235148428/

 

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Rosmarie Trapp, the daughter of Georg von Trapp and Maria Augusta Kutschera — whose family inspired the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music — has died. She was 93.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/ce...ired-the-sound-of-music-dead-at-93/ar-AAXoDfj

 

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John Aylward, the veteran stage, TV and film character actor perhaps best known for his turn as surgeon Donald Anspaugh on the NBC medical drama ER, has died. He was 75.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/john-aylward-actor-er-west-195446446.html

 

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Bob Neuwirth, Folk Singer-Songwriter Who Had Profound Impact on Bob Dylan, Dead at 82

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bob-neuwirth-folk-singer-songwriter-134822569.html

 

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Vangelis, the Greece-born composer, has died. He was 79. Vaneglis produced an Oscar-winning score for "Chariots of Fire." He also produced the score for "Blade Runner" in 1982.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/vangelis-chariots-fire-composer-dead-79

 

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Colin Cantwell, the artist who designed the iconic starships of “Star Wars” including the X-Wing, TIE Fighter and Death Star, died Saturday at the age of 90,

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/colin-cantwell-designer-star-wars-182425315.html

 

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Funk and jazz singer Bernard Wright has died at the age of 58.

https://news.yahoo.com/bernard-wright-funk-jazz-singer-195204475.html