Celebrity Obituary thread

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Margaret L. "Peg" Murray She won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as the villain "Fräulein Kost" in the original Broadway production of Cabaret. She had roles in different soap operas including all my children and another world. She was 96

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_Murray

 

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Warren Berlinger, Actor: He is an actor, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), The Long Goodbye (1973) and Thunder Alley (1967). He was 83

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Berlinger

 

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Frank Carney, the co-founder of Pizza Hut and a lifelong entrepreneur, died on Wednesday morning at the age of 82

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/frank-carney-pizza-hut-co-founder-dies

 

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David Lander, known best for his role as Squiggy on "Laverne & Shirley," died at the age of 73.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/david-lander-dead-laverne-shirley

 

[Laura Knotek]

The New York Times: Senator Paul Sarbanes, Author of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dies at 87.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/us/politics/paul-sarbanes-dead.html

 

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Chuck Yeager, World War II ace and first pilot to break sound barrier, has died at age 97

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-...ot-to-break-sound-barrier-has-died-at-age-97/

 

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Natalie Desselle-Reid -- a prolific actor known for roles in "Eve," a 'Madea' film and 'B*A*P*S' -- has died/ She was 53

https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/07/eve-madea-baps-star-natalie-desselle-reid-dead-colon-cancer/

 

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Fred Akers, Texas coach who flirted with glory, dies at 82

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/fred-akers-texas-coach-who-flirted-with-glory-dies-at-82

 

[raycpl]

Harold Budd, Ambient Pioneer And Composer Dies At 84

With a career spanning several decades, Budd was best known for his collaborations with Brian Eno and Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie.


https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harold-budd-dead-1100872/

 

[Laura Knotek]

Dame Barbara Windsor: Beloved actress best known for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On films dies aged 83


https://news.sky.com/story/dame-barbara-windsor-star-of-eastenders-for-decades-dies-aged-83-12157621

 

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Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former professional wrestler who was known for his bullying Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 62.

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Tommy-Tiny-Lister-who-played-Deebo-in-15793344.php

 

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Jason Slater, the original bassist for 1990s rock band Third Eye Blind, has died. He was 49.

https://nypost.com/2020/12/09/jason-slater-original-third-eye-blind-bassist-dead-at-49/

 

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https://people.com/country/charley-pride-dies-of-coronavirus-complications/

Country legend Charley Pride — a pioneer for Black musicians in country music — died on Saturday in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 86 With top hits including “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” and “Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone,” Pride became the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.

 

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Actress Carol Sutton died Friday at age 76. The New Orleans native built an extensive list of credits, including "Steel Magnolias," "Queen Sugar," and "Lovecraft Country,"

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/us/carol-sutton-coronavirus-death/index.html

 

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John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89. His works include “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “The Honourable Schoolboy,”

https://www.foxnews.com/world/john-le-carre-who-probed-murky-world-of-spies-dies-at-89

 

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Windows gaming pioneer Eric Engstrom dies at 55 His work on DirectX cleared a path for the Xbox.

https://www.engadget.com/windows-di...source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation

 

[raycpl]

Liverpool FC mourns the passing of former manager Gerard Houllier, aged 73.

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/420009-liverpool-fc-mourns-gerard-houllier

 

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Actor Jeremy Bulloch, the first to play Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett, died Thursday at age 75

https://www.cnet.com/news/star-wars-original-boba-fett-actor-jeremy-bulloch-dies-at-75/

 

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Carl Mann, known as the “Last Son of Sun”, passed away Wednesday at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was 78. Mann was one of the last artists that Sam Phillips recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis.

https://www.radionwtn.com/2020/12/17/last-son-of-sun-carl-mann-passes-away/

 

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Sam Jayne, the musician who was the frontman for the Brooklyn band Love as Laughter, has died at 46

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...-of-brooklyn-band-love-as-laughter-dead-at-46