Celebrity Obituary thread

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Country music singer Randy Parton, younger brother to Dolly Parton, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 67.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/entertainment/randy-parton-obit-trnd/index.html

 

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Hall of Fame baseball player Don Sutton died Monday night at the age of 75, A right-handed pitcher, Don Sutton spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team retired his famed No. 20 jersey in 1998, the same year Sutton was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/us/don-sutton-mlb-death-obit-spt-trnd/index.html

 

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Actress Mira Furlan, best known for her roles in the television series "Lost" and "Babylon 5," has died. She was 65.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mira-furlan-lost-babylon-5-actress-dead

 

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Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebr...tury-dies-at-87/ar-BB1d1ALc?OCID=ansmsnnews11

 

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Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning choreographer who had a role in some of the most beloved and influential shows on Broadway, including “Dreamgirls,” “A Chorus Line,” “Follies” and “Miss Saigon,” has died. He was 83.

https://apnews.com/article/theater-...lloyd-webber-1e2ed17c0f626edade61b40dc0fb63bd

 

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Ron Campbell, Australian artist, animator, cartoonist, author and director, has died. He was 81. He was behind the animation for cartoons from “Scooby-Doo, Where are You!” and “The Jetsons” to “The Flintstones.” He also drew “The Smurfs,” “Rugrats,” “Yellow Submarine” and “Ed, Edd n Eddy.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/cartoonist-ron-campbell-dies-at-81/ar-BB1d1r6V

 

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Actor Gregory Sierra has died at age 83. The star, known for roles on hit 1970s sitcoms "Barney Miller" and "Sanford and Son

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gregory-sierra-sanford-and-son-barney-miller-actor-dead-83

 

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https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cloris-leachman-dead

Cloris Leachman, star of stage and screen, has died at the age of 94. The star was known as one of Hollywood's most prolific performers having won an Academy award, a Golden Globe and eight Emmy awards.

 

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Cicely Tyson, the groundbreaking Emmy and Tony award-winning actress, has died at the age of 96. Tyson was known for paving the way for Black women in Hollywood, having landed the first recurring role played by a Black actress in a drama series "East Side/West Side,"

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cicely-tyson-actress-dead

 

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Sonny Fox, 'Wonderama' host, dead at 95 from coronavirus complications. The star also hosted episodes of 'The Price Is Right' and 'To Tell the Truth'

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sonny-fox-wonderama-host-dead-95-coronavirus

 

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John Chaney, the legendary college basketball coach who led the Temple Owls for 24 years, died Friday. He was 89.

Chaney became the Owls’ head coach in 1982 and got the team to the NCAA Tournament during the 1983-84 season. Between 1982 and 2006 he led Temple to eight Atlantic-10 championships and made the NCAA Tournament 17 times. He was named the AP Coach of the Year in 1988.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/john-chaney-legendary-college-basketball-coach-dead-89-reports

 

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Actress Marie Harmon, who co-starred in World War II-era Western movies with cowboy icons Roy Rogers and Sunset "Kit" Carson, died Monday of natural causes in Los Angeles. She was 97.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...ess-mother-runaways-rocker-cherie-currie-dead

 

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British avant-garde pop artist and producer Sophie died early Saturday after suffering a tragic fall in Athens. She was 34.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sophie-grammy-producer-dead-34-fall

 

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Hilton Valentine, guitarist and founding member of The Animals, has died. He was 77.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/hilton-valentine-guitarist-the-animals-dead

 

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Dustin Diamond, the actor best known for playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on the beloved coming-of-age sitcom "Saved By the Bell," has died. He was 44.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/saved-by-the-bell-dustin-diamond-dead-stage-4-cancer

 

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Hal Holbrook, the Tony and Emmy-winning actor best known for his on-stage portrayal of Mark Twain, has died. He was 95.

https://people.com/tv/tony-winning-actor-hal-holbrook-dead-at-95/

 

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Marc Wilmore, a writer and producer known for his work on "In Living Color," "F is for Family" and "The Simpsons," died at age 57

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/marc-wilmore-in-living-color-f-family-dead

 

[raycpl]

World War II veteran, Captain Sir Tom Moore: NHS hero, dies after Covid fight as nation mourns.
Last year, at an astonishing age of 100 he raised more than £32 million for the NHS

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...-dies-at-100-after-testing-positive-for-covid

 

[raycpl]

RIP Danny Ray. MC. Cape Man.
the second most hardworking man in showbiz

https://news.yahoo.com/danny-ray-james-browns-longtime-200643255.html

 

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Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music star and oldest actor to win an Oscar, dies aged 91

https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...and-oldest-actor-to-win-an-oscar-dies-aged-91