Celebrity Obituary thread

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Butch Reed, Known as “The Natural” during his pro wrestling career, He was 66


https://www.ringsidenews.com/2021/02/05/butch-reed-passes-away-at-66-years-old/

 

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Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67.

https://apnews.com/article/montreal-cf9b97357d2bc9b19a4b9857afe3650e

 

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Nolan Porter, the acclaimed singer whose music rose to prominence as part of the UK’s northern soul movement in the 1970s, has died. He was 71. The LA-born singer, who also released music under the monikers Nolan, N.F. Porter and Frederick II, was best known for his songs ‘If I Could Only Be Sure’ and ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’,

https://www.nme.com/news/music/northern-soul-singer-nolan-porter-has-died-2873942

 

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West End star Jean Bayless, who played Maria in the original Sound Of Music London production, has died. She was 88

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...-Bayless-dies-aged-88-battle-bone-cancer.html

 

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Harry Fielder was an English actor who worked extensively in British film and television from the 1960s to the 1990s. His film credits include Star Wars: A New Hope, McVicar, Highlander and Oliver!. He appeared as an extra in a wide range of TV shows including Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring, The Sweeney, Minder and The Professionals. He was 80

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

 

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Pedro Gomez, longtime reporter for ESPN, dies at 58 (usatoday.com)

One of the best to do his job and a fellow countryman. RIP Pedro.

 

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Patricia Healey, a British actress who was married to Engelbert Humperdinck for 56 years, has died. She was 85. She starred in the U.K. films "The White Bus" (1964), "Wuthering Heights" (1968) and in the "R3" TV series from 1963 until 1964. According to the outlet, her last appearance was in 1994’s TV mini-series "Middlemarch."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...dead-at-85-after-battling-alzheimers-covid-19

 

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Mary Wilson, a Motown legend and co-founder of The Supremes. She was 76. She played a direct role in hits such as "Baby Love," "Stop! In The Name of Love," "Love Child" and "Someday We'll Be Together."

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/mary-wilson-founder-supremes-dead-76/story?id=75773289

 

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Larry Flynt, the controversial founder of Hustler magazine and president of Larry Flynt publications, has died. He was 78.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/larry-flynt-founder-hustler-magazine-232049391.html

 

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Iconic jazz keyboardist Chick Corea has died at the age of 79. Owing up to his inventive playing, Corea has won 23 Grammys and has been nominated over 60 times throughout his illustrious career


https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chick-corea-legendary-jazz-keyboardist-dead

 

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PWInsider.com is sad to report the passing of Rusty Brooks, who wrestled for a number of promotions over the course of his career. Brooks was 63. Brooks was a fixture on WWF TV in the 1980s as an enhancement talent working as a heel against a number of babyfaces, including then-WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ricky Steamboat, Jake Roberts and The Junkyard Dog.

https://www.pwinsider.com/article/143881/rusty-brooks-passes-away.html

 

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Lorenzo Washington, who helped Alabama win the 2010 BCS National Championship, has died at the age of 34.

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/former-alabama-dl-lorenzo-washington-234745677.html

 

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Vincent Jackson, who played in the NFL for 12 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was found dead Monday in Florida. Jackson was 38 years old.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...nd-buccaneers-wide-receiver-found-dead-at-38/

 

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General Hospita and Dark Shadows actor Christopher Pennock has passed away at the age of 76.

https://www.tvshowsace.com/2021/02/13/general-hospital-christopher-pennock-dead/

 

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Louis Clark, the string arranger and conductor who enriched Electric Light Orchestra‘s music in the ’70s and ’80s, reportedly died Saturday, Feb. 12, at the age of 73.

https://breakingnews.exchange/louis-clark-elo-arranger-and-conductor-reportedly-dies-at-73/

 

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Christian singing legend Carman Dominic Licciardello passed away last night in Las Vegas at the age of 65. Known by his fans simply as Carman, the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Member had spent an incredible 40 years in the music business.

https://www.monstersandcritics.com/...ed-65-following-complications-during-surgery/

 

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Scottish singer and entertainer Sydney Devine has died in hospital, aged 81. The star, whole sold more than 15 million albums during a career spanning seven decades,

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56054904

 

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Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday at the age of 70

https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-dead-talk-radio-conservative-icon

 

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Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys has died. He was 52. The Fat Boys put out a total of seven full length albums. The trio's 1987 album "Crushin'" went platinum and three others went gold

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-markie-dee-the-fat-boys-dead

 

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Arturo Di Modica — the sculptor of the famed "Charging Bull" statue in Wall Street — died in his home in Italy Friday. He was 80.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/famed-charging-bull-sculptor-arturo-di-modica-dead-at-80