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    O.J. Simpson, Infamous Athlete, Dies of Cancer at 76The football star was acquitted for a high-profile double murder in the ’90s and later served time in prison for armed robbery.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks and Geeks Star, Dead at 82He won two Emmys for his writing on the influential Canadian sketch series SCTV.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Chance Perdomo, Gen V and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Actor, Dead at 27His Gen V castmates remember “his infectious smile” in a new statement.
    By Tom Smyth
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    Richard Serra, Sculptor of Monumental Steel Works, Dead at 85His jarring, site-specific works made him a landmark figure of the minimalist movement.
    By Zoe Guy
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    83rd Annual Academy Awards - Press Room
    David Seidler, The King’s Speech Screenwriter, Dead at 86He won an Oscar and BAFTA for writing the 2010 film.
    By Tom Smyth
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    Nickelodeon Diversity In Children's Television Programming luncheon
    Janice Burgess, Visionary Backyardigans Creator, Dead at 72The Nickelodeon executive oversaw the production of Blue’s Clues and Little Bill, too.
    By Zoe Guy
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    2018 Star Trek Convention Las Vegas
    Kenneth Mitchell, Captain Marvel and Star Trek Actor, Dead at 49The actor had been battling ALS for the past five years.
    By Tom Smyth
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    It Was a Pleasure Just to Watch Carl Weathers MoveThe actor’s wattage was so bright it practically burned a hole in the screen. It’s why he left the Rocky franchise as its star.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
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    Carl Weathers, Rocky and Mandalorian Star, Dead at 76The actor was best known for playing Creed in the boxing franchise.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ Singer, Dead at 81“She went listening to some of her favorite songs,” her daughter said in a video shared to Facebook.
    By Tom Smyth
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    Alec Musser, All My Children and Grown Ups Actor, Dead at 50Adam Sandler remembered the actor on Instagram, writing, “Cannot believe he is gone. Such a wonderful, funny, good man.”
    By Tom Smyth
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    Joyce Randolph, Trixie on The Honeymooners, Dead at 99Randolph was the last surviving cast member of the classic sitcom.
    By Tom Smyth
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    Cindy Morgan, Star of Caddyshack and Tron, Dead at 69The actress was best known for playing Lacey Underall in the 1980 golf comedy.
    By Tom Smyth
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    Shecky Greene, Legendary Las Vegas Comedian, Dead at 97The comedy icon spent decades performing in Sin City and was even the headliner for Elvis Presley’s Vegas debut.
    By Tom Smyth
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    Tom Smothers, Half of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Duo, Dead at 86His boundary-pushing variety show was known for sharply targeting racism and the Vietnam War, leading to its abrupt cancellation in 1969.
    By Tom Smyth
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    American Cinema’s Looking-Glass PrinceNo one played an emotionally stunted protagonist out of step with the world around him as well as the late Ryan O’Neal.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    Listening to Andre Braugher“When he acted, the words were notes; the sentences, lyrics; every monologue, an aria.”
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
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    Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Star, Dies at 29The reality personality had been battling stage-four adrenal carcinoma for the past ten months.
    By Tom Smyth
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    Norman Lear’s TruthHe depicted the American experiment, one family at a time.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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    Jean Knight, ‘Mr. Big Stuff’ Singer, Dead at 80Her hit 1971 song left an indelible mark.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Kevin Turen, Euphoria and The Idol Producer, Dead at 44He produced Trey Edward Shults’s Waves, Ti West’s X trilogy, and more.
    By Zoe Guy
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    My Sister’s Keeper’s Evan Ellingson Dead at 35Castmate Abigail Breslin remembers the young actor in an Instagram post.
    By Alejandra Gularte
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    Richard Roundtree, Star of Shaft, Dead at 81He was one of the first Black action heroes.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Rudolph Isley, Founding Isley Brothers Member, Dead at 84He wrote some of the band’s biggest hits.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Anna Shay, Heart of Bling Empire, Dead at 62The heiress turned reality star died of a stroke, her family confirmed.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Kenneth Anger Never Cooled OffBut the filmmaker’s renegade aesthetic is all over the mainstream, from Martin Scorsese to David Lynch.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
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    Kenneth Anger, Vanguard of Queer Experimental Cinema, Dead at 96Known for the classic shorts Fireworks (1947) and Scorpio Rising (1963).
    By Zoe Guy
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    Len Goodman, Former Dancing With the Stars Judge, Dead at 78He led the panel for 31 seasons.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Moonbin, Member of the K-pop Group Astro, Dead at 25He was found dead at his home in Seoul on April 19.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Logan Roy Wouldn’t Look Back“I fuckin’ love news.”
    By Christopher Bonanos
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    Tom Sizemore Made You UncomfortableDuring his career, the prolific actor inhabited an array of troubled characters. Offscreen, he was one himself.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
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    Barbara Walters’s Superpower Was FairnessShe made subjects believe they were getting an open-minded hearing — and that made them talk.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
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    Sonya Eddy, Beloved General Hospital Actor, Dead at 55She appeared in over 500 episodes of the long-running soap opera.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Julia Reichert, Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker, Dead at 76Known for the Academy Award–winning doc American Factory.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Rebellious Cartoonist, Dead at 74The artist was known for her feminist, autobiographical comics.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Jerry Lee Lewis Was an SOB Right to the EndThe talented hell-raiser of early rock and roll died at 87.
    By Bill Wyman
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    Jeff Barnaby, Uncompromising Horror Auteur, Dead at 46The Mi’gmaq and Canadian director died after a yearlong battle with cancer.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Angela Lansbury Could Play Cozy or Criminal, Grand or Grand GuignolFrom Gaslight to Mame to Sweeney Todd to Beauty and the Beast, with a long, comfortable stop in Cabot Cove.
    By Helen Shaw
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    Angela Lansbury, Titan of the Stage and Screen, Dead at 96She earned numerous accolades throughout her over-75-year career.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Charles Fuller, Award-Winning Playwright, Dead at 83He earned a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for A Soldier’s Play.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Hilary Mantel, Decorated Wolf Hall Author, Dead at 70She won the Booker Prize twice for her celebrated historical series.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Joe E. Tata, Beverly Hills, 90210 Actor, Dead at 85He played the owner of the Peach Pit, Nat Bussichio.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Farewell to Wolfgang Petersen, and to the Sincere Action MovieThe director turned silly melodramas into works of pure catharsis, and defined a generation of American action films in the process.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story Director, Dead at 81The German director defined action thrillers for a generation with films such as In the Line of Fire.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Shonka Dukureh, Actress Who Made Big-Screen Debut in Elvis, Dead at 44She played Big Mama Thornton in the new Baz Luhrmann film.
    By Zoe Guy
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    James Caan, The Godfather and The Gambler Actor, Dead at 82Representatives confirmed the death of the leading man on Twitter.
    By Zoe Guy
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    Kazuki Takahashi, Famed Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator, Dead at 60He was found floating off the coast of Nago City in Japan.
    By Zoe Guy
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    ‘A Combination of Permission and Exaltation’On Peter Brook and The Empty Space.
    By Helen Shaw
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    Sonny Barger, Hells Angel Turned Sons of Anarchy Guest Star, Dead at 83He died of cancer according to a Facebook post.
    By Jason P. Frank
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    Drakeo the Ruler, Influential West Coast Rapper, Dead at 28The family intends to file a lawsuit against concert promoters next week.
    By Wolfgang Ruth
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