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celebrity deaths ’
British film director Ken Russell has died in his sleep, aged 84.
Russell's storied life began in 1927 in the British port town of Southampton, as the son of a shoe shop owner. His violent father often forced ...
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A history of diabetes complications has taken the life of Make Me Laugh comedian Vic Dunlop. The stand-up comic passed away at Glendale Adventist Medical Center in California on August 13.
Vic had suffered the effects of diabetes for years, ...
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Source unknown, but worth a repost in light of recent events and witnessing the celebrity death news cycle anew.
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Brigadoon actress Elaine Stewart died in her Beverly Hills, California home. Elaine had been battling a long illness when she passed away at 81-years-old. The actress was married to game-show producer Merrill Heatter.
Stewart had a long and successful ...
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Clarice Taylor, best known for her role as Grandma Huxtable on The Cosby Show passed away on Monday, she was 93-years-old. According to Taylor's rep she passed away from heart failure at her own home in Englewood., ...
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Dr. Drew Pinsky spent a good deal of time with Jeff Conway when the former star appeared on his show Celebrity Rehab and now he's speaking out about Conway's death confirming that he didn't die of a ...
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Kevin Jarre, the Hollywood screenwriter who brought us such classics as Tombstone, Rocky and Glory has passed away, he was 56-years-old.
Jarre suffered heart failure on April 3 in Santa Monica reports the Los Angeles Times.
Born in Detroit ...
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Gerard Smith, the 34-year-old bassist for TV On The Radio has passed away after losing his battle with lung cancer.
On the bands website the group posted the following message:
"We are very sad to announce the death of ...
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Today the news broke that actress/singer Brittany Murphy has passed away at the age of 32. Information concerning her death are still unclear.
Brittany is well known for her many acting roles in movies that started with Clueless ...
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Actor Edward Woodward has died at the age of 79, the BBC reports.
Woodward, who American viewers may remember from The Equalizer or 70s cult horror film The Wicker Man, and has appeared more recently on BBC soap ...
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Pro wrestler Captain Lou Alban0- born Louis Vincent Albano- died this morning at the age of 76.
If you're not a wrestling fan, you may remember Captain Lou Albano from Cyndi Lauper's videos in the 1980s, including the ...
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Pivotal guitar legend Les Paul died at a hospital in White Plains, NY today. He was 94.
Paul and second wife Mary Ford (who died in 1977) had a string of hits in the 40s and 50s, including ...
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Notable NYC scenester Dash Snow has died of a heroin overdose, Gawker is reporting.
A somewhat prominent, subversive artist known for working in his own ejaculate, Snow was profiled a few years back in New York Magazine.
If you ...
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In news that likely came as a relief to US Airways, a Florida coroner has initially determined it was likely heart disease that killed the infomercial celebrity and star of Discovery's Pitchmen.
Mays, who was to turn 51 ...
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Infomercial pitchman and internet legend Billy Mays has died, Fox News is reporting.
Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife Sunday morning in his Tampa home. Oddly, on Saturday Mays was involved in an incident in which ...
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Demi Moore started a mini-stir with a tweet roping Jeff Goldblum into today's celebrity deaths.
Rumors began swirling with a newspaper report originating in not America Australia New Zealand that the actor had fallen off a cliff whilst ...
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The American embassy in Bangkok, Thailand has confirmed that kung-fu legend and Kill Bill titular star David Carradine has been found hanged in his hotel room by a maid at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park in an apparent ...
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Michelle Williams has revealed details about her grieving process for late ex-husband Heath Ledger. This is what sucks about promoting your current projects: people invariably start asking you personal questions, and you can't dodge them because you ...
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Paul Newman passed away on Friday after battling cancer, leaving a legacy and questions behind. While the actor, entrepreneur, and personality faced health problems, it's reported that his death came as a surprise. As a result, it's ...
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