Dead Celebs - 2005

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'This Is Your Life' Host Edwards Dies

Broadcasting pioneer Ralph Edwards, who spotlighted stars and ordinary people as host of the popular 1950s show "This Is Your Life," died Wednesday of heart failure. He was 92.

Edwards, whose career as producer and host included "Truth or Consequences" and "People's Court," died in his sleep in his West Hollywood home, publicist Justin Seremet said.

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Cult Movie Star Pamela Duncan Dies at 73

Pamela Duncan, an actress who starred in the cult classic "Attack of the Crab Monsters" and later appeared in an Academy Award-nominated documentary, has died. She was 73.

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Guitarist Link Wray Dies at 76

Guitar master Link Wray, the father of the power chord in rock 'n' roll who inspired such legends as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Pete Townshend, has died. He was 76.

Wray died Nov. 5 at his home in Copenhagen, his wife and son said on his Web site. No cause of death was given, but his family said his heart was "getting tired." He was buried Friday after a service at Copenhagen's Christian Church.

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Italian film music Maestro Francesco de Masi 1930-2005

On November 6th, the Italian Master Francesco de Masi died of cancer in his home at the age of 75 years.

De Masi was an extremely prolific composer and arranger during the 1960s, nearly rivaling the output of his countryman Ennio Morricone. De Masi scored more than 200 films and TV shows during his career. His work is familiar to fans of Spaghetti Westerns, Giallos, Sword and Sandal epics and horror films, and his filmography includes such entertainments as for the Spaghetti Western lovers.

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Veteran Actor Harold Stone, 92, Dies

Harold Stone, a veteran character actor who worked with everyone from Humphrey Bogart to Jerry Lewis over a 40-year career in television and films, has died. He was 92.

Stone died Friday of natural causes at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles, his son Michael said.

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Cartoonist Austin dies aged 70

Cartoonist David Austin, who drew the daily front page sketch for the Guardian newspaper, has died aged 70.

Austin, who had worked for the newspaper since 1987, had been suffering from stomach cancer.

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Broadcaster Timpson dies aged 77

Writer and broadcaster John Timpson has died at a hospital in Norfolk at the age of 77.

Timpson was best known for his long career as a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, and a string of books on British heritage.

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Richard Cunha

For those filmgoers who enjoy schlock 1950s horror movies, with their preposterous plots, tacky sets, hokey dialogue, hammy performances and inept editing, then the films of director Richard Cunha, who has died aged 84, are just the ticket.

The fact that his six movies were made on shoestring budgets of around $65,000 with shooting schedules of less than a month, is, paradoxically, part of their cult appeal.

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Singer-Songwriter Chris Whitley Dies

Chris Whitley, a chameleon singer-songwriter who oscillated between roots rock 'n' roll, blues and alt-rock, has died. He was 45.

Whitley died Sunday of lung cancer in Houston, according to his record label, Messenger Records.

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Opera tenor James King dies at 80

US opera singer James King has died at the age of 80. The Kansas-born tenor, whose powerful voice made him a popular leading man in operas around the world, died in Florida after suffering a heart attack.

King rose to international prominence in 1961 singing the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca at Florence's Teatro della Pergola.

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