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Grammy-nominated folk singer Odetta died yesterday. She was 77.
In Remembrance...2008
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Bill Drake, who reinvented Top 40 radio and was one of the most powerful men in the radio industry during the 1960s, died last Saturday. He was 71.
The "Drake format" for success: less talk, fewer commercials, and more music.
The "Drake format" for success: less talk, fewer commercials, and more music.
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Paul Benedict, who played Mr. Bentley on The Jeffersons, died Monday. He was 70.
Benedict also played the Number Painter on Sesame Street. Among the films he appeared in were The Goodbye Girl, This Is Spinal Tap, and The Addams Family.
Benedict also played the Number Painter on Sesame Street. Among the films he appeared in were The Goodbye Girl, This Is Spinal Tap, and The Addams Family.
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Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies. He was 92 when he passed away from heart failure on Thursday, December 4, 2008.
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Heiress Martha "Sunny" von Bulow has died today after spending 28 years in a coma. She was 76.
Her husband Claus was suspected of poisoning her and was tried twice, ending in acquittal. The trial inspired the book and movie Reversal of Fortune (Jeremy Irons won an Academy Award for playing Claus von Bulow).
Her husband Claus was suspected of poisoning her and was tried twice, ending in acquittal. The trial inspired the book and movie Reversal of Fortune (Jeremy Irons won an Academy Award for playing Claus von Bulow).
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Alexy II, patriarch of the Russian Orthodox church, since 1990, died last Friday of heart failure. He was 79.
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Beverly Garland died last Friday. She was 82.
Garland starred in numerous B movies (several of which, including It Conquered the World, appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000) starting with a supprting role in D.O.A., and scores of TV shows, most notably as Fred MacMurray's second wife on My Three Sons.
Garland starred in numerous B movies (several of which, including It Conquered the World, appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000) starting with a supprting role in D.O.A., and scores of TV shows, most notably as Fred MacMurray's second wife on My Three Sons.
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Bob Spiers, a prolific director of British sitcoms, died today after a long illness. He was 63.
Spiers directed the pilot of Not the Nine O'Clock News, as well as episodes of Absolutely Fabulous, Are You Being Served, Fawlty Towers, The Goodies, and others, as well as the movie Spice World.
Spiers directed the pilot of Not the Nine O'Clock News, as well as episodes of Absolutely Fabulous, Are You Being Served, Fawlty Towers, The Goodies, and others, as well as the movie Spice World.
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Actress and drama coach Nina Foch died last Friday. She was 84.
Foch was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Executive Suite. Other films include The Ten Commandments and Spartacus. Most recently, she appeared in The Closer.
Foch had been a concert pianist and painter before she became an actress. She taught acting classes at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts for 40 years.
Foch was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Executive Suite. Other films include The Ten Commandments and Spartacus. Most recently, she appeared in The Closer.
Foch had been a concert pianist and painter before she became an actress. She taught acting classes at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts for 40 years.
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Dennis Yost, the lead singer of Classics IV, died Sunday of respiratory failure. He was 65.
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