In Remembrance---2009

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Argentinian film maker Jorge Preloran, a pioneer in the field of ethnographic documentary, died March 28 after a 10-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 75.

 

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British comedian and game show host Lennie Bennett died Wednesday. He was 70.

 

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Nancy Overton, a member of the Chordettes, died April 5 of esophageal cancer. She was 83.

 

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Vintage porn star Marilyn Chambers, star of such classics as Behind the Green Door and Insatiable, was found dead yesterday. She was 57.

Chambers was also a box model for Ivory Snow, and starred in David Cronenberg's horror film Rabid.

 

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Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, who punctuated innumerable home runs with his “Outta Here!” call, died Monday after being found in the broadcast booth before a game against the Washington Nationals. He was 73.

 

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BOSTON -- A charismatic retired baseball player was found dead at his Northborough home Monday after an apparent accident, the Worcester County District Attorney's office said.

Mark Fidrych, 54, of 260 West St., was found dead on his farm, said Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

Fidrych, a retired major league player for the Detroit Tigers, was found by a family friend underneath a dump truck at about 2:30 p.m. He appeared to have been working on the truck at the time of the accident, Early's office said.

 

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Judith Krug, founder of Banned Books Week, died last Saturday of stomach cancer. She was 69.

 

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Peter Rogers, producer of the Carry On films, died yesterday. He was 95.

 

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Award winning French writer Maurice Druon died Tuesday. He was 90.

Druon co-wrote the French patriotic anthem Chant des Partisans and oversaw French language and usage for almost 40 years. He won the Prix Goncourt, France's most acclaimed literary award, for Les grandes familles.

 

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Sir Clement Freud, the grandson of Sigmund Freud, died yesterday. He was 84.

Clement was one of the UK's first celebrity chefs, writing a number of books and columns about food. He did a popular series of dog food commercials and spent 10 years as a liberal member of Parliament.