Oscar-Winning Director of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Found Dead
Malik Bendjelloulhttp://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-winning-director-of-searching-for-sugar-man-found-dead-1201179913/
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1928–2014http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/maya-angelou-in-memoriam/?mbid=social_tumblr#1
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