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Hijo de Perro -- dies *during* a pro wrestling match

... but the Show Must Go On -- and does.It's eerie when he doesn't react to being "kicked."Sad.

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My Mother-in-Law

My Mother-in-Law, Dorythe Dalton Adams, passed away quietly this morning just before 4:00 am MST.  She was 88 years old.  Family gathered to be with her yesterday as we knew her time was drawing...

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Laura Nicholson - Daughter of AIP's James H Nicholson

Just learned of the Feb 6, 2015 passing of Laura Nicholson Sobel at the age of 69 from complications of pancreatic cancer. She was the youngest daughter of American-International Pictures' co-founder,...

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Alberta Watson - Canadian Actress from the TV show "24"

60 years oldhttp://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/24-actress-alberta-watson-dead-60-2015233

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Roger Mayer, film executive and champion of film preservation

Passed away yesterday:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roger-mayer-dead-film-preservation-784295I met him once at a party thrown by his daughter, who was an attorney at MGM.  He came across as a...

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Sally Forrest--THE STRANGE DOOR

Unversal's first horror heroine of the '50s (opposite Laughton and Karloff in THE STRANGE DOOR). Also the co-star of the notorious SON OF SINBAD (1955)....

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Eddie Hice

Stuntman on such films as PLANET OF THE APES, BENEATH THE, CONQUEST OF, BATTLE FOR, THE NIGHT STALKER, EARTHQUAKE, THE TOWERING INFERNO, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER, BLUE THUNDER,...

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Ivo Garrani

Italian actor best know to horror fans for playing  Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's BLACK SUNDAY. Other genre credits include THE DAY THE SKY EXPLODED, ATOM AGE VAMPIRE and numerous peplum films.

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Actor Rik Battaglia

Italian character actor Rik Battaglia died at his home in Corbola, Italy on March 27th, 2015. He appeared in nearly two dozen spaghetti westerns. His credits also included horror (NIGHTMARE...

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Robert Z'Dar

Cult actor with gigantic chin, probably due to cherubism (his chin, not his death).http://www.pnj.com/story/entertainment/events/pensacon/2015/03/31/cult-actor-robert-zdar-dies-pensacola/70745990/

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Joe McDonnell

I just found out The Big Nasty died two weeks ago. He was 58. Considering his weight problem I guess it is not a total surprise. He was a popular local radio sports talk show host. I use "popular"...

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Gary Dahl

Came up with the Pet Rock. For 6 months in 1975, Dahl sold over 1.5 million rocks for $3.95 each. Created a smash fad & made $6 million.

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Cynthia Lennon

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6517153/cynthia-lennon-dead Sad news: Cynthia Lennon, the late John Lennon's wife from 1962-1968, has died at age 75 from cancer. According to a rep, her sole...

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Tom Koch, quietly genius comedy writer

Long Bob & Ray's "Bill Finger," and MAD...

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Rudolph Perz, ad man who created Pillsbury Doughboy

He passed away on April 1.

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Bek Nelson

Actress Bek Nelson, who appeared in "Bell, Book and Candle" and "Men Into Space" has died at 87.

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Tom Towles

Rob Zombie is reporting on his Facebook page that Tom Towles has died."I just got word that our buddy Tom Towles has died. He was such a great guy and I am so grateful that we got to work together...

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JAMES BEST

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/media-scene-blog/article17597600.html

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STAN FREBERG

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stan-freberg-dead-acclaimed-satirist-787007

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Milton DeLugg

Composer of the score for the infamous SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS. Not surprisingly, not mentioned in his obit.

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