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Theodore Bikel

The original Captain von Trapp from THE SOUND OF MUSIC on Broadway, the fine, versatile actor and folk singer has died at 91. Among Boris Karloff's fellow cast members in THE LARK 60 years ago this...

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Steve Archer - animator

I'm sorry to report that stop motion animator Steve Archer has passed away. I found the following on filmsfantastiques.blogspot:"Discreet but extremely talented, Steve Archer animator contributed to...

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Tom Piccirilli (author)

It appears that we lost horror/suspense author Tom Piccirilli some days ago, at the too-young age of 50. He had been battling brain cancer in recent years. A dependable writer, always entertaining. RIP.

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Nova Pilbeam

British actress, known best for her appearances in Hitchcock's THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934) and YOUNG AND INNOCENT, died last week at the age of...

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Tom Moore (Comic Book Artist/Writer known for ARCHIE) 86

El Paso, Texas native Tom Moore who wrote and illustrated Archie comics from 1953 well into the 1980s passed away on Monday, at the age of 86. Moore got his start in cartooning while serving in the...

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KOLCHAK creator Jeff Rice

According to the grapevine, he died on July 1 at age 71.

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E.L Doctorow

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/books/el-doctorow-author-of-historical-fiction-dies-at-84.html?_r=0

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Robin Phillips

Actor/director Robin Phillips, best remembered as Peter Cushing's heartless neighbor in TALES FROM THE CRYPT. Fox Movie Channel continues to air his 1968 starring effort DECLINE AND FALL OF A...

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Lynn Anderson - Country Singer "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden"

http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/31/country-singer-lynn-anderson-dead-at-67/

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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper - Wrestler

61 years old. Cardiac arrest.  http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/31/roddy-piper-dead-dies-wwe-wrestler-cancer/

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First Cecil, now Jericho

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/01/jericho-cecil-brother-dead/30990931/

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Al Checco

Character actor Al Checco passed away at his Studio City home on July 19 at the age of 93.Here's his IMDB page:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154811/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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Cilla Black, singer and TV star, dies in Spain aged 72

Singer and TV star Cilla Black, who enjoyed a 50-year showbusiness career, has died aged 72, her agent has said. The 1960s singing star became a popular TV celebrity on such shows as Blind Date and...

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Coleen Gray

KISS OF DEATH, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, THE KILLING, so many great credits.Then, "for us," THE VAMPIRE, THE PHANTOM PLANET, THE LEECH WOMAN, etc.R.I.P.

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Lela Swift, TV director (many DARK SHADOWS episodes)

Veteran TV director Lela Swift died yesterday at age 96.  I didn't see a thread for her, so I thought I should add it.It's most likely that DARK SHADOWS fans will be the ones here recognizing the name...

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Ray Jessel

Songwriter and script editor of stage, screen and TV, including Richard Rodgers, Carol Burnett and The Love Boat. (Main interest for this board was his work in BAKER STREET, the Tony-award winning...

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George Cole (1925-2015)

Beloved British star character actor George Cole (young Ebenezer in Scrooge and Roger Morton in The Vampire Lovers, as well as Flash Harry in the earliest St. Trinians films and Arthur Daley in...

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George Coe

First George Cole, now George Coe. Who will this fiendish death curse strike next??http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168642/reference

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Terrance Evans - STAR TREK and TERMINATOR 2 actor - 81

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/terrence-evans-dead-dies-star-trek-terminator-1201561508/ Terrence Evans, who appeared in TV shows and movies including “Pale Rider” and “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,”...

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Frank Gifford, NFL Hall of Famer and Sportscaster passes at 84

Former NFL super star and sportscaster Frank Gifford has passed away at the age of 84.  Full Obit here.

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