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Haskell Wexler

The great cinematographer has passed away at age 93.

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Meadowlark Lemon - The Harlem Globetrotters

He was 83...http://pix11.com/2015/12/28/meadowlark-lemon-legendary-harlem-globetrotter-dies-at-83/

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Lemmy From Motorhead

http://www.spin.com/2015/12/motorhead-lemmy-dead-ian-fraser-kilmister-70-rip/  RIP

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Vanity dies @ 57

Prince protegee Vanity dies at the age of 57 after battling kidney disease.Acted under the name D. D. Winters in the movie Tanya's Island.  http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/15/vanity-dies-singer-nasty-girl/

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George Gaynes

Gone yesterday at age 98.  Brought some goofy class to the POLICE ACADEMY movies and had a genre credit in Dan Curtis' TRILOGY OF...

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Andrzej Zulawski

It appears Andrzej Zulawski died this morning. Zulawski, of course, was the director of many unusual films, perhaps for our purposes here most notably POSSESSION (1981). It has a monster in it, and is...

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Harper Lee, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD author

As reported by the NY Times and elsewhere. Lee was 89.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/arts/harper-lee-dies.html?_r=0

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Angela Raiola, aka Big Ang

Big Ang, the outrageously campy reality star passes away at age 55, lung, throat and brain cancer.

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Tom Mullica, Comedy Magician, TV performer

Tom Mullica was a comic/Magician who made regular TV appearances on venues ranging in date, and place from Red Skelton to David Letterman.  more

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Umberto Eco, 84

Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum author.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35620368

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Douglas Slocombe

Veteran cinematographer Douglas Slocombe has passed away at age 103 in England.Best known for his work on the first three INDIANA JONES films, Slocombe was also DP on ROLLERBALL, JULIA, THE GREAT...

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SONNY JAMES (Country Music Hall-of-Famer)

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/young-love-singer-sonny-james-dead-at-87-20160222

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Forgotten star of TV's "THE AVENGERS"

It has just been reported that the actor Jon Rollason has died aged 85.   He was brought in as a replacement for s1 star Ian Hendry and played the role of Dr Martin King for 3 episodes in the second...

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Colin Low

Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker whose movie UNIVERSE was a major inspiration on Kubrick’s 2001....

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George C. Nichopoulos (Elvis Presley's physician)

George C. Nichopoulos (aka "Dr. Nick" and "Dr. Feelgood") died February 24, 2016 at age 88 as reported by TMZ and elsewhere.He was a member of Elvis Presley's entourage and personal physician at the...

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Lennie Baker - Sax Player from Sha Na Na

http://www.freep.com/story/life/music/2016/02/26/lennie-baker-of-sha-na-na-dies-at-69/80998458/http://www.currentobituary.com/ShowObit.aspx?id=190481&member_id=117

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Tony Burton

Tony Burton has died at the age of 78. Horror-wise, Mr. Burton was evidently in THE SHINING and in something called EXORCISM.But he's best known for his appearances in several of the ROCKY films. In...

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Humbert Allen Astredo -- DARK SHADOWS

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=HUMBERT-ASTREDO&pid=177874086

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Frank Kelly

Star of British sitcom, Father Ted.

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Bridget Hedison, wife of David

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bridget-hedison-dead-david-hedison-869738

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