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Shelley Duvall, the actress who starred in seven movies directed by her mentor, Robert Altman and avoided the ax wielded by an unhinged Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” died at 75 years old. Her partner, Dan Gilroy, said Duvall had been in hospice and bedridden for the last few months due to complications…

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Willie Mays, whose unique collection of skills made him the greatest center fielder who ever lived, died at 93 years old in the Bay Area. Michael Mays said in a statement released by the San Francisco Giants, “My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones. I want to thank you all from the…

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Jerry West was more than a Hall of Fame basketball player; he embodied the NBA when he was the inspiration for the silhouette in the league’s logo and spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers. West was a champion for them in 1972, won the NBA Finals MVP despite not winning the title…

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Bill Walton, the red-headed superstar who led UCLA to 73 consecutive wins and two back-to-back championships in the early 1970s before starting an injury-marred NBA career that still saw him become an essential part of world championship teams in Boston and Portland, died at 71 years old after a long battle with cancer. After his…

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