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Melinda Dillon, the two-time Academy Award nominee who starred in “A Christmas Story” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” died at 83. The actress’ obituary noted that people could share “fond memories and expressions of sympathy” for the Dillon family on the Neptune Society’s Long Beach location website. Dillon received a best supporting actress Oscar nomination for her role…

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Cindy Williams, who starred in “Laverne & Shirley,” died at 75 following a brief illness, according to her family. Williams portrayed Shirley alongside Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom. The family’s spokesperson, Liza Cranis, released a statement on behalf of Williams’ children. The statement reads, “The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us…

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Annie Wersching, the actress best known for her roles in television series such as “Star Trek: Picard,” “24,” “The Vampire Diaries,” and “Bosch,” passed away at the age of 45 after a quiet battle with cancer. She was diagnosed with cancer during the summer of 2020, but continued her work through it. In a GoFundMe…

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Lloyd Morrisett, co-founder of Sesame Workshop and who famously founded the idea of “Sesame Street” has passed away at age 93. The Sesame Workshop Instagram account shared the news by saying in a statement, “Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of our esteemed and beloved co-founder Lloyd N. Morrisett, PhD, who died at the age of…

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Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of two popular and extremely influential ’60s rock units, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), has died. He was 81 years old. His wife released a statement to Variety, writing, “It is with great sadness after a long illness that our beloved David (Croz)…

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Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, died Thursday, hours after being hospitalized following an apparent cardiac arrest, her mother said. She was 54. “Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie,” Priscilla Presley said in the…

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Carole Cook, a veteran actress beloved for her work on stage and screen, with credits including the 1984 John Hughes comedy “Sixteen Candles,” has died, according to a statement from her agent, Robert Malcolm. She was 98. Malcolm told CNN via email that Cook died “peacefully” on Wednesday from heart failure. In addition to an…

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Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, died at 93 years old. “Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists but for all women,”…

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Pope Benedict XVI, whose original name is Joseph Alois Ratzinger, and former bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church for eight years, died December 31, 2022 at 95 years old. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican,” wrote…

Pelé, the world-famous Brazilian soccer player, passed away on December 29, 2022, at 82 years old. The medical center where he had been hospitalized for the last month said he died of multiple organ failure as a result of cancer. During his time, Pele was the best-paid athlete in the world. He played on the…
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