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Michael Callan, ‘West Side Story’s’ Original Riff, Dies @ 86

Michael Callan, ‘West Side Story’s’ Original Riff, Dies @ 86
Michael Callan, the original Riff in Broadways West Side Story on Broadway, died October 10 at 86. Callan (seated) when he was professionally known as Mickey Calin in West Side Story (Image via NYPL) His death, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, was attributed to pneumonia by…
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Loretta Lynn, the Boundary-Pushin’ First Lady of Country Music, Dies @ 90

Loretta Lynn, the Boundary-Pushin’ First Lady of Country Music, Dies @ 90
Loretta Lynn, one of country music's most indelible icons and the form's most-awarded artist, died on Tuesday at 90. Lynn's final album (Image via Victrola) A family statement reported that the legend passed away at her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, home. Lynn's family confirmed their "precious mom" had "passed peacefully in her sleep." https://twitter.com/LorettaLynn/status/1577312734529601536?s=20&t=tcRWQcwdvzqCcV1K9MNqJQ Reba McEntire…
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‘Here Come the Brides,’ ‘Star Trek’ Actor Robert Brown Dies @ 95

‘Here Come the Brides,’ ‘Star Trek’ Actor Robert Brown Dies @ 95
Robert Brown, best remembered for his starring role on TV's Here Come the Brides, died September 19 at his Ojai, California, home, THR reports. Brown (center) with Sherman (L) and Soul (Image via ABC) The retired actor was 95. Brown was born on November 17, 1926, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and raised in Trenton, New Jersey,…
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Irene Papas, Greek Acting Legend, Dies @ 93

Irene Papas, Greek Acting Legend, Dies @ 93
Irene Papas, the Greek acting legend revered for her classical performances and turns in several international classics, died on September 14 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Papas, called one of the most beautiful women ever captured on film (Image via still) “Magnificent, majestic, dynamic, Irene Papas was the personification of Greek beauty on…
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Sacheen Littlefeather, Activist and Brando’s Oscar Emissary, Dies @ 75

Sacheen Littlefeather, Activist and Brando’s Oscar Emissary, Dies @ 75
Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who was famously enlisted by Marlon Brando to turn down his Oscar for The Godfather (1972) on live television, died Sunday, October 2, 2022, at her Marin County, California home. On her way to deliver some truth (GIF via GIPHY) She was 75. Littlefeather had previously announced she had terminal…
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Louise Fletcher, Oscar Winner as Nurse Ratched, Dies @ 88

Louise Fletcher, Oscar Winner as Nurse Ratched, Dies @ 88
Oscar winner Louise Fletcher, known for her iconic portrayal of evil Nurse Ratched in the 1975 hit One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, died Friday of natural causes at 88. Andrew Bick, her son, confirmed to THR that Fletcher died at her Montdurausse, France, home. Few performances have touched the soulless perfection of Fletcher's take on Ratched.…
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Brilliant Baddie Henry Silva Dies Just Shy of 96

Brilliant Baddie Henry Silva Dies Just Shy of 96
Henry Silva was always so good at playing so bad, earning a spot in our memories for the intensity of his performances and that unusually cruel, menacingly handsome mug The peripheral Rat Packer (Dean Martin's daughter remembered him on Twitter upon his death), who was so popular in Hollywood, died Wednesday in Woodland Hills, California,…
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Mark Miller of ‘Please Don’t Eat the Daisies’ Dies @ 97

Mark Miller of ‘Please Don’t Eat the Daisies’ Dies @ 97
Mark Miller, who played wholesome suburban dad Jim Nash on TV's Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965-1967), died September 9 at his Santa Monica home of natural causes. Oh, father ... (Image via NBC) He was 97. Miller's daughter, actress Penelope Ann Miller, announced his passing. Born in Houston on November 20, 1924, he studied…
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