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Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock Pioneer, Dies @ 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock Pioneer, Dies @ 87
Rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis died Friday, October 28, of undisclosed causes in Memphis, according to 117 Entertainment. He was 87. The rocker was one of the first people inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Image via vintage headshot) TMZ had mistakenly reported the legend's death just days before and issued a…
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Dionne Warwick Dazzles at Saks

Dionne Warwick Dazzles at Saks
Dionne Warwick, 81, was the special performer at a Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation event on October 11, 2022, to raise money and awareness for the cause of mental health. Warwick — from the front row! (Images by Matthew Rettenmund) The veteran entertainer can still captivate a room, as she at L'Avenue at Saks while crooning…
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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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