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Bubbly Comic Actress Arlene Golonka Dies @ 85

Bubbly Comic Actress Arlene Golonka Dies @ 85
According to close friends, longtime stage, film, and TV actress Arlene Golonka, best remembered for her time on two series set in the idyllic, fictional town of Mayberry, died Monday. She was 85. With Clint Eastwood on the Hang 'em High set (Image via UA) Born January 23, 1936, in Chicago, the bubbly blonde with impeccable…
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Singer B.J. Thomas Dies @ 78

Singer B.J. Thomas Dies @ 78
B.J. Thomas, who sang the evergreen hits "Hooked on a Feeling" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," died Saturday, May 29, at his Arlington, Texas. He was 89. Thomas in his heyday, and in recent times The versatile singer had previously announced he had terminal lung cancer in March. His Facebook page broke the sad news…
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‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Love Boat’ Star Gavin MacLeod Dies @ 90

‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Love Boat’ Star Gavin MacLeod Dies @ 90
Gavin MacLeod, familiar to TV fans as sarcastic news writer Murray Slaughter on Mary Tyler Moore and as no-B.S. Capt. Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat, died Saturday, May 29, at his Palm Desert, California, home. Will you Mary me? (Image via CBS) He was 90. MacLeod's death, following several months of failing health, was…
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Norman Lloyd, Whose Career Spanned 9 Decades, Dies @ 106

Norman Lloyd, Whose Career Spanned 9 Decades, Dies @ 106
Norman Lloyd, considered one of the world's oldest living actors, died Tuesday at his L.A. home at the incredible age of 106. Lloyd in Saboteur (Image via Universal) His death, reported by THR, was confirmed by his son, Michael. Born on November 8, 1914, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lloyd grew up in Brooklyn, although he…
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Billie Hayes, Witchiepoo on ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ Dies @ 96

Billie Hayes, Witchiepoo on ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ Dies @ 96
Billie Hayes — whose Witchiepoo character was one of pop culture's most fabulous and famous witches, so much so that Margaret Hamilton of The Wizard of Oz fame told her she was her favorite — has died at 96. Hayes in 2012 with the author, and with Jack Wild. (Images by Matthew Rettenmund/via NBC) Hayes…
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Olympia Dukakis, ‘Moonstruck,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ Actress, Dies @ 89

Olympia Dukakis, ‘Moonstruck,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ Actress, Dies @ 89
Olympia Dukakis, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for Moonstruck, died Saturday in New York City at 89, ExtraTV reports. With Shirley MacLaine in Steel Magnolias (Image via TriStar) The revered actress's death was confirmed by Apollo Dukakis, her brother who wrote on Facebook, "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with…
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Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ Dies @ 84

Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ Dies @ 84
Felix Silla, the Italian-born little person whose stunt and acting career led to a surprising number of key character roles, died Friday, April 16, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Silla as Twiki (GIF via GIPHY) He was 84. Silla's death was made public by his Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century (1979-1981) co-star Gil…
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‘Dennis the Menace’ Mom Gloria Henry Dies @ 98

‘Dennis the Menace’ Mom Gloria Henry Dies @ 98
B-movie actress Gloria Henry — best known as mom Alice Mitchell on TV's Dennis the Menace — died Saturday, one day after her 98th birthday. The mother of all mothers (Image via CBS) "It is with great sadness to let [all of] my dear and amazing mother's fans know that she passed peacefully... in her…
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Robert Rodan of ‘Dark Shadows’ Dies @ 83

Robert Rodan of ‘Dark Shadows’ Dies @ 83
Robert Rodan, whose brooding performance as the monster Adam on Dark Shadows (1968) teased and pleased fans of the trippy alterna-soap, reportedly died March 25, 2021, of heart failure. Anything but a monster! (Image via ABC) He was 83. Born Robert Trimas in Newark, New Jersey, on January 30, 1938, the 6'4" actor actually had…
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