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Agnès Varda, New Wave Cinema Icon, Dies @ 90

Agnès Varda, New Wave Cinema Icon, Dies @ 90
Agnès Varda, a Belgian-born French filmmaker whose work prefigured and came to epitomize the French New Wave, died Thursday, March 28, at her home after a battle with cancer, the BBC reports. Cléo from 5 to 7 (Image via movie still) She was 90. A commercial photographer early on, Varda was drawn to fine-arts photography…
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Ranking Roger of General Public, the Beat Dies at 56

Ranking Roger of General Public, the Beat Dies at 56
Ranking Rogers, lead singer of the Beat (aka the English Beat in North America) and a founding member of General Public, died at home in England Tuesday, March 26. Roger, second from right in black hat (Image via Arista) His death was confirmed by a post on the Beat's Facebook page, which read: “'He fought…
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Denise DuBarry Hay of ‘Black Sheep Squadron’ Dies @ 63

Denise DuBarry Hay of ‘Black Sheep Squadron’ Dies @ 63
Read Full Obit Here: Denise DuBarry Hay, described by NBC Palm Springs as a "local icon" for her philanthrophy, as a co-founder of the global direct response company Thane International, and for founding Palm Springs Women in Film and Television, died Saturday at UCLA Medical Center after battling a fungus.  DuBarry Hay, center (Image via NBC) She…
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‘Popeye and His Friends’ Host Tom Hatten Dies @ 92

‘Popeye and His Friends’ Host Tom Hatten Dies @ 92
Tom Hatten, a fixture on L.A. TV for decades renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of entertainment, died Saturday, March 16, at 92, KTLA producer Joe Quasarano reported. He definitely ate his spinach! (Image via KTLA) Hatten was born November 14, 1926, in Jamestown, North Dakota, growing up in Caldwell, Idaho. He was in the U.S.…
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Noir & TV Vet Richard Erdman Dies @ 93

Noir & TV Vet Richard Erdman Dies @ 93
Richard Erdman, whose film career stretched back 75 years, and who had more recently become a familiar face on TV's Community, died Saturday, March 16, THR reported. He was 93. His death was confirmed by film historian Alan K. Rode with no other details provided. Born June 1, 1925, in Enid, Oklahoma, the actor earned…
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‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Star Luke Perry Dies @ 52

‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Star Luke Perry Dies @ 52
Luke Perry, whose performance as brooding bad boy Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 made him a '90s teen idol, died Monday after suffering a massive stroke last week. He was 52. Luke Perry: October 11, 1966-March 4, 2019 (Image via The Gap) A statement from his publicist read: Actor Luke Perry, 52, passed away…
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‘Who’s the Boss?’ & ‘Soap’ Star Katherine Helmond Dies @ 89

‘Who’s the Boss?’ & ‘Soap’ Star Katherine Helmond Dies @ 89
Katherine Helmond, five-time Emmy nominee TV fans will always remember as scatter-brained Jessica Tate on Soap and libidinous Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss? has died. Helmond with her younger hubby, David Christian, circa 1977 (Image via After Dark) She was 89. THR reports Helmond died February 23 at home in Los Angeles. The cause is reportedly Alzheimer's disease…
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Nathaniel Taylor, Rollo on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies @ 80

Nathaniel Taylor, Rollo on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies @ 80
Nathaniel Taylor, the actor known as Rollo on 32 episodes of Sanford and Son, died Wednesday, several days after suffering a heart attack. He was 80. Nathaniel Taylor: March 31, 1938-February 27, 2019 (Images via NBC) Taylor's death was confirmed by his friend, promoter and entertainer Alonzo Williams, who wrote: Today black Hollywood lost a…
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