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‘Lost in Space’ Actor Mark Goddard Dies @ 87

‘Lost in Space’ Actor Mark Goddard Dies @ 87
Mark Goddard, the boyishly handsome star of the '60s classic Lost in Space, died October 10 after a monthslong illness. Let's get Lost! (Image via CBS) His wife Evelyn confirmed his death in a statement: "I’m so sorry to tell you that my wonderful husband passed away on October 10th. Several days after celebrating his…
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Phyllis Coates, TV’s 1st Lois Lane, Dies @ 96

Phyllis Coates, TV’s 1st Lois Lane, Dies @ 96
Phyllis Coates, the first to play Lois Lane in a feature and the first to play her on TV, died Wednesday, October 11, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, ExtraTV reports. One of the first, one of the best! (Image via ABC) She was 96. Her death…
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Michael Gambon, Stage Star & ‘Harry Potter’s’ Dumbledore, Dies @ 82

Michael Gambon, Stage Star & ‘Harry Potter’s’ Dumbledore, Dies @ 82
September 28, 2023 Gambon in his most famous role (Image via Warner Bros.) Sir Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in six of eight Harry Potter films (2004-2011), died Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 82, his family said. An official statement read, “Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife, Anne, and son Fergus at his…
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Eric Braeden’s Cancer-Free, Remembering Norma Shearer & More

Eric Braeden’s Cancer-Free, Remembering Norma Shearer & More
August 14, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: A bad guy on TV, a good guy in real life (Images via CBS & Facebook Live) FACEBOOK LIVE: Soap star Eric Braeden, 82, is cancer-free! He told fans he was grateful for their thoughts and prayers, and said his latest bladder test reveals he…
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Shelley Smith, Model & ‘The Associates’ Actress, Dies @ 70

Shelley Smith, Model & ‘The Associates’ Actress, Dies @ 70
August 12, 2023 Shelley Smith, an accomplished model turned actress who later became a marriage-and-fertility specialist, died August 8 at 70. Smith was a bombshell with brains on The Associates. (Image via ABC) Her death was reported by her husband of 18 years, Michael Maguire, who posted an emotional video on Facebook in the wake…
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Linda Blair, ‘Exorcist’ Star, Remembers Director William Friedkin

Linda Blair, ‘Exorcist’ Star, Remembers Director William Friedkin
August 8, 2023 In the wake of the death of William Friedkin at 87 on Monday, everyone was most curious to hear from the woman most associated with his work — 64-year-old Linda Blair. Blair, with Friedkin in the background (GIF via GIPHY) Blair, whose star performance in The Exorcist (1973) was one for the…
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