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    R.I.P.: TV and radio's Dr. Joyce Brothers dies

    By Krystal Clark on May 13, 2013
    The medical and entertainment communities are mourning the loss of Dr. Joyce Brothers. It's been confirmed that the psychologist has...
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    Margaret Groening, inspiration for Simpsons ' mom, dies

    By Krystal Clark on May 7, 2013
    A huge part of The Simpsons legacy is gone. Creator Matt Groening's mother Margaret has died. She was the inspiration for the...
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    Chris Kelly of Kris Kross dies at 34

    By Jaclyn Brandt on May 1, 2013
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    Two decades after their first hit song, one of the members of Kris Kross was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his...
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    Country legend George Jones dead at 81

    By Caroline Goddard on Apr 26, 2013
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    Country music icon George Jones died after a short illness. He was 81 years old.
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    M*A*S*H 's Allan Arbus dies

    By Deirdre Kaye on Apr 24, 2013
    The man behind M*A*S*H's psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman, Allan Arbus, passed away in his Los Angeles home.
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    Star Wars actor dies: Richard LeParmentier remembered

    By Caroline Goddard on Apr 17, 2013
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    Richard LeParmentier, an original Star Wars actor whose near-demise at the hands of Darth Vader became one of the most-quoted lines...
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    Comedic actor Jonathan Winters dies at 87

    By Jaclyn Brandt on Apr 12, 2013
    The legendary comedic actor is credited for inspiring some of the best actors today. He passed away Thursday at his home.
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    Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher dead at 87

    By Caroline Goddard on Apr 8, 2013
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    Great Britain's first female prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died. She was 87 years old.
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    Farewell, Lilly Pulitzer: Palm Beach will miss you

    By Deirdre Kaye on Apr 8, 2013
    Palm Beach style icon Lilly Pulitzer died at home on Sunday. She was 81.
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    Mindy McCready's life started with so much promise

    By Jaclyn Brandt on Feb 17, 2013
    Country singer Mindy McCready was found dead, an apparent suicide, Sunday night at the age of 37. But the singer started her life,...
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    Conrad Bain of Diff'rent Strokes passes away

    By Kristyn Burtt on Jan 16, 2013
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    Conrad Bain, best known as Phillip Drummond of Diff'rent Strokes , passed away from natural causes on Monday. He was 89 years old.
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    Snakes on a Plane director dies

    By Deirdre Kaye on Jan 8, 2013
    The longtime Hollywood stuntman, director and buddy of Samuel L. Jackson and Harrison Ford was in pre-production on an upcoming...
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    Gloria Pall, the too sexy for TV actress, dies at 85

    By Deirdre Kaye on Jan 7, 2013
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    Gloria Pall, the 1950s actress who was called "too sexy" for television, has passed away at age 85.
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    R&B singer Fontella Bass dies at 72

    By Deirdre Kaye on Dec 28, 2012
    The name may not sound familiar, but you've no doubt heard her song — "Rescue Me" pops up all the time in Rom-Coms.
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    Final trip down "Moon River:" Andy Williams dead at 84

    By Meagan Morris on Sep 26, 2012
    Sad news for music fans: Legendary performer Andy Williams passed away Tuesday from bladder cancer.
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    Unorthodox feminist Helen Gurley Brown dead at 90

    By Kat Robinson on Aug 14, 2012
    Former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine Helen Gurley Brown died Monday at 90 years old. She was best known for her popular...
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    Author Maeve Binchy died at age 72

    By Kat Robinson on Jul 31, 2012
    "We have lost a national treasure," reflects Irish Prime Minister on the death of Maeve Binchy -- the country's most popular...
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    Latina legend Lupe Ontiveros dead

    By Kat Robinson on Jul 27, 2012
    Lupe Ontiveros passed away Friday at 69 years old. The actress was best known to U.S. audiences for her role on Desperate Housewives...
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    Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, dies at 61

    By Jaclyn Brandt on Jul 23, 2012
    The astronaut was one of 8,000 people who responded to an ad for astronauts in 1978.
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    Actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95

    By Michelle Leach on Jul 9, 2012
    More "seasoned" TV watchers remember Ernest Borgnine for his roles in From Here to Eternity and the 1960s series McHale's Navy. In...
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    Cancer claims Kathryn Joosten and DH 's Mrs. McCluskey

    By Sara McGinnis on Jun 2, 2012
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    Kathryn Joosten, famous for her Desperate Housewives role as Mrs. McCluskey, has died at the age of 72 from lung cancer -- much like...