Obits
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Elizabeth Edwards Dies at 61
Wife of the vice presidential nominee dies in North Carolina home after 6-year battle with cancer
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Don Meredith, ‘Monday Night Football’ Color Analyst, Dies at 72
“Dandy Don,” an original “MNF” broadcast announcer, sufferd a brain hemorrhage
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Elaine Kaufman, Whose New York Restaurant Fed the Famous, Dies at 81
Woody Allen, who set a scene from “Manhattan” at Elaine’s, was among her regulars
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Irvin Kershner, ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Director, Dies at 87 (update)
Director had battled lung cancer, publicist says
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‘Airplane!’ Funnyman Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84
The “Naked Gun” actor was struggling with a staph infection and contracted pneumonia
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Mary Stellar — Mr. Magoo’s ‘Scream’ — Dies at 92
A longtime Hollywood secretary, her son, Richard Stellar, has been a longtime advocate of patients’ rights at the MPTF home
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Emmy-Winning Producer Denise Cramsey Dies of Brain Aneurysm
Also worked on “True Beauty,” “School Pride”
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William Self, Fox Exec Whose Hits Included ‘Batman,’ ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies
Producer who joined 20th Century in 1959 suffers heart attack at 89
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Ronni Chasen, Publicist, Fought For Her Award-Winning Clients
Chasen was an indefatigable cheerleader for her clients, and contributed to over 150 Oscar nominations and numerous wins, including “The Hurt Locker,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “No Country For Old Men”
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Italian Film Legend Dino De Laurentiis Dies at 91
Oscar-winner also produced “Serpico,” “Three Days of Condor,” “Hannibal”
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Influential CAA Agent Martin Baum Passes On
Joining the agency a year after it started in 1976, he was instrumental in building the company’s motion-picture department
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Oscar-Nominated Actress Jill Clayburgh Dies at 66
Became a feminist icon with roles in “An Unmarried Woman” and “Starting Over”
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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Announcer Charlie O’Donnell Dies at 78
Veteran announcer lent his voice to the popular game show for 26 years
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‘Sopranos’ Actress Denise Borino-Quinn Dies at 46
Discovered at an open casting call of 14,000 hopefuls, a mob boss’ wife was her only role
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Kevin Spacey on Death of ‘Casino Jack’s’ George Hickenlooper (updated)
The well-known indie filmmaker was found dead in Denver, where he was attending a film festival