Obits
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Valerie Mahaffey, Emmy Winner Who Played Secret Villains on ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Northern Exposure,’ Dies at 71
The busy character actress also had a similar role on “Devious Maids”
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Alf Clausen, Emmy-Winning ‘Simpsons’ Composer, Dies at 84
The lauded musician died Thursday following a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease
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Loretta Swit, ‘M*A*S*H’ Actress, Dies at 87
The Emmy winner was known for playing Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the beloved series
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Ed Gale, Chucky and ‘Howard the Duck’ Actor, Dies at 61
“Rest in love, you cranky bastard,” his niece Kayse Gale writes
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Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘The Sorrow and the Pity,’ Dies at 97
The German-born filmmaker was known for films that exposed the atrocities and complicities of WWII
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TikTok Star Who Documented Brain Cancer Battle Dies at 19
Anna Grace Phelan was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer in September of last year
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Phil Robertson, ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star, Dies at 79
The family patriarch had previously been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
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Alan Yentob, BBC Presenter Who Chronicled David Bowie, Dies at 78
Yentob was well-known for his groundbreaking 1975 David Bowie feature about identity and addiction, “Cracked Actor”
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Sacha Jenkins, Hip-Hop Documentairan and Founder of Resurgent Pictures, Dies at 54
He also founded the magazine Ego Trip in 1994
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Les Dilley, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Art Director, Dies at 84
His credits also include “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Alien”
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Uche Ojeh, Husband of ‘Today’ Host Sheinelle Jones, Dies at 45
The NBC co-host stepped away from the morning show in January while the father of three fought brain cancer
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George Wendt, Beloved ‘Cheers’ Actor, Dies at 76
The actor earned six Emmy nominations for playing Norm Peterson on the hit NBC comedy
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Charles Strouse, Award-Winning Composer Behind ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 96
The entertainment industry stalwart won the coveted Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award over his illustrious career spanning stage and screen
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Robert Benton, ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ Writer and Director, Dies at 92
Benton also worked on the “Bonnie and Clyde” screenplay and won an Oscar for his “Places in the Heart” script
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Denise Alexander, Actress Known for Dr. Lesley Webber on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 85
The soap vet also spent six years playing Susan Hunter Martin on “Days of Our Lives”
