Obits
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Raymond Briggs, Beloved Children’s Author of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88
Briggs is being remembered as as a “brilliantly observant, funny storyteller”
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Darryl Hunt, Bassist for The Pogues, Dies at 72
“We are saddened beyond words,” the Irish punk band wrote in their announcement
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Biyi Bandele, Writer and Director of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun,’ Dies at 54
The multihyphenate creative’s upcoming feature, “The King’s Horseman,” is due to premiere at TIFF in September
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Ryan Fellows, Star of ‘Street Outlaws,’ Dies in Car Crash While Filming Discovery Show
The fiery crash happened Sunday morning near Las Vegas
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Bert Fields, Renowned Entertainment Lawyer, Dies at 93
The distinguished litigator represented everyone from Tom Cruise to The Beatles to Edward G. Robinson
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Roger E. Mosley, ‘Magnum, P.I.’ Star, Dies at 83
The veteran actor who played helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin died “surrounded by family as he transcended peacefully”
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Clu Gulager, Renowned Character Actor in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Dies at 93
Truly a legend of the small and large screen
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Judith Durham, Lead Singer of Australian Folk Group The Seekers, Dies at 79
Best known for “Georgy Girl,” The Seekers is the first Australian band to achieve major sales success in the U.K. and U.S.
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Pat Carroll, TV and Stage Actress and Voice of Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Dies at 95
Carroll also sang “Poor Unfortunate Souls” in the 1989 Disney classic
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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 89
The actress’ performance as the Enterprise communications officer was a groundbreaking role for Black women on television
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Bill Russell, Legendary Basketball Player and Coach, Dies at 88
The five-time NBA MVP and 12-time NBA All-Star also captained the gold-medal-winning U.S. basketball team in the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Burt Metcalfe, Producer of ‘M*A*S*H’ TV Series, Dies at 87
Nominated for 13 Emmys, the former actor also wrote and directed episodes of the smash hit series
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JayDaYoungan, Louisiana Rapper Known for ’23 Island,’ Dies in Shooting at 24
Javorius Scott was killed and a close family member was wounded; no suspect has been named
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Mary Alice, Tony-Winning ‘Fences’ Star, Dies
The Emmy winner also had notable roles in “A Different World,” “The Matrix Revolutions” and “Sparkle”
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Bernard Cribbins, ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘James and the Giant Peach’ Actor, Dies at 93
“Thanks for everything, my old soldier. A legend has left the world,” “Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies wrote in a tribute
