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Gail O’Neill, Fashion Model and Journalist, Dies at 61
Gail O’Neill, the fashion model who worked with brands like Michael Kors and Ralph Lauren, and also served as a TV correspondent for CBS, CNN and HGTV, has died. She was 61. The model was believed to be in her Atlanta home when she died on Oct. 10, her former Click Model agent Stephanie Grill […]
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Suzanne Somers, Star of ‘Three’s Company’ and ‘She’s the Sheriff,’ Dies at 76
Suzanne Somers, the Emmy nominee and star of hit shows like Three’s Company and Step by Step, died Sunday. She was 76. Somers died peacefully of breast cancer at her home in Palm Springs, her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay, announced. “She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years. Suzanne was […]
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Michael Chiarello, Former Food Network Star and Chef, Dies at 61
Michael Chiarello, the celebrity chef and former Food Network star who hosted Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello, has died. He was 61. The chef died at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, California, where he was being treated for an acute allergic reaction that led to anaphylactic shock, according to a statement from […]
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Terence Davies, ‘Distant Voices, Still Lives’ Director, Dies at 77
Terence Davies, the critically beloved British writer-director who had his international art-house breakthrough with two deeply autobiographical films set in his native Liverpool, England, Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, has died. He was 77. Davies’ official Instagram account confirmed the news Saturday morning, noting that the filmmaker died peacefully at home […]
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Billy Miller, ‘Young and the Restless’ Daytime Emmy Winner, Dies at 43
Billy Miller, the three-time Emmy winner for The Young and the Restless who also had long-running roles in All My Children and General Hospital, has died. He was 43. The actor died Friday in Austin and was struggling with manic depression at the time, his manager told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, which would have […]
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Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth Founder and Former Lead Singer, Dies at 56
Steve Harwell, the founder and singer of hit late 1990s and early 2000s band Smash Mouth, has died. He was 56. A rep for Harwell tells The Hollywood Reporter the musician passed away peacefully and comfortably in his home in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, surrounded by his friends and family. News broke on Sunday that […]
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Elton John, John Stamos, Andy Cohen and More Remember Jimmy Buffett: “The King of Cool”
Celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the late Jimmy Buffett, who died on Friday at 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to his social media accounts read. “He lived his life like a song till the […]
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Paul Reubens, Comic Mastermind Behind the Madcap Pee-wee Herman, Dies at 70
Paul Reubens, who disappeared behind a tight gray suit and bright red bow tie to create and star as the awkward man-child Pee-wee Herman onstage, on a groundbreaking kids TV show and on the big screen, has died. He was 70. His death in Los Angeles was announced Monday on his official Facebook page. “Last […]
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Jane Birkin, Actress and Singer, Dies at 76
Jane Birkin, the singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lover of French bad boy Serge Gainsbourg and became a beloved figure in her adopted France, has died. She was 76. The French culture minister announced the news on Sunday following reports in Le Parisien newspaper and BFM television […]
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Peter Simonischek, Austrian Actor and Star of ‘Toni Erdmann,’ Dies at 76
Peter Simonischek, the Austrian actor who starred in the movie Toni Erdmann and was known for his work on theatre stages, in films and on TV, has died at the age of 76. Austrian public broadcaster ORF, German news agency dpa, and other media outlets in Austria and Germany reported the news on Tuesday without […]
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Rolf Harris, Disgraced Entertainer and Children’s TV Host, Dies at 93
Rolf Harris, the Australian entertainer who became a beloved fixture on British TV in the 1980s and 1990s only to be put in prison after a string of indecent assaults, has died. He was 93. The BBC confirmed news of his death. Following a trial in 2014, Harris was found guilty of a string of […]
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John Refoua, Editor on ‘Avatar’ Films, Dies at 58
John Refoua, the Oscar-nominated editor who worked on Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, has died. He was 58. Refoua died from complications from a rare bile duct cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, according to his wife, Serena Bell Refoua, who shared the news of his death in a Facebook post. He was diagnosed with cancer […]
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