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RIP Legion of Super-Heroes artist Steve Lightle
https://www.cbr.com/steve-lightle-legion-of-super-heroes-artist-obituary/
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I haven't been able to find a news article, but numerous posts on her Facebook page indicate that actress and men's magazine model Julie Strain has passed away. She had been fighting dementia for many years, a delayed result of a fall from a horse years earlier. From an acting standpoint I consider her best movie to be Rowdy Girls.
https://www.facebook.com/julie.strain.3
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Here's a link to the Bleeding Cool article announcing Julie Strain's death: https://bleedingcool.com/movies/julie-strain-heavy-metal-queen-of-b-movies-has-died/
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RIP Mira Furlan, the latest Babylon 5 cast member to pass away. The show has a shockingly high mortality rate despite the different causes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55763658
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RIP Mira Furlan, the latest Babylon 5 cast member to pass away. The show has a shockingly high mortality rate despite the different causes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55763658
Sad to hear this. I met Mira a few times, and she was a lovely lady.
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RIP Larry King, talk show host, played himself in numerous shows and movies; coronavirus
https://globalnews.ca/news/7595284/lary-king-obit/
RIP Gregory Sierra (Sanford and Son, Barney Miller); cancer
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/entertainment/gregory-sierra-obituary-trnd/index.html
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RIP Cloris Leachman (Last Picture Show, Young Frankenstein; Hippolyta in the pilot episode of Wonder Woman)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cloris-leachman-obit-1.5890713
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RIP Dustin Diamond (Screech on Saved by the Bell; only watched maybe a minute of the show, but his character seemed memorable). Only 44.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/entertainment/dustin-diamond-obit/index.html
RIP Hal Holbrook (Deep Throat in All the President's Men; Gemma's father on Sons of Anarchy)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html
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RIP Christopher Plummer (Sound of Music, Star Trek IV, Syriana, etc)
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55962062
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Larry Flynt, founder of Hustler, dramatized in The People vs. Larry Flynt. I find pretty much everything about Hustler offensive, but I respect his commitment to freedom of expression. Both sides of the political spectrum, including people who hate his works have benefited from his efforts.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/us/larry-flynt-first-amendment/index.html
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RIP comic book artist Frank Thorne (Red Sonja).
https://www.cbr.com/frank-thorne-obituary/
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RIP Yaphet Kotto (Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in Live and Let Die, Dennis Parker in Alien)
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/yaphet-kotto-sigourney-weaver-alien-1234932837/
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RIP Jessica Walter. Aside from her better known work, she was also Morgan le Fey in the Dr Strange TV movie/pilot. https://deadline.com/2021/03/jessica-walter-dead-actress-arrested-development-1234721873/
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RIP George Segal. Oscar-nominated actor best known for his roles on the sitcoms Just Shoot Me and The Goldbergs.
https://deadline.com/2021/03/george-segal-dead-the-goldbergs-1234720483/
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Craig Grant aka muMs da Schemer, Poet on Oz:
https://deadline.com/2021/03/craig-mums-grant-dead-oz-hightown-slam-poetry-1234721763/
Beverly Cleary, Children's author, best known for her character Ramona Quimby; she made it to 104, though
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/26/311881785/beverly-cleary-creator-of-ramona-quimby-dies-at-104\
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RIP Mad writer Frank Jacobs
https://www.cbr.com/mad-writer-frank-jacobs-obituary/
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RIP Frank Silla (Cousin Itt on Addams Family, Twiki on Buck Rogers) https://movieweb.com/felix-silla-dead/
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RIP Olympia Dukakis: Moonstruck, Steel magnolias, every incarnation of Tales of the City
https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/olympia-dukakis-oscar-winning-moonstruck-star-dies-at-89-1.5410476
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A couple more, one I've been meaning top post for a while:
Earth-X artist John Paul leon
https://www.cbr.com/john-paul-leon-dies-static-earth-x/
Singer/actress Tawny Kitean (Bachelor Party, The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak)
https://www.cbr.com/tawny-kitaen-whitesnake-mtv-music-video-hercules-obituary/
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Wrestler Barry Orton (WWF in the 80s and 90s; brother of Cowboy Bob Orton, and uncle of Randy)
https://popculture.com/sports/news/barry-orton-wrestler-uncle-to-randy-orton-dead-at-62/
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RIP Charles Grodin (Midnight Run)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/18/entertainment/charles-grodin-obit/index.html
Norman Lloyd (St Elsewhere, Seven Days); age 106!
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/norman-lloyd-dead-obit-1168327/
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RIP 1970s-1980s Marvel writer David Anthony Kraft (Defenders, etc) - the virus
https://www.cbr.com/david-a-kraft-defenders-comics-interview-obituary/
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Like a streak of light, he arrived just in time. RIP Paul Soles, best known as the voice of Spider-Man in the 1967 cartoon series.
https://www.thewrap.com/paul-soles-animated-spider-man-voice-1960s-dies-90/
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RIP Gavin McLeod (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Love Boat)
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/gavin-macleod-mary-tyler-moore-show-the-love-boat-actor-dead-obit-1176042/
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RIP F. Lee Bailey. Aside from his OJ Simpson trial notoriety, he was also the host of Lie Detector (1983 series). I remember as a kid it gave me my first insight that the polygraph device had its problems: two people with contradictory claims both tested True.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/f-lee-bailey-dead/2021/06/03/9d765474-5c37-11e3-95c2-13623eb2b0e1_story.html
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RIP producer Douglas S. Cramer (e.g. Wonder Woman series; recorded the Commentary track for the pilot with Lynda Carter)
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-06-11/douglas-s-cramer-producer-of-the-love-boat-dynasty-wonder-woman-dies
RIP Ned Beatty (Otis in the Superman movies)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ned-beatty-dead-deliverance-1234967321/
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RIP Lisa Banes (Mayor Anita Massengil on Son of the Beach); killed by hit and run scooter. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lisa-banes-dead-hit-and-run-gone-girl-1234996902/
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RIP Philece Sampler Aside from numerous English language versions of Japanese cartoons, she was Betty Ross on the 1996 Incredible Hulk cartoon series, replacing Genie Francis.
https://comicbook.com/anime/news/philece-sampler-dies-digimon-mimi-voice-actress-anime/
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RIP Richard Donner, film (Superman, The Goonies, Scrooged, the Lethal Weapon films, and so much more) and TV (Twilight Zone, Man from UNCLE, Gilligan's Island) director.
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/05/1013205964/richard-donner-dies-directed-the-goonies-superman-and-lethal-weapon
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RIP Veteran character actor (TV, action movies, biker films, blaxploitation, and more) William Smith. Just a sampling of his 289 IMDB credits includes the television shows Laredo; Rich Man, Poor Man; and the original Hawaii Five-O; and the movies The Frisco Kid, Any Which Way But Loose, and 1982's Conan the Barbarian (as Conan's father).
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/william-smith-dead-laredo-rich-man-poor-man-1234979961/