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RIP comics writer Steve Skeates (The Hawk and the Dove, Many Ghosts of Dr Graves, Creepy, etc.)
https://www.newsfromme.com/2023/03/31/steve-skeates-r-i-p/
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RIP Marvel/DC artist Mike Machlan (West Coast Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Infinity Inc, etc).
Reported on Roy Thomas Appreciation Board Facebook group.
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Andy E. Nystrom wrote:
RIP Marvel/DC artist Mike Machlan (West Coast Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Infinity Inc, etc).
Reported on Roy Thomas Appreciation Board Facebook group.
Here's an actual obit now: https://www.cbr.com/mike-machlan-infinity-inc-obituary/
RIP comics writer Rachel Pollack (Doom Patrol)
https://www.cbr.com/rachel-pollack-doom-patrol-obituary/
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RIP veteran actor Michael Lerner, who was nominated for best supporting actor for "Barton Fink"
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/actor-michael-lerner-oscar-nominee-barton-fink-dies-81-rcna78891
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Ouch, this one hurts.
RIP MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffe, age 102, creator of the fold-in back cover gag and "Snappy Answers for Stupid Questions"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/al-jaffe-mad-magazine-cartoonist-who-created-the-fold-in-dead-at-102/ar-AA19Hf2J?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=06f5e2057de9458f83b77ad2f33fe34c&ei=35
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RIP comedian Barry Humphries (Dame Edna)
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65328507
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RIP musician (Day-O)/activist Harry Belafonte.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/arts/music/harry-belafonte-dead.html
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Controversial talk show host Jerry Springer has passed away.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65415348
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RIP Jacklyn Zeman (General Hospital, which earned he a cameo in Young Doctors in Love; also National Lampoon's Class Reunion)
https://people.com/tv/general-hospital-actress-jacklyn-zeman-dead/
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RIP Jim Brown (the Cleveland Browns, actor, and civil rights activist)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jim-brown-legendary-running-back-and-civil-rights-activist-dead-at-87/ar-AA1bpWK9?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=42fdf2dfc5774afaa8750d19be6afd75&ei=16
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RIP Ray Stevenson, Volstagg in the Thor movies, the Punisher in Punisher War Zone, and many more.
https://variety.com/2023/film/people-news/ray-stevenson-dead-punisher-ahsoka-1235621641/
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RIP Tina Turner, AKA The Queen of Rock'n'Roll and sometimes actress
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/breaking-tina-turner-dies-age-30069386
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RIP Yukiko Takayama (screenwriter for the Terror of Mechagodzilla); link is Google translated Japanese site as it's hard to find English language news on her passing at this time.
https://www-jiji-com.translate.goog/jc/article?k=2023060201029&_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp