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Cicely Tyson dies: Oscar nominee, Emmy and Tony winner was 96
Tyson spent more than 60 years as star of stage, TV and film.
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Cloris Leachman dies at 94: 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' actress won Oscar, Emmys
Cloris Leachman racked up nearly 300 acting credits over seven decades, both comedies and dramas.
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Takeuchi Yuko, Japanese Actress, Dies at 40
Japanese actress Takeuchi Yuko was found dead by her husband, actor Nakabayashi Taiki, in their Tokyo apartment early Sunday morning. Forty years old at the time of her death, she was the mother of two, including an infant boy who was born in January. While Takeuchi left no note, death by suicide is being presumed. If that […]
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Remembering the versatile Diana Rigg: The first lady of Bond, Broadway and The Muppets
Diana Rigg was not just the Bond actress the emotions of 007 himself was married to forever more. She was the modish face of a new TV decade, Britain on Broadway, one of international theatre’s constant greats.
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Danny Aiello Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Do The Right Thing’ Actor Was 86
Danny Aiello, whose roles in The Godfather Part II, Moonstruck and Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing made him one of the most familiar and admired character actor of recent decades, died yesterday in a New Jersey medical facility following a sudden illness. He was 86. His death was confirmed by spokesperson Tracey Miller, who […]
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Actress Sondra Locke, longtime Clint Eastwood co-star and partner, has died
Actress and director Sondra Locke, who received a supporting actress Oscar nomination in her first movie role for “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” died Nov. 3 at 74.
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Sam Shepard Remembered by ‘The Right Stuff’ Director Philip Kaufman: Half Jackrabbit, Best Chili Maker
Writer-director Philip Kaufman formed a lasting friendship with Sam Shepard when they worked together on “The Right Stuff,” the 1983 film for which Shepard was nominated for an Academy Award. I first met Sam Shepard at a poetry reading when he was living here in the Bay Area. I was preparing “The Right Stuff” around... <a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/opinion/sam-shepard-the-right-stuff-philip-kaufman-1202511834/" title="Read Sam Shepard Remembered by ‘The Right Stuff’ Director Philip Kauf