Famous People Who Died
Michael Jackson Estate Wins Dispute With IRS As Singer's Likeness Valued At $4 Million At Time Of Death
The "value" of a celebrity's name and likeness is a tricky and somewhat abstract question that can be extremely contentious when the Internal Revenue ...
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Fashion icon and artist Gloria Vanderbilt dies at 95
Gloria Vanderbilt died Monday morning, according to her son, CNN's Anderson Cooper. The fashion designer, artist and socialite was 95.
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John Singleton, maker of 'Boyz N the Hood,' dies at 51
NEW YORK (AP) — Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood's most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated "Boyz N the Hood" and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of...
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Luke Perry, star of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'Riverdale,' dead at 52
Actor Luke Perry, who gained fame as a teen heartthrob on "Beverly Hills, 90210" and became a fan-favorite TV dad with his starring role on the hit series "Riverdale," has died at age 52 after suffering a massive stroke.
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Celebrities who've died in 2018
Remembering "Frasier" star John Mahoney, The Cranberries' frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan, Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld and more musicians, actors, icons and other notable people we've had to say goodbye to this year.
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Jonathan Demme, 'Silence of the Lambs' director, dead at 73
He died of complications from esophageal cancer, according to a statement from his publicist. Demme won acclaim as the director of "Philadelphia," the 1993 drama starring Tom Hanks as a lawyer battling AIDS, and "Beloved," the 1998 Oprah Winfrey movie based on Toni Morrison's bestseller about a 19th century slave haunted by the ghost of her daughter.
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Adam West, TV's Batman, dies aged 88 after short battle with leukemia
Actor Adam West who portrayed Batman in the classic 1960s television series, died Friday night in Los Angeles. The actor passed away after a short battle with leukemia and was surrounded by his wife, Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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British actor Sam Beazley who starred in Harry Potter dies aged 101
Sam Beazley, born in Kensington, has died aged 101 at his home in London He died in his sleep and his death was announced in a newspaper this week He played Professor Everard in the fifth Harry Potter film and also had roles in Johnny English and Bridget Jones' Diary Before he took to the screen he had a successful stage career in the 1930s Harry Potter actor Sam Beazley, who played Professor Everard in the Order of the Phoenix, has died aged 101.
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