Roger Cook, 1954 – 2024
This Old House star Roger Cook , 70, died recently after a long illness. Cook was the garden and landscape contractor on This Old House...
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Aug 221 min read
Sphen, 2012 – 2024
Sphen , the world-famous gay Australian penguin, was euthanized on August 22 at the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. He was 11. Sphen and his...
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missevegolden
Aug 201 min read
John Clegg, 1934 – 2024
British TV actor John Clegg , 90, died recently, his family has announced. The dome-headed, skeletal Clegg costarred as pianist Gunner...
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missevegolden
Aug 191 min read
Phil Donahue, 1935 – 2024
Talk-show host Phil Donahue , 88, died on August 18. From 1967-96, he hosted The Phil Donahue Show (later Donahue ), first in Ohio, then...
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missevegolden
Aug 181 min read
John Aprea, 1941 – 2024
Actor John Aprea ( The Godfather Part II, Another World ) died on August 5. He was 83. Aprea was an L.A. actor/bartender when Francis...
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missevegolden
Aug 181 min read
Alain Delon, 1935 – 2024
French heart-throb Alain Delon , 88, died on August 18. From the 1950s through 2010, Delon worked with some of the film industry’s top...
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missevegolden
Aug 171 min read
Robert Weatherwax, 1941 – 2024
Animal trainer Robert Weatherwax , 83, died on August 15. He was the son of famed animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax, who trained the...
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missevegolden
Aug 161 min read
Perry Kurtz, 1951 – 2024
Stand-up comic Perry Kurtz , 73, was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles on August 15 (the driver, who had multiple driving...
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missevegolden
Aug 161 min read
Jack Russell, 1960 – 2024
Rocker Jack Russell (Great White) died on August 15, shortly after announcing that he had Lewy body disease. He was 63. In 1979 Russell...
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missevegolden
Aug 151 min read
Peter Marshall, 1926 – 2024
Game-show host Peter Marshall , 98, died on August 15. Born with the shy-making name of Ralph Pierre LaCock, he was the brother of...
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missevegolden
Aug 141 min read
Gena Rowlands, 1930 – 2024
Stage, screen and TV star Gena Rowlands , 94, died on August 14. Rowlands often collaborated with her husband, actor/director John...
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missevegolden
Aug 141 min read
Wally “Famous” Amos, 1936 – 2024
Cookie entrepreneur Wally Amos , 88, died on August 13 in Honolulu. Amos began his career at William Morris, starting in the mailroom and...
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missevegolden
Aug 141 min read
Peggy Moffitt, 1937 – 2024
1960s supermodel Peggy Moffitt , 86, died in Beverly Hills on August 10. Moffitt was best known as the muse of Rudi Gernreich (modeling...
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missevegolden
Aug 131 min read
Kim Kahana, 1929 – 2024
Stuntman Kim Kahana , 94, died on August 12. The Hawaiian native got his start as a martial artist (and teacher of same); he was awarded...
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missevegolden
Aug 131 min read
Sergio Donati, 1933 – 2024
Italian screenwriter Sergio Donati , 91, died on August 13. He was best known for his work with Sergio Leone ( Once Upon a Time in the...
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missevegolden
Aug 121 min read
Ángel Salazar, 1956 – 2024
Cuban-American actor and comic Ángel Salazar , 68, was found dead in a friend’s Brooklyn home on August 11. Heart issues were thought to...
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missevegolden
Aug 91 min read
Mitzi McCall, ca. 1931 – 2024
Actress and comedienne Mitzi McCall , who was somewhere in her early nineties, died on August 8. She and her husband Charlie Brill (who...
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missevegolden
Aug 81 min read
Jack Karlson, ca. 1941 – 2024
Australian meme star Jack Karlson of Chinese restaurant arrest fame died on Aug. 7. He was 82. Karlson became world-kinda-famous in 2009...
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missevegolden
Aug 71 min read
Robert Logan, 1941 – 2024
Actor Robert Logan, 82, died on May 6 in Florida, his family has announced. Signed by Warner Bros. when still a college student, Logan...
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Aug 71 min read
Jay Kanter, 1926 – 2024
Hollywood producer and agent Jay Kanter, 97, died on August 6. Kanter served in the Navy during WWII, then got jobs at MCA, Universal,...
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