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Shelley Duvall, Dead at 75

Shelley Duvall was the actress best known for the Robert Altman films Brewster McCloud, McCabe and Mrs. Miller , Thieves Like Us, Nashville, and Popeye, but might be best known for her portrayal of Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining with Jack Nicholson.
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Martin Mull, Dead at 80

Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood Tonight," on which he played Barth Gimble, the host of a satirical talk show. I knew him best from 'Roseanne" and
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Willie Mays, Dead at 93

Willie Mays, nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was regarded as one of the greatest MLB players ever, ranking second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The Sporting News and ESPN. He was a 24-time All-Star, 12-time Gold Glover, 2-time MVP, World Series champion, and Hall
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Bill Walton, Dead at 71

Bill Walton, proud Deadhead, was the NBA's MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion as a player and a member of both the NBA's 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. That all followed a college career in which he was a two-time champion at UCLA and a three-time national
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Dabney Coleman, Dead at 92

Dabney Coleman was the actor whose best known films include 9 to 5, On Golden Pond, Tootsie, WarGames, Cloak & Dagger, The Beverly Hillbillies, You've Got Mail, Inspector Gadget, Recess: School's Out, Moonlight Mile, and Rules Don't Apply. I remember him from his short-lived sitcom The Slap Maxwell Story.
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