Obits
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John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon and Congressman, Dies at 80
Lewis was the last surviving member of the “Big Six” activists, who organized the 1963 March on Washington
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Phyllis Somerville, ‘The Big C’ and Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Actress, Dies at 76
She also appeared in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
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Tony Elliott, Founder of Time Out, Dies at 73
London’s first post-lockdown print issue of the magazine will be “a special issue dedicated to him,” says media company
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Chris Dickey, Noted Foreign Correspondent and Author, Dies at 68
Dickey was most recently foreign editor at The Daily Beast
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Galyn Gorg, ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ Actress, Dies at 55
She also appeared in films like “RoboCop 2” and “Point Break”
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Joanna Cole, Author of ‘Magic School Bus’ Books, Dies at 75
Cole published the first “Magic School Bus” book in 1986
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Grant Imahara, Former ‘Mythbusters’ Host, Dies at 49
Adam Savage, who led “Mythbusters” with Jamie Hyneman, tweeted about Imahara, who he called a “brilliant engineer”
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Naya Rivera, Former ‘Glee’ Star, Found Dead at 33
Former “Glee” star went missing last Wednesday in Ventura County, California, while out on a boat with her son
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Kelly Preston, ‘Jerry Maguire’ Actress, Dies at 57
The actress passed away on Sunday, husband John Travolta said
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Nicole Thea, Pregnant YouTube Sensation, Dies at 24
Her unborn son has also passed away
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Lil Marlo, ‘2 the Hard Way’ Rapper, Dies at 30 in Atlanta Shooting
The Atlanta rapper was shot in his car Saturday night
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Ronald L Schwary, Oscar-Winning ‘Ordinary People’ Producer, Dies at 76
Schwary also worked as a producer on “Tootsie” and “Scent of a Woman,” among others
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Mary Kay Letourneau, Teacher Convicted of Raping Her Student, Dies at 58
Letourneau had been diagnosed with cancer
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Bettina Gilois, ‘McFarland USA’ and ‘Bessie’ Screenwriter, Dies at 58
Emmy-nominated screenwriter died on Sunday after a battle with cancer
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Charlie Daniels, Country Music Singer of ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia,’ Dies at 83
Daniels was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry