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Jim Ladd, LA Radio Legend Linked to Tom Petty’s ‘The Last DJ,’ Dies at 75
Ladd was celebrated as one of the greatest free-form DJs in American radio history
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James McCaffrey, Voice Actor Behind ‘Max Payne’ and ‘Rescue Me’ Star, Dies at 65
The performer also appeared in multiple episodes of “Sex and the City” and “Revenge”
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Otar Iosseliani, Director of ‘Falling Leaves,’ Dies at 89
The Georgian director was born in the Soviet Union and made films critiquing his former home
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Jack Axelrod, ‘General Hospital’ Star, Dies at 93
The performer was best known for playing soap opera mob boss Victor Jerome
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Matthew Perry Cause of Death Revealed to Be ‘Acute Effects of Ketamine’
The “Friends” star was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home in late October
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Cari Beauchamp, Acclaimed Historian, Writer and Documentarian, Dies at 74
Beauchamp highlighted the often forgotten history of women in Hollywood throughout her career
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Stand-Up Comic Kenny DeForest Dies at 37 After Brooklyn Bicycle Accident
The comedian appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” among other shows
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Dick Nunis, Legendary Former Walt Disney Attractions Chairman, Dies at 91
He started in a summer training job at Disneyland before its 1955 opening, where he worked with Walt Disney himself and became his mentee
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Ken Kelsch, Cinematographer for ‘Bad Lieutenant’ and Other Abel Ferrara Films, Dies at 76
The duo worked on a dozen movies together, highlighted by the 1992 crime drama
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Andre Braugher, Emmy-Winning ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Actor, Dies at 61
The actor also starred opposite Ray Romano in “Men of a Certain Age” and Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington in the feature “Glory”
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Norman Lear Blazed a Path for Pushing Political Buttons on Network Television | Appreciation
Known for boundary-pushing series like “All in the Family,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons,” the producer moved the needle while setting the bar for the American sitcom
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Mort Engelberg, ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ Producer, Dies at 85
He also organized Bill Clinton and Al Gore’s bus tour during the 1992 presidential race
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Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell, ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ Costar, Dies at 29
Mama June Shannon announced her daughter’s death on Instagram — she was Honey Boo Boo’s sister
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David Robb, Veteran Labor Reporter at Hollywood Trades, Dies at 74
The longtime journalist worked at The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and most recently at Deadline