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DEATH OF YOUNG ACTRESS AT AGE 69

Caddyshack actress Cindy Morgan sadly dies aged 69 and fans pay tribute ...
Cindy Morgan and Bill Murray from “Caddyshack” (1980)

Cindy Morgan
Cindy Morgan (Cynthia Ann Cichorski)
(September 29, 1954 – December 30, 2023)

Cindy Morgan, the actress best known for playing Lacey
Underall in "Caddyshack" and Lora/Yori in Disney’s original
"Tron" film, has died.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office in Florida confirmed
the news to the
Los Angeles Times, saying Morgan died of
natural causes at her home in
Lake Worth Beach, Florida.

Officials were not able to specify when she died.

Variety

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Tron Picture - Image Abyss
1982

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COMEDY LEGEND HAS DIED AT AGE 97

John Bellanti – Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
Shecky on The Tonight Show, 1973.

Shecky Greene dies at 97 : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Shecky Greene (Fred Sheldon Greenfield)

Shecky Greene, an entertainment legend whose very name
became synonymous with stand-up comedy, has died.

Greene died at 3:21 a.m. Sunday at his home in Las Vegas
of natural causes.

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THE RETRO BLOG MEMORIAL DEPARTMENT

12.28.23
(FOX NEWS)

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COMEDIAN HAS LOST BATTLE WITH CANCER

Tom Smothers Of 'The Smothers Brothers' Dies At 86

Comedian Tom Smothers has died at the age of 86.

The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family,
said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died
Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, California.   

In 2023, Smothers announced he had been diagnosed
with stage two lung cancer.

Carnegie: Magic Detective: Tommy Smothers Has Died
Tommy with brother Dick…The Smothers Brothers.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)

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FROM A FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE ~

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A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd‘s semi-fictional anecdotes in his
1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash,

The film was released on November 18, 1983, and received positive reviews from critics.

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