Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024)

Gossett appeared in the popular 1977 miniseries Roots and
won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a
Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.

Gossett died at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica,
California, on March 29. No cause of death has been given.  

In late December 2020, Gossett was hospitalized in Georgia
with COVID-19.

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Ron Harper has died. He was 91.

Ron Harper’s daughter, Nicole Longeuay, confirmed to Fox
News Digital that her father passed away peacefully from
natural causes on March 21.

Ron had a long career in Hollywood. From 1961-1962, Harper
starred on the police show, "87th Precinct." Following that,
Harper appeared on "Wendy and Me" from 1964-1965. 

ED DANAHUE

March 24, 1989: One of the worst oil spills in U.S. history began
when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by
the Exxon Corporation, ran aground on a reef in Prince William
Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water.

Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024)

Longtime character actor M. Emmet Walsh has died. The
actor, known for his roles in films like Knives Out,
My Best Friend’s Wedding, Blade Runner, The Jerk, 
Romeo + Juliet, and more, died of cardiac arrest on
Tuesday, March 19. He was 88.

Walsh’s manager, Sandy Joseph, said he died at Kerbs
Memorial Hospital in St. Albans, Vermont. 

Walsh has been a working actor in Hollywood since his first
role in 1969 in Alice’s Restaurant. He racked up over 200
onscreen credits throughout his long career.

The  Jerk (1979)

Blade Runner (1982)

Blood Simple (1984)

Michael Caine has appeared in more than 160 films over 
a career spanning eight decades and is considered a
British film icon. 

He has received many awards including two Academy
Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards,
and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

As of 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have
grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Caine is one of only
five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award
for acting in five different decades.

Caine is known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge
in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).
    
   

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