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VETERAN ACTOR HAS DIED AT 81

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Terrence Evans (June 20, 1934 – August 7, 2015)

(Variety) – Terrence Evans, who appeared in TV shows and movies such as
“Pale Rider” (1985) and “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,” (1991), is dead. 

The numerous TV series, included “Hart to Hart,” “The Golden Girls,” “Fresh
Prince of Bel Air,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “The A-Team” and “Hill St. Blues.” He
passed away August 7 in Burbank, California.

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Evans as Old Monty, the uncle from Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 
and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006).

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KATHY BATES IS 67 TODAY

 
Kathy Bates from Misery.



Kathleen Doyle
"Kathy" Bates was born in
Memphis, Tennessee.


After appearing in several minor roles in film and television during the 1970s
and the 1980s, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery
(1990), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress; she also
received a Golden Globe. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green
Tomatoes
(1991) and Dolores Claiborne (1995), before playing a featured
role as Molly Brown in Titanic (1997).

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ACTOR CHRISTOPHER LEE HAS DIED AT 93

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (May 27, 1922 – June 7, 2015)

Lee died in a London hospital on Sunday morning June 7 after being admitted
for respiratory problems and heart failure. His wife delayed the announcement
until today in order to break the news to their family. The screen legend was
famous for his roles in numerous horror films, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.


Lee as Count Dracula in "Dracula A.D. 1972."

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BETSY PALMER HAS DIED AT 88


Betsy Palmer (Patricia Betsy Hrunek)
(November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Betsy Palmer, the veteran character actress who
achieved lasting fame as the murderous camp cook in the 1980 horror
film "Friday the 13th," has died.
 

According to her manager, Palmer died Friday of natural causes at a
hospice care center in Connecticut. She had also appeared in films,
on Broadway and in TV shows such as the CBS game show “I’ve Got a
Secret” where she was a regular panelist.

 

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‘STAR TREK’ ACTRESS HAS DIED AT 85

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Whitney in the role of Yeoman Janice Rand in “Star Trek”.

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Grace Lee Whitney
(born Mary Ann Chase(April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2015)

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) –  Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk’s assistant
on the original "Star Trek" series, has died.

Whitney died of natural causes Friday in her home in the Central California town
of Coarsegold, about 50 miles north of Fresno, according to her son Jonathan
Dweck. 

Whitney played Yeoman Janice Rand in the first eight episodes before being
written out of the series. In her 1998 autobiography "The Longest Trek: My
Tour of the Galaxy," she wrote that her acting career largely came to an end
and she became an alcoholic.

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