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DAN HAGGERTY HAS DIED AT 74



Dan Haggerty (November 19, 1941 – January 15, 2016)

Haggerty was best known for the title role in The Life and Times of Grizzly
Adams
 on NBC. He also played Jeremiah—a modern day version of Grizzly
Adams—in the films Grizzly Mountain (1997) and Escape to Grizzly Mountain 
(2000). According to his manager the ’70s star died of cancer surrounded by
his kids. Haggerty had been battling cancer of the spine since last year.

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ACTOR ALAN RICKMAN HAS DIED AT 69


Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (February 21, 1946 – January 14, 2016)

(AP) – British actor Alan Rickman, a classically-trained stage star and sensual
screen villain in the "Harry Potter" saga and other films, has died.

Rickman’s family said Thursday that the actor had died after a battle with cancer.

Film roles included the psychopathic villain Hans Gruber in "Die Hard" in 1988.

 


“Die Hard”


Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood, Prince of
Thieves" (1991).

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ACTRESS FAYE DUNAWAY IS 75 TODAY


Dorothy Faye Dunaway was born in Bascom, Florida.

Faye Dunaway received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her
role as Diana Christensen in the 1976 film Network. She also received
praise for her roles in the 1967 heist film Bonnie and Clyde and the
1974 suspense film Chinatown.

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CHARACTER ACTOR IS DEAD AT 78


David Joseph Margulies (February 19, 1937 – January 11, 2016)


(FOX News) – David Margulies
, who played the Mayor of New York in
the "Ghostbusters" films and Tony Soprano’s classy lawyer Neil Mink,
died Monday afternoon in New York City after a long illness. His death
was confirmed to by his longtime agent Mary Harden. He had recently
finished filming his role as Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel in the upcoming
ABC miniseries "Madoff" with Richard Dreyfuss, scheduled to air on
February 3.

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