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COMEDIAN, DEAD AT 78

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          David Brenner
(February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014)

(AP) – David Brenner, the gangly, toothy-grinned "Tonight Show" favorite
whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standup
comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, died Saturday.

Brenner, who had been fighting cancer, died peacefully at his home in New
York City with his family at his side, according to Jeff Abraham, his friend
and publicist.

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TV ACTRESS HAS DIED AT 76

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Cynthia Lynn with Bob Crane from Hogan’s Heroes (season 1 1965-66)

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Cynthia Lynn
(Zinta Valda Zimilis)

(April 2, 1937 – March 10, 2014)

According to Variety,"Hogans Heroes" actress Cynthia Lynn
has died. She suffered with hepatitis throughout the latter
years of her life and succumbed to the condition at her
home Monday night in Los Angeles. It’s believed she was
one of only two surviving members of the cast. She is
survived by her daughter, Lisa Brando, whose father was
Marlon Brando.

Lynn also appeared on "Mission:Impossible," "The Odd
Couple" and "The Six Million Dollar Man."

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FORMER CHILD ACTOR IS 64 TODAY

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Jon Provost with Lassie

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Jon Provost (Jonathan Bion Provost)

Provost is best known for his role as young Timmy Martin in the CBS
series, Lassie (1957-1964). His acting career began at age two when
cast as Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden’s son in the 1953 film So Big.


At 14 years of age Provost decided to end his career in show business,
but made a decision to return to do some television work in 1990. His
Career has taken variety of directions since. 

According to his website, the check shirt and jeans he wore for seven
years on Lassie hang in The Smithsonian next to Archie Bunker’s chair.

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BROADCAST JOURNALIST IS 80 TODAY

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Samuel Andrew "Sam" Donaldson, Jr.

Reporter and news anchor Sam Donaldson has been with ABC News
from 1967 to the present. He is best known as the network’s White
House Correspondent (1977–89 and 1998–99). He also served as 
panelist and later co-anchor of the network’s Sunday news Program
"This Week". From 1956 to 1959, Donaldson served on active duty
as an artillery officer in the United States Army, attaining the rank
of Captain (USAR).

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ACTRESS SHEILA MACRAE HAS DIED AT 92

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  Sheila Margaret MacRae (Stephens) (Sep. 24, 1920 – Mar. 6, 2014) 

MacRae died on March 6 in Englewood, New Jersey from natural causes at
the Lillian Booth Actor’s Home. No funeral was planned. She married actor
and singer Gordon MacRae in 1941; the couple divorced in 1967.They
often appeared on the stage together, in such musicals as the 1964
production of The Bells Are Ringing, and Guys and Dolls,

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