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O.J.SIMPSON (1947-Died Aprl 10th 2024,at 76.Prostate cancer). American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.He turned to acting in the mid 1970's,starring in the critically acclaimed tv miniseries,Roots,in films such as The Towering Inferno,The Cassandra Crossing,and Capricorn One,but was most memorable in playing Detective Norbert,in Leslie Neilson's spoof tv series,Police Squad!,,and the trilogy of spin-off films,The Naked Gun.O. J. Simpson - Wikipedia

#O.J.Simpson #American NFL Football Players #American Football Players #NFL Football Players #American Actors #Actors #American Criminals #Criminals #The Naked Gun #Police Squad! #Notable Deaths in April 2024 #Notable Deaths in 2024 #The O.J.Simpson Trail

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LYNNE REID BANKS (1929-Died April 4th 2024,at 94).British author of books for children and adults.Banks wrote forty-eight books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 15 million copies and has been successfully adapted to film. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, published in 1960,was an instant and lasting best seller. It was later made into a movie of the same name and led to two sequels, The Backward Shadow and Two is Lonely. Banks also wrote a biography of the Brontë family, entitled Dark Quartet, and a sequel about Charlotte Brontë, Path to the Silent Country.Lynne Reid Banks - Wikipedia

#Lynne Reid Banks #British Novelists #British Children's Writers #English Novelists #English Children's Writers #Childrens Writers #The Indian in the Cupboard #The L-Shaped Room #Notable Deaths in April 2024 #Notable Deaths in 2024 #Children Authors

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BARBARA RUSH (1927-Died March 31st 2024,at 97).American actress. In 1954, Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American science-fiction film It Came from Outer Space. Later in her career, Rush became a regular performer in the television series Peyton Place, and appeared in TV movies, miniseries, and a variety of other programs, including the soap opera All My Children and family drama 7th Heaven, as well as starring in films, including The Young Philadelphians, The Young Lions, Robin and the 7 Hoods, and Hombre.Barbara Rush - Wikipedia

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GEORGE GILBEY (1984-Died March 27th 2024,at 40.Workplace accident,ie fall from height.) English television personality, best known for appearing as a cast member on the Channel 4 series Gogglebox. In 2014, he took part in the fourteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother where he reached the final and finished in fourth place.George Gilbey - Wikipedia

#George Gilbey #British Reality TV Stars #Reality TV Stars #Googlebox #Notable Deaths in March 2024 #Notable Deaths in 2024

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LOUIS GOSSETT JR (1936-Died March 29th 2024,at 87).American actor. He is best known for for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first black actor to win in this category. 

Gossett is also well-known for his role as Colonel Chappy Sinclair in the Iron Eagle film series (1986-1995).

Gossett's other film appearances include Hal Ashby's The Landlord (1970), Paul Bogart's Skin Game (1971), George Cukor's Travels with My Aunt (1972), Stuart Rosenberg's The Laughing Policeman (1974), Philip Kaufman's The White Dawn (1974), Peter Yates's The Deep (1977), Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine (1985), Christopher Cain's The Principal (1987), Mark Goldblatt's The Punisher (1989), Daniel Petrie's Toy Soldiers (1991), and Jasper, Texas (2003), and television appearances include Bonanza (1971), The Jeffersons (1975), American Playhouse (1990), Stargate SG-1 (2005), Left Behind: World at War (2005), Boardwalk Empire (2013), and The Book of Negroes (2015). Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards. Louis Gossett Jr. - Wikipedia

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DANIEL BERETTA (1946-Died March 23rd 2024,at 77).

French actor. He dubbed over Arnold Schwarzenegger in the French versions of all his films from 1987.

Daniel Beretta was born in Audincourt, Doubs on 24 December 1946. He started learning how to play piano at the age of 3. He later took theater courses at Montbéliard. He performed in his first play, Copain Clopants, in 1966. Catherine Allégret, who was in the audience, introduced Beretta to Marcel Camus, who put Beretta in his first film role in A Savage Summer. Beretta went on to star in more plays, including Jesus Christ Superstar and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.Daniel Beretta - Wikipedia

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FRITZ WEPPER (1941-Died March 25th 2024,at 82). German film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series Derrick (1974–1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles in the films Cabaret (1972) and The Bridge (1959) and as Mayor Wöller in the TV series Um Himmels Willen (2002–2021).Fritz Wepper - Wikipedia

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M.EMMET WALSH (1935-Died March 19th 2024,at 88).

American character actor who appeared in over 200 films and television series, including small but important supporting roles such as Earl Frank in Straight Time (1978), the Madman in The Jerk (1979), Captain Bryant in Blade Runner (1982), Harrv in Critters (1986), and Walt Scheel in Christmas with the Kranks (2004). He starred as private detective Loren Visser in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film, for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

His other numerous film appearances include Midnight Cowboy (1969), Little Big Man (1970), What's Up, Doc? (1972), Serpico (1973), The Gambler (1974), Bound for Glory (1976), Slap Shot (1977), Airport '77 (1977), Brubaker (1980), Ordinary People (1980), Reds (1981), Silkwood (1983), Fletch (1985), Back to School (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Romeo + Juliet (1996), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), The Iron Giant (1999), Calvary (2014), and Knives Out (2019). Over 7 decades as a character actor, he has credited roles in more than 220 films and television shows. M. Emmet Walsh - Wikipedia

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JOE CAMP (1939-Died March 15th 2024,at 84).American film director and writer who is best known as the creator and director of the Benji films, as well as Hawmps! and The Double McGuffin. He made over $600 million in gross income and was one of the most successful independent filmmakers in history.Joe Camp - Wikipedia

#Joe Camp #American Film Directors #American filmmakers #Film Directors #Benji #Benji film franchise #Notable Deaths in March 2024 #Notable Deaths in 2024 #Benji the Dog #Hawmps!

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CHARLIE BIRD (1949-Died March 11th 2024,at 74).Irish journalist and broadcaster. He was Chief News Correspondent with RTÉ News until January 2009. He took up the role of Washington Correspondent, but prematurely returned to his earlier post in Ireland in June 2010. He retired from RTÉ in August 2012.Charlie Bird - Wikipedia

#Charlie Bird #Irish Broadcasters #Irish Journalists #RTE #Journalists #Broadcasters #TV Broadcasters #Notable Deaths in March 2024 #Notable Deaths in 2024

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Steve Harley (1951-2024)

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STEVE HARLEY (born Steve Nice 1951-Died March 17th 2024,at 73.Cancer). English singer and songwriter, best known as frontman of the glam rock group Cockney Rebel. He scored five UK hit singles with the band in the mid-1970s including "Judy Teen", "Mr. Soft" and the number one "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)".Steve Harley - Wikipedia

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Eric Carman (1949-2024) 'Hungry Eyes'

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ERIC CARMAN (1949-Died March? 2024,at 74).American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He was first known as the lead vocalist of the Raspberries. He had numerous hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries (who had a million-selling single with "Go All the Way"), and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All by Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It", "Hungry Eyes",which featured in the cult classic 1987 dance film,Dirty Dancing,starring Patrick Swayze, and "Make Me Lose Control".Eric Carmen - Wikipedia

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AKIRA TORIYAMA (1955-Died March 1st 2024,at 68). Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.Akira Toriyama - Wikipedia

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LINDA BALGORD (1960-Died March 5th 2024,at 64).American Broadway actress and singer, most notable for playing Norma Desmond in the 1996 United States tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, being the last actress to portray Grizabella in the original Broadway run of Cats, and originating the role of Queen Elizabeth I in The Pirate Queen on Broadway. She also played the role of Madame Giry in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, in both the restaged North American tour and on Broadway.Linda Balgord - Wikipedia

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'PIGCASSO' (2016-Died March 6th 2024,at 7-8).Pig from South Africa whose paintings have sold for millions of rand all over the world. Pigcasso is best known for being the first non-human artist to host her own art exhibition and holding the record for most expensive artwork ever sold by an animal. She is also famous for collaborating with the watchmaker Swatch to design its 2019 limited-edition Flying Pig timepiece. More broadly, she was known for inspiring conversations around veganism, vegetarianism, and factory farming.Pigcasso - Wikipedia

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