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Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Julian McMahon, ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Star, Dies at 56
He played the half-human, half-demon Cole Turner in the WB supernatural series “Charmed” and a self-destructive playboy in the FX series “Nip/Tuck.”
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Stuart Burrows, Welsh Lyric Tenor Who Straddled the Atlantic, Dies at 92
He was a mainstay at both the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, winning acclaim for his full tenor range and a rich, unforced tone, notably singing Mozart.
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S. Daniel Abraham, the Force Behind Slim-Fast, Dies at 100
He turned a tiny family business into a billion-dollar weight-loss empire by replacing calorie counting and forbidden foods with “just add milk.”
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Michael Madsen, Actor Known for Tough-Guy Roles, Dies at 67
He had the air of a throwback actor, a timeless Hollywood heavy who seemed to have stepped out of a 1940s film noir.
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Sandy Gall, War Correspondent Without Swagger, Dies at 97
For nearly 50 years, he was ubiquitous on British television — first as a reporter and then as an imperturbable presenter on Independent Television’s “News at Ten.”
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Patricia Peterson, Innovative Fashion Editor at The Times, Dies at 99
She oversaw fashion coverage beginning in 1957, when hemlines made headlines. She later made groundbreaking ads for Henri Bendel with her photographer husband, Gösta Peterson.
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Dave Scott, Hip-Hop Choreographer, Is Dead at 52
A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and dance-battle films like “You Got Served.”
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Lalo Schifrin, 93, Dies; Composer of ‘Mission: Impossible’ and Much More
He was best known for one enduring TV theme, but he had a startlingly diverse career as a composer, arranger and conductor in a wide range of genres.
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Jack Kleinsinger, Impresario Behind a Marathon Jazz Series, Dies at 88
A lawyer by day, he created Highlights in Jazz, bringing together artists both famous and unknown in more than 300 concerts over 50 years.
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Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Dies at 51
He helped bring crowds of music fans to a remote Tennessee cow farm with Bonnaroo, and to San Francisco with the Outside Lands festival.