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Small Screen
The Cosby Show’s Clarice Taylor Dies At 93
6:41AM Brian Moylan | Clarice Taylor, the Emmy-nominated actress who played Cliff Huxtable’s mother Anna on The Cosby Show and Harriet on Sesame Street died of heart failure on Monday. She was 93 but will live in syndication forever.
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Singer Phoebe Snow Dies At 60
2:39AM Brian Moylan | Phoebe Snow, known for her ’70s hit “Poetry Man,” as well as singing many well-known jingles and theme songs and her frequent appearances on Howard Stern, died today from complications from a brain hemorrhage she suffered last year. It’s a rough day for female vocalists. More »
Big Screen
The Many Weddings Of Elizabeth Taylor
8:45AM Brian Moylan | Most of us will remember Elizabeth Taylor, who passed away today at 79, by her many great roles or the work she did for numerous charitable causes. But she’ll also be remembered for walking down the aisle seven times over the course of her life. With the help of Life magazine’s archives, here’s a little look at some of the happiest days of Elizabeth Taylor Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Burton Warner Fortensky’s life. More »
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Legendary Actress Elizabeth Taylor Dies At 79
1:45AM Brian Moylan | Actress, legend, and original tabloid superstar Elizabeth Taylor died today at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles from congestive heart failure, which she was hospitalized for six weeks ago. She was 79 years old. More »
Music
Singer Loleatta Holloway Reportedly Dead At 64
6:05PM Max Read | Music site Spinning Soul reports that R&B/disco legend Loleatta Holloway died “following a brief illness.” Holloway, who started her career as a gospel and R&B singer, found success as a disco act in the late 1970s—but she might be most famous for providing the hook for Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch’s “Good Vibrations” (a sample from her “Love Sensation.”) Above, Holloway performing “Hit & Run.” More »
People
Cult Actress Tura Santana Dies
7:04PM Max Read | Tura Santana, the amazing star of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, has died at 75.
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Actress Margot Stevenson Dies At 98
7:18PM Max Read | Margot Stevenson, the prolific stage actress, has died at age 98.
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Teena Marie Reportedly Dies At 54
12:45PM Max Read | Philadelphia radio station WDAS and CNN correspondent Roland Martin are reporting that “Lovergirl” singer Teena Marie has died at age 54. Marie (a.k.a. Lady T) released 13 albums over her career, including the utterly badass Irons in the Fire. More »
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Slits Frontwoman Ari Up Dies At 48
5:35PM Max Read | Ari Up, the lead singer of legendary English punk band the Slits, has died at 48.
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