Celebrity Death Thread 2020

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Second. In 1952, Vera Lynn's English-language version of Eberhard Storch's Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart spent nine weeks at number one in the US and reached #10 in the UK. It sold 12 million copies worldwide. She was the first British artist to have a number-one hit in the United States. Second was Laurie London (He's Got The Whole World In His Hands). Third was the Tornadoes (Telstar). And then came the Beatles.......
 
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Holm appeared in more than 200 plays, movies and television episodes. He won a Tony Award for his role in the Harold Pinter two-act play The Homecoming (1967), was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as athletic trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots Of Fire (1981) and voiced Chef Skinner in Disney-Pixar's Ratatouille (2007).

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Ian Holm, 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Alien' star, dead at 88

Ian Holm, the legendary actor who brought Bilbo Baggins to life in “The Lord of the Rings” movies, died in London at age 88 due to issues related to Parkinson’s disease.
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From 1965 to 1968, Brown was a session musician for Jamaican record label Studio One. His guitar work appears on recordings by Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Jimmy Cliff, Doris Troy, Herbie Mann, Burning Spear, Toots & The Maytals and many other artists. Brown also toured with Toots & The Maytals and played lead guitar on Paul Simon's 1972 hit Mother & Child Reunion.

Jamaican guitarist Lynford 'Hux' Brown dies at 75

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Classic Jamaican Guitarist Lynford "Hux" Brown Dies Suddenly

Lynford "Hux" Brown, a prolific session guitarist who played on classic songs like Jimmy Cliff's The Harder They Come died in Oakland, California on June 18
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Schumacher also directed Flatliners, The Phantom Of The Opera, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and the video for INXS' 1988 hit Devil Inside and wrote the screenplays for Sparkle, Car Wash, The Wiz, D.C. Cab and St. Elmo's Fire.

Joel Schumacher, director of Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, The Lost Boys, St. Elmo's Fire, dies at 80

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Joel Schumacher, Director of Batman Films and ‘Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80

Joel Schumacher, director of films including "St. Elmo's Fire," "The Lost Boys" and "Falling Down," as well as two "Batman" films, has died.
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Huey reached #2 on Billboard''s rap chart and #6 on both the Hot 100 and the R&B chart in 2007 with Pop, Lock & Drop It. Among his other hits – he released only two albums – are When I Hustle, PaYow! and Nobody Loves The Hood.

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Rapper Huey, known for 'Pop, Lock & Drop It,' dies in shooting outside St. Louis

The artist, whose real name was Lawrence Franks Jr., is best known for the hit "Pop, Lock & Drop It," which topped at No. 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in June 2007.
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Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld founded Red Hour Productions in 1999. The name came from one of Stiller's favorite Star Trek episodes, "The Return Of The Archons" (1967), which featured the inhabitants of Beta-III taking part in an annual festival, a night of violence and destruction beginning at 6 PM, which is known as the Red Hour. Cornfeld produced Dodgeball, Blades Of Glory and The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, served as executive producer for several television series including Burning Love, The Birthday Boy, The Meltdown, Another Period and Big Time In Hollywood FL and had roles in seven films including Fast Times At Ridgemont High.

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Stuart Cornfeld, Producer of ‘Tropic Thunder’ and ‘Zoolander,’ Dies at 67

Stuart Cornfeld, who worked with Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films to produce "Tropic Thunder" and "Zoolander," has died of cancer.
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Carr released four solo albums and was half of the 1970s duo LeBlanc & Carr who had hits with Falling, Midnight Light and Something About You. Carr played lead guitar on hundreds of recordings by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Bob Seger, Boz Scaggs, Joan Baez, José Feliciano and others.

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Muscle Shoals guitar legend Pete Carr dead at 70

Peter Carr, who played guitar on classic songs and for classic artists in Muscle Shoals, Ala., has died at age 70.
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Lionel Frederick "Freddy" Cole was the brother of Ike Cole and Nat "King" Cole and the uncle of Natalie Cole. He began playing piano at age six, studied at Juilliard and the New England Conservatory of Music, released 37 albums and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Among his best-known songs are Black Coffee, Whispering Grass, It's Christmas Time and The Joke Is Me.

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Jazz singer and pianist Freddy Cole dies at 88

Freddy Cole, the jazz singer and pianist with a career of nearly 70 years, has died.
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