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March 29, 2024

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Ventura Raymond (b. 1908-04-16 / d. 1979-03-29) alias Ray Ventura

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Stockwell
Robert Dean. 2021-11-07

85

Born 1936-03-05. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

Robert Dean Stockwell was an American film and television actor with a career spanning over 70 years. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he first came to the public's attention in films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945), The Green Years (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and Kim (1950). In 1989 Stockwell appeared as second lead in the show Quantum Leap, which ended up running for five seasons. During the series' run, Stockwell appeared in Catchfire (1990) directed by Hopper, Citizen Soldier (1990, originally shot in 1976), Sandino (1991), Son of the Morning Star (1992), The Player (1992), Shame (1992), Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Friends and Enemies (1992), and Fatal Memories (1992).

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Bertin
Gilles. 2019-11-07

58

Born 1961-03-25. Domain:Society. Cause of death:AIDS

Gilles Bertin was a French musician and singer, and a member of the punk band Camera Silens from 1981 to 1986. Born in Paris, Bertin moved to Bordeaux with his parents as a teenager. In Bordeaux, he founded the punk band Camera Silens as a bassist and a singer. The band enjoyed significant success in the French punk rock scene. After he became a drug addict and tested HIV positive, he fell into delinquency. On 27 April 1988, Bertin participated in a robbery on the Toulouse department of Brink's along with a dozen other robbers, after two years of preparation. The group stole 11,571,316 francs, despite never firing a shot. To this day, most of the loot has never been found. After police launched "Operation Sangria", all participants of the robbery were arrested within two years, except for Bertin. He fled to Spain, and then later, Portugal while running a record shop dedicated to alternative rock. In 1995, Bertin fell ill with AIDS, but survived thanks to tritherapy. In 2000, he returned to Barcelona and worked in a bar owned by his family while living under several identities. On 26 November 2016, Bertin returned to France to face justice. His trial began on 6 June 2018, and he faced 20 years imprisonment. However, Bertin was only sentenced to five years with suspension, after the prosecution cited "good conduct." In February 2019, Bertin published an autobiography, titled Trente ans de cavale, ma vie de punk with the publisher Éditions Robert Laffont. Gilles Bertin succumbed to AIDS after spending several weeks in a coma. He was 58.

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Lai
Francis Albert. 2018-11-07

86

Born 1932-04-26. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age

Francis Albert Lai was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams.

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Harris
Bradford. 2017-11-07

84

Born 1933-07-16. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

He was an American actor, stuntman, and executive producer. He appeared in a variety of roles in over 50 films, mostly in European productions. He is a member of the Stuntman's Hall of Fame. Harris invented and marketed exercise products called "AB-OrigOnals." He owned a company called Modern Body Design. In 2015 he was awarded the University of Arizona College of Humanities’ Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award in the Humanities.

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Cohen
Leonard Norman. 2016-11-07

82

Born 1934-09-21. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age

He was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death and romantic relationships. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. Cohen died at the age of 82 at his home in Los Angeles; leukemia was a contributing cause. According to his manager, Cohen's death was the result of a fall at his home on the night of November 7, and he subsequently died in his sleep.

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Hoh
Edward. 2015-11-07

71

Born 1944-10-16. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age

He was an American rock drummer who was active in the 1960s. Although primarily a studio session and touring drummer, Hoh exhibited a degree of originality and showmanship that set him apart and several of his contributions have been singled out for acknowledgment by music critics. Often uncredited and unknown to audiences, he played the drums on several well-known rock songs and albums, including those by Donovan and the Monkees. He also performed at the seminal 1967 Monterey Pop Festival as a member of the Mamas and the Papas touring band.

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Marianetti
Paul (alias: Paul Mantee ). 2013-11-07

82

Born 1931-01-09. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

Paul Mantee (born Paul Marianetti) was an American film and television actor. He made a great number of guest appearances in well-known television shows and starred in a handful of films, including a cult classic, Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Mantee authored two novels, In Search of the Perfect Ravioli (Ballantine Books, 1991) and a semi-autobiographical Bruno of Hollywood (Ballantine Books, 1994).

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Joseph William (alias: Smokin' Joe). 2011-11-07

67

Born 1944-01-12. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:cancer (liver)

Also known as Smokin' Joe, was an Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion.

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Auvinen
Pekka-Eric. 2007-11-07

18

Born 1989-06-19. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Suicide

Finnish mass murderer and suicide vicitm. Another picked-on, bullied kid with access to guns & giving signs, warnings & media video warnings of his intentions.

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Servan-Schreiber
Jean-Jacques. 2006-11-07

82

Born 1924-02-13. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Infection (Lungs)

As the 1960s unfolded, Servan-Schreiber found himself in the position of a rich press lord, a political editorialist always chasing after new ideas. His trenchant analysis drew some of the first minds of his generation to him. Growing more and more disenchanted with De Gaulle's policies, he was no longer willing to settle for an observer's role.

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Degrenne
Guy. 2006-11-07

81

Born 1925-08-03. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

Best known as a manufacturer of forks and knifes.

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Ricard
Paul. 1997-11-07

88

Born 1909-07-09. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

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Durrell
Lawrence. 1990-11-07

78

Born 1912-02-27. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Stroke

Durrell suffered from emphysema for many years: he died of a stroke at his house in Sommičres in November 1990.

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