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March 28, 2024

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Arden John (b. 1930-10-26 / d. 2012-03-28)

He was a English playwright whose works tended to expose social issues of personal concern. He was a member of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Marx
Claude (alias: Claude Villers). 2023-12-16

79

Born 1944-07-22. Domain:TV/Radio. Cause of death:Age

Claude Villers, whose real name was Claude Marx, was born in Everly (Seine-et-Marne) and died in Mussidan (Dordogne), a French journalist and radio and television personality. He spent most of his radio career at France Inter, where he was successively sketch writer, host and producer. He is also a writer and traveler, with a passion for trains, ocean liners, travel and adventure.

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Cellier
Monique (alias: Caroline Cellier). 2020-12-16

75

Born 1945-08-07. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

Caroline Cellier was a French actress. She has appeared in such films as L'année des méduses (Year of the Jellyfish), La vie, l'amour, la mort, Le zčbre and Le Plaisir (et ses petits tracas) She married the actor Jean Poiret. Their son Nicolas, who was born on 19 November 1978, became a screenwriter and actor. The couple stayed together until Jean's death in March 1992.

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Laws
Sharon. 2017-12-16

43

Born 1974-07-07. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:cancer (uterus)

She was a British professional cyclist and environmental consultant.

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Frazer
Dan. 2011-12-16

90

Born 1921-11-20. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

He was an American actor, born in New York City, best known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil, the former partner turned supervisor of Theo Kojak, Telly Savalas's character, in the 1970s TV police drama Kojak. Frazer's screen career started in 1950. His TV appearances include The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Untouchables, Route 66, The F.B.I., Barney Miller and Law & Order. His first film role was in 1963's Lilies of the Field, playing Father Murphy. In his later years, Frazer appeared as a detective on the daytime soap As the World Turns. He died of cardiac arrest.

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Bottoms
Samuel John. 2008-12-16

53

Born 1955-10-17. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:cancer (brain)

Sam Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, the third son of James "Bud" Bottoms (a sculptor and art teacher) and Betty (Chapman). He is the brother of actors Timothy Bottoms, Joseph Bottoms and Ben Bottoms.
He is perhaps best remembered for his role as Lance Johnson, a Navy Gunner's Mate stationed on a river boat in Francis Ford Coppola's 20th century opus, Apocalypse Now. Bottoms earlier appeared with Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales.
He died of glioblastoma multiforme, a brain tumor.

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Costelloe
John. 2008-12-16

47

Born 1961-11-00. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Suicide

He was an American actor best known for his role as Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski, the gay fireman lover of Vito Spatafore, in the HBO TV series The Sopranos. Costelloe, a former FDNY firefighter in real life, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Sunset Park home in Brooklyn. He was 47. His body was not discovered until December 18.
Costelloe killed himself in the middle of a run in the off-off-Broadway ensemble play "Gang of Seven," which had received sterling reviews – including two printed the day after he died.
"This part he had, I really wrote it for him," said "Gang of Seven" playwright Jim Neu, who cast Costelloe as a fast-talking hustler.
Neu said Costelloe's timing was off in his final shows. But when Neu and the director gently quizzed Costelloe about what was bothering him, the actor didn't open up.
"He didn't seem like the kind of guy who would reach out," Neu said. "There couldn't have been a more supportive and friendly group. If he wanted to reach out to people, we were right in front of him. I wish he did."
Die Hard 2 (1990) as Sgt. Oswald Cochrane

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Fogelberg
Daniel. 2007-12-16

56

Born 1951-08-13. Domain:Music. Cause of death:cancer (prostate)

Fogelberg released a string of gold and platinum albums, including Captured Angel in 1975 and Nether Lands in 1977, and found commercial success with songs like "The Power of Gold". His 1978 Twin Sons of Different Mothers was the first of two collaborations with jazz flutist Tim Weisberg. 1979's Phoenix reached the Top 10 with "Longer" becoming a #2 hit and wedding standard in winter 1980. This was followed by his Top 20 hit "Heart Hotels."
In May 2004, Fogelberg was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He underwent therapy and achieved a partial remission, which did not eliminate his cancer, but reduced it and stopped its spread. On August 13, 2005, his 54th birthday, Fogelberg announced the success of his cancer treatments and he thanked fans for their support. He said that he had no immediate plans to return to making music, but was keeping his options open and enjoying spending time with his wife, musician Jean Fogelberg.

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Anis
Jacques. 2005-12-16

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Born 1953-01-08. Domain:Other. Cause of death:orphan disease

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Speshock
John (alias: John Spencer). 2005-12-16

58

Born 1946-12-20. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart attack

John Spencer (born John Speshock Jr.) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series The West Wing. His performance on the show earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2002. At the time of his death, Spencer had filmed two of the five West Wing episodes that were in post-production: "Running Mates" and "The Cold." Spencer's death was later written into the show's final season, in which McGarry was said to have died of a heart attack on election night. McGarry had also suffered a near-fatal heart attack in the show's sixth season. Spencer's name remained in the opening credits throughout the remainder of the show.

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Fior
Claude. 2001-12-16

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Born 1955-07-23. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident

He was a motorcycle racer who turned into building his own bikes. He crashed in the fog, while piloting his plane from Paris to Nogaro. He contributed to the design of the Renault Spider.

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Genevois
Simone. 1995-12-16

83

Born 1912-02-13. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

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Mangano
Silvana. 1989-12-16

59

Born 1930-04-21. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer (lung)

Following surgery on December 4, 1989 that left her in a coma, Mangano died of lung cancer in Madrid, Spain during the late night/early morning hours between the 15th and the 16th of December 1989

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Van Cleef
Lee. 1989-12-16

64

Born 1925-01-09. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart attack

'Best of the Bad' Love and Light.
He lost the tip of his middle finger on his right hand while building a playhouse for his daughter. This can be seen in the close-up shots of his hand during the gunfights in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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Maugham
William (alias: Somerset Maugham). 1965-12-16

91

Born 1874-01-25. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

Maugham's mother Edith Mary (née Snell) was consumptive, a condition for which the doctors of the time prescribed childbirth. As a result Maugham had three older brothers, already enrolled in boarding school by the time he was three and Maugham was effectively raised as an only child. Sadly, childbirth proved no cure for tuberculosis, and Edith Mary Maugham died at the age of 41, six days after the stillbirth of her final son. The death of his mother left Maugham traumatized for life, and he kept his mother's photograph by his bedside until his own death at the age of 91 in Nice, France.
Two years after his mother's death, Maugham's father died of cancer. Willie was sent back to England to be cared for by his uncle, Henry MacDonald Maugham, the Vicar of Whitstable, in Kent. The move was catastrophic. Henry Maugham proved cold and emotionally cruel.
He was teased for his bad English (French had been his first language) and his short stature, which he inherited from his father.
It is at this time that Maugham developed the stammer that would stay with him all his life, although it was sporadic and subject to mood and circumstance

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Agnelli
Giovanni (alias: Giovanni Agnelli (senior)). 1945-12-16

79

Born 1866-08-13. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

Was an Italian entepreneur, who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899.
Got compromised with Mussolini.
For his grandson, see Gianni Agnelli.

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Saint-Saens
Camille. 1921-12-16

86

Born 1835-10-09. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Pneumonia

It is alleged that his last words were: "Cette fois, je crois que c'est vraiment la fin"

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